Delaware Minority Job Fair

JOB FAIR

FOR

FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS

THE DELAWARE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION’S
COMMITTEE FOR DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY
INVITES YOU TO ATTEND THE

ELEVENTH ANNUAL DELAWARE MINORITY JOB FAIR
FOR FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS
AT WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2007
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

Please visit your Career Placement Office on December 1, 2006 to learn more about the Delaware Minority Job Fair. The deadline for submitting your application is Monday, December 11, 2006.

Dear Student:

As part of an effort to recruit talented students and increase diversity in the Delaware Bar, a number of law firms, corporations, and governmental legal employers will participate in the Eleventh Annual Delaware Minority Job Fair for First-Year Law Students, which will be held on the Wilmington campus of Widener University School of Law on Saturday, January 20, 2007. The Job Fair, which is by invitation only, is limited to students who are in their first year of law school during the 2006-2007 school year.

We urge you to apply for an invitation to the Job Fair. The Delaware Minority Job Fair differs from many other job fairs in that students must be invited to attend rather than simply registering and showing up. In return, the students invited receive considerably more individual attention than is possible in a very large job fair. When you submit an application for an invitation you are, in effect, submitting an application to all of the Delaware legal employers who participate in the program. You will be eligible for an invitation if two or more of those employers wish to meet you. We plan to send out invitations enclosing a proposed interview schedule in early January 2007. Your response, accepting or declining the invitation, will be due by Monday, January 8, 2007.

There are no application or registration fees. If you are invited, you will need to arrange for your own transportation to Wilmington. We hope to be able to reimburse you for all or at least a portion of your transportation expenses. We historically have been able to reimburse 100% of such expenses. We will provide a breakfast to all invited students. A number of experienced attorneys and leaders of our Bench and Bar will join us for breakfast to answer any questions you might have about life and the practice of law in Delaware.

The Job Fair is a unique opportunity for law students not only to interview with a number of well-respected Delaware employers, but also to learn about the practice of law in the State from leaders of its legal community.

To become eligible for an invitation you must complete the attached application form and return it via mail, fax or e-mail, along with your resume and college and law school transcripts (if available) no later than Monday, December 11, 2006 to:

Joni L. Peet,
Job Fair Administrator
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
One Rodney Square
920 N. King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Fax (302) 498-7778
peet@rlf.com

We are looking forward to receiving your application.

Sincerely,
William J. Wade
Committee Chair
Delaware Minority Job Fair

General Announcements through 11/27/06

PROFESSIONALS IN THE LAW PANEL - Tuesday, November 28 5-7pm
Location: EW120
ATTN 1Ls --Are you interested in hearing about the different opportunities available this summer? Come out to our Professionals in the Law Panel to hear from speakers from both the private and public sector. There will be a speaker from GE, Foley Hoag, Greater Boston Legal Services, and the Attorney General's Office. This is a great opportunity to hear more about summer jobs available, begin networking, get advice on when and how to apply, what to include in your cover letter / resume, and get your questions answered by those who do the hiring. This event is co-sponsored by
APALSA, BLSA, LALSA & SALSA. REFRESHMENTS will be provided.

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JOB FAIR FOR FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS

THE DELAWARE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION'S COMMITTEE FOR DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY INVITES YOU TO ATTEND THE

ELEVENTH ANNUAL DELAWARE MINORITY JOB FAIR
FOR FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS
AT WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2007
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

Interview with Delaware Large, Medium and Small Law firms
Interview with Delaware Public Sector Employers (Federal & Local Government)
Interview with the Delaware Attorney General and Public Defender's Offices
Learn about Diversity in Delaware
Explore the Practice of Law in Delaware
Breakfast with Distinguished Members of the Delaware Bench & Bar

Please visit your Career Placement Office on December 1, 2006 to learn more about the Delaware Minority Job Fair. The deadline for submitting your application is Monday, December 11, 2006.

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Deadline: 11/30: Exams on Computer
Students have the option of taking exams on computer using software provided by ExamSoft Worldwide. The software download period will be open from September 19-November 30th. Students are required to download the software and register SofTest during that time, or will have to hand-write the exams.

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BLSA FOOD DRIVE
Between Nov. 16 and Nov. 27, BLSA will be having a food drive for the Greater Boston Food Bank. There will be a box in the cafeteria and one outside BLSA's office. Please donate what you can. Non-perishables, please.
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A WITNESS FROM DEATH ROW
Tuesday, November 28th, 6:30pm
St. Mary's Conference Room
Dale Recinella, lawyer and Catholic lay chaplain to Florida's death row, will speak about his first-hand experience with death row prisoners.

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HOW TO ACHIEVE ENDURING SUCCESS IN DARFUR
Wednesday November 29, 2006
6:30 p.m.
Wiener Auditorium, Taubman Building, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge.

Jendayi Frazer, Special Assistant to the President and NSC Director for Africa
Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations,United Nations
Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, Chairperson, Sudan Social Development Organization
Alex de Waal, Research Associate at the Global Equity Initiative at the Harvard Asia Center and Lecturer on Government
Robert Rotberg, Program Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution (moderator)

General Announcements Through 11/20/06

The following are the APALSA announcements through 11/20/06. The announcements can also be seen by going to http://bcapalsa.blogspot.com


IMMIGRATION TRIP BAR NIGHT - MONDAY Nov. 20th, 8pm-12 at Wonder Bar in Allston
Buy your tickets all this week!
Come support the PILF Immigration Trip at Wonder Bar in Allston! Celebrate the completion of your OMII and the approaching T-giving mini-break with a night of prizes, food and fun!
Tickets are $10 and help fund the immigration trip! It also entitles you to 2 raffle tickets for awesome prizes (including Comedy Connection tickets and personal training sessions to get you in tip top shape for all the necessary Thanksgiving fork lifting!). One free drink ticket for the first 100 attendees and a generous spread of free food for all!
Don't miss out! Pick up your tickets starting MONDAY Nov. 13th through Friday in the caf from 11:30 to 2!
Wonder Bar
186 Harvard Ave (Cross Street: Commonwealth Avenue)
Allston, MA 02134-2806
http://www.wonderbarboston.com/
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LALSA GENERAL MEETING: Tuesday Nov.21 at 12:30
Location: EW 200
Please join us for our last general meeting of the semester. We will be having a Q& A session on summer jobs/ study advice. Also Mithra Merryman, from Latinas "know your rights" Project will be discussing holiday and spring volunteer opportunities. FREE MEXICAN FOOD will be provided. The First 30 1Ls will receive FREE STUDY GOODIE BAGS. See you there :)
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BLSA FOOD DRIVE: Between November 16th to November 27th
BLSA will be having a food drive for the Greater Boston Food Bank. There will be a box in the cafeteria and one outside BLSA's office. Please donate what you can. Non-perishables, please.
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HOW TO ACHIEVE ENDURING SUCCESS IN DARFUR
Wednesday November 29, 2006
6:30 p.m.
Wiener Auditorium, Taubman Building, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge.
Jendayi Frazer, Special Assistant to the President and NSC Director for Africa
Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations
Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, Chairperson, Sudan Social Development Organization
Alex de Waal, Research Associate at the Global Equity Initiative at the Harvard Asia Center and Lecturer on Government
Robert Rotberg, Program Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution (moderator)

General Announcements through 11/13/06

BROWN BAG LUNCH with GEOFFREY WHY

For our first Brown Bag Lunch, APALSA is honored to host Mr. Geoffrey Why, a Massachusetts Attorney General and former district attorney. Come speak with Mr. Why about his personal experiences at the DA and AG offices, his current projects, and his experiences as an Asian American in the criminal law arena.

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: 406 Stuart
Bring Lunch With You! Bring Questions!
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BC Yearbook Photo
Please come to the front of Stuart on Tuesday at 3:30 for the APALSA Yearbook Picture. Come show your face!

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Immigration Trip Bar Night!

The event will be on Monday, November 20th from 8-12pm at WonderBar in Allston!!
Admission tickets will cost $10 (this will include two raffle tickets, food, one drink ticket (if they are one of the first 100 to arrive))
Raffle tickets cost $1 each

We will have a list of the prizes available next week. We have a couple of free admission tickets to the Comedy Connection and one free personal training session--we'll have much, much more. Tickets will go on sale in the cafeteria starting this Monday the 13th. We will be in the cafeteria Mon-Fri from 11:30 to 2:00 pm.

Other details:
1. free food: nachos, pita and hummus, garlic bread, bruschetta, pasta salad, cookies and small pizzas
2. one free drink ticket for first 100 people to show up
3. DJ

We have the top floor of the bar booked for our party and the raffle will be held the same night.

General APALSA Announcements through 11/6/06

COME EAT ICE CREAM AND LEARN ABOUT PAD!!!!
Never heard of the legal fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta? Want to know more about it? Do you really like ice cream? Need a sugar rush during your long lunch hour? Then come to room Stuart 408, tomorrow, Tuesday 11/06, from 1-2 pm to eat ice cream with us and learn about PAD. Everyone is welcome!

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BROWN BAG LUNCH with GEOFFREY WHY

For our first Brown Bag Lunch, APALSA is honored to host Mr. Geoffrey Why, a Massachusetts Attorney General and former district attorney. Come speak with Mr. Why about his personal experiences at the DA and AG offices, his current projects, and his experiences as an Asian American in the criminal law arena.

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: 406 Stuart
Bring Lunch With You! Bring Questions!

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Invitation to the Women and Minority Law Student Intellectual Property Summit

Date: Friday, November 10, 2006
Location: Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02116

RSVP: E-mail us at LawIPSum@microsoft.com with your name, telephone number, e-mail address, law school affiliation, and class (e.g., 1L, 2L or 3L). Please note that space is limited and seats are reserved on a first come first serve basis and must be received on or before November 6, 2006.

Once again Microsoft is bringing together a number of top technology, media, retail and other firms and organizations in an effort to increase awareness of careers in Intellectual Property, and to encourage women and minority law students to seek careers in this field. The event will include presentations from a number of diverse in-house lawyers at these companies and organizations specifically focused on IP law career opportunities for women and minorities. This event will be followed by a reception which will include the law students, law firms and representatives from all of the participating companies and organizations to foster conversation and interest in Intellectual Property opportunities.

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Fish & Richardson is pleased to announce its 1L Diversity Fellowship Program for 2007. With ten offices nationwide, F&R is offering fellowships to five minority first year law students. The program is a key component of the firm's ongoing initiative to recruit, retain, and advance attorneys who will contribute to the diversity of our practice and of the legal profession. Founded in 1878, F&R is one of the nation's largest law firms practicing exclusively in the areas of
intellectual property, litigation, and corporate law.

The Fish & Richardson 1L Diversity Fellowship Program is comprised of three components: mentoring, a $5,000 scholarship, and a paid summer associate position in the office of the student's choice. Applications for the 2007 fellowship will be accepted from December 1, 2006 through January 16, 2007.

For more information about the Fellowship and to print out an application and a checklist of required support material, please click here. For more information about Fish & Richardson, please visit www.fr.com.

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Hello 1Ls & 2Ls:
If you are interested in free housing and don't mind living on campus next year, then consider applying to be an RA. Applications are now available. For more information, please see the link below.
http://www.bc.edu/offices/reslife/

Inter-APALSA Semi Formal Boat Cruise

Dear BC APALSA,

Friday 11/17 marks the date of the first annual Inter-APALSA Semi-Formal Boat Cruise. We'll be sharing a cruise ship with Harvard, BC, BU, New England School of Law, and Northeastern.

Thanks to Harvard's persuasive capacity and the generosity of the firm Kramer Levin, the cruise has been very well-subsidized, and the cost is $15 per APALSA member. See Janet Ly's flyer for the specifics.

You can access the flyer at the following address:
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bwong/apalsacruise.pdf

I know that the cruise falls on the Friday before OM2 is due, so try to do some prep work and make sure to save a few hours for this event!

You can pay me (Brian) or Janet Ly, and feel free to e-mail either of us with any questions you may have. We'll set up a few times to meet at the snack bar for sign-ups, and you can definitely bring $15 to the Brown Bag Lunch that's coming up on the 14th.

Brian (wongrg@bc.edu)
Janet (lyj@bc.edu