Monday, November 06, 2006

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/

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