APALSA Announcements through 3/26/07

The following are the APALSA announcements through 3/26/07. The announcements can also be seen by going to http://bcapalsa.blogspot.com.

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General Body Meeting Tomorrow!

The nominations are in!!! Please join us for the elections of the 2007-2008 APALSA Executive Board on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 12:15 in room 115B.
At the meeting, each candidate will be giving a short speech and answer questions from the membership. Voting will take place at the end of the meeting after the speeches and Question and Answer section is completed.
YOU MUST ATTEND THE MEETING TO VOTE.

There will not be absentee voting or any other method of voting. In order to make this election process as accessible to everyone as possible, it has been scheduled during the common lunch time.

Please note that voting is open to APALSA members only. If you are getting APALSA emails, you are a member. Non-members are not eligible to vote.
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BLG Mock Interview Program

Dear APALSA,

I received the following from Brittany Morrison of the BLG. Please rsvp tomorrow if interested in attending.

Dear Students:

I am still looking for a few more students to sign up for the BLG Mock Interview Program next week.
If you would like to participate in the BLG Mock Interview Program, then please go to http://www.bostonlawyersgroup.org and pre-register. Space is limited to the first 42 students, so please don't delay in signing up. If you did sign up for the program you will be receiving an e-mail confirmation from me soon. Thx, Brittany

March 28, Mock Interview Program
Who: 2007 BLG Mentors and Mentees
What: Mentees practice their interview skills with practicing attorneys in a mock one-on-one interview. Mentees will receive constructive feedback on their resume and interview skills.
Where: Bingham McCutchen LLP, 150 Federal St, Boston, MA 02110
When: March 28, 2007, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Brittany Morrison
Executive Assistant
Summer Internship Program Coordinator
The Boston Lawyers Group
c/o Brown Rudnick
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
P: 617-856-8483
F: 617-289-0630
E: bmorrison@brownrudnick.com
www.bostonlawyersgroup.org

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LALSA FUNDRAISER FOR NEW BEDFORD IMMIGRANT FAMILIES -- THIS Monday - Thursday 11:00 - 2:00
Location: Snack Bar
The Immigration Raid in New Bedford has had a significant impact on hundreds of families. LALSA will be tabling in the cafeteria this week to give out information, sign-up volunteers and to fundraise. The fundraising will go towards "The New Bedford Immigrant Families/ Niños Fund". For more info contact: BCLALSA@gmail.com

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TASTE OF DIVERSITY AT BC LAW -- THIS Thursday from 4-7pm
Location: Barat House
Come join us celebrate diversity month with lots of food, music, and performances, including capoeira, and puerto rican folklore dance. There will be an open bar!
Co-Sponsored by: APALSA, BLSA, LALSA, SALSA, JLSA, IALSA, LAMBDA and LSA Diversity Committee

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Brown Bag Lunch with Zenobia Lai
Date: April 3, 2007
Time: 12:45 PM
Room: 410 Stuart

At our next Brown Bag Lunch, APALSA will host Zenobia Lai of the Greater Boston Legal Services' Asian Outreach Unit. Zenobia will be speaking about her public interest and community lawyering experiences in Boston's Asian American community.

In addition, we will be discussing the recent assault of four Asian American women by Quincy police, their upcoming trial, and how we can best offer our support. For more information on the Quincy 4, visit:

http://www.cpaboston.org/news_and_events/quincy4.html

E-mail wongrg@bc.edu for more info.

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Dear APALSA,

The Law School Minority Report is conducting a survey of minority law student experiences, with the goal of gathering
first-hand accounts about law school in order to create a unique, web-based guide for minority law school applicants. Our report from last year was a tremendous success, with over 3,000 response rate from law students all over the nation.

The survey can be found online at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=3D843013268446

Note that survey respondents will be eligible to win 1 of 5 iPod nanos!!!

To review last year's report, please visit: www.lawschoolminorityreport.com.
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Summer Job Opportunity

Attn: 1Ls and 2Ls:

There is an internship position available for this summer with Banc of America Investment Services and Bingham McCutchen LLP. The intern will spend half the summer at Banc of America Investment Services (Boston or New York office) and half at Bingham in New York.

While at Bingham the intern, among other things, will probably participate in the firm's summer moot court program. At Banc of America Investment Services the legal intern will be responsible for conducting legal research, drafting legal memoranda, participating in conference calls and reviewing selling agreements.

If you are interested please contact Omar Hemady: by email at hemady@bc.edu or by phone at 617-838-0723.

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