Outline Bank List

Click here to see a list of available outlines in the outline bank. Outlines will be available upon request - send an email to the depaulapalsa email (look at the sidebar) and someone will share the doc with you. You will then have 2 weeks to grab the file - you will be removed from the share list after that time.

For those who haven't figured it out yet, K=Contracts.

1L Job Options

Mayer Brown is having an event for 1L's. Join them and explore legal job options with representatives from a law firm, corporation, government and the United States Attorney's Office.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Panel: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
Location
Mayer Brown LLP
71 S. Wacker Drive
33rd Floor
Chicago, IL

RSVP required. If you want to go, send an email to the depaulapalsa email and someone will forward it to you.

APALSA/BLSA/LLSA Exam Prep and Outline Bank

Getting ready for exams? Wondering what Professors look for when grading exams? Need an outline? Join APALSA, BLSA, and LLSA for an exam prep workshop and outline bank! All students are welcome, but 1L’s are strongly encouraged to attend.

Speakers will include:
Professors Ottley and Richardson
Recent Grads from Pattishall and Holland & Knight

Friday, November 14, 3-6 p.m.
Room 804
Wine and Cheese following the exam prep, 7th floor lounge

Details here.

1L Memo-Writing Seminar

The seminar will be next Tuesday, November 11th at noon in room 804. For 1L's this is a MUST attend, especially since their final LARC memo counts for 1/4 of their LARC Grade. Professor Pagliari will be the presenter for the seminar. She is the assistant director of the Legal Writing Dept. and is the one who creates most of the Legal Writing assignments for the LARC Professors, so she knows what they are looking for in a final memo. Pizza will be served, and we are also giving away free commercial outlines and other study aids to 1L's. If you would forward this info. and the attached flyer to your 1L's and encourage them to attend, it would be greatly appreciated. Professor Pagliari has agreed to give all attendees a sample LARC Memo to use for a sort of guide for when they write their own memos.

Diversity Fellowship

McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. offers a $5000 fellowship and paid summer clerkship to a qualified first-year law student with a degree in science or engineering and committed to pursuing a career in patent law in Chicago. (Please see the attached application for a list of requirements.) Minority students are encouraged to apply for this Diversity Fellowship.

Applications for the 2009 fellowship will be accepted from December 1, 2008, through January 20, 2009. Any 2009 fellowship will be announced on or about January 31, 2009.

As a summer associate, the Diversity Fellow will gain experience in intellectual property law and will be eligible to receive an offer to return for a second summer. To facilitate the Diversity Fellow’s professional growth and learning, a member of the McAndrews Diversity Committee will serve as a mentor and resource.

The application is attached here. Please visit http://www.mcandrews-ip.com for more information.

The Law Student Professionalism Series, Part III:

Interview Skills and Résumé Building
This month the Chicago Committee will be presenting the third program in its Law Student Professionalism Series called Interview Skills and Résumé Building. This program will take place on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., and will be hosted by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. It will be a great opportunity for first year law students to learn the fundamentals of interviewing, and writing and presenting their résumé to potential employers. The program will feature one-on-one sessions with associates and partners on constructing and editing résumés as well as mock interviews.
Additional details for the program are below. Space is limited. Please RSVP with your résumé to Eileen Rosete at erosete@chicagocommittee.org by Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Please feel free to forward this invitation to first-year law students who might be interested!
Interview Skills and Résumés Building
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
525 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60661
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

The Law Student Professionalism Series, Part II: Exam & Study Intensive

The Chicago Committee will be presenting the second program in its Law Student Professionalism Series called the Exam & Study Intensive. This program will take place on Monday, October 20, 2008 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, and will be hosted by Baker & McKenzie LLP. It will be a great program that will prepare first-year law students for exams and assignments by providing them with the study skills needed to perform well in law school.

Additional details for the program are below. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Eileen Rosete via email at erosete@chicagocommittee.org by Friday, October 17, 2008. Please feel free to forward this invitation to first-year law students who might be interested!
Exam & Study Intensive
Monday, October 20, 2008
Hosted by Baker & McKenzie LLP
One Prudential Plaza
130 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

ABA Networking event for women of color

On Thursday, October 30, from 5:30-7:30, the ABA will be having a panel discussion and networking session for women of color. This coincides with the publication of their report on the status of women of color in the legal profession. The event will be held in the offices of Mayer Brown (71 S. Wacker, Chicago). It seems like this event is restricted to 2L and 3L women of color students. But still, it's another opportunity to make connections with lawyers in the community.

KABA Social, October 28, 6pm

The Korean American Bar Association is having a happy hour starting at 6pm on October 28 at Brando's. Brando's is located at 343 S. Dearborn. If you register via evite, your first drink is free! Another great opportunity to meet more lawyers.

Polling station volunteers needed

Both AAI and AALDEF are looking for volunteers to monitor polling stations on election day.

1) AALDEF will be holding an orientation session at Loyola University on Tuesday, October 21 at 1 E. Pearson, room 140, from 6-7:30pm. AALDEF is working with Loyola's APALSA.

2) AAI is looking for volunteers to be poll monitors and exit pollers. There's no orientation, and sign up sheets are available if you're interested.

Obviously this will be a one-day event, so come on out and help ensure that every citizen gets their chance to vote.

Meet a Lawyer Via APALSA

When: Thursday, October 9, 2008, from 4:45-5:30

Details: See Flyer.

From our Treasurer:
For our October APALSA General Meeting/Speaker's Series Event we will be hosting Joy Lyu Monahan and Gary Chyi, both of
Kirkland & Ellis, next Thursday afternoon, October 9th, at 4:45 p.m. in Room 703. The two attorneys will speak about their
careers as Asian American attorneys as well as their respective practice areas, Bankruptcy (Joy--currently she is very busy!)
and Litigation (Gary). There will be free pizza and pop.

I hope that you can make it to this event. I hope that we can have a strong turnout for this meeting to provide a good
audience for our two speakers so that they carry away a strong impression of DePaul College of Law and DePaul APALSA.
It will be a good opportunity to network with two Asian American attorneys from one of Chicago's large and famous firms.
Anyone is welcome to attend the event so please tell your friends. We had a good turnout at the late afternoon/evening
meeting at the start of school so I know a lot of people are free at that time. Please help spread the word.

Tomorrow (Sept 30) is Eid ul-Fitr

Eid marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. If you didn't already know, religious Muslims fast from sun up to sun down during Ramadan, and Eid, being the end of the month of fasting, is a pretty big deal. Actually, it's a huge deal, with festivities happening all over the world. So happy feasting - you deserve it.

AAI Leadership Forum

Here's something outside of law school - leadership training. AAI is hosting a leadership forum from October 10 - October 11. Details can be found here. It's at UIC, 750 S. Halsted, room 605. Early student registration is $15, $20 at the door. Leadership skills are always important, and this is a great opportunity to hone/learn about what it takes to be a good leader.

AABA Law Student Career Forum

As a part of APALSA's Academic Conference series, we have a great opportunity to hear from practicing attorneys, judges, etc. on what it's like to be a lawyer in Chicago, and what you need to do to become a lawyer in Chicago. This event is being hosted by the AABA and the Chicago Kent College of Law on Saturday, October 25, from 10-1pm. Lunch will be provided, and they'll even have a quick-fire mock interview/resume workshop. This is a great opportunity, and definitely not something you want to miss. More information is available here. Please reserve a spot by October 18.

Election Protection and Poll Monitoring Volunteers Needed

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is looking for volunteers for it's poll monitoring and election protection program. This will be a one-shot volunteer deal on election day (Nov 4). Volunteers will basically be staking out poll sites in Chicago, making sure that there's no funny business going on, especially when it comes to Asian-Americans with limited language ability.

Training will (probably) be held at the Loyola University College of Law's campus on Thursday, October 23 @ 6pm/ Loyola's campus is right off the Chicago red line stop, at 25 E Pearson.

More information is available (specifically, a volunteer form). If you're interested, please email depaul.apalsa@gmail.com for more information. The volunteer form can be found here.

Volunteer Opportunities

Contact depaul.apalsa@gmail.com for more information.

1) Kan-Win needs interpreters to help out with their legal aid program. Meet attorneys and help someone in the community. If you have any language ability (other than English, obviously), sign up. They are particularly interested in anyone that can speak Korean, Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese), Japanese, or any other Asian language.

2) AABA is re-launching our partnership with DLA Piper's Asian Legal Services Clinic. Below is some more information and locations on the clinic. We need volunteers, especially from the APA legal community.

DLA Piper holds the clinic THE FIRST WEDNESDAY of every month. NO special training is necessary, as CVLS will be providing the comprehensive support.
The Asian Legal Services Clinic represents DLA Piper's 15 year partnership with Asian Human Services (AHS), Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation (COLS), and the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area (AABA) to aid the Asian American community. About 15 years ago, DLA Piper (then Rudnick & Wolfe) saw a need in the Asian American community of Chicago for pro bono legal assistance. Combining relationships with AHS, CVLS, and AABA, DLA Piper established the Asian Legal Services Clinic. AHS provides marketing to potential clients as well as translation services and a headquarters for the Clinic while CVLS provides the legal expertise regarding the family law issues and disputes most common to the Clinic's clients.

Attorneys and staff from DLA Piper and the AABA are responsible for evaluating and, when possible, taking the cases coming into the Clinic. Responsibilities range from performing initial intake interviews to taking a case all the way to resolution. Similarly, a volunteer attorney's time commitment ranges from a few hours conducting intake on the first Wednesday of the month to the period necessary to resolve the client's issue if a lawyer decides to take a case. Our goal is to have each participating attorney assigned at least one Clinic case. As always, the volunteer attorney will benefit from the strong support of the AHS and CVLS.

The Clinic is a great way for attorneys, staff, even law students, to gain experience with interviewing, client counseling, research, and writing. It also provides the opportunity for immediate courtroom experience. More importantly, the Clinic represents a chance to genuinely better our underrepresented clients' lives in a meaningful fashion. We hope that you can join us for an evening at the Clinic!

Mid-Autumn Festival

Did you know that today was the Mid-Autumn Festival? It usually occurs sometime in September-October (whenever the full moon shows up), and Chinese people around the world celebrate by eating a really rich, dense, and incredibly bad-for-you mooncake. It usually takes me a month to get through one, but I've seen people eat an entire cake in one sitting. But hey, it's a harvest festival - what's a harvest festival without food?

Join Chicago's Indian American Bar Association Today!

Meet South Asian Attorneys!

IABA Chicago is one of the best organized, useful and most collegial bar associations in Chicago! We hold events that will benefit your legal career: whether that means making new contacts, meeting new friends, learning from one another, attending informational events and having a great time while getting to know your South Asian Legal community. IABA Chicago also offers the unique opportunity to provide legal assistance to members of the South Asian community through the Cyriac D. Kappil Legal Aid Clinic. We encourage you to sign up for our mailing list, attend an event, and if you are interested, sign up as a member!

For information on our upcoming events and the CDK legal aid clinic, visit www.iabachicago.org. You can also join our mailing list to find out the dates and times.

If interested (or have questions), email iabachicago@gmail.com with your Full Name, Email, Law School, Practice Area of Interest (if any) and Class Year and you will be included on our mailing list. In your email, please indicate whether you are interested in signing up for IABA's formal mentorship program.

Welcome!

Welcome DePaul Law 1L's (2011 grads) to the DePaul APALSA blog. Look here for more detailed information on upcoming events, etc. Also be sure to frequently check our calendar for an up-to-date listing of upcoming events.