THE BULLETIN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Exams online - Students should begin using their Forums login and password when accessing exams online. Just enter the same info in the username/password boxes on the exams login page.

Moot Court Results:  Eight students advanced to the semi-final round of the Fegtly Moot Court Competition. They are:

• Alison Bachus
• Nat Benedict
• Angela Guanajuato
• Karin Hom
• Lisa Schriner Lewis
• Brad Pack
• Matt Reed
• Timea Shaeffer

The semi-finals will be held Tuesday, April 6 beginning at 3:00 p.m. in Room 106, with judges from the Arizona Court of Appeals, Div. 2, presiding.  Four students will advance to the final rounds, held the next day, April 7, in Room 106, which will be presided over by judges from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.  The arguments are open to all.  Come see the best advocates of the class of '05!

Author Paul Driessen will present a lecture on his new book, ECO-IMPERIALISM: Green Power - Black Death, on Thursday, April 8, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 140.  Paul Driessen is a senior fellow with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow and Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise (CDFE), nonprofit public policy institutes that focus on energy, the environment, economic development and international affairs.

The Andrew Silverman Community Service Awards will be presented at 9:50 a.m. in the Main Lobby during Freebie Friday this week.  Please join us as we honor students for their outstanding service to the community.

Come hear Abogada Andrea! Abogada Andrea, a/k/a Andrea Matheson, Esq., is the host of "Conozca Sus Derechos" on 89.1 KUAZ at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays.  Come hear how she's been able to stay true to her ideals AND make a living doing it.  She's also going to explore the complexities of cultural differences between Anglos and Latinos in the attorney-client relationship.  Wednesday, April 14, Noon - 1:00 p.m., Room 122.  Sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild.

The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. For anyone interested in moot court the Jessup International Moot Court is looking for new members for the 2004 - 2005 school year.  A class was just approved for the Jessup this past fall and includes 2 credits pass/fail in the fall, and 1 credit pass/fail in the spring.  The class consists of writing a brief based on a hypothetical legal issue and a regional oral argument competition based on the briefs in February.  All of the issues are based on international law, but you do not need to have any experience in international law to be a member of the Jessup.  The current team will be hosting an informational session on the Jessup on April 7 at 12:15 in Room 138.  In the meantime if anyone has any questions, please contact Timea Shaeffer at timea.shaeffer@law.arizona.edu.

Judicial Clerking Program. This week there will be a sign-up meeting for the Judicial Clerking Program for the fall.  The program involves both field and class components.  Concerning the field component, you are required to work a minimum of 100 hours and will be doing observing and research and writing projects with your judge.  As far as the class, we will be meeting three times and having individual conferences.  The program is for two units of credit. In order to participate in the program in the fall, you need to attend one of the meetings listed below.  If you have a class conflict or some other conflict you cannot re-arrange, please contact Professor Silverman at silverman@law.arizona.edu.

• Tuesday, April 6, 12:15 p.m. in Rm. 104
• Tuesday, April 6, 1:15 p.m., Rm. 104 (for students in the Civil Procedure make-up class at Noon.)

Scholarship Information:

• The Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation - 2004 Public Interest Fellowship.  For further information click here: http://www.abramsonfoundation.org/fellowship/index.shtml.  Information is also located in the red scholarship book in Room 118 under the month of August.
• PUBLIC LAWYERS' SECTION OF STATE BAR OF ARIZONA ANNOUNCES $500 Scholarship for Bar Exam Expenses FOR THIRD-YEAR LAW STUDENT With Dedication to Public Service.  The State Bar Public Lawyers' Section is offering at least one (1) $500 award to 3Ls from each of Arizona's law schools, to defray expenses for the Arizona Bar Exam.  The awards will be given to students who have shown the greatest dedication to public service.  To apply, submit the following (each item on a separate sheet of paper):
  • A current resume;
  • A statement of interest describing, in 500 words or less, your background and future plans in public law.  No single factor will be determinative, but you may include information such as summer work experience, clinical and internship programs, pro bono activities, law school classes relating to public law, public employment prior to law school and any additional information you feel demonstrates your commitment to public service;
  • Additional statement of need, describing any special financial needs that you have.
  Submit your application materials to the Career Office by 5:00 pm., Friday, April 9.

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