Looking for funds? Be sure to check the website for internal and external scholarship opportunities, deadlines and details. Internal scholarships can be found at http://www.law.arizona.edu/current_students/financial_aid/uascholarships.cfm and information about external scholarships is available at http://www.law.arizona.edu/current_students/financial_aid/externalscholarships.cfm.

1. Disability Determination Process (DDP) Grant - Deadline: March 1, 2013 $10,000

2. 2012-2013 Munger Prize for Scholars in International and Business Law - Deadline: March 8, 2013 $1,000

3.The Jim Himelic Award Application - Deadline: March 8, 2013 $1,200

4.2012-2013 Chandler/Carroll Public Service Awards - Deadline: March 8, 2013 - Two to four awards of $2,500 - $5,000

5. 2012-2013 Junius Hoffman "Beyond the JD" Scholarship - Deadline: March 8, 2013 $3,300

6. Thomas Tang Law Scholarships - 2013 - Deadline: March 8, 2013 - Up to four awards of at least $2,000 may be awarded.

The 2013 Write-On Competition will be held Saturday, May 11th at 8 a.m. through Tuesday, May 14th at 8 p.m. Registration will open in the coming weeks, and we hope you will all choose to participate! Initial information about the competition can be found at www.arizonawriteon.org. Please do not hesitate to direct any questions to arizonawriteon@gmail.com.

IT-Lex (www.it-lex.org), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to educational, literary, and scientific advancement in the field of technology law, is proud to announce its first Technology Law Writing Competition, sponsored by the Law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP.

Facilitator:  Suzanne L. Diaz, Fennemore Craig, P.C.

Panelists:

     Maricela Meza, Karp & Weiss, P.C.
     Lori J. Lefferts, Pima County Public Defender
     Christina Vejar, Office of the Attorney General
     M. Roxanne Veliz, Snell & Wilmer, LLP

FREE PIZZA PROVIDED!

On Wednesday, February 20, the Program in Criminal Law & Policy is pleased to welcome Kathy Rau. She will be here to discuss the Southern Arizona Children’s Advocacy Center as part of PCLP’s weekly speaker series.

The Southern Arizona Children's Advocacy Center provides an array of investigative and advocacy services to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members. Expert medical evaluations, videotaped forensic interviews, crisis intervention and case coordination are all provided in one place. 

Kathy Rau is the Executive Director of the Southern Arizona Children's Advocacy Center and was part of the original group of professionals that established the Center. Kathy has investigated hundreds of child abuse cases and uses her expertise to accomplish the mission of the center by supporting children through coordinated efforts to stop child abuse and neglect. 

We will meet in Room 118. Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the discussion beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm.

Please join the Law Library Fellows for a Lunchtime Learning Series presentation:

Nails For Your Shingle:  Research and Practice Tips for the Aspiring Small/Solo Practitioner

COFFEE, TEA & SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED. 

The Latino Law Student Association will host our 2nd Annual Bowling Night on Friday, February 22nd at Golden Pin Lanes located on Miracle Mile (http://www.goldenpinbowl.com).  All students, faculty, alumni, and members of the community are encouraged to attend!

The cost is only $10 per person, which includes rental shoes and bowling from 6pm - 9pm.  Tickets can be purchased from individual LLSA members around campus or at the tables in the lobby during lunch throughout the week.

Proceeds from this fundraiser will help fund student participation in national mock trial competitions and professional development events put on our by our organization.

Arizona Civil Rights Litigation Pre-Brown v Board--American Pluralism Series welcomes speaker Judge Elizabeth Finn, Presiding Judge, Glendale City Court.

As Yogi Berra would say, "it's not over till it's over."

On February 26 at lunch, Timothy Sandefur will come talk about some of the existing challenges to the Affordable Care Act, some of which have to do with what sort of taxes Congress can constitutionally levy (whether this is a direct tax that needs to be apportioned amongst the states) and whether the Affordable Care Act jives with the origination clause.

Timothy Sandefur is an attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), a public interest law firm based in Sacramento. PLF recently represented the plaintiffs in Sackett v. EPA, among other Supreme Court cases.

As always, we'll have free lunch. So see you there!

Join Courtney Radow, Esq. (2010 UA Law Alum) of Gordon Silver (Phoenix) as she discusses what specifically is involved in a career in commercial litigation, as well as how law students can best prepare for entering the field. 

Lunch is provided, courtesy of Gordon Silver.

RSVP REQUIRED by 12 noon, Friday, Feb. 22. to barbc@email.arizona.edu

Please join us for LawLawPalooza 2013!  Students and professors will be performing,  and there will be happy hour prices!  

Tickets: $5 in advance/ $10 at the door

Tickets will be sold at lunch in the law school lobby, starting Monday, Feb. 18 - Thursday, Feb. 28.