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RSVP Now for the 11th Annual Sacramento County
District Attorney's Office Diversity Open House and
Reception Announcements
On October 20th, from 4:30 - 7:00 PM, the Sacramento County DA's
Office will open its
doors to McGeorge students to explore career
opportunities as a prosecutor, mingle
with the DA, learn about
summer employment opportunities, and sign up to shadow a
Deputy DA
for the day. The reception will be held at the Sacramento County
DA's Office
at 901 G Street in Sacramento. Please RSVP to Cecile
Velasco at 916-874-7428 or
[email protected] by October 16th. Events
Next
Week
Grants
and
Fellowship
Opportunities
Deadlines
Save
the Date
Faculty
in Action
Business Services Announcements Paying Club
Dues: If you need to pay club dues at the Business
Office, please be
aware that we can only accept cash or checks for
these types of transactions. Address Changes:
To ensure that you receive refund checks, please review your
DEADLINES
No Deadlines
mailing address and continually report any changes to the
Registrar's Office.
Real World Finances | Managing your Post Graduation
Finances- RSVP Now!
On October 20th, from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM and October 21st from 12:00
PM-1:00 PM
the Financial Aid Office will be hosting a workshop
about managing your post
graduation finances! Pizza and beverages
will be provided. Please RSVP to
[email protected] by
Monday, October 19, 2015. Important Assessment and Exam Reminders Here are important reminders regarding preparing and
sitting for assessments, midterms and early final exams:
Before Assessments/Exams: Know your 4-digit
Exam ID Number. Was sent via email on 9/24/15 from
the
Registrar's Office.
All students
wishing to use ExamSoft must register (or re-register if
returning
SAVE THE
DATE
Mark your
calendar for
these
upcoming
events: 10/26/2015
PAD Presents: The
Fall Spirit of Giving
Food Drive
10/27/2015
CDO Presents:
(3D/4E) Resume
Drop | Have Your
Resume
Critiqued
by an Alum
students) each academic year. Look for the
9/11/15 email for instructions.
10/27/2015
Don't download
Apple's just released El Capitan (OSX 10.11) - ExamSoft does
TAA presents: The
Art of Voir Dire
not support it. ExamSoft does, however, now
support Windows 10.
Just prior to Assessments/Exams:
Arrive 30 minutes
early
Be sure your cell
phone is turned off - an incident report will be written if it
goes
off during the exam.
During Assessments/Exams:
Read the chalk
board - be sure you are in the correct room, understand the
beginning and ending times of the exam, and note the password.
10/27/2015
An Update on the
Changing Legal
Employment Market
10/28/2015
A Day In The Life Of
a Tax Law Attorney:
Presented by
the
Tax Law Society
Double-check your
bubbling-in of your Exam ID Number (we've had several
instances where the written ID number doesn't match the
bubbled in circles).
After Assessment/Exams:
Double-check your
Scantron sheet (if a multiple choice exam given) to ensure
your answers are correctly bubbled in (especially check Exam
ID Number).
Upload your
ExamSoft essay responses immediately. The Faculty
Support
Staff is present in the FSO office and can assist with
uploading.
10/29/2015
Young Alumni
Program |
Professional
Development Series
- How to Stand Out
in Your Job Search
10/29/2015
APALSA Presents |
EXIGENT
10/30/2015
The Moot Court Society Needs YOU! McGeorge has the honor of hosting the
Northern California regional round of the New
York
National Moot Court Competition on Friday, November 13th and
Saturday,
November 14th, 2015. We are looking for 30-40 student volunteers to help
make this event successful.
Volunteers will serve as escorts to the
competing teams, bailiffs for each oral argument,
help with set up
and clean up, and welcome competitors, judges, and lawyers to the
event. This is a great way to learn about the appellate
process, get involved with the Moot
Court Society, and
meet local judges and attorneys. Please contact Maricar Pascual [email protected]
for more details.
SacLEGAL's Annual Founders' Award Reception Legal Music Society
Seminar: Hosted by
Keith Hatschek,
Professor at
University of the
Pacific
More information
about upcoming
events may be
found
online in
the Student
Calendar.
FACULTY
IN
ACTION
This week The
Docket is
SacLEGAL is having its third annual Founders' Award
Reception and Twentieth
Anniversary Celebration on November 5,
2015, honoring Professor Lawrence Levine in
recognition of his
contributions to the legal profession and the lesbian, gay,
bisexual,
and transgender community. Our keynote speaker will be
Judge Vaughn Walker, former
district judge in the United States
District Court for the Northern District of California
who presided
over the Hollingsworth
v. Perry trial. For more information click here
Important District Attorney Externship Deadlines
Application deadline for a spring externship with
Sacramento County District Attorney's
Office was September 30,
2015. Application deadline for a spring externship with Yolo
County District Attorney's Office is October 15, 2015. Please
see the TWEN
Externships page to get started. EVENTS THIS WEEK
Tabling for the Week LexisNexis Information Table
Monday & Tuesday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM | Student
Center Questions: Stephanie
Sagaria [email protected]
Barbri Information Table
Monday -
Thursday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM and 4:00PM - 6:00PM | Student Center For more information, please see student
representative Kitty Tetrault
at [email protected].
Bloomberg Information Table
Tuesday &
Thursday 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM and Monday & Tuesday 5:00 PM-6:00 PM |
Student Center Come swing by
the Bloomberg table to sign up, learn new things about the service,
and
pick up some free swag. Contact Emily Reynolds at [email protected].
CDO2GO
Wednesday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Student Center Do you have a
quick question for the CDO? Stop by our table in the Student
Center for
CDO2GO every Wednesday at noon. Lambda Fall Spectacular Tickets & Surprises Monday - Thursday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM and
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Student Center
Stop
by the Lambda table to buy tickets for Spectacular and in a new fun
twist vote for
the students and professors you want to see in drag
at the event! Questions: Megan
Wingo [email protected] Monday, October 12
Yoga Club Presents: Yoga Class! 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
S-2
Pay your $10 club dues (online or in the business
office) and the class is free, or bring
$5 to attend the class.
This class is open to students practicing yoga at all levels! Bring
a yoga mat, bottle of water, and towel if you need it. Questions:
Hannah Fuetsch
[email protected]
Tuesday, October 13
CDO Presents: Salary Negotiation Panel 12:15 PM - 1:15
PM | Classroom B
Join us for a "Salary Negotiation
Panel" to hear from employers on how to approach this
subject.
Learn from the experts how to negotiate the best compensation
package
without alienating your prospective employer. Pizza will be
served. RSVP's and
questions to [email protected] or
916.739.7011.
ToastMasters Meeting
highlighting:
Professor
Levine!
Lawrence Levine's
short essay that
appears in
"Reflections," in Out
and About: The LGBT
Experience in the
Legal Profession
(2015) has been
published by the ABA.
He also received the
2015 Pride Award for
Public Policy
from the
Sacramento LGBT
Center on Aug. 18,
2015.
To read more about
what other faculty
members are doing,
click here!
5:00 PM - 6:00
PM | Classroom B
We encourage all to come and check out how
Toastmasters can help you become a
strong and confident public
speaker. Questions: Cameron Jones
[email protected]
Wednesday, October 14
McGeorge Capital Center for Public Law and Policy
Presents | Reception and Presentation with Ann Ravel,
Chair,
Federal Elections Commission
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM |
S-2
Join the McGeorge Capital Center for Public
Law and Policy for a reception (5:30 pm)
and presentation (6:15 pm)
with Ann Ravel, Chair of the Federal Elections Committee.
For more
information or to RSVP please contact the McGeorge Events Office at
[email protected].
Ms. Ravel will provide an update of recent FEC activity
as well as
a preview of the 2016 federal election season. From March 2011
until her
appointment to the Commission, Ms. Ravel served as Chair
of the California Fair
Political Practices Commission (FPPC).
Before joining the
FPPC, Ms. Ravel served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for
Torts and Consumer Litigation in the Civil Division of the United
States Department of
Justice. Ms. Ravel also worked as an attorney
in the Santa Clara County Counsel's
Office, ultimately serving as
the appointed County Counsel from 1998 until 2009.
Ms. Ravel has served
as an elected Governor on the Board of Governors of the State
Bar
of California, a member of the Judicial Council of the State of
California, and Chair
of the Com-mission on Judicial Nominees
Evaluation.
Ms. Ravel received
her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and her J.D.
from
the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
Questions: Professor Adrienne
Brungess [email protected] Thursday, October 15
Memo Workshop for 1Ls
12:00 PM - 1:00
PM | Classroom E
Questions about how to draft a memo? Wondering
the best place to begin? Please join
me for lunch and a chance to
walk through the research process on Lexis Advance to
help you
learn how to research and draft an open memo! I will give you
a "Research
Roadmap" that you can use throughout law
school and your career. I will be awarding
500 points for
attending! Please sign-up on the Lexis Lawschool homepage to
reserve
your spot today. Questions: Stephanie Sagaria [email protected]
Kick it with APALSA
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Gazebo Come by the Gazebo to kick it with APALSA
members and grab some ice cream from
Leatherby's! Questions: Brenda
Liang [email protected]
Christian Law Students Society Meeting 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Classroom D
We are excited to have Bankruptcy Judge Sargis
join us this week to discuss integrating
his faith and his legal
practice in pursuit of Justice. Food will be provided, and we
encourage everyone to attend. For information, contact Gregory
Treat
at [email protected]
Junior Barristers' Club Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Classroom A
Come to our October meeting to get event
updates, learn about upcoming events (guest
speakers included) and
have dinner on us! Find out more on Facebook! click here
Military Law Society General Meeting 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Classroom D
Come join the Military Law Society for our
general meeting. We welcome everyone at
our meetings, whether they
have a military background or not. Questions? Contact Will
Willford
at [email protected]
Friday, October 16
Strategic Games Club - Friday Board Games
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Student Center Had a hard week, and want some time to
de-stress? Join us in the Student Center and
come play some
strategic games! Feel free to bring games that you want to play,
check
out games from the Strategic Games Club's inventory at the
library, or play games that
others bring. Feel free to drop by any
time. Questions: Scott Seaward
[email protected]
Lambda Fall Spectacular 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
Student Center Please join McGeorge Lambda Law Students at
this year's Annual Fall Spectacular drag
show. This year's
event will include professional drag queens, student performers,
and
seven star faculty members performing in drag. We will
also have beer, wine,
appetizers, a silent auction, a raffle, and
much more. Tickets are available here.
For
any questions contact Megan Wingo at [email protected].
Saturday, October 17
Immigration Fair 2015
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Student Center
McGeorge is hosting the Seventh Annual Immigration
Fair. Volunteers will be assisting
applicants with Deferred Action
for Early Childhood Arrivals, Naturalization applications,
and
requests for fee waivers. Questions: Deniz, Rosa at [email protected].
Soccer Club Presents: Pick Up Soccer Game 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Granite Regional Park Come play soccer with the Soccer Club! We will have
weekly soccer matches free of
charge on Saturdays, 10 - 11 am. For
weekly information including the exact date, time
and location,
check out McGeorge FC Facebook page! If you have questions about
how
to join or about a Saturday match, please contact: Kent Gibson
at
[email protected]
Sunday, October 18
SBA Board of Governors Meeting 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
SBA Office The SBA Board of Governors will be conducting
their weekly meeting. Students are
welcome to attend! For more
information, contact Brittany Johnson
[email protected]. Events Next Week
Tabling for the Week LexisNexis Information Table
Monday & Tuesday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM | Student
Center Questions: Stephanie
Sagaria [email protected]
Barbri Information Table
Monday -
Thursday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM and 4:00PM - 6:00PM | Student Center For more information, please see student
representative Kitty Tetrault
at [email protected].
Bloomberg Information Table
Tuesday &
Thursday 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM and Monday & Tuesday 5:00 PM-6:00 PM |
Student Center Come swing by
the Bloomberg table to sign up, learn new things about the service,
and
pick up some free swag. Contact Emily Reynolds at [email protected].
Themis Bar Review Informational Table Wednesday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Student Center
Themis Bar
Review is one of the nation's most popular and fastest growing bar
preparation providers. Over 10,000 students nationwide chose
Themis to prepare for
the July 2014 bar exam. Stop by the
Themis table to access FREE law school
resources including 1L
outlines/final exam lectures, 2L/3L outlines/lectures, and MPRE
course materials. Questions: Johnson Hua [email protected]
CDO2GO
Wednesday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Student Center Do you have a
quick question for the CDO? Stop by our table in the Student
Center for
CDO2GO every Wednesday at noon. Strategic Games Club | Board Game Donations Tuesday - Friday 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Student
Center One of the
Strategic Games Club's goals is to have board games available in
the library
to all students. Since this is our first year,
donations of games would help to start our
available inventory. If
you have a game that you wish to donate it, we would love to add
it
to the collection! Our only request is that the game is in playable
condition (ie. no
missing/damaged pieces). If you can't make it
during tabling times, please feel free to
contact us at [email protected] so we can make other arrangements.
Monday, October 19
Federalist Society Presents | No Guns Allowed - Are
College Campuses, Shopping Malls & Movie Theaters
Any Safer
When Guns Are Banned?
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Classroom A
A discussion of the 2nd Amendment, with a
particular emphasis on why gun free zones
attract violent
criminals. Questions: Anna Curry [email protected] Tuesday, October 20
Cookies and
Conversation:
Corporate Social Responsibility
in Guatemala - A
Study Space
Project
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Grand Salon Please join Professors Raquel Aldana, Julie Davies,
Luis Mogollon,
Blake Nordhal and students Sylvia La
Rosa and Patrick Lewis
for Cookies and
Conversation on Corporate Social
Responsibility in Guatemala: A Study Space Project.
Questions:
Professor Raquel Aldana [email protected] Wednesday, October 21
McGeorge Women's Caucus General Meeting 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM |
S-3 and 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | Classroom A
Come join the McGeorge Women's Caucus for a
general meeting. It is open to men and
women, and we will be
discussing upcoming events. Questions? Contact Emily
Reynolds at [email protected].
Life After LGBT Marriage Equality 5:00 PM - 6:00
PM | Classroom C
Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court held
that all states must provide LGBT couples
equal access to the
institution of marriage. Professor Eskridge will discuss
some of the
issues that arise from the decision and some of
the challenges remaining for the
LGBT community.
Questions: Professor Lawrence Levine [email protected] ¿Como se Dice? El Club de Espanol General Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00
PM | S-4
We have lots of fun activities planned, come
take a break from studying and practice
your Spanish. All levels
are welcomed. Questions: Tania Dominguez
[email protected]
Thursday, October 22
Christian Law Students Society Meeting 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Classroom D
Come join CLSS 's weekly meeting for
encouragement, camaraderie, and just a bit of
faith! Everyone is
welcome. For information, contact Gregory Treat at
[email protected].
Part-time
Student Roundtable 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | S-4/5 As a part-time (aka "evening") student, you will face
unique challenges and advantages throughout your
law school career.
Join a recent graduate of the parttime program and your fellow
part-time students for a
"Part-Time Student Roundtable"
for pizza and a conversation about issues uniquely
relevant to you.
Questions: Sally Draper [email protected] Friday, October 23
Strategic Games Club - Friday Board Games
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Student Center Had a hard week, and want some time to
de-stress? Join us in the Student Center and
come play some
strategic games! Feel free to bring games that you want to play,
check
out games from the Strategic Games Club's inventory at the
library, or play games that
others bring. Feel free to drop by any
time. Questions: Scott Seaward
[email protected]
CDO & Alumni Relations Present: Dine with Alumni
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Student Center Dine with Alumni is an exclusive reception and
dinner for Pacific McGeorge students,
Alumni Board members, and
other McGeorge alumni. This is a great opportunity for
students to
meet with alumni from throughout California and the country who
specialize
in various practice areas. RSVP to [email protected], space is
very limited.
Questions? Contact the CDO at 916.739.7011 or [email protected].
Saturday, October 24
Soccer Club Presents: Pick Up Soccer Game 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Granite Regional Park Come play soccer with the Soccer Club! We will have
weekly soccer matches free of
charge on Saturdays, 10 - 11 am. For
weekly information including the exact date, time
and location,
check out McGeorge FC Facebook page! If you have questions about
how
to join or about a Saturday match, please contact: Kent Gibson
at
[email protected]
Sunday, October 25
SBA Board of Governors Meeting 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
SBA Office The SBA Board of Governors will be conducting
their weekly meeting. Students are
welcome to attend! For more
information, contact Brittany Johnson
[email protected]. WRITING COMPETITIONS
11th Annual Sarah Weddington Writing Prize for New
Student Scholarship Law Students for Reproductive Justice, in
collaboration with the Center for Reproductive
Rights and the
Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice at Berkeley Law School,
is
pleased to announce the Call for Submission for the eleventh
annual Sarah Weddington
Writing Prize for New Student Scholarship
in Reproductive Rights.
This year, the Sarah Weddington Writing Prize's suggested theme is
"Restoring Public
Insurance Coverage for Abortion," with
a focus on the Hyde Amendment and Harris v.
McRae (1980). However,
submissions on other topics will also be accepted. For more
information, please download the 2015 Call for Submissions: here!
The deadline for submission is Monday, January 18, 2016.
Winning authors will receive cash prizes: $750 (first place), $500
(second place), or
$250 (third place). Additionally, each winning
author will receive a copy of the newly
released casebook, Melissa
Murray and Kristin Luker's Cases on Reproductive Rights
and
Justice. The first place winner will also have a chance at
publication with the NYU
Review of Law and Social Change.
Grants and Fellowships California Bar Foundation Fellowship & Grant
Opportunities The California Bar Foundation is thrilled to accept
applications for our Public Interest
Legal Fellowship Program for
rural legal aid projects, as well as our Annual Grants
Program. The
deadline is October 13th, 2015 at 5:00 PM. To apply and for more
information, go to click here For
specific questions, please email
[email protected] University
of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law | Office of Student Affairs
3200 Fifth
Ave., Sacramento CA 95817 | mcgeorge.edu
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