2013’s On Campus Interview
program is coming up and in order to participate in this year’s program, you
must view the OCI Orientation video and successfully complete
the quiz that can be found under the Symplicity
survey tab called OCI 2013 Orientation Quiz (if you did not attend Orientation in person)
Please note that the OCI Quiz
is checked once a business day and those that complete the quiz successfully will then
receive an email confirming their completion.
Access
the quiz through DePaul’s iTunes U and use your Campus Connect
username and password to log in. Scroll down to the “On Campus” section of DePaul’s
page and click on Law Career Services.
Under the 2013 Programs Tab, you will find the 2013 Job Search and OCI
Orientation videos.
If you have any questions about
the videos or quiz, please contact Elizabeth Boe at eboe@depaul.edu
Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO) will host a LiveHelp
training at DePaul next Wednesday, May 29th from 4 pm -6 pm . LiveHelp is an online
chat service available on the public, legal-information website, www.IllinoisLegalAid.org.
The goal of LiveHelp is to expand Illinois Legal Aid Online’s services and help
people get legal information and assistance if they cannot find or afford a
lawyer.
After the
training, volunteers will staff this innovative chat service and will provide
direct, person-to-person, online help so that people in need of legal
assistance can obtain more positive outcomes to their legal problems. Law
students can volunteer from ANY computer with internet access, making this a
flexible volunteer opportunity for volunteer law students.
The next LiveHelp training
is at DePaul College of Law, Room 341, on Wednesday, May 29, from 4 to 6 pm.
Snacks and beverages provided. For more information or to RSVP,
contact Viannie Bell, LiveHelp Program Coordinator at (312) 977-9047 ext. 22 or vbell [at] illinoislegal.org.
The following is a
list of committees that have notified the CBA of their speaker/topic.
Meetings are held at 12:15 p.m. for one hour at the CBA unless otherwise
noted. Bring your CBA card to obtain MCLE credit for meeting
attendance. Lunch is available in our servery. There is no need to RSVP
for committee meetings. Members may attend any meeting they choose.
See latest meeting list and get full descriptions - schedule subject to change.
This schedule was generated on May 23, 2013.
May 27
CBA Closed for Holiday
May 28
Alliance for Women: Meeting cancelled.
Federal Taxation: Meeting cancelled.
Intellectual Property Law (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Christopher V. Carani, McAndrews Held & Malloy, design patent prosecution and enforcement.
YLS Real Estate Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Peter Tsantilis, Liston & Tsantilis, eminent domain.
May 29
Real Estate Taxation, Assessment & Appeals (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Mark Davis, O'Keefe Lyons & Hynes, Taxpayer's Remedy: PTAB vs. SPO.
May 30
Media and Entertainment Law (5:00 P.M.): Location: Extensions Dance Center, 3933 N Elston, Chicago. Attend a dance rehearsal featuring Benjamin Wardell and Michel Rodriguez Cintra. Wine and snacks provided. RSVP to hliberman@lsglegal.com. Space is limited.
Social Security Law (IL MCLE Credit): Members should bring your best practice tip for a roundtable discussion.
Prix Fixe (pronunciation rhymes with "bee cheeks" or "flea flicks") is French for "fixed price." It does not mean the restaurant has it out for you. It means that a predetermined meal, usually multiple courses including dessert, is offered at a set price. The advantage is the chef, flexing his or her culinary expertise, may create a meal with foods that complement each other, that you might not have thought to put together. (Which I appreciate, since all I know is that potatoes go with meat.)
Another term for prix fixe is "table d'hote" (rhymes with "hobbled goat" -- sort of). Table d'hote is French for "host's table." Same idea: set meal, set price.
The opposite is ala carte (rhymes with "wall apart"), French for "according to or by the menu." Ala carte means that each item you select has a separate price. If you want garlic mashed potatoes with your filet, that's going to cost you.
Now that you know the pronunciations and translations, try not to flaunt it with you dinner companions. That would be rude.
YLS North Avenue Beach Clean Up Event -May 23 The YLS Environmental Law Committee will be joining
the Alliance for the Great Lakes and Barefoot Wine and Bubbly for an
Adopt-a-Beach clean up event at North Avenue Beach on May 23, 2013, from
5:30-7:30 p.m. Volunteers will work in groups of three to collect,
sort, and classify the items found on the Beach. After the clean up,
Barefoot Wine and Bubbly will be hosting a celebration/networking event
with a free wine tasting at Castaways, 1603 N. Lake Shore Dr. (near
North Avenue Beach). To volunteer, email Joey Barnett.
CARPLS Legal Hotline CARPLS is seeking volunteer hotline attorneys to give
advice to low-income clients in the areas of landlord/tenant, consumer
debt, and family law. Hotline shifts are M-F 9-1 or 1-5. A minimum
commitment of 1 shift per week over a 10-week session is required.
Training (with CLE credit) and malpractice insurance provided. Training
sessions begin on May 29. For more information contact Leslie Wallin at
312-421-4427 or www.carpls.org/getinvolved/hotlinevolunteer.
CBF Pro Bono Support Program
Pro bono programs in and around Chicago have a variety
of opportunities for you to help, and the CBF is available to help
you find a pro bono opportunity that fits your skills, interests and
availability. The CBF
Pro Bono Opportunities Guide is designed to help you find a pro
bono program that fits your needs. For a hard copy of the Guide or
for more information on pro bono opportunities, contact CBF Pro Bono
Director Kelly Tautges at ktautges@chicagobar.org or
visit www.chicagobarfoundation.org.
The application period for the 2014
Equal Justice Works Fellowships will be from July 8, 2013 to September 17, 2013. Due
to requests from some of our sponsors, we are seeking more candidates who
propose projects dealing with transactional issues. You can learn more about
this by viewing the recording
of our recent webinar. Please also share the recording with your students.
Important Update
As a follow-up to our earlier
announcement about the fellowship sponsored by The Rapoport Foundation (“The
Foundation”) to fund five fellowships - one every two years, beginning in the
fall of 2014 - please note below recent changes established by The Foundation.
On Thursday, May 23 at 11:30 a.m. Central, Yahoo! Finance and Yahoo! News will be hosting a live-streamed summit with a panel of education, policy and financial experts, including Heather Jarvis, to help find prescriptions for what is ailing a generation burdened by student loan debt. Heather has presented at DePaul in the past and is a leading expert on student loan debt.
CLEAdvantage -
CBA Member Discount CLE Plan: Members can attend most CLE seminars for
only $150 per plan year. Seminars are also webcast at www.chicagobar.org
and the West LegalEdcenter (see costs online).
Power Lunch: Investment Planning with Exchange Traded Funds (No MCLE) Complimentary!: May 20/12:00-1:30 p.m./$0 Member Only
Insurance Law: Keeping the (Good) Faith (2.75 IL MCLE Credit): May 20/3:00-6:00 p.m./$80 Member/$160 Nonmember
Training to Assist API Victims of Labor Trafficking (1.75 IL MCLE) Complimentary!: May 20/4:00-6:00 p.m./$0
Career Seminar: Professional Growth Through New Tools and Technologies (2 IL PR Credit, subject to approval): May 21/12:00-2:10 a.m./$40 Member/$60 Nonmember
Estate Planning 2013: Hot Topics and New Trends (2.75 IL MCLE Credit): May 21/3:00-6:00 p.m./$60 Member/$120 Nonmember
Emerging Topics Regarding Medicare/Medicaid (2 IL MCLE Credit): May 22/12:00-2:10 p.m./$40 Member/$60 Nonmember
Four Main Phases of Trial (2.75 IL MCLE Credit): May 22/3:00-6:00 p.m./$60 Member/$120 Nonmember
Backup Strategies (1.5 IL PR Credit): May 23/12:30-1:30 p.m./$30 Member/$60 Nonmember
Sarbanes-Oxley: Over Ten Years Later (2.75 IL MCLE Credit): May 23/3:00-6:00 p.m./$60 Member/$120 Nonmember
How To... Create Usable Forms with the Forms Tool (No MCLE) Complimentary!: May 28/1:45-2:45 p.m./$0 Member/$50 Nonmember
Special Events
Power Lunch: Investment Planning with Exchange Traded Funds - May 20: On Monday, May 20, at Noon, Dan Furhman of Wells Fargo
Advisors will focus on ETF basics and how they are being used for
investment and retirement basics. Complimentary for members. Register online.
The following government programs have 2L deadlines coming
up in the next few weeks. Details of these programs are provided in the
2012-13 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password located in the Symplicity Quick Links).
Programs with “Rolling Deadlines” review applications and
fill positions on an ongoing basis, so apply early for these programs.
Fall
Executive Office of the President – Office of Science and Technology Policy OSTP Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline05/27/13)
Department of Health & Human Services – Departmental Appeals Board Volunteer Internship/Externship Program (Unpaid, Deadline05/31/13)
Department of Transportation – Office of International Law Volunteer Legal Internships (Unpaid, Deadline 06/01/13)
Office of the District Attorney Denver, CO – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 06/07/13)
Office of the City Attorney San Francisco – 2013 Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline (06/07/13)
Spring
Department of State – Office of the Legal Advisor (Civil) Spring Extern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 05/31/13)
