| This Week at Iowa Law – April 8-12, 2024 |
📣 ANNOUNCEMENTS
⚖️ CLP Reporting for May 2024 Graduates: The deadline for reporting service hours for May 2024 graduates is this Monday, April 8. Career hours can be viewed on 12Twenty. Visit the CLP website for detailed reporting instructions. (The spring deadline for all other students is May 11.)
💼 REMINDER - Summer Legal Placement Deadline: If you're enrolling in the Summer Legal Placement Program, to earn credit for your unpaid internship with a nonprofit or government organization, the deadline for providing materials is this Thursday, April 11.
For more details (or to see all active announcements),
go to ➡️ Iowa Law Announcements
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Apr. 8
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FedSoc hosts the Honorable Justice McDonald
Apr 8, 2024 • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM • BLB, Room 225
- Please join the Federalist Society on April 8 to welcome the Honorable Justice Christopher McDonald of the Iowa Supreme Court! Food will be provided!
BCLS Q&A with Big Law Summer Associates
Apr 8, 2024 • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM • BLB, Room 245
- Join BCLS for a Q&A with 2Ls and 3Ls who have interned or are soon to be interning at large law firms. Please bring questions relating to application timelines, how to connect with alumni at these firms, and anything else you are curious about! Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP.
West/Mountain Region Firms Virtual Mixer
Apr 8, 2024 • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM • Virtual Event
- Join firms in the West/Mountain regions to learn about the firms, practice areas, and working in those geographic locations.
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TUE
Apr. 9
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All-Journal Write-on Info Session
Apr 9, 2024 • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM • BLB, Levitt Auditorium (Room 295)
- All-Journals invite 1Ls to join us for an informational session on the experience of journal membership and write-on. We encourage all 1Ls to join us and bring questions for the journal boards.
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WED
Apr. 10
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GradFest 2024
Apr 10, 2024 • 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Iowa Memorial Union (IMU), Main Lounge
- Students planning to graduate in the spring 2024 semester are encouraged to pick up their cap and gown at the two-day spring 2024 GradFest in the IMU Main Lounge. Several offices and services will be onsite to assist with all things graduation preparation. Snacks, beverages, and fun activities will be offered.
[External] Jewish Stories of Identity and Belonging: In the Shadow of the Inquisition, the US Constitutional Right to Liberty of Conscience
Apr 10, 2024 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM • University Capitol Centre, 1117 (International Commons)
The Rights of the Child: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
Apr 10, 2024 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM • Virtual Event
- This webinar explores the economic, social, and cultural rights of children. Panelists with expertise in the law and theory of children’s rights, as well as in the mitigation of violations experienced by our community’s children, will examine the interdependence of children’s rights as well as approaches to fostering children’s rights, a foundational societal duty.
Christian Legal Society Weekly Meeting
Apr 10, 2024 • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM • BLB, Room 275
OutLaws Weekly Social
Apr 10, 2024 • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM • BLB, Room 125
HLLSA General Body Meeting
Apr 10, 2024 • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM • BLB, Room 225
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THU
Apr. 11 |
GradFest 2024
Apr 11, 2024 • 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM • Iowa Memorial Union (IMU), Main Lounge
Peer Advisors Panel: Midwest Recruiting for 2L Summer
Apr 11, 2024 • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM • BLB, Room 285
- Hear from Peer Advisors who worked in the Midwest about their application and interviewing process, as well as about their summer work experience. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP!
Stress Relief
Apr 11, 2024 • 12:45 PM - 3:45 PM • BLB, Room 265
- Join us as we relax, drink tea, eat treats, and enjoy some stress-relieving activities (including coloring and beading) with our fellow Law Hawks!
Know Your Rights: The Iowa Civil Rights Act
Apr 11, 2024 • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM • BLB, Room 235
- The National Lawyers Guild will host Jacob Bennington with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission to discuss the Iowa Civil Rights Act and civil rights protections in the state. Food will be provided.
Lexis+ Prepare to Practice
Apr 11, 2024 • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM • BLB, Room 295 (Levitt Auditorium)
- Learn how the tools on Lexis+ can help to make your summer associate tasks a snap! In this session, we will demonstrate how tools like Practical Guidance, Context, Document Analysis and Lexis+ A.I. can help you efficiently complete common summer associate tasks and look like a rock star this summer. Lunch will also be provided. Please register ahead of time.
AIA Guest Speakers - McGuireWoods
Apr 11, 2024 • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM • BLB, Room 275
- Our guest speakers will be Anna Timmerman, a partner in McGuireWoods’s Healthcare group, and Daniel Bush, an associate in McGuireWoods’s Healthcare group. Both speakers are Iowa alums and will be speaking remotely.
[External] Prairie Lights Reading with Visiting Scholar Lesley-Ann Noel
Apr 11, 2024 • 7:00 PM • Prairie Lights Books
- Free copy of Design Social Change: Take Action, Work Toward Equity, and Challenge the Status Quo for the first 30 attendees!
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Apr. 12 |
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