Division Activities and Deadlines

Law Student Division Competitions Program
Don’t miss out on entering the Client Counseling Competition (entry deadline: October 26) or the National Appellate Advocacy Competition (entry deadline: November 9). For more information and to register for these competitions, please visit the Competitions home page at http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/.

Law Students Roll Up Their Sleeves to Tackle Homelessness
This year the ABA Law Student Division Work-A-Day theme is "Law Students Fighting Homelessness: Project H.E.L.P. (Homeless Experience Legal Protection)".  The Law Student Division is eager to hear how law schools around the country have implemented programs in their communities during the month of October. Complete our Work-A-Day survey

Third Year Law Students – Apply for a Bar/Bri Scholarship
Deadline: November 23, 2007
Information and an application for a Bar/Bri scholarship are now available. Tell me more >>>

Tax Season is Around the Corner – Make Your VITA Plans Now
The ABA Law Student Division, in cooperation with the ABA Tax Section, supports the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program to assist low income taxpayers and provide tax counseling for the elderly. The ABA Law Student Division's VITA program is an independent operation from the IRS. Prior to and during the 2007 tax season, the IRS provides forms, technical assistance, and training for law students, alumni, professors and other volunteers at all levels of tax preparation experience, including those volunteers with no experience. Tell me more >>>

ABA Entity Activities and Deadlines

Dispute Resolution Section Announces Law Student Advisory Committee
The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution has a new opportunity for law student involvement—the Law Student Advisory Committee.  The purpose of this committee is to create a more intimate experience for law students within the Section and help the Section provide the ABA experience law students desire. Tell me more >>>

Science & Technology Law Section Career Program
The ABA Section of Science and Technology Law will host a free Lunch and Learn Program for law students on Thursday, October 25th from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm at Northwestern University Law School (Rubloff 150). Panelists will illustrate the various career paths within the field of science and technology law and provide an overview of how the ABA and Section can help law students achieve their career and networking goals. Lunch will be provided by the Section. RSVP before Friday, October 19th to Julia Gillespie. Tell me more >>>

Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section Career Program
The ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law will host a panel discussion and reception for law students on Friday, October 26 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the ABA Headquarters, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL. During the event, panelists will share information about their own exciting careers in real property, trust and estate law and answer student questions. A reception will follow giving law student attendees the opportunity to network with panelists and other section members. Tell me more >>>

Labor and Employment Law Section Career Program
The ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law will convene a “Careers in Labor and Employment Law” session during the Section’s first annual CLE Conference, November 7-10, 2007 in Philadelphia, PA. ABA Law Student Division members, who are also members of the Section of Labor and Employment Law, may register for this event at no charge. Tell me more >>>

Forum on Communications Law Scholarship
The ABA Forum on Communications Law is offering up to three scholarships to attend its annual conference, February 14-16, 2008 in Key Largo, FL. Application Deadline: November 15, 2007. Tell me more >>>

Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) -- Law Student Vice-Chair Positions
Law student leadership in TIPS provides an opportunity to meet and work with trial attorneys, enhance your résumé, and write for national publications. Note: The TIPS Liaison/Vice-Chair program is an independent program of that ABA section and is not associated with the ABA Law Student Division Liaison program. Application deadline for a position as a 2008-09 TIPS Law Student Vice-Chair: November 15, 2007.  Terms begin September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009. Tell me more >>>

Division for Public Service 2008 Summer Clerkship
The ABA Division for Public Service in Washington DC is seeking law clerks with exceptional research and writing skills to work in the ABA DC office over the summer of 2008. Spring/Summer clerkship application deadline: December 1, 2007. Tell me more >>>

Health Law Section Sponsors 6th Annual Writing Competition
The ABA Health Law Section is sponsoring its sixth annual writing contest. The first-place award includes publication in The Health Lawyer journal, a $500 honorarium, and airfare, hotel for two nights, and two days' expenses to attend the section's Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference in February 2008 at the Omni San Diego Hotel, San Diego, California. Paper submission deadline: December 7, 2007. Tell me more >>>

GP/Solo Division Mentoring Certificate Program
The ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firms Division offers a Law Student Mentoring Certificate Program designed to expand upon traditional law school education by focusing on introducing law students to the practical aspects of being a lawyer through real world activities and through the mentor’s insight and guidance. This program is flexible, enabling law students to pick their own mentor and tailor the program’s criteria to thier own interests. Tell me more >>>

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