We hope you will be able to join the ABA Law Student Division on February 9, 2008 at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois for the 7th Circuit Spring Meeting and Election. The Spring Meeting will provide you with an opportunity to network with fellow students from across the circuit, attend substantive programming and participate in the election of the 2008-2009 Circuit Governor.

• Tentative Schedule of Events
• Candidates for Circuit Governor
  

Advance Registration Deadline: February 2 , 2008

Please arrive to the meeting on time as local attorneys and other law professional will be in attendance.

The John Marshall Law School
315 Plymouth Court, Room 503
Chicago, IL 60604
John Marshall's Visitors Information website

• Student Bar Association Presidents
• Student Bar Association Officers
• ABA Law Student Division Representatives
• All Law Student Division members in the 7th Circuit
• Anyone interested in building network to launch your career after graduation
• Students interested in learning how to get the most from their legal education
• Those interested in learning about the scope of the profession to begin preparing now for a future career. Its never too early to begin thinking about the classes you need to take.

American Bar Association
Law Student Division
Proxy Format and Procedure

Who Votes For the New Governor?
The ABA Representative and the SBA President (hereafter referred to as Delegates) —from each ABA-approved law school who must be current ABA Law Student Division members who have paid their dues in full in order to be certified to participate in the Division elections. A principal delegate who is not a member, but wishes to vote in the elections, must join the ABA in order to be certified to vote. Otherwise, he/she may proxy his/her vote to another law student from his/her school, provided the law student is a fully paid member of the ABA Law Student Division. Proxies must present signed written authorization from the principal delegate, preferably on school letterhead stationery, in order to be certified.

Election of the Circuit Governor:
The election of the 2008-2009 Circuit Governor will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Details regarding the election and candidates will be distributed as they become available. During the election, certified delegates must sign in with the election judges in order to receive a ballot and cast their law school's vote for Circuit Governor. Election results will be announced Saturday afternoon.

Sample Proxy Letter Language I, {principal delegate~s name}, {title: ABA Representative or SBA President} of the {law school name} and a principal delegate in the Assembly of the American Bar Association Law Student Division, in accordance with ABA Law Student Division Governing Rules, hereby designate as my proxy {name of student to whom proxy is given}, to cast my vote(s) at the Spring Meeting and Circuit Governor Election, in (city), (state), to be held (month) (day), 2008. {Signature and date}

• Tell me more about the responsibilities of the Circuit Governor
• Candidates for Circuit Governor
• Tell me how to proxy my vote

Updates about this meeting will be posted on the circuit webpage as they becomes available

• Link me to the Circuit Homepage
• Tell me about the Circuit Leadership
• Link me to the ABA Law Student Division Calendar
• Link me to the list of Student Bar Association Presidents and ABA Representatives
• Tell me more about the American Bar Association Law Student Division

Law Student Division members looking for a roommate to share expenses during the Spring Meeting will be posted below as requests are received. Contacting perspective roommates and agreeing upon arrangements will be your own responsibility. The ABA Law Student Division does not assume any responsibility for making such arrangements.

To advertise for a roommate, please complete the roommate request form. Your request will be posted within 24 business hours of receipt.

• Link me to the Roommate Request Form

Female
There are no requests at this time

Male
There are no requests at this time

• Schedule of Events
• Contacts
• How to Register
• Important Information
• Making Travel Arrangements
• Roommate Request
• Who Should Attend the Spring Meeting
• Voting and Elections
• Candidates for Circuit Governor

Step 1: Complete the registration form no later than February 2, 2008. You will receive an automatic confirmation that your registration has been received. If you are unable to register by February 2, you may register on-site at the meeting. If you decide to register when your get to the meeting, please be sure to have your registration form completed before you arrive and your ABA membership number readily available in order to expedite the process. If you are not an ABA Law Student Division member, we hope you will come to the meeting and experience first-hand what the ABA Law Student Division has to offer.

Step 2: Once you arrive at the meeting, meeting attendees should stop at the registration table location outside Room 503 of the law school to sign-in, pick-up their badges and a final schedule of events before proceeding to the meeting room. Registration for the meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. outside Room 503 of The John Marshall Law School.

Please arrive to the meeting at least 20 minutes before the first session begins so that you can check in and be settled before the program begins as local attorneys and other law professionals will be in attendance.

• Please link me to the Spring Meeting Registration Form

The ABA Law Student Division 7th Circuit Spring Meeting and Elections will be held at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois on February 9, 2008. The law school website provides directions and maps for your convenience.

• Link me to driving instructions
• Map to The John Marshall Law School

When planning your trip, ABA members are reminded to take advantage of their ABA membership benefits to obtain discounts on airfares, hotels and rental cars. Tell me about ABA Discount Travel Options

Hotel Accommodations:
A variety of off-campus accommodations are available near The John Marshall Law School. For your convenience, ITT-Chicago Kent offers a Visitors Guide that includes a listing of properties near both law schools. Tell me about overnight accommodations near The John Marshall Law School

The ABA Preferred Hotel Rate Program provides ABA members with discounts of up to 40% at luxury hotels in the U.S. and abroad. Tell me about ABA Discount Hotels

Airline Discounts:
As a member benefit, you can fly to the ABA meeting with savings on airfares when you purchase your tickets through Travelocity Business. Link me to the ABA's Travelocity Business webpage

Ground Transportation
Ground transportation to the city is available from both Midway and O'Hare Airports. Visit the airport website for options available to you for traveling between the airport and your hotel or the law school.

• Tell me about ground transportation options available from O'Hare International Airport
• Tell me about ground transportation options available from Midway Airport

Driving Directions:
For the most economical travel or time-saving routes between the airport and The John Marshall Law School, visit the Law School's website at the link provided below for your convenience. For students driving to the meeting, John Marshall's Visitors website provides driving instructions and locations of parking lots. Please contact Lauren Trubow at 5trubow@stu.jmls.edu if you have any questions.

• Link me to John Marshall's Visitors Guide for driving directions
• Link me to John Marshall's Visitors Guide for parking instructions
• City Map to The John Marshall Law School

The John Marshall Law School is located at:

The John Marshall Law School
315 Plymouth Court, Room 503
Chicago, IL 60604
John Marshall's Visitors Information website