Town Meeting

Dean Pratt and SBA would like to invite all students to attend the first Law School Town Meeting. The Town Meeting will be held this Tuesday, September, 19 at 12:30pm in the Law School Auditorium. Dean Pratt will be addressing students' questions, concerns, and new ideas for the law school. So come and take advantage of this opportunity to talk with Dean Pratt.

Ski Trip - Deadlines

We forgot to mention the deadlines for when the checks were due for the 1st Annual Law School Ski Trip. Also, to clarify, you are more than welcome to bring your spouse or girlfriend/boyfriend on the trip. This year's trip is going to be a lot of fun and there are a limited number of spots, so make sure and get your checks in fast.

If you pay between:

Monday, Sept. 18 - Friday, Sept. 29
$10 discount
Monday, Oct. 2 - Friday, Oct. 13
$5 discount
Monday, Oct. 16 - Friday, Oct. 27
Regular price
Monday, Oct. 30 - Friday, Nov. 2
$5 additional charge
Monday, Nov. 6 - Friday, Nov. 10
$10 additional charge

NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER
Friday, Nov. 10

THANK YOU

Thank you to Jayme Shy for leading the SBA Facebook/Survival Guide Committee that produced the School of Law Survival Guide. Thank you also to Ricardo Bunge, Joey Bowers, Keri Moore, Joanne Heiting, Laura Long, Beth Davis, and Dean Rollins for all their hard work in making this publication possible.

MANDATORY SBA MEETING

Monday, September 18, Room 135
We will be inducting the new members, scheduling store hours, and addressing other important matters, so please be on time.

WOMEN IN LAW LUNCHEON

Tuesday, September 19, 1:00, Room 138
Members and non-members welcome! We'll give introductory information and Sue Berkowitz of the SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center will be our guest speaker. Lunch will be provided. Don't forget the group picture Thursday at 1:43 in front of the law school.

MANDATORY 1L MEETING

Wednesday, September 20, 12:45, Auditorium
First-year students will learn important information about the offerings of the Career Services Office and about opportunities provided by the Pro Bono program.
Attendance is mandatory.

IPLS MEETING

Thursday, September 21, 12:40, Room 335

SUPREME COURT TALK

Thursday, September 21, 12:40, Room 138
"Executive Power in the Age of Terrorism: Lessons from Hamdan"
Presented by Profs. Josie Brown, Thomas Crocker and Andy Siegel.

CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY MEETING

Thursday, September 21, 12:45, Room 345
Brown Bag THURSDAY! Bring your own lunch and come to hear about a fantastic paid internship opportunity for the coming summer from 3 former interns! But before coming to room 345, go outside the lobby for this year's CLS group picture. Please be there at 12:45, and following the pictures we'll go to our regularly scheduled meeting. We are NOT meeting on Tuesday this week.

NELSON MULLINS "WELCOME TO SCHOOL" RECEPTION

Thursday, September 21, 5:30, Meridian Roof Top, 1320 Main Street
Each year the Nelson Mullins Law Firm invites all the 1Ls to a reception. Mark your calendar, as you won't want to miss this reception! Invitations will be in your mailboxes shortly.

WOMEN IN LAW HAPPY HOUR

Friday, September 22, 5:30, Monterrey's (Cayce/West Columbia)
5:30 this Friday at Monterrey's on Blossom---(if facing the stadium, take a right on Blossom and cross over the bridge & Monterrey's will be on the left.) Members and non-members welcome.

LAW DEMOCRATS

Note that the meeting scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed in order to allow maximum attendance at the Dean's Town Meeting. We will begin our year NEXT Tuesday, September 26 with State News political columnist/pundit Lee Bandy. There will be a reminder in next week's eBrief, but mark your calendars now so you don't forget.

NOTES FROM PRO BONO

Are you interested in helping address the truancy problem in our public schools? One proven solution has been early intervention through a truancy mediation process. The Pro Bono Program is gathering a list of student volunteers who might be interested in attending a series of training sessions and performing mediations in local elementary and middle schools. At this point training dates have not been set; we just want to know if there is enough interest to invest in this opportunity. For more information contact the Pro Bono Program at: robinson@law.sc.edu or drop by Room 233.

SBA ELECTION RESULTS

Congratulations to our new SBA and Honor Council Reps:
Thank you to all the candidates who participated in last Thursday's election. The following candidates won and will be sworn in at Monday's SBA meeting:

3L SBA Rep:

Joshua Barr

1L Honor Council Reps:

Sarah Batson
Walt Cartin

1L SBA Reps:

Leigha Blackwell
Meg Haley
Joe Harris
Lauren Hodges
Amber Martella
Mark McLawhorn
Drew Walker
Katie Walker

1L HONOR COUNCIL RUNOFF:

A run-off election will be held in the lobby from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19 between Colin Colverson and Kristen Higbee. All 1Ls are eligible and encouraged to vote.

NOTES FROM STUDENT AFFAIRS

If you are married, have children, are part of a minority group, are staring law school as a second career, went to graduate school, took some time off between undergraduate school and law school, or just consider yourself "non-traditional," please feel free to join us for a luncheon on Wednesday, September 27 from 12:30-1:45 in Room 236 of Law School. Professor Kim Connolly will be speaking, and then we will break up into groups to meet with 2L's and 3L's who come from similar backgrounds. Please RSVP to Beth Davis at davisb@law.sc.edu or 777-6917 if you plan to attend so that we can get lunch count. Hope to see you there!

LOST AND FOUND

Law and Practice textbook by Friedland (2nd Ed.)
See Joanne in Student Services, Room 131-K.

MPRE EXAM SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 4

The receipt deadline for the November 4th MPRE exam is Saturday, September 23, 2006. Register on the web: http://www.act.org/mpre/services. The fee is $55. The MPRE Review course for this November 4th exam is Saturday, October 28th. Registration for the MPRE Review course will begin Monday, October 2, 2006 in Student Services, Room 131-K.

FOOTBALL TICKETS

We will scan on Monday, September 18 and Tuesday, September 19, (10a-4p) for the Florida Atlantic game scheduled for Saturday, September 23. Bring your ID to the Student Services Office, Room 131-K.

FACEBOOK DIRECTORY SHEETS

Thanks to all of you who have turned in your completed Directory sheets. Please check your mailboxes if you have not completed a sheet. We need a signed sheet from each student giving us permission to update and publish this information in the Facebook. 1L Student Directory information is posted on the bulletin board near the Student Service's office, rm. 135. 1Ls, please take a minute to proofread your information for correctness. If changes are necessary, please see Joanne in Student Services (131-K).

1L DIRECTORY INFORMATION POSTED

1L Student Directory information is posted on the bulletin board near Room 135 or outside the Student Services office, rm. 131-K. Please take a moment to proof-read your information for accuracy before it is sent to the printer.

SECURE THOSE LOCKS ON YOUR LOCKERS

Please make sure the tops of your locker are permanently closed and the lock is secured before you leave your locker. We have had articles missing from the lockers.

GROUP STUDENT ORGANIZATION PICTURES

All group student organization pictures will be taken on Thursday, September 21 in front of the law lobby from 12:45 - 2:10 pm. Please notice the exact time for each student organization on the schedules posted around the school. Please be there 10 minutes before your picture as pictures are taken right on schedule.

BACK TO SCHOOL WELCOME COFFEE FOR DEAN PRATT

All students and faculty are invited to the "Welcome Coffee for Dean Pratt" held at 9:45 - 10:30 am on Tuesday, September 26th in the law lobby. There will plenty of doughnuts, bagels and fruit to enjoy also.

THIS WEEK - BREAKDOWN

MON, SEP 18

10:00-4:00

Scanning for USC v. Florida Atlantic football tickets, Room 131-K

7:00p

Mandatory SBA Meeting, Room 135

TUE, SEP 19

10:00-3:00

1L Honor Council Runoff Election, Lobby

10:00-4:00

Scanning for USC v. Florida Atlantic football tickets, Room 131-K

12:30

Dean's Town Meeting, Auditorium

1:00

Women in Law Luncheon, Room 138

WED, SEP 20

12:45

MANDATORY 1L MEETING, Auditorium

THU, SEP 21

12:40-2:10

Student Organization Group Pictures, Front of the Law School

12:40

Intellectual Property Law Society Meeting, Room 335

Supreme Court Talk, Room 138

12:45

Christian Legal Society Meeting, Room 345

5:30

Nelson Mullins "Welcome to School" Reception for 1Ls, Meridian Building

FRI, SEP 22

5:30

Women in Law Happy Hour, Monterrey's (Cayce/West Columbia)

SAT, SEP 23

DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER 4 MPRE EXAM

7:00

USC v. Florida Atlantic