NOTES FROM THE SBA PRESIDENT

FIRST EVER USC LAW CANDIDATE FORUM

All students, faculty and staff are cordially invited to the FIRST ever USC Law Candidate Forum. 1L candidates for SBA Representative and Honor Council will be giving speeches on Tuesday, September 11, at 12:45 in the Law School Auditorium.

Please contact Lir Derieg, Elections Committee Chairman, with any questions: lirderieg@hotmail.com

1L ELECTIONS FOR SBA REPRESENTATIVE AND HONOR COUNCIL

Elections for 1L SBA Representatives and Honor Council will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2007. Polls will be open in the Law School lobby from 9am until 4pm.

All 1L's are eligible and encouraged to vote!

CLASS OF 2008 GIFT CAMPAIGN

The Class of 2008 Gift Campaign will be kicking off soon! If you are interested in being a 3L class gift agent, please stop by Beth Davis' office (Room 140A) to fill out an information card.

SBA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

If you missed the SBA Membership drive but would like to purchase your SBA Membership, please put a check in Robert Hawk's (3L) mailbox.

3 Year Membership= $75, 2 Year Membership= $55, 1 Year Membership= $35

Please contact Robert Hawk, SBA President, with any questions: rbhawk@gmail.com.

PUBLIUS AWARD FOR LEGAL WRITING AND EDITING

Wikilaws.org requests writing and editing from USC law students. The web site will award a $100 scholarship for legal writing and editing every day of September. See wikilaws.org for more information.

NOTES FROM THE ASSOCIATE DEAN

PRO BONO ORIENTATION

All 1Ls are strongly encouraged to attend a lunch session on Tuesday, September 18th in the Auditorium on the Law School Pro Bono program, presented by Pam Robinson, our Pro Bono Director. The session will begin at 12:40 pm, and lunch will be served. Our program here at USC is the oldest voluntary law school Pro Bono program, and each year it gives students a variety of ways to positively impact the community around them.

DO NOT STORE VALUABLES IN THE TOP COMPARTMENT OF YOUR LOCKERS

Please do not store valuables in the top of your locker. This area is not secure. We have had a number of articles stolen from lockers.

PHI ALPHA DELTA

We will be having four meetings this semester, so please mark your calendars so you don't miss out. Remaining dates are September 19, 26, and October 31 - all are Wednesdays.

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SYMPOSIUM

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Southeastern Environmental Law Journal symposium entitled "Balancing Private and Public Rights in the Coastal Zone in the Era of Climate Change: The Fifteenth Anniversary of Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council." The symposium dates are Thursday, September 20 and Friday, September 21. The Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Institute at Georgetown University Law Center is co-sponsoring the event. Registered students who attend a majority of the panels are eligible to attend the banquet on Thursday evening held at the South Carolina State Museum. This presents an awesome opportunity to interact with experts in the field of environmental law, South Carolina public officials, renowned professors, and members of the legal profession. Interested students may register for free by sending an e-mail to SELJ@gwm.sc.edu.

BEACH CLEAN-UP DAY

Come join the Environmental Law Society Saturday, September 15, as we participate in The Ocean Conservancy's Beach Cleanup Day. We will be traveling to Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, to help clean up our coast. The timing of this Beach Clean up is especially relevant, as it takes place the weekend before the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal's Lucas Symposium. Come and see why the South Carolina Coast is such a special place before you attend the symposium to better understand the issues at stake. All students welcome. Please contact any member of the ELS or Keith Bartlett, at keithebartlett@yahoo.com.

1L TUTORING

Beginning September 10, 2007, the schedule is as follows:

Section 1

Criminal Law/Kuo Monday 10:20-11:20, Room 345
Torts/Hubbard Tuesday 4:10-5:10, Room 231
Contracts/McWilliams Wednesday 10:20-11:20, Room 231
Torts/Montgomery Wednesday 3:00-4:00, Room 231
Property/Burkhard Friday 10:20-11:20, Room 135

Section 2

Torts/Fox Monday 4:10-5:10, Room 236
Criminal Law/Butler Tuesday 4:10-5:10, Room 333
Contracts/Nelson Wednesday 1:50-2:50, Room 231
Property/Wilcox Wednesday 4:10-5:10, Room 333

Section 3

Property/Eagle Monday 10:20-11:20, Room 231
Criminal Law/Said Monday 1:50-2:50, Room 231
Torts/Owen Thursday 10:20-11:20, Room 231
Contracts/Crystal Friday 10:20-11:20; Room 138

NOTES FROM PRO-BONO

Remember that gently used study aids are on sale in Room 233. The proceeds benefit the Summer Public Interest Law Grant project.

Sign up on TWEN to get the latest information about Pro Bono activities and opportunities.

The deadline to join the Women in Law/Pro Bono Walk for Life: Steps Against Breast Cancer Team is September 14th. $20 and sign up in the Pro Bono Office, Room 233.

Bring a sandwich for lunch and donate your lunch money to help the survivors of the devastating earthquake in Peru. Sarah Beth Mulet spent part of her summer helping the people of Peru and has friends on site who will use our donations to help the children with schools supplies. International Aid programs are working to address the infrastructure relief but it is the little things that will help to bring normalcy to the families. A few hundred dollars from us can go a long way! Collection jar is in the Pro Bono Program Office.

Watch for your September Pro Bono Ideas flyer, arriving in mailboxes soon!

NOTES FROM CAREER SERVICES

ATTENTION 3LS

Career Services will conduct a seminar for students on "State Judicial Clerkships" - Wednesday, September 19 in Room 138 at 12:40. Pizza will be served.

NOTES FROM STUDENT SERVICES

FOOTBALL TICKET DISBURSEMENT FOR S.C. STATE/USC

All law students who scanned for the S.C. State/USC football game will receive a ticket as there will be no lottery. The tickets will be disbursed on Thursday, September 13 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) and Friday, September 14. (9:00 am - 12:00 noon) LAW STUDENTS CANNOT SCAN AT THE RUSSELL HOUSE!

DID YOU SUBMIT AN UPDATED 2007-2008 DIRECTORY SHEET?

2Ls and 3Ls, we are still missing some updated and signed Directory sheets from some of the students. Please check your mailbox at once! We need an updated, signed directory sheet from each student. Please take care of this today! Drop the completed sheet in the basket near the Student Services office, Room 131-K.

BACK TO SCHOOL COFFEE

Please join us in the law lobby on Wednesday, September 12, 9:45a-10:30a for a tasty bagel or Krispy Kreme doughnut or to meet a new student or faculty member. We will also collect money for Eric Montalvo, 2L, who, along with his wife, Holly, will be running in the Marine Corp Marathon in Washington D.C. on October 28th. All the money collected is donated to the research of leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma. Give up that extra soft drink today for this cause!

IMPORTANT BAR APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR 3Ls

In red, jot this date on your calendar. Gail Watts from the SC Supreme Court will be in the law auditorium on Wednesday, September 26 at 12:45 noon to discuss the bar application which is due at the end of December with the $400 fee. She will address all your questions. Liz Riley, from the SC Bar/Bri will also speak to you relative to the Bar/Bri bar preparation course. Bring your lunch but drinks will be provided.

THIS WEEK - BREAKDOWN

MON, SEP 10

TUE, SEP 11

12:45

· SBA Candidate Forum, Law Auditorium

6:00

· Mock Trial Tryouts, Rooms 333 & 336

WED, SEP 12

9:45

· Back-to-School Coffee, Law Lobby

12:40

· LexisNexis Training, Room 138

6:00

· Mock Trial Tryouts, Rooms 333 & 336

THU, SEP 13

9:00-4:00

· SBA Elections, Law Lobby

· USC-SC State Ticket Distribution, Room 131-K

6:00

· Mock Trial Tryouts, Rooms 333 & 336

FRI, SEP 14

9:00-12:00

· USC-SC State Ticket Distribution, Room 131-K

SAT, SEP 15

7:00

USC vs. SC State - GO COCKS!