NOTES FROM THE SBA PRESIDENT

DEAN PRATT’S TOWN HALL MEETING

Come join Dean Pratt for the first Town Hall Meeting of the semester, this Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, at 12:40 in the Law School Auditorium. Lunch will be served. Bring your questions for the Dean!

WIRELESS PRINTING

Wireless printing to the Library computer labs is now available to all students. Please see attached the attached PDF file with instructions.

UPCOMING SBA ELECTIONS

Get ready for upcoming SBA Elections! Please consider running for a spot on the Executive Council (President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer), the Legislative Council (8 Class Representatives) or the Honor Council (3 Class Representatives).

Executive council elections will take place in early February, with Legislative and Honor Council elections soon thereafter. More information to come shortly.

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITH ABA LSD

There are over 100 available leadership positions (elected and appointed) in the ABA Law Student Division. Representing over 52,000 dues-paying law students is a significant responsibility and requires the commitment of our nation’s most talented and dedicated law student leaders. The various leadership positions entail interaction with practicing attorneys, advocating the needs of law students and helping shape the policy of the ABA Law Student Division. The postmark deadlines are quickly approaching. See www.abanet.org/lsd/elections/home.html for more information.

SBA MEMBERSHIP

If you would like to purchase an SBA Membership, please put a check in SBA Secretary Leigha Blackwell’s student mailbox (2L). Make sure your name is on the check! Please email Leigha with any questions: leigha.blackwell@gmail.com.

1yr SBA Membership: $35, 2yr Membership: $55, 3yr Membership: $75

UVA NATIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNEY

The UVA School of Law is hosting its world famous softball tourney, the unofficial “law school national softball championship,” the weekend of April 4-6th, 2008. USC Law sent a quality team to the tourney last year, put on a spectacular run and nearly knocked off the UVA gold team, the eventual tournament champion. We’d like to send another team this year to attempt to break the UVA juggernaut.

Due to the tournament’s proximity to exams, and students’ propensity to hunker down pre-exams, we are gauging interest to see if fielding a team is even a possibility. If we have enough interest, tryouts will be held in the early spring and the USC law team will play in the USC spring intramural league.

For more information on the Law School Invitational, please see www.ngsl.com.

Please email Brooks Fuller if you are interested in playing on the team or have any questions: fuller.brooks@gmail.com.

CAREERWEEK 2008 - COMING SOON!

Career week will be held January 28th – 31st. Each day a group of attorney panelists will hold a lunchtime discussion on a specific area of the law in the Auditorium. Lunch will be served. The Career Celebration will culminate in a fabulous reception on Thursday, January 31st at City Art in the Vista. The Topics to be covered:

Monday: Legal Jobs in the Government Sector
Tuesday: Firm Life
Wednesday: Alternative Careers in the Legal World
Thursday: Judicial Clerkships

More information to come!

LATE NIGHT DINING

Late night dining is now on the Columbia campus! Beginning Monday, January 14th, the Grand Market Place in the Russell House will be open 24 hours during the weekdays. If you have any questions, please stop by or call the CarolinaCard office at 803.777.1708.

LAW SCHOOL RUNNING GROUP

The Law School Running Group is in its second week of training and continues to extend the invitation to anyone who is interested in logging a few miles. Whether you are looking to get back in shape, improve on your running, or pick up running for the first time, you are more than welcome to join the group. We plan to hold organized runs during the semester while participating in local running events. The event we are currently working towards is the Myrtle Beach Half Marathon on February 16th. There are also plans to run in the Cooper River Bridge Run in April and the Governor's Cup in October. If you are not interested in running races and just want to run for fitness and some stress relief, we'd be happy to have you! Contact Ginny Watson, virginiawatson@gmail.com, or Eric Montalvo, eric.montalvo@gmail.com for more information.

RACE JUDICATA

Women in Law's annual Race Judicata 5K Run / Walk in Shandon will be Saturday, February 16th at 9am. The race begins at Hand Middle School. Cost is $20, which includes a T-Shirt, and all proceeds benefit the Women's Shelter. Register online at StrictlyRunning.com, or for additional information, see the pdf brochure available at law.sc.edu or email RaceJudicata@gmail.com. It's only 3 miles, it's right here in Columbia, and it's for a great cause!

MLK COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM

On Monday, January 21, 2008, the Black Law Students Association will host its Annual MLK Commemorative Program in the Law School Auditorium at 3:30 PM. Stephen Morrison will provide the keynote address. Mr. Morrison is a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. An advocate for the poor, he served as co-lead counsel for South Carolina's poorest and most isolated children in a legal action seeking to require the State of South Carolina to provide a constitutionally adequate educational opportunity to every child, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or geography. The Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar will sponsor a reception in the Law School Lobby immediately after the program.

NOTES FROM THE REGISTRAR

FEE PAYMENT

Fee/tuition payments are due by 5pm Tuesday, January 15, 2008; if you have available financial aid you must apply it on VIP. Your class schedule will be canceled after 5pm for non-payment of fee/tuition. Walk-in payments are being accepted by the Bursar's Office at the Coliseum on the 14th and 15th.

DROP/ADD

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 is the last day to drop or add a course, including Supervised Legal Research I and II, Editorial Positions and Extracurricular Competition.

QUESTIONS

If you have questions about fee payment or academic matters, please stop by the law registrar/academic services office, suite 137.

NOTES FROM STUDENT SERVICES

Welcome back, hopefully, from a relaxing holiday break!

2008 MPRE TEST DATES AND APPLICATION DEADLINES

The receipt deadline for the Saturday, March 8th MPRE exam is January 29, 2008. You can register on the web, mpre.registration@act.org. The fee is now $60.00. The other 2008 MPRE test dates are: Friday, August 8 and Saturday, November 8th.

2008 BRIDGE THE GAP DATES

The Bridge the Gap program is a 3 day program (M-W) sanctioned by the SC Supreme Court which focuses on the practical nuts and bolts skills needed to practice law. The tuition is $300 and the 2008 dates are: March 10 12, May 12-14, August 4-6, and October 13-15. The registration deadline for the March 10-12th program is Friday, February 29; the May 12-14 program is May 2, 2008. Applications are available in Student Services, rm. 131-K. All candidates for admission to the SC Bar must complete the Bridge the Gap program before being sworn in to the Bar. It is open to current 2Ls and 3Ls.

BASKETBALL TICKETS

Interested in attending a U.S.C. Basketball game? To attend, you will need your student ID to show at the Colonial Center ticket office. They are looking for students and fans to attend!

JOINT JOURNAL WRITING COMPETITION MEETING

All 1Ls are invited to attend the 2008 Joint Journal Writing competition meeting on Tuesday, January 15, 12:45 p.m. in the Law School auditorium. Lunch will be served! Don’t miss this important meeting!

CONGRATULATIONS

Sam Bass, 3L, and Elizabeth Ann Davis, (‘06 law grad) got engaged on November 8, 2007.

Daniel Callahan, 3L, and Jenny Triplett were married on Tuesday, January 1, 2008.

Derek, 3L, and Laina Shoemake welcomed a baby girl, Abigail, on November 16, 2007.

THIS WEEK - BREAKDOWN

MON, JAN 14

TUE, JAN 15

12:45

· Joint Journal Writing Competition Information Session, Auditorium

WED, JAN 16

12:40

· Dean’s Town Hall Meeting, Auditorium

THU, JAN 17

FRI, JAN 18

12:40

·Career Services Seminar: “HOW TO INTERVIEW; Tips on what will be asked, What legal interviewers look for, How to prepare” Room 135

SAT, JAN 19