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VOLUME 52, NUMBER 1 4 0 5 HILGARD AVENUE, Los ANGELES, CA 9 0 0 9 5 AUGUST 2003 Varat Resigns - Abrams Reigns
Michael Lee ters to achieve all that I wanted". Columnist Varat said his mantra was always: "limit the nonsense". Faculty members Faculty and students were surprised all praised his work ethic, and his skill last May when Jonathan Varat an at achieving consensus among alot of nounced that he would not seek reap different opinions and needs. poinbnent as Dean of UCLA Law School, "He's extraordinarily fair and even but would instead step down and return tempered, very open, and willing to hear to a teaching position. the range of opinions on an issue," said Ina message to the faculty, Varatsaid Dean Cheadle, "very consultative, but that the recent review of his tenure in [also] very willing to make a decision". cluded "gratifying praise by many and Prof. David Sklansky, who was as blunt reservations by some who appear sociate dean last year, was effusive:" ex to prefer a change in the course of my traordinary integrity, a great deal of wis administration". dom... an enormous amount of energy· According to the Daily Bruin, Varat Outgoing Dean Jonathan Varat Incoming Interim Dean Norm Abrams and commibnent... [Varat] worked hard called his decision "sudden and unan- to ensure an abnosphere of congenial ticipated, though considered." new faculty, at an average of three to four both the law school's public profile, and ity". Other faculty members expressed new recruits each year. This allowed for its intellectual vitality for professors and Above all, Sklansky praised Varat' s surprise at the announcement. a concur_rent increase in the variety of students alike. personal involvement to recruiting "a "He has always been very commit fered by the curriculum, and _the number · "Ifeel really good about the last five whole flock of prominent scholars and .. _ted/' said Dean of Students Elizabeth of.academic foru~sand events during ·years,,,:he.said,'Jworked t9ilnpI'ove.the· teachers, both as entry-level and advanced . Cheadle, "working on behalf of the law the year. law _school' s :visibility and reputation... vanced professors''. school twenty-four/ seven". "There were only a few when I got across the nation and the world, our law Where other law schools are content Varatwill serve as dean until the end here," Varat said in an office interview, school is now-held in increasingly·high with recruiting faculty who are either of August; to be succeeded in the interim but now these include the Rosenfield regard by everyone from Supreme Court effective classroom teachers or produc by Professor Abrams, the school's most Symposium, the Mellinkoff Lecture, the justices down". tive scholars, Sklansky said, UCLA is senior faculty member. A nationwide Corporate Governance Roundtable, the Asked to be more specific why he always "looking around for creative search will have to be conducted to ap Frankel Symposium, the Williams Sym was resigning,Dean Varat simply said point a permanent success.or. posia, and the Mergers and Acquisitions that while he had received "way more See VARAT, page .11 Varat's five years in office were ~titutes. praise than criticism," he felt that" there marked by enthusiastic recruibnent of Vara twas committed to improving was insufficient support in some quar- The .Out of Towner Kate Bushman1 suit, shoes, or lucky leather-bound Columnist notebook with a callback scheduled for the next morning. I carried all my Some would say it is challenging luggage with me, at all times, to avoid enough just to coordinate your socks or this potential disaster. I also bought a put on stockings for an interview, travel steamer, since I am wretched much less fly 3000 miles and navigate with an iron. Much to my dismay, I hotels rooms, transportation, and used it all the time, so give that a unfamiliar cities. But those brave and thought. few out-of-town interviewees have to Next, I planned my class schedule do it all, on top of landing a job for next such that I had almost all my classes summer. If you are considering joining Monday through Wednesday. The the ranks of the out-of-towners, I've latest East Coast flight is at around written this article to make your life a 3:30, and that puts you in late on the little easier when trying to deal with coast. Thus, if you are flying to the the extra stresses of travel and unfamil East Coast you really need two days to iar territory. do a callback unless you want to take The first, and quite possibly most the red-eye (one day to travel, one day important move I made, was to buy a to actually interview). And no, you tri-fold FAA approved carry-on don't want to take the red-eye. After a garment bag. I would NOT be caught full night's sleep you will still be in the lost baggage section of Newark See OUT, page 8 International at midnight without my PAGE 2 AUGUST 2 0 0 3 UCLA SCHOOL OP LAW TBB DoCKBT A Perfect World ElenaGerli $1 .40. If! have time, I like to get my drink Alumna Class of2003 and sit at one of the little tables outside to :1.it.~l.r.lit.11···o·,·et:lier:;1,ii1:.theril.rea. 1 ::~',:,i:1::,111!:r/:~'',;':-/,:41i"t\;i!)'S:;fr'\':;,;1r.\:',:,;,,:' , 1 , ! ., , 1 ,1 t , ,, , enjoy it before the insanity of the day 1 ainnhot , to:'sither~:anat1:iifiR:;' ''less:w.rite:·:· .':'.':\\I,', , This is a story about karma, and begins. j:\i~;~~~~~~ti~~i,~~;;~~i~~h~·,~~;i;,~~"?i:~~~~~~!~i~~'.~~ii/~~~~%8;. it's something that happened to me One m?ming I was doing just that. I ·co11cft(I•stole'f@,Boclref5oin ···u1:er'so'l'didn'H1ave,to'.~·.•·e1dall•('.,· recently. In fact, this happened had bought my,$ I .40 cup of coffee, and I sometime near my final finals, i.e., at was sitting outside" enjoying the view - the end of my very last semester of law you can see the Hollywood sign if you sit school. I want to share the story with on the Argyle side. As I sat there, a man
you because when this happened1 it approached me. He was clean-cut and felt like the world was perfect and tidy, probably in his 30's, and he was .·.thi~~o9.u?i;;t1t:~~£JJC>~~cito:~f4ri?Ii~i¥it.1ot1l~j#~t'riin!• kind, just for a few minutes, and we holding a small sign that indicated that he
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•.11.··.. ••. c.lm.·.'f. i·gur···.•.:·e.·.c,.u,, ...' t·.tha{.1.··am.·.<,," ,,,,, >,," . :.ab., o·u·t·9·y· •, ' • ' '",, e.a·r···s·· . ,> ..< o··.lde·.<·r·'',; •, '. ••,, 1•, •.. th,, ... 'I'/,,\", an··.<·m.•. o...; ~..••,',t·o.f,y··•P " ',, •. ' that's another article. This one is, about and madness, btit full of sadness and · toddlers. ~)',\Vayf.look at the ads at1d the'mak~-11p~. arid fl,ie ••... · what happened to me at my neighborhood dignity. So I reached into my purse for the clothes, and.the 80's are coming baek! ... ·. •· .•·.. •...... · ... ·. •····. '\," .,\'.. ·,·,, ,;·'-· <,\1.•:.fii:.,,:. '/,/_'',':<: ·,:·,-,> ·:',:," ' .. •:,' , '•,,,\,'·",···:> .. ,/-,:ii<·. Coffee Bean. There are always a few dollar, all the while thinking that my coffee lhave a few more irich~sof spaeeto fill, sqifiguredI d start .. regulars there, no matter when you go, and cost more than what I was giving to this ·iriilil{.Isn' t.~at.~hcit•. th~)' tev.~iters·· to. do.. ifl•• to.just... wr.ite.and..• you can buy one cup of coffee and hang person, this human being. Tqe man smiled .thafif you 1,Uanclwriteand "v\11:it~ea~li:a:aythat;\T~~tuaUj';yo~ •• out, all day. The best thing about the place arid approached me to get the dollar, and 'will .. getoyer.ybur:~l~ck~cl.inay~e··wr~t~:sOrilethfug\'.vorili(i·.•.,.. ··•·' is that the Beaners know all the regulars, · as he came up to me, I realized .he couldn't 1 .•reading:·Notfhai~·~4vi~e•is.~prking~ellf~rme•tp~ay}?it1.·.·• and they know what their drink of choice speak. I don't know ifhe was deafor .·asyou didn'tjustspe11cl.thel.ast3daysjorkin~.on.twspaper· is, and more often than not, they also mute, both or neither, but he gestured ·whilesi~g onyour cm1ch s~e~ting; ~ho c1r;:youto ta!½·!) . know the regulars' names. It's nice. So, thank you and pointed to the words "God · A#ywiy .; a~ lc.ondud~this edito~ic1l,I'll try totfo it ~11 '. naturally, I'm a regular, and most people bless you" on his sign. And then he left. to~ether'in a cohesiv~ s~nterice:. . . ·• ·.• i < . · .···.·• < there know me by name and they know ' '.' :,,:,, 'i, ·.;",,,•,':•~·.·,•,'.'.'.":•-,:'>,''ii \ ',,'•><,' ,::'·,:'.· ,'/./,,.,\', ". ,.,e't1i,: ",' ,'.,/,'.,·-:··,";:i,','.",, Iri the 1>pifitof ~or1$ingtogetlter~ ~h)TdO~; ty8tlbe'a spo!~·.••. what I normally drink. "The usual" for me See PERFECT, page 9 clridvolnnteef to giye meyotu damn parkirlg ~pot'. . . . .' . is a small, flavored coffee, and it costs The Docket Heads Up 11s UCLA School 0 f Law Shannon McMasters people outside of your section. It's also Columnist your chance to hit on that special M. CATHERINE OLIVERSMITH OPEN POSITION Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor someone. Yes, indeed. Much of the I'd like to kick off the year by gossip that reverts the abnosphere of OPEN POSITION Kimber Rudo welcoming all of the 1Ls and transfer law school to that of junior high begins Production Manager Editor students to UCLA School of Law. at Bar Review. SHANNON McMAsTERS You really are back in high school Columnist Specifically, I'd like to welcome all the single, funny, attractive, young men. I here. You have all of your classes Michael Lee Kate BUSHMAN together. You study together. You all Columnist Columnist welcome you... with wide-open arms. Don't be shy. eat lunch at the same time in the same PHILLERCH JUSTIN RADELL I'm sure you've all prepared place. You have lockers. There are Columnist Stu Rees Columnist yourselves for the inevitably difficult cliques. You are even going to have Cartoonist first year of law school. All of the pro~. Bar Review is equivalent to the rumors you have heard are true. It's forbidden high school party. Except going to be an ass-kicker. Putting the this time you dort't have to worry about Contributors whole academic thing aside, however, whose parents are out of town, who KATHY FARKAS, JD HENDERSON, EUGENE V OLOKH, ELENA GERLI, JARED prepare yourselves for a good time as has the fake ID to buy the beer, or how Gordon JIM KAWAHITO, AIMEE VAN DUH BUILT well. SBA puts a lot of effort into , to sneak in past your curfew. creating social settings for us all to get We all know that gossip was to know one another. This is also prevalent in high school, so don't think The Docket is published six times a year by the students of the UCLA School of Law. known as Bar Review. it has passed us by since we are now Copyright 2003. All rights reserved. Points of view expressed in The Docket do not necessar SBA will find a new spot every all mature adults. Be careful what you ily reflect the opinions of the editorial board. All submissions are subject to an unrestricted Thursday night for us lo all gather and right torevise. The Docket is not responsible for unsolicited materials. mingle. It is your chance to meet See HEAD, page 8 THE DOCKET UCLA SCHOOL OF. lil\.W PAGE 3
- . The·SBAand-You JD Henderson officers are: President JD Henderson, 3L Vice:-President Rebecca Ettinger, Secretary Jonathan Delshad, Treasurer · Welcorrie lLs- congratulations on Sheetal Mehta, 3L President Jessica · yo1_1r acceptance to UCLAW! For 2Ls Thomas, 3L Representative Jamie and 3Ls,-welcome back. Ther·e have Morikawa, 2L President Mike AKA been many changes since May. A n(!w "Chico" Brown, 2LRepresentatives Dean, shocking tuition increases, new Rachel Wilkes, Jeff Cohen, Amanda email addresses, and two Arnolds Carlyle, and John Alden, and Parlia running for Governor (The Terminator mentarian Erik North. and Gary Coleman, who played We promise to do our best. If you Arnold on "Different Strokes"). More have greatideas, share them. If you changes await us. The Student Bar have complaints, please share them Association ("SBA") is how the along with some great ideas to correct student bodycan help guide those the problem. Oh, yeah.,. we also changeshereatUCLAW. Weareyour student government.· This year's See SBA, page 9 Summer Splitsville
Kathy Farkas· disproportionate about of time on the you have every reason to split. 3L form of my work-product compared t«;> When I decided tci split the sum the substance, and (iii) no one expected mer, it was because I thought! might Like many Docket writers, I've the work to interfere with the two hour hate one or both of my jobs, and I ,.~hosen to write about whyl thinlc I lunches, parties, and paintball figured anything was tolerable for six made a good decision, and why I think Manyfirms will tell you that every or seven weeks. It turned out that I you should be more like me. In the summer associate comesto the firm really liked both of my jobs, but interests of economy,I'll confine my with an offer and you'll need to really splitting was still a good choice. Law remarks to one particular good deci mess up to lose your offer .1 When you firms aren't identical, and splitting sion - splitting my summer between hear this you may feel happy about allows you to try to figure out where . two law firm jobs. As far as I'm your hypothetical offer of post-law you fit. You can tell a lot from working concerned the ideal Jaw firin summer employment, but soon you'll 5,00:n start . in a place that you can't t<:!Ufrom would include six different two-week to obsess about messing up. After two intervi~wirtg. "'You may decid~ you . jobs, but I don't think you'd find a firm weeks of working/ partying with the don't belong at a firm at all, and you'll that allows this, Jet alone six. lawyers in your firm, you will know take comfort in knowing your decision First, some background. After my whether you want to work with these isn't based on a single bad experience. ·1L year; I worked the entire summer at lawyefsin~li"e fu~e and they will Finally, splitting gives you two Bet Tzedek Legal Services helping low know if they ever want to see your face chances to win. If you end up at a firm income seniors who had been victims · again. After those two weeks, all you that has accidentally hired sixty of consumer fraud or predatory can do is mess it up. summers when ·they only wanted lending practices. It was a great job. Though you'll hear about summers thirty-five, you'll be happy you split. By working with the same attorneys who got offers despite truly appalling Even if you end u.p among the twenty for ten weeks, I was able to make a behavior, there's always the risk that, five that don't get offers of employment, substantial contribution to several _in your last week at work, you'll puke you still have another chance to win at major projects. It would have been a on the wrong senior partner or acci the other firm down the street. Some shame for me to split my lL summer, dentally send a snotty e-mail to the body mighttell you that each firm has because I wouldn't have been able to entire firm. Even if you are a generally less reason to give you an offer if you' re make the same contribution to the inoffensive person (in which case, it's splitting, so you actually dilute your agency and :would have lost mµch unlikely that you' re reading The· . chances at each firm. But, in the end, I depth of experience. Docket), you'll still be worried that think you definitely increase you're Big law firm summer jobs, how you' re_ going to do something horrify odds. Even if the firms are less likely to ever, are not about depth. They are ing. Ed. Note:Just because our writer's are give offe~s to splitters (which is not about two hour lunches, trips to the offensive, does not mean our readers are. clear), if.s like drawing to an outside theatre, baseball games, parties, Everything that happens after.the straight vs. drawing to an inside paintball, and horseback riding/ (Don't first two weeks is needless surplus for straight with four to a flush.2 If you're ask me why, but there's often horse you and the firm. They make you work serious about working at a big firm, I back riding.), Oh, and there's also more than two weeks because, for some think this alone is reason enough to some~ork. ~£you're lucky (and I think crazy reason, they believe in you. They split. I was), the work can actually be quite think you' re going to make a good You can find out whether a firm interesting and useful to the firm, but it lawyer for them one day, and they allows split summers by looking at the will never take ten weeks. You will be want you to come to their firm instead firm's listing on nalpdirectory.com. assigned small discrete assignments, of someone else's. To that end, they There's lots of other useful information often answering a single research limit your exposure to other firms by there as well. Good luck. question. My average assignment making you stay with them. You 1 It may or may not be true that the l>hould probably have taken me a day should not resent the firm for doing firm hopes to give offers to every or two, but instead generally took me a this, since they are paying you summer associate. If you end up at a week, because (i) I'm still learning to do gazillions of dollars just to hang firm that figures out it h_as more go?d legal research, (ii)· as a summer around for the summer. They have associate angling for an offer, I spent a their reason for keeping you there, but See SPLIT, page 7
PAGB· 4 AUGUST 2003 UCLA ScaooL OF ·LAw Putting The '.'O" in OCIP Kate Bushman You do not need to sleep under chat for 20 minutes about Big Ten . importantly, chec~ the name of the_ firm Columnist · · your Career Counselor's desk in a fetal football or backpacking Europe. on the interview schedule on the door. position on a pillow of Martindale · Interview Don't::Do Not Let Yourself After before walking in. There is nothing The On Campus Interviewing Hubbell'sbells and summer feedback forms 3 Jack and Cokes Shine Through worse than asking the hiring partner at Season is nearly upon us. For in order to prepare for OCIP (Beth-I I shudder just thinking about this Sullivan and Cromwell how much most 2Ls, the pressure is on to get am sorry about that and I hope you one. Okay, it should speak for itself. Morning and Lewis is paying their that high-paying summer job to aren't still wierded out; by the way, Anyone will tell you alcohol and associates. That is a sure-fire way to counter-act the incredible debt have you stopped carrying mace?). interviewing don't mix. I have heard make it a very uncomfortable 5-minute you are accumulating. Before you Nor do you need to pitch a tent or mark such horror stories about this particu screening interview. undertake this sycophantic your territ~ry in the OCS office when lar item, but none, of ~ourse, that Interview Do: Get on a Schedule , _expedition through NALP, read you are doing research for interviews/ should be published. lf you see me at Get a good nights' sleep, eat on for a few tips from a 3L who resume drops (again, Beth & the rest of bar review and want to buy me 3 Jack breakfast, give yourself plenty of time will tell it to you like it is, was, OCS, lam REALLY sorry, and I hope and cokes, maybe we can talk about it to get to the interview, yadda yadda and really shouldn't be. the custodial staff was able to remove then. yadda. lf you need more explanation Interview Do: Make Friends with OCS those stains). Give OCS and other Interview Do: Research on this part, call your mom. Or better Beth Moeller is my career counse students the space they need and give Dude, it takes 30 minutes to read yet, call my mom. She's got enough lor, and since she did not have a yourselfsome time away from the job the firm website, their Vault.com info, nagging to go around. mental breakdown last year, it is hunt. and check their NALP form. The time Interview Don't:: Bad Influences confirmed: the woman has infinite Interview Do: Let Yourself Shine Through .will be worth the $2400 / week salary Stay away from the following bad patience. What's weird is all the career This is actually key. lf you act like next summer. influences for at least 24 hours before counselors are \ill very patient, and an anal-retentive asshole in your Interview Don't: Wing it you have interviews/ callbacks: booze, they're all really happy (must be the interview, you will be expected to be an After 5 screening interviews every homemade haircuts, Westwood bars, absence of the 100 hour work week anal-retentive asshole all summer, and firm starts to sound alike. The screen courtyard socials, 3Ls with offers, illicit most lawyers are facing). Ron Grim all of your co-workers will probably be ing interviewers will blend into one drugs, Las Vegas, tattoo parlors, and and Jennifer Perez are also amazing. anal-retentive assholes as well. One faceless aging white male with argyle me. These things guaranteed will fuck Hands down the best people to freak sure way not to get an offer is to put on socks and coffee breath. However, you you up. I know it may seem unfair, but out on (you know, when you don't a fai;ade that you can't deliver the next will regret skipping that 10 minutes of you will get your fill of most of these want your career counselor thinking summer.· Just be yourself. The inter research when you expound on your things during your firm summer you are a total nut-job). viewers see a parade of blow-hards tremendous interest in securities anyway (except for me, of course). Interview Don't: Forget tltat You and OCS and pseudo-intellectuals. They really litigation, only to realize you are are "Just Friends" a~preciate someone who just wants to talking to a labor law firm. More
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Gentle Reader's Guide To Etiquette For· Stu's Views· © 2003 Stu All Rights Reserved www.STUS.com The Mannered, Well-Groomed Barrister Aimee Van duh Built hirsute, he should have his barber clip 44D hc,rirs in the ears and nostrils but never tweeze them (for safety's sake). For a Welcome back to our illustrious blue jowl, there is no answer but to second and third year students. As the shave twice daily. first year students will not be partici Some men look but once daily in pating in the On Campus Interview the mirror,when they shave, and Program, this article may seem super thereby fail to notice certain obvious fluous; however, gentle readers, take · defects (or consider paying them note as SpringSemester is open to first attention effeminate). Among these are year law students. chapped lips, pimples, stained teeth, I am Aimee Van duh Built, your scaly scalp, and tom ragged finger guide to proper 1950's etiquette as you nails. A word to the wise~ proper tackle law school and life. In this cleaning and care is in no way effemi edition, our article will provide tried · nate. Washing daily with.soap and hot and true tips drawn from years of water should clear up many skin research and decades of personal problems. Should they persist, seek the experience. We do hope that our advice of a dermatologist. A proper readers will embrace the following and dental cleaning every three months represent the school as mannered and may be necessary for the smoker or well-groomed future barristers. heavy coffee drinker. Do not underesti For the Gentleman: The appropri mate the impacfof a dinghy smile. ate work suit to be worn-daily for Applying a thin layer of Vaseline at business should avoid distinctive night p,rovides moisture for the lips, "Frank, we're in polite company. patterning, fabrics, cuts and colors, making them smooth and pleasant to unless you have an extensive wardrobe look upon. Promise me you won't tell people of which it is but one, otherwise, you The gentlewoman: The best will appear "sharp." His suit ought to dressed women are those who have a their worth in a wrongful death case." be gray, black, or any toasty brown. sound understanding of style, not Expect to spen
AUGUST 2003 UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW THE DOCKET BarBri inPerspective TotalEclipse of the Heart ElenaGerli each. Mercifully, it's just lecture. I don't Justin Radell · wild Alumna Class of2003 think I could stand it ifl had to put up with Columnist Turn around/EvenJ now and then I get a people's iqiotic questions. little btt helpless and I'm lying like a child Nothing of consequence -i.e., worth Studying is relentless. Right now I'm Have you ever been mistakenly in your arms writing about - happened to me this trying to keep it down to 4-6 hours a day, serenaded through your locked front Turn around/EvenJ now and then I get a summer, at least nothing I can discuss in outside of lecture of course. That includes d.oor by a Guitar-toting girl? I have. I little bit angnJ and I know I've'got to get mixed company, because I mostly just the days I don't have lecture, which allows shall recount the story for you; .. out and cnJ studied for the bar and then took the bar: me a little time to rest and eat meals. I'm There was a frantic knock on my Turn around/EvenJ now and then I get a So alorig with a life, I also lost my sense of also running4 times a week, and my plan door at 2:30 in the morning. Knock little bit terrified but then I see the look in humor, and my ability to put a sentence is to keep doing it all the way through. knock-knock! Some chick screamed your eyes together. But before it all caught up with My friend Jen has advised me to avoid 8 "Jason!" outside my door. I was taken Even though fknew that my name me, I jotted down some of the funnier stuff hours+ of studying per day until after July off-guard because my name is Justin was not Jason, I was kind of flattered from BarBri lectures, and I hope you'll find 4. Gulp. not Jason but, to be fair, I have always by the gesture. I mean, maybe she was them as silly as I did. 3L's, you still have a I found out that imputing unchastity been confused for a Jason. I should not crazy. Maybe she was scared ways to go before you worry about this, to a woman is slander per se. Slander ·also note that it is a somewhat common about being alone. I used to get scared but I hope this article gives you a glimmer being spoken defamation. I don't know occurrence in my nutty, student-filled sometimes too. Plus, this was a fairly of hope that you might yet have some fun. why, but I find that very funny. Yes, yes, apartment complex to have students romantic thing to do - a last-ditch The following are excerpts from my BarBri double standard, sexist society, yadda yelling in themiddle of the night. I effort to get back a guy she had lost. It journal (which I email to friends and family, yadda yadda. Whatever. It's just damn obviously ignored it. was commendable. I glat!ced tlu-ough hence the conversational tone). funny. Of course, my favorite part is that "Jason! I want you back". This the peephole and saw that she was June7,2003 truth is a defense. Hee, hee. There goes proclamation was accompanied by going nuts. I wasn't sure if the strings Ok, as it turns out this whole studying myclaim. another knock-knock-knock on my on her acoustic guitar could handle the for the bar thing is sufficiently painful to I have also discpvered that Real door. Whoever this crazy chick was, chorus. She was a little manic and I warrant sharing. Misery, after all, loves Property is a huge subject, and a major she was right outside my door looking wasn't sure if she was what I was company. Today, Saturday June 7th, is the one, thatl don't get it or remember it, and for someone named Jason. looking for in a relationship. She had last day of the second week of classes. So that (worse!) I just don't give a crap. That, "There is no 'Jason' here," I replied balls though (hopefully not literally) far we have covered all ofTorts, all of Real in turn, means that it could be my downfall (yes, I used air quotes). "I thinkyou and excellent taste in music. That had Property, and today we'll finish all of Con on the bar, so I'm working 6n an attitude have the wrong apartment''. I contin to count for something. Law. We have lecture 5 days a week, and ued, "Are you sure you are lookingfor Turn around bright eyes/F,venJ now and the lectures are approximately 4 hours See BAR, page 10 6D?" then I fall apczrt I heard some guitar chords Turn around bright e11es/F,venJ now and . strummed softly, but I couldn't place then I fall apart the song.. I heard a "G" then a "O" Ring. Ring. The pllone rang at my then a" C#''. It sounded familiar. It · place ~d it ~as iny neighbor'.. i g{iess wasn't "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". . he was studying for the bar and What was it? It was killing me. And needed to get to sleep. Click. I put him Excllusive then she started.singing softly. on hold to answer the other line. It was . Docket Reader Turn around/EvenJ now and then I get a another neighbor threatening to call Discount! little bit lonely and you're never coming the police. I told her to wait a few around minutes and that I would try to r;et her . "Is that what I think it is?" I to stop. Click. I clicked over to the pondered. ·other lirie and told my neighbor that I Turn aroundfEvenJ now and then I get a would take care of it. littie bit tired of listening to the sound of And I need you now tonight my tears And I need y~u more than ever Turn aroundfEvenJ now and then I get a And if you'Uonly hold me tight little bit nervous that the best of all the We'll be holding on forever years have gone by And we'll only be making it right Turn around/EvenJ now and then I get a Because we'll never be wrong together little bit terrified and then I see the look in We can take it to the end of the line your eyes Your love ts like a shadow on me all of the It was. It was "Total Eclipse of the time ·Heart''. I w11s pleased to have recog I pleaded with her through nized the song only a few lines into it. the door to stop playing, but she Turn around bright eyes/F,venJ now and ignored me. I would have ig then Uall apart . nored me too. The best part of Turn around bright eyes/F,venJ now and . the song was coming up. I would then I fall apart have gone out in the hall and The real question was why there ripped ,the guitar out of her was some crazy chick standing outside hands, but I was still unclear as to my door singing this song to a guy what her reaction would be if she named Jason at 2:30 AM. The first saw me. Would she start crying? thing that crept into my mind was, Would she want to hurt me? Due "Should lstop her?" I kind of liked the Discount prices on to this ambiguity, I chose to more than 1,500 law song and she was doing a pretty good remain safely behind my double student items, job with it. I mean, she was no Bonnie bolted door until I could be sure including casebooks, Tyler; but she had a good voice. I that she was not a risk to my ,plUs. FRIEE SHIPPIN(; decided to hear her out. safety. on orders over $99! · Turn around/EvenJ now and then I get a www.Barr sterBooks.com .little bit restless and I dream of something See ECLIPSE, page 11 THE DOCKET UCLA .ScsooL OF LAw. . AUGUST 2003 PAGE 7 Open Letter ofThanks? Journals and Organizations Jim Kawahito ancisummeremployment. Maybeyou .. Your Officially Unofficial Guide to staying late at the library, are looking 3L could even exchange your starched UCLAW Orgs & Journals to pay puffed up dues, and lack button-down shirts for robes and The Docket, a student run and opinions of your own, then skip on to Thanks for the Advice - Yc;m Saved My sandals, and walk the earth wholly independent organization, has somewhere else. We have no dues. We tifeSummer dispensing your existential wisdom taken the time to (cut and paste) the in fact feed you for fre~. We have no cite I want to begin by thanking Mr. upon all who are fortunate enough to following information (from last year) checking. What the hell is a blue book J. D. Henderson for his brilliant, hear. In time you would become in order to provide you with this anyway? We've never even crossed the insightful piece on how to achieve that. Maharishi Henderson complete with indefinite (as opposed to definitive) threshold of the library. The fact that ever- elusive, full-time offer after your instructional videos, seminars, and late guide to things that take a lot of time none of us is employed should not 2L summer. I can't tell you how much night TV ads. but are so much more rewarding than discourage you. We do not have a your article has meant to me and I'm To illustrate how completely lost I any class you'll ever take. Nate: The "candy dish". We buy contributors sure to plenty of other 1 and 2Ls who was until Guru Henderson's cutting Docket asked the various organizations dinner each edition. We try to require sit around each day wondering how in edge article, I am going to expound on to provide an updated blurb. Only that you have a personality. We have the world the·fum that has hired us for several points that I found particularly about 4 did. So if the information is not insisted that itbe "good". If this the summer would ever even consider helpful. erroneous, blame someone else. appeals to you, then get help and join extending us an offer for full-time His advice on being enthusiastic (Disclaimer: the following information us at The Docket. Email us at employment. Advice like "be yourself" was utterly genius. Originally my plan was provided by the individual orgs [email protected]. and "be someone others want to be was to mope around the office all day and journals last year for the most part. Phi Delta Phi around" ·clearly demonstrates your grunting about how I hated law school, The Docket is not responsible for the Phi Delta Phi (PDP) is an interna metaphysical awareness of the inner the legal profession, the attorneys in gross misrepresentations and embel tional legal fraternity dedicated to trappings of_ social interaction. I think the office, and myself. lishments within.) furthering legal ethics. PDP has it is selfish of you to limit yourself to I was guilty of being a "school The Docket chapters all over the U.S., Canada, pontificating solely on matters snob" before reading his piece. I (School of Law Newspaper) Mexico, and Poland. UCLA W PDP concerning summer employment. would routinely ignore people who First (and foremost) is our own provides members with social opportu- Perhaps you should consider offering dear little rag. If you like cite checking advice beyond the realm of law-school See LETTER, page 14 ad infinitum, want the privilege of See ORGS, page 10 Dear Facebook El Centro - Getting Involved Phil Lerch again, my shame is. constant and 2L Kate Bushman informational meetings during the first unrelenting. Perhaps I should explain. 2 weeks of school. Details on these will Like many others' face book entries, my Columnist De·ar.Facebook Production Staff: ., entry gives my actuatname, a.nd then be coming soon. If you have any · . ' Also by Ric Jackson, Tom Elke, Jennifer Iljave J1p;idea who you the . questions or would like to volunteer; are;, gives'mypr~ferrea ~amein parent:he~ ' facebbok doesn't give any sortof Soule, Orly Zelta, Andrea Hunter, and please contact Kate Bushman ses. The face book says that my full first indication as to who created it, and I Silas Shawver Clinic Chairs ([email protected]), Lisa name is Phillip, which it is; however, haven't bothered to research its origins Raffetto ([email protected]), the face book goes on to say that my beyond that. Thus, at this point, I can preferred name is Phill, which is a Are you looking for something or Jennie Kaplan only presume that the face book is bald-faced lie. Never in my life have I more than a case summary or a ([email protected]) for created by some secret sect, working preferred to be called Phill, nor will I hornbook to expose you to the law? more information. feverishly through the night to align ever prefer to be called Phill. Are you finding it difficult to believe . LANDLORD-TENANT CLINIC almost a thousand peoples' passport I do prefer to be called Phil. A few that mens rea or strict liability.are Sick and tired of your landlord? photos with their undergraduate people might think that complaining worth the high-brow classroom Try advocating for the other guy. institutions and recreational interests. about that one little additional letter debate? Would you like exposure to Participants in the Landlord-Tenant Such a daunting task could o~y be isn't worth the time it takes, but those clients now, rather than in three, or Clinic help individuals who have undertaken by a large group of people, people are idiots. Throwing in that one even six years? . disputes with their landlords. The rent and for it to work all of them would measly additional letter is analogous to El Centro Legal is UCLA W's control situation in Santa Monica have to possess wily cunning and throwing in that one measly additional network of volunteer legal aid clinics. makes it very tempting for landlords to slavish devotion, which is why I chromosome: it explains the distinction We provide services to the greater Los evict existing tenants in order to bring suspect that you are a group of between not-retarded and retarded. · Angeles area in many different con in new tenants that pc,1y market price. Freemasons or Ninjas - possibly both. Again, face book people, I have no texts. The time commitment is mini While all kinds of disputes and many But whoever you.are, face book people, -ide~ who you are, but I am going to mal, with volunteers averaging 3-5 communities are handled at the clinic, your anonymity is sad on several assume that you either work for or go · sessions a semester, but the benefits are · the rent control situation often drives levels. to the law school. Because of this close innumerable. The professional skills many of our disputes. First, it is sad because people affiliation with the practices and you will develop include interviewing, Participants in the clinic assist the should take pride in the work that customs of our great American legal advising, and relating to actual clients, staff attorneys at the Legal Aid Foun they've_done. Everybody knows that. tradition, you will probably expect me analyzing real legal problems, and dation of Los Angeles ("LAFLA") · That's why Mr: Ford puts that little to provide some sort of evidence to interacting with attorneys. The located in Santa Monica, with intake blue oval with his name in it on the back up my claims. While being so personal rewards are great as well. El and counseling. Volunteers typically grille of all the cars he turns out, and unwiping to trust people is an obnox Centro provides a place to meet other assist clients with paperwork, listen to the same goes for Mr. Excedrin and his ious personality trait, I will indulge law stuqents, a way to give back to the his/her problems, discuss problems famous headache medicine .. you. To wit, I used google.com to study community, and a chance to under with an attorney, and then cqunsel the Second, and more importantly, it is the differences between people named stand where your personal strengths client on the best course of action. sad because I desperately need to get in Phil and people named Phill. When I and weaknesses lie. Participants have found the clinic very touch with you. You see, facebook entered Phil into the search field, I The following are descriptions of rewarding, as they are able to help less people, you have ruined my life, just as found over a million references to El Centro' s clinics. Each clinic has its fortunate individuals solve real-world surely as if you'd giyen me a massive upstanding individuals in the United own volunteers, leadership, practice legal problems. case of genital herpes. The comparison States and worldwide. Among the area and client base. If you are inter HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION does not work completely: whereas ested in volunteering for any of these genital herpes strikes only now and clinics, please come to one of our See .CENTRO, page .15 See FACE, pase 10 PAGE 8 A9GUST 2003 UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW THE DOCKET OUT HEAD From page 1 From page 2 struggling to understand a partner's weather. say and do, because it could come back That's sweet." WpenI' m wrong, I say . · explanation of his weather derivatives My one last piece of advice is - to haurit you. I should know. Or I'm wrong. practice; after a red-eye, you are a don't be afraid to send your resume to sometimes I don't know ... but that's The girl cmmes in really close and goner. firms who are not interviewing on because I was under the influence'and says hello. She introduces herself, so I I also recommend signing up for campus. Ifyou'rereallyinterested, don'tremember. Butpeoplesuredo introduce myself. She leans into my every frequent flyer program you can. then it will be worth your time to love to talk. Whatever you say or do ear to say something and as she is Most firm's travel services will offer explore a potential match. I ended up will be held against you in the court doing this,"! notice the guys are you a choice of airports and airlines, so deciding between my summer em yard of law school. snickering. What are they laughing at? don't feel shy about asking for your ployer and a firm in Chicago, are firm I I'm going to give you one of my They knew she was hitting on me preferred airline. Trips to the East had only sent my resume. If you give more memorable Bar Review stories. before I did. She said, "I've been in this Coast, which are around 3000 miles them a good, impression of UCLA, they The second or third Bar Review of last bar all night and you' re the first girl «;>ne-way, can really get your account may be likely to start interviewing on year was held at Q's. Q's is large for a I've seen that I would go down on". climbing. Thi$ is a great way to rack campus. It is a situation where bar with an upstairs, two balconies, Jigga what?-?? up the mileage for that post-bar trip. everyone wins. pool tables, and let's not forget, Ms. Pac I thanked the girl for her generous In addition to difficulties I hope my little article has given Man. The ratio of guys to girls is offer and told her I was flattered, but no imposed by travel, researching out of you some_direction in your out-of-town around 3 i:o 1, so it's a personal thank you. You've got to love that a town firms can be tough as well. The pursuits. If you have specific questions . favorite. woman can get away with saying Career Services Office just doesn't have about cities or firms, OCS will be able Towards the beginning of the things a guy would be slapped in the as much information about them to point you in the right direction. So, evening, I was standing around talking face for. So then she asked if she could because they are focused on California. in conclusion, bon voyage and happy to five or six people in my section. This buy me a drink. I pointed out the full In addition, it may be difficult to locate job-hunting. hot blonde girl walks up to our circle glass of wine in my han~. She seemed alumni in the offices you are seeking. I 1 Okay, before you read any and stands in between two of the guys. kind of embarrassed and quickly recommend using the Internet and the further, I am NOT an expert on inter She was hammere~. I'm thinking, excused herself. firm's recruiting offices to answer your viewing. I was just the lame-o on The "Okay, any minute, she is going to See, Bar Review can be fun. It questions when you run into these Docket staff who agreed to write a make her move on one of the guys." might have been more fun if I'd taken sorts of problems. couple articles on the whole process. She just stood there as we all kept the girl up on her offer. Do yourselves Besides researching carefully; I 2 I did this after I did some talking, but ~ot really looking at a favor and explore the wonders of Bar recommend thinking very carefully screening interviews in Chicago. anyone. Suddenly she makes a beeline Review. If nothing else, you'll have about the reasons why I wanted to go When they asked me why I wanted to for me. Now I start thinking, "Oh, she something to talk about the next day, 2 to those places. · Tru~t me, you will be come to Chicago, I told them I was from wants to know if I am with either of the even if it's something as minor as a asked "So why do you want to come to Iowa, and I wanted to get closer to my guys before she m~kes her move. new pick-up line. [insert random city here]?" by almost family. They responded to this with every person you meet. This question blank stares (perhaps because they Advice to 11s will be second only to "So why do you didn't know where Iowa was located). Jared Gordon ':'Vith a bad grade. Also, I would have want to come to [insert random firm I reinforced my answer with "Chicago Alumna, Class of 2003 started writing for The Docket when I name here]?" Chances are, if you are is a great city" and this seemed to was a 11. We all have our own ideas . satisfy them, since this is never a bad interviewing out of town it is for a good 1. I would never have attempted and opinions about things, and The reason, like getting closer to family, answer. to outline anything (not that I ever· Docket is probably the best place to 3 In no way am I telling you to practicing in the best geographic area actually fully outlined a class). And I express them. If more 1 Ls wrote for forwhatyou wantto do, or hating the be dishonest with your interviewers. would never brief a case. I might The Docket, fewer 1Ls would have to *$@! 405, smog; the$%#@ PCH, and oh That is definitely a bad habit to get have taken Lawyering Skills a bit listen to polemic rants about the into. Think about it-the people are yes, the traffic. If you don't ~ow more seriously, and I would have injustice of some random case in their where you want to end up, you need to lawyers, their job is to see through given in to the evil that is their 1 L sections. So write for The Docket! 3 play that carefully. Firms spend a lot bullshit. I am only saying that you writing style. Lawyering Skills can . Do it for yourself, do it for your of money on you during your summer; should have a list of reasons ready for make some people better writers, and section, do it for America! they don't want to see it go out the that particular firm and location some people worse writers. For the 2. Without question, I think window because you decide you really besides the "I need a job and it is a bad people in the latter category, suck it. everyone who plans to practice law job market" answer. can't leave the Souther,:,. California up, and write their way. If you want should take a clinical class. 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summers than spots, there is not much yo_u can do differently, except work until 2 a.m. every night and/ or sabo- . tage your colleagues. I don't recom mend you do either of these things, and lien atkins I doubt they'll win you the job. 2 You get either a better chance at the straight, or else a chance at the Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP straight, a chance at the flush, and a attorneys at law chance at the straight flush (which, in this over-extended metaphor would mean an offer from ~ach firm). If you' re sitting there thinking that it's not a perfect metaphor because four to a flush is actually a better hand than an outside straight, then you're a big dork.
., THE DOCKET UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW AUGUST 2003 PAGE 9 PERFECT SBA From page 2 From page 3 I continued enjoying my coffee. A, top-twenty law school. There are tuition. It definitely will involve few minutes later, the man returned. He members of our first-ever graduating alumni giving- and all of us will came up to my table, almost bowing, and class still practicing law. shortly be alumni. It can also involve silently put a piece of paper on it, smooth 2) Last year UCLA had the highest helpii;lg the admissions office give ing it out with his hands. He gestured that ~ar passage rate of any school in the applicant tours, volunteering with the it was for me. I thanked him and looked state, at93%. This was up from 92% Outreach program, or simply keeping . down at the slightly grubby piece of paper. the year before. Most schools saw an your gum off of the floor so that our It was a $2 Coffee Bean gift certificate. alarming drop. We did not. We don't building stays nice. Most importantly, And just at that moment, the world was expect the results of July's bar exam to and something we seem to be very perfect and kind. be any different. good at, it includes making people feel I kept the gift certificate, of course, provide beer; however we are not just 3) The UCLA Law endowment is 5 welcome and a palt of our community, and this summer every time I seriously about beer. We also run the SBA book times smaller than Boalt' s. Michigan having respect for others and for those thought my life was awful becau~e I had to and outline sales, bar review, has near~y 7 times our endowment. with differing opinions. It involves study for the bar; I took it out ofmy wallet · Barrister's Ball, and the end-of-the-year This corresponds directly to our friendship and civility and a sense of to regain perspective. The moral of the party. We also staff various commit school's youth. civic purpose. So volunteer! This will story is this: no matter if you're a IL and tees, which you will hear .about shortly. Particularly at times of budgetary be an exci~g and rewarding year hei;e · you feel like you're drowning in it all and lL elections will be held soon and crises, older top-twenty schools at UCLA School of Law. you won't make it, or a 2L who has more decisions on committee appointments attempt to lure away UCLA W's top Ed. note: Having served both as my section work than you thought imaginable, qr a 3L will be decided to·o. We can't do it all professors. To preserve the value and representative my first year and also as co who just can't wait to get the hell out of ourselves. We need your help. Please prestige of a UCLA law degree we need chair of the social committee, I'd have to Dodge, please remember how good you volunteer. to do what we can to keep them here say that outside of writing for The Docket, have it and don't be afraid to show a little Finally, considering the recent while at the same time attracting top getting in.valved with the SBA is an kindness. tuition increase; a few points about our students from around the nation and excellent was to give back to the law school [Feel free to email me with comments law school you sliould know: encouraging them to come here. communihJ, and also a way to wield or feedback: [email protected]] 1) We are the nation's youngest Sometimes that involves increasing . extraordinan; amounts of power. ET.IQUETTE From page 5 not the number of suits, dresses or serve the required neat look. The style matching tops and skirts. should be one that stays looking neat Every woman's wardrobe needs at and attractive longest, as hair should least one good wool tailored suit. The never be combed in public. lines should be classic'td allow for its . Lipstick should follow the natural use for five to seven years without contours of the lips and mascara falling victim to the vagaries of fashion. lightly applied only to the upper A minor alteration that can update a lashes. For light eyebrows, a pencil simple suit is the replacement of the rubbed along the reverse of the hair buttons. Tiili; is considerably more growth is appropriate but brows reasonable than purchasing a cheaply should not be drawn. Eye shadow, if make dressmaker suit of the latest too dark, may make you appear tired fashion and color only to replace it by rather than enhancing your looks. the next season. Consider going without and relying High heels are inappropriate. only upon a bit of mascara and Pumps in a d.ark shade furnish a base powder. for the soundness of the suit and the Unwanted hair should be carefully Meeting the needs shoes ought to be sturdy to last. A · removed or bleached, if fine and simple, non-sheer tailored blouse with downy. Unattractive hairlines or too of corporations, a turnover collar is always appropri heavy eyebrows can be permanently financial institutions, ate. corrected through electrolysis. Always Grooming: A well-groomed use a professional to avoid the risk of entertainment and med woman looks neat, clean, fresh, and infection or scarring. Electrolysis may companie1s, real estate well-pressed. This may require a twice also be used for legs and thighs; 1 companie~ , entertai daily shower, fresh underwear and however, this can be quite expensive . 'v\ ti stockings, manicured hands, and and take a great deal of time. Never and entrepr~,neurs~ shined shoes. tweeze the hair, especially about l:he \ for nearly a~~~ntur~ 1 Beauty care ought to become a nose and mouth, as tweezing may regular routine, not just for social make permanent removal impossible activities. Excess hair should.be through injuring the roots. covere~ or removed, feet pedicured and And so, gentle readers, it is my kept soft, knees and elbows lotioned fervent hope that the above recommen and eyebrows neatly kept, though not dations and suggestions will guide obviously plucked. Additionally, a you through not only the upcoming good deodorant is preferable to waves interviews but serve you well through of scent, no matter the expense of the · your years to come as successful perfume. barristers. Hair must be brushed with a firm, All comments are welcome at LOS ANGELES clean brush morning and night. If hair [email protected]. . NEWYORK is fine and hard to manage, it may need *from the 1952AmyVanderbilt's NASHVILLE arranging many times a day to pre- Complete Book ofEtiquette. PAGE 10 AUGUST 2 0 0 3 UCLA SCHOOL OF LAw· THE DOCKET BAR From pag.e 6 change, fast. And I will not panic (yet). or Swedish, and is unfailingly positive. ROSS, .DIXON· t;,. BELL, lLJ? [Authors note: I did have a major attitude He stands up there and shouts, "Look .4:National:Fir111,o/Li#ga1o~· change on Property, as well as Contracts, at this person, they got tl;te law wrong A.Differe11i.Kiild offtn,,._ my nemesis (see below), which was a good in the first sentence! They' re wrong thing because the Performance Test on butthey'reFABULOUS!!!! PASS!!!! On~ampus Interviews day 3 was a combined Property/Contracts They didn't write any facts in this task.] section. PASS!!!" September 1S, 2003. . Speaking of panic, I had my first panic He also told us that he got an email attack last Wednesday, which in fact was after one bar exam where the person s Park Pm~ Suite 1200 · Irvine. Cttifom.ia 92614-8592 the second day of class. I didn't need to asked him if he thought it would ·p (949) 622~2700 have one, but i thought I'd just do a matter that she had accidentally /(949) 622+2739 practice one. If you don't use it, you lose written a closing argu:qient for the it other side. Not a good thing, by the W.~$JWIOTOt4~ l>i~i Ill Jll;VINIP.I $AN VW.Cl() :.LIii CUlC,.GO Lastly, I would like to point out the way. When something is not a good www,rdbl,.w;com. cruelty ofit all: from the first day ofbar· thing to do, he shouts "Good idea? review to the last day of the bar exam is Good idea? They're looking for loi FACE nine and a half weeks. And.the shorthand yers!!" Moral of the story: it's ok to get From page ·7 for how .long the exam lasts is 666 (for the law wrong, but don't advocate for many esteemed Phils out there were three days, each one 6 hours of testing). the other side! So when I'm feelin' reputation, academic performance, and doctors, lawyers, insurance agents, self-esteem. At the same time, face book June 15, 2003 blue, I just yell to myself, they got the bank presidents, tenured professors, My friend Anne and I carpool to bar -law wrong, PASS!!!! [Author's note: people, surely you see that it is-incum and other pillars of their respective review together., and we have the begin this actuallysaved me from freaking bent upon you to do what you can to communities. On the other hand, ning of a parking song. It's sung to the out on the first morning of ·the test, . . prevent this travesty from having even when I entered Phill into the search tune of"Come On Eileen", but because the when my computer crashed as I hit the further-reaching implications: please field, the results I got showed a com-· small parking lot that we hope to .find a "begin" button on ExamSoft, and had fix my name before you issue the 2003- munity of hemp salesmen, graphic 2004 facebook. Also, as long as we're space in is located on a street called Irene, to handwrite that. whole first session.] designers, saxophonists, and other· talking about the upcoming facebook, well, I think you know where this is going. We also ha<;! to do a practice weird flakes and ne' er.:.do-wells. Neither one of us appears to be in the least performance test at home, on the please try to have it ready before Moreover, after I entered Phill, December this time. bit musically inclined, so thus far we start afternoon of the first workshop session. google.com went out of its way to ask Thanks, singing, Come on Irene, and then the rest It was a Contracts problem, and yc;m me - in bright red text, no less - if I Phil is just da-da-da-da. It's possible that may remember that contracts is my meantto search for Phil. Clearly, the Ed note: At least it is only your name that Anne mightbe able to come up with nemesis, ever since first year [author's computer l
From_ page 10 to help clients solve their own prob courtroom experience and helpful advancing the interests of animals environment. WeextE!nda warm lems by helping them write a letter, · feedback from top notch judges and through education and the law. If you welcome to all the new veterans explaining the small claims court, or by attorneys. The time commibnent is have a pet, or care about animals on • beginning their first year, and encour referring them to government agencies minimal (you NEVER have to DO any level, please come meet at any age you to contact us at your earliest where they can get help. The clinic ANYTHING around FINALS); but the informational to see how you can help. opportunity. Visitwww.Iaw.ucla.edu/ runs every other Sunday (except potential for improving your growth as We sponsor a lecture series, analyze ~veterans/ default.hbn. holidayweekertds) from 10 ain-1 pm. an attorney is unmatched. Plus, this is proposed bills in the California El Centro Legal Law students interview clients, gain an one of the only opportunities to WIN legislature, and even provide you with See Article. understanding of the legal problem MONEY, build up your RESUME, and a list of vegetarian and vegan restau Federalist Society with a supervising attorney and gain extensive exposure to HIRING rants. Our common goal is to ensure all The Federalist Society for Law and . ' . decide on what advice or referral to FIRMS all at the same time. Come to the animals fair treabnent under the law. Public Policy Studies is an give. The law students then return and Moot Court meetings and events www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/saldf. organization of students and lawyers relay the advice or referral to the client. during the first 2 weeks of school to The UCLAWVeterans Society interested in the current state of the Don't worry: for the first interview or leammore. The UCLAW Veterans Society is a legal order.,It is founded on the two, we'll pair you up with an experi Christian Legal Society nearly new org. dedicated to serving principles that: the state exists to enced intervie~er. Wehopeour There are Christians at UCLAW ... the needs of veterans at UCLAW. We preserve freedom, the separation of volunteers will come at least once every who love Jesus! Check out CLS to meet .welcome any student veteran/ reserv governmental powers is central to our semester, but you' re welcome to come some of them. We're here to help each ist/ active-duty member of any branch Constitution; and that the province as often as you'd like. Our next clinic is other's faith grow while we tackle law of the US military, as well as any and duty of the Judiciary is to say what August 24, 2003. For more information, school. Our social events take place student interested in serving in the US. the law is, not what it should be. contact Professor Asimow at monthly, our meetings bi-weekly. Info: armed forces. We intend to have Black Law Students Association \ [email protected] email [email protected]. frequentsocial activities, as well as BLSA is a component of a MootCourt Student Animal Legal Defense Fund arrange speakers on issues of interest nationally incorporated organization. One of the largest and most . The SALDF, an affiliate of the to the law school. We will also.actively The recruibnent and admission of popular organizations on campus. A national Animal Legal Defense Fund, provide support to our members to aid · great opportunity to gain amazing \ is committed to protecting the lives and in their transition into the law school -See ORGS, page 14 I
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\ TBB DOCKET UCLA SCHOOL OP LAw AucmsT 2003 PAGB 13 GUIDE From page· 11· If the Thai dessert place, Kamonthai first two bakeries listed below within above under "Vietnamese." If you Santa Monica Bl., a few blocks east of La Ramsong, 5185 Hollywood Bl., (323) 667~ ~bout a year of our family's arrival here don't want to go to Monterey Park or · Cienega in West Hollywood, is a good 2055, across Hollywood is open-it from Russia, and we've been living off the Valley, try Bangkok Supermarket, cleaner that keeps amazingly good closes at 10·-go there and try the little them ever since. 4757 Melrose Ave., 2 blocks east of hours: It's open every day, Mon-Fri un corn-and-coconut pancakes, about the Central European: B & L Gourmet Western, in Hollywood, (323) 662- til midnight, Sat-Sun tm;til 9 pm. size of an old Eisenhower dollar, ,but Pastries, 8556 W. 3rd St. in West 9705, open 9 am to 9 pm. Fun Food etc. Shopping: The San thicker. They're very good, and virtu Hollywood (between Robertson and La Good Cheap Yuppie Food: Trader Gabriel Square shopping mall, a giant ally never seen at Thai restaurants. · Cienega, a block or so from the Beverly Joe's, which you must have heard East Asian complex with restaurants, a Vietnamese: Pho Bae Huynh, 11819 Center), (310) 271-8333. Closes at 6 pm about. It has many locations, but the great supermarket, a Japanese-accented Wilshire Bl. 106B, (310) 477-9379, 1 block weekdays, 5 pm Saturdays, closed one closest to UCLA is at 10850 deparbnent store, and lots more. ·Valley west of Barrington and several blocks Sun4~ys. Fabulous pastries, great National, on the corner of National Bl. & Del Mar in San Gabriel, a few west of the 405; open daily U am to 10 prices-you can get wonderful cakes and Westwood, just south of the 10. blocks north of the 10 Freeway (Del Mar pm. This is an offshoot of another res rangirig from $7 to $15 or so. Anything TJ' s has is probably cheaper exit), about 15 minutes east of Down- · taurant with the same name in Little Try the Chocolate Truffle Cake, the than at the supermarkets, as well as town. Saigon, so it's really quite authentic, Vienna Cheesecake, the Vienna Apricot generally more interesting and often Target Shooting (Pistols and Rifles): cheap, and very tasty; it has both the big Cake, the Nusse Torte (hazelnut tastier. Especially good for cheeses LAX Firing Range, 927 W. Manchester, a bowls of pho itself (usually beef and mousse), the almond cookies, and and similar snacks, beer, and wine. few blocks west of the 405 on Manches noodle soup, a Vietnamese classic), and anything else. The fresh plum tart is (310) 470~1917, open 9 am to 9 pm. ter, about 20 minutes from campus. An a wide variety of other dishes. rve long amazing, but it's only available from Russian Market: See Gastronom, indoor range, mostly for pistols though been upset that there isn'fmuch Vietnam mid-August to mid-October (if for that mentioned above under "Bakeries....:. you can also shoot rifles. You can rent a ese on the Westside, and I'm delighted long). If you need bread for canapes, Russian." If you like pickled herring, gun for $5 and buy ammunition at com that I can finally satisfy my craving. buy a sliced French baguette; French the Latvian pickled herring is fabulous. petitive rates (some ranges charge big Eating Much Less Expensively Than bread usually bores me, but tltis one is Wine: The Wine House, 2311 Cotner markups on ammunition, but this one You'd Think (about $20-$30 a head, but excellent. (between Olympic & Pico, immediately doesn't). Between range fees, gun rent for fabulo~s food) Oh, and the owners' daughter-in to the east of the 405), (310) 479-3731. als, and ammunition, about $20 a per French: Soleil, 1386 Westwood, 310- law is a UCLA Law School graduate, Not as cheap as Trader Joe's, but not son. (310) 568-1515, weekdays 12-10, Sat 441-5384, open Mon-Sat until 10 pm, and was in one of my classes. Small very expensive, a vast selection, and 11-10, Sun 12-6. closed Sun. Very good food and a great world; this was many years after I'd reliable advice. Open Mon-Thu 10-7, Target Shooting (Trap and Skeet): deal at those prices. started shopping there. Fri 10-9, Sat 10-7, Sun 11-6. Triple B, 831 N. Rosemead Bl. (immedi More French: Cafe Bizou, 14016 French: Michel Richard, 310 S. Between Meals ately off the 60 Freeway), South El Monte, Ventura Bl. (east of Hazeltine), Sherman Robertson Blvd. in WestHollywood Bookstores, specialty: (626) 579-5201. Tue-Thu 10-9, Fri 11-5, Oaks, (818) 788-3536, about.fifteen min (between 3rd St. and Burton Way), Cooking: . Cook's Library, 8373 Sat-Sun 8-5. An outdoor range for shoot utes from Westwood north on the 405 (310) _275-570?, open.:rvf~n-S~t untiJ,J0 W. 31;µ St., a !=Ouple blo~ks westof La .. ing at moving clay targets with shotguns. and the east on the 101. The last reserva pm, Sun until 4 pm. Besides Central Cienega in West Hollywood, (323) 655- Between range fees and ammunition, $13 tion duririg the week is 9 pm, Fri-Sat 9:30 European, the other great dessert 3141. Mon 1-5, Tue-Sat 11-6, closed per round of 25 targets. If you need to · pi;n. Deservedly popular; make reserva cuisine is French, and Michel Richard Sun. rent a shotgun, you can do so for $10 per tions a few days in advance. is a wonderful specimen. It's more Movies: Samuel French, 7623 Sunset Bl., day. Still More French: Le Petit Bistro, 631 expensive than B. & L, though no more a couple blocks east of Fairfax in West Please e-mail me with any feedback you N. La Cienega Bl. (a bit north of Melrose), expensive th~ most good French Hollywood, (323) 876-0570. Mon-Fri 10- may have, and especially with good restau- West Hollywood, (310) 289-9797, open bakeries. The best things here are the 6, Sat 10-5, closed Sun. rant tips of your own; I'm at daily until 11 pm and Fri-Sat until mid coffee eclairs, but everything else is Cleaners: Hollyway Cleaners on 8359 [email protected] night or so. Excellent food, fun and bus good, too. Try the chocolate eclairs, the . tling abnosphere. Whatever meat dish mado, and the tarts. Stu's Views © 2002 Stu All Rights Reserved www.stus.com you order-and there are lots of great Russian: Gastronom, 7859 Santa ones, from the lamb chops to the veal Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood, on short ribs to the duck-make sure you the northeast corner of Santa Monica Just be cool. have some of the french fries (pommes and Fairfax, (323) 654-9456, 9 am to 9 Maybe she hasn't frites). Half a block south of the real _pm daily. Russian cuisine is not one of seen America's Melrose Place, a little one-block street the world's finest, but it has its high Most Wanted.· occupied largely by very ritzy furniture points. To begiri with, my mother did galleries, with no aparbnent houses filled write an excellent Russian cookbook with sex-crazed young adults to be seen. called The Art ofRussian Cuisine Southwestern: Authentic Cafe, 7605 (MacMillan), which you must go buy 0 0 Beverly Blvd., between Fairfax & La Brea, right now. And on top of that, the .0 about 20 minutes east of UCLA, (323) Gastronorn Russian Deli has an 0 939-4626, ·open Sun-Thu until 10 pm, Fri- excellent cake called a Smetannik-a Sat until 11 pm. Great food, and a pleas-' sort of honey cake with a tasty icing ant, busy ambiance. that my American-born friends rave Bakeries about. Try also the Napoleon, a Good cakes are the key to a custard layer cake that's in my view fulfilling, meaningful existence, just as much better than the small French supermarket pastries are a sure ticket pastry of that name. to Hell; They liven up big parties, are a must for dinners, and let you have cute Food Stores little sit-down teas for eight to twelve of East Asian Supermarket: See Shun your friends, where you just have tea or Fat, mentioned above under "Dim coffee with two or three desserts-no Sum"; the supermarket in the San cooking, little expense, and you can Gabriel Square shopping mall, men feel like you' re entertaining. Be sure to tioned below under "Fun Food etc. invite me. My mother discovered the Shopping"; and 99 Market, mentioned PAGE 14. · FEBRUµY 2 0 0 3 UCLA ScHOOL oi;: ___!,.Aw THE DOCKET -- BAR ORGS From page 12 From page 12 sold your 1973 Cadillac to X, you can't phrase, which from the context, was blacks into the law school are two of regular social activities, and offer great then sell it to Sharon Stone, even supposed to mean that no one is the the foremost concerns of BLSA. BLSA is opportunities to meet other students though you might have ddne told her heir of the living. Not only was the interested in the admission of persons outside of your section. We may also be that you would. I think that just makes phrase incorrectly cited, but appar who demonstrate an active desire to able to arrange summer internships for good sense, don't you? ently, after much effort, the professor contribute to the Black Community. interested members at a_prestigious When we got to page 5 (out of 79) was able to approximate its meaning to Each year, BLSA works to create a domestic Chinese law firm in Beijing. of the lecture handout, he said the "I'll be a dirty bird." Some people supportive environment for our No special knowledge is required, but people who are good at math can know way too much Latin: members, to encourage academic foreign language skills are very useful. figure out how far we got, and "hell, if We also learned that research into success, and to serve as an The amount of time required to partici you're not good at math, we're about whether or n~t souls exist is a legiti intermediary to the pate varies, but should be no more than half way done!" mate charitable purpose. However, the Asian Pacific Islander Law Students a few hours per week. For more Community Property NY Institute for Psychic Research, after Association information e-mail us at Qur CP lecturer was a dignified blowing a trust in the amount of APILSA was formed in the wake of [email protected]. older gentlem.µ,., who was quite nice $250,000, could not find any evidence the Civil Rights Movement and in Journal of Law &Technology (JOLT) and pleasant to listen to. But my of the existence of the soul. They did response to the need for greater Asian LikealljoumalsatUCLAW,JOLTis favorite was when he said, in reference find that for some, death is a release. and Pacific Islander representation in run by students. Students_solicit articles, to a wrinkle in a rule that we all had to Duh. He told us not to bother memo the legal profession. APILSA has select .which articles to publish, edit the learn in law school, that we needn't rizing the list of recognized charitable grown to be the largest and one of the articles, work with the authors, and ask him about it during the break. purpi (purposes). most active student-run organizations publish the final product on the Internet. Specifically, his answer to the inevi Professional ResponsibilihJ in the law school. APILSA fosters the Each of these stages of the publication table question, "BJit professor, what Don't steal from your client, don't importance of the study of law and the process requires the involvement of about the different rule between 1984 rape your client, don't kill your client. responsibility of Asian Pacific Island- UCLAW students. Students need not and 1987?" was "Listen up, you Yep. They actually tell us that. . ers to pursue its practice in order to have a technical background in order to suckbutt, you don't need to know that Mnemonic devise for PR duties: address the legal and political needs of contribute to JOLT. Many students join for the bar". I about fell off my chair Clients Like Feisty Counsel; Courts Feel Asian Pacific Islander Communities. in order to learn about technology as well laughing.. I was really hoping he'd use Differently. Another way to remember Members enjoy many benefits, includ as basic legal research skills, which come the word again during the lecture, but this is, Clinton and Lewinsky Fondle ing: academic support, meaningful in . handy for the_ Law Review sadly it was a one time thing. Covertly; Congress Feigns Disgust. I opportunities to serve the API commu Competition in the spring. Articles we Trusts have to admit, I remember the latter nity at school and beyond, social publish include traditional scholarly The Wills & Trusts lectures were much more easily. . interaction, and moral support. articles, student notes, practical advice, painfully boring. You'd think that Lawyers have a duty of loyalty to Interested students should e~mail "heads-ups" from attorneys riding the with the topic of what to do with your their clients (the L from Lewinsky). Jenny Ahn at cutting edge, and links to other sites on money when you kick it, we were Think of a loyal lawyer being a lot.like ahnj~@2004. Jaw. ucla.edu. Our commit the World Wide Web that are tackling . ' ' .; bound to have colorful hypos of a dog. Those of us who have cats will tees include academics, alumni, similar issues. In fact all students who gruesome or absurd deaths, or at least just have to learn the rule. admissions, community outreach, join JOLT get a chance to have a short juicy tales of families tearing each Also, it seems that California faculty diversity, social/ programming, note published on the site in the sprip.g other's hair out to get to grandmaw' s overall lets lawyers do pretty much and fundraising. (looks great on resumes). JOLT knows brooch, or something. Sadly, they were whatever they heck they want (except JOURNALS how busy the first year is, and. times the driest couple of lectures ever. There steal from, rape, and kill the clients) as Pacific Basin Law Journal assignments to keep from interfering were, however, a couple of little tidbits long as it's in writing. The American · PBLJ, published twice per year, with class work. JOLT is also generally worth retelling. Bar Association says that attorney fees focuses on the legal implications of active in the UCLAW community. This There is a Latin phrase meaning should be "reasonable" under the developments in trade, investment, and year we will be running our first that no one is the heir of the living (in totality of the circumstances. Califor intergovernmental relations among · symposium on law and technology other words, you don't have heirs until nia says fees simply should not be countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. issues. We also run a large job fair in the you actually die). I don't know what "unconscionably high". · Our latest volume included arti~les spring to help find jobs for students the phrase is, mercifully at UCLA they Oh, and one more thing! No concerning Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and interested in working in law and are practical enough not to teach us a chicanery (my favorite word ever!), China. Participation in the PBLJ is technology. For more information go to: lot ofsilly Latin phrases that no one which means trickery, especially by excellent preparation for .. writing on to www.lawtechjournal.com uses anymore. However, in some lawyers artd politicians. ;o) . Law Review or s~ply to h?ne editing Asian Pacific American Law Journal schools they do tea~h the phrase. [Feel free to email me with com and writing skills. We are a small The APALJ is one ofthe_ first Once, our lecturer was grading an ments or feedback: group with plenty of opportunity for exam and the student used a Latin [email protected]] responsibility and advancement, have .See ORGS~ page 15 LETTER ADVICE From page 7 From page 8 attended lower ranked schools; people certain time, I always assume that the bare ass cheeks against the window of so take advantage of them. The I considered the filthy proletariat of deadline is flexible and thus take the the office while yelling_"who wants to clinicals are a great antidote to 3L legal education. Any interaction I had liberty of turning it.in several years see Smiley." burnout. I strongly recommend the trial with them was followed with a later. Thank you for your wisdom Guru. advocacy clinicals for anyone who contemptuous sigh and gratuitous use Finally, I have taken the liberty of Without your guidance many summer wants to be a litigator. My experience of the word "peasant." On the other extracting several principles from the associates may have found themselves with real clients in the year-long Trial hand, anyone who attended Yale or articlethatlfeelGuruJ.D. would in that UNTHINKABLE, HORRIBLE Ad clinical reaffirmed for me why I · Harvard was like a solar eclipse to me. probably agree with. I will no longer · place of not having a job·lined up for wanted to be an attorney. Clinicals I carried a mirror in my pocket so that use the partner's desk as my ow~ after graduation. J.D. Henderson, you help you remember that laws and cases my eyes would not gaze directly upon personal urinal. I will no longer make truly are a beacon of light in this cruel, are just tools, and your job is ultimately them. lewd gestures toward the significant dark world. about helping your client. Ed Note: Jared The whole thing about being on others of employees at the firm when I · Ed. Note: Gazillions of dollars are spent on complained that he lacked time for school time was completely foreign to me. am drunk out of my tits at the summer "haw to" books _that are really just with a real client; however, Ifound ''faux" Normally when something is due at a functions. I will no longer press my common sense .. clients more exhausting and frustrating. TBB DOCKET UCLA SCHOOL oP LAw AUGUST 2 0 0 3 PAGE 15 CENTRO From page 7 CLINIC .. Volunteers meet directly with clients discrimination, workers' comp, Volunteers at all times are super The Homelessness Prevention s·eeking legal help. We will train you unemployment insurance, arid harass vised by attorneys as well as accompa Clinic ("HPC") organizes UCLAW on the interviewing process and how ment and firing of workers involved in nied by more experienced superyising students to volunteer at various to identify areas where a client may organizing unions. volunteers. You do not need any prior homeless shelters throughout Los need legal assistance. Volunteers will The clinics take place in a variety · experience,,,, with bankruptcy counsel- Angeles and Santa Monica. Volun also learn how to assist clients as well of locations throughout Los Angeles, so ing in order to volunteer with this teers, under the supervision of the as develop relationships with the it's always fun to get away from the clinic. No matter what legal ambitions Public Counsel Law Center, help various attorneys at HALSA. campus with other students to use our you may have, the clinic provides a clients with such wide-ranging issues HALSA is a wonderful opportu energy and legal skills in a productive practical introduction to the ins and as dealing with outstanding warrants, nity for students to learn how to way. And if you speak Spanish, you outs of Chapter 11. · receiving government benefits, and consult with clients in a compassion will get plenty of practice. Besides, the JUVENILE HALL handling probation and parole issues. ate, efficient, culturally-sensitive clinical work, the WJP is a great Are you seeking legal counseling HPC gi~es students the opportu environment and serves to remind organization to join in order to support experience? Looking to enhance your nity not only to volunteer in their volunteers how rewarding the law worker justice issues in general, interviewing skills? Want exposure to community but also gain exposure to may be. HALSA will begin offering its including solidarity work withstriking the criminal justice system? Feel like the practical problems of homelessness services at the start of the Spring and organizing workers in Southern you can relate to youth having diffi and the legal questions associated with semester, so please contact us if you California, joining forces with workers culty with the law? This clinic is the it. Not only will volunteers provide are interested or have questions. on campus, and organizing events that place for you. Your clients are youth valuable legal advice to clients, but WORKER JUSTICE PROJECT will bring attention to worker justice dealing head on with tl1e complex they will also ~ain invaluable experi The Worker Justice Project (WJP) is issues at the law school. machinery of the criminal justice ence with aspects of the law often dedicated to helping law students BANKRUPTCY system. This clinic allows for extensive overlooked in an academic environ become integrated in organizations Anyone who has had financial direct work with your clients, provid ment. that serve under-represented workers difficulties can understand how ing the opportunity to assist in current HALSA in the most difficult jobs in our city important advice and support are in problems as well as advise clients on The HIV & AIDS Legal Services including garment workers, domestic dealing with money issues. The how to prevent future issues. Alliance ("HALSA") is a non-profit workers, day laborers, construction Bankruptcy clinic works to provide Public Counsel provides extensive organization providi1,1g high-quality workers, and others. ,We partner with solid legal advice for those confronting training to all those who volunteer. legal services to individuals living the Legal Aid Found.ation of Los the realities of financial insolvency. The clinic takes place at Juvenile Hall, with HIV and AIDS in the greater Los Angeles (LAFLA) and BetTzedek This clinic exposes volunteers to a exposing budding lawyers to the end Angeles area. The clinic offers legal Legal Services in order to do case work variety of counseling skills dealing product of the criminal justice system. assistance in areas such as public and intake at their free worker rights with financial problems. Not only do Volunteers with a background in youtl1 benefits, immigration, civil rights, clinics. We have worked on a variety volunteers explain the rights held by and law issues are encouraged to employment law, tax law, healthcare, of problems including minimum wage the-clients, but also the consequences of · apply, although no experience is insurance, housing, and finances. violations, over-time violations, such a large financial decision. required. ORGS From page 14 student-run publications in the leading academics, leaders, and JINEL enjoys a great deal of attention between). Since the journal is entirely country devoted to the study of com practitioners from around the country. from professors and scholars student run, there are numerous plex legal and societal issues facing JILF A offers unparalleled opportunities nationwide and is one of the fastest opportunities for 1Ls-3Ls ranging from South Asian, Southeast Asian, East to get involved in activities that will growing journals a~ UCLAW. Although cite-checking (good experience for Asian, and Pacific Islander communi truly supplement your UCLAW JINEL' s geographical focus is on the lawyering skills and the real world) to ties within the United States. Since its experience with "outside the class Muslim and non-Muslim societies of board editorial positions. In addition to first publication in.1994, APALJ has room" interaction. We offer workshops the Near East, the journal is perfect for learning a little about both contributed significantly to the grow leading up to our production test to anyone with a scientific or critical eye environmental law and how a law ing discourse in Asian Pacific Ameri properly prepare applicants. Second to the law. By discussing various journal runs, students participating in can jurisprudence. We invite all UCLA and third-year members may apply for · theoretical and practical difficulties JELP will have plenty of opportunities law students -1Ls through 3Ls - to positions on our board and will be with Islamic law in comparative to get to know fellow students from aiI participate in ~is year's production. In responsible for selecting articles, perspective, JINEL addresses basic years. As an environmental journal, addition to gaining valuable experi preparing the journal for publication, questions about the origins and JELP has a unique "responsibility" to ence in legal research and writing, organizing events, and more! Keep a legitimacy of law as an organizing enjoy the world outside of UCLAW: APALJ members will have the opportu look out for our first meeting. E-mail: force in society. We are currently hiking in nearby mountains, backyard nity to contribute sµbstantively to the jilfa@orgs. law. ucla.edu. - seeking 1Ls or advanced students who barbecues, or dining at local ' editorial process Women's Law Journal are interested participating in the restaurants ... And the best part: all this Journal of International Law and The UCLA Women's Law Journal editorial process. New recruits will could be yours for a mere 15-20 hours Foreign Affairs was one of the first journals in the have the opportunity to take on more of work per semester and a brief JILF A is the largest journal at the country to address issues of gender, ~esponsibilities in future terms, as well production test. Hope you'll join us!
UCLAW. We focus on contemporary race and sexual orientation, and · as the.opportunity to work with an Stu's Views a:, 2D02 Stu All Rights Reserved www.stus.com international legal issues, publishing a remains one of the top journals in the ethnically diverse and culturally journal with contributions from legal field. This past year, the WLJ diverse staff. Positions normally fill scholars, practitioners, political sponsored a symposium on the effects quickly. Please apply to leaders, and many others. Moreover, of Title IX on college athletics. There [email protected]. JILFA brings an interdisciplinary are numerous opportunities for student Journal of Environmental Law and · perspective to the international legal involvement with .the journal. Watch Policy agenda. In addition to publishing two for announcements of our upcoming JELP is UCLA's premier (and only) issues a year, we host an annual organizational meeting. environmental law journal. Publishing symposium at the law school. The Journal of Islamic & Near Eastern Law once each semester, recent articles JILFA Symposium for 2003 was on the JINEL is the first law journal of 1.ts ranged from conservation to the Counselor! Kindly International Criminal Court and drew kind in the United States. Therefore, Constitution (and anything in refer to it as "murder," IlQt "thinning out the herd." , PAGE 16 AUGUST 2003 UCLA ScaooL OF LAw THE DOCKET Classifieds
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