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Vol. ill No. 2 ALL THE NEWS WE CAN FIND DECEMBER 1985 Pryor, Cashman and Flynn To Recruit
By Bob Goldman don't get in touch with him unless there's students who had sent them resumes, ticipate in the placement office's resume Richard Flynn's lawfum-Ptyor, Cash a clear directive from Dean Simon." and said that the resumes were receiv referral service. Last year, 79-students man, Sherman and Flynn-will actively Dean Fishman said Pryor, Cashman ed "too late" for consideration, Berman submitted 650 resumes .... recruit on campus next fall according to recently interviewed two NYLS students said. Dean of Students]oan Fishman for positions open next fall. adding that When McCann was told that Pryor, Flynn is the president of the Alumni the firm ls no longer interviewing Cashman will be interviewing on campus Association and a member of the Board students for next year. next fall, she said, "I think that's great. of Trustees. He is a named partner at Meri McCann and David Berman, the But I think I've heard this before so I Pryor, Cashman, and serves as chair writers of last month's Viewpoint col wouldn't hold my breath. They are man of the New York State Power umn, said last year they saw an adver presently not interviewing on campus, Authority. tisement at the NYU placement office for as they do at other schools. I hope he Dean Fishman said Pryor, Cashman Flynn's firm for a salary which started at (Flynn) is serious. But his past perfor expected to receive resumes through $800 a week. mance suggests he's just trying to save the placement office this fall. But the Berman said he returned to NYLS and face and keep his position on the board placement office did not send student did not see a comparable ad placed on and as president of the Alumni resumes to Flynn's firm. the bulletin board. After he spoke to Association." Dean Fishman said, ''This appears to Dean Simon and Suzanne Baer, director Dean Fishman said the firm's new be a miscommunication between Pryor, of the placement office, Berman and policy shows that the Simon administra Cashman, Sherman and Flynn and New other students sent a petition to Flynn tion is "committed to increasing the on York Law School. It was not clear that it demanding that the situation be chang campus recruitment program." Fifty-two (sending the resumes) was an on-going ed. Last April, prior to graduation. Dean firms, including governmental-agencies process." Simon made a formal announcement and the Law School Recruiting Group, Kukla Broekman. associate director of that Flynn's firm was hiring at that time, whlch represents 11 fitms, recruit on cam the placement office, said, "Because he and student resumes were sent to the pus at NYLS, according to a placement (Flynn) is a trustee, all contact with him is placement office. In July, however, office spokesperson. handJed through the dean's office. We Pryor, Cashman sent letters back to Broekman said Ji-employers par- Alumni President Rynn
Fishman said preliminary results of an Miner: Criticize the Courts employment survey sent to last year's graduating class "looks good" and that by Joanne Ze"os duct "speaks to a duty on the part of one. His father graduated from New the figures will be released in the spring A NYLS alumnus, who was recently lawyers to identify and discuss incorrect York Law School in 1926. "Through semester. appointed by President Reagan to the actions by the courts." him," be said, "l feel that I have been When Fishman was asked whether Second Circuit, strongly supported Ed The duty to criticize should be limited associated with the school since its very the placement office should place mund Meese's right to criticize the to the requirement that the criticism be inception. restrictions on the number of resumes it Supreme Court, at an annual alumni to impelled by a good-faith desire for im Judge Miner's familial affiliation sends to law firms, she said, "You can't dinner, held at the Hotel Pierre. provement in the law and the legal with the law school will continue-his tell a Jaw firm what to do. It is a process Judge Roger J. Miner said that system, Miner said. son, Ralph commences his studies here of getting to a point most favorable to "When the Attorney "General of the While lawyers have a duty to criticize next fall. us. Firms are presently looking at ways United States publicly criticizes certain the court, Miner said it is "unseemly for to cut back on their process of recruit decisions of the Supreme Court, as he justices of the Supreme Court to engage ment. Ultimately, our goal is to get the has done in recent months, be is acting in public argument with the attorney SBA fiefs Tough firms not to put restrictions on us-but it in the highest traditions of the legal pro general or any other lawyer for the pur by Joanne Zenos takes time to get to that point. fession.'' pose of defending the position of the The S.B.A's get-tough policy on at Continued on page 2 Judge Miner, who was given the court on one issue or another." tendance has paid off, said student coun Alumni Association's Outstanding Miner said that criticism from the cil president Carol Morokoff. Alumnus Award, compared Meese's bench detracts from the dignity of the Morokoff, president of the S.B.A., criticism of the supreme Court to court; reduces the court's image of said "If you don't have time for the Abraham Lincoln's attacks on the openmindedness necessary for proper senate, you should't join-it should not Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision. performance, and discourages that be a resume filler." Inside Miner quoted Lincoln's defense of which the court should encourage and Morokoff said the S.B.A. has Ares & Elltenahuaent his reaction to the Dred Scott decision, protect. scheduled five meeting each semester. PuUoat Seedon which made it illegal for a fugitive slave "At two or three meetings I presided to escape to a ''Free State." Lincoln Rebuttal from the bench is not a pro over last semester, I distinctly remember Plaeeaaent Page 5 said, "We know the court that made it per judicial function. The judiciary throwing out a senator or two at each (the Dred Scott decision) bas often over should assure the bar that ·critical com meeting for excessive absences. This year 0111eless Page 8 ruled its own decisions, and we shall do ment of all kinds are welcomed. is much different. I'm very proud of our what we can to have it overrule this Judge Miner said "there is a fi~t two meetings-nearly everyone decision. noticeable reluctance among lawyers to showed up. I think this senate is taking £orreedoa "Lincoln was a great lawyer who well criticize judge-made law, specific deci its responsibilities seriously and I think Meri McC-ann co-authored last understood the public responsibility of sions or individual judges." He said that's great!' the bar," Judge Miner said, adding that onth's "Viewpoint" column in The Lhat the reason for this reluctance to Morokoff explained that the S.B.A. eporter entitled, "Placement-An In- "Informed criticism of the courts and criticize the court is the fear that such amended the student constitution to stitutional Problem." its decisions is not merely a right but an criticism would result in disciplinary ac stipulate that more than two absences ethical obligation imposed on every McCann co-authoredthe column with tion or antagonism between the coun per-senator each semester would subject David Berman. member of the bar." and the advocate. the senator to discipline. We regret the oversight. Judge Miner said the preamble of the Judge Miner described his affiliation "The executive board firmly believes new Model Rules of Professional Con- with the schoor as a long and happy Conwme.d we show we have quality students ble for students to throw up their hands Placement beyond the top level of the class," S.B.A.. and quit just because enthusiasm is not Continued from page 1 Fishman said. Continued from page 1 overwhelming. She said, "Even if no one "We can't send them all of our She added that the job development all senators must have the right to vote as at all was particularly concerned with students. We can send them selected program, begun this fall, is aimed at they wish and to influence S.B.A. ac that the S.B.A. was doing-and I increasing job opportunities for all tions. But we need the attendance and guarantee you, that's not true-that students by finding a student that participation at the meetings. We can't does not mean we shouldn't try. meets the need of a Jaw firm, which is have absentee senators. We just can't "The administration probably does usually a medium-sized law firm. allow an individual to proxy his or her notice the apparent student apathy The S.B.A. established a placement way through the semester," Morokoff how else could tuition have gone up 26 committee at its October 28th meeting. said. percent in the last two years," she said, Carol Morokoff, president of the Morokoff noted that while the goal of adding that the adminstration must also S.B.A, said "The purpose of the com lowering tuition has about the same feel the frustration in trying to en mittee is to investigate the allegations likelihood of success as changing the courage student participation on com made (in last month's Viewpoint col world-she intends to seek out useful mittees without getting a huge response. umn), and, while recognizing that im projects to benefit students." I'm open The S.B.A. bas started a newsletter as provements can always be made in an to any ideas as to what we can do to a means to make students more aware of office, offer positive suggestions for make the school more worthwhile," she what goes on at students government students. One of our goals is to build advancing the percentage of students said. meetings. The class senators are respon up a relationship with a firm in which with jobs at graduation." Morokoff said it would be irresponsi- sible for passing out the newsletter to their constituents. The S.B.A. newsletter can also be found in the student lounge and on the events board outside Gil's. This article, written by Joanne Zervos, is based on on interview of Carol Morokoff by Chris Butchho. THE SPORTING CLUB DECEMBER Assoeladon of LINEUP New York's most exciting sports bar & re.staura,u! Internadonal Law Students The Association of International Law JETS MONDAY NIGHT students is a student organization Sunday 8th Buffalo 1:00 .FOOTBALL established to provide a supportive en Saturday 14th Chicago 12:30 2nd Chicago vs. Miami vironment to intemationaJ students and Sunday 22nd Ocveland I 00 91h LA. Rams vs. San.Francisco those interested in the international GIANTS 16th New England vs. Mianu community and international law. 23rd Raiders vs. Rams Membership is open to the entire New Sunday 1st Clt.weland 1:00 York Law School student body. Sunday 8th Houston 4:00 Sunday lSlh Dalla.,; 1:00 NFL KEY GAMES As a group, we feel a shared purpose Saturday 21sa Pinsburgh 12:30 in the investigation into other legal Thursday 51b systems in search of a better understan Plru.burgh vs. San Diego 8:00 ding of the function of law in the social Sunday 81h and international community process. Dallas vs Cinncinaru 1:00 Events will include a series of panel Dclroll vs. New England I :00 Washmgtonvs.Philadelphia I :00 discussions entitled "Conflicts in R&Jdcrs vs. Denver 4:00 Crises." Proposed panel subjects are COLLEGE BASKETBALL Sunday 15th Apartheid, the Ehiopian Aid Fiasco, Seattle vs. Raiders 4:00 Misconceptions of Rastafai, and Legit December 6 - 7 suodAY 22nd macy in Central America. RANGERS KEY GAMES Carrier Classic Dallas vs.Sanfrancisco4:00 Our office is located io Room 104 in Syracu.c;c, LaSalle, Navy, Ohio the Student Lounge. Please feel free to Saturday 71h Phibdelplua Lapchick TQumament NFL PLAYOFFS drop by or call the Association at Sunday 8th Phllad~lph11 St. John's, C.Olumb1a, fDU, Hofstraal• SUNDAY 29Tif ?I 431-2349. S:aturday 141 h Boston • Ar-C FIRST ROUND Wednesday llllh Buffa! December 14 ~,-. NfC FIRST ROUND fnday 20th L.Jandch St. John's a1 UQ.A NYLS SINKS Sarurday 21st Islanders Sponsored by Rolling Rock Thursday 26th Buffalo December 21 Free mugs & T-shirts FORDHAM Syracuse vs_ St. Bonnavenll.lre By David Y. Hom KNICKS KEY GAMES [n a spectacu.lar last minute holding Thursday Sth 7:30 Milwaukee COLLEGE BOWLS action, NYLS defeated Fordham Law Thursday 12th 7;30 New Jersey 141h Cahfor• Bowl School, 64-63, in the season opener Tuesday 17th 8:00 LA. Lalcers Bowling Green vs FrClino State JOIN us~ !ISi Chem' Bowl December 3. NYLS was five points up in Thursday 26th 8:30 Chicago Syracuse vs. Maryland the last minute when Fordham hit two Monday 30th 7.30 New JeJSCy 21 st I ndcpendcncc Bowl NEJi~AR~ Minn vs. Clemson DAY shots from the outside. But NYLS held 22nJ I loliday Bowl Fordham in the first game the team ever Antona Slate vs. AJkans.u BRUNCH. HAPPY PLENTY OF FREE 271h liberty Bowl played in the Lawyers Athletic League. PARKING Loui / Closses cerl:o.1nl The New York Law School REPORTER MANAGING BOARD BUNll FROMAR1Z, GLEN GENTILE. BOB GOLDMAN, JOANNE ZERVOS STAFF CHRIS BUTCHKO, KENNY FR/EDSON, MR. MINGLES, BRIAN McCARTHY, DIANNE PINE, ELLEN ROSNER, HART. WALTMAN CONTRIBUTORS N.D. ANON, DAVID HOM THE REPORTER is publtsbed by and for the students. faculty. staff and alumni of the New Yolk Law -.chool. THE REPORTER mvit~ mterested parties to submit column,. letters. articles. criucbms or suggestmns 10: The Managing Board, TH£ REPOKTER, 51 Worth Street, Room C-102, New York. N. Y 10003 Telephone: 1212) 431-!l I7. THE REPORTER, which is published periodically during the academic year, h~ an opinion column enutled • \1/EWPOll'ff · Persons interested in submmmg a wriuen opinion for this column ,hould label it .., IEWPOINT .. and submit it to THE REPORTER. THE REPOKTER reserves the right to edit all material accep!Cd for publication. Although THE REPOIUF.R smves tor a policy of respo!l£Jble adveni>ing. we do EDITORIAL: not vouch for the accuracy ofour advemsemems Knock Attendenee Rel)Uirement Entire contents © THE REPORTER. All rights of republication n:~rved. Jimmy Durante, the famed comedian, report to the registrar's office or refuse once said, "Don't put no restrictions on them seats in classes if they've missed 'da people. Leave 'em 'da hell alone." more than ten-percent of their classes. When it comes to class attendance, New Other area-law schools, including EDITIORAL: York Law School has not heeded Columbia, Cardozo and Brooklyn have Durante's strong advice. a master sheet, at the end of a semester, The A.B.A. directed that all law which they send to the A.B.A. the sheet No Peaee At Paee: schools make their students attend 90 has the names of all of the enrolled percent of their classes to be eligible to students on it, and it asserts that the A Question of Obsenity take final examinations. We think the named students have complied with at A.B.A. 's position is unwise. To our It's too bad the First Amendement ficials responsible for shutting down the tendance requirements. knowledge, there have been no studies only prohibits governmental in Pace Press should hang their head in These schools implicitly recognize which show that class attendance is terference with the press. Sometimes, shame. Perhaps seeing sexually explicit the unfairness of the A.B.A. directive, directly related to final grades. But even private institutions can do a lot more to language in print is offensive to some. and merely pay lip service to it. NYLS, if there were studies which indicate that destroy a free press than even the But there's a greater principle working on the other hand, puts teeth behind the Reagan administration. Take the case here-the right to free expression of there is, indeed a correlation between A.B.A. 's policy by forcing all students class attendance and grades, class atten of Pace University which is just a few ideas. And where else are students to to sign a statement which says, in effect, dance should be left up to the individual blocks from here. learn respect for the U.S. Constitution that they have not missed more than student. It is a matter of personal Last week, the editor-in-chief of the and the values it embodies than in the ten-percent of their classes. choice-and there is no reason for the Pace Press, a weekly-student news educational halls of this country? The 90 percent attendance require A.B.A. publication of Pace University, resigned Private higher-educational institu or NYLS to dictate to us, under ment is no solution. Why can't we mere the benign guise of paternalism, how because of a stir over an article which tions, like Pace Universtiy and New ly pay lip service to a policy which, at we, as individuals, should conduct our appeared in his November 14th issue. York Law School, exist because of the present, treats students unequally, and affairs. The story was about AIDS and about freedoms guaranteed us by the Con denies them the free-choice to take mat NYLS adopted the A.B.A. 's position how following cenain 5ex guidelines can stitution. Remember-in the Soviet ters into their own hands? If the Simon as a matter of policy. The school has minimize the risk of contracting the Union, Big Brother runs the colleges. administration reversed its policy on the put teeth behind the directive. The fatal disease. But instead of using We think it is the height of hypocrisy class attendance issue, students would result is an inequality of treatment for precise anatomical nomenclature to for an institution which exists by the be able to breathe more freely and easily. describe the various sexual acts, the graces of the Constitution to flout its students. Most professors do not take Students would no longer fall asleep in author used everyday slang expressions provisions. attendance and do not regularly enforce classes because only those students who the A.B.A.'s restrictions. But there are which he felt would "facilitate making We know from experience that the are interested would attend. a few professors who make students unmistakably clear information of Supreme Court bas abridged constitu substantial import having the potential tional guarantees in educational set to mean the difference of life and tings. Recall the recent decision in New death." Some people, however, in Jersey v. T. L. 0. The Court held that cluding the Chancellor of the Universi searches of students need not be sup Dome is Where ty, found the story "offensive." ported by probable cause to believe the So, the faculty publications commit student has committed a crime or viola tee, the division of the faculty council tion of schools rules. The Dead Is which oversees student publications, We feel it is time the court recognized The Student Bar Association formally that other area law schools, including decided apparently in concert with that students of both public and private proposed that library hours for the main Columbia, Cardozo, Brooklyn and New school administrators, that the ap schools, are people too and entitled to library be extended Sunday through Fri York University, keep their libraries propriate remedy would be the removal contstilutional protections. Perhaps day. An extension of hours would bene open until 11 :30 Sunday through of the editor-in-chief and the suspension then, travesties like the one at Pace last fit all students. Friday. of the newspaper until such lime as the week will be avoided. At present, the main library is open We strongly support the Graifma newspaper's staff could elect a new If you feel, as we do that the actions from 8:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. Monday Morokoff proposal. We urge the pro editor-who would have to be approved taken against the Pace Press pose a through Thursday; 8:30 a.m. until 10 posal be enacted immediately. Why wait by the faculty committee. Present and serious threat to the preservation of our p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. for the spring semester when we have past editors of the Pace Press have ex constitutional heritage, let your voice be Saturday and Sunday. The S.8.A. pro• final exams coming up? We also urge pressed fear that the.,;e administrative heard. Address your comments to: poses that closing hours be extended to the administration to keep the student actions could lead to prior restraint of midnight Sunday through Friday, and lounge open 24-hours a day during the articles deemed unacceptable by ,;chool Dr. Edward J. Mortola ask,; that the new policy be implemented exam-period so that our weary and hard officials once the paper is reactivated. Chancellor, Pace University in the spring semester. working students don't have to trudge We feel that, notwithstanding the in I Pace PIM.a The S.B.A. proposal, written by home through the snow, carrying tons of applicability of First Amendment New York, New York S.B.A. Senator Brian Graiman. and law books. Instead, they'll know they guarantees in private settings, the of- or write to us at the Reporter. S.B.A. President Carol Morokoff, notes have a home at NYLS. The New York Law School Reporter's ARTS and EN7.l'ERT ~NT DECEMBER 1985 ©NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL REPORTER PAGEB11 ONE HANS DREAM: 'l1IIE )IIJSIC~ C~IIJISE A IlO(~I{ N' ROl~L ARCWVE By Ellen Rosner Superman" on his own independent by Ellen Romer and Kenny Frledaon it right? Wrong, I do like it - the songs B. George is a man with a dream and record label One Ten Records; the ARCADIA/ SO RED THE ROSES, are mindless fun, danceable and en a mission. His dream is to establish a single worked its way to 112 in the . Capitol joyable. I am just disappointed that the permanent home in New York City that United Kingdom. Currently B. pro 1This L.P. comes to us from the other boys didn't experiment more with the 1 will make the recorded and visual duces a half hour show for BBC in Lon part of Duran - Nick Rhodes, Simon music. This is just one more Duran2 history of popular music available to don entitled "New American Mus.ic." LeBon and Roger Taylor. For those of album - all that's missing is John all. His mission is to spend the next A special concern of the Archives will you who know me - you know that Taylor and Andy Taylor (no they are not three years cataloguing hundreds of be the cataloguing of independent these boys hold a special place in my related) and the production of Nile thousands of records, videotapes and record label releases, especially those heart. Well ru pot my favoritism away Rodgers. books which tell the story of popular from now defunct records labels. B. 's and try to be neutral... For those of you who like Duran Duran, music across the world. The Archive of interest in such records stirred him to At first listening I hated this album; it you will love this album. For the Contemporary Music will officially originate and co-edit a work titled was so techno-pop it gave me a nasty thousands of you who hate them, don't begin coJlecting contemporary works on Volume: The International Discogra· head-ache. Then friends kept hitting me even bother. I just hope that Arcadia January 1,1986. Currently most major phy of the New Wave. Having spent on the back and saying, "El, you've got doesn't go on tour and leave their lead and independent record labels have three months in West Africa collecting to listen to it a couple of times." Well, singer at home (sorry Robert Palmer). promised the Archive (or "ARC " as it music and information on Contem being a person who heeds the advice of Suggested Cuts: I am too biased to say. is affectionately known) one of every porary African Music, B. George and others (stop snickering folks) I listened SUN CITY: THE ALBUM/ ARTISTS album released beginning January 1 the Archives currently hold one of the again and again. Like most of the UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID. and continuing thereafter. most extensive collections of such Duran1 albums, this one grows on you. Manhattan Records B. George, along with his co-director music. The Archives first major The song "Election Day" featuring Little Steven and Arthur Baker should David Wheeler have been working close research assignment made good use of Grace Jones is filled with synthesizers be given a big pat on the back. This to a year to make this dream a reality. this collection. The research was for and computer music. When making the album, although not brilliant, is an im David's background includes a Masters filmmaker Jonathan Demme (best album, Simon LeBon claimed it was go portant one. 1985 saw the release of in Library Science from Columbia and known for the Talking Heads film ing to be jazz-oriented. Well Simon I beg albums against world hunger, concerts considerable work as a cataloguer for "Stop Making Sense") for his new film to differ with you - this album is very for starving Africans and hurting various publishing concerns. B. is best on Chief Commander Eenezer Obey. far removed from jazz. The album is so farmers and now the final rock n · roll ef known for his brilliant work as a co one of Nigeeria's leading musicians. highly engineered that it becomes dif fort - a record against apartheid. When director of Laurie Anderson's stage Having visited B. George at the cur ficult at times to know what instruments Little Steven and Arthur Baket original- show. 8. released Laurie's single "O Colltinued on page B6 are being played. Sounds like I don't like Continued 011 page B4 by Dianne Pine lots of early 60's soul influences thrown Every now and then, a band comes in. Almost like the early Tom Petty and along which captures that feeling of all the Heartbrealcers. On stage, their sets night parties that end up with the cops are crammed with such energy and fren showing up at the front door. The type of zied dancing that you feel as if you band which makes you think about the wandered into the toga party scene from boys next door-drinking beer and driv "Animal House." Leaping over ing up and down the block all night; who moniters, charging at each other, and got cheap guitars at 12 and were in their knocking over mike stands. The Del first cover bands at 13 and by 15 they Fuegos p1ay to the limit everytime they were in bars and clubs giving "garage step on stage. band" a new name, playing rough-hewn The release of their 2nd album SO's and 60's influenced rock-n-roll. The Boston, Mass (Slash/ Warner) should Del Fuegos are all these things and they see the cult of fans grown, giving them a do such a good job of bringing these im large National following. Don't Run ages to life, that Miller Beer selected Wild opens side one and was chosen for them for its commercials. What makes a the first single/ video ...Run Wild, a sort big company risk its reputation and bet of long distance romance/ on the road its sales on a practically unknown bunch song starts slow and mournful, building of noisy boys from Boston? Watch the around a hypnotic drum beat. Usually Del Fuegos live and listen to their new by the end of the song, I'm prancing LP Boston, Mass.. you'll find a few 'round the room, getting tangeled in the answers. headphone wire. Lead vocalist. Dan Zanes has a voice Hand in Hand shows off the keyboard which conjures up ghosts of Mitch Ryder talents of live extra Cleave Davis. Echo and the Detroit Wheels classics like ing a J-Geils number or maybe Springs Devil with a Blue Dress or Too Many teen on a song which features keyboards Fish in the Sea. Or Springstein circa like the Promised Land. this is a classic Sherry Durling. R&B dance song. Sound of Our Town is The Band, Warren Zanes on guitar, a fast paced rave-up full of praise for Tom Lloyd on bass and Woody Boston endless supply of bands. Giessmann on drums sound like a com The Del Fuegos do have a softer side. bination of SO's sparse rock-n-roll with Co111inued on page B7 Page 82 • NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL REPORTER • DECEMBER 1985 VIl~lfPf)IN'I,: NYI .. S NEl~l)S 1\N The New York Law School l!N'l,l~ll'l,AIN)ll~N'I, ,Jf)IJllN 1IL by Ellen Rosner Reporter's When I first considered coming to law entertainment law is growing in leaps school, my primary concern was to find a and bounds. All areas of the law are in school that bad a good reputation in volved: contracts, arbitration, litigation entertainment law. If I was going to go and corporations among others. Is it ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT to Jaw school (and make the parents that there is no money to fund such a happy) I was going to go somewhere that venture? l truly believe that alumni in would serve my interest. After being in the field would not only support this idea the music video industry for a year, I mentally but financially as well. A knew which schools were known for pro publication ofthis nature would enhance ducing talented, reputable entertain an already well known reputation and ment lawyers. To make a long and not only attract interest from perspective rather boring story shorter, I decided on students but from the industry as well. New York as a location and New York One thing I fear is yet another journal Law School as the place. whose members are determined by Much to my disappointment, when I grades. My own personal belief is that arrived here and found out that no jour those who could best benefit from "jour nal in the field of entertainment existed. nal experience" don't necesssarily have This simply amazed me-a school with the grades. Let this journal be open to EDITORIAL BOARD MANAGING EDITOR reputable and notable faculty members the entire school and professional com KENNY FRIEDSON BUNJI FROMARTZ teaching in the area but no outlet for munity, with the editorial board deter persons who wished to research and mined by commitment and energy. publish in the field. Such a notable and Maybe I am being an idealistic renegade marked yoid grew as 1 began to meet but I see a journal ot this type as benefit- people (alot of people) who wanted to be ting all. in entertainment in one capacity or So we come to this "new" issue of the another. Sure there were outlets such as Reporter. As you can see we have made The Media Law Clinic and student an attempt to change both the format organizations like Media Law Project. and nature of the paper. Kenny, Bunji, But no Entertainment Law Jour Dianne and I are committed to writing nal ... WHY? It cannot be for lack of in about things in the industry whether law terest. Talk to students in this school related or not. So far we have gotten in and many will tell you they would work credible feedback from people within the on such a journal. I believe Professor industry, as you can see from the Feig has consistently told his classes he voluminous size if this issue. The bottom EDITORIAL BOARD EDITORIAL BOARD would supervise a publication of this line is ... we can't do this alone so nature. Alumni of this institution whether you like us or not tell usll PINE EI.Ll:.'N ROSiVER DIANNE permeate the industry and would be If you have something that you want to STAFF more than likely to support such an ef write about whether it's about sports, STEVEN C. JNFELD. HART. WALTMAN fort. Wh~ then is there no publication? clubs, food, movies or even a short ls it that the school's administrators view story-DO IT!! For the four of us this such studies as unacademic? The field of has been a labor of love- lll~fj(»Ill)IN(- l~Nf•INl~l~llS: llf)f~lt'S IJNSIJNf• lll~llf)S by Ellen Rosner with help from ed at the thought of asking him ques the studio. Brooks told me he didn't band, do you know if they are going to Kenny Friedson tions. The minute I met Larry aU my need any summer help. Anyway, after be great? Part 1 of two part series. fears disappeared-his excitement about my graduation from college I applied L: You can usually tell. Luckily I work When you go out and buy an album. his work excited me as well. and was rejected from eYery recording with a lot of great people whose stuff you (the average music consumer) may Larry and I conducted our intervie\\ studio. A person at A & R Recording ends up on the air. Lots of things record spend five minutes looking at the art on in one of the beautiful studios in the Studio agreed to simply show me ed never end up on the air. 1he album cover and two seconds looking Power Station. This very talented around. I went down there and Brooks E: Don't you think a great engineer can at the credits on the back. It is very rare engineer proved to be an exciting and Arthur was in the studio. He make a hit record? In other words make to find a person who can tell you who willing subject. remembered me and due to a mixture of a record gold? engineered or even produced an album. E: Tell me about the Janis Ian album fate and timing, Brooks offered me a job L: Sure there are certain songs where an Many times (if not most) it is the "At 1T'. You won the grammy for that at 914. engineer makes it a hit. A good engineer engineer who turns a "so-so" song and album didn't you? E: How do you feel about engineering definitely helps. But 99% of the time the band into platinum. Take for example L: Yes. Brooks Arthur produced the schools? song is the most important thing. the "Madonna" phenomenon-not only album for CBS and I engineered. At that L: On the job training is really the most E: I hear you're producing a new band? d id she help Jellybean Benitez's career time I had been in the business for about important thing, but when two people L: Yep. they're a band named Invisible but he helped to send her to the top of two years. apply for the same job and one of them Pedestrian. The music is kind of "folk the charts. E: How did you get started in the music has a degree or shows that person knows music of the 80's." I had the good fortune to be able to in business? something. In most studios, you start at E: What kind of music do you like? terview two Yery different recording L: Well, I used to play drums in a band. the bottom no matter what. Even l who L: I really like ..poppy" rock n' roll, ar engineers. Larry Alexander is at the I was into sound, hooking up the p.a. had been engineering for years and had tists like Pat Benatar and Bon Jovi. Stuff height of his career having just finished system, even mixing the band in live a grammy, had to start out as an assis that's pretty close to heavy metal mixing the song "Election Day" by Ar clubs. tant engineer when I came to work here. E: Have you brought your new band into cadia (Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes & E: So you had no real formal training? E: Do you work out of this studio ex the studio yet? Roger Taylor of Duran Duran). John L: Not back then. During college at clusively or are you freelancing now? L: Yeah, they are demoing the tapes Convertino is a "hot" up and coming SUNY at Buffalo I had a job at the radio L: I freelance now but I was on staff here right now. I've only really just started, engineer now working on a R & B album station which had capability for two for six years. Freelancing is working out only one studio session so far. for Phylicia Ayers-Allen (the mother in track recording and lh·e broadcasting. well, especially since I get to work here a E: How is it going? the Bill Cosby show). In my senior year I was involved with lot. I really love this studio. L: It's been great. l am working with Larry Alexander training all the new engineers. I fell in E: What has been your best engineering another engineer named Malcolm The prospect of interviewing Larry at love \\1th engineering and decided I experience? Pollack and it's the first time I'm not the famed Power Station Recording wanted to work in a recording studio. I L: It has to be when I first started as an totally engineering. Producing gives you Studio thrilled me to no end. Knowing started sending resumes out. assistant engineer-I did Springsteen's more freedom to think about the song Larry's previous credits included albums Wait. ... let me backtrack. The summer first and second albums. I was really im and the performance. When you are such as Janis Ian "At 1T'. David Bowie before my senior year I applied for a pressed with him and with being in the engineering it takes up a lot of your "Scary Monsters". two of Diana Ross', summer job at 914 Recording Studio in studio for the first time. thoughts at the time. and many more, I became a bit unnerv- West Nyack. N.Y. Brooks Arthur ran E: As an engineer, when you hear a Continued on page B6 BRI 'UNPUZZLES' THE BAR • ' ' Trusts leal Torts ivlclence Property BAR REVIEW 415 Seventh Avenue, Suite 62 160 Commonwealth Avenue New York:, N.Y. 10001 Boston, Mass. 02116 (212) 594-3696 (201) 623-3363 (617) 437-1171 "New York, New Jersey, and New England's Largest and Most Succesmd Bar Review" © 198 BAR/Bl • J ... ' • j • Page 84 • NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL REPORTER • DECEMBER 1985 )IIJSlf~ f~ll1lSE )ltJSlf~ f~ll1\SI~ )IIJSif~ f~llllSI~ Continued from page Bl ly came up with the idea of making an Ruffin (The Temptations), Clarence imprisoned African leader Nelson James Taylor. When you listen to the album of this type, rock stars and record Clemons and many, many others. A Mandela. Mandela has been imprisoned lyrics in the title track one gets the sense industry executives shunned them. None song of note on the album is one written in South Africa since 1962 for his actions that Taylor has come to terms with his was willing to distribute the record; after by Bono of U2, entitled Silver and Gold. as leader of the African National Con• life and talent and wants to record all alot of record executives had money and performed by him, Keith Richards gress. forever. Taylor does a great remake of in U.S. companies in South Africa. and Ron Wood. On the promotional This club mix of an important song is Everyday (a Buddy Holly bit) with Little Steven titled the record and title album (and on the released album) I danceable, catchy (I walk around all day typical James Taylor chord changes that track Sun City after the rich. white heard an exciting jazz song by Miles singing it) and holds an important make the sound purely original. He also resort where whites sun themseh-es as Davis. message. Artists included on the record does The Man Who Shot Liberty blacks live in surrounding squalor. The I can say that this album is truly ex· are: Afrodiziak, Ranking Roger and Valence. words of the song "I won't play in Sun cellent and puts to shame all the other Dave Wakeling (now of General Public) One has to admire artists who can stay City" are directed to artists such as Lin rock n' roll "help the world" efforts. Do and others. All the money from the true to their old style while consistantly da Ronstadt, Tina Turner and Frank yourself and the world a favor - take a record goes to The Fund to Free writing great songs. I am always disturb· Sinatra who have played to white-only stand against apartheid and buy this Mandela. ed when artists take a few years off, crowds in Sun City's resorts. The song record. Buy this EPI I come back and record an album of speaks of the plight of blacks "dying and Listen closely to Look at My I. D. with I was going to apologize for the serious awful, inconsistent and boring songs. giving up hope." notable reggae artists; also 2nd song on tone, but I feel strongly about this sub James never did this. Graham Nash, Notable artists who gave up their time to side 2 with Nelson Mandela's daughter. ject and applaud all those musicians do Joni Michell. David Sanboum and perform on this record include: Afrika ing something positive. Daivd Lasley are a few of the artists that Bambaata, Jackson Browne (and help make this LP a strong return. Good girlfriend Daryl Hannah), Miles Davis, THE SPECIAL AKA/FREE NELSON music is hard to find these days. The Fat Boys, George Clinton, Bruce MANDELA, Chysalis Records JAMES TAYLOR/THAT'S WHY I'M Favorite tracks: That's Why I'm Here, Springstein, Ringo Starr, Bono of U2, This 12-inch "ep" produced by Elvis HERE. Columbia Records Song for You Far Away, Everyday, Only Lou Reed, Eddie Kendricks and David Costello in 1984 speaks of the plight of James Taylor is back! This LP is solid One, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. JONI MITCHELVDOG EAT DOG. Geffen Records When one thinks of Joni Michell, albums such as Ladies of the Canyon, Court and Spark, Hejira and Blue are some that come to mind. This lady is really in a class by herself. Her music has generally been equated with folk, blues, jazz and pop. Her long time friend and producer Henry Lewy has been replaced .,.,;th Thomas Dolby, Larry Klein and Mike Shipley. The results are ·wild. Semielectronic Joni Mitchell. I thought I would hate it, but with each listen I find more and more enjoyment. Forget the old days, this lady has gone 80's. I can't think of any artist other than Joni who can make a musical switch like this and pull it off. Lyrically she's as clever as ever. This is really a tough LP to describe, but if you think of it in these terms it might help, Semi-electronic folk rock, weird but it works. And it works wellll Favorite tracks: Good Friends, Smokin ·• Try Another, Shiny Toys. and the Three Great Stimulants. STEVIE WONDER/SQUARE IN THE CIRCLE, Motown Records What can you say about an artist who has brought us, Signed, Sealed and Delivered, If You Really Love Me. You are the Sunshine of My Life. My Cherie Amour, Creepin, As, Superstitious, lsn 't She Lovely and hundreds more. It's self explanatory, isn't it? That's what makes this review real hard. This album is slightly more interesting than Marbury 11. Madi.son, minus the track Overjoyed, which is vintage Stevie! I was so bored with this album that I started studying If Not, Here's How to Fight Back. for my LSATs again. Recon1 company big-wigs want you to Do you want to pay them a a.x to tape a JOHN COUGAR MELLAN· pay a tax every time you buy a blank tape and record so you an play it in your ar! Do you ------TO: Audto llecorclblt every time you buy audio recording equipment. want to pay them a a.x when you ape a lec NptlCoaltUon CAMP/SCARECROW P.O Box 3370S • 114S 19th weet NW• They're pushing Congress to tax you. And to ture! How about a tax for the tape you use In I always liked John Cougar's gritty style Washington. DC 20033 send them the money. your telephone answering machine. or the tape of rock n' roll. It's honest, fun and good ol your little boy's birthday party, or the tape P1ase !al rTff ~ in eon,,_ A dollar or more on every blank tape. listening. The title track and Small ol your daughter's first trumpet solo? that I oppoa H.P.. 2911 or any le&illulon that 10-25% on cassette decks, boom boxes. would Impose wees on audio recorders or Town are great songs, but this artist portable stereos, or aoythlng else you use un you stop this tax! Yes! Here's how. blank ape. always sounds the same from one record to record. -(r,t,,______to the next. There's nothing different The record companies say home taping hurts Call us. Our toll-free number ts 1-800-281-TAPE. here, but once again Couger comes out chem. The truth IS they can't be hurting toO c;q.,______with straight ahead rock n' roll songs. much. Lat year, they hit new highs m sales and Write us. Use the coupon to the right. Even if you don't like him as an artist profits. Maybe they fust want to take a few ~ AUDIO REC~ RIGHTS COAUTION is a you have to admit its not easy writing budcs from your pocket to put in their own. a,al,t-ol ~ ret:lllen and ...... i.aww. of aldio produa:t deciatlld to prew,,,.. yo,x f'i&ht lO - !MM s.r------five albums with just three chords. I still What do you think! p,oduas free of prwue ta> ADAM ANT/ VIVA LA ROCK. Coincidently, the leader and organizer of TWENTY YEARS AGO: THE a violin virtuoso). Here, three guitarists, Epic/ CBS Records this project (Robert Watson on su) was BEATLESIYESTERDA Y .. & TODAY. without any orchestral accompaniment, This is Adam Ants fifth LP and he musical director, composer and solist for Capitol Records tack.le this beautiful concerto, and do a describes it as a tougher sound than his Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The other What can I say? I a'm the biggest Beatie great job. This album was recorded previous LPs. Adam has Tony Visconte members have solid backgrounds as fan to live, even if I don't have the digitally in an old church in Holland. producing this album. well. orignial Butcher cover of this LP. If you The quality is great. This is not an easy Visconte has been around. Remember Favorite tracks: Unit Seven, Lugman ·s don't know what I mean, don't read on. piece for three guitars but you would Bang a Gong by T-Rex or David Bowie's Dream, Gumbo. Remember the days when every track on never sense it because of the tine ar• Scary Monsters? These are some of Mr. a record was great. These boys can write! rangments by the Amsterdam Guitar Visconte's projects. Adam gets that AN LP TO STUDY BY Let's go through this album, Nowhere Trio. It's pretty unbelievable that tougher sound on this LP-at times it WINDHAM HILL RECORDS/ PIANO Man. Day Tripper, We Can Work It Vivaldi's life ended in poverty and that sounds like early Bowie/ T-Rex. Listen to SAMPLER. Windham Hill Records Out, Yesterday. Drive My Car, I'm Only he was given a pauper's funeral. A few Scorpio Rising. l\·e decided to try and critique at least Sleeping, If I Needed Someone. Every years ago Billy Joel signed a new agree• What Adam liked about working with one Windham Hill realese per issue. song is a winner, with the possible excep ment with CBS Records for 25 Million Tony Visconte was Tony kept tlteftrst or Windham Hill releases only a few al• tion of What Goes On. My feeling is that dollars. second take if the energy was right. bums a year that they feel are essential to is you don't own this record (or every Adam liked this approach, "ff it felt their catalog and to their audience. In other Beatles LP) you should be forced BACH: THE BRANDENBURG CON right, keep it." stead of having to tum their backs on to. take Legal Writing and Research CER TOSI KARAJAN BERLINER The first side of this album is basic rock some very fine talent. they put together every semester. Some people might PH/LHARMONIKER, and roll, fun stuff. The second side this album featuring nine different prefer death. I don't know, it's a toss up. Duetshe Gramaphon 2707112 reminds me of earlier Ant releases. If performers, all doing solo piano com• Which one of the above songs did Ringo This is not a new recording, but one you are an Ant fan you 'II love this positions. sing? Hint, it wasn't Yesterday. worth mentioning. It seems appropriate album. The title track, and for most part Some of the artists are not entirely new. Favorite tracks: Pick 'em!! with Vivaldi's Four Seasons since Bach the rest of the LP is consistant rock n For years Richard Dworsky was a was greatly influenced by Vivaldi. This roll. keyboardist and songwriter with Al THE AMSTERDAM GUITAR recording is terrific. I feel its Bach's best Adam told us that be thought this album Jarreau, Allaudin Mathieu wrote for jazz TRIO/ VIVALDI-THE FOUR work. Karajan does a fine job guiding would be difficult to hype in the U.S. greats Stan Keaton and Duke Ellington, SEASONS, RCA Hrcl-5466 the Berlin Philharmonic. For those of because of its "from the heart rock and while the others have been involved in I almost forgot about those of you who you not familiar with these pieces they roll sound.'' I do not think that he will some facet of the recording industry. are into classical music. If you know are really beautiful. I was never one to have any problems. This is a quiet, peaceful and beautiful Vivaldi's foW' Seasons, you know that it enjoy overly dramatic symphonies, but album. I don't know why but albums was originally written for violin and or rather I like the more subdued pieces. I MILES DA VIS AND JOHN COL like these remind me of the fall and chestra (not surprising since Vivaldi was love these. TRANE/ LIVE IN STOCKHOLM winter season-tranquil. If you liked 1960, Dragon Records George Winston's Autum LP you will Superb playing and recording quality love this album. Favorite tracks: A Morning With the makes this LP a must for "Trane and An Urgent Call tor Nallonal Davis" fans. This two record set is ex Roses, In This Small Spot. Listen to pensive, but worth it. This Miles Davis Evening, Out to Play, and Messenger of lnltlaHws lo quintet features Miles on trumpet, Col• the Sun. trane on sax, Wynton Kelly - piano, Paul Chambers - bass and funmy Cobb A WINTER'S SOLSTICE/WINDHAM - drums. Two tracks appeared on the HILLARTISTS classic Miles Davis Kind ofBlue album, Just in time for the holiday season - (that album is a killer, one of my simply beautiful. This label can do no favorites) So What. and All Blues. there wrong, nor can these performers. This is are two versions of So What but one a compilation of artists on Windham doesn't mind it because the playing is so Hill doing what they do best. Real damn good. There are two Coltrane in fireplace material. Two absolutely terviews on the album as well. Very in gorgeous renditions of Bach's Jesu. Joy teresting. The interviewer, Carl Erik of Mans Desiring and Bach Bouree Reagan's STAR WAAS p,ogram must be stopped• The so Lingren, was also responsible for the (from the French suite). It also includes called Strotegic Defense Initiative 1s a mossNe escalation of recording. Made for his private collec a great version of Greensleeves by Liz the ams race and an obstacle to orry significant arms tion in conjunction with Swedish radio, Story. The Northumbrian Lullabye is ex• reduction treaty. STAR WAAS is dillertlng billions of dollcm from ,'Obs. human needs and ix:,cial seMCeS. the man knew what he was doing. When quisite, as are the rest of the songs. I am Many scieOhsts consider the STAR WAAS weapons system a real sucker for this stuff. Listen, cold you listen to the solos on All Blue.s you unwoikoble And 8ll8f'l if it did 'YIOricHi t 1NOUld ontv wonc to get the sense that Miles and Trane were winter nights are coming, so get out a militarize space and increase 1he danger of nuclear war We on the brink of Free Jazz which I think nice bottle of Robert Mondavi white, must stop the STAR WAAS system nc,t,111 sucks! But the solos aren't far out asorted cheeses and fruits, light the IIOoc,,__,Soenllllondo.Ar'O tiacNor.a..Pt,y,ac:s l'IIJI CON fqbal ~ nl b Pcllcy ~ ~ l Luria, Nobel l.Oul8ale.M I I enough to make you vomit. Overall it is a fireplace and put on this record. I Kol\ Jahn Con\09II, US. ConglelL Ml Dr. Da"4d ,__, Am Nal'I fed Houle SIOII great capture of two jazz giants. If you wouldn't steer you wrong-that's why I Mmt,11 ~ 0,, Cl, fo (2) Pipe music into the libraries and the student lounge. The music should be consciousness raising music. like Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man." The lyrics go "something is happening, but WAR.~£R BROS .• GO! D<.RFSLmd , ·u,,J:,.;c; pr~·nt you don't know what it is. Do you, Mr. An IRWl!'I; Wl/1:KU:R Produ~1ion A t11m h, lfl'Cll lll'.DSON Jones?" The rehabilitation counselors AL PACINO . will then randomly ask students what it REW)I.Url01' Swning DO'.',;.\U) strn lf.RL.\::-11) all means? Are they Mr. Jones? Is the [~ASl-~~~£1 _:,isKI • administration Mr. Jones? Who is Mr. \fu,ic h.-JOli~ CORIGJJA,o fat" Start with a Solid Foundation ... Blueprint f Dr Success THE JOSEPHSON/KLUWER FLEX COURSE .. The most educationally advanced Bar Review Course ever developed offers you the most comprehensive course in the state or the shortest and most concise. Contact your Josephson/Kluwer campus representative. Josephson/Kluwer Eastern Regional Office 10 East 21st St.. Suites 1206-7 New York. NY 10010 (212) 505-2060 Outside NY (800) 253-3456 DECEMBER 1985 • NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL REPORTER • PAGES VIEWPOINT: PLACEMENT AN INSTITUTIONAL SOLUTION by Sherri Eisenprm for hiring. It is not the placement office students. terests. After I read the column entitled which encourages them to see onJy the The fact that many members of the As students we should maintain con Placement-An Institutional Problem in top 10% of students. faculty do not take a more active role in trol over our own career development the last issue of The Reporter, I felt The Viewpoint column alleges that the recruitment process is something that and take some responsibility upon compelled to contribute what I felt rep there is a lack of available information needs to be changed. ourselves. Granted. those students in resents a more balanced perspective on about alternative means of securing Finally, the fact that alumni are allow the top 10% of the class have a the issue. As both a student at NYLS employment. This allegation is com ed to serve on the Board ofTrustees, and somewhat easier time. But this does not and an employee in the placement of pletely false. There is a wealth of as presidents of the Alumni Association mean that there are no available options fice, l have a unique vantage point from available information regarding alter while their own firms do not recruit for those of us that are not in the top which to view "both sides of the issue." native means of securing employment. NYLS students, is an abomination and 10% However, it seems to me that the crea In fact, there have been several schedul should not be tolerated. Two months each year are dedicated tion of "two sides" in this issue serves ed events designed to serve as informa If our school is to advance its reputa to on-campus recruitment. This recruit no constructive purpose. tion sessions for students, but the atten tion as a fine educational institution, a ment period indirectly benefits all of us Students have a responsibility to pre dance at these events was very poor. situation like the one invoving Mr Flynn through the placement of graduates in sent legitimate complaints in a forum Recently, there was an employer-infor should be rectified immediately. How firms who will later be in positions to where these complaints can be discussed mation session. The employer was can we, as a student body, maintain a hire other students from this school. The and tackled in a constructive manner. scheduled to interview on campus soon sense of optimism about our future, and remainder of the year is dedicated to in When students and the law school ad after the session. Although this session how can our school promote its reputa creasing the opportunities for all minstration, including the placement was advertised in the placement newslet tion to potential candidates when the students. The placement office has a office, are set off against each other as ter and through posters placed through President of our Alumni Association long way to go but there is movement in a the Berman-McCann column encour out the school, no one took advantage says that NYLS students are not worth very positive direction. ages, we all lose. After all, a successful of this opportunity. Subsequently, ap hiring? Job books are maintained year round placement office benefits everyone in proximately 30 students came to me for As I look at the placement issue from by the placement office, with job volved. information about this agency and pick both sides, I believe a greater effort is listings for alumni, recent graduates, Students must realize the placement ed up applications for employment. needed from all of us to achieve a com evening students and students looking office stands to gain nothing by placing Several of these students later received mon end. We need to work toward for part-time work. Many of these jobs only the utop ten percent" as the col interviews. The agency had no class substantial improvement of placement remain unfilled or are filled by students umn claims. In fact, the reputation of rank requirement. opportunities in a cooperative environ from other schools. Employers, when the placement office reflects on the I must agree with the authors that ment. We should not waste our time surveyed, often respond, "We didn't school and its students and is based on placement is an institutional problem, pointing our fingers at each other in an get any applicants from your school." the employment opportunities available and as such must be addressed by all effort to decide who is to blame for the At one time I thought that this was to every student. The goal of any school those who make up the institution. This present situation. If each arm of the becuase of the low salaries which were placement office is to help all of its includes the placement office, the NYLS institution began to evaluate its being offered. I then decided to inform students find jobs. To believe that the students, the faculty, the alumni, and the respective role in the job placement pro employers that the going rate for part NYLS Placement Office is any different administration of NYLS. The fact that a cess, then maybe we could begin to time work, for example, was between $8 is at best naive. high level administrator would compare achieve the desirable end result-well and $10 per hour. This new rate was a The Berman-McCann column cor the placement office to the Titanic is in educated lawyers who are able to enter substantial increase from what was rectly asserts that the firms which in excusable and does not serve any pur the legal profession and work in the previously offered. Many employers teview at Cardozo have no class rank re pose but to discourage students from specialty area and environment of their agreed to pay within this range. Unfor quirements. This fact, taken at face seeking help from the office. We must all choice. tunately, the problem of the unfilled value, appears to put NYLS students at cooperate and work together instead of As a direct result of the fact that no jobs remains. quite a disadvantage. If the authors of discouraging each other. students attended the information ses The placement office has lists, pam the column had investigated further, The fact that many students appear sion, and because attendance at other phlets, books and counseling sessfons as they would have found that only the uninformed about the availability of such sessions was poor, future informa well as a variety of other resources top-ranked students at Cardozo receiv resourses makes it incumbent upon the tion sessions with prospective employ available for our use. As an evening stu ed interviews, regardless of how many placement office to come up with better ers were cancelled. The lack of attend dent, I am currently investigating full resumes were submitted. The issue is methods of communicating this infor ance reflects badly on all of us as time legal job opportunities to follow not whether class standing is a fair basis mation to the student body. students and on the school in general. It my present position. l have found the for determining which resumes get the The fact that students are lax in taking is also a missed opportunity to gain available resources to be extremely most exposure-law firms which recruit the initiative says something about the what could be valuable insight to a valuable. on a national basis set their own criteria need for improvement on the part of potential employer's needs and in- Letters to the Managing Board: Placement Responses Dear People: Drye & Warren, does interview at Dear Editor: NYLS students themselves. l am writing in response to mention NYLS, although I can take no par• In a column on placement at NYLS Sincerely yours, of my name in an article in your issue ticular credit for that. which appeared in your most recent Michel Rosenfeld of October 18 concerning placement. It may be worth adding that I helped issue, it was reported that a law furn lt is true that a firm with which I was to set up an internship for NYLS with which I was associated prior to my To The Editor: previously associated in practice, students with the general counsel's of joining the faculty at NYLS did not in- In response to the opinion column Seyfarth Shaw Fairweather & fice at New York State United Teachers terview at NYLS or hire NYLS gradu• written in the first issue of this paper, Geraldson, does not interview at New Union several years ago, and that some ates. The column went on to say that I "Placement-An Institutional Prob York Law School. The implication of students who participated in that pro had done nothing with respect to that /em," the senate of the Student Bar the article is that I should do something gram received job offers from that of situation. The facts are otheiwise, but Association voled at its October 28, about this and have not. The Reporter fice. However, we have effectively lost the writer of the column did not even 1985 meeting to establish a committee to never contacted me to ask what I have that internship opportunity because of bother to contact me to find out whether study the allegations made. Five senators, done. lack of student interest over the past I had had any contact with that firm. myself, and day vice-president Elliot I have tried several times to interest year and a half. From time to time, I To set the record straight, I have in Budashewitz comprise this committee. SSF&G in interviewing at New York learn of job opportunities in the field of fact attempted to persuade that firm to The purpose of the committee is to Law School. The firm has resisted this labor law through alumni or acquain interview on campus, or at least to inter- investigate the allegations made, and due co the expense involved in relation tances from practice, and I notify the view some of our students at their of• while recognizing that improvements to the number of positions it has had to placement office and ask for resumes of fices. Last spring I had a meeting with a can always be made in an office, offer fill in its New York office, which is of interested students. Student response to senior partner at that firm, and I volun- positive suggestions for advancing the modest size (the main office is in such opportunities has frequently been teered to act as a "liaison" between the percentage of students with jobs at Chicago). The firm, to my knowledge, minimal. law firm and our students should the graduation. only interviews at Columbia, NYU, While I cannot presume to speak for firm decide to interview them. The debate which preceded establish- and Fordham among metro area law the other faculty members mentioned I regret that the firm has not as yet ment of this committee had supporters schools. Through my intefcession, in the article, I believe that had your decided to interview at NYLS, and I am on both sides of the issue (those who SSF&G has accepted resumes and has reporter bothered to contact them, or persuaded that their loss is at least as thought the article credible and those interviewed some NYLS students at other faculty members who have taken great as ours. I will continue to attempt who had doubts). Articles like the one their New York office for positions in an interest in student placement, he to persuade them whenever an oppor- written and debates like the one argued the area of labor law where 1 was able would have discovered that he might be tunity will arise, but I must confess that are necessary, though, if this school is to give the student a personal recom casting aspersions in the wrong places. I feel somewhat frustrated that I have to grow and improve. mendation. The other firm with which Sincerely, not to date been able to present them Sincerely, I was associated in practice, Kelley Arthur S. Leonard with my most persuasive argument: the Carol Morokoff Page6 • NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL REPORTER • DECEMBER 1985 Letters to the Board Prisioner Wants Writers Continued from page 5 To The Editor, Dear Editor, quiet policy. but for the most part Richard von Oesen-Boggs sent the Dave Berman informs us in his View I am writing in hopes that this letter creative and progressive conversation following letter to Dean Simon and point piece in the Oct. 18, Reporter that will be in your campus paper. My has long been silenced. received a reply, which we print in full. Suzzane Baer's "probationary period" reason for writing is simply to request Over the year, I have learned of the Dear Dean Simon, as placement director is up and the correspondence from students and importance of basic human contact. I am writing in response to the article results are in. After one year the staff. People need people. I welcome any and in the Reporter by David Berman and number of on-campus interviewing law I am twenty-one years old. I have all letters, and will ANSWER EACH Meri McCann. I felt compelled to in firms has increased from 28 to 38, a rise been a Death Row inmate for the past ONE. form you of my own experience with the of 350/o. Mr. Berman calls this result year and a half. Death Row is a seclu I appreciate your time and considera placement office, in light of Mr. "deplorable" and concludes that both sion unit. We are kept away from all tion. Berman's remarks. Dean Simon and Ms. Baer have "failed other inmates. We are also kept away James Games #13156 Presently, I am a second year stu miserably." I can only hope that Dave from each other as much as possible. P.O. Box 41 dent. My class rank is not in the top never marks my exams. The prison doesn't have any sort of Michigan City, IN 46360 IO'lo, nor is it in the top 200fo. The piece declares that Ms. Baer and However, despite these figures the Dean Simon are somehow to blame for placement office has treated me like I NYLS not being the equal of Columbia was first in my class. and NYU in the eyes of the area's big Homeless Need Homes Too Both Ms. Baer and Ms. Broekman gest firms. But gratification cannot By BUJ\11 Fromaru presumption that if a person is on the are two e,xceptionally talented in always be immediate. Some things take Mayor Koch said. at a recent press streets when it is below 32 degrees they dividuals. Through their efforts, after more than even a whole year, Dave. conference, that any homeless person are mentally ill. completing only my first year, I was of Mr. Berman also questions the hones who refuses to go to a shelter when the "The policy is disingenuous because fered five jobs for the summer of 1985. ty of Ms. Baer and her staff over the temperature drops below 32 degrees will you spend time defining the mental Among these we~ a graduate intern• promised mailing of certain student health law and not talking about why the ship in the office of the counsel to the resumes to certain firms. Those are very city is not providing decent low income Mayor; a position with the Fund For serious words, Mr. Berman. How are housing." Siegel said. Modern Courls, and a job in the civil those words supported? We are told Robert M. Hayes, attorney for the section of the New York City Police that one student's investigation revealed Coalition for the Homeless, a non-profit Department legal office. All of them that not every resume promised mailing ' organization concerned with the plight were paying positions. I am pleased to was mailed. We are not told what type of the homeless, said, "It is a cruel say I was offered all the jobs the place of investigation was conducted, by posturing by the Mayor to pretend that ment office directed me to, and 1 spent whom, or its specific results. For all the the homeless need to be rounded up to an enriching summer at City Hall. reader knows, the resume in question come inside. Mr. Berman did have some valid may have been the writer's own, reduc "The only effective outreach program observations in his article. In particular ing the article to no more than a ground for New York's homeless is to provide was the one concerning Mr. Flynn. It is axe. safe and decent shelter," Hayes said. inconceivable that the firm the presi Perhaps there was a good reason why be transported - even involuntarily - Siegel said that some people claim dent of the Alumni Assiciation is a a particular resume was not forwarded. to a mental hospital. that shelters are dangerous. "The other named partner in will not participate in Perhaps not. What does Ms. Baer have Norman Siegel, executive director of night, I asked one man why he didn't New York Law School's on-campus to say about it? There is no indication in the New York Civil Liberties Union want to go to the shelter. The man lifted recruitment program. The blame for the piece that she was extended the (NYCLU) criticized the new city policy. up his sweater and showed me his scar this surely cannot be placed on Ms. courtesy of being asked. I submit that a The state "law now says that a person and said, 'That's where I got knifed in a Baer. It rests squarely on the shoulders public attack on someone's integrity re must be mentally ill and pose a danger to shelter.' Others say they are frightened of Mr Flynn. I would trust now the quires more. Cheap shot, Dave. himself or others before he can be taken by shelters. " Siegel added, "I have been position of Pryor, Cashman, Sherman Let's be lawyers. Let's measure our into custody. The city is making a Continued 011 Page B7 and Flynn has become known and the words. position of the Alumni Association Mike Morris '87 regarding Mr. Flynn will be recon sidered immediately. P.S. I have it on good ~uthority that, Notable School Notices Dean Simon, it is obvious that the despite appearances, Mr. Berman's arti On December 5, Dean Simon an• Should circumstances dictate an placement office cannot set the stan cle does not necessarily reflect the nounced that the Board of Trustees has emergency closing of New York Law dards for the firms that interview at editorial perspective of the Reporter. approved the tenured faculty's recom School, Dean Simon will make an an• New York Law School. Ms Baer can mendation for tenure to Professor nouncement to that effect no later than not demand that the requirements be Dear Editor, Donald 2.eigler. Professor 2.eigler receiv 7:30 a.m. All closings will be announced changed for fear that all interviews will I am writing in support of the place ed his B.A. from Amherst College and by the following radio stations: be terminated. Given the parameters ment article by Ms. McCann and Mr. his J.D. from the Columbia Law School. WABC-AM (770) WINS-AM (1010) within which they have to work, Ms Berman. I have secured a good job des He worked as a staff attorney and later, WCBS-AM (880) WOR-AM (710) Baer and Ms Brockman have done an pite Placement's indifference to my as attorney-in-charge of the special excellent job. Their personal attention career. If the article generates action by litigation unit of the criminal defense Information regarding the closing of to student needs plus a realistic honesty our alumni and faculty then the authors division of the Legal Aid Society of New the School may also be obtained by call in their counseling make them both a should be commended. Even if there is York City. In this capacity he brought ing (212) 431-2100. special asset to the school, not worthy no increase in the number of jobs being federal and state court test cases seeking For information regarding the emer of Mr. Berman's comments. I would offered, maybe the heat generated by reform in the city's criminal justice gency closing of the library on weekends suggest that Mr Berman redirect his the article will succeed in making place system. While at the Legal Aid Society, and evenings, please call (212) 431-2333. energies toward his own job search, ment more receptive to inquiries of stu Professor 2.eigler began his scholarly which is after all what sets the dents, rather then responding with "We writings that have been published in the Dean James F. Simon has invited the achievers apart from the complainers. don't know, call them yourself.'' I law reviews of Duke, Michigan and the students of New York Law School to a Yours truly, sought more information about some University of Pennsylvania. His teaching Holiday Party on Wednesday, December Richard von Oesen-Boggs thing that was displayed on their board specialties include federal practice and 18, in the Student Lounge located at 47 Dear Mr. von Oesen-Boggs: and that was the response I received. procedure, federal courts, conflict of Worth Street. The party will begin at Thanks for your very thoughtful let Stacey Haber, MYA '86 law, evidence andfconstitutional law. 5:00P.M. ter of November 10th. It is very good to know that you have had a very positive experience in dealing with 111..IED FASTSERVICEOURSPECIALTY Suzanne Baer and Kukla Brockman of ·~ J'\ BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER our placement office. I know that they THE SQUARE D1 Kindly take one of our Outgoing Order Menus are working very hard to help our that students identify placement oppor are placed around the Dining Area. tunities and am very pleased that they I I _ . ~ FOR PROMPT DELNERY CALL: have been successful with you. Be assured that my administration is total 925-7188 ly committed to increasing placement aJ ·j 1-,,,,,,,,,,...... ,_, ~.a••.,••...... ,....•' • - ,"'"""-, .... 1~1 :: SEAFOOD STEAKS CHOPS opportunities for all students at New • ! •••~•llll1,1111i , ,1111a111:: York Law School and your good words LAWSCHOOLSTUDENTS J0%0FF can only encourage us in this pursuit. 6 am- / I am, 2 pm- I I pm With all best wishes 33 Leonard Street James F. 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