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University of California, Hastings College of the Law UC Hastings Scholarship Repository Hastings Law News UC Hastings Archives and History 2-14-1977 Hastings Law News Vol.9 No.13 UC Hastings College of the Law Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.uchastings.edu/hln Recommended Citation UC Hastings College of the Law, "Hastings Law News Vol.9 No.13" (1977). Hastings Law News. Book 87. http://repository.uchastings.edu/hln/87 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the UC Hastings Archives and History at UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hastings Law News by an authorized administrator of UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. B。セエゥョAャセ@ 1Law jiews The University of California Hastings College of the Law Vol. IX No. la SAN FRANCISCO FEBRUARY 14. 1977 HASTINGS NASA SATELLITE . PROGRAM ANDERSON TAKES BOLD STEP Dean Marvin J. Anderson an- nounced that Hastings will undertake a massive alumni-student {)utreach program t{) identify Hastings' suc- cesses, failures and its needs. "Legal education must be in touch with the profession," declared An- derson. "This week we will begin a comprehensive survey of Hastings students and alumni as well as select members of the legal community to pinpoint these needs." Anderson released a copy of this Centennial Survey to the Law News. It appeared to cover all significant aspects of the Hastings curricula and community. "As Hastings enters its second century and embarks on con- truction of what will be the finest law center in the country we must make On Saturday, January 29, 1977 the California's leading judges and trial infonned decisions. This survey is Survey and the steps that were being - first continuing Legal Education pro- attorneys. Fact situations for the comprehensive. It is detailed. And it taken to ensure statistical and meth- gram ever transmitted via NASA demonstrations dealt with Criminal must be," declared Anderson, Hast- odological accuracy. satellite was broadcast live from the law, Personal Injury litigation, and ings' top administrator. "Results will be tabulated by com- Moot Court Room at Hastings. Business litigation. The Dean continued: "It is those puter," he said, "and will be com- The day long trial practice program The satellite program was attended who are being educated here and pared variable by variable. Where - developed by the Hastings Center for by more than 350 practicing attor- those who have graduated from Hast- results differ on critical points we will Trial and Appellate Advocacy, de- neys. Over 200 students and law ings who are the most accurate investigate in depth to determine monstrated trial fonnat and proce- school faculty attended free of barometer of the quality of the Hast- why." dure from jury selection to closing charge. As stated by Kay Holley, ings community and legal education "We will act on the centennial arguments. Executive Director of the Hastings at Hastings." survey's results to correct perceived The program was modeled on the Center for Trial and Appellate Advo- "I urge the cooperation of all dificiencies in the Hastings program nati.:mally acclaimed Hastings COL- cacy, "Once again the College of students and alumni in the swift and to bolster those aspects that are LEGE OF ADVOCACY, an intensive Advocacy has honored its commit- completion of this Centennial Survey. deemed beneficial." one week course in trial advocacy that ment to all segments of the legal It will take some of everyone's time; "In short," affinned Dean Ander- has been presented, at Hastings, community by offering the Saturday , the rewards will be tenfold." son," the results of this survey will each summer since ' 1970. Faculty program at a low cost to attorneys The Hastings Dean outlined the playa significant role in the future of presenting demonstrations and com- and free to law students and faculty significant research that had gone Hastings. I invite and urge everyone mentary were selected from among members. into the production of the Centennial to have a voice in that future." HASTINGS' FUTURE DISCLOSED The Hastings Law Center project promised McGuire as he outlined the was unveiled last week to a group of projected floor plan of the massive students by Law Center Foundation Law Center. "Fully three floors of the director Walter McGuire. McGuire block-long academic structure have said that the unveiling was the first of been planned for library facilities. many meetings he would hold aimed The most advanced system of cata- at reaching every student, alumnus, loguing and retrieval will be included and member of the Hastings com- in the new law library. Acquisitions munity. His hope is to individually that have been postponed thus far acquaint everyone in the Hastings because of lack of space in the • community with the massive present library will flood the stacks of $40,000,000.00 project. the Law Center library." The new Hastings structure will Student placement, financial aid occupy the entire city block bounded and housing offices will be included by McAllister, Hyde, Larkin and in the Academic Facilities building. It Golden Gate. Among other things the is the Legal Affairs Building, though, center will hopefully house an Ad- that will be the hub of law related vanced Degree Program in Tax. activity that complements academic McGuire said that the complex will programs and involves the legal com- be divided between Academic Facili- munity at large. ties and Legal Affairs. "The Aca- demic Facilities building will accom- NATIONAL LEGAL CENTER Law, the Constitutional Rights Foun- cilities and a judicial lounge where modate additional seminar rooms, Proposed residents of the Legal dation, student research programs members of the Hastings community faculty offices and the new library," Affairs Building a:tll the National and some law finns, both private and may host local judiciary. Also pro- セ@ announced the Law Center Founda- Center for State Courts, Hastings' finns such as Public Advocates. posed are several suites to house tion Director. National College of Advocacy, a Legal Conceived as a Community Legal visiting professors and dignitaries. "Hastings will have one of the best Medical Clinical Program, the Na- Center, the Hastings Law Center plan "One of the Law Center's prime law library facilities in the world," tional Center for Television and the provides for student recreational fa- HASTINGS LAW NEWS Non -Profit Organization SPECIAL ON HASTINGS IN S.F. U.s POSTAGE He.tlng. College of the Lew PAID Unlveralty of Cellfornle San Franciaco. Ca. 198 McAIII.ter St. EXAMINER PAGE 14 Sen Frenclaco, Ce. 94102 Permit No . 10286 PAGE 2 HASTINGS LAW NEWS 2nd Annual law Revue EDITORIAL A Mercedes 450SL? An all expense paid trip to the Caribean? We don't know what the prizes will be, but take a chance and enter the By whatever name, the strong After Hastings spends several DING LETIER CONTEST!! I alumni and community relations pro- decades promoting alumni relations Sponsored by the third year class. Prizes will be awarqed for: grams ofthe well-known colleges and and the high quality of Hastings' universities of the U.S. are at least programs, it too will enjoy the repu- • 1) The best REAL rejection letter. polished drives to keep the schools' tation it deserves. But this is not soon 2) The best FAKE rejection letter. names uppermost in the mind of the enough. 3) The most rejected student.' public. Since we students would necessar- Enter as many times as you like. Submit your letter or letters (desig- Significant research projects and ily feel the immediate beneficial nating whether real or fake) to the Law News by March 31, 1977. constant high quality scholarly publi- effects of placement/alumni/devel- • (intercampus mail) cations keep the "names" of various opmimt office relations by Winners will be announced APRIL 7, 1977, at the 2d ANNUAL LAW departments of those schools in a more and better job offers, it's in- REVUE in the Commons. position of esteem in the minds of cumbent on us to assist the specialists of any particular field. placement relations program. Get Your Acts Together!!!! The success of these informational Consider as one alternative adding , PREVIEWS WILL BE HELD FOR LA W REVUE efforts over the past many many $10.00 to student fees each semester Monday March 7, 1977,4:00 to 6:30 Knight's Restaurant years are graphically portrayed by to be earmarked for the production Thursday March 10,1977,4:00 to 6:00 Knight's Restaurant the gleaming edifices of the Stanford, and postage of polished placement Call Mary Ann Klein 344-8683 to set up a time to show your stuff. If you Yale and Harvard campuses. The materials to as many law firms and cannot present your skit, song, or dance at one of the times listed above, immediate employment of graduates lawyer employers as possible. Here- call the same number to discuss special arrangements. of these departments, at high sala- tofore the placement and develop- ries, is further evidence of the desir- ment offices have had no such fund. ability and success of solid institu- It would be a welcome "first" for tional informational programs. Hastings. S.L. J ANNOUNCEMENTS LAST SUMMER'S CLASSES YEARBOOK PICTURES "All students who were enrolled in Summer Session 1976 please drop All student organizations make plans to submit a high contrast picture or in the Registrar's Office when convenient." pictures of their members to the Hastings Centennial Fund for publication in the Hastings Yearbook. A cooperative effort of the Placement Office and TORT LAW SYMPOSIUM the Hastings Centennial Fund. Phi Alpha Delta will present a symposium on the future of torts on Wednesday February 16, 12:00-1:30 in classroom B.