Weekly Announcements – Week of Monday, November 4, 2013 The Weekly Announcements consists of "Law School Announcements and Meeting Notices". This includes announcements of law school events, policies, and deadlines involving registration and examinations. Each student is responsible for being aware of the information distributed. Additional notices may also be distributed via the “LawDawgs” email listserv. Students are automatically subscribed to this listserv with their UW email address. Note: although forwarding your email from your UW email account to another account is possible, it is not recommended as messages may be filtered as spam. Submissions for the Weekly Announcements, which Academic Services produces, should be sent to [email protected] by 12:00pm on Wednesday(s). ************************************************************ DATES TO KEEP IN MIND November 3 Daylight Savings Time November 8 Winter 2014 Registration Begins November 11 Veterans’ Day Holiday November 28-29 Thanksgiving Holiday December 2 Deadline for exam reschedule requests Deadline for language accommodation requests December 4 Last Day of Classes December 9-14 Final Exam Period January 6, 2014 First day of Winter Quarter Classes ************************************************************ TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. FROM THE ACADEMIC SERVICES OFFICE a. WINTER 2014 UPPER-CLASS REGISTRATION b. AUTUMN 2013 EXAM INFORMATION c. LANGUAGE ACCOMMODATION FOR EXAMS d. WINTER & SPRING 2014 UPDATES e. GRADUATION DATES 2013-2014 - FOR BAR APPLICATIONS, ETC. 2. LAW LIBRARY NEWS a. LEGAL RESEARCH GUIDES b. LOST & FOUND AT THE CIRCULATION DESK 3. CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT NEWS a. STUDENT BUSINESS CARDS b. BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, 2014 SUMMER LEGAL INTERN PROGRAM c. 2014 ELLA BAKER SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM d. 1L PUGET SOUND AREA MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION e. 1L DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP RECEPTION 4. CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE LAW a. SOCIAL JUSTICE TUESDAY b. 1L JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES c. CONFIDENT COMMUNICATIONS WITH PROFESSOR JUDITH SHAHN, UW SCHOOL OF DRAMA d. SUCCESSFUL CAREERS OF PAST JUDICIAL CLERKS e. PUBLIC SERVICE LAW CAREER BUILDING 5. MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES a. JOIN THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR COUNCIL TH b. THE 16 ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT LAW INITIATIVE WRITING COMPETITION 6. GLOBAL MONDAYS-LAW IN GLOBAL EYE – TRANSNATIONAL LEGAL PRACTICE IN CHINA 7. WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS PRESENTS 5 MINUTE MEDITATION 8. TRANSACTIONAL LAW MEET INFORMATIONAL MEETING 9. SABAW PRESENTS A FREE CLE “GOING GLOBAL WITH YOUR CLIENTS” 10. TRANSACTIONAL WEDNESDAYS 11. PAUL WALDAU (CANISIUS COLLEGE): FROM ANIMAL RIGHTS TO ANIMAL STUDIES 12. LTA PRESENTS SHIDLER LECTURE SERIES FEATURING PROFESSOR JANE GINSBURG 13. HUMAN TRAFFICKING & SUPPLY CHAINS DISCUSSION 14. TECH POLICY LAB HOSTING A CONVERSATION WITH COMMISSIONER JULIE BRILL OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 15. ANTITRUST DAY 1 of 13 16. STUDENT NEWS a. JEWISH LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (JLSA) - LOX 'N LEARN b. THE CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & JUSTICE AND CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY PRESENT: SEX TRAFFICKING & THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS c. CURRENT TOPICS IN AMERICAN INDIAN LAW d. ILS ANNOUNCES NEW 1L BOARD MEMBERS e. DISABILITY LAW ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS f. 2L/3L MOCK TRIAL CHAMPIONS g. PWRLK 2L/3L MOCK TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW h. LUNCH WITH PROFESSOR JAGDISH BHAGWATI (COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY) i. VOLUNTEER TO INTERPRET! j. WSBA SEEKING JURORS FOR MOCK TRIAL ************************************************************ 1. FROM THE ACADEMIC SERVICES OFFICE Back to Top a. WINTER 2014 UPPER-CLASS REGISTRATION Winter 2014 registration in MyUW will open Friday, November 8, 2013 Make sure your course requests are updated ahead of that date so that we can give you add codes. When you have add codes, remember to use them promptly, or risk losing a spot in a class with a waitlist. The first add code “expiration date” will be Monday, December 2, 2013, 9:00 AM. Course Requests: https://www.law.washington.edu/Students/CourseManagement/default.aspx MyUW: https://myuw.washington.edu/ Registration Information: http://www.law.washington.edu/Students/Registration/Default.aspx. Course Waitlists: https://www.law.washington.edu/Students/CourseManagement/WaitListed.aspx Course Catalog: http://www.law.washington.edu/CourseCatalog/ Course Schedules: http://www.law.washington.edu/CourseCatalog/Schedules/Default.aspx?v2 Exam Schedules: http://www.law.washington.edu/Students/Exams/Default.aspx b. AUTUMN 2013 EXAM INFORMATION Complete information on exams is available at http://www.law.washington.edu/Students/Exams/Default.aspx, including exam schedules for the full academic year, the exam reschedule policy, and the online reschedule request form. Autumn 2013 Exam reschedule requests must be submitted to Academic Services no later than Monday, December 2nd, 10:30 a.m. DO NOT CONTACT A FACULTY MEMBER REGARDING EXAM RESCHEDULE REQUESTS! The Exam4 version for Autumn 2013 Midterms is currently available for download. You must download the current version of the Exam4 software before you take your exams; previous versions will not work, and additional time will not be given for downloading during exam administration. More information is available at http://www.law.washington.edu/Students/Exams/Exam4.aspx. Everyone is strongly urged to do at least one CLOSED Mode "Practice Exam" in Exam4 after installing a new version. Note that you can only “submit electronically” on the law school network. c. LANGUAGE ACCOMMODATION FOR EXAMS Students for whom English is not a native language and who have not earned a previous degree from an English-language institutions may apply for additional time on exams for their first two quarters at the law school: https://www.law.washington.edu/Students/Forms/Private/LanguageRequest.aspx. The form needs to be submitted by Monday, December 2nd, 2013, 10:30 AM. d. WINTER & SPRING 2014 UPDATES Winter, 2014 LAW A511 Payment Systems will be offered for 2 credits instead of 3 and will be taught by Anita Ramasastry instead of Mark Lewington. The class will meet W 1:30-3:20 (instead of MW 1:30-3:00). LAWT526 Federal Tax Clinic (Clynch/Schumacher) will meet Th 1:30-3:20 (instead of M 1:30-3:20). Spring, 2014 2 of 13 LAW T502 Federal Tax Controversies and Procedures (Schumacher) has been changed to MW 4:00-5:30 (instead of TTh 4:00-5:30) LAW T507 Federal Tax Policy Seminar (Hatfield) will meet MW 1:30-3:00 (instead of TTh 1:30-3:00) LAW T513 Estate Planning (Adams) will meet T 4:00-7:00 (instead of M 4:00-7:00) LAW T520 Tax Ethics (Hatfield) has been cancelled. LAW T527 Taxation of Financial Instruments (Medleau) will meet T 4:00-6:00 (instead of Th 4:00-6:00) LAW T531 Advanced Corporate Tax Problems (Munro) will meet Th 4:00-6:00(instead of T 5:40-7:40) LAW T549 International M&A Transactions (Gartner) will meet F 8:20-10:20 (instead of M 4:00-6:00) e. GRADUATION DATES 2013-2014 - FOR BAR APPLICATIONS, ETC. Please find below the degree conferral/graduation dates for the quarters of the 2013-2014 academic year; use these dates when you fill out your bar exam applications, and any other time you need to list your graduation date. Autumn 2013 12/13/2013 Winter 2014 3/21/2014 Spring 2014 6/13/2014* *This is the degree conferral/graduation date, even though commencement will take place 6/8/2014. Here are also links to current and past academic calendars, which may be helpful to you: 2013-2014 http://www.law.washington.edu/Students/Calendar.aspx?YR=2013 2012-2013 http://www.law.washington.edu/Students/Calendar.aspx?YR=2012 2011-2012 http://www.law.washington.edu/Students/Calendar.aspx?YR=2012 2010-2011 http://www.law.washington.edu/Students/Calendar.aspx?YR=2012 2. LAW LIBRARY NEWS Back to Top a. LEGAL RESEARCH GUIDES Where can I find Washington Supreme Court briefs? How do I compile a legislative history for a Washington law? To answer these and other frequently asked questions, the reference librarians have prepared a series of legal research guides. Use these guides to get started on your research project when a reference librarian is not available to assist you, or as a reminder as you conduct your research. For example, if you need help with The Bluebook, there’s a research guide to get you started, Bluebook 101. When you need to find a tax dictionary, try the research guide on Legal Dictionaries and scroll down to “Specialized Subject Dictionaries.” If you are looking for a legal blog on intellectual property, see the research guide Law-Related Blogs in Washington State, where you will find links to legal blogs discussing many topics including health, real estate, tax, torts, and women’s rights. For these guides and more, navigate to the Gallagher Law Library home page and look for “Research Guides” (in the gray bar). Select the keyword/subject list of legal research guides for an A-Z list of topics. b. LOST & FOUND AT THE CIRCULATION DESK If you’ve lost or misplaced something in or around Gates Hall, head to the Circulation Desk in the Law Library, which is the official collector of unclaimed items for the School of Law. If an item is not there the first time you check, keep trying in case it turns up later. Unclaimed items are eventually taken to the campus-wide HUB Lost & Found, located in the Husky Union Building (HUB 117). You can submit a Lost & Found Inquiry online. 3. CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT NEWS Back to Top a. STUDENT BUSINESS CARDS The Center for Professional and Leadership Development is now assisting JD, LL.M., and Ph.D. students who would like to order UW Law School Business Cards. Ordering is open now and will close at 5:00pm on Wednesday, November 13th. There are two steps to ordering--you must fill out the order form on Catalyst and bring your payment ($20) to Room 346.