Sunday, March 23

Easter Sunday.

Monday, March 24

Professor Ellen Musinsky travels to Miami, FL to host Alumni for cocktails and conversation at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay.

Professor Sophie Sparrow joins Kirk Dorius JD '04 to host alumni in Austin, TX at a reception in the offices of Fish & Richardson P.C.

Tuesday, March 25

The American Constitution Society (ACS) meets to nominate and elect new officers for the coming academic year, Room 202 at 12 noon.

IIPO Presents "IP Legislation in the Andean Community," a talk by Cristina Galavis-Sucre (LLM '08)
12:10 PM in Room 200. This is an SBA-sponsored event.

Professors Karl Jorda and Susan Richey are in New York today for the 2008 UNITAR/WIPO Seminar on International Intellectual Property. Professor Jorda gives a talk on "Basic Principles of Patents" and Professor Richey talks on "Basic Principles of Trademarks."

Wednesday, March 26

Professor Mary Wong is in New York, speaking at the 5th Annual Asian IP Law & Policy Day: The Developing Legal Ecosystem for IP in Asia, and the 16th Annual Fordham International IP Law & Policy Conference, both at the Fordham Law School, today through Friday. The conference draws 139 speakers from 19 countries (including judges, government officials, academics and practitioners from the United States, Europe and Asia) and a total of 375 participants from 31 countries. This year, Professor Wong will be delivering a paper on comparative national implementations of Articles 6 & 8 of the WIPO Copyright Treaty, and will also be on two panels: one on copyright models in a Web 2.0 world, and the other on copyright infringement cases against individual peer-to-peer downloaders.  

The Women's Law Student Association presents Ms. Marjorie Lewis, who will lead a "Practicing Effective Communications Skills Workshop" in Room 229 at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP to WLSA@piercelaw.edu by March 25th.

Thursday, March 27

Friday, March 28

Let' Get Clinical: Yes, you, as a student, can experience real cases, interview clients, and appear in court, all while earning credit. Learn about Pierce Law's clinical programs in this special event in the Rich Room at 11:45 a.m. Choose from eight clinics offered this summer and next fall:

• Administrative Advocacy Clinic with Professor Mary Pilkington-Casey
• Appellate Defender's Office with Professor Chris Johnson
• Consumer and Commercial Law Clinic with Professor Peter Wright
• Criminal Practice Clinic with Professor Charles Temple
• Intellectual Property and Transaction Clinic with Professor Ashlyn Lembree
• International Technology Transfer Institute with Professor Stanley Kowalski
• Mediation Clinic with Professor Peter Wolfe
• Street Law Clinic with Professor Megan De Vorsey

You'll discover the types of law each clinic teaches, the types of court and client representation you will experience, how many credits you receive for the experience, and the pre-requisites. If that doesn't convince you, come for the free pizza and soda!

Cold weather making you crazy? Wishing for sunny days? Lambda Law invites you to go South of the Border without leaving Concord for fun, sun, music, drinks and some muy delicioso Mexican Cuisine! 7-10 p.m. in the Jury Box. This is an SBA sponsored event.*

Saturday, March 29

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