Don't forget...

Tonight, Slate magazine's Dahlia Lithwick gives the annual Bownes Forum address. 7 p.m. in the Rich Room.

Also tonight, a Beer and Wine Tasting fundraiser for the Concord Family YMCA starts at 5:30 p.m. in the Jury Box. Tickets available from Assistant Dean Fran Canning.

Tomorrow, lunch with Peruvian attorney Jose Barreda, hosted by the International Intellectual Property Organization, 12 noon in Room 205. RSVP to iipo@piercelaw.edu.

Tomorrow, the annual SIPLA Symposium, starting at 1:30 in Room 229.

 

Sunday, April 13

Just two weeks of classes left! Why not celebrate with a bit of skiing? Thanks to the extended ski season, The 17th Annual Intragalactic Cardboard Sled Race at Mount Sunapee has been rescheduled to today. It is also Cares & Shares Day. Bring five non-perishable food items to the ticket window and ski or ride all day for only $25.

 

Monday, April 14

It's National Library Week! Join the Pierce Law Library for prizes, candy, and fun! This year, the library is launching its popular film collection of classic legal films on DVD. The first 30 film borrowers will receive a free bag of microwave popcorn! The Library also joins Lexis and Westlaw to offer several trainings this week (see below).

 

Tuesday, April 15

The Moot Court Board invites all first- and second-year students interested in applying to participate in Moot Court next year to an informative meeting at 12:10 p.m. in room 229. The Board will be there to discuss the try out process, what competitions are available, what being on moot court entails, as well as to answer any questions students might have. Whether you know you want to try out or you are considering trying out, we invite you to come learn all about Moot Court.

Death Penalty Forum hosted by the Pierce Law Review and the Social Justice Institute. This panel discussion will coincide with Pierce Law Review’s publication of a special death penalty issue, with articles written by experts in the field, law professors, and Pierce Law students. 

 

Wednesday, April 16

Library Week Training. "Westlaw: Myth v. Reality" with Mark Frongillo, Esq, Academic Account Manager. Pizza Lunch in Room 205, 12 noon - 1 p.m.     

Tickets ($5) on sale for Pierce Law Hillel's Passover Seder at lunchtime (12-1) in the Jury Box.

 

Thursday, April 17

Second Annual Pierce Law Student Symposium. 4:45 p.m. in the Rich Room.

Schweitzer Fellowship Talk: Brad Kuster, an environmental attorney who recently won an important appeals case against the EPA will be speaking about his success and how environmental law will crop up in nearly every field of law you go into. 12 noon in Room 200.

Tickets ($5) on sale for Pierce Law Hillel's Passover Seder at lunchtime (12-1) in the Jury Box.

 

Friday, April 18

Champagne Toast & Reception for the Class of 2008 with Faculty and Staff at the Capitol Center for the Arts. 5-7:30 p.m. 

Library Week Training. Library Online Training Center with Steve Albro, Lexis Training Consultant

11:30 a.m.: Drafting Pleadings, Motions and Orders
12:00 noon: Prepare to Practice: Cost Effectiveness and Time Efficient Research
1:00 p.m.: Prepare to Practice: Patent Searching on Lexis

Tickets ($5) on sale for Pierce Law Hillel's Passover Seder at lunchtime (12-1) in the Jury Box.

 

Saturday, April 19

National Hanging Out Day. Alexander Lee, a Concord lawyer, founded this annual event as part of Project Laundry List to encourage saving energy through hanging laundry instead of using the clothes dryer.

 

Looking ahead

Hillel will be holding its annual Passover Seder on Sunday, April 20th at 6:00pm in the Board room. Everyone is encouraged to attend the Seder, regardless of faith.  Friends & family members are welcome.  Tickets are $5, which includes a full catered meal and wine. Children can attend for free.

Also in the news

Adjunct professor Jim Silva has been named presient of the newly-established Northern Middlesex Economic District, a nonprofit corporation that will investigate and promote economic development and affordable housing in the city of Lowell, Massachusets and 8 of its surrounding suburbs.

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