Women Confronting ISIS: Local Strategies and States’ Responsibilities
Friday, March 6, 2015 | 9:00am – 5:00pm

Dave Fields Auditorium
CUNY School of Law
2 Court Square
Long Island City, NY 11101

This Symposium offers a unique and timely opportunity to engage with locally-based Iraqi and Syrian women activists working across sectarian lines, as well as international experts to address the crisis of women’s human rights in areas controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Participants will explore the relationship between gender-based abuses under ISIS and State-sanctioned discrimination and violence against women, highlighting lessons for policymakers and women’s rights advocates in diverse contexts of political and armed conflict.

Sponsored by: The Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice, MADRE, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI), the Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI)

Free and open to the public, lunch provided with RSVP, CLE credits available. Speakers Include:

Yanar Mohammed, Founder and Director, Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI)

Nawal Yazeji, Syrian Women’s Peace Activist, Damascus; Member, Syrian Women’s League

Charlotte Bunch, a Board of Governor’s Distinguished Service Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies; inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame

Radhika Coomaraswamy, former U.N. Under Secretary-General, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict; Visiting Professor of Law at NYU Law School (invited)

Madeleine Rees, OBE, Secretary General, WILPF

Patricia Viseur-Sellers, former Gender Legal Advisor and a Prosecutor for the ICTY & ICTR

For a full list of speakers and to register, visit: https://publicsquare.law.cuny.edu/isis

• Organization: The New York City Bankruptcy Assistance Project (NYC BAP) is part of Legal Services NYC, the largest provider of civil legal services in the United States. Legal volunteers work to save New York’s most vulnerable residents from wage garnishments, property seizures, and foreclosures.  We target low-income working families, for whom bankruptcy relief can make the difference between being able to participate in the economy or not.
• Program: NYC BAP seeks law student volunteers over the Spring semester for its bankruptcy petitions program. Volunteers will take a six-hour intensive bankruptcy practice training, meet and screen potential clients, and then prepare the clients’ bankruptcy petitions under the supervision of experienced attorneys.
• Time commitment: Students who sign up for bankruptcy petitions must complete at least three cases, which typically takes about 50 hours in total (including the training).
• Application details: Students should send an email to William Kransdorf as soon as possible at wkransdorf@ls-nyc.org. Proficiency in Spanish or another foreign language is helpful, but not required.

1L and 2L NYU Law students who secure summer internship positions with active Ford Foundation grantee organizations are eligible to apply this February for the Ford Foundation Law School Public Interest Fellowship.  It is anticipated that 10 NYU students will be awarded the fellowship, which includes a $1500 stipend and the opportunity to participate in a fall symposium at the Ford Foundation’s headquarters in NYC.  Detailed information about the fellowship is available on PILC’s website: http://www.law.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/upload_documents/2015%20Ford%20summer%20fellowship%20website%20posting_v2_2.pdf

The Sudler Family Fellowship will support approximately ten NYU Law 1Ls and 2Ls spending their summers at federal and local prosecutors anywhere in the United States.

Please note, this fellowship is available only to those students who have already secured summer internships at federal or local prosecutor offices.

Sudler Family Fellows will receive $8,000 instead of a regular PILC grant and will participate in a special training program in late March, which will include meeting the donor. The selection committee will be a panel of former and/or current prosecutors who are connected to the Law School. To apply, please send a résumé and personal statement (1-2 pages double-spaced) on why you want to be a prosecutor (including identifying the office at which you will be spending your summer) to pilc.info@nyu.edu with the subject line “Sudler Family Fellowship” by Monday, March 2 at 5pm. It is optional to append an additional one-paragraph statement on how you will enhance the diversity of the profession. The Sudler Family Fellows will be notified of their acceptance and of training details by Friday, March 13.

For career planning questions that can be answered in 10 minutes or less, the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) offers drop-in counseling during the following days and times this week:

• Tuesday, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm with Rachel Peckerman
• Wednesday, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm with Sarah Hudson-Plush
• Thursday, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm for federal government questions only with Heidi Gilchrist
• Friday, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm with David Glasgow
  

To make a full counseling appointment to meet with a PILC Counselor, please call our office at (212) 998-6686 during business hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST), or email pilc.appointments@nyu.edu.

We hope you can join us at this week’s session:

Learning from True Leaders – Do’s and Don’ts of Leadership
Tuesday, February 17
12:25-1:50 p.m., FH 210
Lunch will be provided
Students are welcome to attend even without an RSVP

Presenter Rocco Andriola JD ’82, LLM ’86 will lead this valuable session to share his experiences on how he became a true leader. Mr. Andriola is a Managing Director of Millennium Partners, LP, a $20 billion hedge fund headquartered in New York City. He received his JD and LLM from NYU School of Law, has served as President of the NYU Law Alumni Association, and is a member of the Law School’s Board of Trustees.

Last GLS sessions:
Say What?! Communicating Effectively as a Leader
Monday, Feb. 23
12:25-1:50 p.m., FH 210
Lunch will be provided
RSVP here by Thursday, Feb. 19 at noon

Presenter Jeffrey Bannon, President and CEO of BusinessTalk, will lead this workshop. Mr. Bannon has facilitated workshops and coached attorneys at top law firms including Sullivan & Cromwell, Milbank Tweed, and Proskauer Rose. He has also worked with senior executives at Merrill Lynch, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Avon Products, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and Citigroup.

Note: Students that attend three out of the four installments of the GLS Series will receive a Certificate of Completion.

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY:
A CONVERSATION WITH LLOYD C. BLANKFEIN
AND JOHN SEXTON

The NYU student community is invited to join a discussion on
“Global Leadership in the 21st Century”

with Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs,
and John Sexton, President of New York University.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015
5:00 – 6:00 PM

NYU Stern School of Business
Paulson Auditorium
40 West Fourth Street, UC50
(Doors will open at 4:30 PM.)

RSVPs are required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Yoga is back-Start the semester with recharging your mind!

This class will be led by our own Assistant Dean Arthur Fama, Spring 2015 Yoga Schedule

Pointers and practices on how yoga can help you relax, rejuvenate and focus.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015  |  11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
110 West Third Street- D’Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall
New York, NY 10012

Tuesday, February 24, 2015  |  4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012  map

The Annual Survey of American Law will dedicate its 72nd issue to commemorate the legacy of Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the Eastern District of New York. The Dedication Ceremony will take place at the Law School on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. in Greenberg Lounge, located on the first floor of Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South. A reception with Judge Weinstein will follow.

The ceremony will include brief tributes to Judge Weinstein, delivered by his colleagues and friends. The speakers will include Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Leslie G. Fagen, Partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Kenneth R. Feinberg, Managing Partner at Feinberg Rozen; the Honorable John Gleeson, US District Court Judge of the Eastern District of New York; Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law; and Diane L. Zimmerman, Samuel Tilden Professor of Law Emerita, at New York University School of Law.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP here
You can also copy and paste https://nyu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6u5rYxkltbiph1b into your URL.

Friday, February 20, 2015  |  11:30 AM – 5:15 PM
Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012

The Third Annual Law Women Summit, “Women in Conflict: Gender, Violence, and Peacekeeping,” will be held on February 20th, 2015 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.  The Summit will be followed immediately by a Student-Alumnae Networking Reception and presentation of the Alumna of the Year Award from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. All events will be held in Greenburg Lounge.

Coinciding with the 15th Anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security, the Summit will address issues of women and gender in times of conflict, focusing on the particular effect that such situations have on catalyzing women to transform spaces of justice. Legal practitioners, academics, and theorists will bring together their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and areas of expertise to create a unique conversation addressing the evolving roles of women in conflict situations – as subjects, actors, participants, activists, leaders, peacemakers, negotiators, reformers, and advocates – and the social, legal, and institutional contexts in which they pursue them.

For more information on the summit, including program details, please click here.

To register, click here, or copy and paste the link below.

Registration link: https:/yu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_dir1UI4v1qtTFVX

Contact:

Hannah Wells
hannah.wells@nyu.edu

No CLE Credit Available

To see this event in the Law School calendar click here.

Friday, February 27, 2015  |  8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012

The New York University Annual Survey of American Law presents its annual symposium on Friday, February 27, 2015. This year’s topic is securities class actions and the US Supreme Court case, Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. (2014). This day-long symposium will explore the ways that Halliburton II changed the securities class action landscape, the debate over the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and potential legislative action on both the state and federal level. Carter G. Phillips of Sidley Austin will be our keynote speaker. Panelists include a former SEC Commissioner, a former Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s litigation program, as well as numerous securities law scholars, appellate practice leaders, and securities litigators who have represented either shareholders or corporations.

To register for this event, click here, or copy and paste https://nyu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ctOw9noK0MXuugJ into your URL

Join alumni, faculty, and students for a night celebrating public service at the 21st Annual Public Service Auction. This year’s benefit will feature both a silent and live auction, where guests are invited to bid on one-of-a-kind experiences, escapes and adventures. Food, drink and live entertainment will be provided throughout the night.  The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Greenberg Lounge.

To buy tickets, visit http://www.law.nyu.edu/PILCAuction/tickets.

Monday, March 2, 2015  |  6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Lipton Hall, D’Agostino Hall
110 West 3rd Street  map

The Bickel & Brewer Latino Institute for Human Rights at NYU School of Law proudly presents the Latinos and the Law Lecture, which features a prominent Latino attorney each year.

Students who attend this lecture will recieve credit toward their Public Interest Law Center Summer Funding requirement.

Carol Robles-Román is the President and CEO of Legal Momentum, the national legal organization that advances and defends the rights of women and girls. In this role she creates partnerships with public and private employers on the issue of equal pay and workplace fairness. Recently, Legal Momentum has helped create workplace protections for federal employees, legally represented women who were subjected to workplace discrimination and sexual assault, and called for elected officials to respond forcefully to the scourge of domestic violence.

Carol was formerly Deputy Mayor for Legal Affairs and Counsel to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, and was the first woman to serve as Counsel to a NYC Mayor. She advised the Mayor and the executive branch on governance and compliance, judicial selection, anti-discrimination laws, ethics, police oversight, disability and access laws, domestic violence, and immigration. She led and oversaw the overhaul of several city agencies to improve access to justice and city services for New Yorkers.

Carol has significant experience in complex operations and government reform, as a former New York State Courts administrator and New York State Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. She was the first Special Inspector General for Bias Matters in the New York State Unified Court System, appointed by then Chief Judge Judith Kaye. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York and serves on its Executive Committee, and is on the board of the National Association of Women Lawyers. A lifelong New Yorker, she holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law, where she received the Vanderbilt Medal for extraordinary contribution to the law school community, and a B.A. from Fordham University at Lincoln Center.  Carol has been widely recognized for her work, receiving awards including the 2011 PODER–ABC Justice Award for strategy, vision and leadership. She was designated one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business Magazine in 2011.

Legal Momentum is a national nonprofit organization that leads action for the legal rights of women. Its targeted litigation, education, policy advocacy, and research help to shape the laws and policies that affect gender equality and ensure that they are properly implemented and enforced. Successful initiatives include judicial education programs on the realities of sexual assault and domestic violence; successful advocacy for the Violence Against Women Act; and representing women who have been subjected to workplace discrimination with precedent-setting litigation.

Join the Women of Color Collective (WoCC) on Thursday, February 19 for an event that honors the women in our communities while raising money for an amazing cause!

WoCC is hosting its annual event, Mr. WoCC 2015: an all-male pageant/competition that gives the men of NYU Law an opportunity to strut their stuff and show love for the women in their lives. The pageant involves interview, talent, cat-walk, and trivia competition categories for our contestants, as well as a silent date auction.

Mr. WoCC contestants are chosen through your nominations—the more nominations your Mr. WoCC-hopeful receives, the more likely he’ll proceed to the final pageant. So visit our table in Golding next week to nominate your favorite man at NYU Law!

Nominations: $1
February 12-19
Golding Lounge

Event:

February 19, 2015
OPEN BAR: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Competition: 7:00 p.m.
Greenberg Lounge

Ticket sales start February 16
Pre-event tickets: $7
At-the-door tickets: $12

All event proceeds go to Kayan-Feminist Organization, an organization that focuses particularly on integral values of the legal system such as racial justice, peace, gender equality, and equal inheritance and property rights. The women of Kayan-Feminist Organization envision a secure and just society in which Arab women in Israel enjoy full and equitable opportunities for self-expression and self-actualization. Kayan values pragmatism in the democratization of the public sphere, fosters genuine agency among Arab women, and brings their influence directly to bear upon the realization of their rights.

Join NYU Law Adjunct Professor & ACLU LGBT Rights Director Matthew Coles and Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jeff Shafer in their debate on the constitutional issues surrounding the Sixth Circuit case going before the US Supreme Court this year regarding same-sex marriage. The event takes place on Tuesday, March 10, 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Vanderbilt Hall, Room 218.

For over 200 years, the SCOTUS has been interpreting the meaning of the US Constitution to answer some very important questions.

This year, SCOTUS will attempt to answer two of the most controversial questions of our generation:

Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex?

Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state?

Second-year students with a demonstrated commitment to work in civil liberties and civil rights and strong skills are invited to apply for 2015-16 Fellowships in the Arthur Garfield Hays Program.

The program provides 3L students with fellowship support as they complete two substantial internships engaged in impact litigation, policy work, or direct services related to civil rights and civil liberties. Specific areas of focus range from First Amendment freedoms to immigrants’ rights to criminal and racial justice issues and include everything in between.

Materials describing the program and the selection process are available on the NYU website and in Vanderbilt Hall, Room 308.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY NOON ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
in Vanderbilt Hall, Room 308

The current Hays Fellows will discuss their experiences in the program and answer your questions in the East Wing of Golding Lounge from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3 and again on Wednesday, February 4 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Vanderbilt Hall, Room 214. A video about the Hays Program will be shown. Please feel free to contact any of us if you have questions about the program or the application process.

Norman Dorsen
Sylvia A. Law
Helen Hershkoff
Adam B. Cox

We write to invite you to attend an information session on the Lederman Fellowship in Law, Economics, and Business on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, from 6:10-7:00 pm in Vanderbilt Hall, Faculty Library (Third Floor). The Lederman Fellowship aims to foster student research in law & economics and to create an environment that fosters collaboration among students and faculty interested in law & economics. Professors Ryan Bubb and Florencia Marotta-Wurgler, Directors of the Lederman Fellowship Program, will present the fellowship program, provide information about the application process and answer questions. We expect Mr. Lederman to be in attendance as well. Interested students should plan to apply for the fellowship in the fall of their 2L year.

Summary of program. Lederman Fellows will take a series of courses that provide a foundation in the concepts and methodologies of law & economics. The centerpiece of the fellowship program is a research paper in law & economics that each fellow will develop, advised by a NYU faculty member. Fellows will participate in a series of workshops and colloquium meetings in which they present their work to the faculty directors and other fellows. Further details on the program are provided below.

Area of study. The field of “law & economics” is defined broadly for the purposes of the Lederman Fellowship. A student research project can fit within the program by applying economic methodology (e.g., economic analysis, positive political theory, or empirical analysis) to a research topic in law or by examining a topic in an area of law that implicates economic issues, like corporate law or antitrust.

Program directors. Professors Florencia Marotta-Wurgler and Ryan Bubb co-direct the fellowship program.

Eligibility. All second-year J.D. students enrolled at NYU School of Law, as well as J.S.D. students prior to their final year at NYU, are eligible to apply. Those selected will hold the status of Lederman Fellow in Law & Economics for their remaining time at NYU. Applications are due in the fall of the 2L year for J.D. students, or the fall of any year prior to their final year for J.S.D. students. See the fellowship website for the application form and the exact application deadline.

Basis for selection. Fellows will be selected based on their demonstrated interest in law & economics and general aptitude for producing a high-quality research paper, as indicated by their research proposal, statement of interest, and transcripts. No prior background in economics is required, only sincere interest in law & economics, broadly defined.

Faculty advisor. To apply for the fellowship, students must have an NYU faculty member agree to advise their proposed law & economics research project for the fellowship.

Amount of award. Fellows will be awarded $5,000 upon completion of all requirements of the program in their 3L year / the second year of the fellowship program.

Program requirements. All fellows are required to complete the following program requirements.

• 2L year (first year of the fellowship program for J.S.D. students)

Spring

• 2L fellows enroll in the Colloquium on Law and Economics.
• Milestone #1: 2L fellows present their paper proposal to the 2L and 3L fellows and faculty directors in February.

• 3L year (second year of the fellowship program for J.S.D. students)

Fall

• 3L fellows enroll in an approved law & economics lecture course, such as Lewis Kornhauser’s “Economic Analysis of Law.”
• Milestone #2: 3L fellows submit a literature review to their faculty advisor and program directors for feedback.
• Milestone #3: 3L fellows submit an outline of the paper to their faculty advisor and program directors for feedback.

Spring

• Milestone #4: 3L fellows present their work at the Law and Economics Colloquium (1 hour per student). All 3L fellows will attend the colloquium meetings in which fellows present and submit written comments to presenters.
• 3L fellows attend the workshop in which 2L fellows present their paper proposals.
• Milestone #5: 3L fellows submit their final paper to the program directors.
• Milestone #6: 3L fellows present their work in a final fellowship meeting attended by Lawrence Lederman.

We write to invite you to apply to the Lederman Fellowship Program in Law, Economics and Business. The Fellowship provides an opportunity to work closely with NYU Law faculty and participate in a series of collaborative workshops designed to help you write a research paper on the topic of your choice. All 2L students are encouraged to apply! The application materials are available at: http://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/laweconomics/scholarshipsfellowshipsandprizes/incomingandcurrentstudents The deadline for submitting applications is March 10, 2015.

Summary of program. Lederman Fellows will take a series of courses that provide a foundation in the concepts and methodologies of law & economics. The centerpiece of the fellowship program is a research paper in law & economics that each fellow will develop, advised by a NYU faculty member. Fellows will participate in a series of workshops and colloquium meetings in which they present their work to the faculty directors and other fellows. Further details on the program are provided below.

Area of study. The field of “law & economics” is defined broadly for the purposes of the Lederman Fellowship. A student research project can fit within the program by applying economic methodology (e.g., economic analysis, positive political theory, or empirical analysis) to a research topic in law or by examining a topic in an area of law that implicates economic issues, like corporate law or antitrust.

Program directors. Professors Florencia Marotta-Wurgler and Ryan Bubb co-direct the fellowship program.

Eligibility. All second-year J.D. students enrolled at NYU School of Law, as well as J.S.D. students prior to their final year at NYU, are eligible to apply. Those selected will hold the status of Lederman Fellow in Law & Economics for their remaining time at NYU. Applications are due in the spring of the 2L year for J.D. students, or the spring of any year prior to their final year for J.S.D. students. See the fellowship website for the application form and the exact application deadline.

Basis for selection. Fellows will be selected based on their demonstrated interest in law & economics and general aptitude for producing a high-quality research paper, as indicated by their research proposal, statement of interest, and transcripts. No prior background in economics is required, only sincere interest in law & economics, broadly defined.

Faculty advisor. To apply for the fellowship, students must have an NYU faculty member agree to advise their proposed law & economics research project for the fellowship.

Amount of award. Fellows will be awarded $5,000 upon completion of all requirements of the program in their 3L year / the second year of the fellowship program.

Program requirements. Current 2Ls who enter the program this year are required to complete the following program requirements.

• 2L year (first year of the fellowship program for J.S.D. students)

Spring

• Milestone #1: 2L fellows present their paper proposal to the 2L and 3L fellows and faculty directors in May.

• 3L year (second year of the fellowship program for J.S.D. students)

Fall

• 3L fellows enroll in an approved law & economics lecture course, such as Lewis Kornhauser’s “Economic Analysis of Law.”
• Milestone #2: 3L fellows submit a literature review to their faculty advisor and program directors for feedback.
• Milestone #3: 3L fellows submit an outline of the paper to their faculty advisor and program directors for feedback.

Spring

• Milestone #4: 3L fellows present their work at the Law and Economics Colloquium (1 hour per student). All 3L fellows will attend the colloquium meetings in which fellows present and submit written comments to presenters.
• 3L fellows attend the workshop in which 2L fellows present their paper proposals.
• Milestone #5: 3L fellows submit their final paper to the program directors.
• Milestone #6: 3L fellows present their work in a final fellowship meeting attended by Lawrence Lederman.

Dear 1L Students,

The Jacobson Leadership Program in Law & Business is accepting applications to the program from students entering their second year of law school.

The Jacobson Leadership Program in Law & Business is designed for students who aspire to a non-traditional career path that requires intensive training grounded in legal and business curricula.  This program answers to the demand for unique executive professionals with both legal and business skills to provide leadership in the fast-paced multi-jurisdictional world of enterprise.  The Leadership Program seeks to instill the highest ethical standards, and will provide the skills for leaders to build bridges across boundaries of jurisdiction, sector and culture.

Under the direction of Professors Gerald Rosenfeld and Helen Scott, the unique features of the Program include a Law and Business mentor network, and a senior project where students work independently or collaboratively in small teams and present their projects to a panel of faculty and alumni. Applicants admitted in their second year of law school will receive stipends of five thousand dollars per year for their 2L and 3L years.

Each applicant should submit a one document application including his or her resume, transcript, and an essay describing his or her interest in the program to Nirva Beljour (LeadershipProgram@nyu.edu). The deadline for all applicants  is March 9, 2015.

Additional program information may be found at www.law.nyu.edu/leadershipprogram