The Civil Jury Project Inaugural Conference: The State and Future of Civil Jury Trials
Friday, September 11, 2015 | 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Lipton Hall, 108 West Third Street

The new Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law examines how the civil jury trial became a vanishing feature of the American legal landscape and looks at the consequences for the legal system and society more broadly. The Project will engage in three primary areas of activity; it will (i) undertake an empirical assessment of the current role of the jury in our civil justice system, (ii) create educational programs and publicity outlets for studies and policy proposals on the jury trial, and (iii) re-evaluate ways in which juries are constituted and jury trials are conducted.

To register, please click here.

Wednesday, September 9
12:45-1:55p.m.
VH 204 Prof. Irene Ayers
VH 210 Prof. Mary Holland
VH 218 Prof. Gerald Lebovits
Feel free to bring your own lunch

Introduction to US Law Professors Mary Holland, Irene Ayers, and Hon. Gerald Lebovits will lead this helpful workshop. The session will go over the differences of a good vs. a great exam answer by analyzing sample exam answers from the Intro. class. It will also cover test-taking skills, issue identification, use of authority, and tone. In addition, the professors will answer questions about the grading curve.

Students attending these workshops should download a copy of their Intro. final exam prior to the session. To do so, go to the Intro. NYU Classes site, navigate to the “File Exchange” section (on the left hand menu). From here, you will be able to access your final exam. If you have problems accessing the exam, please contact Veronica Crus at cruzv@law.nyu.edu.

Please attend the session of the professor with whom you took Intro., and feel free to bring your own lunch.

These workshops are usually small and the perfect place to ask all your questions about US law school exam techniques – Don’t miss it!

If you are interested in working as a judicial clerk after you graduate and have not already completed the CSM/Symplicity Clerkship Registration form, please click here to complete the form. If you do not register for clerkships on CSM/Symplicity, you may miss out on important emails from the Judicial Clerkship Office about the clerkship process.

In addition, we are writing to remind you that you can register now for an account on  – the online website where federal judges list clerkships and receive electronic clerkship applications. To register, please go to the OSCAR Registration page and click the “Are You Applying?” link.  To help you navigate the site, attached to this email is the “OSCAR Quick Reference Guide for Applicants.”

Once you have registered on OSCAR you will be able to view clerkship listings posted by judges, but you will not be able to build or submit any applications on OSCAR until August 1, 2015. As we mentioned during the 1L meeting, you should look at the hiring preferences for each judge and the position details (under the Clerkships List tab for each judge) to ascertain which judges want applications from rising 2Ls and which judges are looking for rising 3L and alumni applicants.

We recommend registering for daily or weekly updates on OSCAR so you can monitor the judges who are posting for the 2017 term. To register for updates: (1) log into your OSCAR account; (2) click the “My Profile” tab; (3) click the “Edit Profile” button; (4) select an “Email Frequency” [either Daily or Weekly]; (5) select the “Preferred Types” of judges; (6) select your “Preferred States” or leave blank to receive listings from all states; and finally, (7) click the “Update Profile” button.

We have heard that some of the most competitive judges (such as the DC Circuit and a few highly competitive 9th Circuit judges) are willing to consider applications now. If you are a Pomeroy Scholar or think you would be a very strong candidate for these highly competitive clerkships, please email Michelle at michelle.cherande@nyu.edu.

The most recent copies of the Judicial Clerkship Handbook and Appendix are available from your CSM/Symplicity account under the “Clerkships” top link.

Please be aware that that the University (and all Law School offices) will be closed from Friday, September 4 at 4:00 p.m. through Monday, September 7, 2015. All Law School classes are canceled on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2015. The University (and all Law School offices) will re-open on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, September 9 is a Legislative Monday at the Law School. This means that Monday classes will be held on Wednesday, September 9.

In preparation for May 2016 graduation, we strongly advise that you take a moment to review your academic record to make sure that you are on track to graduate. You are responsible for making sure you are in compliance with all the graduation requirements.

Five Steps To Confirm You Are On Track For Graduation:

1. Degree Audit:
   The program is available via Albert and will assist you with counting adjunct credits, determining what requirements have been completed and/or remain to be completed. We are still, however, working with the University as Degree Audit does not accurately reflect the number of non-law credits that count towards the JD degree. You must check your transcript for the correct credit allocation for non-law classes. As updates are made to Degree Audit we will keep you apprised.

   See the instructions on how to generate a Degree Audit report and obtain other important Degree Audit information here.

   Finally, please keep in mind that Degree Audit will be approximately two hours behind the release of ABRA results. So, if ABRA results are released at 1:30 pm, Degree Audit may not contain the most accurate information until 3:30 pm that day.

2. Degree Audit Questions:
   If after reviewing Degree Audit you have questions please email us at law.acadservices@nyu.edu or call us at 212-998-6020. If you would like to speak with a counselor from Academic Services please contact by email or phone to make an appointment.

3. Review the Requirements for the Juris Doctor Degree:
   You must complete at least 83 credits (which includes the required courses of Property, Constitutional Law, Professional Responsibility and Substantial Writing). Please refer to the J.D. Academic Regulations and Requirements Guide.
4. Bar Exams:
   Please read the National Conference of Bar Examiners Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admissions for details on the bar requirements for your jurisdiction.

Please also review our Bar Exam Checklist for important information and deadlines concerning applying to take the bar exam.

Have a wonderful fall semester!

The last daily add/drop cycle will end Thursday morning, September 3 at 9:30 am. No Law School classes, with the exception of Directed Research and writing credits can be added to your fall 2015 class schedule after this time. The deadline to add Directed Research and writing credits is Wednesday, September 30, 2015. For other important dates, please refer to the online Registration Calendar. Please also continue to check the Course Updates web page for changes to course information.

Add/drop for spring 2016 will resume on October 30, 2015 at 1:30pm.

NOTE: Remember to remove the bid for any class you no longer wish to add to your schedule. You remain on the waitlist for a class until you remove your bid. To remove a bid, delete the entry and click submit. Please remember that ABRA considers zero points a valid bid.

NYU School of Law’s Office of Communications is looking for a few talented student writers to blog about their opinions, ideas, and experiences for Life at NYU Law, the Law School’s official student blog.

The position is unpaid. Bloggers will write one or two short posts a month, gaining an opportunity to reach a wide audience and showcase their abilities as legal thinkers and writers.

While this blog is geared toward prospective students, it will be heavily publicized and high-profile, and read by prospective employers, alumni, faculty, peer schools, the media, and anyone else who visits the Law School website.

JD, LLM, and JSD students are all encouraged to apply. Interested? E-mail the Office of Communications a paragraph or two explaining why you want to be a blogger for the official NYU Law student blog, and include all of your contact information. The deadline for applying for Fall 2015 is September 11, 2015. Please send your application (and any questions) to Atticus Gannaway at atticus.gannaway@nyu.edu.

Any lingering questions before you apply? Tracy Huang ’14 can tell you about her experience as an NYU Law student blogger. E-mail her at tracyhuang25@gmail.com. In the meantime, Tracy has this to say:

“Why should you blog for NYU Law? Well, it’s a lot of fun! First, blogging was a great way for me to contribute to the greater law school community. I am able to reach a diverse audience–everyone from prospective students to current students to alumni–and share my experiences in hopes that the audience can use it as a springboard for their own adventures. Second, it has been a great way for me to enrich my own law school experience. Because I always wanted something interesting to say, I became more inclined to observe and reflect carefully on what was around me for the last three years. I am glad I chose to pursue this activity during law school.”

Date: Wednesday, September 9
Time: 12:45-1:45 PM
Where: Furman Hall, Room 212

JD Class of 2016 students who are considering applying for clerkships during their 3L year or after graduating should attend this session to learn about the clerkship application process. Due to changes in timing, you should attend this information session even if you attended a similar meeting as a 2L. The updated NYU Judicial Clerkship Handbook and Appendix will be distributed.

This session is for students who have never applied for a clerkship.

Click here to RSVP  for this event or log into your CSM/Symplicity account and go to the Events page.

Date: Thursday, September 10
Time: 5:00-6:00 PM
Where: Furman Hall, Suite 430, Student Library

The Honorable Dan Polster of the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland will discuss Public Service and Judicial Clerkships. He also will speak on Mediation: The Trial Judge as Mediator. Snacks will be served.

Click here to RSVP  for this event or log into your CSM/Symplicity account and go to the Events page.

Professor Beth Simone Noveck, Jerry M. Hultin Global Network Professor and Director, The Governance Lab Seeking Part-Time Graduate Legal Research Assistant For Project on Data-Driven Criminal Justice Innovation

We are looking for a highly-motivated Graduate Legal Research Assistant to help with research and drafting of a White Paper on the benefits and risks of data sharing for criminal justice.Research will include looking at what data is collected by whom and when in different jurisdictions and surveying the legal landscape of laws and regulations pertaining to how data is or isn’t shared, such as the rules on sealing records as well as related statues like HIPAA. You will work with the GovLab’s Director Professor Beth Simone Noveck.

The paper is part of a broader project on data-driven criminal justice in collaboration with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and with support from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation. Jurisdictions across the country have found success implementing new evidence-based practices to reduce their jail and prison populations, link more people with effective treatment in their communities, and generate significant cost savings without corresponding increases in crime, but challenges in collecting, sharing and analyzing data across criminal justice systems continue to present significant barriers to widespread adoption of proven reforms and stifle opportunities for new innovation.

Building on the GovLab’s experience in data-driven governance innovation in the fields of health care and education and working closely with a Criminal Justice Data and Innovation fellow working with the U.S. Chief Data Scientist at the White House, we are embarking on a year long project to analyze and document how data flows through the criminal justice system, identify policy and legal barriers to effective data sharing, and create pilot projects to replicate successful innovations in the field or test new approaches. Recognizing that many jurisdictions have already tackled these problems, we are actively seeking insights from experts in the field at the local, state and federal level to identify innovation already occurring, brainstorm new approaches, and build out key policies to help improve and expand criminal justice data sharing.  

Please send your CV and a cover letter, detailing your availability and prior experience with legal research and writing to: noveck@thegovlab.org. Familiarity with data science and/or criminal justice a plus. Research Assistants will be expected to work at least ten hours a week, generally, at the GovLab.

Professor Philip Alston is looking for several research assistants to help him with research during Fall 2015, especially in conjunction with research for a new edition of the International Human Rights casebook to be published next year. Specific research topics include: women’s rights; national security; religion; Alien Tort Statute; and sovereign immunity. Please send a CV, transcript and writing sample to Watne@nyu.edu (CSM ID 440204).

Professor Batchelder is looking for research assistants for Fall 2015 interested in tax policy and budget issues, including business tax reform, retirement savings incentives, and legislative developments. Students who have taken federal income taxation and have training in economics and policy analysis are preferred. Interested students should submit their cover letter, resume, transcript, and writing sample through Symplicity (CSM ID 440201) by September 14.

Professor Kevin E. Davis seeks research assistance for Fall 2015 on anticorruption law. Foreign language skills are a plus. Interested students should submit their cover letter, resume, and transcript to davisk@mercury.law.nyu.edu and CCDelGiacco@mercury.law.nyu.edu (CSM ID 440281).

Professor Franco Ferrari is looking for two research assistants interested in working in the areas of international commercial law and conflict of laws; one native English speaker, so as to be able to edit papers and books, and a student native in French or German, so as to be able to do research in those languages as well as translate papers into those languages. Interested students should send their detailed CV and Cover Letter to franco.ferrari@nyu.edu by August 31 (CSM ID 434178).

Professor Hulsebosch seeks part-time research assistance for the academic year on the legal right to migrate within the British Empire in the 18^th century. For example, to what extent did subjects of the British crown moving around the Empire enjoy something akin to the Privileges and Immunities Clause in Article IV of the US Constitution? (“the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states”) The point will be to categorize rights claims before, and then after, the American Revolution. Email CV, transcript, and cover letter to: Daniel Hulsebosch at daniel.hulsebosch@nyu.edu using the subject line, “Fall Research Assistant Application” (CSM ID 440255).

Professor Rubinfeld would like to hire a Research Assistant for the Fall semester; the primary project will involve research relating to the use of regulatory and enforcement tools to deal with policy problems that flow from the use of “big data” (as used for example in social networking). If interested, please send a resume and a summary of law school grades to Shirley Gray (gray@nyu.edu) (CSM ID 440209)

Professor Anthony Thompson is looking for research assistants for the Fall 2015 semester to work on issues related to Prosecutorial Misconduct, leadership for lawyers and reentry issues. Interested applicants should send cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript and writing sample to Diana.limongi@nyu.edu Hours are flexible. If you have any questions, please contact Diana, 212-998-6446 (CSM ID 440236).

This autumn is a time of important religious observance for many of our students who celebrate the Jewish High Holy Days and Sukkot holiday in September and October, and the Muslim holiday of Eid al Adha in September. As a nonsectarian, inclusive institution, NYU adheres to the general policy of including in the official calendar of the University only certain legal holidays. As such, NYU policy permits members of any religious group to absent themselves from classes without penalty when required for compliance with their religious obligations. The policy and principles to be followed by students and faculty may be found here: The University Calendar Policy on Religious Holidays.

When: Wednesday, September 2, 2015  |  6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Where: The Half Pint, 76 West 3rd Street (3rd and Thompson)

Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) invites 1Ls and all other interested law students to a happy hour at 6pm on Wednesday 9/2 at The Half Pint.  Drink tickets will be provided, so come by to chat, vent, and learn about the amazing events LSRJ has in store for this year!

When: Wednesday, September 2, 2015  |  6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Where: Smart Classroom 220, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South  map

This will be an info session for 1Ls and 2Ls who are interested in the InSITE Fellowship. The InSITE program is an incredible opportunity for law students to gain experience outside the classroom and meet people in the startup/tech ecosystem here in New York. It is a two-year program comprised of 150 top graduate students in business, law, engineering, computer science, science and design from top universities (NYU, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, etc.) who are interested in entrepreneurship, technology and venture capital. Students are placed on teams and spend a semester helping an early stage company confront a business challenge. Whether you’re looking for experience advising companies, interested in the startup world, or looking to deepen your business experience, InSITE is a unique offering at NYU Law.   

Contact Henry Seeley with questions at hts243@nyu.edu.