2016 WRITING COMPETITION

The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers is pleased to announce awards to be presented for
(a) the best book
(b) the best publishable article, book chapter, or substantial book review
(c) the best student note or comment on a topic dealing with consumer financial services law.
The awards include cash payments of $2500, $2000, and $1000, respectively, a Certificate of Recognition from the College, and travel expenses to attend the Spring 2016 meeting of the College. In any given year, depending on submissions, all three awards, or fewer, may be made.
Eligible entries will address a topic on consumer financial services, but not securities regulation, insurance, or the safety-and-soundness aspects of banking regulation. Works on subjects within these (or other) areas, however, will be considered if they bear directly on consumer financial services.
Entries must have been written or published between November 15, 2014, and December 1, 2015. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2015. Unpublished entries should be typed, double spaced, and in law review format.
The winners will be honored at the annual meeting of the College held in conjunction with the Spring Meeting of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, to be held in Montreal in April 2016.
The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers is a nonprofit association of attorneys who have made significant contributions to consumer financial services law over an extended period of time. Its members include academics, present and former federal and state regulatory and enforcement officers, authors in the field, private practitioners, counsel for financial institutions and other service providers, and representatives of consumer protection and advocacy organizations.
Entries must be submitted in electronic format and should be sent to:

Therese G. Franzén, ACCFSL Writing Competition Chair
tfranzen@franzen-salzano.com
More information on the College may be found at: http://www.accfsl.org

The New York University Moot Court Board (MCB) is the journal for aspiring legal advocates, giving its members hands-on experience in legal research, writing, and oral advocacy.

The Moot Court Board is uniquely a journal at NYU because it serves as the intellectual hub of the nation’s mooting community. In particular, we:

– publish a compilation of student-authored moot court problems each year (“the Casebook”) to which almost every ABA-accredited school subscribes, as well as,

– publish an online journal (“Proceedings”) documenting new approaches to unsettled legal questions determined through Moot Court activities (to be launched this September), and,

– represent NYU Law at moot court competitions across the country.

In addition, every MCB member helps organize the intra-school Marden Competition and the National Immigration Law Competition, both of which involve extensive collaboration with local practitioners and senior federal judges and justices.

Staff Editors either compete in an interschool competition or write an extensive Casebook Problem, or both. This is a substantive role with considerable scope for skill training and development.

We are now accepting applications to fill a Staff Editor vacancy on the Moot Court Board.

In order to apply you must be:

– A 2L or 3L who

– Is not presently a member of a journal (either did not do the writing competition, did not match, or left a journal after a one-year commitment).

To apply, please email mootcourt@nyu.edu the following:

(1) a resume,

(2) a brief, or extract of a brief of at least 12 pages and less than 16 pages, which you personally wrote, and

(3) a statement of interest in the body of the email explaining why you want to join the MCB and, if you did not participate in the writing competition, why this was so.

Deadline for applications is noon Thursday, September 3.

Please direct any questions to Alec Webley at alec.webley@nyu.edu.

Stressbusters Week 2015
For the first time ever, NYU Stressbusters are hosting a full week of relaxing, stress busting events!

Join us 9/14 – 9/18 for FREE backrubs, guided meditation, a talk with one of our very own dynamic professors and a build your own stress toy workshop.  More information can be found here.

Take A Break Tuesday:
Every Tuesday from 6-7 PM, Kimmel, 7th Floor, Front Lounge

Wind Down Wednesday:
Every Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 PM in the Health Promotion Office

Call for new volunteers!
The Stressbusters program is always looking for new volunteers to join the force! This is a great way for students to get directly involved in a dynamic program targeting one of the most common health issues on campus: stress.

Stressbusters applications are now LIVE! Apply here and get involved in one of the most popular programs on campus!

The Office of Student Affairs offers a tutoring program for students who are struggling academically, or who have missed a substantial amount of class time due to illness or other personal problems.

In considering whether to request a tutor, it is highly advised that students first meet with a class teaching assistant.  Teaching assistants often are in the best position to provide practical guidance.

Our free, confidential tutoring service is open to all JD and LLM students who have demonstrated need for tutoring.  These sessions are designed to assist students who are experiencing specific difficulties in a particular subject, or who  would like guidance with respect to study, outlining or exam-taking skills.
Tutors are fellow students who have demonstrated academic excellence in an academic area(s) and whenever possible,  students are assigned to tutors who had the same professor for the course.

Tutoring takes place at mutually convenient times, usually 2-3 hours per week.

Due to the limited number of available tutors, students may request tutoring for a maximum of two courses.

Please note: because we rely on student volunteers to act as tutors, we may not be able to assign a tutor in every case,  but we will make every effort to do so. Requests for tutors in more advanced classes can be difficult to fulfill. If we are unable to find you a tutor, we encourage you to speak with your professor and his or her teaching assistant about your specific difficulties.

The Fall 2015 Tutoring Program is open for requests Wednesday, September 9 to Friday, November 13, 2015.

For questions please email law.studentaffairs@nyu.edu.

All students, researchers and faculty are invited to compete.

Ideas Wanted. 

Not any old ideas. Ideas that challenge assumed boundaries & inspire a sense of what’s possible.

$200K Entrepreneurs Challenge
3 Venture Competitions
New Venture; Technology Venture; Social Venture

Be there to kick-off  NYU’s annual venture competitions. Come and learn about the competition.  The Entrepreneurs Challenge provides hands-on clinics, intense boot camps, and one-on-one coaching sessions designed to teach you the step-by- step process to build a business from the ground up.  It’s also an opportunity to network with other NYU entrepreneurs and be part of an entrepreneurial team.

Kickoff Event 
September 16, 2014, Wednesday, 5-7 pm
NYU Stern School of Business-Tisch Hall,
Paulson Auditorium, 40 W. 4th St.

RSVP

In a business world of non-stop change, there’s only one way to win the game: Transform it entirely.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015  |  6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Golding Terrace, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South  map

Love the Supreme Court? Hate the Supreme Court? Like to discuss the Court and learn from your classmates and NYU’s brilliant professors? Like really good free food? Then come and join the Supreme Court Reading Group and our faculty advisor Dean Trevor Morrison at our start-of-year mixer!

The Supreme Court Reading Group hosts small, seminar-style events held three to four times per semester that bring together students and a distinguished guest to talk about a timely Supreme Court case. All attendees read key Supreme Court opinions and transcripts prior to the seminar. It’s a great opportunity to kick back, have a drink, and talk SCOTUS with amazing NYU professors, judges, and practitioners.
Last year, speakers included Dean Trevor Morrison; former White House Counsel Bob Bauer; former 10th Circuit Judge Michael McConnell; and leading women’s health lawyer Professor Sylvia Law.

The start-of-year mixer is the perfect opportunity to find out more about the SCRG, join our listserv, find out how to join our editorial board, or just nerd out over the upcoming Court docket over food and drinks. Hope to see you there!

A link to the event calendar can be found here.

Hello!

We hope that you enjoyed your time at the Big Apple Brunch during Orientation.

The images from the Brunch are now online at:

http://corporate.theboothphotovideo.com/galleries/

Password: VanderbiltHall

When: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 | 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: Seminar Room 110, Furman Hall (245 Sullivan Street)

The Fair Defense Project (FDP) supports local organizations that provide pre-trial services to indigent criminal defendants and that seek to create alternatives to the current criminal justice system. FDP partners with grassroots community groups that focus on 1) Fair Policing, 2) Alternatives to Prosecution, 3) Bail Reform, and 4) Public Health Alternatives to Incarceration. The group is brand new so come get in on the ground floor and help us develop effective structures of support to important community initiatives in an effort to advance restorative approaches to criminal justice.

Please contact Tristen Edwards at te524@nyu.edu with any questions.

If you are a 2L or 3L student who has excelled in a particular substantive area and has a knack for teaching, we urge you to apply to provide tutoring service to a fellow student. If you agree to act as a tutor, you will be included in our tutor registry. When a student asks for assistance in a particular class, we will then match him or her with an appropriate tutor. We may also call on you to assist with general skills tutoring areas such as note-taking, outlining or exam preparation. Tutors are paid by the Office of Student Affairs and are compensated at the rate of $12 per hour, the same rate of pay that Research Assistants receive.

To apply to BECOME a tutor, please visit,
https://nyu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1HohrwgyR6309CZ. You will be able to indicate the classes in which you wish to provide tutoring, in addition to providing us with comments and/or suggestions.

For questions please email law.studentaffairs@nyu.edu.

Register for Marden, NYU’s Moot Court Competition, 2015-2016

Deadline to Register – 5:00 PM on Friday, September 11, 2015

Register now for the Fall Preliminary Round of the 2015-2016 Orison S. Marden Moot Court Competition. This Fall’s competition will test competitors’ brief-writing and oral advocacy skills with a cutting-edge problem concerning electronic searches of overseas cloud data.

In the Spring, the best students from Fall will write on a different problem, with the top four students arguing before a panel led by Justice Elena Kagan.

2Ls and 3L JD students are eligible to receive 1 academic credit for successful participation in the Fall Preliminary Round.  LLM and JS.D. students are encouraged to participate but ineligible to receive academic credit.

You can register and find out more at: www.nyumootcourt.org/marden.

SALDF Welcome Mixer

Thursday, September 3, 2015  |  6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Smart Classroom 216, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South  map

Whether you are passionate about animal law or just a fan of puppies, get to know the members of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and learn about the work that we do! Free Mamoun’s falafel and wine/beer will be served. Stop by, say hello, and meet some of your fellow classmates!

SALDF is a national organization affiliated with the Animal Legal Defense Fund that offers numerous opportunities and resources to students interested in the field of Animal Law. To learn more about the national organization, visit http://aldf.org/about-us/saldf/.

Professor Sprigman seeks an RA to focus on telecommunications law (CSM ID 440330).

STUDENT SCHOLARS PROGRAM

The U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) is accepting applications for its second annual Student Scholars Program, a year-long opportunity to produce independent research related to the Institute’s ongoing projects. USALI serves as one of America’s preeminent research centers for the study of the legal systems of Mainland China and Taiwan. It works to improve popular, professional and scholarly understanding of China and Taiwan at home and abroad through its publications and exchanges concerning comparative and international law.

Through research and writing, Student Scholars at the Institute will spend one academic year contributing to USALI’s ongoing legal reform projects in China. These include promoting criminal justice reform and strengthening public interest law in the fields of land rights, labor rights and anti-discrimination.  In September 2014, we will also be launching a new project promoting the effective use of the code of professional responsibility as a means to protect lawyers from harassment. For more information about USALI’s current projects, please visit our website at www.usali.org.

Student Scholars will receive guidance and feedback from USALI’s directors as part of NYU Law’s Directed Research program (which offers 2 academic credits). Along with receiving research and writing guidance from USALI’s directors, Scholars will be given a work space and the opportunity to engage with USALI staff and visiting scholars.

Interested applicants should send a current CV and statement of interest to USALI’s general email (usali.nyu@gmail.com). Proficiency in Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese is preferred, but not required. Please note that the deadline for applications is September 11, 2015.

Thursday, September 10, 2015  |  5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South  map

Please join us for the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy’s presentation on a cutting edge issue in patent litigation damages:

Testing Whether a Patented Feature Drives Customer Demand

Proving patent infringement damages is more challenging now that Federal Circuit law requires proof that the patented feature drives demand for the accused product. Professor Jacob Jacoby, a renowned expert in the use of surveys in trademark infringement cases, will discuss his new survey method designed for use in assessing damages for patent infringement. Following Professor Jacoby’s presentation, Professor Barton Beebe will moderate a panel discussion of the survey method and its ramifications.
Our distinguished panel includes:

• Barton Beebe, John M. Desmarais Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Co-Director, Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy, NYU School of Law

• Paul Bondor, Partner, Desmarais LLP

• Nicholas P. Groombridge, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law

• Jacob Jacoby, Merchants’ Council Professor in Retail Management and Consumer Behavior, Professor of Marketing at the Stern School of Business, New York University

The program will take place in Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall. A reception will follow at 6:15 PM.

Visit www.nyuengelberg.org/events for further information.

CLE will be available. A link to the CLE written materials will be sent in advance of the program to all who register for the program.

Email annemarie.hassett@nyu.edu to register.

NYU Law Office of Global Programs reminds students that the application for NYU Law in Shanghai in Spring 2016 is currently live and open until Monday, September 7 at midnight. To apply, please follow the instructions at http://www.law.nyu.edu/global/globalopportunities/nyulawabroad/application.

NYU Law in Shanghai offers students the opportunity to engage with the law and legal culture of China through connections with top faculty members, regional practitioners and business executives, no pre-requisites or Mandarin language skills required!

The Shanghai curriculum focuses on business law and arbitration in the international sphere, with classes on business and investment transactions and international arbitration, as well as a new course on real estate and urbanization in China. Students will enjoy off-site field trips, guest lecturers, free language courses and opportunities for collaboration with local law students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The program is led by Faculty Director Frank Upham and On-Site Coordinator Liz Cheung Gaffney, and hosted by NYU Shanghai’s brand new campus in the Pudong neighborhood.

For more information on the Shanghai program, please visit our student testimonial page: http://www.law.nyu.edu/global/globalopportunities/nyulawabroad/shanghai/testimonials.

The Office of Global Programs is happy to answer any questions you may have about the ongoing application process or the program in general. Feel free to email us at law.globalstudents@nyu.edu, or drop by Furman Hall, Suite 350 from 10:00AM-5:00PM daily.

The Frank J. Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law, Institute for Policy Integrity, and Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy invite you to join them for a wine and cheese reception with NYU Law faculty and student group leaders whose work focuses on property, real estate, environmental law, energy, housing, land use, community development, urban affairs, and related topics.

This reception gives students an opportunity to hear from faculty about their classes, their research and their needs for research assistance. Also, student groups will be talking about their programs for the coming year.

The reception brings people with similar interests together to get to know the rich set of opportunities that NYU offers.

When: Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Where: New York University School of Law, Vanderbilt Hall, Faculty Library (3rd floor), 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012

Sponsors: Frank J. Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law, Institute for Policy Integrity, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, NYU Environmental Law Journal, and The Environmental Law Society (ELS)

Please register to attend, here.

The Office of Graduate Affairs offers programming throughout the academic year, beginning with our new LLM Lecture Series. This Series was created because LLM alumni indicated that it would be very helpful to learn about basic US Law topics at the beginning of the LLM year.  We expect that the lectures will help you with your classes by providing an overview of and introducing you to key cases in areas that are covered in the first year JD curriculum.

We encourage you to take advantage of this great opportunity and learn “US Law Essentials” from leading scholars in their fields!

Space is limited, so please RSVP.

Civil Procedure
Professor Arthur Miller
Friday, September 4
2:00-3:50 p.m.
D’Agostino, Lipton Hall
RSVP here.

Torts
Professor Jennifer Arlen
Friday, September 11
2:00-3:50 p.m.
Vanderbilt Hall Room 210
RSVP 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!

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Lipton Hall in D’Agostino Hall, 110 West 3rd Street

Job Camp is a daylong event for members of the NYU Law community who are on the law teaching market. Current NYU Law students, graduates, and affiliates who are interested in learning more about becoming a law professor are welcome to attend the panels being held.

Schedule of Panels:

9:15–10:15      Negotiating the AALS Hiring Conference

10:15–11:00    Moot Job Talk and Critique

11:15–12:15    What Makes a Good Job Talk

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to the Academic Careers Program at law.academiccareers@nyu.edu. You are welcome to attend as many sessions as your schedule permits.

The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions

The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions (Minerva Center) invites applications from law students for one research assistant (RA) position.

Overview

The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions at the University of Haifa, Faculty of Law and the Geography and Environmental Studies Department, is an international venue and transnational forum – together with the University of Hamburg, for study, research, training, education and publication. Its mission is to focus on the rule of law, broadly defined to include policy and regulation, under three main types of extreme conditions: natural disasters; national security; and socioeconomic crises.

We are currently seeking a RA to work in one of our projects which focuses on Emergency Environmental Exemptions (on federal, state and city levels) in connection with Hurricane Sandy with the objective of identifying the distinction between law on the books vs law in action during/after emergencies in addition to future policies and lessons for other situations and locations.

The Project is headed by Prof. Deborah Shmueli, co-Principal Investigator of the Minerva Center and the Academic Head of the graduate program in Emergency and Disaster Management, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Haifa; Prof. Rae Zimmerman, Professor of Planning and Public Administration at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Director of the Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems, and Dr. Yaniv Roznai, a research director at the Minerva center.

Job Description

The appointed RA will work under the supervision of the researchers. The RA would summarize findings, identify/verify relevant legislation and case-law, and identify relevant studies regarding emergency exemptions from environmental legislation in addition to specific material regarding the situation during/following Hurricane Sandy.

Required qualifications

• Second or third year JD student or a LL.M student.
• Knowledge of legal databases is required.
• Knowledge of environmental law will be highly valued.
• Experience in research is not required, but will be highly valued.

Working hours
The RA is expected to work 100 hours. Expected starting date is immediate and the duration is up until November 1, 2015.

Salary
The hourly rate for research is 13$ per hour.

Application submission and deadline
Applications should include a short cover letter with a description of research expertise and interest, a CV file and a copy of transcripts. Applications should be sent to Dr. Yaniv Roznai, yaniv.roznai@gmail.com with the subject line “research assistant Minerva – SURNAME”

The closing date for application is September 10, 2015.
For further information of the Minerva center see: http://minervaextremelaw.haifa.ac.il/index.php/en/