Current NYU Law students are invited to participate in the first Dean of Students’ lunch of the year this Friday, October 16 from 12:30-2:00 p.m. in Furman Hall, Room 318.  The Dean of Students’ lunches will be regular opportunities for small groups of students to get to know the new Dean of Students, and for Dean Belk to get to know you!

Please fill out this registration survey if you would like to participate in this lunch. Space is limited to 20 students, first-come first-serve. You must register to participate in the lunch. If you do not get a spot in the October 16 event, do not worry – additional Dean of Students’ lunches will be offered this semester and next semester.

An assortment of sandwiches (including vegetarian options) will be offered. Please email any questions to Mikaela Sanders at mikaela.sanders@nyu.edu.

2015 Fall Ball – #TBT

Join the law school community for a night of music and festivities.

Thursday, October 29, 2015
7:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt Hall
Admission is Free
Enjoy music, dancing, fortune tellers, and more! Creative costumes encouraged.

Your NYU ID (with a current SOLL Commuter or Residence Hall sticker) AND a valid state-issued photo ID* or passport must be presented at the door.

*Proof of Age is required if you intend to drink alcohol. Drink tickets will only be given to those 21 and over.

Click here to register

Please register by Sunday, October 25th.

Registration website: http://tinyurl.com/nyulawfallball2015

Check the Student Affairs Fall Ball webpage for more information!

James Madison Lecture
Thursday, October 22, 2015 | 6:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge

The Honorable Rosemary Barkett, judge, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, The Hague, and former circuit judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit will present her lecture, “Bringing Human Rights Home? I Thought They Were Already Here.” A reception will immediately follow the lecture. Register here.

Student Invitation To: National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Conference

The ­National Center on Philanthropy and the Law is hosting its twenty-seventh annual confer­ence entitled “Elasticity of the Boundaries: What Is (And Isn’t) Charitable?” The conference is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, October 29-30, 2015.  The program will begin on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. On Friday, the program will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The conference will be held in Martin Lipton Hall, in D’Agostino Hall.

NYU Law students are welcome to attend as auditors. Seating is limited, and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you are interested in auditing the conference, please contact Aden Munassar at aden.munassar@nyu.edu.

Regularly during the school year, the Dean hosts roundtable discussions with prominent guests who have utilized their law degrees in a variety of nontraditional ways. Over lunch with a small group of students, guests speak autobiographically about their work experiences, sharing valuable insight about how they found their chosen path. Please note that the roundtables are informal and off-the-record.

Itai Horstock LLM ’95, who will be the Dean’s guest on Thursday, October 15, is a venture capitalist and also the executive director of Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office in Israel. Luxembourg Trade offers comprehensive information about Luxembourg as a business location as well as a tailor-made settlement support and other cost-free inbound investment consultancy services for companies interested in setting up in Luxembourg. In his current role, Mr. Horstock works to promote Luxembourg as a desirable business location in addition to acting as advisor to the Ministry in attracting relevant and interested companies to Luxembourg, among various other responsibilities.

In addition to his role at the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office, Mr. Horstock is founding partner and advisor at Excaliber Capital, the largest multi-family office in Israel. Excaliber acts as the trusted advisor to a small number of families. Shortly after founding Excaliber Capital, Mr. Horstock joined Evolution Venture Capital Fund as Excaliber’s representative, managing partner, and director. Evolution Fund is a venture capital fund for small and medium size, revenue generating, technology based, Israeli and Israel-related companies. He is also a member of the Investment Committee at Evolution Fund.

Prior to joining Excaliber, Mr. Horstock co-founded and managed the US based Sherpa Group and the Hawkeye Group, both venture capital funds focused on Israeli hi-tech companies. At Sherpa, Mr. Horstock invested in and acted as director of Exalink Ltd., which was then sold to the multi-billion dollar NASDAQ traded company Comverse Technology Inc. for 550 million dollars. Prior to that, Itai was a mergers and acquisitions attorney at Shearman & Sterling in New York and legal advisor to the Government of Israel Economic Mission to the US.

Mr. Horstock received his LLM from New York University in 1996 after receiving his LLB from Tel Aviv University in 1989.

The Dean’s roundtables are open to 18 interested NYU School of Law JD and graduate students. In order to achieve a representational mix of students, we will designate a proportionate number of seats to JD students and graduate students, respectively, to be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The roundtables will begin at 12:30 PM in Snow Dining Room. If you would like to attend a roundtable, please sign up in advance by emailing Ken Seagreaves at ken.seagreaves@nyu.edu. Please indicate whether you are a JD or graduate student, and whether you have any dietary restrictions.

The Global Fellows Forum is at the heart of the Global Fellows Program, and represents an integral component in the Hauser Global Law School Program’s “Turn to Scholarship” initiated in 2003. The primary mission of the Global Fellows Program is the production of publishable scholarship, and the Global Fellows Forum serves as an important vehicle for facilitating the achievement of that mission.

All Global Fellows, that is Global and Senior Global Research Fellows, Global and Senior Global Fellows from Practice & Government and Post-Doctoral Global Fellows, attend the Global Fellows Forum, which features presentations of research by Global Fellows to an audience of other NYU School of Law fellows, faculty and invited guests. This provides an opportunity for Global Fellows to gather, collaborate, share ideas and provide feedback in a supportive and intellectual environment.

Please see below for our Forum schedule for the 2015-16 Academic Year. Research abstracts will be available about one week prior to each Forum date.

Space may be limited, so kindly RSVP to law.globalvisitors@nyu.edu if you would like to attend.

NOTE: Moderator for all sessions will be Prof. Kevin Davis, Vice Dean, Beller Family Professor of Business Law

Fall Global Fellows Forum

Wednesday, October 21 – Furman Hall 910

Friday, October 23 – Furman Hall 910

Wednesday, November 4 – Furman Hall 910

GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS FOR NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE 2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR

New York University School of Law is currently accepting applications for the following fellowships:

Global Fellows Program

Deadline: January 11, 2016                   

The Global Fellows Program offers an opportunity for academics, practitioners, government officials and post-doctoral scholars from around the world to spend a semester or academic year in residence at NYU School of Law.  The principal objective of the Global Fellows Program is the production of scholarship through the advancement of research. We have a notable history of hosting distinguished scholars, judges, lawyers and government officials who wish to spend time advancing their scholarship and engaging in the intellectual life of the Law School.  Fellows are welcome to participate in academic activities such as fora, lectures, colloquia, seminars and conferences. They are also invited to various social events, including some organized specifically for Global Fellows and others aimed at the broader community.

Through the Global Fellows Forums, Global Fellows share their research with colleagues, students and faculty and receive comment and feedback.  In this way, they contribute to the intellectual life of the Law School and provide an opportunity for the community to learn about current law research from a global perspective and in a wide range of topics.  The primary goal of the Global Fellows Program is the enhancement of research and it is expected that participation in the Program will result in a substantial publishable piece of scholarship.

In recent years, we have introduced a specialized post-doctoral programming component designed especially for our Post-Doctoral Global Fellows (fellows who have attained their doctoral degrees within the past four years and who have not yet secured a tenure-track academic appointment at an institution), in partnership with the JSD program, to provide opportunities for the exploration of methodological questions in legal research and for participating in workshops where works-in-progress may be presented.

The Global Fellows Program currently offers fellowship opportunities for scholars in the following categories:

1. Global and Senior Global Research Fellows

Global Research Fellows are tenured or tenure-track academics with a demonstrable background of strong legal scholarship.  More senior academics (for example, faculty members tenured for ten years or more) may be designated as Senior Global Research Fellows at the discretion of the selection committee.

2. Global and Senior Global Fellows from Practice & Government

Global Fellows from Practice & Government are government officials, judges, officials from international organizations and lawyers in private practice who wish to take a semester or academic year away from their posts to engage in serious scholarship.  More experienced officials and practitioners may be

designated as Senior Global Fellows from Practice & Government at the discretion of the selection committee.

3. Post-Doctoral Global Fellows

Post-Doctoral Global Fellows are post-doctoral scholars who have attained their doctoral degrees within the past four years and who have not yet secured a tenure-track academic appointment at an institution.  Post-Doctoral Global Fellows meeting these eligibility requirements may be considered for a limited number of merit-based post-doctoral stipends of US$30,000 for the academic year (or US$15,000 per academic semester), subject to applicable tax(es).

For more information and to apply:

http://www.law.nyu.edu/global/globalvisitorsprogram/index.htm

Emile Noël Fellowship Program

Deadline: January 11, 2016

The principal objective of the Emile Noël Fellowship program is scholarship and the advancement of research on the themes prioritized by the Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice, which include the following overarching areas: European Integration, general issues of International (principally WTO), and Regional Economic Law and Justice and Comparative Constitutional Law. The expectation is that the residency of our Fellows at NYU School of Law will result in at least one paper that will be of sufficient quality to be published as a Jean Monnet Working Paper. During the period of residence, we encourage our Fellows to participate fully in the life of the Law School and of NYU in general, not to mention the endless possibilities that New York City has to offer. The Fellows will be expected to play an active role in the activities of the Center, particularly the Emile Noël Fellows Forum, which is the vehicle through which work is presented and discussed, and encapsulates the idea of the Program – the University as a community of scholars. The Forum takes place on a regular basis throughout the fall and spring semesters.

The Jean Monnet Center at NYU School of Law currently offers fellowship opportunities for scholars in the following categories:

1. Global & Senior Global Emile Noël Research Fellows

Global Emile Noël Research Fellows are post-doctoral or tenured academics with a demonstrable background of legal scholarship.  More senior academics (for example, faculty members tenured for ten years or more) at the discretion of the selection committee may be designated as Senior Global Emile Noël Research Fellows.

2. Global Emile Noël Fellows from Practice and Government

Global Emile Noël Fellowships are also open to government officials, judges, officials from international organizations and lawyers in private practice who wish to take a semester or academic year away from their posts to engage in serious scholarship.

3. Post-Doctoral Global Emile Noël Fellows

Post-Doctoral Global Emile Noël Fellows are post-doctoral scholars who have attained their doctoral degrees within the past four years and who have not yet secured a tenure-track academic appointment at an institution.  Post-Doctoral Global Emile Noël Fellows meeting these eligibility requirements may be considered for a limited number of merit-based post-doctoral stipends of US$30,000 for the academic year (or US$15,000 per academic semester), subject to applicable tax(es).

For more information and to apply:

http://jeanmonnetprogram.org/fellows/emile-noel-fellowship-overview/ 

Visiting Doctoral Researcher Program

Deadline: February 15, 2016

Visiting Doctoral Researchers are doctoral candidates enrolled in a doctoral degree program at another institution abroad who wish to benefit from spending one year of their research at NYU School of Law. They will be fully integrated into the JSD program as far as is relevant. The JSD program invites approximately five to six Visiting Doctoral Researchers each academic year to contribute to the Visiting Doctoral Researcher position.

The Visiting Doctoral Researchers are actively integrated into the Law School community through various academic and social programs, including an invitation to participate in the JSD Colloquium where they may present their research.

For more information and to apply:

http://www.law.nyu.edu/llmjsd/jsdprogram/visitingdoctoralresearchers/programinformation

All applications and materials must arrive by the respective deadline dates. 

Questions about the Global Fellows Program should be directed to: law.globalvisitors@nyu.edu

Questions about the Emile Noël Fellowships should be directed to: JeanMonnet@nyu.edu

Questions about the Visiting Doctoral Researcher Program should be directed to: jsdcoordinator@nyu.edu

Ordinarily, we would not be writing to you about bar exams so early in your law school education. We do so because we want to alert you to possible discounts for early bar registration. If you are interested, please continue reading.

Many states offer a discounted rate to students who apply for the bar exam during their first and second year of law school. The following states have advertised discounted rates to those who apply early:

Florida
Illinois
Mississippi
Missouri
North Dakota- Only if you apply during your second year.
Ohio – Only if you apply during your second year.
Texas

If you are certain that you will be taking the bar exam in one of these states after graduation, you may want to apply early to take advantage of the discounted rates. Because filing deadlines and discounts vary by state, you should read the individual State Association information to obtain details on application fees, discounts and deadlines. You can find the links to all the State Associations at:
http://www.ncbex.org/bar-admissions/

This is strictly informational. No action is necessary at this time if you do not wish to take advantage of the early registration.

If you were unable to attend one of her sessions, Associate Dean Irene Dorzback has recorded her discussion of follow-up strategy for students with two or fewer callbacks. Topics include a) timing of firm waitlists; b) follow-up correspondence; c) persistence v. off-putting; d) sending out a mailing; e) Fall OCI employers; f) job postings on CSM. The webinar and handouts are available on the Career Videos page on the Office of Career Services webpage.

Class of 2016 Summer Associates
In an effort to facilitate conversations about law firm summer associate programs, the OCS has created a directory of NYU 3Ls who worked at law firms this past summer. This “Class of 2016 Summer Associates” is available in the CSM Career Resources Library under the Resources Tab. You can access the students’ email addresses via the online picture book on the Law School’s website. We ask that you be respectful of the students’ time when contacting them.

Choosing the Right Law Firm for You Form
We have provided a useful assessment tool in the CSM Career Resources Library (under the Resources Tab) called “Choosing the Right Law Firm for You” to help assist students evaluate firm offers according to your goals and priorities. You MUST complete this form prior to meeting with an OCS counselor to discuss your offers; please send the form to law.careers@nyu.edu 24 hours prior to your appointment.

Appointments and Mock Interviews
Our preference would be that you attend a drop-in session before scheduling a full appointment – in many cases, more routine issues can be handled during the drop-in appointments. Counselors will refer a student for a full appointment when they assess that the matter necessitates more time.

Law firms across the country will host “Home for the Holidays” receptions over the winter break for 1Ls as a way to introduce their firms prior to the fall recruiting season. Invitations will only be emailed to those students who have completed their profile in CSM and indicated either a geographic preference or permanent address, corresponding to each reception location. Be sure to complete your profile PRIOR TO December 1, 2015 to ensure receipt of these excellent opportunities to meet attorneys at these firms in an informal setting.

To complete your profile, please follow the steps below:

1. Login to your CSM account
https://law-nyu-csm.symplicity.com/students/
2. Click on the Profile button on the top-left side of the screen
3. Follow the prompts and click Submit

Please contact Associate Director, Cassandre Stump at cassandre.stump@nyu.edu or Recruitment Assistant, Jennifer Leibowitz at jennifer.leibowitz@nyu.edu if you have any questions.

Monday, November 9, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge

Current 2Ls will discuss their summer job experiences in a variety of settings, including public interest, in-house, law firm, and research assistants. They will discuss how they found their position and give tips and advice for navigating your way through the 1L job search process. Please RSVP on CSM via the Events tab. We look forward to seeing you there!

Monday, November 2, 7:00 – 7:30 p.m., Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall
 

Please RSVP by October 26 by clicking the Events tab followed by OCS/PILC Events in CSM: https://law-nyu-csm.symplicity.com/students

Join JD and LLM students and employers for a networking reception following the 1L Diversity Career Fair.  Students can speak with employers who can provide personal perspectives on career satisfaction, quality of life, specific practice areas and professional development. Take advantage of this opportunity to speak with employers about your personal goals and interests! OCS counselors will be on hand to facilitate introductions.   Dress is business casual, and snacks and beverages will be served.

The NYU Law Diversity Forum welcomes any student who has demonstrated a commitment to diversity and the inclusion of underrepresented populations, can articulate how he/she can contribute to promoting diversity or diversity goals in the field of law in the future, or who is a member of an underrepresented population in the field of law.

Please note that the November 2 Diversity Forum includes (1) a panel, (2), a career fair, and (3) a networking reception. An RSVP on CSM is required for each part of the program.

Monday, November 2, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge

Please RSVP by October 26 by clicking the Events tab followed by OCS/PILC Events in CSM:
https://law-nyu-csm.symplicity.com/students

The 1L Diversity Career Fair will showcase legal employers that are sponsoring a 1L diversity fellowship, internship, or summer associate program (“1L Diversity Opportunity”) for summer 2016. 1Ls may apply for summer 2016 positions beginning December 1; therefore, no resumes will be circulated during the Career Fair. Most diversity program deadlines will follow the exam period.  Dress is business casual, and snacks and beverages will be served.

Why attend?

• To learn about 20+ employers’ 1L Diversity Opportunities and their application processes in an efficient “one stop” manner.
• To develop short and long-term networking contacts, some of whom may become mentors.  Networking is the number one way that students secure employment outside of the traditional on-campus recruiting channels.
• To meet major employers in an informal setting prior to Early Interview Week and the 2016 Fall recruitment season.

To date, we have secured the following employer participants* and we anticipate more!

ACLU

Blank Rome

Bracewell & Giuliani
Choate Hall & Stewart

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cooley

Davis Wright Tremaine

Foley & Lardner

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Jones Day

Judicial Internships

K&L Gates

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Legal Aid Society

Linklaters
New York City Bar Diversity Fellowship

Perkins Coie

Proskauer Rose

Shearman & Sterling
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

The LGBT Bar Association (LeGaL)

Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

* Select employers may be recruiting for 1L Diversity Opportunities in NY and/or for offices nationwide.*

The NYU Law Diversity Forum welcomes any student who has demonstrated a commitment to diversity and the inclusion of underrepresented populations, can articulate how he/she can contribute to promoting diversity or diversity goals in the field of law in the future, or who is a member of an underrepresented population in the field of law.

Please note that the November 2 Diversity Forum includes (1) a panel, (2), a career fair, and (3) a networking reception. An RSVP on CSM is required for each part of the program.

Monday, November 2, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Vanderbilt Hall, Room 210

Please RSVP by October 26 by clicking the Events tab followed by OCS/PILC Events in CSM:
https://law-nyu-csm.symplicity.com/students

Please join us for a panel featuring (a) a law firm partner, (b) a diversity administrator, (c) an in-house counsel, and (d) a second-year NYU Law student who completed a 2015 1L diversity summer associate or fellowship program. The focus of the panel is to identify the ways in which issues of diversity in the workplace impact law students’ and attorneys’ career trajectories. We also hope to identify the benchmarks for success for attorneys – whether one plans to make partner at a firm, hold open that option, or prepare for a transition to another practice setting, including to in-house counsel.

Please note that the November 2 Diversity Forum includes (1) a panel, (2), a career fair, and (3) a networking reception. An RSVP on CSM is required for each part of the program.

Wednesday, October 28, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Vanderbilt Hall, Room 218

Please join us for an exciting panel highlighting five NYU School of Law alumni who will share their career progression and provide insight into the often opaque transitions between the public and private sectors.  Questions will be welcomed!

Please RSVP on CSM under the Events tab.

Wednesday, October 28, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge

The JD Career Educational Fair is an educational forum designed for 1Ls, featuring practitioners spanning 20 different practice areas. The purpose of this event is to educate students on various practice area options and facilitate networking contacts for both the short and long term.

While the Career Educational Fair is geared toward 1Ls, all JD students are welcome to attend. Any 2Ls and 3Ls who are seeking employment are strongly encouraged to meet attorneys working in practice areas that may interest them. Please note that this is an educational event and not a job fair, so resumes are not required.

Dress is business casual and food and beverages will be served. Please bring your student ID card. RSVP on CSM and mark your calendars now for this important event!

Tuesday, October 27, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., Vanderbilt Hall, Room 204

Foreign-trained lawyers speak about their experiences in New York. Sponsored by the ECLA and French American Bar Association. Foreign-trained lawyers will receive an email with instructions on how to RSVP.