The Sinsheimer Fellowship provides an opportunity for a 3L or recent NYU Law graduate to serve as an attorney with the Partnership for Children’s Rights in New York City for one year, with the possibility of a one-year extension, starting in September 2016. The fellow will represent New York City children from low-income families with special education needs.  This is a one-year fellowship and the application deadline is November 20, 2015.  Applications must include a resume, writing sample, transcript, and references, along with a cover letter providing a detailed description of the candidate’s commitment to child advocacy and public interest law. Please forward all correspondence to Silverblatt@pfcr.org or The Sinsheimer Children’s Rights Fellowship at Partnership for Children’s Rights / 271 Madison Avenue, 17th floor / New York, New York. 10016.  Please contact Sarah Hudson-Plush in PILC (sarah.hudsonplush@nyu.edu) with any questions.

Please Join us on Tuesday, 11/11 from 3-5 p.m. in the OCS/PILC Library for an information session with the Director of the Law and Policy Internship and Fellowship programs. Evonne Silva, who oversees the recruitment, hiring, and professional development of interns, post-graduate fellowships and new lawyers, will discuss  recent improvements to the program and  meet with any students interested in summer internships and post-graduate fellowships with the ACLU of Northern California.

Information about ACLU Northern California’s our Law and Policy Internship Program can be found here (https://www.aclunc.org/about/opportunities/law-and-policy-internships) and Ms. Silva’s bio can be found here (https://www.aclunc.org/staff/evonne-m-silva).

The Masiyiwa-Bernstein Fellowship Program will provide three graduating JD students with the opportunity to spend one year working with an innovative human rights organization. Fellows will be selected to work with Human Rights First, Just Security and the Global Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law.  Find out more about the application process.

The Bernstein Fellowship provides an opportunity for a recent graduate to spend one year doing human rights advocacy work at Human Rights in China in its New York or Hong Kong office. Learn more about the Bernstein Fellowship.

Please join PILC on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 12:00 PM in the PILC/OCS Library to learn about the Poverty Justice Solutions Fellowship.  In its second year, this two-year fellowship will offer the opportunity for 20 graduating 3Ls to work as entry-level attorneys at civil legal service providers in New York City focusing on eviction prevention and preserving affordable housing.  (Prior experience with housing law is NOT required.)  It is anticipated that the application deadline for the Poverty Justice Solutions Fellowship will be in February.  This information session is geared toward 3Ls but 2Ls and 1Ls are very welcome to attend – it is never too early to think ahead.  You can learn more by visiting the Poverty Justice Solutions website: http://www.courtinnovation.org/project/poverty-justice-solutions.  Snacks will be provided – feel free to bring your lunch.  Please RSVP on CSM (search for “Poverty Justice Solutions”).

Tuesday November 3, 2015, 5:00PM – Lipton Hall, 110 W. 3rd Street. A reception will be immediately following the lecture.

Please join us for the Twenty-Second Annual Rose Sheinberg Lecture presented by Andrea Ritchie. The Sheinberg Committee is also hosting a lunch with Andrea Ritchie on November 3 at 12 PM. The first 15 students to RSVP tonas496@nyu.edu will get spots to the lunch! 

Andrea J. Ritchie is a civil rights attorney who has led groundbreaking research, litigation, and advocacy efforts to challenge profiling, policing, and physical and sexual violence by law enforcement against women, girls and LGBTQ people of color for the past two decades. In her work, Ritchie confronts the role played by police as the front lines of the criminal punishment system, building and sharing knowledge, skills, and strategies for resistance within communities targeted by the police.

Ritchie helped found and coordinate Streetwise & Safe, a leadership development initiative for LGBTQ youth of color that educates youth about their rights and helps them develop strategies for safety and for long-term  change. She now serves as Senior Policy Counsel. She is on the Steering Committee of Communities United for Police Reform, a citywide campaign challenging discriminatory policing practices in New York City, and is also a member of the LGBT Advisory Panel to the NYC Police Commissioner, playing a leadership role in its effort to revise the NYPD Patrol Guide to give officers greater guidance and training in interactions with LGBTQ New Yorkers.

Ritchie coauthored A Roadmap for Change: Federal Policy Recommendations to Address the Criminalization of LGBT People and People Living With HIV(Ctr. for Gender & Sexuality Law at Columbia Law, 2014), Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Beacon 2011),Stonewalled: Police Abuse and Misconduct Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in the United States (Amnesty Int’l, 2005), Education Not Deportation: Impacts of New York City School Safety Policies on Immigrant Youth (Desis Rising Up and Moving, 2006), and consulted for Caught in the Net: The Impact of Drug Policies on Women and Families (ACLU, Brennan Center for Justice & Break the Chains, 2005).

Ritchie is a 2014 Senior Soros Justice Fellow, and graduated magna cum laude from Howard University School of Law in 2000.

RSVP here: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6JzumrvWaSfpnO5

We hope to see you at the lecture!

The Sheinberg Committee

New York University School of Law is accepting applications for the Salzburg Lloyd N. Cutler Fellows Program. The Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program brings together 55 of the nation’s top law students with leading academics, judges, and practitioners in the fields of private and public international law. The two-day program examines the most critical issues shaping today’s international law agenda and creates a network of men and women interested in careers in international practice and public service.

Please find the complete call for applications here. The deadline for applications is October 30, 2015.

Please join us for the Federal and Local Prosecutor Brown Bag Lunch Series:
Jeffrey A. Goldberg (JD ’98), a former federal prosecutor, will be with us on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in FH318.  (Please note time change for this event). And, on Thursday, October 29, Asit Panwala (JD ’99), a former California state prosecutor will be with us from 12:45 – 2:00 pm in FH316.

• Do you care about workers’ rights? 
• Are you interested in the intersection of labor, employment, immigration, civil rights, health care, and occupational safety law? 
• Do you want to work at an organization on the front lines of workplace justice next summer? 

Then you should become part of the largest network of law students involved in protecting workers’ rights across the country! 

Join Peggy Browning Fund alumni on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 5:30pm to learn about fellowship opportunities for summer 2016. Internships are available at more than 60 organizations that each pay at least $5,000 for ten weeks. Fellows will be invited to participate in the 18th Annual Workers’ Rights Conference in Maryland.

We’ll have a short info session on how to apply featuring New York-area alums, followed by refreshments so everyone can relax, network, and talk with PBF alumni and labor practitioners. Please feel free to join us! No registration necessary.

Location: NYU School of Law, 40 Washington Square South, Vanderbilt Hall Room 220
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 5:30pm-7:00pm

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 beginning Wednesday, September 9 to Friday, November 13, 2015.  To register, please click here.

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

As Asia’s Global Law School, the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore (NUS Law) is committed to fostering excellence in research by building a strong core of doctoral research students.

The NUS PhD comprises: (i) coursework (up to 6 graduate courses, taken in the first year), followed by (ii) a thesis of not more than 80,000 words. Successful applicants will commence their candidature as probationary PhD students and will work under the supervision of a Faculty member at NUS Law. Within 12-18 months of their candidature, probationary PhD students must orally defend an outline of the proposed PhD thesis at the Doctoral Candidate Qualifying Examination (DCQE). Candidates who succeed at the DCQE will have their PhD candidature confirmed and may proceed to write the thesis.

Successful PhD applicants will also be recommended for the award of a Graduate Research Scholarship for the duration of their candidature, subject to satisfactory progress, and with a maximum tenure of four years. Successful applicants are required to sign a letter of undertaking agreeing to observe the terms and conditions for the award of the Scholarship.

For more information, please click here.

Thursday, November 26, 2015  |  7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Lipton Hall, D’Agostino Hall
110 West 3rd Street  map

On Thursday, November 26, 2015, the Law School will celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with a festive dinner in D’Agostino Hall.  A buffet with traditional holiday favorites will be served from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Law Commons, Faculty Club, and Lipton Hall, all located in D’Agostino Hall at 110 West 3rd Street.  You will have the option to attend from 1:00-2:30 p.m. or from 2:30-4:00 p.m.

All Law School students and their families are invited. If you will be on campus for Thanksgiving, we hope you will join us!

If you plan to attend, please RSVP by Thursday, November 19, 2015.  If you are bringing guests, please provide their information in the RSVP system after you have submitted yours.  A screen will prompt you to enter your guests’ information. Click here to register.

Please contact the Office of Student Affairs at law.studentaffairs@nyu.eduor call 212-998-6658 if you have any questions.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

The ERR is a bi-annual peer-reviewed journal on equality at national, regional and international levels. Although its content has a predominantly legal focus, it is an interdisciplinary journal and contains legal, philosophical, sociological, and other social science discourses on equality. It is published by the Equal Rights Trust (ERT), an independent international organisation whose purpose is to combat discrimination and promote equality as a fundamental human right and a basic principle of social justice. The Call for Papers will be of particular interest to post-graduate law students focusing on human rights law and/or equality law.

The deadline for submission of articles for inclusion in Volume Sixteen is Thursday, December 24th. Articles must be submitted by email attachment in a Microsoft Word file together with a brief abstract (max 200 words) and the contact details and current position of the author, to ERR_submissions@equalrightstrust.org. The author will then be required to be available to respond to the comments of peer reviewers sometime between January and February 2016.

Submission Guidelines:

• Articles should be original, unpublished work.
• Articles must be written in United Kingdom English.
• Articles should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words in length.
• Articles must contain footnote referencing and adhere to ERT style guide.

Are you curious about impact litigation? Confused about how laws can be justified as protecting women’s health, when they in fact impede access to such care? Want to learn more about the undue burden framework? Us, too! Join NYU Law Students for Reproductive Justice, the American Constitution Society, and attorneys from the Center for Reproductive Rights to discuss the abortion cases that will likely go before the Supreme Court this term. Lawyers will use two cases with pending certiorari petitions—Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole and Currier v. Jackson Women’s Health—to illustrate the strategies and complexities behind impact litigation, constitutional jurisprudence, and Supreme Court procedure. Join us October 27th from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. in Vanderbilt Hall (Room 206).

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.

The Office of Student Affairs has teamed up with the Office of Alumni Relations, BLAPA Law Alumni Association, Law Alumni Association to bring you the Alumni Mentorship Program!

The program has been designed to provide students the ability to connect with alumni mentors for new insights on career paths, academic program choices, and other professional guidance. All 1L and 2L students have access to the Career Services Symplicity platform system to begin searching for over 150 eager alumni mentors based on various criteria including practice area, geographic knowledge, race/ethnicity, gender/gender identity, or student group/journal participation during law school.  Students may also make selections based on specific mentoring topics alumni indicated they’d like to discuss such as, family life during law school, LGBTQ or gender identity as a lawyer, or finding work-life balance, to name a few.

We highly encourage all 1L and 2L students to take advantage of this great opportunity to build lasting connections and gain valuable insight. For questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Student Affairs at law.studentaffairs@nyu.edu.

If you are interested in participating, click here for the user guide and here for the program guidelines.

We have also provided you with helpful guidelines in contacting alumni here:

Monday, Nov. 9, 5:00-6:00 PM
NYU Law School, Furman Hall, Room 430
(Pizza and drinks will be served; RSVP to Thorin Tritter at TTritter@FASPE.info)

Come hear about a unique 12-day international early summer program for Law students. The fellowships include an all-expenses-paid trip to Germany and Poland where students learn about the actions of lawyers and judges in Nazi Germany and during the Holocaust; and then use that history as a launching point for discussions about contemporary legal ethics.
For information on FASPE programs for Business, Journalism, Medicine, and Seminary students, see www.faspe.info.

Questions: Contact Thorin Tritter, Managing Dir. of FASPE at ttritter@FASPE.info.

The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law are pleased to announce their 2015-2016 writing competition. This competition is open to articles written while the author is a student at an accredited law school in the United States. Authors may not have graduated from law school prior to December 1, 2015. Graduate students in law school (LLM candidates) are not eligible. Entries should address aspects of public or private sector labor and/or employment law relevant to the American labor and employment bar. Students are encouraged to discuss a public policy issue, practical implications of a leading case or doctrine, a statute or the need for statutory modification, or a common law doctrine. Articles may address U.S. law, international law of relevance to U.S. labor and employment attorneys, or how a legal topic is treated in states across the country. Papers limited to the law of a single state will not be considered.

For more information and to apply, please click here.

An invitation from NYU OUTLaw

Dear Faculty, Administrators, and Staff:

OUTLaw, the LGBTQ student organization at NYU Law, is holding its annual Queer Community Luncheon on Monday, November 2 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Lipton Hall, located at 108 West 3^rd Street. The luncheon is an opportunity for LGBTQ-identified and ally students, faculty, administrators, and staff to meet and foster the LGBTQ community at NYU Law.

If you are an LGBTQ-identified or ally faculty, administrator, or staff member who would like to attend, please RSVP here by Wednesday, October 28.

We look forward to your presence!

Best regards,

Russell Silver-Fagan and Eliza Vasconcellos

OUTLaw co-Chairs