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3Ls participate in student leadership missions to Israel
Marc Bauer, Sam Yebri and Sam Goldberg spent their winter break in Israel as part of the Hillel Business and Technology and AIPAC Advocacy leadership missions.

Tax Institute to feature USC Law professors, other noted speakers
USC Law Professor Elizabeth Garrett, former IRS Commissioner Fred T. Goldberg Jr., Stanford Law School Professor Joseph Bankman, and controversial tax-cut advocate Grover Norquist will serve as keynote speakers for the USC Law 2006 Tax Institute Jan. 23-25 at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Photo Gallery: USC Law takes part in MLK celebration
Professors Jody Armour and Ron Garet gave the keynote address during USC's 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration held Jan. 19 in Bovard Auditorium.

Required Reading

Attention 3Ls: degree progress checklist

A Degree Progress Checklist was distributed to 3Ls in the fall. If you did not complete and submit the checklist at that time, you may obtain another copy in Room 104. This checklist will assist you in monitoring your degree progress and will allow us to check your assessment of your remaining graduation requirements. If you do not choose to submit this, you should be sure that you have verified for yourself that you will satisfy all graduation requirements.

Career Connections

Looking for a Job? Be sure to check Symplicity on a regular basis. Contact the Career Services Office for password information. Please note: the following listings have been randomly selected.

Carroll, Guido & Groffman, LLP, a music law firm, is seeking law students for unpaid full time or part time law clerks during school and/or summer.

Gray Plant Mooty, with offices in Minneapolis and St. Cloud, Minnesota, as well as Washington, DC is seeking 1Ls for their 1L Minority Summer Associate Program. Application deadline is January 30, 2006.

Law Offices of Cyrus and Cyrus, a Beverly Hills entertainment law firm, is seeking a 2L or 3L part-time law clerk.

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP is seeking 1Ls for 1L SUMMER PROGRAM.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Hearings Unit seeks law students for 2006 spring and summer internships.

Financial Aid

Attention 1Ls and 2Ls: financial aid renewal

All 1Ls and 2Ls should have received (in their law school mailboxes) instructions and forms to apply for financial aid for the 2006-07 academic year. If you did not receive this or have misplaced it, please come to Room 104. The FAFSA (or renewal FAFSA) must have been completed online or received by the Federal Processor no later than Feb. 24. USC Law Supplemental Form (which is attached to the instructions) and a copy of your 2005 Federal Tax Return (or a non-filing statement if you are not required to file) must be submitted to Room 104 no later than May 5. If you have any questions, please see Mary Bingham or Liam Gillen in Room 104.

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Faculty Activities

Professor Elizabeth Garrett
will be delivering a luncheon keynote at the USC Tax Institute in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 23. The topic is the final report of the President's Tax Reform Panel.

Announcements

PILF wins third place in Hogan & Hartson Challenge
PILF would like to thank all of the law students who completed the Hogan & Hartson Challenge. USC Law had an amazing turnout and won third place. That honor means Hogan & Hartson donated $1,000 to PILF to help fund this year's summer grants!

La Raza General Meeting
Find out what we have planned for spring semester, including Judges and Lawyers' Night, on Jan. 24 at 12:20 p.m. in Room 7. Lunch will be provided.

Rabbi Dorff, professor and author, speaks on Judaism
The Jewish Law Students Association proudly hosts Rabbi Elliot Dorff on Tuesday, Jan. 24, during lunch in Room 101. Rabbi Dorff will lead a discussion into religion, Judaism and the law focusing on "The Role of the Advocate in the Jewish Tradition: Representing a Client that You Believe is Guilty." Rabbi Dorff, rector and distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of Judaism and visiting professor of Jewish Law at UCLA School of Law, is the author of ten books and more than 150 articles on Jewish thought, law and ethics. Free falafel, shawarma and hummus. Lunch will be provided.

Moot Court quarterfinal round
The executive board of the Hale Moot Court Honors Competition would like to invite the entire law school community to attend the quarterfinal rounds of this year's competition on Jan. 24 and 25, 5:30–9:30 p.m., in Ackerman courtroom. We would also like to congratulate this year’s quarterfinal participants: Matthew Benedetto, Andrew Blanco, Aileen Chou, Michael Curtis, Melissa Glousman, Golnoush Goharzad, Marissa Gonda, Dawn Kennedy, Elizabeth Kimmelman, Colin MacMillan, Aanand Mehtani, Alia Ornstein Andy Oxman, Djenaba Parker, Jennifer Rosentrater and Johari Townes.

CLSP workshop presented by Yale's Donald Green
The USC-Caltech Center for the Study of Law and Politics Participatory Democracy Workshop Series will be hosting the first workshop for 2006 on Jan. 24 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Donald Green from the Yale University Political Science Department will present two working papers titled, "Putting the Party Back into Politics: Results of an Experiment Designed to Increase Voter Turnout through Music, Food and Entertainment," and "The Impact of Radio Advertisements on Voter Turnout and Electoral Competition." The papers are available on the CSLP web site. The intent of these workshops is to provide feedback to the authors on a work-in-progress. Green will discuss his research for 15 minutes and leave the rest of the time for questions and discussion. The format of this workshop depends on all participants reading the papers beforehand so that our time can be spent mainly in discussion. A reception in the USC faculty lounge will follow the workshop in Room 433. The Workshop series is supported by the Gould School of Law, the Annenberg School for Communication and the Urban Initiative.

Call for student-written articles on entertainment or sports
The Michigan State University College of Law Entertainment and Sports Law Journal is now accepting student-written papers for possible publication in its spring 2006 issue. The paper should focus on a topic relating to the entertainment or sports law industries and should not exceed 35 pages in length, double-spaced in 12-point font. Each paper must be wholly written by the student with no outside assistance and may not have been accepted for publication in any other journal. Students must be currently enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school in the United States. Submissions must be postmarked by Feb. 5, and two copies of the paper along with an electronic copy on a 3.5” floppy disk are required. These items will not be returned to the student. Please submit materials to: Michigan State University College of Law, Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, c/o Angela Krohn, Editor-in-Chief, 105 Law College Building, East Lansing, MI 48824. Please direct any inquiries to laweslj@msu.edu.

National Law School Mediation Tournament
The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section and the International Academy of Dispute Resolution invite students to participate in the Fourth Annual National Law School Mediation Tournament on March 31-April 1 in Chicago. The event is an instructional tournament to train law students on how to be mediators. Teams are made up of three students. Each student must fill the role of mediator for one round, while the other two act as attorney and client. Registration is $300 and includes food and beverages; a school can enter up to four teams. For more info, contact Susan Ewing by email or call 515-283-0331.

Events

MONDAY, Jan. 23

9 a.m. - 8 p.m. | Wilshire Grand, Downtown Los Angeles
USC Gould School of Law 2006 Tax Institute

TUESDAY, Jan. 24

9 a.m. - 8 p.m. | Wilshire Grand, Downtown Los Angeles
USC Gould School of Law 2006 Tax Institute

All Day | Room 3
Law Firm Interviewing Workshop

12:20 p.m. | Room 7
La Raza General Meeting
Lunch will be provided

12:25 - 1:05 p.m.
APALSA 1st General Meeting
A Discussion on the Upcoming Events for the Semester

12:30 - 1:10 p.m. | Room 103
Public Service Interviewing Workshop

4 - 5:30 p.m. | USC Law
CSLP Democracy Workshop: Donald Green (Yale University, Department of Political Science) "What can be done to increase voter turnout?"

5:30 - 9:30 p.m. | Ackerman Courtroom
Moot Court Quarterfinal Round
Two rounds of argument will take place at 5:30 and at 7:30

6 - 8 p.m. | Palm Restaurant (Los Angeles)
Paul Hastings 1L Reception-Cocktails and Conversation
Business casual attire. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25

9 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. | Wilshire Grand, Downtown Los Angeles
USC Gould School of Law 2006 Tax Institute

5:30 - 9:30 p.m. | Ackerman Courtroom
Moot Court Quarterfinal Round
Two rounds of argument will take place at 5:30 and at 7:30

10 - 11 a.m. | Room 3
Careers in GE Legal in Asia
Mr. Laurence Bates from General Electric (Japan) will give a presentation on careers in GE Legal in Asia. This is a great opportunity for students to find out more about what a company like GE looks for in their candidates, especially in Asia.

SATURDAY, Jan. 28

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Paramount Studios
WLALA Entertainment Litigation Forum at Paramount
Special student rate of $35 (student I.D. to be shown at the door)
3 hours of MCLE CREDIT: Entertainment Litigation
The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles is proud to announce the 11th Annual Litigators Forum “It’s A Wrap…Cutting Edge Issues In Entertainment Litigation”
Keynote Speaker: Jana Winograde, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, ABC Television
Paramount Studios
5555 Melrose Ave.,
Hollywood, CA 90038
Parking is Free

Writing Competitions

For complete rules and guidelines, please see the Writing Competitions Notebook located in the Career Services Office (Room 110).

Name: First Annual Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition
Sponsor: The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)
Topic: Entrants should submit a paper on an issue concerning women's rights or the status of women in the law.
Award(s): First place - $500 and travel expenses to a NAWL meeting where the winner will be recognized. The winning essay will be published in the NAWL Women Lawyers Journal in Spring 2006
Deadline: Entries must be received by March 1.

Name: The William Trickel, Jr. Memorial Writing Contest
Sponsor: The Health Law Section of The Florida Bar
Topic: Any health law topic
Award(s): First place - $5,000; Second place - $2,500
Deadline: Must be postmarked or delivered with a receipt no later than March 1.