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THE COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
February 6, 2015
Volume X1X, Issue 20
Inside this Issue:
Calendar of Events
Academic Affairs
Student Services
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
L AW S C H O O L C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S :
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 through FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Friday, February 6 – Saturday, February 7– Moot Court National Telecommunications Competition
Sunday, February 8
ELSA Clothes Sorting @ 11 am, Room 211. Volunteers welcome!
Monday, February 9—Friday, February 13—SPIL Silent Auction
Monday, February 9
Brendan Brown Lecture: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis with the Honorable Jerome H. Powell,
Governor, Federal Reserve Board @ 4 pm, Slowinski Courtroom. Reception to follow.
Tuesday, February 10: Last day to purchase tickets for the SPIL Auction. Online registration closes at
11:59 pm tonight!
Office of Student Support: Valentine’s Day Tabling, 12 – 1 pm, Student Lounge
The Innocence Project Clinic & Clemency Project and the Innocence Project Student Group present Wrongful
Convictions and False Confessions with Detective Jim Trainum @ 4 pm, Room 208.
Wednesday, February 11
SPIL Meeting @ 1 pm, Room 307
Securities Law Program Lecture: Prosecuting Insider Trading - A Delicate Balance with Stephen L. Cohen @
5 pm, Slowinski Courtroom Reception to follow. This lecture qualifies for an Honor Education Credit.
Thursday, February 12
OCPD at Lunch @ 12 noon, Student Lounge
Pro Bono: CAIR Coalition training @ 12:55 pm. Room 312D
Faculty Meeting @ 3:10 pm, Room 220
LALSA Meeting @ 6 pm, Room 217
Friday, February 13 – 24th Annual SPIL Auction
Coming Soon...
Monday, February 16
St. John Paul II Guild of Catholic Lawyers Alumni Luncheon @ 12:45 pm, Room 220
DTP Spring Informational and Recruitment Meeting @ 1 pm, Room 205
Tuesday, February 17
MNSLSA Meeting @ 1 pm, Room 208
OCPD after Dark @ 5:30 pm, Student Lounge
Wednesday, February 18—Ash Wednesday: Masses here at 8:15 am; 12:10 pm and 5:30 pm
Thursday, February 19
SPIL: American Red Cross Blood Drive
DLSA Biweekly Meeting @ 12:30 pm, Room 211
Monday, February 23
The Council on Professional Conduct presents E is for Ethics: The Ethical Quagmires of E-Discovery
@ 5 pm, Slowinski Courtroom. Reception for follow.
Tuesday, February 24—Administrative Monday. Monday, not Tuesday, classes meet.
LSS General Meeting @ 12 noon, Room 208
Wednesday, February 25
Student Scholar Series Luncheon—State Laws and the Fight against Child Sexual Exploitation on
Backpage.com presented by Erin Callahan ’15 @ 12:30 pm, Room 220. Rsvp [email protected]
Thursday, February 26
BLSA Black History Month Program with Mr. Hilary Shelton @ 5 pm, Slowinski Courtroom
Friday, February 27—Saturday, February 28
National Immigration Moot Court Competition
Friday, February 27
Sixth Annual First Year Day Student—Faculty Luncheon @ 12:15 pm, Atrium. 1L’s, please check
your email for registration information.
1Ls:
On Feb 8, your CUA Login password will
expire, you will not be able to login or
print from your laptop.
Please stop by the Library and see
Len Davidson to renew your password.
[email protected]
Outside Scholarship Opportunity
Finnegan Diversity Scholarship (Application due 2/13/15) Students completing their first year full-time
(or second year part-time) are invited to apply and who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing a career in IP law and enhancing diversity in the legal profession. The scholarship recipient will accept an offer
to join the firm as a 2015 summer associate in one of our five domestic offices (Atlanta, Cambridge, Palo
Alto, Reston or Washington).
Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation Eugene Hamilton Scholarship (Applications due
03/20/15) awards a scholarship to a first or second year full time law student, or a second or third year part
time law student. Applicants must submit an appellate brief on the topic; “Whether local municipalities possessing and utilizing military grade weaponry is a violation of the Second Amendment to the United States
Constitution.” Application materials available in the Office of Admissions & Financial Aid, room 340.
Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship (Applications due 04/1/15) awards scholarships to graduates of
Berks County, PA, high schools who are entering their second year at an accredited law school, who demonstrate financial need, without discrimination due to color, race, national origin or religion. Applications
available at www.bccf.org.
Robert Shuker Scholarship Fund (Applications due 04/17/15) intends to award scholarships of $7,500 to
$12,500 to each of two residents of the greater metropolitan area of Washington, DC. Residents who are
currently enrolled full-time and prospective law students who will be enrolling as a full-time student, leading
to a J.D. are eligible for this scholarship. Applications must be filed both electronically and in hard copy.
Applications are available at www.shukerscholarship.com
Hudson County Bar Foundation Scholarship (Application due 4/30/15) Awards 12 $2,000 scholarships
to residents of Hudson County, NJ who are enrolled in or admitted to an accredited ABA approved law
school at the time of the interview. More information and applications available on their website http://
www.hcbalaw.com/Foundation.aspx
* Check future editions of HeadNotes for more scholarship opportunities.
We are in room 340 of the Law School, from 9-5 every day. You are always welcome to email us at [email protected].
We look forward to working with you.
Bart Himel, Financial Aid Coordinator
David Schrock, Director
Visit the
Law and Social Justice Initiatives
Web page:
http://law.cua.edu/lawandsocialjusticeinitiatives/
See our full calendar of Public Interest Events on the L&SJI Website
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 9. Brendan F. Brown Lecture Series presents Hon. Jerome H. Powell, Governor, Federal Reserve Board.
His topic: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis. 4:00 pm in Slowinski Courtroom. Reception to follow.
February 10. Law students are invited to this Women’s Bar Association of DC event. The WBA International Law
Forum is pleased to support the Washington Foreign Law Society's annual diplomatic reception on February 10.
This year, the WFLS and the acting Legal Adviser of the Department of State will honor the Republic of Korea.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to mingle with colleagues in the beautiful Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the
Department of State. Please register by Feb. 4 at: https://wfls.org/event/reception-honoring-the-republic-ofkorea/
February 18. WCL Happy Hour – Special Invitation to Law Students
Join the Washington Council of Lawyers for its February Happy Hour, where all are welcome but a special nod
will be given to all of the law students in the DC area who are interested in pursuing a public interest legal career and/or a career-long commitment to pro bono service! Come meet other law students and lawyers who
practice in the public interest – and be entered in a raffle of a free one-year law student membership to the
Washington Council of Lawyers.
When: February 18, 2015; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where: Laughing Man Tavern (1306 G St, NW)
To register: Visit https://wclawyers.org/events/upcoming-events/happy-hour-laughing-man-tavern/
PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES
Short-term and longer-term pro bono projects are listed on the CUA Law Pro Bono TWEN page. You also may create
your own pro bono project. We encourage you to take the Pro Bono Challenge. Through the Pro Bono Challenge, CUA
students pledge to complete varying levels of pro bono service during their three or four years of law school. Here are
typical projects:
Small Claims Resource Center: Help self-represented parties at a limited advice clinic open on Thursday mornings. The
Small Claims Resource Center, which provides legal and Court information related to Small Claims law and procedure,
operates out of D.C. Superior Court, Building B. The Center is open on Thursdays, and Court is generally from 8:45 –
12:30. This project offers good real-world exposure to civil procedure and the opportunity interact with and provide
critical assistance to individuals navigating the system. Sign up on TWEN http://tinyurl.com/n5gduvx and email Professor Mullen at [email protected].
Office of Administrative Hearings Resource Center: Assist pro se litigants at the OAH Resource Center under the
guidance of the OAH Resource Center Coordinator. Student volunteers conduct interviews during the clinic’s walk-in
interview hours and provide legal information and brief assistance, including oral information and written informational documents; assistance in filling out OAH forms; and referrals, when appropriate, to organizations that can provide legal advice and representation. Monday and Tuesday options (the Center manages the calendar so will confirm
availability on given dates) between 10am & 1pm for a 2-hour minimum shift (options include the full 3-hour shift,
from 10am-12pm, or from 11am-1pm). Sign up on TWEN at http://tinyurl.com/lmauwmd and email Rachel Lukens,
Attorney-Advisor and Resource Center Coordinator, at [email protected] with your specific availability.
For a list of all opportunities, visit the CUA Law Pro Bono TWEN page.
SUMMER FUNDING FOR PUBLIC INTEREST/SERVICE WORK
As you know, finding a summer position that will pay a rising 2L or 3L is hard. However, if you are interested in public
interest or public service summer placements, funding is available from the Law School through the Student for Public Interest Law (SPIL) summer stipend program. However, in order to qualify for funding, you need to have contributed to the work of SPIL. It is not too late to get involved. For more information contact Raha Mokhtari or Caitlyn
Yuschak, co-Presidents of SPIL. Raha may be reached at [email protected] and Caitlyn at
[email protected].
The Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps JD program provides law students with the opportunity to earn a $1,212 Segal
AmeriCorps Education Award for dedicating 300 hours of service to a qualifying legal project with a nonprofit program or other qualifying organization. Applications reviewed through April 15. http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/
law-school/americorpsjd 300 service hours can be completed anytime from when your application is accepted and
your background check has been initiated through August 31, 2015.
Goodwin Procter Fellowships for Law Students of Color: March 13th application deadline http://
www.goodwinprocter.com/Careers/Law-Students/Public-Interest-Fellowship.aspx
Equal Justice America Summer Fellowships: March 23 application deadline www.equaljusticeamerica.org/
prev_applications/ApplicationSummer.htm
Curtin Justice Fund Legal Internship Program: March 30 application deadline www.americanbar.org/groups/
public_services/homelessness_poverty/john_j_curtin_jr_fellowship1.html
Federal Communications Bar Association/Robert E. Lee Scholarship & Internship Fund: Application not yet released – check website below for updates. http://www.fcba.org/foundation/programs/internship-stipendsfor-law-students/
SUMMER EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is a consortium of private, non-profit fair housing organizations from
throughout the United States dedicated to promoting equal housing, lending and insurance opportunities through
education, enforcement, training and research.
The law clerk will assist with NFHA’s systemic investigations and enforcement, including litigation and administrative
complaints against large banks, developers, insurance companies, federal agencies, servicing contractors, and others
involved in providing, financing and/or building housing in a discriminatory manner. The law clerk will also assist with
the technical support NFHA provides its member organizations on enforcement matters throughout the country. Responsibilities typically include legal research and writing, intake, investigation, case development, policy analysis and
other related duties. The law clerk will work under the supervision of the General Counsel and the enforcement staff.
There is an eight-week minimum commitment.
Qualifications
Applicants (rising 2Ls and 3Ls) should have excellent research, writing, and analytical skills, and a strong commitment
to public interest and civil rights law. Applicants must be self-directed and have the ability to work independently.
Housing law experience considered favorably.
Stipend
NFHA Summer Law Clerks are asked to seek outside funding through law school programs, foundation public interest
fellowships, work-study, or similar programs. In addition, NFHA is able to pay a $2,000 stipend and to reimburse for
metro expenses.
Application Instructions:
To apply, submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Applications are accepted on a rolling
basis, and recruiting will be completed by February 15, 2013.
Summer Internship with the Federal Trade Commission – Office of International Affairs (Consumer Protection Group).
OIA’s consumer protection group frequently hosts interns who work with the office’s attorneys at the FTC’s headquarters in Washington, DC. Interns are responsible for researching novel and substantial legal issues, such as on-line privacy and governance issues, European consumer law, and issues relating to Internet jurisdiction and transnational service
of process. Interns sometimes also attend intra- and interagency meetings, assist in planning events for foreign visitors,
and follow developments in foreign law.
To apply for a summer 2015 position, send a cover letter, résumé, academic transcript, and writing sample via e-mail
by February 6 to: Hui Ling Goh, Counsel for International Consumer Protection, Office of International Affairs, Federal
Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20580; Email: [email protected]
Applications should be submitted via email as soon as possible.
FULL-TIME SUMMER POSITIONS AVAILABLE
AT COLUMBUS COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES
CCLS is currently accepting applications from students who are interested in
working in the clinic during the summer. Students will work with supervising
attorneys in representing clients in the clinic’s ongoing litigation and case matters.
Students will have the opportunity to: work directly with clients; conduct
interviews and case investigations; and prepare cases for trial.
All interested students are encouraged to apply. However, preference will be
given to current and former clinic students who are already certified for practice as
a student attorney or to those current clinic students whose applications for
certification are currently pending. The positions are paid positions and will last
13 weeks. We anticipate having five or six positions available. If interested in
applying for one of the positions and to ensure full consideration, please submit a
resume and cover letter to the attention of Paul Kurth, CCLS Managing Director, by
February 11, 2015.
CCLS is home to four clinical programs and areas of focus: the
Advocacy for the Elderly Clinic; the Families and the Law Clinic; the Civil
Practice Clinic; and the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. When applying for one
of these positions, students should specify their preference, if any, regarding
the clinical program for which they would like their application considered.
Presented by:
The Innocence
Project Clinic &
Clemency Project and
the Innocence Project
Student Group
DETECTIVE
JIM TRAINUM
As heard on NPR’s This American
Life. . .
Det. Trainum (MPD ret.)
will share his personal
experience getting a
confession from a woman
to a murder she did not
commit and the lessons he
learned and shares with
attorneys and law
enforcement agencies.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015
4:00 – 5:50 PM
ROOM 208
Refreshments will be provided at a reception to follow
Attendance will fulfill an ethics requirement. Please remember to
sign in to receive credit. Check Cardinal Station for your ethic credits.
Do you have questions about
your résumé or cover letter?
Join us for
OCPD at Lunch
Thursday, February 12th
12:00 to 12:45 pm
Law School Café
***Sign-up sheet available on TWEN***
Immigration Jail Visits &
Credible Fear Interviews
Training
Thursday
February 12
12:55 – 1:55
Room 312D
The Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition
is conducting a training at CUA Law for students
interested in assisting on CAIR’s legal hotline, credible
fear interviews or jail visits to inform detainees in ICE
custody of their rights.
Visit the Pro Bono at CUA Law TWEN page to sign up:
http://tinyurl.com/ppnwy48
Do you have questions about your
résumé or cover letter?
Join us for
OCPD after Dark
A Career Advisor will be available
to answer your questions….
Tuesday, February 17th
5:30-6:15 pm
Law School Café
Refreshments will be served
The Council on Professional Conduct Presents:
E is for Ethics:
The Ethical Quagmires
of
E-Discovery
Monday,
February 23rd
5:00PM
in
Slowinski
Courtroom
with a
Reception to Follow
Guest Speakers:
The Honorable John M. Facciola
United States Magistrate Judge in the District of Columbia, Retired
Jamie Berry, Esq.
Huron Consulting Group
Managing Director - Discovery Consulting Business Unit Leader
Anne T. McKenna, Esq.
SILVERMCKENNA - the Internet and Privacy Law Group of
Silverman | Thompson | Slutkin | White | LLC
Partner
This Event Qualifies as an Ethics Credit Event. 
For disability accommodations, please contact the Office of Student Life and Special Events at (202) 319-6126.
CUA GRADUATE CAMPUS MINISTRY 2015
Calendar of Events
Film, Faith & Food – “God Is NOT Dead” Thursday, February 5 6:00-9:00 pm
Happel Room, Caldwell Hall
Graduate Faith Community Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30 pm Campus Ministry Lounge
February 3
Images of God
February 10
Called to Holiness
February 17
Charism & Spirituality
February 24
The Sacraments
March 17
Discernment
March 24
What is Church?
March 31
Morality
April 7
New Evangelization
April 14
What is Mission ?
April 21
Called To Serve
Graduate Silent Retreat February 27-March 1, 2015; Holy Cross Abbey, Berryville,VA
Lenten Luncheon Mondays 12:00 – 1:15 pm Pryz Room 321
February 23 Centering Prayer
March 2
Guided Meditation
March 16
The Examen
March 23
Lectio Divino
March 30
Religious Symbols
Graduate Speaker Series – Pryz Room 321- 6:00 – 7:30 pm
February 25th / April 15th – Topics to be announced
Interfaith Prayer Gathering – Columbus Law School Room 217
Wednesday, February 4th – 12:45 pm
Thursday, March 5th – 12:45 pm
Tuesday, April, 14th – 12:45 pm
WRITING COMPETITIONS
Description and details on all of the writing competitions, fellowships and scholarships mentioned can be viewed in Suite 341
(Ask for the Writing Competition Folders.)
TITLE
DEADLINE
AWARD
Animal Law Writing Contest
February 15, 2015
$2,500
2015 Ed Mendrzycki Essay Contest
February 20, 2015
$5,000
Interleges Award 2015
March 20, 2015
€4,000
Louis Tertocha Fashion Law Writing Competition March 23, 2015
Beveridge & Diamon Constitutional
Environmental Law Writing Competition
April 6, 2015
$2,000
2015 Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest April 17, 2015
Section of Family Law
$1,500, $750, $350
Notre Dame Law School Smith-Doheny
Legal Ethics Writing Competition
April 24, 2015
$2,500
Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice
Essay Competition
April 30, 2015
$5,000
Selma Moidel Smith Law Student
Writing Competition
May 1, 2015
$500
ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law
Annual Law Student Writing Competition
May 15, 2015
$1,500, $1,000, $500
IADC 2015 Legal Writing Contest
May 15, 2015
$2,000, $1,000, $500
11th Annual Employee Benefits
Writing Prize
June 30, 2015
$1,500, $1,500