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THE COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
February 13, 2015
Volume X1X, Issue 21
Inside this Issue:
Calendar of Events
Academic Affairs
Student Services
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule
February 18, 2015
Masses in the Law School:
8:15 am
Rev. Raymond C. O’Brien
Mary, Mirror of Justice Chapel
12:10 pm
Rev. Eric de la Pena
St. Thomas More Room, Room 303
5:30 pm
Rev. John Mellein
St. Thomas More Room, Room 303
Caldwell Chapel
8:00 am
12:30 pm
St. Vincent’s Chapel
5:10 pm
9:00 pm
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 13 through THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Friday, February 13 – 24th Annual SPIL Auction
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
OCPD: Student-to-Student Series – Criminal Defense @ 12 noon, Room 312D
SPIL: American Red Cross Blood Drive
DLSA Biweekly Meeting @ 12:30 pm, Room 211
Coming Soon...
Monday, February 23
The Council on Professional Conduct presents E is for Ethics: The Ethical Quagmires of E-Discovery @ 5 pm,
Slowinski Courtroom. Reception to follow. This lecture qualifies for an Honor Education Credit.
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
OCPD: Student-to-Student Series – International Public Interest Law @ 12 noon, Room 312D
BLSA Black History Month Program with Mr. Hilary Shelton, NAACP Washington Bureau Director and
Senior Vice President for Advocacy @ 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 or stop by the Office of Student Life and Special Events in Suite 341.
Monday, March 2
Law School Graduation Fair, 11 am – 7 pm, Student Lounge
Tuesday, March 3
Health Law Journal Symposium @ 4 pm, Slowinski Courtroom. Reception to follow.
Wednesday, March 4
OCPD at Lunch @ 12 noon, Student Lounge
Admissions: Open House @ 5:30 pm, Room 307
Thursday, March 5
DLSA Biweekly Meeting @ 12:30 pm, Room 211
Interfaith Prayer Gathering: I Hope You Dance @ 12:45 pm, Room 217. Rsvp [email protected]
Pope John XXIII Lecture: The Judge as Umpire with the Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh, United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit @ 4 pm, Slowinski Courtroom. Reception to follow
Monday, March 9 – Sunday, March 13 - Spring Break
Monday, March 16 - Classes Resume
Thursday, March 19
DLSA Biweekly Meeting @ 12:30 pm, Room 211
OCPD: Fellowship Discussion @ 1 pm, Room 307
21st Annual BLSA Alumni-Student Reception @ 6 pm, Atrium
Friday, March 20
Faculty Meeting @ 1 pm, Room 220. Lunch served at 12:30 pm.
Saturday, March 21 - Barristers’ Ball
Tuesday, March 24
OCPD: Intro to Fall Recruiting & Successful Interviewing Tips @ 12:30 pm, Room 213
Wednesday, March 25
Student Scholar Series Presentation and Luncheon - The Shift from the Constitutional Right to Equality in
Education to Quality Education in California through Vergara v. California presented Melissa Mulrey
Soares ’16 @ 12:30 pm, Room 220. Rsvp [email protected]
Fifth-Annual CUA Law Pro Bono Reception with Brian Stolarz ’98 @ 4:30 pm, Atrium
Thursday, March 26
Academic Affairs: Faculty Scholarship Presentation with Professor Susan Yeh, George Mason University
School of Law, @12:30 pm.
ELSA: Aficionado Night @ 7 pm, Law School Courtyard
Friday, March 27
Law Review Symposium: Patent Litigation After the AIA @ 9:30 am, Slowinski Courtroom
Friday, March 27-Saturday, March 28 - Sutherland Cup National Moot Court Competition
Monday, March 30
Faith in Action Program with Mr. Nathaniel Hurd, Policy Advisor, Commission on Security & Cooperation in
Europe (The US Helsinki Commission) @ 12:30 pm, Room 213
Tuesday, March 31
CommLaw Conspectus Symposium, Wiley Rein
OCPD after Dark @ 5:30 pm, Student Lounge
Evening Student?
Can’t get the help you need during the 9 to 5?
The Office of Financial Aid has new late hours:
Tuesdays 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Outside Scholarship Opportunity
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
TODAY. SPIL Auction in the Atrium 6:00p.m. – 9:00p.m.
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:
The Legal staff at CASA de MD runs a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) clinic and
welcomes law student participation. There have been recent expansions to DACA that, in addition to renewals for
those already in the program, make it all the more important that CASA has help to ensure its clinics run smoothly. See
info below regarding the next clinic.
If you plan to participate, please sign up on the CUA Law Pro Bono TWEN page and email Liz Clark at
[email protected].
Young people who are eligible will be able to submit applications as of February 20th, when the new forms and regulations are released by USCIS. The legal team at CASA will thus be working extra hard from the moment we gain access to
the new forms in order to rework all of our training materials so that we can help the community apply as soon as possible. The details of the February clinic are thus as follows:
When: February 28th, 2015
9:00AM (Mandatory training for all)
Where: CASA de Maryland Multicultural Center, 8151 15th Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20783
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.
SBA BAKE
SALE
Date: Tuesday, February 17th
Time: 12-late
Place:
Student Café
Come support your SBA Graduation
Committee and enjoy fresh baked goods!
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.
Student Scholars Series
State Laws and the Fight against Child
Sexual Exploitation on Backpage.com
delivered by
Erin Callahan ’15
Respondent:
Yiota Souras
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
12:30 pm
Wednesday, February 25
Room 220
SEATING IS LIMITED
RSVPs are requested by Friday, February 20th
Email: Rachel at [email protected]
The Columbus School of Law Student Scholars Series was instituted in 2009 both
to recognize notable legal scholarship produced by members of the student body
during the academic year and to foster the skills associated with presenting and
defending that scholarship in a professional conference–style setting.
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
Seventh Annual Competition for Student Papers
in Criminal Law and/or Criminal Procedure
February 28, 2015
$1,500, $500
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