Sign up for the Worker's Rights Class and Clinic and make a difference while gaining practical legal skills.


WORKERS’ RIGHTS CLASS AND CLINIC: MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND GAIN PRACTICAL LEGAL SKILLS

The Katharine & George Alexander Law Center offers a unique 2-unit Workers’ Rights Class and Clinic that combines substantive instruction in employment/labor law and application of the law in a clinical setting.

The class meets on six Thursday evenings and covers such topics as wage and hour rules, discrimination and leave act law, legal issues surrounding termination including wrongful termination, statutory, and contract claims, unemployment insurance regulations, ERISA, state disability and Workers’ Compensation law, workplace torts, immigration and national origin issues in the workplace, and union and labor issues.

The Clinic meets on Tuesdays evenings. Students interview and advise low-income clients under the supervision of an attorney.

Students gain practical experience and work with local employment law practitioners. Students develop skills in interviewing clients, issue spotting, and legal analysis.

Students make a difference in the lives of low-income clients who might otherwise have no access to lawyers or legal advice.

YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE WORKERS’ RIGHTS CLASS & CLINIC AS KGACLC #463.

More Information on the Alexander Community Law Center is Available at law.scu.edu/kgaclc/

Here is what former students are saying about the Workers’ Rights Class and Clinic.

Are you interested in public policy?
Do you want to work in politics?
Consider a Panetta Fellowship in the Spring!

Santa Clara Law offers students a unique chance to improve their research, analysis and writing skills while learning about current issues facing the country today.

SCU’s Panetta Fellowship Program provides an educational opportunity for law students interested in the law and government, or public policy to work with Leon and Sylvia Panetta, and other professional staff at The Panetta Institute, while still taking classes at SCU. Students will be working at the Panetta institute assisting Mr. Panetta, former Chief of Staff to President Clinton and member of Congress, with issues facing the local, national, and global community.

For more information about the fellowship please find a detailed overview on TWEN under APD Externships. For information on the Panetta Institute please visit http://www.panettainstitute.org/

To apply for the Fellowship, please submit the following application materials by November 3, 2008:
1. Resume, including your summer contact information.
2. Transcript, official or unofficial transcript with your courses and grades will be accepted.
3. Statement of interest, no longer than two pages.

Please submit application materials to Professor Magliozzi by fax (408.554.5274), email or hand deliver to Loyola Hall 134 or 163A. Please do not mail in your materials.

Thank you,
Sandee Magliozzi

Protect yourself from Gastroenteritis - stay health by following these guidelines:

Health Information Sheet  - 
Cowell Student Health Center

GASTROENTERITIS

DIET INSTRUCTIONS

Gastroenteritis is a limited illness of your intestines caused by viruses or food. It is associated with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea (some or all of these symptoms may be present). It does not respond to antibiotics, but some medications may help. Your intestines will not be able to process foods normally, so you will need to limit your diet temporarily.

Generally, we recommend not eating or drinking anything for 1 to 2 hours after the last time you vomited. Then you can start with sips of clear liquids.

Start on the following diet and progress gradually through the steps as you can tolerate. Allow at least six to eight hours between each step.

Step 1.             Clear liquids. These include water, Gatorade, clear bouillon or broth, ginger ale or 7-up, tea, apple juice, popsicles, jello. It is important to have more than just water; be sure to eat something with salt (bouillon or Gatorade).

Step 2.             Bland diet: this includes bananas, plain rice, rice cereal without milk, applesauce, unbuttered toast, and plain noodles. Avoid milk products, as well as foods that are greasy or spicy.

Step 3.             Add broiled or steamed chicken and vegetables. No milk products or spicy/greasy foods.

Step 4.             Regular foods. Slowly add fats/milk/spices to your diet. Too rapid of an increase may make you feel worse.

If vomiting and/or diarrhea return at any time go back to the previous step. 

You will need to consider returning to the Health Center (or going to an urgent care

center or emergency room if the Health Center is closed) if you see no improvement

in 48 hours or your condition worsens.

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Reviewed 6/2008

As you prepare to register next week, we want to provide some information that may be helpful to you in making your course selections. First, we have attached this link to the many high tech courses offered next semester: blog/general/File/Spring_2009_Courses.doc

Second, we want to remind you of the Civil and High Tech Internship program. There are many advantages to doing an internship while in law school. First, an internship allows you to get out of the classroom and get real world legal experience. Work experience is incredibly important to employers, and an internship is something you can add to your resume and talk about in interviews. Second, an internship gives you the opportunity to sample a particular type of legal setting before you graduate. For example, there are placements available at law firms, in-house legal departments of major tech companies, government offices, and public interest firms. Third, you will be able to network and form relationships with practicing attorneys. Many supervising attorneys become mentors to their internship students, and these relationships can last long into your legal career. To see a full description of the program and information on how to apply, visit this link: law.scu.edu/hightech/civil-and-high-tech-law-internship.cfm

A message to the Santa Clara Law Community from Prof. Margaret Russell:

Hello Friends,
A number of us wanted to find a good non-partisan way to support increased involvement
in the upcoming election, especially in terms of election protection on November 4 itself.  
Given our privileges as members of the law school community, we have access to so much
information and help that we can use to assist voters in reaching the polls and getting
their votes counted.  
Please consider volunteering through ELECTION PROTECTION, a coalition devoted to access
to the voting process for all voters.  You can go to their website at
www.866ourvote.org for more information. 
For those with time to be trained for Election Day poll-watching, there is
information on the site about Bay Area meetings.
 
Thanks!  Best, Professor Russell

Students interested in forming a Biotechnology Law Group are invited to attend this meeting from 12-1 pm on Friday, October 31.  Bannan classroom location TBA.

This is an invitation to all students!

Course: Sports Law

Title: Performance Enhancers and the NFL

Featured guests: Jack Tatum, Guy Mcintyre, Head Coach Darren Arbett, and Orthopedist Terence Delaney

Location: Bannan 135

Date: October 21, 2008

Time: 7:30 - 9:10 p.m.

Oral Arguments

November 4, 2008

Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals will sit at Santa Clara Law on November 4, 2008.  A panel of three judges will hear cases from 10 a.m. to noon in the Law School's moot court room.  Seating in the moot court room is by invitation only. The oral arguments will also be simulcast to the de Saisset Museum on campus. Seating at the Museum is free and open to the public. If you do not have a seat reserved in the Moot Court Room, please go directly to the de Saisset Museum. For directions to the Museum, click here: http://www.scu.edu/desaisset/information/directions.cfm.

To read the briefs of the cases to be heard, click here:

http://law.scu.edu/hightech/federal-circuit-court-contents.cfm

Case Preview

November 3, 2008

Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Bannan 127

We are pleased to announce that the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals will be traveling to Silicon Valley in November. A three-judge panel will hear oral arguments here at Santa Clara Law on November 4th. A preview of the cases to be heard on the 4^th will be given by Santa Clara Law faculty as well as attorneys from Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman; McDermott Will & Emery; and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Lunch will be served. Everyone is welcome. To read the briefs of the cases to be heard, click here: http://law.scu.edu/hightech/federal-circuit-court-contents.cfm

Summer Intern

Meet & Greet Event

We are looking for several new interns for this summer!

Learn about our Legal & Compliance Organization's Summer Intern Program

at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Hear from Sun's General Counsel, Mike Dillon, and other Legal VPs.

Meet attorneys and interns from the various legal practice groups.

When: Monday, November 10, 2009

Time: 6:00 - 8:30pm PST

Where: Sun's Menlo Park Campus

11 NETWORK CIRCLE (Willow Road Exit heading east off HWY

101) Menlo Park, California, Building MPK10 – sign in at the

front desk. You will be escorted to the Crossroads Conference

Room.

RSVP by Nov. 3rd:

LCOmeetandgreet@sun.com

to reserve your spot

(Check out job postings periodically at: http://www.sun.com/studentzone Click on "Administrative")

You're Invited!!

WHAT IF YOUR CLIENT IS LYING? 

Can anyone "beat" a polygraph? Come learn about…
THE SCIENCE OF DETECTING A LIAR

What you need to know as a practicing attorney about the science of polygraph testing

Dr. Louis Rovner
Dr. Rovner is the country’s leading expert in the field of polygraph testing; he is one of only three experts who have had polygraph evidence admitted in a criminal trial.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Noon - Bannan 127
Lunch provided

Presented by NCIP (Northern California Innocence Project)

Federal Circuit Cases Affecting IP
October 22, 2008
Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara
Time: 6:00 p.m., cocktails and registration; 7:00 p.m., dinner and program

In anticipation of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals' visit to campus, the High Tech Law Institute is cosponsoring a program with the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association at the Santa Clara Hyatt this Wednesday evening. A panel of former Federal Circuit law clerks will discuss recent and important Federal Circuit decisions.  Panelists will include Heather Mewes of Fenwick & West and Madison Jellins of Alston & Bird.  Students are welcome to attend this event for free. If you are interested, contact Cindy Tippett at ctippett@scu.edu by the end of today (Monday). You will need to bring Cindy a check for $25 made payable to SVIPLA. When you show up at the event, you will get your check back. If you do not show, your check will be cashed. This is basically a security deposit against flakers. Attending events such as this one gives you the opportunity to learn more about patent law as well as to network with practicing attorneys in the field. We hope you will be able to join Cindy on Wednesday. 

Message being forwarded on behalf of the Health Center:

Dear Students,

Due to a staffing shortage, we will not be providing walk-in requests for immunizations, flu shots, laboratory work, etc., after 3:00 pm today.

Thank you for your understanding.

Cowell Student Health Center

$5,000 Writing Contest

The GRAMMY Foundation has recently announced its Entertainment Law Initiative Legal Writing Contest with a paper submission deadline of January 2, 2009.  The first place winner receives $5,000 and the four second place winners receive $1,500.  All winners receive one GRAMMY Awards Show ticket, a round-trip ticket to the GRAMMY Awards, hotel accommodations, and a ticket to MusiCares Person of the Year Dinner.

The purpose of the Entertainment Law Initiative is to promote discussion and debate about the most compelling legal issues facing the music industry today.  For more information please visit www.grammy.com/pdfs/grammy_foundation/elirules08.pdf

Tickets are gone

Dean Yaffee has 2 tickets to "A Bronx Tale" tonight in San Francisco.  The first person to come to the Law Records Office and knock on the door can have them for free!

It is playing at the Golden Gate Theatre starting at 8 pm.

We found out yesterday, that due to a GroupWise error, we had an email problem last week and didn't receive all of the high tech moot court submissions on Friday.  We think we have received them all now.  I have attached an updated oral presentation schedule.  Again, I believe I've accommodated everyone's scheduling preferences.  If you have an issue, please let me know.  If you are not on the schedule and believe you should be, please email Cindy Tippett at ctippett@scu.edu right away. 

2008-2009 High Tech Moot Court Oral Presentation Schedule

Friday, October 17, 2008

 Bannan 236

8:30     Sonia Goel

8:40     Stuart Allen

8:50     Joseph John Gentile

9:00     Christopher Barnett

9:10     Jay Hann

9:20     Amir Adibi

9:30     BREAK

9:40     Loretta Scudellari

9:50     Tara King

10:00   Ian Rodriguez

10:10   John List

10:20   John McCauley

10:30   Shawn Cheng

10:40   BREAK

10:50   Todd Iketani

11:00   Wei Kao

11:10   Steven Yee

11:20   P. Charu Satia

11:30   Enedina Cardenas

11:40   BREAK

11:50   Michael Scapin

12:00   Chris Judge

12:10   QuynhChi Nguyen

12:20   Ann Marie Ursini

12:30  Jason Croft

12:40   Daifei Zhang

12:50   BREAK

1:00     Adam Matherly

1:10     Robin King

1:20     Gil lee

The Federal Circuit Visits Santa Clara Law

We are pleased to announce that the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals will be traveling to Silicon Valley in November. A three-judge panel will hear oral arguments here at Santa Clara Law on November 4th. We have a suite of events surrounding this exciting occasion.

Federal Circuit Cases Affecting IP

October 22, 2008

Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara

Time: 6:00 p.m., cocktails and registration; 7:00 p.m., dinner and program

Sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute and the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association.

In anticipation of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals’ panel of judges hearing oral arguments on the campus of Santa Clara Law on November 4, SVIPLA and the High Tech Law Institute will present a panel of former Federal Circuit law clerks to discuss cases affecting intellectual property. Panelists will include Heather Mewes of Fenwick & West and Madison Jellins of Alston & Bird. The fee for this dinner is $60 for SVIPLA members and $85 for non-members. Online registration is required for the meeting. To register, please copy and paste this URL in your browser: https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=2557657&RF=4909069. Students are welcome to attend. If interested, please email Cindy Tippett at ctippett@scu.edu.

MCLE: This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.  SVIPLA certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.

Case Preview

November 3, 2008

Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Bannan 127A preview of the cases to be heard on the 4^th will be given by Santa Clara Law faculty as well as attorneys from Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman; McDermott Will & Emery; and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Lunch will be served. Everyone is welcome. To read the briefs of the cases to be heard, click here: http://law.scu.edu/hightech/federal-circuit-court-contents.cfm

Oral Arguments

November 4, 2008

Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals will sit at Santa Clara Law on November 4, 2008.  A panel of three judges will hear cases from 10 a.m. to noon in the Law School's moot court room.  Seating in the moot court room is by invitation only. The oral arguments will also be simulcast to the de Saisset Museum on campus. Seating at the Museum is free and open to the public. If you do not have a seat reserved in the Moot Court Room, please go directly to the de Saisset Museum. For directions to the Museum, click here: http://www.scu.edu/desaisset/information/directions.cfm.

To read the briefs of the cases to be heard, click here: http://law.scu.edu/hightech/federal-circuit-court-contents.cfm

Lunch with the Judges

November 4, 2008

Time: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute and the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association.

Following oral arguments, lunch with the judges will be held in the Mission Room of the Benson Center on campus. Towards the end of lunch, there will be short remarks from the presiding judge followed by a 30 minute question and answer period. The cost for this lunch is free to HTLI benefactors and $50 for everyone else. Registration is required; we will not be able to accommodate walk-ins. To register, please visit:

http://www.register123.com/event/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x65664185c2

The Federal Circuit Visits the Valley – Discourse and Dinner

November 5, 2008

This event is now full.

Four Seasons, Palo Alto

Time: 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

For more information about these events, please visit the following link:

http://law.scu.edu/hightech/federal-circuit-court-visit.cfm

"Israel, Palestine and the Rule of Law"

A Symposium on Rights and Wrongs of Israel's Occupation of Palestine

Moderator:

David Sloss, Professor of Law at Santa Clara University and Director of the Center for Global Law and Policy

Speakers:

Professor John Dugard -- Professor Emeritus at University of Leiden, The Netherlands. He is the former U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories.

Norman Finkelstein -- Mr. Finkelstein is the author of several highly acclaimed books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He has lectured widely on the subject.

Professor David Meir-Levi -- Professor in the Department of History at San Jose State Univ. He has written and published extensively about issues related to the Middle East.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Mayer Theater

7 p.m.

For more information please visit:

http://law.scu.edu/international/news-and-events.cfm

SANTA CLARA LAW -- HONORS MOOT COURT

Applications for Honors Moot Court (HMC) must be submitted by TONIGHT (Friday, 10/10/08)at 7:00 PM.  This is a firm deadline; late applications will not be accepted. The separate applications for HMC Internal and HMC External can be found on ClaraNet. For more information, read below.

Honors Moot Court Internal
HMC Internal is a highly selective honors competition in which students brief legal issues and argue on appeal before the Supreme Court of the United States. A total of 52 upper division students work in teams of two and compete against other Santa Clara Law students as they argue their issues before a panel of distinguished judges. Each team's brief and oral arguments are scored and the top teams advance through 4 rounds of oral arguments.  Direct questions about HMC Internal to BFoged@scu.edu.

Honors Moot Court External
Honors Moot Court External (HMCE) selects the finest legal writers and oral advocates to represent Santa Clara Law against other law schools in the most prestigious moot court competitions in the country. Teams of two to three law students are selected for each competition. Thereafter, these elite teams focus on writing a winning brief and refining oral argument through a series of practice moots with professors, practicing attorneys and members of the judiciary. Teams travel to the competition and argue against top law schools in a series of moots leading to the national final. Direct questions about HMC External to MEHarvey@scu.edu. By completing the application on ClaraNet, Santa Clara Law students may apply for the following HMC External Competitions (more information available on our website):

1. Asylum and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition
   February 7, 2009 / UC Davis School of Law

2. Constance Baker Motley First Amendment Moot Court Competition
   March 14-15, 2009 (Regionals) / University of Michigan School of Law
   Summer 2009 (Nationals) / Washington, D.C.
   

3. Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition
   March 12-15, 2009 / Wilmington, Delaware

4. Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition
   March 29, 2008 / State University of New York at Buffalo

5. Jerome Prince Evidence Competition
   April 2-4, 2009 / Brooklyn Law School

6. ABA Client Counseling Competition
   February 7 or 14, 2009 (Regionals) / Location TBD
   March 13-14, 2009 (Nationals) / Durham, NC