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American Bar Association Law Student Division
The American Bar Association Law Student Division is a powerful resource that can help students meet the challenges of law school and prepare them for their careers. Join now at www.abanet.org/join for the special law student rate of $25 a year or $60 for three years and take advantage of these benefits:

• Networking opportunities – Make career contacts with lawyers, judges, faculty and other students via online discussion groups and in person.
• Career development – Apply for judicial clerkships, internships and scholarships and enter national competitions in writing and practice skills.
• National advocacy – Have a voice on issues that affect you, including loan repayment programs to help relieve law student debt.
• Bar review course discounts – Save up to $100 on Kaplan PMBR bar review courses and apply for a partial BAR/BRI scholarship.
• Member Advantage savings – Enjoy specially negotiated ABA offers for auto, homeowners, renters, and health insurance; car rentals (usually with no underage surcharges); hotels and more.
• Sections, Divisions and Forums – Join these groups to learn more about 30-plus specialty areas of the law. Students receive free or reduced rates.
• Publications – Stay current on legal issues with free subscriptions to the ABA Journal, the electronic ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter and Student Lawyer Magazine.

Texas Wesleyan Law Fellowship
Thinking about a summer internship in the public interest sector but concerned because it is unpaid? Apply for a fellowship award. The Texas Wesleyan Law Fellowship is now accepting applications for 2010 Fellowship Awards. Applications are available on the law school web site or on our TWEN page. Application deadline is 5 p.m., Monday, March 1.

2L Law Students – Apply for the Prestigious Justice James A. Baker Summer Clerkship
The Dallas Bar Foundation is offering the Justice James A. Baker Clerkship again this year. It will be for a six-week clerkship with Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson of the Texas Supreme Court. Texas Wesleyan law student, Gabe Gonzalez, was the recipient last year and prevailed over applicants from all the other Texas law schools. The application may be accessed at http://www.dallasbarfoundation.org/baker.asp. The due date is Monday, Feb. 15 to complete the application and essay. Also, the winner will need to attend the annual Fellows Luncheon on March 31.

Student Skinny

Feb. 7 - Property Review for February Bar Examinees

Dean Aric Short will provide a substantive Property review Sunday morning, Feb. 7 from 8:30 a.m. - noon in Room 204.Dean Short will cover future interests, estates in land, co-ownership, real estate contracts and real estate conveyances. These topics are heavily tested on both the MBE and Texas essays. If you would like to attend the review, please RSVP to Marta Miller at mmiller@law.txwes.edu.

Feb. 8 - CLIP
The Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP), in conjunction with the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, will be hosting a workshop, Just When Is VARA of Use to You on Monday, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanders Theatre at the Community Arts Center (1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth). The workshop is free, but advanced registration is required. To register, send your name, address, e-mail, occupation and area(s) of artistic interest to register@artscouncilfw.org. The workshop will be led by CLIP law students under the supervision of Megan Carpenter, director of CLIP and associate professor of law.

Feb. 8 and Feb. 10 - Phi Alpha Delta
Phi Alpha Delta will be selling breakfast on Monday (Feb. 8) and Wednesday (Feb. 10) beginning at 8 a.m. Please stop by the table outside the elevators.

Feb. 10 – Job Search Strategies Seminar
The career services office will present a seminar on job search strategies on Wednesday, Feb. 10 from noon – 1 p.m. in Room 212. Food will be provided.

Feb. 11 – Scholarship and Financial Aid Forum
The office of admissions will be holding a scholarship and financial aid forum on Thursday, Feb. 11 from noon - 1 p.m. and 5 - 6 p.m. in Room 212. This informational forum is to discuss questions regarding scholarships and financial aid. Assistant Dean of Admissions and Scholarships Sherolyn Hurst will be available to answer your questions.

Feb. 11 – Intellectual Property Law Association
Intellectual Property Law Association will meet Thursday, Feb. 11 at noon in Room 204. Food will be provided.

Feb. 27 - Upcoming MPRE Review Session
Academic Support presents a substantive MPRE review session by Professor James McGrath to help you prepare and plan for the March 6 MPRE exam and pass it with about one week of diligent study on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in Room 201. Material packets will be available after Feb. 10 from Lora Johnson, faculty secretary, across from Room 125 on the north wing. You must review this material before the lecture. Lunch will be provided. Please indicate your attendance by e-mailing mmiller@law.txwes.edu.

Scholarships, Writing Competitions and Educational Opportunities

ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund
The ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship provides students with financial assistance to attend law school. During his term as ABA president, William G. Paul initiated the scholarship to encourage racially and ethnically diverse students to apply to and attend law school. The scholarship fund will award $5,000 of financial assistance annually to each scholarship recipient attending an ABA-accredited law school. Recipients will be selected based on their qualifications for the scholarship and not on the law school they plan to attend. For additional information and a copy of the application go to, http://www.abanet.org/fje/losfpage.html. Completed scholarship applications must be received no later than March 1, 2010. If you have any additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition
The Journal of Business & Securities Law is accepting submissions for the Elliot A Spoon Business Law writing competition. This is a $500 award. Please submit a journal style article on any current topic concerning business or securities law. This is open to any law student of an ABA-accredited law school. Submit an electronic copy of the article in Word or Rich Text format, a brief abstract or cover letter about your article and your curriculum vitae with complete contact information. The deadline is March 5, 2010. Submit materials to jbsl@msu.edu. Please see admissions for any additional questions.

2010 Embryo Donation and Adoption Law Writing Competition
This is a writing competition regarding the specialty of human embryo donation and adoption and assisted reproductive technology. The first place award is $2500, the second place award is $1500 and third place is $1000. All entries must be submitted by Monday March 8, 2010 by 5 p.m. (PT). All entries received by Monday Feb. 1, 2010 5 p.m. (PT) will be eligible for a $500 bonus if selected as a first, second or third place winner. Registration and details are available at www.EmbryoLaw.org. Please see the admissions office for additional information.

CCBA Scholarship
The Cameron County Bar Association Scholarship Fund will award $3,000 for financial assistance annually to each scholarship recipient who is either enrolled in a paralegal program at an accredited college or university or an ABA-accredited law school. The applicant’s financial need; personal, family, and educational background; personal statement; and participation in community service activities will be considered in selecting the recipients of the Cameron County Bar Association Scholarship. The deadline to submit your application is March 12, 2010. Application must be postmarked no later than March 12, 2010. Faxed and emailed applications will not be accepted. Before receiving scholarship funds, recipients will be required to demonstrate admission to and plan to enroll in a paralegal program at an accredited college or university or an ABA-accredited law school. To register go to: http://www.tsulaw.edu/admissions/scholarship/ccba08.pdf . If you have additional questions, please see the admissions office.

Dallas Hispanic Bar Association Scholarship Opportunities
The DHBA Scholarship has announced that it will award law school scholarships to deserving students who are enrolled in a Texas law school during the 2010-2011 school year. The scholarships will be awarded to students who have high academic performance and demonstrated leadership. Applications will be considered as they are received beginning on April 15, 2010. The application can be found in the admissions office or the DHBA web site, www.dallashispanicbar.com. Applicants will receive priority consideration if their applications are submitted by April 15, 2010. The last day to submit an application is June 15, 2010 (postmark date). If you have any additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition
This writing competition is sponsored by the Notre Dame Law School and the best submission on any legal ethics topic will win a $2,500 prize. Any current student at an American or Canadian law school may submit an essay on any legal ethics topic. Entries must not exceed 50 pages including notes and must be received before 5 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2010. Please see http://www.nd.edu/~ndlaw/writing_competitions/smith_doheny.pdf or stop by the admissions office if you have any additional questions.

The Fifth Annual Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition
NAWL has established the annual Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition to encourage and reward original law student writing on issues concerning women and the law. Entries must be received no later than April 30, 2010. Entrants should submit a paper on an issue concerning women’s rights or the status of women in the law. Please see the following link for a copy of the application: http://www.nawl.org/Assets/Documents/SM+Writing+Comp+2009-2010.pdf. If you have any additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

Woman and Minority Scholarship
The Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Texas will award two $2,500 scholarships, each to a woman and/or minority law student. Any woman or member of a recognized minority group, including but not limited to African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans and Native Americans who intends to practice IP law in the State of Texas, is eligible to apply. Applicants must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school in Texas at the time the application is submitted. Applications must be postmarked or time stamped by May 1, 2010. For a copy of the application, please see http://texasbariplaw.org/. If you have any additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

27th Annual Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition
The winning entry in the competition will be awarded a prize of $2,500 and will be submitted for publication in The Urban Lawyer, the law journal of the American Bar Association's Section of State & Local Government Law. In addition to the first prize, the competition will award a second prize of $1,000 and up to two honorable mention prizes of $250. The competition is open to law students at ABA-accredited law schools and planning students at schools listed in the Guide to Graduate Education in Urban and Regional Planning (15th ed.) who are enrolled in or who will complete a program of study leading to the J.D., degree during the 2009-10 academic year. To enter the competition, send five (5) copies of your entry, postmarked no later than June 7, 2010, to Professor Alan Weinstein at the address listed on the application. A copy of the application can be found online at: http://www.planning.org/divisions/planningandlaw/writingcompetition/ . If you have any additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

Career Insider

Kaplan
Kaplan is looking for a law student to teach the LSAT prep for them. The faculty member is responsible for all aspects of course delivery in their designated classes and/or assigned tutoring students. Kaplan faculty members adhere to the course curriculum and effectively lead their classes using the Socratic Method and employing classroom management acumen.

The candidate for the position must have excellent teaching skills and ability to engage students, an understanding of Kaplan methodology and strategies and employ them through use of the TEL (Teacher Edition of the Lesson), test expertise for the course(s) taught, including knowledge of test format, dates offered, test enrollment process and admissions timeline. Candidates should also have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, have a minimum 90th percent score on the test aligned with courses taught (95th percent preferred), successful completion of Kaplan’s Teacher Development Program for course certification and engaging presentation skills. Please contact Justin Flake at 214-265-9805 ext. 5002 for more information.

Spring OCI Bidding Extended to Feb. 9
Bidding for spring OCI has been extended to Feb. 9. The State Counsel for Offenders is accepting application materials from 1L, 2L and 3L students, and the U.S. Army JAG is accepting applications from 1L and 3L students. To apply, use the OCI tab on Symplicity and follow the instructions to submit the requested materials. If you have questions about bidding, contact Courtney Key at ckey@law.txwes.edu.

Public Policy Handbook Access Now Available
Students now have access to view the Public Policy Handbook on the University of Arizona web site. The handbook contains information about internships and post graduate positions with institutions focusing on various public policy issues. The URL for the handbook is https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/PublicPolicy10-11/LoginForm.cfm. Please contact career services for a username and password to access the handbook.

Tarrant County District Attorney Summer Internships – Apply by Feb. 19
The TDCA has informed us that they would like to receive applications from students interested in interning with the office over the summer no later than Feb. 19. Please contact the CSO if you have questions about applying.

K&L Gates Introduction to the Texas Legal Market – RSVP by Feb. 17
K&L Gates invites students to attend the Sixth Annual Introduction to the Texas Legal Market, an informative program designed to provide Texas law students with an up-close look at various career opportunities available across the state. This year the event will be held simultaneously in both the Austin and Dallas offices of K&L Gates, connecting the students and speakers via video conference. Directly following the seminar, all guests will be welcomed to attend a cocktail reception to visit with the speakers.

The Austin speakers are: Denise Davis, Texas House Parliamentarian, Special Counsel; Jack M. Erskin, Austin Administrative Partner; and Justice Eva Guzman, Supreme Court of Texas. The Dallas speakers are: Craig W. Budner, Dallas Administrative Partner; Kimberly Simpson Earle, Chief Operating Officer at Susan G. Komen for the Cure; Jill B. Louis, Managing Director, Commercial Transactions at FedEx Kinko's; Craig Watkins, Dallas County District Attorney.|

Please RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 17 by sending an e-mail to Meredith Falke at meredith.falke@klgates.com with the subject line “Yes, I will attend in Austin” or “Yes, I will attend in Dallas.”

Featured Job Opportunities on Symplicity
Judge McCoy of the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth is offering an internship for the fall semester. Student should be a 2L in the fall, in the top 25 percent of the class and have good legal research and writing skills.

The Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio is accepting applications from second and third year students for nonpaying, judicial internships available during the summer and fall semesters of 2010.

The Law Office of Stephani R. Johnson in Colleyville is accepting applications from 2L students for a paid law clerk position.

The Law Office of Leslie J. Burgoyne in Hurst is seeking a 2L or 3L for a legal intern position.

For more information on these and other positions, including instructions on how to apply, please login to Symplicity.