In the Spotlight

Parking Guidelines for UTA
Students, faculty and staff may park on the west side of the UTA Fort Worth Center, in any space marked "UTA Open Parking Decal Required" from 8 a.m -5 p.m. Monday through Friday. No parking is permitted after 5 p.m. Keep in mind:

1. You must have a current Texas Wesleyan Law School sticker or hang tag displayed.
2. If you are unable to move your car before 5 p.m., please do not park in these spaces. UTA and Texas Wesleyan security will be patrolling this area and writing tickets for violations. Payment of tickets is non-negotiable and must be made to both campuses.
3. UTA has the option of revoking the law school’s parking agreement if violators continue to park in these spaces after 5 p.m. If the agreement is revoked, the law school will lose 48 parking spots.

Semi Annual Sale at the Bookstore
The bookstore is having a sale. Take 25 percent off the entire stock of gifts and apparel including permanently reduced merchandise. The sale starts Monday, Nov. 23 and runs through finals.

ABA Competition
On Nov. 21 and 22, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on both days, the law school will be hosting the regional ABA sponsored arbitration competition. All rooms on the first floor and a portion of the rooms on the second floor will be used for the competition. Signs will be posted on the doors of rooms being used by competitors, judges and volunteers. The judges, coaches, competitors and volunteers will be wearing name tags to designate their participation. Please do not speak to anyone wearing a name badge during these two days. Communication could cause a team to be disqualified from the competition. Also, please limit cell phone use on the first floor which could disturb the competition.

Law School Closure for Thanksgiving Holiday
The law school will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26 and the following Friday, Nov. 27 and will be open during regular hours on Saturday, Nov. 28 and Sunday, Nov. 29.

Student Skinny

Upcoming Events
Scholarships, Writing Competitions and Educational Opportunities

Upcoming Events
Dec. 1 - Scholarship Forum & ROTC Opportunities
Students are invited to join Asst. Dean Sherolyn Hurst on Tuesday, Dec. 1 for a forum discussing law school scholarships and the policy for retaining current or receiving future scholarships. Additionally, Col. Joye will be on campus to discuss the grad-level ROTC at Texas Wesleyan and the financial opportunities that are included in that program. All are welcome but 1Ls are strongly encouraged to attend. Two sessions are scheduled in the lecture hall: noon - 1 p.m. and 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Only the noon session will include the ROTC presentation.

Scholarships, Writing Competitions and Educational Opportunities 
Are You a 1L from Fort Worth?
Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association is again offering a $1,000 scholarship for two first-year students at an ABA-accredited law school in the State of Texas. The scholarship will be awarded for the spring 2010 semester.Requirements include being a graduate of a high school in Tarrant County, enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school for the spring 2010 semester and submitting the required documents including high school transcript, college transcript and LSAT scores. Applications must be postmarked by Dec. 1, 2009. If you have additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

My ApartmentMap Housing Scholarship
This scholarship can be used for on-campus or off-campus housing. It is awarded twice per year and is open to any legal U.S. resident who is 18 years or older and attending or will be attending an accredited college, university or trade school. To be considered, the student must write an essay of 250 words or less that describes how the MyApartmentMap housing scholarship would make his or her semester better. The deadline is Dec. 15, 2009 for spring 2010. For complete rules please go to www.myapartmentmap.com/housing_scholarship/rules/. Please email all entries to housing_scholarship@myapartmentmap.com and attach a Microsoft Word document containing your essay. If you have additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

12th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative
The 12th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative writing competition and Scholarship winner will receive a $5,000 award and the four runners up will receive $1,500 each. The scholarships are a joint effort of the GRAMMY Foundation and the ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries. The winners are also flown to Los Angeles where they are honored at the Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon in front of an audience of top entertainment attorneys. The winners also attend GRAMMY week events including the GRAMMY awards telecast. The paper submission deadline is Jan. 4, 2010. Please visit www. tinyurl.com/ELIFacebook for more information or search the web for the “The Entertainment Law Initiative”. If you have any additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

The Letourneau Award
Every year, the American College of Medicine (ACLM) presents a $1,000 award for the outstanding original paper on legal medicine. What is legal medicine? Legal medicine is the professional and academic discipline that concerns itself with legal aspects of medical science, medical practice and other health care delivery. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 11, 2010. For more information please visit http://www.aclm.org/resources/swc/pdfs/swc%202010.pdf. If you have any additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

The Bioethics Award
The American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) will present awards for three outstanding original papers written by law or health professions students on topics in Bioethics. The award is for students currently enrolled in an accredited law, medical, podiatric, nursing, dental, health science or health care administration program. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 11, 2010. Please see the following for more information: http://www.aclm.org/resources/swc/pdfs/swcbioethics2010.pdf. If you have any additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

2010 Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
The Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest is a $5,000 cash award given to the author of the winning essay. The 2010 topic is Can Coal Be Clean? Litigation Remedies for Coal Contamination from Mining to Combustion to Sequestration. Any student currently enrolled in an accredited American law school may submit a legal essay for the competition. Each entry must be submitted through a faculty advisor. All entrants must fill out and submit the “intent-to-enter” form by Jan. 29, 2010. To download the intent-to-enter form and see all the contest rules please visit www.publicjustice.net/What-We-Do/Awards/Law-School-Essay-Contest.aspx. If you have any additional questions, please contact the admissions office.

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.

Career Insider

December Grads – You Still Have Time to Fill Out Exit Interview Forms
Students graduating in December 2009 will need to fill out and return exit interview paperwork to the career services office before graduation. Please login to Symplicity to download and fill out the exit interview form and student organization checklist from the homepage and return them to the front desk in the CSO, or by e-mail to Isabel Estrada at iestrada@law.txwes.edu.

Notice for 1Ls Who Missed the Career Services Orientation
If you missed the CSO orientation on Nov. 4 or 6, you may check out a DVD recording of the presentation from the career services office. Stop by the front desk to check out a copy.

Featured Job Opportunities on Symplicity
The Washington Firm, a small law office located in downtown Fort Worth, is seeking a well-rounded 2L or 3L individual to join their team as an extern for the spring semester.

The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law sponsors a summer fellowship program, named the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project, honoring the memory of the late Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Each of the 20 selected students will serve for a minimum of eight weeks in the consumer protection department of one of the participating state attorney's general during the summer of 2010. 1Ls and 2Ls are eligible to apply.

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

Faculty Factoids

James McGrath
Professor of Law

Professor McGrath gave two presentations last month. The first, "An Historic Examination of Legal Segregation by Sex," was at the 14th Annual LatCrit Conference at American University Washington School of Law in Washington, D.C. He also presented "Approaches to Ensuring the Safety of Prisoners of Ambiguous Sex," at the Central States Law Schools Association Conference," in Columbus, Ohio.   

For more faculty highlights, click here.

Pro Bono Opportunities
(Please Note: Pro bono opportunities are available for 2L and 3L students only.)  

For ongoing pro bono opportunities and placements, check the related links section of the Equal Justice page.