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Tickets for the May Hooding Ceremony
Tickets for the May Hooding Ceremony are now available at the Cashier’s Office. Fort Worth Fire Department regulations require that all guests attending the May 9th Hooding Ceremony have a ticket. Tickets will be distributed in groups of 12 per graduate. Graduates do not need a ticket, only guests of graduates. If you do not need all 12 tickets, please return the extras to the Cashier’s Office, drop them in The Slot, or the night deposit box. IF you need more than 12 tickets, please contact Barb to add your name to a wait list. Extra tickets will be distributed as they are returned to the Cashier’s Office.

Children and the Law Summer 2008
This class will not begin on May 28 as was originally publlished in the schedule. It will begin on May 19 and will meet throughout the summer session on Mondays and Wednesdays and on Friday May 30 and Friday June 13.

FAFSA Information
It has come to our attention that a commercial organization may be sending emails to students that prompt them to visit their website to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). They charge a fee for their service, much as a tax preparer charges a fee to assemble and file a tax return. Their website address ends in .com, but is otherwise the same as the Department of Education website where you can file the FAFSA free of charge.

The Department of Education website address is www.fafsa.ed.gov and this is the address where our students should file the FAFSA.

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Graduating 3L's
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Attention Graduating 3Ls...

Last Official Law School Experience - Graduate Dinner
Fort Worth Club
306 West Seventh Street
Thursday, May 8th
Happy Hour 6 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
RSVP to Barb 817-212-4111 or Btsirigotis@law.txwes.edu

Celebrate the last gathering of your classmates and professors. Your chosen faculty speaker will give the keynote address and students will be recognized with a variety of awards.

Graduation will be held at Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium at 3401 West Lancaster Avenue on Friday, May 9th at 1:00 p.m. All grads must arrive no later than 12:30. The facility accommodates 2,584 guests, therefore, tickets are required. Each prospective graduate should pick up 12 tickets at the cashiers window. If you would like additional tickets, please contact Barb Tsirigotis at btsirigotis@law.txwes.edu or 817-212-4111. Your name will be added to a wait list; however, this is not a guarantee of additional tickets.

The Will Rogers complex has no facility for a reception following the Hooding Ceremony. Several students suggested a final gathering for classmates and faculty only, so, this evening was planned with you in mind.

Class Gift 2007-08
The 3Ls have started a campaign to raise money to give back to the law school. The Advancement Office is working with the Student Bar Association to raise money for a Class Gift for this year's Annual Fund. The 2007-08 Class Gift will be presented at the graduation reception. You will be receiving a letter from Ross Carmichael, your SBA president, describing more details regarding the Class Gift in the next few weeks. If you would like to make a donation now, please email Casey Dyer at cdyer@law.txwes.edu or call at 817-212-4145. Every single gift, no matter the size of the gift, enhances the future of Texas Wesleyan School of Law.

Leave Your Legacy Behind
The Office of Alumni Relations and Advancement is offering a unique graduation gift idea - naming your own locker! You know you have grown to love those places that have housed your heavy law books over the years, so why not put your name on it? For $150.00 we will put your name and graduation year on a bronze plate and name the locker of your choice. Again, please contact Casey Dyer, the Director of Alumni Relations & External Affairs, for more information.

Organization Meetings and Activities

ADVANCED ADR ADVOCATES UPDATE
ALMOND, ASHLEY
BRANNAN, JENNI
BURT, TODD
CASHIOLA, SARAH
GOTCHER, KRISTI
HOWEY, FRED
JARRETT, JENNIFER
LOCKHART, AMY
PHILLIPS, NANCY
SENNETT, JESSICA
SHERWOOD, CHRISTINE
WREAY, AMANDA

Administrative News
Writing Contest
The New York State Bar Association Special Committee on Animals and the Law (the "Committee") is sponsoring a student writing competition. The winner will receive $500 and the opportunity to publish his or her paper (subject to editorial approval). The Committee would greatly appreciate you sharing the attached announcement and rules with your student body. Click here for more information.

Writing Competition
The Planning & Law Division of the American Planning Association announces its Twenty-fifth Annual Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition. The winning entry 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.The deadline for submission of entries is June 9, 2008 and the winners will be announced by September 15, 2008. Click here for more information.

Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest
The ABA Section of Family Law is pleased to present the Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest. This contest is held annually to encourage interest in the field of family law. Not only does the contest encourage innovative thought in family law, but it also provides an opportunity for recognition and publication in the scholarly journal Family Law Quarterly. Click here for more information.

2008 ABA Annual Meeting
The ABA Annual Meeting will be held August 7-12. For more information please visit www.abanet.org/annual/2008

Scholarship Questions & Concerns
It is that time of year when many of you are beginning to ask questions about law school scholarships. You are invited and encouraged to visit with the Assistant Dean of Admissions and Scholarships, Sherolyn Hurst, about your questions and concerns. Stop by the Office of Admissions or email Dean Hurst at shurst@law.txwes.edu. In the coming days, further details regarding scholarship awards and scholarship maintenance will be shared in the E-Legal Newsletter.

Scholarships Available!!!
We have begun to receive scholarship notices from legal organizations and law firms that are targeting current and entering students. If you are interested in learning more about these financial opportunities and how to qualify, please stop by the Office of Admissions to view the scholarship book.

Financial Aid
The law school branch of the Office of Financial Aid is now located down the hall with Admissions. Financial aid officer, Doug Akins, is happy to answer your questions; walk-ins, appointments, or email inquires are all welcome. Also keep in mind that Sherry Zimmerman, located in the Business Office, is available to answer many of your basic questions at the service window. Email Doug at dakins@law.txwes.edu.

Career Insider

TEXAS IN WASHINGTON PROGRAM REGISTRATION HAPPENING NOW
The Texas in Washington recruitment program will be held Aug. 8, 2008, in Washington, D.C. This event gives students the opportunity to interview with D.C.-area government agencies, public interest organizations and law firms. To participate, students must register on the Texas Consortium Symplicity Module at https://law-tx-csm.symplicity.com/students/ by May 22. Bidding begins June 2 and ends June 11. For questions, please contact Courtney Key at ckey@law.txwes.edu.

SOUTHEASTERN MINORITY AND SUNBELT JOB FAIR BIDDING DEADLINES THIS SUMMER
The registration and bidding deadlines for several job fairs occur in the summer. Registration for the Southeastern Minority Job Fair, held Aug. 1 and 2 in Atlanta, begins at http://www.semjf.org on May 15, and ends June 15. Registration for the Sunbelt Minority Recruitment Program, held Sept. 5 in Dallas, begins July 9 and ends July 22. For more information, visit http://www.sunbeltjobfair.com. Dates and registration information for job fairs are listed on the Job Fairs page of the Career Services website, under the Job Opportunities link. For questions about participating in job fairs, contact Courtney Key at ckey@law.txwes.edu.

ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEW BIDDING BEGINS AUG. 12 – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
This year, on-campus interviewing bidding on Symplicity begins Aug. 12, and ends Aug. 26. All materials must be uploaded to Symplicity and applications submitted to employers by Aug. 26 in order to participate. Participating employers will be available to view using the OCI tab on Symplicity beginning Aug. 1. Please contact Courtney Key at ckey@law.txwes.edu if you have any questions about OCI.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUMMER INTERN AND HONORS ATTORNEY APPLICATIONS OPEN THIS SUMMER – DOJ PRESENTATION AUG. 21
Applications for the U.S. DOJ summer intern and Honors Attorney programs will open this year on July 25, with a deadline of Sept. 2. For more information, visit http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm. Stephanie Toussaint, a TWU alum currently working with the DOJ, will visit campus to speak about the department and the application process on Aug. 21.

FEATURED JOB OPPORTUNITIES ON SYMPLICITY
The Cain Law Firm, a general law practice (primarily handling criminal, PI, and family law) seeks an experienced 2L or 3L summer law clerk in top 1/3 of his or her class.

Prof. Gary Kennedy seeks applicants with strong research and writing skills in the top ½ of the class to perform legal research in corporate law. Position requires approx. 10 hours per week commitment for 4 to 6 weeks.

Petroff & Associates, a small personal injury plaintiff’s law firm in Dallas specializing in pharmaceutical drug liability cases, is seeking a first or second year law student to assist with various aspects of these cases for at least the first half of the summer.

The Environmental Integrity Project in Washington, D.C., is seeking three law clerks for the summer 2008 semester to advance Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act protections at the federal, state, and local levels.

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

Faculty Factoids

Faculty Factoids will be returning in the Fall.

Pro Bono Opportunities

Please check the web under Equal Justice Program for numerous pro bono opportunities available to both day and evening students. Special projects may be submitted to Dean Patti Gearhart Turner for approval.