December 2006

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Information in this calendar is updated as of December 12, 2006. * Indicates additions or updates since the last publication.

Friday, December 1

  • Continuing Legal Education: Family Mediation Workshop. Faculty Meeting Room. CLE Website.
  • Career Planning Center:  SEC 2007 Advanced Commitment Program Application Deadline. CPC Website.
  • Career Planning Center:  SEC 2007 Summer Honors Program Application Deadline for 2L's and JD/MBA's (for regional and district offices only). CPC Website.
  • HOPE:  Sign up for VITA –Deadline December 31 umhope@law.miami.edu.

Upcoming Programs, Events & Highlights

December 3-18:
Final Exams

December 17:
Law School Commencement

January 8-12, 2007:
41st Annual Heckerling
Institute on Estate Planning

Saturday, December 2

  • Continuing Legal Education: Family Mediation Workshop. Faculty Meeting Room. CLE Website.

Sunday, December 3 – Monday, December 18

  • Final Exams:  Good Luck Students!

Sunday, December 3

  • Continuing Legal Education: Family Mediation Workshop. Faculty Meeting Room. CLE Website.

Tuesday, December 5

  • Retirement Party for Julie Skokan. 4:00pm Faculty Lounge.

Friday, December 8

  • Career Planning Center:  The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship in Nonprofit Law at the Vera Institute of Justice Application Deadline. CPC Website.
  • Career Planning Center:  The National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Fellowship in Nonprofit Law at NYU's Office of Legal Counsel Application Deadline. CPC Website.

Saturday, December 9

  • Continuing Legal Education: Family Mediation Workshop. Faculty Meeting Room. CLE Website.

Sunday, December 10

  • Continuing Legal Education: Family Mediation Workshop. Faculty Meeting Room. CLE Website.

Monday, December 11

  • HOPE:  Holiday Gift Hand Out (CPH) 9:00am.  Contact umhope@law.miami.edu.
  • HOPE:  International Youth Volunteerism Summit Applications due.  Contact umhope@law.miami.edu.
  • Career Planning Center:  Delaware Minority Job Fair for First-Year Law Students Application Deadline. CPC Website.

Thursday, December 14

  • * Law Alumni Association 2006 Holiday Party at the home of Mayra & Alvin Lindsay. Contact alumni@law.miami.edu. (By invitation only.)

Saturday, December 16

  • * Law School Commencement Rehearsal: Room F109 9:00am – 10:30am. Attendance is mandatory for all participants. Contact wvander@law.miami.edu.

Sunday, December 17

  • * Law School Commencement: James L. Knight Center: 400 SE 2nd Ave.  Ashe Auditorium 3rd floor. 2:00pm.  Students report to robing room (Pearson I) by 1:00pm.  Reception immediately following. Contact wvander@law.miami.edu.

Tuesday, December 19

  • Law School Faculty, Administration & Staff Holiday Reception 3:00pm - 5:00pm Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.

Friday, December 22

  • Law School closed.
  • * Law Library open.

Monday, December 25

  • Law School closed.

Tuesday, December 26

  • Law School closed.

Wednesday, December 27

  • Law School reopens.

Friday , December 29

  • Law School closed and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2007.
  • * Law Library open.