November 2006

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Information in this calendar is updated as of November 9, 2006. *Indicates additions or updates since the last publication.

Wednesday, November 1

  • Career Planning Center Deadline- Department of State Summer Internship Program Application. CPC Website.
  • Career Planning Center Deadline- Fried Frank Fellowship Program Application. CPC Website.
  • Career Planning Center- 1L Career Development Orientation Session 12:30pm Room F109. CPC Website.
  • Law Student Organization for Human Rights Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F108.
  • Cardozo Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F408.
  • Christian Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F302.
  • Moot Court Mock Trial Competition Finals 6:30pm Room 352.  Reception to follow in the Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.

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

Thursday, November 2

  • Career Planning Center 1L Career Development Orientation 12:30pm Room F109. CPC Website.
  • Entertainment & Sports Law Society Executive Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F300.
  • Hispanic Law Student Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F209.
  • Moot Court Alumni Reunion Reception and Naming of the Moot Court Board in honor of Charles C. Papy, Jr. JD'53 @ 6:30pm. Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. RSVP by calling (305) 284-4945 or e-mail alumni@law.miami.edu.

Friday, November 3

  • Law School 40th Homecoming Class Reunion 7:00pm Dinner Lowe Art Museum. (By invitation only.) Homecoming Website.
  • Law School 30th Homecoming Class Reunion 8:30pm Dinner Lowe Art Museum. (By invitation only.) Homecoming Website.
  • Law School 25th Homecoming Class Reunion 7:30pm Cocktail Reception Law Library—Faculty Lounge. (By invitation only.) Homecoming Website.
  • Law School 20th Homecoming Class Reunion 7:30pm Cocktails 8:00 pm Dinner The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. (By invitation only.) Homecoming Website.
  • Law School 10th Homecoming Class Reunion 7:00pm Cocktail Reception Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science. (By invitation only.) Homecoming Website.

Saturday, November 4

  • 58th Annual Homecoming Breakfast & “Morning Spirits” 8:30am Bricks. Homecoming Website.
  • Law School Homecoming Tailgate Party compliments of Lewis B. Freeman & Partners Orange Bowl, Lot E3 2 hours prior to kick-off (Scheduled for 8:00pm). Homecoming Website.
  • HOPE Hands on Miami Day. Greater Miami Area. more...

Monday, November 6

  • Miami Law Women Meeting 12:30pm – 2:00pm Room F108.

Tuesday, November 7

  • Honor Council Meeting 11:45am - 1:45pm Room A216B.
  • UM Insurance Health Benefits Session for Law School Faculty, Administration, and Staff 12:30pm – 2:00pm Room F209.
  • Environmental Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F408.
  • Career Planning Center Judicial Intern and Law Clerk Information Session Room F109, 12:30 pm. CPC Website.
  • Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Speaker Marcy LaHart, Esq. (Attorney LaHart will teach Animal Law in Spring '07) 12:30pm Room F109.
  • Law Library Workshop: Online Job Searching 1:00pm - 2:00pm Room D236.
  • ABA International Law Section Panel "Networking and Client Development 101: It's Easier Than You Think" - Beaux Arts Gallery at the Lowe Art Museum 5:30pm - 6:45pm. (Limited capacity. For more information contact Billie Jo Day).
  • Phi Alpha Delta Speaker Event 5:30pm - 6:30pm Room F108.
  • * Entertainment and Sports Law Society Social Event 6:30pm- 8:30pm Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.
  • ABA International Law Section "The Future Leaders Reception" - Lowe Art Museum 7:00pm - 8:30pm. (Limited capacity. For more information contact Billie Jo Day).

Wednesday, November 8

  • HOPE Meeting 12:30pm to 1:30pm Room F209.
  • Career Planning Center Resume and Cover Letter Workshop Room F109, 12:30pm. CPC Website.
  • Center for Ethics & Public Service Lawyers and Leadership Award Reception honoring Professor Minnette Massey 4:30pm Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. CEPS Website.
  • Black Law Students Association Soul Food Festival 12:00pm - 2:00pm Bricks.
  • Cardozo Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F408.
  • Christian Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F302.
  • ABA International Law Section "Pathways to Careers in International Law" 4:30pm - 6:00pm Biltmore Hotel. (Limited capacity. For more information contact Billie Jo Day).
  • * Immigration Law Society presents “Issues and Trends in the Practice of Immigration Law,” with attorneys Josh Bratter, Carole Bernstein, Sabrina Solomon, and Stefanie Carfagno. 6:30pm Room F309

Thursday, November 9

  • Annual Bids for Kids Dade County Bar Association Young Lawyers' Section. 6:00pm JW Marriott 1109 Brickell Ave. more...
  • HOPE Camillus House Volunteer Day 6:00pm. Meet at 726 NE 1st Avenue.  For more information, please contact Diane Perez.
  • Phi Alpha Delta Executive Meeting 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Room F108.

Friday, November 10

  • Maritime Law Society's Meet the Admiralty Bar "Gator Den," United States Coast Guard Station, 100 Macarthur Cswy, Miami Beach (Time TBA)

Saturday, November 11

  • HOPE Humane Society/Soffer and Fine Adoption Center 12:00pm 16101 W. Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, FL. HOPE Website.
  • HOPE Habitat for Humanity - Joint program with St. Thomas University School of Law 7:00am - 3:30 Bricks. HOPE Website.
  • OutLaw Event 5:00pm - 9:00pm Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge

Sunday, November 12

  • Phi Alpha Delta Initiation Ceremony 6:00pm - 8:00pm Room F209

Friday-Saturday, November 10-12

  • National Alliance Latin-American & Caribbean Communities (NALAC) annual meeting in Miami more...

Monday, November 13

  • Inter-Club Council Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F108.
  • * University Lecture Series John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States 7:00 BankUnited Center. Tickets available in the Dean of Students Office.

Tuesday, November 14

  • Career Planning Center Out-of-State Job Search Information Session Room A110, 12:30pm. CPC Website.
  • Student Animal Legal Defense Fund General Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F200.
  • Student Organization for Human Rights 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F108.
  • Phi Alpha Delta General Meeting 12:30pm  - 1:30pm Room F108.

Wednesday, November 15

  • * Free Flu Shots for the Law School Community 11:30am to 1:00pm Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge
  • Center for Ethics & Public Service “House of Lies” 12:30pm – 1:50pm Bill Cosford Cinema School of Communication. CEPS Website.
  • Cardozo Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F408.
  • Christian Law Society Meeting 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Room F302.
  • International Law Society Meeting 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Room F209.
  • Black Law Student Association Speaker 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.

Thursday, November 16

  • * Law School Faculty, Administrators, and Staff Thanksgiving Luncheon 12:30pm – 2:00pm Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.
  • * Birthday Cake at the Bricks- November Birthdays 1:30pm Bricks
  • * Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Pet Adoption in conjunction with the Humane Society of Greater Miami. Bricks. Time TBA.
  • Career Planning Center Resume and Cover Letter Workshop 12:30pm Room F109. CPC Website.
  • Entertainment and Sports Law Society Executive Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F300.
  • OutLaw Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room A110A.
  • Phi Alpha Delta Executive Meeting 12:30pm - 1:30pm Room F108.

Monday, November 20

  • Miami Law Women Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F108.

Tuesday, November 21

  • Law School Admissions Open House 9:00am - 1:00pm. more...
  • Environmental Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F408.

Wednesday, November 22

  • Cardozo Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm  Room F408
  • Christian Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F302
  • International Foreign Graduate Programs Thanksgiving Luncheon 12:00pm - 2:00pm Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge

Thursday, November 23

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, November 28

  • * Dean's Circle Luncheon Meeting with speaker Thomas J. LeBlanc, Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Miami (Complimentary to Deans Circle Members all others $25) 12:00pm. Banker's Club Downtown. To RSVP email: alumni@law.miami.edu.

Wednesday, November 29

  • Cardozo Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F408
  • Christian Law Society Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F302

Thursday, November 30

  • Entertainment and Sports Law Society Executive Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm Room F300
  • * Celebration of the Life of Federal Magistrate Theodore Klein, JD'64 5:30 - 7:00pm Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge.