ContentsNext Week's Schedule of EventsLaw Review Meeting, Room 1200A, 5:30 p.m.
Student Mixer, Student Lounge, 4:00 p.m.
Welcome From the DeansWelcome to the inaugural issue of Up & Coming, ~The John Marshall Law School newsletter. And welcome to both the returning and new students. I hope your summer was pleasant and productive. I hope your upcoming academic year will be fulfilling both personally and professionally. I am delighted with this opportunity to address you. I thought I would take advantage of it to refresh the recollection of some of you and acquaint others of you with the rather unique place where John Marshall stands in the history of legal education. From its inception John Marshall offered a harmonious blend of the theory and practice of law to a diverse student body. Dean Edward T. Lee in the mid-1930s argued that legal education should be a blend of liberal arts and practical courses to prepare graduates for the profession. He argued in support of independent~, dual-division law schools that allowed minorities, women and children of immigrants to get a quality, affordable legal education. He firmly believed that such schools were needed to have an egalitarian bar and judiciary as an essential ingredient of a democratic society. At times Dean Lee seemed like a voice in the wilderness. But I believe that those values espoused by Dean Lee in the mid-1930s were valid then and are still valid now. While recognizing the trend towards globalization of law and the rise of electronic communication, we are still committed to providing ~at once a~ liberal and professional education to a diverse student body.
Robert G. Johnston
Dean
Welcome to the 1996-97 academic year! I am especially pleased to be welcoming you through this new publication, Up and Coming. This publication was actually your idea. Last year, the Student Bar Association requested that all communication be condensed into one publication to make it more efficient for all of us to be informed. This publication is the result of that request.
I hope that the forthcoming year is a productive one for all of you. As always, my door is open to you, should you have any questions or concerns about the academic program.
Susan L. Brody
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Course Cancellations The following courses originally scheduled for the fall semester have been cancelled:
Federal Courts
Introduction to I.P. Law
Philosophy of Law
Right of Privacy
The following courses have been added for the fall semester:
Corporation-Prof. Zito; M/W/F 11:10-12:05 p.m.
I.P. 440 (Trade Secrets Law); W 6-9 p.m.; Oct. 11th - Dec. 18th; (This course will be taught by Prof. Mark Halligan).
The drop-add period will continue through August 30th. The change fee is $25.00. Students may cancel courses through September 6th without being charged for the courses.
Faculty Activity and Publications
His Article, "Clinton? Dole? None of the Above?- Our Choices for November," has been published in Conscious Choice- The Journal of Ecology and Natural Living. It is a presentation of the views of the major candidates on various issues, but primarily the environment. It also includes comments about third party options and the option of not voting.
Professor Stark has been reappointed as Chairperson of the Foreclosure and Related Remedies Committee of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association....She also served as the moderator and program chair for the program "Living With What You Have Drafted: Real Estate Finance Hot Tips & Workshop" held on August 5, 1996 at the ABA 1996 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
On June 19-24, 1996, he gave a keynote speech about "Law and Policy on the Internet" at an international conference on circuits and systems at Jia Tong University in Shanghai, China. Jia Tong, the leading technical university in China, hosted the conference in connection with its Centennial celebration this year. He also delivered an address about "Legal Issues in Electronic Trans-Border Data Flow" to the students in the Law Department of East China University, also located in Shanghai.
Following the Shanghai conference, he traveled to Hangzhou to meet with the faculty and administration at the Zheda-Marshall Center of Zhejiang University. He was delighted to be met at the Hangzhou train station faculty members from Zhejiang U. who were decked out in John Marshall sports caps, mementos of an earlier visit to the School. He toured the facility where offices for the joint center are nearing completion, and he enjoyed meeting with faculty and administration of Zhejiang, including Dr. Lu Jianping, director of the Zheda-Marshall Center.
He departed Shanghai for Hong Kong, where he met with the Hong Kong Law Reform Commission Privacy Subcommittee to discuss its recent report on Electronic Surveillance. He had been invited to comment on the report, which recommends legislation that would sharply limit the right of the Hong Kong government to conduct electronic surveillance of its citizens. The Commission expects the report to be implemented by the Hong Kong legislature prior to the transfer of Hong Kong from British rule to the People's Republic of China in July, 1997. An issue of great concern in Hong Kong, of course, is whether the PRC will respect the freedoms and independence that have been enjoyed by Hong Kong citizens pursuant to British governance.
On September 10, he moderate a panel that is part of a national conference, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and the SEARCH Group (the National Consortium for Justice Information) in Washington, D.C. The panel will consider questions of privacy and confidentiality of criminal history information that is increasingly being integrated electronically with other government information systems.
Center for Advocacy and Dispute ResolutionThe Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution conducted a course in comparative trial advocacy in Dublin, Ireland on May 23-28, 1996. John Marshall students were paired with Irish barristers and conducted simulated trial exercises. Prof. Kenneth Kandaras and Adj. Prof. Kenneth L. Cunniff conducted the classes which included guest lectures and demonstrations by The Hon. Liam Hamilton, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland; The Hon. William Bauer, Judge, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; Eamonn Barnes, Dir. of Public Prosecutions; Terence MacCarthy, Dir., Federal Defender Program; The Hon. Sheila Murphy, Presiding Judge Sixth District and, Prof. Gerald Whyte, Trinity College Dublin. The course concluded with each John Marshall student teaming up with an Irish barrister and trying a simulated case under Irish rules before a panel of Irish and American judges and trial lawyers, including Prof. Ronald C. Smith, Judge Susan Conlon, Kevin Conlon, Esq. and Adj. Prof. Thomas Donahue.
Career Services Office
January 1997 Graduates can pick up their bar applications in the Career Services Office. Applications are due in Springfield, September 1, 1996.
The Career Services Office has applications for the Honor Program and Summer Law Intern Program for the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Legal Activities booklet which provides specific information about the legal work done by the Department and profiles of Honor Program attorneys & Summer law Interns. Please read the application form carefully. It gives specific procedures for applying to the DOJ. Deadline for both programs is October 1, 1996. All applications with requested attachments must be in Washington, D.C. by that date.
The Hispanic National Bar Association will hold its 21st Annual Convention from October 3-6, 1996. The convention will be held in Miami Beach, Florida. See Career Services for the registration form. Deadline for sign-up is Tuesday, September 3, 1996.
On-Campus List - What firms are coming on-campus
Off-Campus List - Firms that want us to collect resumes
Apply Directly List - Students apply on their own
The Career Services Office has several new and updated resources on interviewing, cover letters and resumes. Feel free to come by and check any one of our resources we have in our library.
Don't forget to check out the Blue Fellowship binder and the Blue Clerkship binder.
Skadden Fellowships provide support for 1997 graduates & outgoing judicial law clerks who want to work in the public Interest area for organizations that provide civil legal services for the poor. Applicants must secure a potential position with a sponsoring public interest organization before applying for a Fellowship. Applications are available in the CSO. Applications must be received by October 7, 1996. Fellows will be notified by December 13, 1996. See "Fellowship" book for application procedure.
Need someone to look at your resume? Have a quick question? Not sure when you have time to make an appointment? Please stop in during our Drop-In Hours on Tuesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon or Wednesday and Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Moot Court ProgramTryouts for some spring Moot Court teams will be held on Monday, September 9th and Tuesday, September, 10, 1996. The application deadline is Thursday, September 5, 1996 at Noon. Tryout problem and applications will be available on Tuesday, August 27, 1996 in the Moot Court Office (6th Floor).
The 1996 Fall Council Invitee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 28, 1996 at 5:00 p.m. on 3East.
Media Services DepartmentVideotapes recently added to the library reserve collection:
The One Hundred Sixty-first Commencement Exercise featuring Doctor of Laws Honorary Degree recipient Cardiss Collins, United States Representative for the State of Illinois, June 9, 1996
Current projects:
Media Services is producing a promo tional videotape for The John Marshall Fair Housing Legal Support Center and Clinic. The tape is scripted to introduce the Center and Clinic and to encourage others to get involved in fair housing issues. Another project is the compilation of video footage to produce training videos for fair housing advocates, architects, mortgage brokers, insurance agents and other persons. The videotapes will focus on Fair Housing for the Disabled, Mortgage Lending Discrimination and other fair housing issues.
The August 27 & 28, 1996 Student Lounge video presentations will be "Job Search Workshop: Introduction to the Fall Recruiting Process." The Career Services office personnel explain how to start a job search and what their office can do for you during the Fall semester. To get more information please contact the Career Services Office, ext. 505, or stop by their offices in room 405.
Conference Services CenterDublin, Ireland
October 31 - November 4, 1996
CLE credits: 22 hrs. apx.
A five-day CLE program with topics focusing on, Ethics of Trial Advocacy, Product Liability Disputes, Transnational Commercial Arbitration, and an Overview of the Criminal Prosecution Process in Ireland.
The program is sponsored in cooperation with Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
September 19, 1996
Academicians, planners, and practiti ners representing governments, land owners and developers will consider the past, present and future impact of takings cases and legislation on the development of American Real Estate.
October 17 & 18, 1996
CLE credits: 12 hrs apx.
The 7th Belle R. & Joseph H. Braun Memorial Symposium will explore the status of the death penalty nearly 25 years after Furman. This two-day symposium and workshop will bring together those who work within the death penalty system, including professors, prosecutors, and defense lawyers, and commentators from outside, including philosophers, theologians, and concerned citizens.
September 6 & 7, 1996
CLE credits: 10.5 hours
The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center will sponsor a day-and-a-half program of nationally recognized speakers and litigators, that will discuss current developments in fair housing law and practice. Some of the topics presented will be: An Overview of Fair Housing Laws, National Developments in Fair Housing, Occupancy Standards, Recent Innovations at HUD, and New Developments in Trial Practice.
Hangzhou, China
October 13 - 18, 1996
The conference is a timely and important opportunity to discuss issues with key Chinese and United States officials responsible for patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret information. The conference will take place in Hangzhou, China. The conference is cosponsored by: Zheda-Marshall Center for International Economic and Trade Laws, The Patent Office of the People's Republic of China, Zhejiang University Law Faculty, and The John Marshall Law School.
The John Marshall Law ReviewThe John Marshall Law Review is busily under production with Volume 29, Issue No. 4. The issue is partly dedicated to the Fortieth Annual Intellectual Property Conference held here at John Marshall last February. Included among the speakers from the Conference being published are: Chief Judge Archer from the Federal Circuit, Donald Banner, Esq. and Johnathan Retsky, Esq. The students Notes in this upcoming issue focus on such subjects as the Establishment Clause, Medicare fraud, the Refugee Act of 1980, and curbing the spread of HIV-AIDS by imposing a legal duty to disclose. The Law Review would also like to extends its warmest congratulations to its New Members for gaining an opportunity to write for the Law Review. We realize they have a busy semester ahead of them and we wish them the best of luck.
Student Bar AssociationGreetings from the Student Bar Association! We hope everyone had an enjoyable summer and is excited to get back to John Marshall this fall. The SBA is pleased to be a part of the first issue of the new Up & Coming newsletter, which will replace The Docket for weekly information from the SBA office. Watch this space for announcements on SBA activities. The SBA would like to start off the school year on the right foot so we are co-sponsoring a "New and Returning Students" social with the ISBA on Wednesday, August 28th from 4-6pm on 2 East. We hope all students, faculty and staff can stop by for some refreshments. The SBA Used Book sale will continue through August 27th in room 217. Check the monitor and SBA door for hours of the sale. Thursday, September 12th will be student organization day. This will give students and opportunity to meet with the many diverse student organizations here at John Marshall. On Wednesday, September 18th class representative elections will be held. All interested students should stop by the SBA office to pick up a candidacy form. So welcome back! We look forward to seeing you and the many events the SBA will facilitate this year!
Marilynn Dye
President
Student Bar Association
You are cordially invited to the new and returning student mixer, sponsored by the ISBA and the SBA. The mixer will be on Wednesday, August 28, 1996 from 4-6 p.m., in the lounge on 2 East. We look forward to seeing you there.