October 7 - 13, 1996

Editor: Assistant Dean John M. McNamara, room 400, ext. 393, 6mcnamar@jmls.edu.

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Next Week's Schedule of Events

October 7

Board of Visitors, Room 1200

October 8

CBA Seminar - Nuts & Bolts of Appeals, Room 1200, 3:00 p.m.

October 9

Seminar - "Working for the Public Good: Strategies for Making Your Voice Heard in Springfield", Room 1200, 1:00 p.m.

October 10

CBA Seminar - Back to Basics - R.E. Litigation, Room 1200, 3:00 p.m.

October 11

Faculty Meeting, Room 1200, 12:15 p.m.

CBA Seminar - Commercial and Collection Law, Room 1200, 2:00 p.m.

Fair Housing Videotape Production Completed

The Media Services Department has recently completed production of a promotional videotape for The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center and Clinic. The tape will present the Center's and Clinic's missions and introduce the importance of fair housing law to attorneys, architects, mortgage brokers, insurance agents, prospective students and other persons. The 23-minute tape features interviews with fair housing law experts from John Marshall and the nation. A copy of the tape will soon be available in the library. The department will now begin production of another videotape for the Fair Housing Center, specifically designed to teach advocates about accessible housing for the disabled.

Career Services Office

Internship with the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)

The Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) announces a new School Year Internship Program, a pilot program to provide eight internship positions during the portion of the 1996-1997 academic law school year beginning on or after January 1, 1997. The program is available to third year students only. The deadline for applications is November 1, 1996; applications will not be accepted after that date. See the Career Services Office for an application form and see the "Public Interest" red book for further information and application procedure.

Student Activities

The John Marshall Board of Visitors will be present in the student lounge on October 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. They are looking forward to talking to students regarding their thoughts and concerns about the school.

The John Marshall Vocal Ensemble is looking for new members. The Ensemble practice every Wednesday on 3 East from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. If you do not want to sing, instrumentalists are also welcome. A holiday concert is planned for December 4. See Miss Criss in room 212 for more information.

Faculty Activity and Publications

Professor Mark E. Wojcik

Activities

He will serve with Professor Barbara Cox of the California Western School of Law as small group leaders at the American Association of Law Schools Workshop on Sexual Orientation, Law Schools, and the Law, October 3-5 in Washington, D.C.

Honors

He was nominated by Assistant Professor Maureen Kordesh, Director of the Legal Writing Program at The John Marshall Law School, to run for the Board of the Legal Writing Institute, a national organization dedicated to improving the teaching of legal writing, research, and analysis.

Publications

He submitted a chapter about the "Global Aspects of AIDS" for publication in the third edition of the treatise "AIDS and the Law," published by Wiley Publishing Company. The chapter focuses on the use of international human rights law to protect the rights of persons affected by HIV.

Office of Alumni Relations

The Alumni Association's Oktoberfest and Judges' Reception will be held on Friday, October 4, 1996 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Room 3 East of the Law School. Please join us at the start of The John Marshall Law School Reunion weekend to honor our alumni judges. There will also be an opportunity to meet judicial candidates. Oktoberfest food and beverages will be provided. The cost is $20 per ticket. Discount student tickets are available. For tickets or information, contact: Donald Weiland '80 at (312) 424-2750 or Lynne Taylor, Alumni Office, at (312) 987-1411.

The 1996 Class Reunion honoring the classes of '36, '41, '46, '51, '56, '61, '66, '71, '76, '81, '86, '91 will be held on Saturday, October 5, 1996. From 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. a reception and tours of the Law School will be conducted. From 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., dinner and dancing from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The cost is $60.00 per person. For reservations, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (312) 987-1411.

Alumni Association Executive Committee Meeting, Wednesday, October 16, 1996, 8:00 a.m. in Room 1203.

Philadelphia Area Alumni Dinner, Wednesday, October 30, 1996, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Ristaurante DiLullo, 1407 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 546-2000. Chapter President: L. Leonard Lundy '71 (215) 828-2900.

New York Area Alumni Reception, Thursday, October 31, 1996, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Lotos Club, 5 East 66th Street, New York, NY 10021 (212) 737-7100. Chapter President: Robert Pape '80 (212) 704-0300.

Moot Court Program

The Board is looking for volunteers to bailiff during the various rounds of the competition.. If any on is interested in helping out with the competition, please contact the Moot Court office.

Conference Services Center

Conference Schedule

Transnational Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Dublin, 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.

Intellectual Property Protection: An International Conference

Hangzhou, China
October 13 - 18, 1996
CLE credits: TBD

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 World of Corporate Counsel:Practice and Professionalism the World of Corporate Counsel

October 14, 1996

The conference will focus on maintaining a professional law department and managing the law department / law firm relationship

Experienced corporate counsel will discuss such topics as:

Law department vs. law firm culture.
Serving the singular client.
Counsel's role in establishing and implementing corporate strategy.
The law department vis-a-vis "the rest of the company".
Training and supervision of subordinate counsel.
Achieving and sustaining quality performance.
Beauty contests and solicitations.
Outsourcing - one or many firms: what is the appropriate mix?
Staffing decisions - getting the lawyers you want.
Large law department vs. small law department.
Retention agreements.
Alternative billing arrangements "I can't afford $400 for this kind of work".
Billing guidelines -- establishment and follow-through.

Intensive Course in European Patent Practice

The John Marshall Law School
October 17 - 20, 1996
CLE credit apx. 22 hours

This four-day intensive course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the practice of patent prosecution in the European states, including national patents, EPO practice, PCT practice, EEC and EEA practices.

The course is designed to improve skills in European patent practice, including how to preserve your client's European patent rights, how to reduce costs of European patent prosecution, and how to file U.S. and PCT applications that will best work for subsequent European filings.

Advanced PCT Seminar for Patent Administrators

The John Marshall Law School
October 31 - November 1, 1996
CLE credit apx. 11.5 hours

This seminar has been developed especially for administrators and other legal assistants, both in the corporate environment and in law firms, who have had either the Basis PCT course conducted by WIPO or other Basic PCT courses. Topics to include:

Introduction and update on the latest developments of the PCT system
PCT time limits and how to monitor them
Filing of the international application
Signature requirements
Agents and common representatives
The receiving Office functions of the International Bureau
The right to practice before the International Bureau as receiving Office
Recording of changes relating to the applicant, the agent or the inventor
Claiming priority and furnishing of certified copies of priority documents
Missing sheets and / or drawings
Indications relating to microorganisms
Procedure in case of nucleotide and / or amino acid sequence listings
Choice of International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities for U.S. Applicants
International publication of the international application
Technical preparations for international publication
Effects of international publication
Third party access to certain documents in the file
International search report (ISR) and international preliminary examination report (IPER) and its annexes
Filing of amendments during the international phase and upon entry into the national phase
Procedural safeguards
Withdrawals
Corrections and defects and rectifications during the international phase
Special requirements of certain national and regional Offices for entry into the national phase

Media Services Department

The October 8 & 9, 1996 Student Lounge video presentations will be the "Sports Law Symposium: The Business of Sports Teams and Sports Figures," featuring alumni Darcy L. Bouzeos, Melvin L. Katten and Eugene Gozdecki. They discussed contract negotiations between owners and players, sports anti-trust exemptions and marketing sports figures.