Contents

Schedule of Events

Student Activities

Convocation Marks Official Opening Of Centennial Celebration at John Marshall

E-Mail Classes Scheduled

Controller's Office

Career Services Office

Guests from Azerbaijan Welcomed at John Marshall

Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution

Library

Faculty Activity and Publications

Fair Housing Center/Clinic

Center for Real Estate Law

Schedule of Events

August 25

Jury Trial Society of Japan Reception, 4:30 p.m., Room 3East

Arnstein & Lehr Reception, 12:30 p.m., Room to be announced

August 27

LL.M. Reception, 5:00 p.m., Room 3East

E-Mail Classes Scheduled

Introductory-level classes for our e-mail program, Microsoft Exchange, will be held on the following dates and times:

Monday, August 24th at 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 25th at 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 26th at 3:00 p.m.

Friday, August 28th at 12:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 29th at 2:00 p.m.

All classes will be held in Room 1100 and will be approximately one hour in length. Classes are open to all members of the John Marshall community, including students, faculty, and staff. There is no need to reserve your place in advance. Just show up at the class of your choice.

If you have any questions, please contact the Computer Reference Librarian, Jason Levine, at extension 551, Room 730.

Library

Claire Toomey Durkin joined the Library as Reference Librarian on August 19, 1998.

Claire has a B.A. from the University of Portland in Oregon and a J.D. John Marshall. She is completing her M.A.L.I.S degree this month from the Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Claire has been an Adjunct Professor, teaching LS III at John Marshall since 1994. Claire and Anne Abramson will take care of your interlibrary loan requests. For copy cards please check with Dorothy Li or Anne Abramson.

The Computer Services Department has been very busy during the summer. All the staff members have been working overtime to get Window NT up and running. To correctly reflect newly acquired skills and certificates several staff members have received new titles. Tom Galbert is the Systems Specialist. His responsibilities include systems support and the mail system administration. Jim Velco is the Network Administrator. He performs all Novell system upgrades and maintains all user accounts. Nathan Levens is the Senior PC Specialist. Together with Miguel Marcos, our PC Specialist, under the leadership of Nina Denisenko, the Computer Department is ready to meet the challenge of another new semester.

Convocation Marks Official Opening Of Centennial Celebration at John Marshall

The John Marshall Law School has become a Chicago institution since its founding in August 1899 by Edward T. Lee, a Harvard graduate, with the assistance of 10 eminent attorneys. The law school accepted its first class of three students Sept. 20, 1899. The school was founded on the belief that admission to law school should not be based on one's race, ethnicity or religion. It has remained committed to those high ideals. The John Marshall Law School also was one of the first law schools to accept women and African-Americans.

"What began from lofty goals has stayed the test of time," said Dean Robert Gilbert Johnston. "Our predecessors have left us much to celebrate, and we are happy to carry their ideals and work of preparing America's lawyers into the 21st century.

"It is especially an honor to open our 100th anniversary celebration by recognizing Justice Freeman, a John Marshall graduate. His work, and that of the more than 11,000 other graduates this past century who have helped protect the public through the law, gives us cause to celebrate," Johnston noted.

A convocation ceremony featuring an address by Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice and John Marshall alumnus Charles E. Freeman will officially open the celebration marking the founding of The John Marshall Law School.

The 3 p.m. Sept. 24 convocation will be at the law school, 315 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago.

Cardinal Francis George of the Archdiocese of Chicago will deliver the invocation. Other local and state dignitaries are expected to join with faculty, students, alumni, and representatives of the judiciary and legal community for the ceremony.

Controller's Office

Business Hours

Regular business hours for the Controller's Office are:

Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Fridays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Refund Waiting Period

Refund checks are generally ready five to seven working days after you endorse your loan checks. Please plan accordingly.

Bookstore Closing

Because of annual inventory, the John Marshall bookstore will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1st and 2nd. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Student Activities

Intellectual Property Society Elections

The Intellectual Property Society will be holding its first meeting on Wednesday, August 26 at 5:00 p.m. Elections will be held. New students are encouraged to attend this informational meeting. Pizza will be served. The room number is TBA; watch for room announcement on the monitor.

Career Services Office

Welcome and welcome back students! The CSO staff is looking forward to helping all students with career development and job search skills this year. We are located in room 405, please stop by, if you haven't before, and introduce yourself to us.

Programming

Last year we sponsored over 40 programs for students ranging from resume writing and interviewing skills workshops, to careers in entertainment law, to lunch with a federal judge. Whenever possible we bring in alumni to meet with students and we co-sponsor programs with student groups and other schools throughout the year. Our programs are open to everyone, but you must sign up in the CSO, room 405, or by emailing Lori at 6schneid in order to attend. If you have an idea for a program you'd like to see, please stop in and let us know!

Arnstein & Lehr Presentation

Tuesday, August 25

12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Room T.B.A.

John Marshall alumni attorneys with the firm of Arnstein & Lehr, one of the country's oldest law firms, will be at John Marshall to talk with students about practice with their firm. Students can learn more about Arnstein & Lehr before the program from materials in the CSO. Please bring questions for alumni. All students are invited to attend, bring your lunch and join us!

Alumni Mentor Program

The Mentor Program is an opportunity to be paired with a graduate practicing in an area of law that interests you. You can learn more about a practice area and also make a valuable contact for your job-searching network. Students interested in getting a mentor should stop by the CSO beginning Thursday, August 20.

Fall Interviewing Packets Now Available

Students interested in participating in Fall Interviewing: the process through which large private firms and some government agencies interview students for summer 1999 and associate attorney positions, should pick up a registration packet in the CSO. Note that all students must have their resume approved by Bill or Lori. You may drop off your resume at Maria's desk at any time, but the last day to submit resumes for approval is Monday, August 24. The registration packet is due to the CSO by Monday, August 31. If you have any questions regarding Fall Interviewing, please see Bill or Lori immediately.

CSO Staff:

Bill Chamberlain, Director

Lori Schneider, Assistant Director

Sue Monette, Office Manager

Maria Augustyniak, Receptionist

David Bickel, Student Assistant

To attend, students must sign up in the CSO or email Lori at 6schneid@jmls.edu.

Guests from Azerbaijan Welcomed at John Marshall

Guests from Azerbaijan were welcomed to The John Marshall Law School where they learned about criminal proceedings from Professor Ron Smith. The group traveled as guests of the U.S. Information Agency. Meeting with Dean Robert Gilbert Johnston (third from left) are (from left) Namizad Heydar Ogly Safarov, a criminal defense attorney; Matanat Pasha Qizi Asqarova, a law professor at Higher Diplomatic College and a senior expert and scientific secretary with the Scientific Research Institute on Investigation, Criminal Law and Criminology at the Ministry of Justice; Rasim Afsar Ogly Huseynov, deputy head, Propaganda of Law Department, Ministry of Justice; Saida Mammad Qizi Gocamanly, head of the Human Rights Department, Institute of Peace and Democracy; and Kimberly P. Havenner, international visitor exchange specialist with the U.S. Information Agency.