Event Calendar

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

DLJ Orientation
All day, Law School 4049
Members of the Duke Law Journal meet for orientation.

On Campus Interviews
All day
Segment I of On Campus Interviews held at the Millennium Hotel Wednesday, August 20 through Saturday, August 23. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu.

LEAD Week
All day, Law School 3041
Class of 2011 orientation.

Faculty Summer Workshop
10:00 AM, Law School 4042
Professor Lisa Griffin, Duke University School of Law. You must RSVP to Nancy Cheek's GroupWise appointment to have a lunch reserved for you. If you have any questions, please email cheek@law.duke.edu.

LEAD Week: Class of 2011 Welcome Reception
6:00 PM, Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Class of 2011 students and Law School faculty gather for a reception to welcome the new class.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

LEAD Week
All day, Law School 3041
Class of 2011 orientation.

Trivia Night
7:00 PM
Duke Law Alumni & Development Office hosts a Trivia Night at Satisfaction in downtown Durham. Pizza and drinks provided. For more information, contact Susan McLean at mclean@law.duke.edu.

Friday, August 22, 2008

LEAD Week
All day, Law School 3041
Class of 2011 orientation.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Alaska Law Review Orientation
12:00 PM, Law School 4045
Members of the Alaska Law Review meet for orientation. For more information, contact Kelly Taylor at kelly.taylor@law.duke.edu.

Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Orientation
12:00 PM, Law School 4042
The Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy will meet for orientation. For more information please contact Caroline Stevenson at caroline.stevenson@law.duke.edu

Monday, August 25, 2008

1st Day of Classes
All day
Fall semester classes begin.

Datebook Pick-up (through Friday, August 29, 2008)
All day, Law School 3rd Floor Loggia
Pick-up a copy of the 08-09 Law School Datebook. Limit 1 per student.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Faculty Meeting
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Meeting of Duke Law faculty.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Making the Most of Your 1L Year
12:15 AM, Law School 3043
Join Professors Paul Haagen and Neil Siegel and members of the American Constitution Soceity for a lively discussion of how to make the most out of your first year at law school. Pizza lunch provided; bring your own beverage and your questions. For More information contact Sonja Ralston Elder at sonja.ralstonelder@law.duke.edu

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Public Interest & Pro Bono Board Meeting
12:05 PM
Members of the Public Interest and Bro Bono Board hold their first meeting for the 2008-2009 academic year in Room 4055. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu.

Duke in D.C. Information Session
12:15 PM, Law School 3037
Information session for the Duke in D.C. Externship Program.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Professor Heather K. Gerken, Yale University School of Law. You must RSVP to Nancy Cheek's GroupWise appointment to have a lunch reserved for you. If you have any questions, please email cheek@law.duke.edu.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Labor Day Holiday
All day, None
Law School closed. No classes held.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

On Campus Interviews
All day
Segment II of On Campus Interviews held at the Millennium Hotel Tuesday, September 2 through Friday, September 12. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu.

Gaurdian ad Litem (GAL) Info Session
11:15 AM, Law School 3043
GAL will host an info session about the Gaurdian ad Litem program in Room 4055. For more information contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu

Mastering Callbacks with Frank Kimball
12:15 PM, Law School 3037
Sponsored by the Career & Professional Development Center. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Federalist Society Lecture
12:15 AM, Law School 3043
Federalist Society will host lecture to be given by John Lott from the University of Maryland. For more information contact Andrew Prins at andrew.prins@law.duke.edu

Law & Finance Faculty Lunch
12:00 PM, Law School 3037
Members of the Duke University Law and Finance faculty meet for lunch.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Community Round Table Meeting
12:15 PM, Law School 3041
Representatives from all student organizations meet for a community round table discussion.

Public Interest Kick-Off and Pro Bono Sign-Up
3:30 PM
Duke Law's Public Interest and Pro Bono year begins with the Kick-Off and Pro Bono Sign-Up. PIPB Board members showcase the year's public interest activities and a wide variety of pro bono opportunities. Pizza, beer, and sodas served. All students, faculty, and staff welcome! For more information contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu. Location: Star Commons

Friday, September 5, 2008

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Professor Richard Schmalbeck, Duke University School of Law. You must RSVP to Nancy Cheek's GroupWise appointment to have a lunch reserved for you. If you have any questions, please email cheek@law.duke.edu.

Student Activites Fair
3:00 PM
Representatives from numerous student organizations will be on hand in the Star Commons to introduce new students to all the opportunities for engagement in the Duke Law community. For more information, contact Elissa Flynn at elissa.flynn@law.duke.edu.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Fall Faculty Reception
6:00 PM
Dean David F. Levi and his wife, Nancy Ranney, host a reception for Duke Law faculty at their home. Faculty may RSVP to Nancy Cheek at cheek@law.duke.edu.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Equal Justice Works Information Session
12:15 PM, Law School 4044
Session explaining the benefits of attending the Equal Justice Works Career Fair and Conference in Washington, D.C. on October 10-11, 2008. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Lessons Learned: The Bush Administration and the Supreme Court
12:15 PM, Law School 3041
Davis Strauss, Gerald Ratner Distinguished Service Professor of Law from the University of Chicago School of Law, to launch semester-long lunchtime lecture series on key legal and constitutional policy issues arising during the Bush administration. Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. For more information, contact Dana Norvell at norvell@law.duke.edu.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

The Devilish Difficulty of Defending a Detainee
12:15 AM, Law School 3041
Major Frakt, defense counsel to Mohammed Jawad, to discuss the unique aspects of military commissions and the law, clients, and operating environment at Guantanamo that make it incredibly difficult to defend detainees. For more information, contact allison.hester-haddad@law.duke.edu.

Federalist Society Lecture
12:15 AM, Law School 3037
Federalist Society will host lecture to be given by Bob Levy from the CATO Institute. For more information contact Andrew Prins at andrew.prins@law.duke.edu

Public Interest & Government OCI Reception
4:30 PM
Reception in the 4th Floor Loggia for all public interest and government employers and students interviewing at OCI. Faculty and staff also invited to attend as members of the public interest community at Duke Law School. Sponsored by the Career & Professional Development Center. For more information, contact Tia Barnes at barnes@law.duke.edu.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM, Law School Courtyard
Katharine T. Bartlett, A. Kenneth Pye Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law. Topic: unintended discrimination in the workplace. You must RSVP to Nancy Cheek's GroupWise appointment to have a lunch reserved. If you have any questions, please email cheek@law.duke.edu.

Applying to the Department of Homeland Security
12:15 PM, Law School 4047
Representative from the Department of Homeland Security Office of General Counsel to speak with students about applying to the Honors (post-graduate) and Summer Law Internship programs. Students may review the job postings for both programs on Symplicity. Lunch will be served, please RSVP on Symplicity. For more information, contact Tia Barnes at barnes@law.duke.edu.

LLM Career Kick-off and Pass the Bar
12:15 PM, Law School 3037
Sponsored by the Career & Professional Development Center. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu.

Monday, September 15, 2008

CPDC Student Advisory Board Meeting
12:15 PM
Meeting of the Career & Professional Development Center student advisory board. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu. Location: TBA

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Faculty Meeting
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Meeting of Law School faculty.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Supreme Court Review
12:15 PM, Law School 3041
Sponsored by the Program in Public Law. For more information, contact Dana Norvell at norvell@law.duke.edu.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Job Searching for 3Ls
12:15 PM
Sponsored by the Career & Professional Development Center. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Professor Ruth Okediji is the William L. Prosser Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. Her scholarship focuses primarily on international intellectual property issues, with an emphasis on the relationship between multilateral trade law and intellectual property policy. This Fall, Professor Okediji will teach international development law as a short coursel. Please accept Groupwise appointment by 4:00pm on Wed., 9/10 if you wish to have a lunch provided.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Career Development
All day, None
Career development for 2Ls and 3Ls. First year classes meet as scheduled.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Career Development (through Wednesday, September 24, 2008)
All day, None
Career development for 2Ls and 3Ls. First year classes meet as scheduled.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Leadership Retreat
All day
Leadership building and whitewater rafting weekend trip to Daniels, W.Va. for current and aspiring student leaders. For more information, contact Karyn Ridder at ridder@law.duke.edu.

4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Oral Arguments
8:00 AM, Law School 4049
Panel of judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will sit for oral arguments at Duke Law School. For more information, contact Stephanie De Falco at defalco@law.duke.edu

LLM Resume Workshop
12:15 PM
Sponsored by the Career & Professional Development Center. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu.

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM
David A. Skeel is the S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. He has twice received the Harvey Levin award for outstanding teaching and the Lindback Award for distinguished teaching. In addition to corporate law and bankruptcy, Skeel also writes on sovereign debt, law and religion, and poetry and the law. Please accept GroupWise appointment by 4:00pm on Wednesday, September 17 if you would like to have a lunch reserved.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Duke-Harvard Foreign Relations Law Workshop
8:00 AM, Law School 4042
Duke-Harvard Foreign Relations Law Workshop. For more information, contact cbradley@law.duke.edu.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Public Interest & Pro Bono Board Meeting
12:00 PM
First business meeting of the year for the Public Interest and Pro Bono Board. All members invited to attend. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker.law.duke.edu. Location: Room 4055

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Job Searching for 2Ls: After OCI
12:15 PM
Sponsored by the Career & Professional Development Center. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu. Location: TBA

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Faculty Meeting
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Meeting of Law School faculty.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Duke Law Journal Fall Lecture
12:15 AM, Law School 3041
Sponsored by DLJ. For more information, contact Elissa Flynn at elissa.flynn@law.duke.edu.

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Professor Mark J. Ramseyer, Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard Law School. Formerly the Harold J. and Martin G. Green Professor of International Studies at the University of Chicago Law School. Professor Ramseyer's research interests are Japanese law and law and economics. His subject area for supervising written work is Japanese law.

Monday, October 6, 2008

CICL Lecture - Laura Dickinson: Outsourcing of the U.S. Military
12:15 PM, Law School 3041
The Center for International & Comparative Law will sponsor a lecture by Laura Dickinson, professor of law at University of Connecticut. Lunch served. For more information, contact Neylan Gurel at gurel@law.duke.edu.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Faculty Job Talk - Abe Wickelgren
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Professor Abe Wickelgren will present a Job Talk.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

DC Public Interest Alumni/Student Reception
5:00 PM
Alumni working in public service and/or former public interest student leaders invited to a reception with Duke Law students and faculty/administrators attending the Equal Justice Works Career Fair and Conference in Washington, D.C. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Equal Justice Works Conference & Public Interest Career Fair
All day
Duke Law students participate in the country's largest public interest career fair and conference in Washington, D.C., sponsored by Equal Justice Works. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu.

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Zephyr Teachout, Visiting Assistant Professor at Duke University School of Law. Teachout's teaching interests are election law, federal legislation, the law governing corruption, Internet and politics, comparative law, administrative law, law of democracy, and local government. Prior to acceptance in the Visiting Assistant Professorship Program, Teachout served as the national director of the Sunlight Foundation, Washington, D.C.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

30th Annual Duke University Estate Planning Conference (through Friday, October 17, 2008)
All day, Law School 3041
Two-day conference comprised of a series of lectures by estate planning and tax practitioners and legal scholars. Provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in the field, tips for strengthening an estate planning practice, and discussions of estate planning problems and solutions. For more information, contact Linda Tucker at tucker@law.duke.edu.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Nita Farahany, Assistant Professor of Law and Philosophy at Vanderbilt University Law School, focuses on the intersection of criminal law, behavioral genetics, neuroscience and philosophy. She has presented her work to many legal, scientific, and philosophical audiences. Please accept Nancy's GroupWise appointment by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 13 if you would like to have a lunch reserved. For more information, contact Nancy Cheek at cheek@law.duke.edu.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, NYU School of Law, is a prominent constitutional scholar engaged in interdisciplinary research in constitutional theory and judicial behavior. He is also one of the country's leading federal courts scholars. Please accept Nancy's GroupWise appointment by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15 if you wish to have a lunch reserved. For more information, contact Nancy Cheek at cheek@law.duke.edu.

Monday, October 27, 2008

International Week
All day, unknown
International Week is an annual celebration of the international students and scholars who make Duke Law a wonderful place to learn and work. Events include speakers, presentations, the Cultural Extravaganza & Fashion Show, and the Food Fiesta.

Robert Archer, Executive Director, International Council on Human Rights Policy
12:10 PM, Law School 3041
Robert Archer commences the Duke Law International Week activities with a lecture on international human rights policy. Lunch served. Sponsored by the Center for International & Comparative Law. For more information, contact Neylan Gurel at gurel@law.duke.edu

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Faculty Meeting
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Meeting of Law School faculty.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Public Interest Summer Employment Recognition Day: Breakfast
8:15 AM
Duke Law honors students who worked in the non-profit and government sectors last summer with breakfast. Invitation only attendance. Sponsored by the Office of Public Interest & Pro Bono. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu. Location: Room 3000 (Burdman Lounge)

Public Interest Summer Employment Recognition Day: Table Talk & Peer Counseling
3:30 PM, Law School Courtyard
Students who worked in the non-profit and government sectors share how they obtained and financed their summer position. Also featured, a law firm pro bono table. Event open to the entire student body (especially 1Ls) to be held in Star Commons. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Monday, November 10, 2008

Honor Week
All day, unknown
Honor Week is dedicated to the contemplation of legal and non-legal ethics and includes activities such as speakers, presentations, and the Honor Week Quiz. Sponsored by the Office of Students Affairs.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture
12:10 PM, Law School 3041
Judge William Fletcher of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to deliver the annual Currie Memorial Lecture. For more information, contact haywood@law.duke.edu.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Public Interest & Pro Bono Board Meeting
12:00 PM
Second business meeting of the year for the Public Interest & Pro Bono Board. All members invited to attend. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu. Location: Law 4055

Faculty Meeting
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Meeting of Law School faculty.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Finding and Funding a Summer Public Interest Job
12:15 PM, Law School 4047
Review the basics of summer public interest employment (summer fellowships and locating a placement) before the winter holiday break. Informal session with Carol Spruill, Associate Dean for Public Interest & Pro Bono, and Tia Barnes, Director of Public Interest and JD Advising. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Finance & Law Lunch
12:15 PM, unknown
Duke Law School, The Fuqua School of Business, and UNC Law School faculty luncheon. For more information, contact Debbie Upchurch at upchurch@law.duke.edu.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Post Graduate Fellowship Information Session
12:15 AM, Law School 4044
Carol Spruill, Associate Dean for Public Interest & Pro Bono and Tia Barnes, Director of Public Interest & JD Advising, to give students information about how to begin the search for post-graduate fellowships; where to find deadlines and tips for applying; which are the major fellowship programs; and what support is available throughout the application process. Open to all students. For more information, contact Tedi Mason at mason@law.duke.edu.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Faculty Meeting
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Meeting of Law School faculty.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Public Interest & Pro Bono Board Meeting
12:00 PM
Third business meeting of the year for the Public Interest & Pro Bono Board. All members invited to attend. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu. Location: Law 4055

Friday, February 6, 2009

Public Interest Retreat
12:00 PM
Weekend retreat at New Hope Camp & Conference Center where attendees hear from inspiring public interest attorneys, reflect on their future as lawyers and professionals, and enjoy the community of students and alumni devoted to public service. The 2009 keynote speaker is Sister Helen Prejean. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Monday, March 9, 2009

Southern Justice Spring Break Trip
All day
Duke Law students work at organizations throughout the southern U.S., such as in New Orleans and coastal Mississippi doing hurricane-relief work; at the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta; in Appalachian Kentucky doing legal aid and mine safety work; and at the Mississippi Center for Justice in Jackson, Miss. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Friday, March 13, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

2009 Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Symposium
8:00 AM, Law School 3041
The 2009 Duke Law Journal Symposium focuses on administrative law under the George W. Bush administration and the future of administrative law under the next President. Cass Sunstein, John Yoo, Adrien Vermeule, Cynthia Farina, Catherine Sharkey, and Judge Harry Edwards to participate. For more information, contact Elissa Flynn at elissa.flynn@law.duke.edu.

Summer Fellowship Applications Due
12:00 PM
Applications due at noon in the Office for Public Interest & Pro Bono (Suite 4050) for summer public interest fellowships, including Burdman, Steckley-Weitzel, Carroll-Simon, IOLTA, and International Fellowships. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Richard H. Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law. You must RSVP to Nancy Cheek's GroupWise appointment to have a lunch reserved for you. If you have any questions, please email cheek@law.duke.edu.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Public Interest & Pro Bono Recognition Banquet and Award Ceremony
5:00 PM
Banquet for all who completed pro bono placements or demonstrated leadership in public interest activities during the 2008-2009 academic year. Students and supervisors recognized for their contributions to the community by providing pro bono assistance or participating in or leading public interest activities. Faculty members serve the meal. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu. Location: Star Commons

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Public Interest & Pro Bono Board Meeting
12:00 PM
Fourth business meeting of the year of the Public Interest & Pro Bono Board. All members invited to attend. For more information, contact Kim Burrucker at burrucker@law.duke.edu. Location: Law 4055

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Faculty Workshop
12:15 PM, Law School 4042
Kyle D. Logue, Wade H. McCree Jr. Collegiate Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Michigan Law School. You must RSVP to Nancy Cheek's GroupWise appointment to have a lunch reserved for you. If you have any questions, please email cheek@law.duke.edu.