April 15, 2013 | Volume XIX, Issue 28
Published: Feb 18th, 2013
The UF Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) was declared the chapter of the year for medium-sized chapters in the southern region of the National Black Law Student Association (NBLSA). Chapter of the year is the NBLSA’s highest recognition. The distinction is given to the most outstanding [...]
Published: Feb 18th, 2013
Published: Feb 18th, 2013
President-elect of The Florida Bar, Eugene Pettis (JD 85), will speak about law and justice to student participants in the second annual Josiah T. Walls Bar Association’s Law and Justice Youth Conference. The conference will take place at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, on Saturday [...]
Published: Feb 18th, 2013
Professor King seeks research assistant
Professor Shani King is looking for a research assistant for a short-term project with the potential for more work in the future.
Florida Gubernatorial Fellowship program applications due March 8
UF Law students have been strongly represented in this selective and non-partisan program over the past few years.
Applications due Friday for summer externships
Externships offer students for-credit, semester-long opportunities to leave the traditional classroom setting and assist lawyers and judges in the practice of law and the administration of justice.
Public Justice essay contest awards $5,000 to winner
Public Justice is holding its annual Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest, which gives $5,000 to the winner.
Published: Feb 18th, 2013
Its 19th century provenance is “sordid;” it is employed today in the service “political bullying;” and the best that a lawyer can hope for is to embrace “ambiguity,” while navigating this legal realm. Such was the abuse heaped on the seemingly mild-mannered legal doctrine of [...]
Published: Feb 18th, 2013
Suffering in law school is an unfriendly reminder that the high stress of conflict resolution can often get the best of a student. But a leading researcher and professor in alternative dispute resolution at the University of Florida Levin College of Law recognized this problem many years ago [...]
Published: Feb 18th, 2013
“The bar is very low for technology law humor,” observed Samir Mathur (JD 09). This was all the more reason for Mathur, Adam Losey (JD 09), Ralph Losey (JD 79), and Catherine Losey (JD 09) to form IT-Lex, a legal education nonprofit that promotes educational and literary advancement in the field of technology law. [...]
Published: Feb 18th, 2013
When the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, it proved to be a great step forward in showing the United States’ and Congress’ commitment to preserving our nation’s natural heritage and protecting native plants and animals from becoming extinct. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the ESA, the 19th annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference at the University of Florida Levin College of Law [...]
Published: Feb 18th, 2013
“It just takes one,” said Sandra Froman, former president of the National Rifle Association. “Violent criminals go to where they know there are going to be unarmed victims, like a classroom. And then the rest of us are left without the ability to protect our families.” [...]
Published: Feb 18th, 2013
Interested in exposure to international law concepts before engaging in the legal practice? Can you think outside the box of national law? As globalization occurs, lawyers are more likely to encounter an element of international or foreign law in their daily practices. [...]
