In this issue Keep on Track with Career Services Christopher Peterson Named Consumer Advocate of the Year Faculty Scholarship & Activities News Briefs Environmental & Land Use Law Program News IPTLA Officer Elections Meeting Legal Information Center Hours Real Property Law Association Launched Moot Court Informational Meeting Journal of Law & Public Policy Elects New Officers |
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Fredric G. Levin College of LawAugust 20, 2007 | Vol. XI, Issue 1
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Welcome New Students, Faculty and Staff
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FlaLaw Goes Online, Tell Us What You Think After several years as an award-winning print publication, the Levin College of Law's newsletter, FlaLaw, has gone electronic. We believe this change will help us to more effectively reach today's law students, who are increasingly more accustomed to obtaining their news and other information through the Internet. This first issue of FlaLaw Online is just a start, and we're already planning to make improvements. But we're interested to know what you think. Please send your comments, suggestions and ideas to FlaLaw Online Editor Jim Hellegaard at hellegaard@law.ufl.edu. |
Keep on Track with Career Services
Additional Career Services Articles |
Career Spotlight: Jacob Payne
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In the Event of an Emergency
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Christopher Peterson Named Consumer Advocate of the Year for Research on Predatory Lending
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Keep Up With UF Law Faculty
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News Briefs |
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Environmental & Land Use Law Program News
Students who attend will also have the chance to meet and talk with some of the ELULP faculty and to get individual advice on course selection for summer and fall and career development guidance. All students with an interest are encouraged to attend, but especially first-year students—this is the ideal opportunity to get the best possible information to plan your academic program for your second year. This is an excellent opportunity for currently enrolled certificate students to get answers to questions about certificate requirements, course availability, etc. Environmental Program Potluck Reception Real Property Law Association Launched In May, the RPLA sent representatives to the Florida Bar Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section (RPPTL) convention where the UF representatives helped with the formation of a clerk database. The clerk database will allow practicing RPPTL members to browse through members of the RPLA and its sister organizations for potential clerks. Currently, the RPLA is engaged in pro-bono research projects with prominent Florida attorneys regarding future state legislation. In September, the RPLA will team again with First American Title Company to host a meet and greet between RPLA members and local attorneys, providing UF Law students the opportunity to meet with potential future employers and peers. The RPLA encourages any current or future UF Law student to contact the RPLA via email at bkimball@ufl.edu for more information. Moot Court Team Intramural Competition Informational Meeting
IPTLA to Hold Officer Elections Meeting Available positions include president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. IPTLA serves students interested in intellectual property or technology-related law. Participation in IPTLA is an excellent way to learn about opportunities in intellectual property law, summer associate positions and the patent bar, and to meet and socialize with other students. First-year students are especially welcome. Legal Information Center Hours for Fall 2007 Hours for Fall 2007 Monday-Thursday - 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Please remember the food and drink policy for the library (they’re still trying to keep the place nice.):
For more information, visit the library’s web page at http://www.law.ufl.edu/lic/. Journal of Law & Public Policy Elects New Officers The following members were elected: Assistant Editor-In-Chief Josh Levenson; Assistant Managing Editor Bobby Long; Assistant Research Editors Ana Klara Hering, Amy Sasscer, and Zac Lawton; Assistant Articles Editors Wesley Barr, Tim Buskirk, and Sarah Walker; Assistant Student Works Editor Justin Klatsky; Notes Chair Courtney Barclay; Interdisciplinary Chair Katie Blevons; Bylaws Chair Will Lewis; Policy Chair Matt Karp; and Production Chair Evan Zuckerman. JLPP welcomes all third and fourth semester students to participate in its fall write-on competition. Students will be notified of the dates of the competition meetings and the deadline to submit a case comment. JLPP, which is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, is the only interdisciplinary publication at the law school. JLPP is published three times a year, and published issues contain articles written by lawyers, judges, scholars, and public officials. Interested in Starting Your Own Practice After Law School? If you are interested in being a part of this organization and/or helping with formation, please email Jeff Childers at jchilders98@gmail.com for more information. Call for Student Recruitment Team Applications As a member of the Student Recruitment Team, students will be trained to answer inquiries from prospective law students. Two hours per week is the minimum time commitment for the program. If you are interested in becoming part of the team, contact Noemar Castro at castro@law.ufl.edu for an application form. The application deadline is Friday, Aug. 31, and applicants must be ready to attend a training session on Thursday, Sept. 6. |
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I am pleased, speaking also for our faculty and staff, to extend a heartfelt welcome to our new first-year students and to all of our returning second- and third-year students. I hope you had a pleasurable and productive summer. There are many new faces at the college, and I hope you will soon have the opportunity to meet them. 
The Center for Career Services (CCS) hopes that you all have enjoyed a productive summer in which you were also able to reserve some time to recharge for your busy school year ahead. Fall semester is a time full of high activity. In fact, many events and deadlines are occurring during your first few weeks back. To assure that you do not miss out on important information or deadlines, it is crucial that you keep up with what is going on in and through the CCS.
When it comes to preparing for a career in the law, Jacob Payne (JD 02) says there's no better way than going behind the scenes of the judicial process as a clerk for a judge.
Payne, who practices in the area of commercial litigation for the law firm Rogers Towers, in Jacksonville, graduated first in his class, worked on Florida Law Review, interned at the Supreme Court of Florida for retired Justice Leander J. Shaw Jr., and did pro bono work during law school.
With Hurricane Dean churning through the Caribbean, it's a good time to think about what to do should a natural disaster occur in Gainesville. The Levin College of Law follows University of Florida policies and procedures regarding closings and other matters. In the event of an emergency, updated information will be posted on the UF website at 
The National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA) recently awarded University of Florida Law Professor Christopher L. Peterson its Consumer Advocate of the Year Award for 2007 for his research on predatory lending and his advocacy for legislation adopted last year by Congress that caps the interest rate lenders may charge military personnel. 
The UF law faculty is comprised of highly accomplished scholar-teachers who bring remarkable experience and knowledge to the classroom. Keep up with what they're writing about and saying each week in FlaLaw by reading about their scholarship and activities, as well as their media appearances.
The Environmental and Land Use Law Program offers many opportunities for students to become involved and learn about these important areas of law. At the meeting, students will learn critical information about the ELUL program, including the requirements for earning a Certificate in Environmental and Land Use Law, and details about the curriculum, including the Conservation Clinic, summer externships, Summer Study Abroad in Costa Rica, the Environmental and Land Use Law Society, the Environmental Moot Court Team, and the Public Interest Environmental Conference. 
One of the foremost national moot court teams, the Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Team competes each year at over a dozen tournaments throughout the country. Comprised of UF Law students, the team has received numerous state and national awards. New members are selected each year from all third semester students who try out for the team. To be eligible to try out, students must have completed appellant advocacy and be in good academic standing.
The library will be closed on Saturdays of home football games (Sept. 1, 8, 15, and 29, and Nov. 3, 17, and 24). This is because on game days, all parking at the law school is unavailable, and fans who tailgate in the area frequently enter the library and cause problems. 