Welcome BBQ
1L's, come meet, mix & mingle with your AALSA/SALSA mentor and other AALSA/SALSA members. Enjoy free food & drinks and get the DL on what it's really like in law school.
Where: Post Briarcliff Pool/Grill Area
When: Sunday, August 24th, 4pm - 7pm
Multicultural Food Fair
Come Enjoy Vietnamese Basil Rolls and Veggie Spring Rolls from Saigon Café at the AALSA table.
Where - Bacardi Plaza
When - Thursday, August 21st 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Diversity Mixer
Mix and mingle with your fellow minority law students and attorneys from the mixer's firm sponsor. More details to come... (co-hosted by AALSA, SALSA, BLSA and HLS)
Where - Sutra (no cover, drink specials, click here for directions)
When - Saturday, September 6th, 7:30pm - 10pm
Building a Better Legal Profession Presentation
Building a better legal profession is a national grassroots movement that seeks market-based workplace reforms in large private law firms. By publicizing firms' self-reported data on billable hours, pro bono participation, and demographic diversity, they draw attention to the differences between these employers. They encourage those choosing between firms — students deciding who to work for after graduation, corporate clients deciding who to hire, and universities deciding who to allow on campus for interviews — to exercise their market power and engage only with the firms that demonstrate a genuine commitment to these issues.
B.B.L.P. is dedicated to helping law firms and lawyers recommit to a legal profession devoted to effective and efficient client service, to lawyers as people, and to the roots of our profession in service. They are working to ensure that practicing law does not mean giving up a commitment to family, community, and dedicated service to clients. By advocating for reforms to law firms we hope to help keep law both a business and a profession to be proud of.
Where - Emory School of Law, Room 1D (Free Food!)
When - Wednesday, September 10th, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Starlight/Starbright 5K Run
Help seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities by running in or donating to the Starlight/Starbright 5K Run! (Co-Sponsored by SBA and AALSA)
Where - Lullwater Park
When - Saturday, October 4th
Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition (Southeast Region)
Represent Emory Law School at the Thomas Tang Southeast Region Moot Court Competition!
The Competition honors the first Chinese American appointed to the federal judiciary. Judge Thomas Tang served on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals from 1977 until his death in 1995.
The Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition is open to all law students, irrespective of race or ethnicity, who have completed their first year of law school.
The registration fee is $150/team, due by September 30, 2008 (payable via PayPal on the NAPABA website or by sending a check with your registration form). Each team member must submit proof of current enrollment with their registration form and fee.
AALSA may be able to partially reimburse your registration fee and related travel expenses.
If you intend to compete in the Southeast Regional competition and you're interested in receiving support from AALSA, email Kasey Chow. Funding priority will be given to active AALSA members, but all students are encouraged to participate.
The winner of the Southeast Regional competition will advance to the final round of competition in Seattle, WA.
Finalists will compete for scholarships totaling $10,000 and showcase their research and advocacy skills before a prestigious panel of federal and state court judges.