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UCI Law Student Newsletter February 3, 2023
Announcements and Deadlines

Coffee & Donuts with Dean Parrish: Please come and chat with Dean Parrish while enjoying coffee and donuts! This informal event will be held on Monday, February 13th from 8:00am to 9:00am in the courtyard!

Free Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) Membership: BHBA is providing law students with a free BHBA membership, which gives access to networking, continuing education seminars on current topics, and other professional development opportunities! Law students will also be offered leadership roles throughout the bar that will benefit them as they begin their careers after graduation. Activate your free BHBA membership here.

Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay Competition: This competition is a national writing competition for student-authored articles on the topic of social justice and public interest law. The winner will receive a $5,000 grant to implement a public interest project related to the article and a $1,000 cash prize! Deadline to submit articles is February 15th. Additional details about the competition can be found here and please visit the CDO Resources page to see more Writing Competitions opportunities!

Now Influencing Today's Law Firm Culture: As a global legal search firm, Major, Lindsey & Africa aims to provide content and resources across the legal industry to help students with beginning and navigating their careers. To assist them in their efforts, please take this brief survey that will focus on your views and experiences as a law student that is entering the legal profession. To show their gratitude, Major, Lindsey & Africa will donate to One Tree Planted so that every response leads to one tree being planted. 

Super Bowl Predictive Analytics event: Please join UCI Paul Merage School of Business on Wednesday, February 8th at 12:00pm in their auditorium for this fun event! 

The Honorable Richard M. Neiter Summer Bankruptcy Fellowship & Externship Fund: This fellowship and externship fund is intended to promote diversity in bankruptcy practice and provide financial assistance to law students who have been selected to do a full-time externship with a bankruptcy judge in the Central District of CA for the summer. Bankruptcy Judges are still accepting applications for the summer externships and usually hire into February. The deadline to apply for this incredible opportunity is the March 31st!

Mock Trail Intramural Competition: Register to compete in the Mock Trial Intramural Competition here! The competition will be hosted at the law school on February 24th thru February 26th and finals will take place on March 17th thru March 19th. All 2L and 3L students are eligible to participate as attorneys. 

Disparities in Advancement of API Women in the Law: Evidence & Action Planning: Brought to you by the State Bar of California, California Asian Pacific American Judges Association (CAPAJA) and California Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Cal-APABA) on February 9th 12:00pm to 1:15pm via zoom. Please register HERE.

UCI Counseling Center Graduate Student Workshop Series: The following workshops aim to help graduate and professional students understand their concerns related to each topic and development skills to improve them.

In-Person @ 203 Student Services 1 - Main Counseling Center
February 9th - Time Management
February 16th - Navigating Academic Relationships
Virtual - Zoom link available HERE
March 2nd - Time Management
March 9th - Imposter Syndrome
March 16th - Navigating Academic Relationships

 UCI Forward Coronavirus Information

This Week

Monday, February 6

PILF Spring General Meeting: 12:00pm to 1:15pm, EDU 1111.

Tuesday, February 7

CDO: Morrison & Foerster LLP Hosted Lunch Panel: Big Law - Everything You Always Wanted to Know but were Afriad to Ask: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, EDU 1111.

CDO: White & Case: White & Case 101 - Racial Justice Task Force: 3:00pm to 3:45pm, Virtual. 

SBA Meeting: 12:15pm to 1:15pm, MPAA 420. 

MCLE: Creating a Prison to University Pipeline: Prison Education and the New "Clean Slate" Laws: 5:00pm to 7:00pm, EDU 1111.

CDO: Breaking into the Entertainment Industry Panel: 7:00pm to 8:00pm, Virtual. 

Wednesday, February 8

CDO: ABA Antitrust Law Section: 2023 Antitrust Law Section Consumer Protection & Data Privacy Conference: 8:00am to 6:00pm, The Westgate Hotel, 1055 Second Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92101.

CDO: United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health Law: 9:30am to 10:30am, Virtual. 

OutLaw's Spring General Meeting, 12:00pm to 1:15pm, EDU 1131. 

Wellness Wednesday: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Law Courtyard. 

CDO: Holland & Knight: Demystifying the Large Firm Practice: 5:00pm to 8:00pm, 400 South Hope Street, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071.

Thursday, February 9

CDO: ABA Antitrust Law Section: 2023 Antitrust Law Section Consumer Protection & Data Privacy Conference: 8:00am to 12:30pm, The Westgate Hotel, 1055 Second Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92101.

CDO: PSJD Tutorial For 1Ls: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, MPAA 408.

CDO: Haynes and Boone LLP: 1L Reception for UCI Law Students: 6:00pm to 7:00pm, Water Grill, South Coast, 3300 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

LL.M. Workshop: Cultural Intelligence in the Legal Profession: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, EDU 1121. 

The Public Service Jobs Database (PSJD) Workshop: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, MPAA 408. 

Friday, February 10

CDO: 2023 Cleary Career Services: Practice Area Highlights, Part I: Bankruptcy and Litigation: 9:00am to 9:45am, Virtual.

CLSC - Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Stephen Lee: 12:00pm to 1:15pm, LAW 3500.

IEFV - Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism, 12:15pm to 1:15pm, EDU 1111.

LL.M. Family Ice Cream Party: 4:00pm to 5:00pm, Saffron & Rose Persian Ice Cream, 4523 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612.

Next Week

Monday, February 13

APALSA General Meeting: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, EDU 1111.

CDO: United States Air Force Judge Advocate General Information Session: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, LAW 3500.

Tuesday, February 14

SBA Meeting: 12:15pm to 1:15pm, MPAA 420.

Wednesday, February 15

Clinic for 1Ls - Hosted by PILF: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, EDU 1131.

Road to Zero: A Strategic Approach to Student Loan Repayment - Mandatory Workshop for 3Ls: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, EDU 1111.

Wellness Wednesday: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Law Courtyard. 

ILS Spring General Meeting: 12:15pm to 1:00pm, LAW 3750.

Thursday, February 16

LL.M. Workshop: Bar Exam Preparation: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, MPAA 408. 

Loan Repayment Assistance Program Info Session: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, MPAA 420.

MHLS - Appointment to Make an Appointment: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, EDU 1131.

CDO: 2023 Cleary Career Services: Practice Area Highlights, Part II: Corporate: 3:00pm to 3:45pm, Virtual. 

Friday, February 17

CLSC - Socio-Legal Studies Book Talk: Christopher Seeds: 12:00pm to 1:15pm, LAW 3500.