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Archive for September, 2009

Volunteer for an Alumni Association Committee

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on September 18, 2009

Ongoing: “SNESL Alumni Association Committee Co-Chairs and Committee Members” are being sought for the Continuing Legal Education, Election, Events, Fundraising, Membership and Mentoring Committees; this is a great way to get involved with the law school  (interested alumni should contact either Leslie Becker Wilson, Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations, by email at lwilson@snesl.edu or telephone at 508-998-9600 Ext. 168 or Roger Dugal, Alumni Association President, by email at r.dugal@comcast.net or telephone at 508-678-0347)

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Volunteer Opportunities

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on September 18, 2009

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: “Dial-A-Lawyer Volunteer Program”  coordinated by the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) is currently seeking lawyers in all practice areas to volunteer this monthly program through which the MBA provides free basic legal information on wide range of legal topics by telephone to callers; volunteers meet on the first Wednesday of each month at the MBA’s Boston headquarters located at 20 West Street in Boston (to sign up contact the MBA by email at lrs@massbar.org or by telephone at 617.338.0556)

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Upcoming Events

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on September 18, 2009

Sunday, September 20th 1:30 p.m.: “SNESL Golf Tournament & Dinner Benefit” to benefit the Terrorism Law Conference and Law Journal at $125 per golfer/$400 per foursome including greens fee, golf cart, range balls, use of practice facility and dinner—or join only for dinner at $20 (register online at http://www.golfdigestplanner.com/13271-sneslgolf/)

Wednesday, September 23rd 10:00-11:15 a.m.: “FREE Unemployed Lawyer Support Group” coordinated by Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at LCL  to discuss strategies for dealing with the financial, emotional, social and psychological aspects of unemployment (register by telephone at 617-482-9600 or by email to gina@lclma.org or nancyb@lclma.org)

Thursday, September 24th 5:30-8:30 p.m.: “FREE Alumni Association Cape Cod Regional Event” at the home of Anne Walsh Folino ’97 in Buzzard Bay to get together with fellow Cape Cod-based alumni for social and professional networking (RSVP to Leslie Becker Wilson at lwilson@snesl.edu)

Thursday, September 24th 5:30-6:45 p.m.: “FREE Getting Your Student Loans Forgiven Webinar” explaining how you can benefit from the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA)—especially if you are considering a career in public service—by Equal Justice Works, an organization dedicated to building the next generation of public interest lawyers; for further information about EJW’s resources for student debt relief, visit their website at http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/resources/student-debt-relief/default (space is limited so participants are required to register online at https://equaljusticeevents.webex.com/equaljusticeevents/onstage/g.php?d=668885402&t=a)

Thursday, October 1st-Saturday, October 3rd: “ILSA Terrorism Law Conference” which will explore the definitions of both terrorism and armed conflict, the difficult balancing act of ensuring national security while preserving human rights, and investigate how other areas such as the environment, immigration, micro-financing, and rule of law initiatives relate to developing better solutions within the law, as well as examine how the international community has responded to terrorism, both historically and recently, though international and regional agreements, the U.N. system, and in customary law (for further information and online registration visit the conference website at http://www.snesl.org/ilsaconference/)

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Book Donations

Posted by Kevin Whitaker on September 18, 2009

Donate Old Study Aides to SNESL: “Academic Resources and Writing Center” welcomes your used law school study aides, including Gilberts, Emanuel’s, PMBR, tapes, CDs, practice exams and anything else to add to the law school’s collection of materials for students to be able to use at the ARWC and at home, and will even arrange to pick them up from you (contact Anne Walsh Folino, ARWC Director, at afolino@snesl.edu)

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