Announcements

Part-time Discussion Leaders Wanted -- Small Study Group of International Master’s Students (LL.M-LI). • Pay: $17.679/hr.• Average time Commitment – approximately 5 hours per week.• Deadline to apply: February 7 (depending on availabil ...

Posted Jan 28, 2015 by Mike Hall

Catherine E. White has won the 2014 Best Brief Competition sponsored by the Legal Research & Writing Program.  The Best Brief Competition is an annual event to recognize outstanding legal writing by 1L students.  The Legal R ...

Posted Jan 20, 2015 by Ursula Weigold, Prof.

  The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Foundation is sponsoring essay and artwork competitions for undergraduates and graduate students.The deadline for the competitions have been extended to March 1.The theme of both co ...

Posted Jan 19, 2015 by Mike Hall

The Third Annual Terence T. Evans Humor and Creativity in Law CompetitionThe late Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Terence T. Evans was known for his vibrant opinions, often riddled with witticisms, sports analogies, popular culture refere ...

Posted Jan 19, 2015 by Mike Hall

Last semester, hundreds of students, faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison took action in response to racially charged events in Ferguson, Mo., Staten Island and elsewhere. Catalyzed by these events, UW-Madison will explore ho ...

Posted Jan 16, 2015 by Mike Hall

The AAUP Foundation is pleased to announce competitions for undergraduates and graduate students for essays and artwork. The theme of both competitions is “Academic Freedom: Its Concept, Its History, Its Successes, and Its Failures.” In both ...

Posted Jan 12, 2015 by Mike Hall

The ABA Law Student Division has numerous leadership positions available either by election or appointment. All candidates must be ABA Law Student Division members in good standing (dues paid in full). Nominations must be signed by your dean and ...

Posted Jan 8, 2015 by Mike Hall

The Commission on Homelessness and Poverty manages an annual fellowship for law school students interested in issues pertaining to homelessness. The Curtin Fellowship application process is underway for 2015 and we would like to share the inform ...

Posted Jan 5, 2015 by Mike Hall

Funding for Foreign Language Study!The competition for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships and awards at UW-Madison will open very soon.In anticipation, we encourage you to read through the following information and to attend on ...

Posted Dec 8, 2014 by Mike Hall

To choose the Pass/Fail Option for one (or two) of your Fall 2014 courses, go to the following Law School website. The link is https://secure.law.wisc.edu/grades/pf/ To be eligible to use the Pass/Fail Option choice, you must have earned 25 or m ...

Posted Dec 2, 2014 by Amy Arntsen

The Michigan State University College of Law Journal of Business & Securities Law announces the release of the 2015 Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition. Eligible students are invited to submit a business or securities law articl ...

Posted Nov 28, 2014 by Mike Hall

Dear Law School Students, As you prepare for the end of the semester, I would like to make you aware of an opportunity to enhance your Law studies by pursuing the JD-MPH (Master of Public Health) dual degree. The legal aspects of public health ...

Posted Nov 28, 2014 by Mike Hall

A representative of Schwarzman Scholars , a new scholarship program for graduate study in China, will be on campus Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon, to give a presentation in Room 260 of Bascom Hall. Dr. Allysa Trotmetter will off ...

Posted Nov 19, 2014 by Mike Hall

The ABA Forum on Construction Law is accepting articles for its Law Student Writing Competition. The deadline for the writing submission is January 15.This competition is open to all law students in good standing and attending an ABA-accredited ...

Posted Nov 18, 2014 by Mike Hall

ALI CLE has approved a limited number of full-tuition scholarships to allow deserving law students to attend the ALI CLE Course, Environmental Law, to be held Wednesday – Friday, February 4 – 6, 2015, at the Washington Plaza Hotel in Washing ...

Posted Nov 11, 2014 by Mike Hall

FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics), in collaboration with The Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, is now accepting applications for a fellowship that uses the conduct of lawyers and ...

Posted Nov 4, 2014 by Mike Hall

As part of this celebration, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Foundation is pleased to announce competitions for undergraduates and graduate students for essays and artwork. The theme of both competitions is “Academic ...

Posted Nov 4, 2014 by Mike Hall

The Third Annual Terence T. Evans Humor and Creativity in Law CompetitionThe late Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Terence T. Evans was known for his vibrant opinions, often riddled with witticisms, sports analogies, popular culture refere ...

Posted Oct 28, 2014 by Mike Hall

FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics), in collaboration with The Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, is now accepting applications for a fellowship that uses the conduct of lawyers and ...

Posted Sep 29, 2014 by Mike Hall

SAVE THE DATE: Friday, June 6, 2014The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) will hold a free all-day Social Justice Conference for law students on Friday June 6, 2014. Please contact CCR for information about the conference or email AWilliam ...

Posted May 5, 2014 by Mike Hall

INTEREST MEETING!!!!Thursday, May 1, 20147:30pm - Room 253 - Education BuildingWe'll talk about Education Law, recruit officers, and brainstorm ideas of events for next school year.Email Valyncia Raphael with Questions: vraphael@wisc.edu.   ...

Posted Apr 28, 2014 by Mike Hall

The Office of Quality Improvement is offering three full scholarship awards for its popular course, Journey of Facilitation and Collaboration June 16-20, 2014. We feel strongly that this material should be available to graduate students here at ...

Posted Mar 25, 2014 by Mike Hall

Students graduating in 2015 or later are required to complete the professionalism and ethics course BEFORE any pro bono activities performed after January 21, 2014 will be eligible towards Pro Bono Society benchmarks. In other words, any pro bon ...

Posted Mar 5, 2014 by Mike Hall

Remington Center’s Criminal Appeal Project and Federal Appeals Project are taking applications for the 2014-2015 academic year. In these clinical projects, students represent actual clients on the appeal of their criminal convictions while tak ...

Posted Mar 5, 2014 by Mike Hall

LEGAL STUDIES INSTITUTEMay 22 – August 1, 2014Washington, D.C.www.DCinternships.org/LSI Deadline: March 18, 2014 PROGRAM COMPONENTS· Legal Internship: Participants will be placed in a 9-week summer legal internship wh ...

Posted Feb 25, 2014 by Mike Hall

Club 201 , a Madison young professionals group that includes many young Madison lawyers, is hosting a networking event on Friday, March 7th. This networking event is sponsored by Whyte, Hirschboeck, Dudek.The next Club 201 event is on Friday, Ma ...

Posted Feb 22, 2014 by Mike Hall

The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) is inviting submissions to its 2014 Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition. Essays concerning women’s rights or the status of women in the law are accepted from students enrolled at ...

Posted Feb 14, 2014 by Mike Hall

Rethinking the War on DrugsA SymposiumSponsored by the Seventh Circuit Bar Association FoundationCo-Sponsored by Northwestern University School of Law and The Harvard Club of ChicagoFebruary 20-21, 2014Northwestern University School of Law, Chic ...

Posted Feb 3, 2014 by Mike Hall

The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) would like to remind you about the April 7, 2014 deadline for the 2013-14 Beveridge & Diamond Constitutional Environmental Law Writing Competition. The winner will receive a $2000 cash prize, an offer o ...

Posted Feb 3, 2014 by Mike Hall

The Regional State Bar Mock Trial competitions will be held across the region on Saturday, February 8th. Volunteers are needed to help with the scoring process, particularly in Janesville, Juneau, and Madison. Training on the scoring process w ...

Posted Jan 26, 2014 by Mike Hall

Funding for Foreign Language Study!The competition for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships and awards at UW-Madison is now open. Students are invited to submit applications for Summer 2014 and Academic Year 2014-2015 fellowships ...

Posted Jan 23, 2014 by Mike Hall

Join the ABA Law Student Division2014-2015 Leadership TeamVisit ambar.org/lsdleadership for the specific eligibility requirements,nomination/application forms, deadlines, and delivery instructions.The ABA Law Student Division has numerous leader ...

Posted Jan 10, 2014 by Mike Hall

Sterling Education Services is offering five free law student passes to their upcoming seminar: Employment Law: Beyond the Basics. The seminar will be in Green Bay on January 24, 2014.Students who wish to register can call 715-855-0495 or regis ...

Posted Dec 13, 2013 by Mike Hall

The Second Annual Terence T. Evans Humor and Creativity in Law Competition The late Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Terence T. Evans was known for his vibrant opinions, often riddled with witticisms, sports analogies, popular culture refe ...

Posted Dec 5, 2013 by Mike Hall

Club 201 , a Madison young professionals group that includes many young Madison lawyers, is hosting a networking event on December 6th. This networking event is sponsored by Whyte, Hirschboeck, Dudek. The next Club 201 event is on Dec. 6 and in ...

Posted Nov 29, 2013 by Mike Hall

FASPE Law, one component of a larger program designed to address contemporary ethical issues facing professionals in various fields, uses the conduct of lawyers and judges in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust as a launching point for an intensive c ...

Posted Nov 29, 2013 by Mike Hall

Got a writing project due? Are you short on time? Some editing tasks will improve your document more noticeably than others. Stop by to hear the top ten suggestions for improving your writing during the editing stage. All students are welcome!&n ...

Posted Nov 19, 2013 by Ursula Weigold, Prof.

Articles may now be submitted for the 2013 ABA Forum on the Construction Industry’s Student Writing Competition. The competition is open to all law students in good standing and attending an ABA accredited law school in 2013. Students may subm ...

Posted Oct 29, 2013 by Mike Hall

Are you writing a scholarly research paper for a seminar?  For a n upper-level course? For a graduate course or fellowship? Three workshops on academic legal writing will help students understand the expectations of an academic au ...

Posted Oct 14, 2013 by Ursula Weigold, Prof.

The Madison Symphony Orchestra’s first Club 201 event is Fri., Oct. 18. Club 201 is a Young Professionals group. This is an opportunity to network with local attorneys. Whyte, Hirschboeck, Dudek is sponsoring the event. The Symphony concert ...

Posted Oct 9, 2013 by Mike Hall

Applications are available for the Boren Fellowships for International Study .The Boren Fellowship supports graduate students studying languages, cultures, and world regions other than Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The appl ...

Posted Sep 26, 2013 by Mike Hall

Ella Baker Summer Internship ProgramApplications are not being accepted for the Ella baker Summer Internship Program. The program combines “theory and practice to train talented and committed law students on how to work alongside social moveme ...

Posted Sep 24, 2013 by Mike Hall

   FASPE Law, one component of a larger program designed to address contemporary ethical issues facing professionals in various fields, uses the conduct of lawyers and judges in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust as a launching point for ...

Posted Sep 17, 2013 by Mike Hall

ABA Law Student Division 2013-2014 National Leadership OpportunitiesSubmit Your Nomination for Division Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates or Vice Chair-SBA. Deadline for Receipt: 11:59pm on June 1, 2013.The Law Student Division elects three ...

Posted May 17, 2013 by Mike Hall

The Association for Women Lawyers Foundation (AWLF) is currently seeking applicants for2013 scholarships. Applications are being accepted until June 30, 2013.To be eligible, applicants must be in good academic standing and attending a Wisconsin ...

Posted May 15, 2013 by Mike Hall

Posted Apr 25, 2013 by Law School News

The Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law is now accepting entries for the 2013 Law Student Writing Contest. The contest is designed to encourage and reward law student writing on real property, trust and estate law subjects of general ...

Posted Mar 29, 2013 by Mike Hall

The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy is pleased to announce the 2013 Bradley Freedom Prize Essay Competition. Students are required to write an essay answering the following question: “Do the wealthiest Americans pay their fair sha ...

Posted Mar 11, 2013 by Mike Hall

The Legal Research & Writing Program is pleased to announce the semi-finalists for Fall 2012 whose appellate briefs qualified them for the 2012-13 Best Brief Competition. The Fall 2012 semi-finalists are: Kelliann Blazek, Anita Boor, Stephen ...

Posted Mar 4, 2013 by Ursula Weigold, Prof.

Students are invited to participate in the 2013 American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger writing competition. To apply, please submit an original, unpublished, essay of 10,000-25,000 words on a topic of your choice addressing the issues of excell ...

Posted Feb 12, 2013 by Mike Hall