Law School Events Calendar - Schedule an Event

August 19-22

First Year Orientation - schedule

August 22

Alumni Golf Tournament - postponed

September 2

Academic Success Program session - Class Preparation
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Room 211

Intra-School Moot Court Competition Informational Meeting
12:15 PM - 12:45 p.m., Baker Courtroom

September 3

NPILC Speaker Series - "Why Take Indian Law Courses?"
- Prof. Keith Richotte
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom

International Human Rights Organization (Elections)
4:30 pm - 5:30 p.m., Room 8

September 4

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

September 8-11

Distinguished Scholar in Residence
- Judith Wegner

September 8-12

Student Organizations Week - Schedule of Events

September 15

Mandatory Moot Court Meeting for Enrolled Participants
7:00 p.m., Room 8

September 16

The Role of Law in The War on Terror: Detainee Operations in Iraq
- Captain Mike Berens, US Air Force JAG - Area Defense Counsel, Grand Forks Air Force Base
12:15 - 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom - sponsored by Federalist Society, International Law Organization

September 17

Constitution Day - "The Legal Frontline: the Front at GTMO"
- Col. Ward Johnson
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom

September 19

Malpractice Bowl

September 22

Litigating Patents: the Markman Hearing
David Aaron, General Counsel, Alien Technology
Andrea Weiss Geffries, Partner at Munger Tolles & Olson
5:00 p.m., Baker Courtroom

September 23

Academic Success Program session - Outlining
12:10 p.m., Room 211

UND Trial Team Information Session - pdf brochure
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom

SBAND Mentoring Event - pdf brochure
4:00 p.m., Information Session, Baker Courtroom, 4:45 p.m., Social outside Courtroom

September 24

NPILC Speaker Series - "20 Years of Tribal Gaming under IGRA"
- Prof. Kathryn Rand
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom

September 26

Faculty "Chat" on Formative Assessment
12:15 p.m., Faculty Commons

PAD Golf Tournament
3:00 p.m., Valley Gof Course, East Grand Forks, MN

September 30 -
October 1

Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown, Sept. 29)

October 1

International Human Rights Organizational Information Meeting
- 12:15 p.m., Room 8 - pizza will be served

October 2

Faculty "Brown Bag" on Clickers in the Classroom
10:15 a.m., Room 103

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

October 3

Faculty "Chat" on Judith Wegner's Visit
12:15 p.m., Faculty Commons

October 7

IHRO General Meeting for new members
12:15 p.m., Room 212

October 8

BarBri Information Meeting - Pizza and soda will be served.
12:15 p.m., Room 8

October 9

Yom Kippur (begins at sundown, Oct. 8)

October 11

Law School Art Auction
Ramada Inn

October 14

Oral Advocacy Seminar
- Professor Alleva
5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Baker Courtroom

October 14 - 18

Law School Homecoming
- Law Class of 1968 Reunion

October 14

Academic Success Program session - Exam Preparation
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Room 211

October 15

Lawyers are the Key to Freedom: From Guantanamo Bay to Iraq
Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, U.S. Marine Corps Regional Defense Counsel, Western Region
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom, Sponsored by Criminal Law Association & IHRO

October 16

Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, Reception with Students
10:00 a.m., Student Lounge
Lt. Col. Vokey will be available to visit individually with law students. There is no formal presentation or program involved with the reception, so please stop by when you have time available. Refreshments will be served.

UND Law/LSAT Information Session
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom
The UND School of Law Student Bar Association (SBA) is holding an LSAT /UND law Q&A. Law students will answer questions regarding the application process, about life at UND Law School, and writing the Law School Admission Test. Depending on interest, the SBA will hold an LSAT practice test under actual conditions later in the semester.

Supreme Court Clerkship Panel
12:45 p.m., Room 212

LWC Trivia Night
5 p.m. to approx. 8 p.m.
Room 8, 212, 103, and Final Round in Baker Courtroom

STLA Social
6:30-9 p.m., J. Lloyd Stone House

October 17

SBAND/UND Law School Homecoming CLE
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Alerus Center, Meeting Room 5 (Hawk Room)

SCHEDULE:
8:30 a.m., Registration
9:00 a.m., David Haberman - "Legal Research In & Out of the Law Library"
10:00 a.m., Josh Fershee - "Renewable Energy Program - Impact on Consumers"
11:15 a.m., Bill Johnson - "Selling Goods in the European Union: Managing Distribution Networks"
1:15 p.m., Kit Johnson - "Ethical Pitfalls for Immigration Lawyers"
2:00 p.m., Eric E. Johnson - "Recent Developments in Trademark & the Right of Publicity"

Law School / Bar Foundation reception
5:00 p.m., Alerus Center, Rooms 8 & 9.

October 20-26

Moot Court Preliminary and Quarterfinal Rounds
Garvey and Baker Courtrooms

October 21

Multi-Cultural Law Caucus (MLC) Informational Session
12:15 p.m., Room 8

October 22

Indian Law and Legal Writing
Prof. Tonya Kowalski, Washburn Univ. School of Law
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom - sponsored by NALSA

October 23

PAD Open Mic Night - cancelled

October 24

Faculty "Brown Bag" on a Work-In-Progress
12:20 p.m., Faculty Commons

October 27

Moot Court Semifinal Rounds
Baker Courtroom

October 28

North Dakota Supreme Court at School of Law
8:00 a.m. Breakfast with Law Faculty
10:10 a.m., oral argument, State V. Lium, Baker Courtroom
12:00 p.m., lunch with Law Students
2:00 p.m., Judging Moot Court final arguments
4:30 p.m., Moot Court reception

Moot Court Final Round Arguments before the North Dakota Supreme Court
2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Baker Courtroom

Prof. Rand to give lecture on Jack Abramoff scandal, as part of the Olafson Ethics Symposium
4:30 p.m., Memorial Union Ballroom

PAD Initiation
Baker Courtroom

October 29

North Dakota Supreme Court at School of Law
8:00 a.m., Guest Lectures in Law Classes
10:10 a.m., oral argument, Bragg V. Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Co., Baker Courtroom
12:00 p.m., lunch with the Grand Forks County Bar Association

Instructional Session for 2L & 3L students - CALI, AudioCasefiles, Casemaker X, HeinOnline
12:15 p.m., Room 103

October 30

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

Forum on Race and Gender in Politics
7:00 p.m., Baker Courtroom

October 31

Instructional Session for 1L students - CALI, AudioCasefiles, Casemaker X, HeinOnline
12:15 p.m., Room 211

Multi-Cultural Law Caucus (MLC) Meeting
12:15 p.m., Room 103

November 3

Spring Externship Program Informational Meeting
12:10 p.m., Room 108

November 4

Academic Success Program session - Exam Taking
12:10 p.m., Room 211

UND Law Clinic Information Session - pdf
November 4, 12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom

Faculty "Brown Bag" on Wikis
12:15 p.m., Faculty Commons

November 5

Cancelled - "Tribal Court Civil Jurisdiction: As Clear As Mud" - Prof. B J Jones
** re-scheduled - February 3, 2009 **

November 6

UND Law Intramural Hockey (vs. Tigers)
10:15 p.m., REA Main

November 12

NPILC Speaker Series - "Environmental Justice in Indian Country"
- Prof. James Grijalva
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom

November 13

UND Law Intramural Hockey (vs. Team Iceland)
10:15 p.m., REA Main

November 14

Law School Assembly
2:20 p.m., Baker Courtroom

November 15

Law School Admission Test Mock Exam - Sponsored by SBAND
8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Room 8

The SBA is holding a Mock LSAT for those interested in experiencing an LSAT test under actual conditions, which is widely believed to be the best possible preparation strategy. We will be using a test from the "10 More Actual Official LSAT tests" book provided by LSAC. Only No.2 (HB) pencils and hi-lighters are allowed, and please bring them with you.

November 17

Prosecuting Iran's President for Urging Israel's Destruction: Can We Do That?
Professors Gregory Gordon and Robert Delahunty
4:30p.m., Baker Courtroom - sponsored by the Federalist Society

November 18

Graduation photo session - for students graduating December 2008 or May 2009
11:00 a.m. - 3:30p.m., Baker Courtroom

November 19

Graduation photo session - for students graduating December 2008 or May 2009
9:00 a.m. - 1:30p.m., Baker Courtroom

November 20

Why You Want to be a Trial Lawyer - STLA Speaker
- David Maring, President of the State Bar Association of ND & partner of Maring Williams Law Firm
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Baker Courtroom

UND Law Intramural Hockey (vs. Filthies)
10:15 p.m., REA Olympic

December 4

UND Law Intramural Hockey (vs. D Town)
10:15 p.m., REA Olympic

December 22-29

Hanukkah (begins at sundown, Dec. 21)

January 16

Informational meeting on the ND Bar Exam
- Penny Miller & Courtney Koebele
12:10 - 1:10 p.m., Room 8

January 20

Academic Success Program
12:15 p.m., Room 211

January 21

Legal Skills & Practice Session - CALI & AudioCaseFiles
- Rhonda Schwartz, Dave Haberman & Jan Stone
12:15 p.m., Room 211

January 23

Faculty Brownbag on Creating a Faculty Website
- Prof. Eric Johnson
12:15 to 1:15 pm, Room 103

January 28

“We Have to Re-educate Them”
The Impact of Ignorance & Stereotypes on Legal & Intergovernment Relations
NALSA’s Indian Issues Infusion (3I) Speaker Series
- Professor Greg Gagnon
12:15pm to 1:10pm, Baker Courtroom

January 29

SBA UND Law/LSAT Information Session
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom
The UND School of Law Student Bar Association (SBA) is holding an LSAT /UND law Q&A. Law students will answer questions regarding the application process, about life at UND Law School, and writing the Law School Admission Test. Depending on interest, the SBA will hold an LSAT practice test under actual conditions later in the semester.

February 3

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

Tribal Court Civil Jurisdiction: As Clear as Mud
Prof. B. J. Jones, 3:30 p.m., Room 212 - sponsored by NALSA

February 4

Legal Skills & Practice Session - Trial Alley
12:15 p.m., Room 211

February 9

Multi-Cultural Law Caucus Meeting:
Come Learn About the 1st Annual Community Service Week
1:00 p.m., Room 8

February 20

Carrigan Cup Competition Informational Meeting
12:15 p.m., Room 212

February 25

Public Law 280
NALSA’s Indian Issues Infusion (3I) Speaker Series
Chief Judge Anita Fineday, White Earth Tribal Courts
12:15 pm to 1:10 pm, Baker Courtroom

Legal Skills & Practice Session - Researching the Brief
12:15 p.m., Room 211

February 27

Faculty Brownbag on Wikis and Blogs
- Prof. Eric Johnson
12:15 to 1:15 pm, Room 103

March 9

March 10

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

March 11

POSTPONED - to be re-scheduled
The Removal of a Tribal Chief and the Aftermath:
Lawsuits, Criminal Charges and Election Disputes
NALSA’s Indian Issues Infusion (3I) Speaker Series
- Rjay Brunkow

Legal Skills & Practice Session
Updating Sources & North Dakota Materials
12:15 p.m., Room 211

March 12

What the Heller is up with Gun Control?
- Robert Levy, the Cato Institute
12:15-1:10 p.m., Baker Courtroom - Sponsored by the Federalist Society

March 24

Academic Success Program
12:15 p.m., Room 211

March 25

Legal Skills & Practice Session - Legislative History
12:15 p.m., Room 211

March 26

Human Trafficking: Its Impact on Women and Children
- Donna Hughes, Linda Miller
Helen Hamilton Day - Law Women's Caucus
10:00 a.m., Keynote

Faculty Brownbag on Reflective Teaching
- Prof. Margaret Moore Jackson
12:15 to 1:15 pm, Faculty Commons

March 28 & 29

Carrigan Cup Competition - Preliminary Rounds - POSTPONED
Federal Courthouse, Fargo, ND

March 30

Moot Court Board Interviews
12:00 noon - 20 minutes, Room 109 (Conference Room)
6:00 p.m. - 9pm, Room 109 (Conference Room)

March 31

Moot Court Board Interviews
6:00 p.m. - 9 p.m., Room 109 (Conference Room)

April 1

NCAA Lawsuit information session
Grant Shaft, Chairman of the UND Nickname Committee
12:15 p.m., Baker Courtroom

Faculty Brownbag on Writing in Doctrinal Courses - POSTPONED
- Prof. Kendra Fershee

Carrigan Cup Competition - Final Round - POSTPONED
Baker Courtroom

April 2

Dean's Forum - 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

April 3

North Dakota Law Review Symposium on
ND Publicly Traded Corporations Act - has been POSTPONED to June 12, 2009, Bismarck, ND

April 6

License to Serve: Evaluating the Culture of Pro Bono in North Dakota - sponsored by PILSA
Jim Hovey, Jeanne McLean, Al Boucher, Kristi Pettit
12:20 p.m., Baker Courtroom

Law Review Information/Q&A Session for 1L students
12:15 p.m. in Room 211

Law Review Information/Q&A Session for 2L students
3:30 p.m. in Room 8

April 7

Drafting the Kosovo Constitution
- The Honorable John R. Tunheim, U.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota
Part of the School of Law's Speaker Series, with assistance from IHRO
11:00 a.m., Baker Court Room. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Academic Success Program
12:15 p.m., Room 211

April 15

Legal Skills & Practice Session - Summer Stock - Casemaker and other resources
12:15 p.m., Room 211

April 16

Criminal Law Association - Nomination and Election of Officers.
Positions to be elected include: President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
12:10 - 1:00 pm, Room 103

Class of 2009 Regalia Session - flyer
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., UND Bookstore

Stirring the Mix: Using Literary Works to Explore the Elements of Judicial Decision-making
Patti Alleva, Rodney & Betty Webb Professor of Law
4:30 p.m., North Dakota Museum of Art

April 20

UND School of Law Mentor Program presents:
Historic North Dakota Cases
** This program is for law students only **
Robert Hoy, Alex Reichert, Mike Williams
5:00 p.m., Baker Courtroom - brochure (pdf)

April 21

Clothing Drive
9:00 - 1:00 p.m., Law School main floor
Collecting donations of clothing for victims regional flooding - Sponsored by Phi Alpha Delta

How to Choose a Topic for Law Review
Sponsored by North Dakota Law Review, presented by WestLaw
12:15 p.m., Room 211

April 20-27

Passover (begins at sundown, April 19)

April 22

Moot Court Festival - Semifinal Rounds
5:00 & 6:30 p.m., Baker Courtroom

April 23

3L Loan Repayment/Consolidation Info Session
Laura Entzel, Bank of ND, Bruce Helgerud, UND Financial Aid, Trish Hodny, UND School of Law
Noon, Room 8 (flyer)

Fall 2009 Moot Court Competition info session
12:15 p.m., Room 211

April 24

Moot Court Festival - Final Round
1:00 p.m., Baker Courtroom

April 27

Legislative Intern Reception
5:00 - 7:00 p.m., State Capitol, Bismarck, ND

May 18-21

Judicial Institute

June 9-12

North Dakota State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Bismarck, ND

June 12

North Dakota Law Review Symposium on
ND Publicly Traded Corporations Act,
Bismarck, ND, as part of the North Dakota State Bar Association Annual Meeting

June 24

Minnesota State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Duluth, MN