A professor noted that there’s so much going on that he sometimes feels overwhelmed by the announcements here. He asked if there could be a way for him to subscribe to just the announcements in his field.
That was a great idea, so the tech team at Pitt went to work. Now if you check the list of categories in the sidebar you’ll see RSS symbols next to each one. So if you use a feed reader (e.g., Google Reader, Bloglines) you can get just the announcements that we tag as, say, Criminal Law or Tax Law or Environmental Law.
This has been up and running since July, but if you’re already using a feed reader you wouldn’t have noticed the proliferation of orange icons, so it’s worth announcing.
Thanks to the Pitt techies!
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
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We Legal Scholarship Blog editors keep our eyes out, but there’s a lot happening in the world of legal scholarship and we don’t always find out about conferences and other events as soon as we’d like. You can help by sending us announcements or links to information about upcoming events.
If you are organizing a conference, let us know. If you’ve even heard of a conference that we don’t already have listed, let us know. If the student journal editors at your school are planning a symposium, encourage them to send us an announcement.
Thanks to all of you who have already sent calls for papers, announcements of conference, and colloquium schedules. Keep ‘em coming!
– Mary Whisner, UW
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
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The second World Universities Forum will be held at the Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, Mumbai, India, celebrating its fiftieth anniversary as one of the leading higher education institutions in India, Jan. 16-18, 2009.
The Forum examines the role and future of the University in a changing world. The 2009 Forum follows our highly successful inaugural conference in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2008. It is ambitious in its intellectual and practical, agenda-setting scope, and broad in its themes.
The deadline for the current call for papers round is Sept. 11, 2008. Check the link for later rounds.
The conference is not explicitly on law, but the themes are broad enough to interest some legal scholars. Topics listed include human rights, international development, and intellectual property.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
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| January 16, 2009 | to | January 18, 2009 |
The second World Universities Forum will be held at the Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, Mumbai, India, celebrating its fiftieth anniversary as one of the leading higher education institutions in India, Jan. 16-18, 2009.
The Forum examines the role and future of the University in a changing world. The 2009 Forum follows our highly successful inaugural conference in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2008. It is ambitious in its intellectual and practical, agenda-setting scope, and broad in its themes.
The deadline for the current call for papers round is Sept. 11, 2008. Check the link for later rounds.
The conference is not explicitly on law, but the themes are broad enough to interest some legal scholars. Topics listed include human rights, international development, and intellectual property.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
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The second World Universities Forum will be held at the Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, Mumbai, India, celebrating its fiftieth anniversary as one of the leading higher education institutions in India, Jan. 16-18, 2009.
The Forum examines the role and future of the University in a changing world. The 2009 Forum follows our highly successful inaugural conference in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2008. It is ambitious in its intellectual and practical, agenda-setting scope, and broad in its themes.
The deadline for the current call for papers round is Sept. 11, 2008. Check the link for later rounds.
The conference is not explicitly on law, but the themes are broad enough to interest some legal scholars. Topics listed include human rights, international development, and intellectual property.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, International Law, Education Law, Intellectual Property, CONFERENCES |
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Suffolk University Law School presents Successful Strategies for Jury Trials: The 4th Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. Conference, Oct. 24, 2008. The panels will include state and federal judges, distinguished trial lawyers, and two of the leading academics in jury research, Professor Valerie Hans of the Cornell Law School, and Neil Vidmar of the Duke Law School.
Cosponsors are:
The Macaronis Institute for Trial and Appellate Advocacy
The Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
The Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
| Courts, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, CONFERENCES |
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Call for Book Reviews: Women and the LawProposals Due September 25, 2008
The editors of Pace Law Review invite proposals from scholars, researchers, practitioners and professionals for contributions to a special book review issue to be published in Winter 2008. We seek proposals for reviews of any book published in 2008, 2007 or 2006 that contributes to the understanding of women’s experiences with the law.
Pace Law School has a longstanding commitment to both the study of women and the law and the development of women as lawyers and leaders. The Pace Women’s Justice Center was founded in 1991 as the first academic legal center in the country devoted to training attorneys and others in the community about domestic violence issues. Pace is a vibrant and intellectual community that contains several nationally-recognized scholars of women’s, children’s and LGBT rights.
A law review volume devoted to books concerning women and the law promotes an ongoing discourse on women and the law, justice and feminist jurisprudence.
Please submit book review proposals of no more than 500 words by attachment to plr [at] law.pace.edu by September 25, 2008. Proposals should include (a) the intended reviewer’s name, title, institutional affiliation and contact information; (b) the title and publication date of the book proposed for review; (c) a description of the importance of the book to the general topic; and (d) any other information relevant to the book or proposed review (e.g., the proposed reviewer’s expertise or any relationship with the author). Authors are welcome, but not required, to submit a CV as well. We expect to make publication offers by October 1, 2008.
Complete manuscripts from authors of accepted proposals will be due November 1, 2008. Completed book reviews should not exceed 8,500 words.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
| Law and Gender, CALLS FOR PAPERS |
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Call for Papers: Recent Developments in New York Law
The editors of Pace Law Review are soliciting short essays (3,000 words) on recent developments in New York state law. We invite commentary on any New York state-specific topic. Our goal is to bring focus to New York law in particular and to state law generally. Studies of state law are underrepresented in legal literature. Essays should either explore a particular legal issue in New York that has not received substantial scholarly or popular attention or offer a fresh perspective on a well-known legal development. We welcome contributions from scholars, researchers, practicing attorneys and other allied professionals.
Submissions should be no more than 3,000 words. We encourage clear, concise and accessible writing that will be of use to lawmakers, attorneys and students.
Submissions should be sent as an attachment to plr [at] law.pace.edu by November 1, 2008.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
| EVENTS |
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Call for Book Reviews: Women and the Law
Proposals Due September 25, 2008
The editors of Pace Law Review invite proposals from scholars, researchers, practitioners and professionals for contributions to a special book review issue to be published in Winter 2008. We seek proposals for reviews of any book published in 2008, 2007 or 2006 that contributes to the understanding of women’s experiences with the law.
Pace Law School has a longstanding commitment to both the study of women and the law and the development of women as lawyers and leaders. The Pace Women’s Justice Center was founded in 1991 as the first academic legal center in the country devoted to training attorneys and others in the community about domestic violence issues. Pace is a vibrant and intellectual community that contains several nationally-recognized scholars of women’s, children’s and LGBT rights.
A law review volume devoted to books concerning women and the law promotes an ongoing discourse on women and the law, justice and feminist jurisprudence.
Please submit book review proposals of no more than 500 words by attachment to plr [at] law.pace.edu by September 25, 2008. Proposals should include (a) the intended reviewer’s name, title, institutional affiliation and contact information; (b) the title and publication date of the book proposed for review; (c) a description of the importance of the book to the general topic; and (d) any other information relevant to the book or proposed review (e.g., the proposed reviewer’s expertise or any relationship with the author). Authors are welcome, but not required, to submit a CV as well. We expect to make publication offers by October 1, 2008.
Complete manuscripts from authors of accepted proposals will be due November 1, 2008. Completed book reviews should not exceed 8,500 words.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
| EVENTS |
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Call for Papers: Recent Developments in New York Law
The editors of Pace Law Review are soliciting short essays (3,000 words) on recent developments in New York state law. We invite commentary on any New York state-specific topic. Our goal is to bring focus to New York law in particular and to state law generally. Studies of state law are underrepresented in legal literature. Essays should either explore a particular legal issue in New York that has not received substantial scholarly or popular attention or offer a fresh perspective on a well-known legal development. We welcome contributions from scholars, researchers, practicing attorneys and other allied professionals.
Submissions should be no more than 3,000 words. We encourage clear, concise and accessible writing that will be of use to lawmakers, attorneys and students.
Submissions should be sent as an attachment to plr@law.pace.edu by November 1, 2008.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
| Law and Gender, CALLS FOR PAPERS |
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The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy at the University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY, presents James Atleson, Values and Assumptions in American Labor Law: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective Conference Sept. 19, 2008.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Jim Atleson’s book, widely considered to be one of the most important contributions to labor law scholarship in the late twentieth century. Participants will examine the impact and influence of the book, from the vantage point of different disciplines and provide the opportunity to generate new scholarship.
No fee to attend; however, registration is required due to limited space. Please respond by Friday, September 12, 2008.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
| EVENTS |
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The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy at the University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY, presents James Atleson, Values and Assumptions in American Labor Law: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective Conference Sept. 19, 2008.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Jim Atleson’s book, widely considered to be one of the most important contributions to labor law scholarship in the late twentieth century. Participants will examine the impact and influence of the book, from the vantage point of different disciplines and provide the opportunity to generate new scholarship.
No fee to attend; however, registration is required due to limited space. Please respond by Friday, September 12, 2008.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
| EVENTS |
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The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy at the University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY, presents James Atleson, Values and Assumptions in American Labor Law: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective Conference Sept. 19, 2008.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Jim Atleson’s book, widely considered to be one of the most important contributions to labor law scholarship in the late twentieth century. Participants will examine the impact and influence of the book, from the vantage point of different disciplines and provide the opportunity to generate new scholarship.
No fee to attend; however, registration is required due to limited space. Please respond by Friday, September 12, 2008.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
| Labor and Employment Law, CONFERENCES |
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National Advocates for Pregnant Women announces two writing competitions for law students.
The first contest asks for a critical analysis of the absence of birthing rights issues from gender discrimination and feminist jurisprudence textbooks and curricula (in fact, none of the top three casebooks used in law school courses dedicated to gender and the law address the issue of childbirth or midwifery). The second contest asks students to develop legal theories that can be used to challenge policies banning pregnant women from having a vaginal birth after a prior caesarean section (VBAC). This topic will encourage students to address a growing problem that has received very little attention from the feminist legal community both in academia and within the leading women’s rights legal advocacy organizations.
Essays are due May 31, 2009.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 2nd, 2008
| Law and Gender, Health Law |
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| July 16, 2008 | to | September 15, 2008 |
This isn’t specifically about legal research instruction, but might be of interest to those who teach legal research: Critical Pedagogy and Library Instruction: An Edited Collection. Abstracts are due Sept. 15, 2008. Jump to full post
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on July 16th, 2008
| EVENTS |
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| August 31, 2008 | to | September 6, 2008 |
The 26th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime will take place at Jesus College, Cambridge, UK, from Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2008. The theme is “Banking on Trouble!” Jump to full post
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 13th, 2008
| EVENTS |
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