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Call for Papers Deadline: Fostering Justice and Public Service

September 1, 2010

In collaboration with the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy, the Association of American Law Schools sections on Poverty Law and Clinical Legal Education will be sponsoring a joint session at the upcoming AALS Annual Meeting to explore legal processes and systems - specifically the role of clinical education - as a movement within legal education to empower students to further justice and public service by molding and changing the law.  Of the papers selected, a subset will be chosen for presentation at the conference.  Submissions should be no more than 25,000 words and sent to gjplp18@gmail.com by September 1, 2010. kja

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Call for Papers: Fostering Justice and Public Service

In collaboration with the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy, the Association of American Law Schools sections on Poverty Law and Clinical Legal Education will be sponsoring a joint session at the upcoming AALS Annual Meeting to explore legal processes and systems - specifically the role of clinical education - as a movement within legal education to empower students to further justice and public service by molding and changing the law.  Of the papers selected, a subset will be chosen for presentation at the conference.  Submissions should be no more than 25,000 words and sent to gjplp18@gmail.com by September 1, 2010. kja

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 23rd, 2010 | Poverty Law, Public Interest Law, Empirical Legal Studies, Clinics, Legal Education, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Social Networking and the Law

June 30, 2010

The Pace Law Review invites proposals for contributions to an issue slated for publication during Fall 2010.  The issue will focus on how the internet and social-networking affects the legal landscape.  In particular, they are looking for articles that examine the evolving relationships between this technology and the many different areas of law it impacts (e.g., evidence, electronic discovery, privacy, ethics, tort).  Submit proposals of no more than 500 words by attachment to plr@law.pace.edu by June 15, 2010. kja

Update (June 9, 2010): The submission deadline has been extended to June 30. mw

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 23rd, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Call for Papers: Social Networking and the Law

The Pace Law Review invites proposals for contributions to an issue slated for publication during Fall 2010.  The issue will focus on how the internet and social-networking affects the legal landscape.  In particular, they are looking for articles that examine the evolving relationships between this technology and the many different areas of law it impacts (e.g., evidence, electronic discovery, privacy, ethics, tort).  Submit proposals of no more than 500 words by attachment to plr@law.pace.edu by June 15, 2010. kja

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 23rd, 2010 | Law and Cyberspace, Law and Technology, CALLS FOR PAPERS | no comments

Persuasion and Ideology: Politially Divisive Cases in Appellate Courts - East Lansing, MI

October 8, 2010

The Michigan State University College of Law is hosting its 7th Annual MSU Indigenous Law Conference October 8-9, 2010.  The conference will address how divisive cases are litigated by lawyers, and decided by judges.  For additional information, visit the Indigenous Law and Policy Center Blog.  Register here. kja   

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 23rd, 2010 | EVENTS | no comments

Persuasion and Ideology: Politically Divisive Cases in Appellate Courts - East Lansing, MI

The Michigan State University College of Law is hosting its 7th Annual MSU Indigenous Law Conference October 8-9, 2010.  The conference will address how divisive cases are litigated by lawyers, and decided by judges.  For additional information, visit the Indigenous Law and Policy Center Blog.  Register here. kja   

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 23rd, 2010 | Courts, Law and Politics, Law and Society, Jurisprudence, CONFERENCES | no comments