Thursday, September 13, 2007
Class FRIDAY!
Just a reminder that our makeup LSSC class will be held on Friday, September 14th from 12:30-2:30p in ROOM 86. Be there or be square. Actually, just be there - if for nothing else, it's Vanessa's b'day! :)
Field Day Postponed!
Due to probable rain and thunderstorms, the SBA decided to move Field Day to NEXT Saturday, September 22nd at 1pm.
It would be great to see LO 11 there in full force (as we are a force to be reckoned with!), so I hope many (if not all) of you can make it. Should be a great time!
Location: Cleveland Circle - take the green line (B to Chestnut Hill, C to Cleveland Circle, or D to Resevoir). The park is located where all three lines basically converge.
It would be great to see LO 11 there in full force (as we are a force to be reckoned with!), so I hope many (if not all) of you can make it. Should be a great time!
Location: Cleveland Circle - take the green line (B to Chestnut Hill, C to Cleveland Circle, or D to Resevoir). The park is located where all three lines basically converge.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Bar Review - WED. 9/12
This week's bar review has been moved to Wednesday because of the holiday on Thursday. Details: 6 PM at Clery’s (corner of Dartmouth and Columbus in the South End). It si a short walk from the Orange Line Back Bay stop or the Green Line Copley stop. http://www.irishconnection.com/clerys.html
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Great site - PDF conversion
Just a quick post -- if you ever need to convert a Word doc, or any other word processing document into a PDF, this site is free and fast. https://www.pdfonline.com/convert_pdf.asp If ever you are emailing something to a prof/co-0p employer, etc, always convert it to PDF first so that the formatting stays the same and the spell check marks don't show. Ok, that's all. :) Hope you all had a great weekend!
Friday, September 7, 2007
SBA!
I would love it if you all ran for SBA. It's a great resume booster. Oh, and we'd get to spend more time together. :) Let me know if you have any questions!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
NUSL Field Day!!
(Msg from Nick Horan, 2L - SBA vice-chair of recreational activities). The SBA is sponsoring a NU Law field day next Saturday (Sept. 15th) and we would love to get the 1Ls to attend, ideally as law offices. Although the exact details are still in the planning stages, I would like to give advance notice of the date. If the LFs could all inform their respective LO of this event and also tell them to be on the lookout for more information and sign up sheets next week it would be much appreciated. Just to give you a preview, some of the activities at the field day will include softball, kickball, bacce, tug of war, capture the flag, and ultimate Frisbee. Although, there is a potential issue with the Park permit, it will most likely be located at a baseball field near Cleveland Circle. I am reticent to promise anything more definite at this point, but everything should be finalized by next Wednesday. If you have any questions at all please don’t hesitate to contact me. horan.n@neu.edu
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Advocacy Exercise Preparation!!
As you prepare for your first advocacy exercise, please bear in mind the following points:
Please be conversant with the goal of the exercise in the grey box on page 103. To effectuate this goal, you will have to step into your role the minute the exercise begins. The consultations between "lawyers" and "clients" at the beginning of the exercise are crucial. Thus, you should come prepared to exploit your creative interpretations of your roles when you enter those discussions.
When preparing for your roles in the advocacy exercise, please first read the instructions that appear right beneath the grey boxed goals on page 103. Also, go to the LSSC general Blackboard, where you will find:
* A "video clips" folder that now contains three video clips (two with sound, one without) ;
* An article on migrant worker health care access issues; and
* As this meeting may result in litigious or non litigious negotiation opportunities between the parties, you will also find a document on negotiation strategies and styles.
These supplementary materials will give you a sense of lawyering methods and the factual context of your role. Next, as regards your lawyering choices and strategies, bear in mind that last week's readings discussed the real and perceived impacts of culture on individuals and communities. Furthermore, be aware that this week's readings deal with the representational decisions lawyers make with regard to their clients' goals. Both weeks of readings deal with the power dynamics between lawyers and clients, and with the pressures applied to both the lawyers and the clients by their respective cultures.
Observers: be sure to read and understand your instructions in the assignment description. Your role is essential to this exercise, because your observations will lead and inform our debriefing discussion.
Good luck!
Please be conversant with the goal of the exercise in the grey box on page 103. To effectuate this goal, you will have to step into your role the minute the exercise begins. The consultations between "lawyers" and "clients" at the beginning of the exercise are crucial. Thus, you should come prepared to exploit your creative interpretations of your roles when you enter those discussions.
When preparing for your roles in the advocacy exercise, please first read the instructions that appear right beneath the grey boxed goals on page 103. Also, go to the LSSC general Blackboard, where you will find:
* A "video clips" folder that now contains three video clips (two with sound, one without) ;
* An article on migrant worker health care access issues; and
* As this meeting may result in litigious or non litigious negotiation opportunities between the parties, you will also find a document on negotiation strategies and styles.
These supplementary materials will give you a sense of lawyering methods and the factual context of your role. Next, as regards your lawyering choices and strategies, bear in mind that last week's readings discussed the real and perceived impacts of culture on individuals and communities. Furthermore, be aware that this week's readings deal with the representational decisions lawyers make with regard to their clients' goals. Both weeks of readings deal with the power dynamics between lawyers and clients, and with the pressures applied to both the lawyers and the clients by their respective cultures.
Observers: be sure to read and understand your instructions in the assignment description. Your role is essential to this exercise, because your observations will lead and inform our debriefing discussion.
Good luck!
THE VOICE IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD...
Is telling you to make it a habit to check your email, Blackboard, and the LO 11 blog frequently. Religiously, if you will.
Monday, September 3, 2007
This week...
Just to recap, the following "to-do's" are coming up in LSSC this week:
1) Tuesday 9/4 by noon - Second reflection assignment (p. 61 of green coursepack) due to me (via email or in my mailbox outside of Rm. 65).
2) Wednesday 9/5 - Lunch with our LO at Pho & I (unless anyone has other suggestions) . We'll meet by the front door of the law school at 12 noon.
3) Thursday 9/6 - Class from 3:30-5:30p in Rm. 54. Assignments due: read pp. 97-138 in the green coursepack. We will discuss these readings and do the advocacy exercise (detailed on pp. 102-104). Additional materials to help you prepare for the exercise should be reviewed before class and can be found on the LSSC General Blackboard site.
Next week (looking ahead) Thursday 9/13 - 8:30a, WEstlaw training
As always, let me know if you need anything and congrats on making it through the first week!
1) Tuesday 9/4 by noon - Second reflection assignment (p. 61 of green coursepack) due to me (via email or in my mailbox outside of Rm. 65).
2) Wednesday 9/5 - Lunch with our LO at Pho & I (unless anyone has other suggestions) . We'll meet by the front door of the law school at 12 noon.
3) Thursday 9/6 - Class from 3:30-5:30p in Rm. 54. Assignments due: read pp. 97-138 in the green coursepack. We will discuss these readings and do the advocacy exercise (detailed on pp. 102-104). Additional materials to help you prepare for the exercise should be reviewed before class and can be found on the LSSC General Blackboard site.
Next week (looking ahead) Thursday 9/13 - 8:30a, WEstlaw training
As always, let me know if you need anything and congrats on making it through the first week!
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Blackboard Info
Just a few things...
There are two new announcements on the "General LSSC Blackboard" site (https://blackboard.neu.edu/, then "LSSC General 2007/2008"). Two important things are addressed and you should check them out. The first is a link to the videos and article you need to review to prepare for next week's Shack advocacy exercise. The other deals with the Vista compatibility issues and offers solutions. Have a great holiday weekend and let me know if you need anything!!
There are two new announcements on the "General LSSC Blackboard" site (https://blackboard.neu.edu/, then "LSSC General 2007/2008"). Two important things are addressed and you should check them out. The first is a link to the videos and article you need to review to prepare for next week's Shack advocacy exercise. The other deals with the Vista compatibility issues and offers solutions. Have a great holiday weekend and let me know if you need anything!!
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