News and Upcoming Events

Melinda Chiang, State Appellate Defender, October 11, 2007
Melinda Chiang will speak about her work as a criminal appeals staff attorney for the office of the state appellate defender, as well as her route from law school to government service. Lunch will be served. Room IV.

Inter-APALSA Mixer, October 11, 2007
Meet and mingle with members of local APALSA groups and local attorneys.

Past 2007–08 Events

Welcome BBQ, October 7, 2007
APALSA hosts a barbecue for 1Ls and transfer students.

Past 2006–07 Events

Diversity Week, Spring 2007
Look for us at Diversity Week this spring quarter.

Wildman Harrold, Spring 2007
APALSA will host an event with the law firm William Harrold in Spring 2007. Stay tuned!

Alex Wann, APALSA Regional Coordinator, and Elections April 16, 2007
The APALSA Regional Coordinator, Alex Wann, will explain how National APALSA works and how we can go to Vegas for the national convention in November 2007. We will also hold elections for 2007–08.

Law School Mixer, March 3, 2007
This Saturday, APALSA will hold a law school mixer with the APALSAs of Northwestern, University of Illinois, Chicago-Kent, and others. The mixer is Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 7:30pm at Café Ciao with free food and drinks for two hours. Café Ciao is located at 939 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60607 (just west of the Loop). Pictures are available here.

Wan J. Kim, February 8, 2007
The U.S. Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, Mr. Wan J. Kim, gives a lecture "History of the Civil Rights Division (50 Years of Progress)." His talk focuses on the history of the Civil Rights Division and recent significant issues the Division has faced. Mr. Kim is an alumnus of the Law School. This event is joinly sponsored by APALSA and BLSA.

Goldberg Kohn, January 25, 2007
Attorneys from the law firm Goldberg Kohn discuss law students' transition to practice.

Professor Huiping Chen, November 2007
Professor Huiping Chen is a 2006-07 Institute of International Economic Law Visiting Professor at Georgetown Law. She speaks at the Law School about China's latest progress in developing and upholding the rule of law.

Yokum Taku, Fall 2007
Mr. Yokum Taku, a corporate and securities partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, speaks on his work as a cross-border corporate attorney.

Welcome BBQ, October 4, 2007
APALSA hosts a barbecue for the 1Ls and transfers on the fourth of October at Maya's apartment in Hyde Park. Pictures of the event are available here.

Orientation, Fall 2007

APALSA welcomes the JD Class of 2009 and the LLM Class of 2007. Look for APALSA at during orientation and the first few weeks of the fall quarter!
 

See events from previous years.