Mitchell in New York!

Mitchell in New York is a reception for alumni, friends, and prospective students of William Mitchell College of Law. If you're in New York City on November 7th be sure to be there!

For details RSVPing and location, please click here!

Law Beyond Borders

We will be offering a new J-term course this year titled Law Beyond Borders.  Professors Winer, Konar-Steenberg, Port and Erstling will offer a 5 day, 3 hours a day course exploring the notion of international and comparative law and what Mitchell students need to know about these areas.  This course may act as a feeder into the international and/or comparative law course offerings at the law school.  There is no prerequisite.  Naturally, because Professor Erstling 

and I are involved, two of the 5 days will focus on intellectual property.

Note from: 
Kenneth L. Port
Professor of Law and
Director, Intellectual Property Institute
William Mitchell College of Law
SSRN: http://ssrn.com/author=444675

South Asian Immigration Roundtable

The Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans is organizing an immigration roundtable focusing on the South Asian community on Wednesday, November 9. To learn more about the event, please click here.

The Midterm Mark

It's Tuesday after Fall Break, which means we've just passed our midterm mark of the semester! Many law students say midterm break is the best time (or the latest!) to start outlining.

What type of outliner are you?
I'm more of an outline-as-you-go kinda gal. But whatever type you may be, outlines are incredibly useful for reviewing and studying.

Do you need tips on starting or honing your outlines? Missed one of the Outlining workshops? Well, contact Professor Zusman at sally.zusman@wmitchell.edu. Let her know what you need help with and arrange a meeting with her.

Chinese Language Club coming to Mitchell!

大家好！APALSA will be starting its first Chinese Language Club. Members can come and practice their Chinese with other Chinese speakers.

If you're interested in another language (such as Hmong, Japanese or Korean), please send an email to christina.wong@wmitchell.edu.

Keep posted for more details!

Forum to Focus on Racial Disparities in Justice System

     The Minnesota Judicial Council’s Committee for Equality and Justice will co-host the Council on Crime and Justice's 2011 Minnesota Justice Forum, "Racial Disparities: Crafting Solutions," on Oct. 18.  The program will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Law School, 229 19th Avenue South, West Campus, Mondale Hall, Lockhart Hall, Room 25, in Minneapolis.

This year’s program, also co-hosted by the Institute on Race and Poverty, will focus on identifying racial disparities in Minnesota's criminal justice system, learning about new research, and developing new solutions together.

     Speakers will include: Judge Pamela Alexander, President, Council on Crime and Justice; Judge Tanya Bransford, Fourth Judicial District; John Choi, Ramsey County Attorney; Richard Frase, Professor of Criminal Law; Rena Moran, State Representative; Perry Moriearty, Clinical Professor of Law; Myron Orfield, Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Institute on Race & Poverty; Kevin Reitz, Professor of Criminal Law; Michael Tonry, Professor of Criminal Law; Christopher Uggen, Professor of Sociology; and Judge Wilhelmina Wright, Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Additional information and registration  

    

     The Council on Crime and Justice convenes the Minnesota Justice Forum to bring policymakers and the community together to develop and implement ideas that will make the criminal justice system work better for all Minnesotans.

Domestic Violence in Minnesota's Asian Community

Intellectual Property Scholarships

Application Deadline is November 4

We are pleased to announce that several IP scholarships are now open for applications.

Submit complete applications in the Financial Aid Office, Room 120, Attention:  Patty Harris no later than 5:00 pm November 4, 2011.

1. Completed Named Scholarship Application Cover Sheet (http://web.wmitchell.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/named-scholarship-application-instructions/)
2. Resume
3. Personal statement no longer than two pages addressing your qualifications and interest in the scholarships.

Criteria:

Baker Intellectual Property Law Scholarship

• All intellectual property students enrolled at William Mitchell
• Students must be in good academic standing and must show a commitment to pursuing a career in intellectual property law following their graduation
• Preference given to part-time students, and those serving in or honorably discharged from the United States military

Michael D. Schumann and Min (Amy) S. Xu IP Scholarship

• Preference given to students from China with an interest or background in intellectual property law.  If there are no candidates from China who meet this criteria, then students from Asia may be considered.
• Students must be in good academic standing

Welter Intellectual Property Scholarship

• Students of good academic standing in the intellectual property program

Barbara A. Wrigley IP Scholarship for Women

• Female students of good academic standing in the intellectual property program
• Preference given to women pursuing IP as a second career

WM's Thomas Tang Moot Court Teams Perform Well at Regionals!

    Our Thomas Tang Moot Court teams represented Mitchell very ably at the October 7-8 regional competition in Chicago.  Ten teams from six schools participated in the competition. 

    Jason Teiken and Tara Kalar wrote the fourth-best brief.  In the preliminary rounds, Jason and Tara argued against the Loyola team that eventually defeated the other Loyola team for the championship and against the Chicago-Kent team that came in fourth.  Jonathan Fischer and Laura Bantle argued in the preliminary rounds against the Illinois team that came in third and against the Hamline team.

     For their invaluable assistance as practice-round judges, our contestants and I are extremely grateful to Lindsey Andersen, Brad Colbert, Sarah Deer, Eric Goodemote, Doug Heidenreich, Mark Hellie, Jill Kalogerson, Ken Port,  Deborah Schmedemann, Mike Steenson, Edward Toussaint, and Tony Winer.  Also, special thanks to Renate Behrendt for handling the logistics.

     Special congratulations to our treasurer, Laura, for her performance at Regionals!

     To learn more about the Thomas Tang Moot Court at Mitchell, please click here.

APALSA's 1st General Meeting of the Year.

Forbes Recognizes Grand Avenue!

Forbes has listed Grand Avenue as one of the prettiest neighborhood in America! Mitchell is really lucky to have the historic beauties of Summit and Grand so close by. So, take a little study break today, enjoy the sunshine and take a nice stroll on Grand.

The First STAND Auction: A Total Succcess

On Wednesday, September 28, the multicultural student organizations on campus held a silent auction to raise funds for more events that raise diversity. To learn more about the auction, please click here.