RACE & LAW COLLOQUIUM HOSTS POLICING CONVERSATION
The Race & Law Colloquium, part of the LLS Anti-Racism Center and led by Professor Priscilla Ocen, will host Black Lives Matter Co-founder Patrisse Cullors and historian Elizabeth Hinton on Wednesday, April 14 from 12-1 p.m. in a conversation that will reflect on race, policing and the possibilities of abolition. Cullors is the author of When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir; Hinton is the author of America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s. RSVP>>
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CONSUMER ATTORNEYS HOST EVENT ON THEIR EXPERIENCE
Join Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) attorneys working in the trenches to hear about advocating for people’s civil rights, helping those who are abused or physically injured by others’ negligence, and putting an end to injustice in the workplace. Speakers, including LLS alum Joshua Cohen Slatkin '12, will discuss tips and advice on building a professional network and meeting potential employers. More>> | | 
NEGOTIATION TEAM FINALS TO BE LIVESTREAMEDThe Transactional Negotiation Team finals will be livestreamed from 5:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14. During the event, the two student finalists will negotiate a mock deal in front of practicing attorneys. After the negotiation ends, the attorneys provide live feedback to the students, confer briefly in private and declare a winner. The offering is a cornerstone of the Transactional Lawyering Institute. RSVP>> | |
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Byrne Team Hosts Exhibition Event
LLS Byrne Team Members Rebecca John, Danielle Rivera, Rima Sahakyan and Darshan Patel will be competing in the annual Byrne Exhibition Trial on Monday, April 12 at 7 p.m. Presiding over the trial will be Byrne Team alumnus Judge David Berger, L.A. Superior Court. View on YouTube>>
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LIJC Attorneys, LLS Alumni Join for Film Screening
The Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic will host a screening of the film Status Pending along with a panel discussion featuring LIJC attorneys and LLS alumni on the experience of representing immigrants seeking relief. The event will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. on April 21. RSVP>>
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Additional Vaccine Appointments Available
The LMU Vaccination Center has received additional vaccines from L.A. County for students, faculty and staff who choose to get inoculated on the Westchester campus.
Students, faculty and staff can sign up for an appointment here. Additional first dose appointments are available April 15, 22, 27-30, and recipients should expect to return four weeks later for their second dose. Please note, appointments are required and walk-ups will not be accepted.
- Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and appointments must be made at least one day in advance. If you do not get an appointment, please consider adding yourself to the standby list as extra doses may be available daily. LMU cannot guarantee that further first dose opportunities will be available after 30.
- In compliance with L.A. County requirements, appointments at LMU’s Vaccination Center are available to LMU faculty, staff, and students only and cannot be extended to family or friends at this time.
- We are only able to serve LMU community members who have not received their first inoculation. If you have already visited another vaccination center, please remain with that clinic for your next vaccination.
- Within two hours of scheduling your appointment, you will receive a confirmation email with essential information and directions to the LMU Vaccination Center. For further information and frequently asked questions, please visit lmu.edu/vaccine. If you do not receive your confirmation message by the end of the day, please contact covidvaccine@lmu.edu.
- If you have received another vaccine within the past two weeks (including flu shots), please wait 14 days from the date of that shot before getting your COVID vaccine.
- If you are currently experiencing or have recently experienced COVID-19 symptoms in the last 10 days (or have been exposed to an individual with symptoms), you must remain home and reschedule your vaccine appointment after a 10-day period has passed.
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Event coordinators are encouraged to use the LLS Events Calendar for events they want promoted broadly. All LLS events should be posted to the LLS Master Calendar, which has been updated to reflect the law school's virtual event and meeting spaces. Questions? Email us!
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Virtual Summer Tax Intensive Priority Deadline Approaching
For JD students and JD graduates: Take the Virtual Summer Tax Intensive this summer and then an additional 12 units of Loyola Law School tax courses within the next five years to obtain your Tax LLM degree from LLS. In one summer, you will cover several courses of U.S. income tax law: individual taxation, corporate taxation, partnership taxation, taxation of property transactions, and the advanced timing rules essential to business tax planning and return preparation. More>>
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Study Space Availability for Students in Rains Library
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California Women Lawyers Scholarship Available
Students may apply for the California Women Lawyers Foundation's Nancy E. O'Malley Scholarship. It was founded in 2016 to honor O'Malley, a past CWL Foundation president. The $5,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a law student whose prior and current activities and future plans demonstrate a commitment to issues affecting women and/or children in the community. More>>
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