Deadlines for two of the ABA Law Student Division competitions are approaching within the next few weeks.
§ Friday, October 24 is the last day to register for the Client Counseling Competition
§ Friday, November 7 is the last day to register for the National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC)

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Space is still available in the 2008-09 Client Counseling Competition and the NAAC.

Follow the link below now to enter the competitions.
§ Client Counseling - http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/clientcounseling/home.html
§ NAAC - http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/naac/home.html

IMPROVES SKILLS AND BUILDS STRONG RESUMES
If you want to make sure your fellow students have the opportunity to develop skills they will use every day in their law practice and don't see your school listed at the bottom of this message, you need to enter the competitions today!

The Client Counseling Competition helps to strengthen interviewing, planning, and analytical skills, which are so vital for an effective lawyer-client relationship. It is also a great chance for them to meet and network with lawyers and fellow law students from around the nation and Canada.
 
The NAAC emphasizes the development of oral advocacy skills through a realistic appellate advocacy experience. Competitors participate in a hypothetical appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The competition involves writing a 35-page brief as either respondent or petitioner and then arguing the case in front of the mock court.
Competing in any of the Law Student Division competitions looks good on a resume.

TOPIC
§ Client Counseling topic is Negligence and Related Tort Claims
§ NAAC topic relates to the War Powers Act

REGIONAL COMPETITIONS
The specific dates and locations of the regional competitions are posted to each competition's home page, which are accessible from http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/.
§ Client Counseling Regionals will be held February 7-9 and February 13-15
§ NAAC Regionals will be held February 26-28, March 5-7 and March 12-14

NATIONAL COMPETITION
§ Each Client Counseling Competition regional winner competes in the CCC National Competition March 13-14, 2009 in Durham, NC
§ The top four teams from each of the NAAC Regionals compete in the NAAC National Competition April 2-4, 2009 in Chicago, IL

ELIGIBILITY
Please note that participation in the Regional and National Competitions is limited to students from ABA-approved law schools and Canadian LSAC-member law schools (Client Counseling only). Students from ABA-approved law schools must be members of the ABA Law Student Division members in order to compete. The annual membership fee for the Division is $25. Students can call the ABA Service Center at 800/285-2221 or log on to http://www.abanet.org/lawstudent to become members of the Law Student Division.

DEADLINE
Remember, the Client Counseling entry deadline of October 24 and the NAAC entry deadline of November 7 are quickly approaching.

We hope to see your school at the Nationals!

For more information about the Arbitration Competition, Negotiation Competition, Client Counseling Competition and/or National Appellate Advocacy Competition, please visit our website at http://www.abanet.org/lsd.

Peggy Pissarreck
ABA Law Student Division
312.988.5621
pissarrm@staff.abanet.org

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2009 Student Writing Contest - A Chance for Prizes and Fame! The winner will receive a trip to the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL and may have his or her submission published in The SciTech Lawyer. Learn more about the 2009 Section Student Writing Contest.

The Section also offers a variety of student leadership opportunities that are bulleted below. To be considered please submit your resume and a brief explanation about why you would like to serve in a specific role to Maria Gamboa at gamboam@staff.abanet.org before Monday, November 24th.

* Bio Blurb Editor-In-Chief sought; learn more.
* Life Sciences and Physical Sciences leadership opportunity; learn more.
* Technical Standardization Committee seeks two student volunteers; learn more.


Want more info on ABA Student opportunities and activities? Contact ABA representative Hao Nguyen.

ABA Law Student Division Leadership Opportunities

There are over 100 available leadership positions (elected and appointed) in the ABA Law Student Division. Representing over 43,000 law students is a significant responsibility and requires the commitment of our nation’s most talented and dedicated law student leaders. The various leadership positions entail interaction with practicing attorneys, advocating the needs of law students and helping shape the policy of the ABA Law Student Division. The postmark deadlines are quickly approaching:
January 15, 2009 (postmarked deadline)

    * Law Student Division Representative to the ABA Board of Governors (Elected)

*February 1, 2009 (postmarked deadline)

    * Law Student Division National Officers: Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary-Treasurer (Elected)
    * Circuit Governors (Elected)
    * Student Editor (Appointed)

*February 15, 2009 (postmarked deadline)

    * Law Student Division Liaisons to ABA Entities (Appointed)
    * National Student Directors for Law Student Division Competitions and VITA (Appointed)

*IMPORTANT NOTE: February 1 and February 15, 2009 fall on a Sunday. Please plan accordingly in order to adhear to the postmarked deadline. Nominations received by the ABA Law Student Division with a postmarked date after the February 1 or February 15, 2009 deadline, will not be accepted.

All nominations require the signature of your dean. For more election information and application forms, refer to the following links on the Division’s website:

    * Leadership positions and election details:www.abanet.org/lsd/elections/home.html
    * The leadership poster: www.abanet.org/lsd/elections/poster.pdf
    * A complete list of Circuit Spring Meetings and Election dates and locations: www.abanet.org/lsd/spring/home.html
    * Current Division Board of Governors and Leadership Directory: www.abanet.org/lsd/leadership/directory.html

Circuit Governor Elections

SBA Presidents and ABA Representatives from law schools in your circuit will elect the new Circuit Governor during the upcoming Circuit Spring Meeting and Election. Each governor serves on the Division’s Board of Governors, which directs the activities of the Division. Visit www.abanet.org/lsd/spring/home.html for information regarding the upcoming spring circuit meeting schedule in your region of the country. Each school is strongly encouraged to nominate at least one candidate for circuit governor. The Division strives for a diverse leadership and encourages all interested candidates to apply.

If you have any questions regarding leadership positions or the nomination process, please do not hesitate to contact me, your circuit governor or anyone else on the Law Student Division Board.