GAWL - Viewing of The Recall: Reframed

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Please join GAWL-UGA in a viewing of the documentary titled The Recall: Reframed. This film examines the 2018 recall of California Judge Aaron Persky, who lost his judgeship after handing down a sentence deemed too lenient by many in the infamous sexual assault case involving Stanford swimmer Brock Turner. The recall came at the height of the #MeToo movement, and some hailed it as a victory against rape culture, white privilege, and a system stacked against survivors of sexual violence.

Demystifying the Law School Experience presented by HLLSA, MELSA, ACS, ALSA, NLG

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Law students are aware of many of the ways that law and politics interact, of course, and often have a sense of the politics of their professors and the institution. We believe that there are also more subtle, but nevertheless, quite powerful political messages encoded in law school teaching, even by professors. In fact, we believe that those more subtle messages are among the most powerful political messages law school sends.

PILC - Alternative Spring Break Info Session

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Learn about Public Interest Law Council's Alternative Spring Break! Students may apply to spend a week in person or virtually with public interest placements across the state. This info session will cover the placement types, application process, and advantages of participating. This session will be recorded for those who cannot attend, but live attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions. 

A Day in the Life of a Criminal Law Attorney

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Join the Criminal Law Society for a panel discussing the day-to-day of a Criminal Defense Attorney featuring Atty. Natasha M. Dartigue (Maryland State Public Defender), Atty. Imani Carter (Assistant Public Defender for the Western Judicial Circuit Public Defenders Office in GA), and Associate Dean Andrea L. Dennis (Previous Assistant Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland). 

The Bar Exam: What You Need To Know

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3Ls & LLMs:

Join CDO and members of the Bar Examiners for a discussion on what you need to know about the bar exam.

Topics will include:
- Exam registration information
- How to apply for the Certificate of Provisional Admission in Georgia
- Where to check for ongoing updates to various jurisdictions' bar exams
- Q&A

Please plan to arrive beginning at 11:40 so we can ensure the program can begin promptly at Noon with lunch served. Let us know you will be there by RSVPing in LawDawgDash. 

3L State Judicial Clerkship Strategies: 119 Courts with 139 Judges = Lots of Jobs

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Come learn how to use CDO resources to identify state and local judges and initiate contact with those courts as part of your job search. CDO has developed interactive maps with links to court addresses and can help you research which judges are alums and perfect your techniques to contact those judges and secure a clerkship.

So what Exactly do Transactional Lawyers do?

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I’ve heard about this thing called transactional law and that there are deal lawyers that practice it. So what exactly do these transactional lawyers do? 

A few deal practitioners from Jones Day are hosting a panel presentation to help shed some light on this topic. The panel will walk through the steps involved in a transaction process using a prior cross-border deal as an example. They will cover the various stages of the deal process and give perspectives on the roles the deal team lawyers of various experience levels play in getting the deal done.

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