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“Ask a Bar Grader,” Featuring Neil Gieleghem
Pacific McGeorge Alumni & Students Planning to Sit for a 2014 Bar Exam:
Have you ever wanted to sit down with a bar grader and ask some questions? Now is your chance! Please join us for “ASK A BAR GRADER” with Neil Gieleghem, McGeorge ’82. Mr. Gieleghem is an ex-California Bar Exam Grader, a long-time bar tutor and lecturer, & author of the Practical & Persuasive Legal Writing Course Book. Join us Tuesday December 17 at 10:00 am in Classroom D. Please RSVP to Professor Lee at clee1@pacific.edu |
Additional Study Space During Finals
Looking for more on campus space to prep for your final exams? We are glad to announce that during the reading period and through the end of the examination period, Classroom H will be open for QUIET STUDY (no conversations) and Classroom G will be open for GROUP STUDY (low conversations) from the time the Library closes until 2 a.m. each day. However, Public Safety reserves the right to close Classroom G if it is not being used after midnight on any night.
We encourage students well taking advantage of these new study spaces and existing study spaces to remember to utilize Public Safety “safe walk” escorts as well as remain aware of their surroundings, especially while utilizing these extended study hours late at night. |
Registration Now Open for Two Pacific McGeorge Summer Abroad Programs!
Antigua, Guatemala
Courses: May 31 to June 20
Field Placement: June 23 to Aug. 8
The Inter-American Summer Program in Guatemala is a truly bilingual and inter-cultural approach to legal education. Substantive law classes are taught in Spanish or English, depending on student proficiency. The program also offers Spanish language classes and bilingual field placements. Learn more here.
Kampala, Uganda
Courses: May 28 to June 20
Field Placement: June 23 to Aug. 8
The Law and Development Practicum in Uganda combines a seminar featuring topics in law and development and speakers in practice in East Africa with practical experience. Students work in teams on projects in a judge’s chamber or legal office. Ugandan law students study with American students. Learn more at here.
For more information: visit mcgeorgesummerabroadpacific.edu or call Bethany Daniels at 916.739.7021 |
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Stauffer Charitable Trust Award $5,000 Writing Competition
Writing a paper this year?! Want money?! Enter the Stauffer Charitable Trust writing competition for the chance to receive $5,000!
The details:
- The paper must have been written during the 2013-2014 academic year.
- The paper should address any matter of major social concern involving California law.
- The paper can be any length, though brevity and succinctness is encouraged.
- The paper will be judged on thoroughness and accuracy of research and legal analysis, organization, logical development of thesis, clarity of expression, originality, and appropriateness of subject matter. All papers should reflect creative thinking.
- Citations to authority must conform to the style for law review articles or the style for court documents and legal memoranda as set out in either BlueBook or the ALWD Citation Manual.
To enter the competition, your final paper with a cover letter directing your paper to the Stauffer Charitable Trust Award Committee must be submitted to the Faculty Support Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 14, 2014. For further information please contact Gretchen Franz gfranz@pacific.edu.
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5TH ANNUAL IMMIGRATION FAIR SUCCESS
Ninety four volunteers, most of them current Pacific McGeorge students, served over 131 applicants with their Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals or Naturalization applications and requests for fee waivers at the Fifth Annual Immigration Fair. A big thank you to all who were part of making this event a success!
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Military Law Society 131,000 Challenge – Thank You
The Military Law Society would like to thank everyone who came out in support of their 131,000 Challenge this year! Over 65,000 reps were done in support of homeless veterans.
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| Last Day of Classes! – Friday Schedule
CDO Drop-in Hours
12:00 – 1:00 pm | CDO Lobby
Bloomberg Informational Table
9:00 am – 1:00 pm | Student Center Table |
CDO2go – CDO Student Center Hours
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Student Center Table
Student Bar Association Board of Governors Meeting
5:00 – 6:00 pm | SBA Office
Weekly meeting of the Student Bar Association Board of Governors. All students are welcome to attend. Student comments and grievances are heard on a drop-in basis. Students who are unable or do not wish to attend the meeting may also contact their class representative. Your class representative’s contact information can be found at http://blogs.mcgeorge.edu/sba. Questions: Mario Walther m_walther@u.pacific.edu |
Contra Costa District Attorney On-Campus Interviews
8:00 am – 5:00 pm | West Room
Contra Costa DA will be on campus interviewing 2L students. Questions: Isabella Hannon ihannon@pacific.edu
Entrepreneur’s Showcase
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Lecture Hall, S-2 and S-3
Questions: Dan Wadhwani dwadhwani@pacific.edu |
CDO Drop-in Hours
12:00 – 1:00 pm | CDO Lobby
Drop-In Hours – Personal Statement Review (SCBA Summer Diversity Fellowship applications)
4:00 – 5:00 pm | CDO Lobby
Bloomberg Informational Table
9:00 am – 1:00 pm | Student Center Table
Lend-a-Heart Therapy Pets Return to McGeorge
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Quad
Lend A Heart was founded by local dog club members to provide their community with the benefits of animal-assisted therapy, and they will once again be at McGeorge to offer students a welcomed and furry distraction from the stress of finals. Join us on the quad and make a new furry friend!Questions: Melissa Hastie m_hastie@u.pacific.edu
APALSA Study Break (Asian/Pacific American Law Student Association )
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Quad
Join APALSA for a Study Break. Questions: Erika Sembrano mcgeorgeapalsa.secretary@gmail.com
Free Massages in the Student Center!
4:00 – 6:00 pm | Student Center
Finals got you stressed? How about a free massage to ease the tension! Come by the student center with a donation of two cans of non-perishable food and treat yourself to a ten minute chair massage. All donations will go to the Sacramento Food Bank. Questions: Melissa Hastie m_hastie@u.pacific.edu |
| Final Exams
Belote Endowed Capitol Lecture: “Protecting Individual Privacy in the Internet Age: Where, if at all, Should Lines Be Drawn, and Who Should Be the Artist?”
5:00 – 6:15 pm | Sutter Club Take a break from finals and join McGeorge Students and Alumni for this outstanding lecture made possible by a generous donation from McGeorge Alumni Mike Belote. This event is free but space is limited so please RSVP to mcgeorgeevents@pacific.edu by Dec. 2, 2013. |
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Registration forms are due to the Field Placement Office
Wed, Dec. 4 – Wed, Dec. 18
Final Exams. Click here to see the Fall Exam Schedule.
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Wondering what your professors have been up to lately? Check out this summary of the faculty’s scholarship, activities, meetings and media appearances through September 31st by clicking here.
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