Panel Discussion on Tobacco Control Issues

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The Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy
The Center for Law & Social Responsibility
NEL|B Chapter, American Health Lawyers Association
NEL|B Chapter, Public Interest Law Association

For a LawMatters event, a discussion of—

Hot Topics in Tobacco Control

Thursday, Oct. 7
4:00 PM
Cherry Room

With panelists:

• Professor Micah Berman
  Assistant Professor and Director, Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy
  
  
• D.J. Wilson, J.D., M.P.A
  Tobacco Control Director, Massachusetts Municipal Association
  
  
• Christopher Banthin, J.D.
  Senior Staff Attorney, Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law
  

Refreshments will be served.

Research Assistant Position

Prof. Haynes seeks a research assistant to work 10 hours per week on research, footnoting and bibliographies for a book and multiple articles. Must be financial aid eligible. Experience with bluebook, interest in international law and feminist legal theory a plus, but not essential. Please send a cover letter highlighting your interest and qualifications to dhaynes@nesl.edu by September 30th.

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Professor Russell Engler made an impassioned and knowledgeable case for Civil Gideon before a standing-room only forum in July 2010, as recounted by the Philadephia Bar Reporter

Volunteer with Shelter Legal Services

Shelter Legal Services offers many different opportunities for law students, including first year students, to gain legal experience working directly with low income clients. They offer several legal clinics on-site at homeless shelters and other facilities throughout the Boston area.

Fall Volunteer Orientation: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 6:30PM – 8:30PM

Location: Boston University School of Law, Room 1270

Food and Materials Will Be Provided

***All class years and divisions welcome***

If you are interested in attending and volunteering with Shelter Legal Services, please RSVP by 5:00pm on Monday, September 27, 2010 to ShelterLegalTraining@gmail.com

Have you already attended a training and haven’t yet had the opportunity to volunteer? Email ShelterLegalTraining@gmail.com with your availability. Please indicate Previously Trained Volunteer as the subject.

Participation will be determined by availability and interest.
We will make every effort to accommodate as many students as possible but cannot guarantee placement in a particular clinic.

Volunteer Opportunity: The Domestic Violence Institute at Boston Medical Center

The Domestic Violence Institute at Boston Medical Center (DVI at BMC) is looking for law students to volunteer in its innovative Emergency Department program. Students are trained to conduct educational interviews with female patients about domestic abuse and provide basic advocacy services for domestic violence victims.

Interviewer Advocate positions are geared toward students with no previous domestic violence experience interested in learning about the rights and remedies of domestic violence victims. Each Interviewer Advocate (IA) is placed on a team led by the more experienced Team Leader. The IA is primarily responsible for interviewing women in the Emergency Department about their thoughts on partner violence and opinions about the effectiveness of abuse prevention services. No domestic violence experience is necessary and 1Ls are strongly encouraged to apply!

Team Leader positions are geared toward students who have previously participated in the program as an IA or have prior advocacy experience. In their role as peer supervisors, the TL oversees evening shifts, provides feedback and support to the IA, and works in close collaboration with DVI at BMC attorneys. Students selected as Team Leaders must have some experience in domestic violence work.

For more information, and to fill out an application, visit www.dvi.neu.edu or contact Zoe Paolantonio at z.paolantonio@neu.edu or (617) 373-3939

Public Service Internship in the Family Court With Senior Partners for Justice

Senior Partners for Justice, a unique pro bono initiative at the Volunteer Lawyers Project, is pleased to offer an internship program for law students who want to provide critical assistance to low-income clients while gaining hands-on experience in the family court.

ABOUT SENIOR PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE
Founded in 2002 by Hon. Edward M. Ginsburg, a retired justice of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court, Senior Partners for Justice (www.spfj.org) includes practitioners of all levels of experience, from retired attorneys and judges to new bar admittees and law students, who handle family law and other matters pro bono for low-income clients who would otherwise go unrepresented.
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Interns are placed in the Suffolk, Middlesex, and Norfolk Probate and Family Courts, working directly alongside courthouse staff. This is an unpaid, non-credit internship, but it offers invaluable experience and a flexible schedule that can fit around other commitments.

The program is offered in the summer, fall, and spring semesters and runs for approximately ten weeks. We ask interns to spend at least one full day (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or two half days, preferably mornings, at their courthouse each week.

The nature of the internship is a little different at each court:
• At Suffolk (located near North Station and Government Center), interns staff the very busy Register’s office and have the chance to help the Lawyer for the Day and observe court proceedings.
• At Middlesex (located in East Cambridge, at the Lechmere stop of the Green Line), interns rotate between different departments, gaining broad exposure to areas including Divorce and Paternity.
• At Norfolk (located in Canton, accessible only by car), interns work directly with the court staff members who assist unrepresented litigants, and they have a chance for more one-on-one interaction at a less busy court.

All participants in the internship program will receive support from the Senior Partners staff and invitations to trainings, luncheons, and other events through Senior Partners and VLP.

REGISTRATION
If you have questions or would like to sign up, please contact Dyana Boxley at 617-423-0648 x129 or dboxley@vlpnet.org and indicate which days you are available and which courts you prefer. You may also sign up online at http://vlpspj.wufoo.com/forms/pro-bono-internship-in-the-probate-family-court/. The Fall 2010 internship will run from approximately September 13th to December 3rd.

Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy--Law Clerk (Work Study Position)

The Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy (Center) at New England Law Boston’s Center for Law and Social Responsibility is seeking current day or evening students who have completed their first full year to work part-time (10-20 hours/week) during the fall ($10.00/hour).

The Center works with the New York State Department of Health and communities around New York to develop policies to reduce the availability of tobacco products, protect non-smokers from secondhand smoke, and minimize or remove tobacco advertising. The Center is directed by Professor Berman.

Duties:
* Assist with legal and policy research projects by conducting research, drafting memoranda, creating fact sheets, and working on policy reports
* Assist with workshop preparation and logistics
* Other items as assigned by the Center’s director, assistant director, or center administrator

Preference will be given to those students showing a sincere interest in public health law or public interest law.

Please contact Financial Aid to determine work-study eligibility.

Interested students should e-mail a resume, writing sample, (unofficial) transcript, and a brief statement explaining their interest in working at the Center to tobacco@nesl.edu.

Deadline for applications is Monday, August 30, 2010. Interviews will be conducted the week of August 30.

Any students who would be interested in volunteering with the Center for at least 5 hours a week are encouraged to send an email to tobacco@nesl.edu expressing their interest and availability. Students who volunteer with the Center are eligible for the Public Service Transcript Notation Program.