tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328140202530805672024-03-12T20:10:35.098-04:00Latin American Law Students AssociationBoston College Law SchoolBclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-4828205781760878252010-02-03T23:13:00.000-05:002010-02-04T01:16:47.328-05:00LALSA Newsletter 2/3/2010Hey LALSA!Here’s a quick overview of what’s in our most recent email. Brought to you by LALSA:General Body Meeting / Spanish for Lawyers WorkshopLALSA T-Shirts are in!March is DIVERSITY MONTHRecruiting Latino Admitted StudentsLALSA Facebook GroupOther Events at BCLS: Students of Color Retreat Networking Event with Goulston & StorrsWhat are the other ALSAs doing? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-61338619722887908712009-12-15T00:05:00.002-05:002010-01-06T00:22:41.084-05:00Fall 2009 EventsAugust 28-30: Students of Color RetreatSeptember 15: General Body Meeting and 1L ElectionsSeptember 22: HACU/HNIP Guest Speaker Elena Vivas-HouseSeptember 25: LALSA Social at Union StreetSeptember 30: Mentor-Mentee Kick-Off DinnerOctober 1: Inter-ALSA Outlining SessionOctober 14: Documentary Screening about ASPIRA and Antonia PantojaOctober 19: Boston Area LALSA MixerOctober 21: Spanish Table / Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-54096366112739015572009-04-09T10:06:00.002-04:002009-04-09T10:07:11.272-04:002009 Diversity Programs / Career Fairs~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Bay Area Diversity Career Fair: The Hilton San Francisco Financial District, San Francisco, CARegistration Deadline: June 15, 2009 at:https://basf-orrick-dcf-csm.symplicity.com/studentsJob Fair Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. The Bar Area Diversity Career Fair attracts hiring representatives from the Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-33333150881511311022009-03-11T13:16:00.003-04:002009-03-16T17:55:22.570-04:00Diversity Month Events - Spring 2009Networking 101 For Students of Color: Sponsored by LSA Diversity Committee, APALSA, BLSA, LALSA, NALSA, SALSA. Led by Kimberly Chin and Paul Navarro, this three part series is intented to prepare you for the Diversity Expo taking place on 3/24 at Suffolk Law School as well as several networking opportunities that will become available over the summer.Tuesday 3/10 @ 5pm in Stuart 411Tuesday 3/17 Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-17016001959048816112009-02-25T17:50:00.003-05:002009-02-26T08:52:27.220-05:00Foley Hoag InvitationDear LALSA 1Ls:I hope that you enjoyed The Boston Lawyers Group's "Charting Your Legal Future" event last month. Everyone is pleased to welcome you to the Boston legal community. I would like to invite you to an event that Foley Hoag will host for 1Ls on Thursday, March 19, 2009.While the event will focus on assisting students in polishing their resumes and on providing interview tips, it will Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-79007671521236324922009-02-17T11:17:00.002-05:002009-02-17T11:22:55.239-05:00Spring 2009 EventsMarch 27th : BC Law Open House / Admitted Student Weekend Events – LALSA is committed to helping recruit more Latino students for the class of 2012. We are planning to help give tours during the Open House on Friday, will be planning some LALSA social events for Admitted Students to mix with current students, and will be hosting prospective students who need a place to stay for the weekend.March Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-69491275364797441212008-12-15T10:52:00.000-05:002009-02-17T11:00:41.789-05:00Fall 2008 EventsNovember 6th - December 15th : Holiday Giving Campaign to the Latinas Know Your Rights Project November 7th : LALSA Potluck Dinner October 16th : “Real Women Have Curves” Film Screening October 14th : “Columbus – The Man, the Myth, the Legacy” – Co-Sponsored by NALSA, LALSA, BLSA, and the LSA Diversity Committee October 8th : LALSA Mentor/Mentee Dinner at Big City October Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-14773733714850738372008-03-28T17:41:00.002-04:002008-03-28T17:43:23.843-04:00Latinos in the Law Reception, April 2 at 6pmThe 1st Annual Latinos in Law Reception is next Wednesday, April 2 at Foley & Lardner (Prudential Center, Green Line), from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Several organizations have worked hard in planning this event, including the Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys (MAHA) and the Latino law student groups from Boston-area law schools. The reception promises to be a great way to network with Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-34552051837552765522008-03-26T17:51:00.002-04:002008-03-26T17:53:52.340-04:00Proposed Constitutional AmendmentBelow is the proposed constitutional amendment relating to elections and the tenure of the executive board. The bolded sections are the proposal; the rest is the existing Constitution. We will be voting on this at our general body meeting next Tuesday.------------------ARTICLE III: OFFICERSSection 1. General.During their terms in office, the Officers of LALSA shall be students who are candidates Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-66580586329192657202008-03-26T17:47:00.001-04:002008-03-26T17:49:25.423-04:00LALSA Board Elections: Position DescriptionsThe 8 executive board positions are listed below. Any LALSA member is eligible to run for any of the positions. There is no requirement that the candidate be of a specific class year. If you are interested in running for a position, please submit a brief personal statement (no longer than 500 words) of your candidacy by Saturday, March 30 at 5pm to agudeloj@bc.edu. An e-mail will be sent out to Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-39080119908346900372008-03-26T17:18:00.001-04:002008-03-26T17:19:09.017-04:00Milbank Diversity Scholars ProgramWe are pleased to announce that Milbank is again accepting applications for our Diversity Scholars Program. We would greatly appreciate your assistance in helping us spread the word to first year students in your organization. Applications must be postmarked by September 1, 2008.The program, as you may know, awards at least two students annually with a salaried summer associate position and a $Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-18404444920050594542008-02-15T19:00:00.003-05:002008-02-15T19:03:36.544-05:001L & 2L BLG Mentor-Mentee ProgramTHE BOSTON LAWYERS GROUP2008 MENTOR PROGRAMThe Boston Lawyers Group (BLG) is pleased to announce the 2008 Mentor Program for students of color, who attend Boston area law schools. The Program offers first and second year law students an exciting opportunity to be mentored by a practicing attorney from a BLG participating member organization.The Program is limited to a total of 100 first and Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-62257528563958483922008-02-15T16:08:00.004-05:002008-02-15T16:34:56.088-05:00Cooley Diversity Fellowship Program for 1LsCooley Godward Kronish Announces Diversity Fellowship ProgramCooley Godward Kronish LLP is proud to announce that it has established a Diversity Fellowship Program for first-year law students, as part of the Firm’s overall commitment to attract, mentor and retain exceptional and diverse attorneys. The application is accessible at www.cooley.com/diversityfellowship. For 1L students in the Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-70932135779187767822008-02-14T10:10:00.007-05:002008-02-14T21:13:35.868-05:002/11 LALSA NewsletterHola a todos! We have quite a bit of stuff going on, so read carefully!1) General Body Meeting this Thursday 2/14, 1pm, EW115A2) Spanish Language Film Series with Professor Augustine-Adams3) HNBA mid-year conference4) 1L networking event at Holland & Knight "Demystifying the Large Law Firm Practice"Come one, come all to the General Body Meeting on Thursday. We will have sign ups for communityBclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-67424465998593166472008-02-14T10:00:00.005-05:002008-02-14T21:14:31.040-05:002/5 LALSA NewsletterLALSA!Some interesting things going on this week. Not all LALSA related, but still interesting.1) Brown Bag Lunch: today 12:30pm in EW 2002) Maxed Out: today 3:30pm EW 115A3) Salsa Mixer4) Chinese New Year celebration with APALSABrown Bag Lunch As mentioned by Dean Garvey in his State of the School address, the school has planned a brown bag lunch with Associate Dean Marianne Lord Today, FebruaryBclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-22856890574016610012008-02-14T09:43:00.002-05:002008-02-14T21:17:01.861-05:001/28 LALSA NewsletterWe all just had a fabulous eboard meeting last week, and we have some really exciting events coming up. Be on the lookout for emails for the Spanish lunch table, community service opportunities, networking, and more!This week:1) Join us Friday for a Welcome back Inter-LALSA at Mojitos Lounge! Salsa lessons begin at 9:15, and free entry with your student ID2) ILs, still need help with a summer jobBclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-54286501805162640522007-05-11T22:13:00.000-04:002007-05-11T22:17:27.472-04:00MA Superior Court - Clerkship InfoCOMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTSTHE SUPERIOR COURTSuffolk County Courthouse, 13th Floor3 Pemberton SquareBoston, Massachusetts 02108LAW CLERK TO THE JUSTICES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTOF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTSPOSITION PROSPECTUS2008-2009A Massachusetts Superior Court Clerkship offers a dynamic legal environment. This trial court clerkship provides an unmatched opportunity to do intensive Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-66396321216923741132007-04-22T22:38:00.000-04:002007-04-22T22:39:14.358-04:00LALSA Newsletter 4/16/07 - 4/21/07In this Issue:- LALSA Events and Reminders including:-----Course Selection/ Law Journal Info Session THIS Thursday-----LALSA Bar Review THIS Friday-----LALSA Banquet Info- Job Fair, Conferences, Etc.-----Latino Law & Public Policy Conference THIS Thursday-----BLG Job Fair Info***-----Felix Arroyo's Birthday Party InvitationLALSA EVENTS & REMINDERS ---------------------------------------------Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-9012420964202583762007-03-26T17:23:00.000-04:002007-03-26T17:24:45.312-04:00LALSA Newsletter 3/26/07 - 4/1/07****LAST DAY FOR ELECTION NOMINATIONS!!! ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE IN BY MIDNIGHT TODAY! FOR MORE INFO ON POSITIONS GO TO: http://bclalsa.blogspot.com/2007/03/2007-2008-lalsa-elections.html. ********Check out the new bclalsa blog at http://bclalsa.blogspot.com/ for events and info ******DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK'S PROSPECTIVES ON LATINO LEADERSHIP IN MA?Check out a paritial taping of the event at: Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-11739002754469029852007-03-19T14:10:00.000-04:002007-03-19T14:13:40.740-04:00VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HOUSE ADMITTED LATINO STUDENTSWe need hosts for the night of March 29th as well as for March 30th, 31st and April 1. You do not have to house a student for more than one night. Please email bclalsa@gmail.com if you want to find out more and/or volunteer. This will be a great way to meet admitted students and share your thoughts on BC, boston, etc.Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-55224821946882246242007-03-19T14:07:00.000-04:002007-03-19T14:10:24.009-04:00Taste of Diversity at BC -- March 29Date: Thursday, March 29th from 4-7pmLocation: Barat HouseCome join us celebrate diversity month with lots of food, music, capoeira, and more.This event is co-sponsored by: APALSA, BLSA, LALSA, SALSA, JLSA, IALSA, LAMBDA and LSA Diversity CommitteeFor more info contact: Jonathan Agudelo at agudeloj@bc.eduBclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-9273074827081144452007-03-17T12:54:00.000-04:002007-03-17T12:56:59.366-04:00Perspectives on Latino Leadership in MassachusettsDate: Wednesday March 21, 2007 @ 5:30Location: Stuart 414 (Faculty Lounge)Please come listen to City Councillor, Felix D. Arroyo and Judge, Diana Maldonado discuss their perspectives on Latino Leadership.FREE Dinner ProvidedCo-Sponsored by: LALSA & LSA Diversity CommitteeFor more info: Contact BCLALSA@gmail.comBclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-63982389277223418982007-03-17T12:49:00.000-04:002007-03-17T15:20:47.963-04:002007-2008 LALSA ELECTIONSIt is that time of the year and we are getting ready for LALSA's e-board elections. The elections will take place at our general body meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, April 3th in EW 400 at 12:30. At the meeting, all candidates will have the opportunity to make a short speech and LALSA members will have the opportunities to ask questions. VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE MEETING AFTER ALL Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332814020253080567.post-54980500849106206762007-01-16T21:51:00.000-05:002007-01-16T21:53:04.547-05:00January 24, 2007 – GUEST SPEAKER PROFESSOR MICHAEL OLIVASTime: 5pmLocation: Stuart 414 - Faculty LoungeSponsored by: LALSA & ACSBrazilian Food will be providedPlease come to hear guest speaker Professor Michael Olivas of University of Houston talk about his book: "Colored Men" and "Hombres Aqui": Hernandez v. Texas and the Emergence of Mexican American Lawyering. Professor Olivas will discuss the litigation history of Hernandez v. Texas, the 1954 Bclalsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751258099521091214noreply@blogger.com0