Feb 21 Wed
2018

Celebrating Connections: A Human Rights Networking Event

05:30PM - 07:00PM Washington College of Law YT01-01

Join the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law for a networking event featuring human rights professionals from leading NGOs and agencies across Washington D.C. WCL students interested in exploring careers in human rights will have the opportunity to speak with WCL alumni and an array of legal professionals who are currently working, or have worked, in the human rights field.  

Registration is free, but required: https://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration

  • Employer Fair
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Feb 22 Thu
2018

2018 International Legal Education Abroad and LL.M. Administrators Conference: Innovation in Education and Administration

08:00AM - 05:00PM Washington College of Law NT01

Program administrators, faculty, and staff from over thirty US law schools will join together at American University Washington College of Law for the eighth annual International Legal Education Abroad Conference, which has been expanded to include the LL.M Administrator’s Conference. This conference focuses on international legal education abroad with a focus on the JD student population as well as information sharing and best practices modeling for LL.M. administrators. Conference sessions will address unique perspectives, innovative ideas, and critical quantitative or qualitative assessments of the role international education abroad has on the global legal community or how the global legal community impacts international legal education. Panels and discussions will touch upon issues relevant to JD and LL.M students, law school international programs offices, law school faculty and administrators, international partners, alumni, employers, and others in the global legal community. The full schedule is available via the link in the right sidebar.

For conference archives or additional information, please visit http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/go_ileac or email ileac@wcl.american.edu.

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Feb 23 Fri
2018

2018 International Legal Education Abroad and LL.M. Administrators Conference: Innovation in Education and Administration

08:00AM - 05:00PM Washington College of Law NT01

Program administrators, faculty, and staff from over thirty US law schools will join together at American University Washington College of Law for the eighth annual International Legal Education Abroad Conference, which has been expanded to include the LL.M Administrator’s Conference. This conference focuses on international legal education abroad with a focus on the JD student population as well as information sharing and best practices modeling for LL.M. administrators. Conference sessions will address unique perspectives, innovative ideas, and critical quantitative or qualitative assessments of the role international education abroad has on the global legal community or how the global legal community impacts international legal education. Panels and discussions will touch upon issues relevant to JD and LL.M students, law school international programs offices, law school faculty and administrators, international partners, alumni, employers, and others in the global legal community. The full schedule is available via the link in the right sidebar.

For conference archives or additional information, please visit http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/go_ileac or email ileac@wcl.american.edu.

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Feb 23 Fri
2018

"Getting High-ly Educated" A Discussion on the Obstacles of Obtaining and Enforcing IP Rights in the Marijuana Industry

09:00AM - 01:00PM Washington College of Law YT01

The IP Brief will host its 5th Annual Symposium. This event will discuss the obstacles of obtaining and enforcing IP rights in the Marijuana Industry. There will be two panels, one discussing the trademark issue of marking illegal goods and services and the other discussing the patent issue of one company’s attempt to monopolize the method of growing particular strains.  A networking lunch will take place after the panels. Come to our symposium and find out more about this emerging field of law!

General Registration is free but required. Please go to www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration.

CLE Registration for 2.5 CLE Credits is $110. For more information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education at (202) 274-4075 or secle@wcl.american.edu.

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Feb 23 Fri
2018

"Getting High-ly Educated" A Discussion on the Obstacles of Obtaining and Enforcing IP Rights in the Marijuana Industry

09:00AM - 01:00PM Washington College of Law YT01

The IP Brief will host its 5th Annual Symposium. This event will discuss the obstacles of obtaining and enforcing IP rights in the Marijuana Industry. There will be two panels, one discussing the trademark issue of marking illegal goods and services and the other discussing the patent issue of one company’s attempt to monopolize the method of growing particular strains.  A networking lunch will take place after the panels. Come to our symposium and find out more about this emerging field of law!

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE