Oct 30 Fri
2020

Careers in Disability Law and Civil Rights

08:00AM - 10:00PM

Interested in pursuing disability law? Or are you interested in civil rights, and curious to learn more about how disability rights and justice are part of the civil rights movement and legal practice? On November 9 at 6:00 p.m., our panel of speakers will share insights from their careers, answer questions from students, and provide advice about pursuing public interest careers.

Speakers will include Stephanie Herrera, an AUWCL and clinic graduate who worked in private practice and is now an Administrative Law Judge for the EEOC, and Morgan Whitlatch, the Legal Director for the Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities; Nicole Kovite of the Department of Justice's Disability Rights Section; and Megan Rusciano, an AUWCL graduate with Disability Rights Maryland.

Find out more and join our listserv at disabilitylawsociety@wcl.american.edu or follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityLawSociety.

Register here:  https://tinyurl.com/yxqxluvs

  • Information Session
  • Open To Students
Oct 30 Fri
2020

EMPOWERING AND PROTECTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DURING AND AFTER COVID-19: A conversation with the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General on Disability and Accessibility

11:00AM - 12:00PM

“EMPOWERING AND PROTECTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DURING AND AFTER COVID-19” webinar presents the mandate of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General on Disability and Accessibility and its recommendations to empower and protect persons with disabilities during and after COVID-19 and gives an overview of the World Health Organization (WHO) “Quality Rights Materials for Training, Guidance and Transformation on Mental Health, Disability and Human Rights”; and to explore and discuss areas of technical collaboration to promote and protect more effectively health and other related human rights of persons with disabilities during and after COVID-19.

  • Seminar
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Oct 30 Fri
2020

American University Law Review Federal Circuit Fridays Series: International Trade Law Panel Discussion

12:00PM - 01:00PM Online via Zoom

The American University Law Review presents: Federal Circuit Symposium Series

The American University Law Review is proud to announce its 35th annual Federal Circuit Symposium will be held as a five-week series of lunch events held on Zoom every Friday this October from noon to 1 P.M. Eastern Time. Each week’s event will center on a specific legal area common to the Federal Circuit, including addresses, panel discussions, guided conversations, and events focused on Veteran's law, patents, trademarks, government contracts, and international trade.

American University Washington College of Law Professor Padideh Ala'i will moderate this panel discussion between participating practitioners and scholars on burgeoning issues in the international trade legal field. Further details to be announced soon! 
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Information: 
Total 60-minute hours: 1.0 CLE credit hour in Pennsylvania (approved)
Price: $55.00
Please contact cle@wcl.american.edu for more information.

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Oct 30 Fri
2020

LALSA Blockbuster Spookathon Pt.2

08:00PM - 10:00PM

Please join us for two nights of Halloween fun! Movies TBD (expect Part 1 to be more light and Part 2 to give you nightmares...) 

The event will be hosted through Netflix Party and the link will be sent out ahead of each showing. Please RSVP to receive the link. 

  • Meeting
  • Open To Students
Nov 02 Mon
2020

OAE 1L Lab: Preparing for Success on Final Exams

12:00PM - 01:00PM Online via Zoom

This is the first workshop in a series of three designed to help prepare 1L students for success on their final exams.  This workshop will serve as a comprehensive review of academic success strategies. Please contact the Office of Academic Excellence for questions.

  • Workshop
  • Open To Students