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Starting Out Solo – Sept. 29 @ Elon Law

By Melissa Duncan | Published September 28, 2015

Getting clients through the door. Managing the client’s file. Budgeting and staying afloat financially as a solo or small firm. These topics and more will be covered by experienced solo practitioner and Adjunct Professor of Law Practice Management at Elon Law School, Damon Duncan!

Come out to Starting Out Solo – Triad on September, 29, 2015 at 6:00 pm to learn how to manage your law firm effectively. This event will be hosted at Elon School of Law located at 201 N Greene St., Greensboro, NC 27401.
Enjoy networking, dinner, and a presentation from Attorney Damon Duncan of Duncan Law LLP. Come ready with questions because there will be ample time to pick Mr. Duncan’s brain and get answers to your most pressing practice management questions. Starting Out Solo is open to anyone who is a part of a solo or small law firm or is a law student.

Starting Out Solo is free and we hope you will join us. Please click here to register! If you have any questions please contact Jeremy Williams at jwilliams@ncbar.org.

Starting Out Solo is sponsored by Lawyers Mutual of North Carolina and information about their services will be available at the meeting.

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Intersect Conference – Free for Students

By Melissa Duncan | Published September 28, 2015

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Elon University’s Center for Leadership and Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity Education are excited to announce this year’s Intersect: Diversity and Leadership conference will be held on
Friday, November 13th and Saturday, November 14th in the Moseley Center.

Last fall, we had over 230 students, faculty, and staff from Elon and 12 North Carolina colleges and universities participating in an engaging and enlightening dialogue on diversity and leadership, making this one of the most successful Intersect conferences to date!

Registration for Intersect is FREE for all Elon students, faculty, and staff!
Click here to register for Intersect.

This year’s conference theme is, “Tell Your Truth” and our keynote speaker is Clint Smith, teaching, poet, and doctoral candidate at Harvard University. He believes we all share a story, the human story. It’s in the telling, he believes, that we emerge as individuals and celebrate what we have in common.

If you have questions, please contact intersect@elon.edu or check out our website.

Again, thanks for your support and we hope you can join us at Intersect this November!
Dana Carnes, Carla Fullwood, and the Intersect Planning Committee

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Technology & The Law Series: William Moner, Sept. 30

By Melissa Duncan | Published September 28, 2015

Our next tech and law speaker will be William Moner of the School of Communications on Wednesday, September 30 @ 12:35pm in room 107 at the law school.

William’s talk is entitled “Smoke without mirrors: the Web’s great vanishing act. ” Below is the abstract:

The World Wide Web’s hypertext link system provides a significant material basis for information vital to an increasingly digitized culture. This hypertext network requires stable domain ownership and reliable server-based resources to store and preserve materials of historical significance in digital network environments. When resources vanish from the public Web, the information network becomes less reliable as a source of verifiable scholarship, evidence of events, and instances of cultural memory. As digitized and digital materials proliferate, questions arise regarding the method of collecting and preserving sources of information on the Web. In this talk, I will discuss efforts by Web preservation enthusiasts to archive Geocities.com and other sites of historical significance, and I discuss both the value of this information and the restrictions imposed by the U.S. legal regime that influences and determines how Web sites can be archived, preserved, accessed, and used by an interested public.

More information about the series can be found below and here.

Reminder: as all members of the Elon community are invited, please feel free to forward this information to anyone that you think might be interested in attending. Note: those who would like to attend but can’t make it to the law school will be able to live-stream the discussion.

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Presidential Management Fellowship Info Session

By Melissa Duncan | Published September 28, 2015

The applications for the 2016 Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) are open from Monday, Sept. 28 through Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015.

Join us for an information session on Tuesday, September 29 from 12:40-1:20 in Room 204.

For more information about the application timeline, click here.

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OutLaw Interest Meeting, 9/22

By Melissa Duncan | Published September 22, 2015

OutLaw is having its first meeting on Tuesday, September 22nd at 12:40pm in Room 105. We’ll talk about our upcoming events and other opportunities this semester and get your feedback for what you want to potentially see happen this year. Pizza will be served. All are welcome! See you there!

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Student Blog Post #1

By Melissa Duncan | Published September 15, 2015

This post is part of Hispanic Heritage Month and is submitted by Charles Bennett L’Dec. 2017

Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States and a beautiful place to visit; unfortunately, it is not a place its own citizens want to be right now. It is currently 72 million dollars in debt which it cannot repay. The support that our federal government gives Puerto Rico is significantly low even though its government is extremely dependent on the US economy. The majority of the exports and imports Puerto Rico does are with the United States. The island has a 12% unemployment rate and is having difficulty raising revenue. This along with poor government has spending (not considering expenditures based on revenue) has put Puerto Rico in this financial situation. Because Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, it doesn’t possess the same privilege as the states do to file for bankruptcy, so dealing with this issue has become a problem.
Puerto Rico has to follow the regulations of the United States; this has taken its toll on the island. Puerto Rico has to comply with U.S. Federal Minimum Wage Standards while trying to compete with its neighboring islands, all of whom do not have to follow those same rules, and this can be burdensome for those trying to do business on the island. Things are naturally more expensive, and this is illustrated by the fact that costs of labor, energy and transportation are double what they should be. Puerto Rico is already at its limits for future investments. In order to bring itself out of debt its government has to find new ways to increase revenue and make efficient adjustments in its expenses. This is not something Puerto Rico can do alone; it has not being receiving adequate help or support from the United States that it deserves and this has to change.

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Law Democrats Interest Meeting & Speaker

By Melissa Duncan | Published September 14, 2015

Join the Elon Law Democrats for lunch and an interest meeting this Wednesday, September 16 at 12:30pm! You do NOT have to be a Democrat to join us!

We’ll be joined by Rebekah Whilden, YDNC National Committeewoman and member of the League of Conservation voters!

Jimmy Johns will be served.

Meeting is in Room 107.

Direct any questions to Anne Evangelista or Angelique Ryan.

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Hispanic Heritage Month

By Melissa Duncan | Published September 14, 2015

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-¬October 15) in the United States is the period when people recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States and to celebrate Hispanic Cultural heritage and Hispanic culture. September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. They all declared independence in 1821. In addition, Mexico, Chile and Belize celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 18, and September 21, respectively.

Please join in the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at Elon. Below you will find a list of September events planned for this occasion on main campus. Elon Law students will also be providing blog posts for this blog during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Hope you help us celebrate!

September Events
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Hispanic College Coffee
9:40-10:30am
Join us for College Coffee and enjoy Hispanic treats.
Fiesta de Independencia
Patio Area (outside Lakeside Dining Hall)
4:00-6:00pm
Join us in the celebration of the Independence of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Sample food from Spanish-speaking countries, dance and have fun with us.
Sponsored by the El Centro, LASO and the CREDE

Thursday, Sept. 17
The Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble
McCrary at 7:30 PM.

CALJE (Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble) is regarded as the new and innovative force on the Latin Jazz scene. With a global sound and ensemble, this band represents Afro-Cuban Jazz, as well as music from all of Latin America. They incorporate traditional Cuban rhythms such as son, guaguanco, and clave negra with modern Jazz harmony. Through this fusion concept, they have explored writing new music based on Argentinian Tango, Dominican Merengue, Puerto Rican Bomba y Plena, Spanish Flamenco and Jamaican Reggae. CALJE delivers captivating performances and high energy in the form of dance grooves. The music is primarily written by co-leaders trumpeter Victor Garcia and pianist Darwin Noguera. CALJE has performed and recorded with artists such as Grammy winners Howard Levy from the Bela Fleck Group and Brian Lynch from the Eddie Palmieri group, master percussionist Paoli Mejias and legendary trombonist Steve Turre. They have also given performances and clinics across the country and in three cities in the country of Nicaragua. Their debut album “Blueprints” was critically acclaimed, receiving 3 1/2 stars from Downbeat Magazine, as well as other media outlets across the US and abroad.

http://www.calje.org/

Sunday, September 20th
Latin Night in Soccer
Rudd Field
6:00pm
Join us for an evening of fun, music, and soccer as we cheer the Women’s Soccer Team as they play against Charlotte.

Saturday, Sept 26
Hispanic Tailgate
Bank of America Drive
11:00-1:00
The CREDE, LASO and El Centro invite you to bring your family to experience this classic American tradition with a twist. Sample food from Spanish-speaking countries, make friends and have fun with us.

Wednesday, Sept 30th
Typical Costa Rican breakfast
Irazu Coffee Shop
10:00am
Enjoy a Costa Rican breakfast: Gallo Pinto (rice and beans), plantains, cream and eggs at Irazú. Order in advance by 4:00pm Sept. 22nd at El Centro (Carlton 114).

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Elder Law Society – News & Upcoming Events

By Melissa Duncan | Published September 14, 2015

The Elder Law Society currently has the following events planned for Fall 2015:

-Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015- Interest Meeting for New Members (time/place TBA)

-Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015- 2015 Walk to End Alzheimer’s. (Contact Andrew, Mallory, or Deborah to participate and join the Elder Law Society team).

-First Friday of every month beginning Oct.2- Bingo with the residents of Whitestone Senior Living Community. (Please contact Andrew Henkle, Deborah Moy, or Mallory Holmes if interested in participating).

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Deadline to Register for Equal Justice Works – 9/14/15

By Melissa Duncan | Published September 14, 2015

The deadline to register for interviews is Monday, September 14, 2015.

NEWS FROM EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS:

Would you like to connect with public interest employers from all across the country and meet fellow, public interest-minded students, graduates, and practitioners in the field? Then consider attending the EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND CAREER FAIR, October 23 -24, 2015 in Arlington, VA.

There are opportunities for both pre-scheduled interviews and networking with employers through table talk.

Registration fee: $25 per student/recent graduate
Get more information and register by clicking HERE.

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