Announcements
Graduate Student Life Wellness Week: Dec. 6-10
Graduate Student Life is holding Wellness Week for all graduate and law students to participate in. Starting Monday December 6th, Grad Life will be hosting various events throughout the week to promote self-care and wellness, all for free! More information can be found here.
In addition, Campus Recreation is offering free GroupEx fitness classes to graduate students from Monday, December 6-Friday, December 10. A complete schedule of classes can be found online here. No sign ups are needed.
Client Advocacy Tournament Tryouts
The Client Advocacy Team is looking for zealous advocates to compete in the ABA's Client Counseling Tournament to be held in February 2022.
The Client Advocacy Team will be hosting tryouts for 2Ls and 3Ls. Competitors will receive one P/F credit on their transcript. Tryouts will be held December 18, 2021 beginning at 10 am, and December 20, 2021 beginning at 6 pm, in ten minute intervals.
The deadline to sign up is December 15. Sign up for a tryout slot here.
For more information, email cat.usdlaw@gmail.com
Helix Bar Review 2L FREE Giveaway and 1L Mini-Outlines
Helix Bar Review by AccessLex is now offering 2L students the opportunity to win one of 1000 free July 2023 bar prep courses — reducing the stress and financial burden that bar prep can bring. Any current 2L student who takes the Helix Sneak Peek and completes just 10% of the content is automatically entered. 500 winners will be selected on each of two drawing dates — February 1 and April 1, 2022.
Free Helix 1L Mini-Outlines are now available! Covering frequently-tested topics in the following UBE subjects — Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Real Property and Torts — they’re perfect for reference or quick study.
Spring 2022 Off Campus Federal Work Study Application is Available
Students employed in unpaid, non-profit 501(c)(3) or government agency positions this fall can apply for funding through the Federal Work Study (FWS) program.
Students must submit the 2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the studentaid.gov website and request FWS on their FAFSAs. They will also need to submit the Off Campus Federal Work Study Application. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at (619)260-4570 or lawaid@sandiego.edu.
Effective Communication Across Differences: Free Virtual Series
The Law School Admission Council, the Berkeley Judicial Institute, and the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society present a free virtual workshop series "Effective Communication Across Differences." This hands-on small group program, designed to attract students across a broad spectrum of viewpoints, aims to help you hone your skills in engaging in conversations that demonstrate and request respect.
With an opportunity to interact with Ninth Circuit and District Court judges in a 1:2 judge to student ratio, and with specific exercises led only by experienced mediators, this is a program not to be missed! Apply to participate by December 30, 2021. More details here.
Part-Time Student Survey
Calling all part-time students! We would love to get your input from you. Please respond to this survey, tailored to part-time students, to help USD School of Law better understand your needs and ensure its services and programming are accessible and relevant. This is an anonymous survey, so please be candid in your responses. If you would like to follow up on any items in this survey, please send us an email at lawstudentaffairs@sandiego.edu so we can have a conversation with you.
Contact: Office for Law Student Affairs, lawstudentaffairs@sandiego.edu
Students with Food or Housing Insecurity
Any student who faces challenges in securing food or reliable housing, which may affect their academic performance, is encouraged to contact the Office of Student Affairs (Hahn University Center, 232, studentaffairs@sandiego.edu or (619) 260-4588). Please visit the USD Food Pantry and Torero Closet website for additional information including the short registration form.
Law Student in Need Fund
Through the generosity of donors, the School of Law has established the Law Student in Need Fund to provide direct support for law students who are facing emergency circumstances that place in jeopardy their ability to complete their legal education. Additional funds have become available for student applicants and we are happy to announce the reopening of the Law Student in Need Fund application. Please visit the Law Student in Need Fund website for the funding guidelines and a link to the application.
Law students are also eligible to apply to the Toreros Together Emergency Fund for Students. Law students who wish to apply for this fund should first apply to the Law Student in Need Fund. If you are not fully funded or need additional resources, you can apply to the Toreros Together Emergency Fund for Students here.
Applicants may not seek funding from both the Law Student in Need Fund and Toreros Together Emergency Fund for the same expense (i.e. cannot double-dip) unless the applicant is either denied or the total cost of the expense is not fully covered by one or the other. Contact: Office for Law Student Affairs |
