Pitt Law eDocket: Volume 3 Issue 15 - December 3, 2007
BARCO LAW LIBRARY
1L Lexis and Westlaw Accounts Upgraded to "Full Access"
Susanna Leers, Electronic Research & Technology Services Librarian
Good news, 1L's: on Saturday, December 1 all your Lexis and Westlaw accounts will become "full access" accounts. What does this mean? Until now, you've only been able to access information in Lexis and Westlaw by using the precise citation for a desired document. So, for example, if you wanted to read the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision you'd need to know the citation for the case is 93 S. Ct. 705. Now you'll have the same access as everyone else in the law school and you'll be able to search for cases by party name(s); search for legislation by the popular name of the law (Megan's Law will get you to 110 Stat. 1345) and search all primary and secondary sources by keyword, author, title, subject, etc. You don't have to do anything to get full access, your accounts will automatically be switched on December 1. Once they're switched you should never get any "your account doesn't let you do that" messages. If you have any problems or questions, please feel free to e mail/call Susanna Leers (leers@pitt.edu or 412 648 1329) or contact one of the Lexis or Westlaw representatives.
CAREER SERVICES
"The Career Counselor Is In" The Student Lounge
Pamela Day, Assistant Dean for Career Services
Q & A Pressing Job Search Questions
First Monday of the Month-December 3
12:30 - 2:00 p.m., Student Lounge
Pam, Jen and Mary will be in the Student Lounge to answer your "quick" questions (for more involved questions we will schedule an appointment with you for a later date). So, bring your pressing questions, a hard copy of your resume and your laptop and we'll provide some support and direction in your job search efforts. (And snacks-we'll provide the snacks.)
Event: Allegheny County Bar Association Asian Attorney Committee
Jennifer L. Poller, Director of Employer Relations
Students are invited to attend a panel discussion on "Rising to Judge: The Minority Perspective" sponsored by the Asian Attorney Committee of The Allegheny County Bar Association. The program will be held at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, One Oxford Centre, 20th Floor, on Thursday, December 6 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. There is no fee to attend. Please RSVP to Danielle at dfoster@acba.org by Tuesday, December 4.
The distinguished panel will include the Honorable Ida K. Chen, Court of Common Pleas Judge (first and only female Asian elected to judicial office in Pennsylvania); Carlotta M. Bohm, Esquire (Chair, Allegheny County Bar Association Judiciary Committee); Cindy Dunlap Hinkle, Esquire (Senior Associate at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney; ran in 2007 Butler County Primary for Judge on the Court of Common Pleas). The moderator will be Pitt Law student Nishat Hasan.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Pitt Law Women's Association-Mock Exam Session
Stephanie Eggar, Vice President
Worried about your first law school exams? Pitt Law Women's Association can help. Come to our mock exam session. It will be held on Saturday, December 1 in Room 109 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. You bring a sample exam and we'll bring the bagels!
CONTESTS, COMPETITIONS & SPECIAL PROGRAMS
See Ashley Cramer in Room 202 for more detailed information:
The American College of Legal Medicine is offering two competitions for 2008:
- The Letourneau Award for law students.
- The Hoffman Bioethics Award, for students currently enrolled in a U.S. accredited law, medical, nursing, dental, health science or health care administration program.
Deadline for both awards: January 15.
The Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association's 2008 Leadership Award will be granted to one Pitt Law student.
To be eligible for this $1,000 award, an applicant must:
- be currently enrolled at Pitt Law, and
- have completed at least three courses in the School's IP elective course concentration by the completion of the Fall 2007 semester.
The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship is pleased to announce the 2008 Tannenwald Writing Competition. Deadline for paper submissions: July 1.