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Former Chiet Justice of the Florida Supreme Court Charles T.
Wells spoke to students in the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center
on Jan. 20. "As I leave the law school, I feel very enthusiastic
about the talent of these students, and what they will bring to
the profession. I have really enjoyed my visit in the Jurist
Program," said Wells.

A conversation with Associate Justice
Clarence Thomas; Marshall Criser
Distinguished Lecture Series

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice
Clarence Thomas will visit the Levin College of
Law on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 3-4.
The focus of his visit will be interacting with
and meeting students, including a
"conversation" as the Marshall Criser
Distinguished Lecture. This conversation,
which is not open to the general public, will be
held on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. in the
Marcia Whitney Schott Courtyard. The lecture
will also be Webcast live via a link on the UF Law home page, and
an archived version will be available online following the event.
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UF law school first to open all-inclusive
domestic violence clinic

A $449,785 U.S. Department of
Justice grant to the University of
Florida Levin College of Law will
fund a unique collaborative effort
to assist low-income domestic-
violence victims with


agreements expire Jan. 29
Heath Lecture, "The Federal Trade
Commission and the Sherman Act" Feb. 5
Ninth Annual Richard E. Nelson
Symposium, "Local Government Liability
Under Federal Law: Regulating the
Sacred and the Profane" Feb. 12
Annual Mix N Mingle Networking Event
Feb. 11
Center on Children and Families 2010
Juvenile Justice Conference, "Juvenile
Justice: Passages, Prevention, and
Intervention" Feb. 19 & 20
Sixteenth Annual Public Interest
Environmental Conference Feb. 25-27


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quick synopsis of programming,
recruiting, networking and volunteer and
"SHIP" opportunities available to you.


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comprehensive legal, medical,
mental and social services in one
location. The new Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Clinic is a
partnership between the UF College of Law Center on Children
and Families and Virgil D. Hawkins Civil Legal Clinics, UF's
College of Medicine, Shands HealthCare, and Gainesville's
nonprofit Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network.
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How to help: UF Law Haiti relief efforts

While the rest of the UF
community and the world continue
to grieve over the tragedy and loss
in Haiti, UF Law would like to show
its support and recognize the
students, faculty and staff who
may be impacted and who may
have personal connections to the
earthquake victims. As part of this
effort, the law school is joining the efforts begun by Gators
United for Haiti, which is a student run philanthropic project
started by UF students. The goal of Gators United for Haiti is to
motivate the Gator Nation to raise $50,000, for Haiti relief
efforts. Gators United has several collection sites across campus
including Turlington Plaza, Plaza of the Americas, the ].Wayne
Reitz Union, and now the Office of Student Affairs at the law
school has been added as a site. Therefore, anyone may bring
donations to 164 Holland Hall, the Office of Student Affairs at the
law school between 8-5 p.m., Monday-Friday to assist in these
relief efforts.
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Students: Last chance to take library survey


*-1. What if every single student who
l k _- answered the library survey said
i11 they needed longer hours for the
exam study period, but the
administration ignored it because
not enough people answered the
survey? To be statistically
representative of the student
body, we need responses from
at least 300 students. We are halfway there. This is the last
week of the library survey. Please take 10-15 minutes to respond
to the survey. It really is short and easy, and it is a rare
opportunity for you to express your opinions, needs, and
concerns. If you have already taken the survey, we thank you,
and we ask you to tell your classmates to take it because you
don't want your response to be wasted. The survey link will be
live through January 31.


Florida Law Review's Dunwody Distinguished
Lecture Feb. 16


Did you take Federal Courts with Professor
Rush? Then come to the 2010 Dunwody
Lecture and hear the author of your casebook
speak on qualified immunity! The Florida Law
Review presents its annual 2010 Dunwody
Distinguished Lecturer: Dean John C. Jeffries,
I3r. On Feb. 16, at 11 a.m. in the Chesterfield


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Smith Ceremonial Classroom (room 180),
Dean Jeffries will deliver a lecture titled,
"Rationalizing Qualified Immunity." This
lecture is free and open to the public; everyone is encouraged to
attend.
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Faculty Scholarship and Activities

The UF law faculty is comprised of
highly accomplished scholar-
teachers who bring remarkable
experience and knowledge to the
classroom. Keep up with what
they're writing about and saying
each week in FlaLaw by reading
about their scholarship and
activities, as well as their media
appearances.
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Upcoming Events


3Ls, Java With Jessie Jan. 25
Come to the Royal Park Starbucks at 3:30 p.m., the last Monday
of every month, this month: Jan. 25. Don't miss this opportunity
to meet with a counselor and your fellow classmates in a neutral
and informal setting to share ideas for achieving career success.

Take Charge of Your Career Jan. 26
Do you feel like you have no control in applying for jobs? Join us
on Jan. 26 at noon in HOL 345 and Ann Skalaski, legal recruiting
consultant to top law firms, will explain how, in a down market,
law students can use different strategies to successfully market
themselves. Skalaski was the assistant dean for career services
at UF Law from 1991-1996. Before that, she worked at Holland &
Knight, LLP as the director of attorney recruitment and as the
firm's first attorney development manager.

Costa Rica Summer Study Abroad information meeting
Jan. 26
Students interested in UF Law's Costa Rica study abroad program
are encouraged to attend an information meeting at noon on
Tuesday, Jan. 26, in HOL 283. The Costa Rica Program includes
courses in international and comparative environmental law and
comparative water & watershed law and policy as well as cross-
cultural skills training in conflict resolution and the Conservation
Clinic. All students may take up to 6 credits. The program
includes students from the University of Costa Rica as well as
other law schools in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United
States. One externship is offered for a qualified Program student
to work in the Inter-American Human Rights Institute (Spanish
fluency required). Policy relevant field trips are an important part
of the academic experience. The deadline to apply is March 15.
Students who attended the fall meeting and remain interested
are encouraged to drop by briefly. More information can be found
on the Costa Rica program Web site. Students who are unable to
make the interest meeting can contact Program Director Tom
Ankersen or Student Services Coordinator Michelle Ocepek.

UF Law Summer Program in France information meeting
Jan. 27





Students interested in UF Law's France study abroad program are
encouraged to attend an information meeting Wednesday, Jan.
27, at noon in HOL 382. Students studying in the UF Law France
program benefit from a dual focus on comparative and
international law. American and French professors examine
various aspects of United States and French legal systems and
European community law. Both French and American students
also meet with members of the judiciary and the legal profession.
In addition, the program allows you to live in and enjoy the rich
French culture. The first week of the five week program will be
spent in Paris, while the last four weeks will be at the University
of Montpellier in Montpellier. Courses offered include White Collar
Crime (Professor Seigel), European Union Business Law
(Professor Mousseron), and Advanced Torts (Professor Lidsky).
Enrollment is limited to 30 U.S. students. In addition, a number
of students from the University of Montpellier enroll in one or
more of the classes. The application deadline is March 15. For
more information visit the France program Web site.

"Free Market Environmentalism: How Property Rights Can
Save the Planet" Jan. 27
The Federalist Society invites you to attend, "Free Market
Environmentalism: How Property Rights Can Save the Planet"
with Professor Andrew Morriss H. Ross and Helen Workman,
professor of law and professor of business, University of Illinois
College of Law and commentary by Professor Alyson Flournoy,
professor of law and director, Environmental & Land Use Law
Program, University of Florida Levin College of Law, on Jan. 27,
at noon in HOL 345. A Q&A Session Will Follow. This event is
open to the public. Free Publix subs will be provided.

Cover Letter Workshop Jan. 27
A well written cover letter can be the difference between a
resume that gets attention and one that is thrown away unread.
How are your letters stacking up to the competition? Join the
CCD on Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. in HOL 360 to discuss ways to
improve your cover letters to highlight your best skills and
accomplishments. The discussion will also include tips on utilizing
your cover letters for targeted mailings to research opportunities
in the cities you want to work.

Human Trafficking Symposium Jan. 28
To commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation, which took
effect in January 1863, President Barack Obama recently signed
a proclamation declaring January as National Slavery and Human
Trafficking Prevention Month. In an effort to bring these issues to
light, the UF Levin College of Law Immigration Law Association
will hold a Human Trafficking Symposium on Jan. 28 from 4 p.m.
- 7 p.m. in UF Law's Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom
(room 180). Co-sponsors of the event include Lexis/Nexis,
CaribLaw, Asian/Pacific American Law Association, and the
Hispanic and Latino/a Law Student Association. The event is free
and open to UF students.

UF Sports Law Symposium to examine legal playbook as
collective bargaining agreements expire Jan. 29
On Jan. 29, sports agents, litigators, salary cap analysts and
sports law students will huddle up at the University of Florida
Levin College of Law to get ready for a whole new ball game. In
the next two years, time will expire on the collective bargaining
agreements affecting the negotiation of salaries and playing
conditions for professional athletes. The 2010 UF Sports Law
Symposium, "Discussion: Bargaining Collectively," presented by
UF's Entertainment & Sports Law Society, will bring together
sports law experts and representatives from the National Football





League, National Basketball Association and Major League
Baseball to discuss why CBA's exist, how they help players and
owners, and to identify contract terms that will likely be argued
before the agreement expires. The event is free and open to the
public, and is set to kick off at 11 a.m. at UF Law's Chesterfield
Smith Ceremonial Classroom (room 180). The event will offer
CLE credits.

Heath Lecture, "The Federal Trade Commission and the
Sherman Act" Feb. 5
Speaker: Herbert Hovenkamp, Ben and Dorothy Willie Chair, The
University of Iowa College of Law. For more information, contact
William Page at 352-273-0610 or by e-mail at paqe@law.ufl.edu.

Ninth Annual Richard E. Nelson Symposium, "Local
Government Liability Under Federal Law: Regulating the
Sacred and the Profane" Feb. 12
Join us for the Ninth Annual Richard E. Nelson Symposium, "Local
Government Liability Under Federal Law: Regulating the Sacred
and the Profane" on Feb. 12, from 8:30 a.m. 4 p.m. at the
Hilton, University of Florida Conference Center. Speakers: Ashira
Ostrow, associate professor, Hofstra Law School; Franklin Zemel,
Armstein & Lehn, esq. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Alan C. Weinstein,
associate professor, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State
University; Marie Hartman, city attorney, Daytona Beach, Fla.;
Asmara Tekle, associate professor, Thurgood Marshall School of
Law, Texas Southern University; and Steven J. Wernick, Bilzin
Sumberg, Miami, Fla. CLEs and Certification hours offered: CLEs -
7 General CLEs; Certification Hours 7 state/federal government/
administrative practice hours and 7 city/county/local government
hours. For more information, contact Barbara Devoe at 352-273-
0615 or by email at devoe@law.ufl.edu.

Annual Mix N Mingle Networking Event Feb. 11
Family Law Society, along with Phi Alpha Delta, will be hosting
our Annual Mix N Mingle Networking Event on Feb. 11, from 8-10
p.m. in the Faculty Dining Room. We will have local judges,
attorneys, and professors from Alachua and other areas around
Florida, whose practice areas cover a broad range of
specializations. Seats are limited, so please RSVP to hmarini@ufl.
edu as soon as possible. Deadline to RSVP is Feb. 4. Dress is
business casual, and Hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Center on Children and Families 2010 Juvenile Justice
Conference, "Juvenile Justice: Passages, Prevention, and
Intervention" Feb. 19 & 20
The Center on Children and Families will host a conference on
Juvenile Justice on Feb. 19 and 20. Students may attend the
conference at the special reduced rate of $35, but as this is a
conference with limited seating, we urge you to register as soon
as possible (Registration has been extended until Jan. 20). Both
of the presentations of our plenary speakers, Shay Bilchik and
Geoffrey Canada will be broadcast to a room open to anyone
who wishes to hear their talks. In addition, Geoffrey Canada will
hold a book signing after his talk. If you cannot attend the
conference, feel free to come hear either of our plenary speakers
free of charge in the overflow rooms for both events. For more
information or to register visit the conference Web site.

Sixteenth Annual Public Interest Environmental
Conference Feb. 25-27
Join us for the Sixteenth Annual Public Interest Environmental
Conference, "Bringing It All Back Home: Leadership, Land Use,





and Local-nomics" Feb. 25-27, at the Levin College of Law.
Register now to join us for panels and workshops focusing on the
power of local environmental leadership, the potential of
innovative land use tools, and the promise of place-based
economics and agriculture. Free for UF students and faculty!


News Briefs


Social Media seminar archive now available online
= Did you miss the seminar "Social
Media: Promises, Pitfalls & Perils"?
Watch it online. For more
information on the Seminar Series
visit the UF Strategic
Communications Web site or look
for a complete wrap-up and
compilation of findings in next
week's FlaLaw.

BLSA Moot Court and Mock Trial teams compete at
Southeast Regional Black Law Students Association
Convention
The UF Black Law Students
Association (BLSA) Moot Court
Team and Mock Trial Team
c ompeted at the Southeast
Regional Black Law Student
Association Convention in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. Competitors on
the Moot Court Team included,
Daphne Duplessis (2L) and Wilbert
Vancol (2L). The Mock Trial Team competitors included, Jesse
Butler (3L), Sherley Jean (1L), Guichard St. Surin (2L), and
Alfredo Zamora (3L). The UF BLSA Moot Court Team and Mock
Trial Team competed against over 50 teams across the Southeast
and were among the top competitors. The Black Law Students
Association would like to thank Professor Haughton-Worrell for
her significant help and coaching assistance. The Black Law
Students Association would also like to thank the Center for the
Study of Race and Race Relations(CSRR) for making it possible
for the UF BLSA teams to participate and compete in the
Southeast Regional Black Law Students Association Convention.
The Center for Race and Race Relations is committed to fostering
communities of dialogue, embracing historically and empirically
based thinking, talking, teaching, and writing on race, and
creating and supporting programs designed to enhance race-
related curriculum development.

Applications for the Summer 2010 Yegelwel Fellowship are
still being accepted: Deadline extended to Jan. 29
Applications for the Summer 2010
Yegelwel Fellowship are still being
accepted. The deadline for
submission of application materials
has been extended to Jan. 29. The
fellowship provides a $4,000
stipend to a UF Law student to
participate in a Summer Fellowship
Program at the Anti-Defamation
League, Florida Regional Office in Boca Raton. The Fellowship will
last 8-10 weeks, with the student committing to a minimum of 35
hours per week. The fellow will be supervised by the ADL
Southern Area Counsel. Previous fellows conducted legal and





legislative research on a broad variety of subjects including
amending Florida's hate crime law to include homelessness as a
protected category, the teaching of intelligent design in the public
school science classroom, and the scope of separation of church
and state under the Florida constitution. The fellow also handled
constituent discrimination complaints and participated in ADL
meetings, functions and events. The Yegelwel Fellowship is
limited to UF Law students who have successfully completed the
first-year required curriculum, including Constitutional Law, and
who are in good academic standing prior to beginning the
fellowship. "Successful" completion of the first-year required
curriculum means earning a passing grade in each course and
maintaining an overall GPA of at least 3.0. See the Center Web
site for more details. If you have any questions, please contact
Melissa Bamba (CSRRR assistant director) at 352-273-0614 or
bamba@law.ufl.edu.

Thank you for donating
Jewish Law Students Association, Christian Legal Society and the
Florida Law Review raised more than 80 pounds of nonperishable
foods for Bread of the Mighty Food Bank last semester. Thank
you to everyone who donated!


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