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The 15th Annual National NALSA Writing Competition

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The Columbia Law School NALSA chapter is proud to present the 15th Annual National Native American Law Students Association Writing Competition.

Submission Deadline: 5:00 pm EST, Monday February 8, 2016.

The competition aims to recognize excellence in legal research and writing related to Indian law; actively encourage the development of writing skills of National NALSA members; and enhance substantive knowledge in the fields of Federal Indian Law, Tribal Law, and traditional forms of governance. Current NNALSA members who are matriculated law students at any point in their law school career may enter the competition. Eligible paper topics are Federal Indian law and policy, Tribal law and policy, International law and policy concerning indigenous peoples, and comparative law (i.e inter-tribal or government-to-government studies). Existing work is welcome.

For more information, click here.

 

National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Request for Judges

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2016 National NALSA Moot Court Competition will be hosted by the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) at Michigan State University College of Law, March 5th and 6th in East Lansing, MI. We are expecting over 60 teams from law schools across the United States to take part in this year’s competition. In order to ensure a successful competition for all those competing, we are kindly requesting your assistance.

Brief Judges:
The moot court rules require that briefs be scored anonymously by a panel of three judges. We are trying to get enough volunteers so that each panel will need to judge only four briefs (each of the three judges on a panel will receive and score the same four briefs). Briefs are due on January 18, 2016 and we hope to advance these briefs to judges no later than one week from the due date. We will send each judge a copy of the briefs, a score sheet, and a copy of the bench brief, which contains a guide to the issue and arguments. Judges must return the completed score sheets by no later than March 1st.
Team coaches are ineligible from participating as brief judges. Furthermore, brief judges are exempt from judging any team’s practice rounds or otherwise discussing the problem with participants, team faculty advisors, coaches, or other persons directly associated with preparing teams for competition.

Oral Argument Judges:
We will have a total of four sets of preliminary rounds on Saturday, March 5th. These rounds include two in the morning and two in the afternoon. We will also have several elimination rounds on Sunday, March 6th. We will hold an orientation session on Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning, and will also provide score sheets as well as a bench brief, clearly outlining the issues and arguments. The competition rules require that judges must fulfill one of the following:
(1) passed a federal, state, and/or tribal bar exam, and is a current member of a bar in good standing;
(2) currently a sitting judge or served as a judge for at least 2 of the previous 5 years;
(3) law school graduate currently clerking for a tribal, state, or federal judge; or
(4) fulltime law professor.

If interested in judging, click here to complete registration form.

For full announcement and description, click here.

For more information or if you have questions, contact nnalsa.vicepresident@gmail.com

 

Meet Vice Chairwoman of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe – next week!

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Jessie Little Doe Baird 102215

Two opportunities to meet Vice Chairwoman Jessie Little Doe Baird from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

  • Lunch Lecture – 12:15 pm – Armstrong Hall, Room 114
  • Movie Screening & Reception: “We Still Live Here: Âs Nutayuneân” – 5:15 pm – Armstrong Hall, Great Hall
    Send your RSVP to ILP@asu.edu. We hope to see you there!

Summer Intern Position within the Office of General Counsel

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The National Indian Gaming Commission’s Office of General Counsel is seeking applicants for a paid intern position for the summer of 2016 in Washington, DC. The Office of General Counsel’s summer internship program is for students who have completed at least their first year of law school. The intern is expected to work at least 40 hours per week.

The deadline for the summer 2016 internship is December 1, 2015, and applications are accepted on rolling basis. Incomplete applications will not be considered. For an application to be considered complete, the cover letter, resume, and legal writing sample must be received via email, facsimile or mail by the deadline. Please email Shakira Ferguson at shakira_ferguson@nigc.gov if you have any questions.

Full description click here: Summer Intern Position with NIGC 2016 (AJA)