Monthly Archives: November 2017


EVENTS update:

INTRO TO BLOCKCHAIN & BITCOIN [DEC. 5, 2017]

This is an introductory presentation to Blockchain and Bitcoin. Attendees will acquire a solid understanding of the basic mechanics of distributed ledger technologies, cryptocurrencies, and other crypto-assets. Topics covered will include:

  • What is a Blockchain?
  • Basic Architecture
  • What is Bitcoin?
  • Smart-Contracts
  • Other Cryptographically Tokenized Assets

Where: The LAB Miami, 400 NW 26 St., Miami, FL 33127

When: 6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.

Complete details: Available @ thelabmiami.com/upcoming-events/intro-blockchain-bitcoin/

Registration: Available @ eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-the-blockchain-and-bitcoin-tickets-40125591725


WRITING COMPETITION update:

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES LAWYERS – 2018 WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: DEC. 1, 2017]

Awards will be presented for (a) the best book; (b) the best publishable article, book chapter, or substantial book review; and/or (c) the best student note or comment on a topic dealing with consumer financial services law.

Topic: Address a topic on consumer financial services, but not securities regulation, insurance, or the safety-and-soundness aspects of banking regulation (*works on subjects within these (or other) areas, however, will be considered if they bear directly on consumer financial services)

Awards:

  • $2,500; (b) $2,000; (c) $1,000
  • Certificate of Recognition from the College
  • Travel expenses to attend the spring 2017 meeting of the College @ Orlando, FL in Apr. 2018, where the winners will be honored (the meeting is held in conjunction with the Spring Meeting of the Business Law Section of the ABA)

*In any given year, depending on submissions, all 3 awards, or fewer, may be made

Submission guidelines: Entries must have been written or published between Nov. 15, 2016 and Dec. 1, 2017. Unpublished entries should be typed, double spaced, and in law review format.

Complete details: Available @ www.accfsl.org


SCHOLARSHIP update:

WILLIAM M. HOLLAND SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: DEC. 1, 2017 BY 11:59 P.M.]

The F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association, the minority West Palm Beach Bar Association, will be hosting their 2018 William M. Holland Scholarship Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 in West Palm Beach, FL. The William M. Holland Scholarship Luncheon honors the legacy of Mr. Holland by awarding scholarships to deserving African American law school students to assist them in their bar study preparation for the Florida Bar Examination.

Eligibility: The scholarships will be provided to well-deserving third-year African American law students, scheduled to take the Florida Bar Examination in July 2018

Complete details and Application: Available @ cunninghambar.org/Holland-Scholarship


EVENTS update:

ABA 2018 IPLSPRING MEETING LAW STUDENT REPORTER PROGRAM [DEC. 1, 2017 BY 11:59 P.M. EST]

Inviting all law students to apply, and to share with other law students who may be interested, the ABA’s 2018 IPLSpring Meeting Law Student Reporter Program application is now open! Law Student Reporters are given complimentary registration to the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law’s 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Conference in Arlington, VA on Apr. 18-20.

During the event, students attend the Section’s premier CLE programs and network with intellectual property law attorneys from across the nation while reporting on the content of the CLE programming via social media. This is a great opportunity for students to distinguish themselves in the area of IP law.

Application: Available @ goo.gl/forms/8ybe0ThIMdzOHgQz2

Additional information: Available @ apps.americanbar.org/dch/committee.cfm?com=PT051200 and americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law/membership/law_student.html

Contact: Any questions on the program can be sent to lawstudentreporters@gmail.com

 

ABA CAREER ADVICE SERIES: KEEPING UP WITH LINKEDIN [DEC. 8, 2017 AT 1 P.M. – 2 P.M. EST]

What are the key components of a successful LinkedIn profile? How can attorneys utilize this dynamic social media tool to enhance their careers? What’s new and what’s changed about LinkedIn?

Topics to be covered:

  • Creating a professional profile including writing a summary
  • Leveraging LinkedIn features such as searching for people by practice area, law school, company, title, etc.
  • Adjusting the privacy settings
  • Ideas for managing your contacts and building relationships with this tool
  • Brief overview of social media ethics rules for attorneys

Speaker: Attorney Career Coach Katie White of KT White Law Careers

Registration: register.gotowebinar.com/register/4421320258915109889


WRITING COMPETITION update:

FIU’S WORLD ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION REVIEW (WAMR): WRITING OPPORTUNITY

WAMR is seeking articles, essays, case commentaries, and/or book reviews on mediation or arbitration as it relates to intellectual property (either domestic or international).

Additional information: Available @ wamr.law.fiu.edu/ or @ facebook.com/FIUWAMR/

  • Also available on Instagram (@fiuwamr) and Twitter (@wamrfiu)

Contact: wamr@fiu.edu

 

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BRIEF 2018 SPRING WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: JAN. 12, 2018 BY 11:59 P.M. EST]

It is the goal of the Intellectual Property Brief to encourage discussion about IP issues and to provide an opportunity for students and practitioners interested in IP to be published. As part of this effort, the IP Brief will be sponsoring this competition as encouragement for those inspired by IP.

Eligibility: Any law student in good standing; any practitioners in good standing with a U.S. bar

Topic: An original article that discusses some form of intellectual property law

  • *Preferred Spring 2018 Submissions: Articles that focus on Deference Afforded to the PTO, Appealability of PTAB Institutions of Post-Grant Proceedings, Emerging Technologies, and related issues

Awards:

  • First place $150
  • Second place $100
  • The top 3 submissions will be guaranteed publication in the Intellectual Property Brief

Submission guidelines: Available @ ipbrief.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IPBriefArticleWritingCompetition2018.pdf

Complete details: Available @ ipbrief.net/symposium/writing-competition/

 

ABA SECTION OF ANTITRUST LAW: LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: JAN. 31, 2018 BY 5 P.M. CST]

The goal of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Student Writing Competition is to encourage and reward law student writings on antitrust law and competition law subjects of general and current interest. The competition is designed to attract students to the antitrust law and consumer protection law field and to strongly encourage scholarship in these areas.

Topic: A current topic dealing with antitrust or consumer protection law (*entrants are encouraged to submit subjects of national interest)

  • The Selection Committee will interpret the scope of the subject broadly to ensure that the Competition affords the greatest degree of flexibility in writing on these subject areas

Awards:

  • $2,500
  • One-year free membership in the Section of Antitrust Law
  • Free round-trip airfare and 3 nights’ accommodations to attend the Section’s Annual Spring Meeting @ Apr. 11-13, 2018 @ Washington, DC
  • The winner will also be announced in an upcoming issue of Antitrust, the Section’s magazine, and Antitrust Source, the Section’s e-magazine

Complete details: Available @ americanbar.org/groups/antitrust_law/awards_fellowships/l_student_writing_competition.html