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January 2013
Greetings!,

Photograph: Dean Thomas Romig. 

Washburn Law has an exciting line-up of events scheduled in the next few weeks. This email outlines a few of the upcoming events that I believe you will find beneficial.

  

On January 24, we welcome back former Washburn Law Professor Steve Ramirez who will be headlining the CLE session "Lawless Capitalism," based on his recently released book. Professor Ramirez was the first director of Washburn Law's Business and Transactional Law Center. He now teaches at Loyola University School of Law in Chicago.

 

If you enjoy working with students and sharing your expertise, please consider volunteering as a judge for the regional client counseling competition we are hosting on February 9.

 

Our symposium "Employment and Labor Law in the 21st Century" will be on February 28 and offers a terrific panel of experts, including keynote speaker Peter C. Schaumber, former chairman and member of the National Labor Relations Board.

 

I also invite you to join fellow Washburn Law alumni from around the country on Monday, April 1 in Washington, D.C., for our 5th special admission to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court Swearing-In Ceremony. We welcome you, your family, and your friends to participate in this memorable experience.

   

I hope you will consider attending one or more of the many events we've planned to benefit alumni and the legal community we serve.

 

Best regards,

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Tom Romig 

Dean and Professor of Law
dean@washburnlaw.edu

CLE:

Lawless Capitalism: An Argument for the Application of the Rule of Law to the Financial Sector

Professor Steven RamirezJoin former classmates, professors and colleagues on Thursday, January 24, to reconnect with Steve Ramirez, first director of the Business and Transactional Law Center and currently Professor of Law at Loyola University School of Law. Professor Ramirez will discuss his recently released book, Lawless Capitalism: The Subprime Crisis and the Case for An Economic Rule of Law (NYU Press 2012). The presentation is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. in Room 102 at Washburn University School of Law.

 

Professor Ramirez's book addresses the intersection of law and macroeconomics and, more broadly, the underlying causes of the subprime crisis. For more information about Ramirez's presentation visit the event website.

Volunteer to Judge the ABA Client Counseling Competition February 9

Washburn University School of Law and the Center for Excellence in Advocacy are excited to host the Regional Competition for the American Bar Association Law Student Division's Client Counseling Competition on February 9. Teams from Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas will compete. This year's topic is "Employment Law Including Employment Discrimination." The competition seeks to provide students with the opportunity to learn and practice the practical lawyering skills associated with initial client interviews.

 

We are seeking approximately 45 volunteers to serve as attorney judges. Judges not only grade competitors, but also use this as an opportunity to teach students effective client interviewing and counseling skills by providing constructive criticism and feedback after each competition round. This is an excellent opportunity for members of the legal community to actively instruct and participate in the development of the next generation of lawyers.

 

To volunteer, please complete the judges form. For more information, contact Donna Vilander at (785) 670-1105 or email her at donna.vilander@washburn.edu.

U.S. Capitol DomeSupreme Court Swearing-In:
A Unique Opportunity for

Washburn Law Alumni

Washburn University School of Law is pleased to announce a unique opportunity for its graduates to become members of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.

 

Please join fellow Washburn Law alumni from around the country and Dean Thomas Romig on Monday, April 1, in Washington, D.C., for our 5th special admission to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court Swearing-In Ceremony. Complete information can be found here. Registration deadline is February 8.

Employment and Labor Law Symposium Set for Feb. 28. Register today!

The Washburn University School of Law's Business and Transactional Law Center and the Washburn Law Journal are sponsoring the symposium, "Employment and Labor Law in the 21st Century - Changes in the Arenas of Conflict" on February 28. The symposium will focus on the changing landscape of labor and employment law in the United States in the 21st century and beyond. The keynote speaker is Peter C. Schaumber, former Chairman and Member of the National Labor Relations Board.

 

The symposium will feature three panels, each with a moderator and up to four speakers.

  1. Technology, Social Media, and Privacy Issues in Employment and Labor Law;
  2. The Landscape of Private Sector Labor Law in the 21st Century; and
  3. The Landscape of Public Sector Labor Law in the 21st Century. 

Registration is complimentary but seating is limited; register online today.

Calendar
  

January 24

CLE - Lawless Capitalism: An Argument for the Application of the Rule of Law to the Financial Sector 

 

Topeka Alumni Reception

 

February 9

Client Counseling  Competition: Judges Needed 

  

February 22

36th Annual Foulston Siefkin Lecture: Rethinking Administrative Law: The Institutions of Public Law 


February 28

Employment and Labor Law Symposium

 

March 9

Board of Governors Meeting

 

April 1

U.S. Supreme Court Swearing-In Ceremony, Washington, D.C. 

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36th Annual Foulston Siefkin Lecture Feb. 22
  
Sidney ShapiroThe Washburn Law Journal and Washburn University School  of Law proudly present the 36th Annual Foulston Siefkin Lecture on Friday, February 22. Sidney A. Shapiro, University Distinguished Chair in Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, will present, "Rethinking Administrative Law: The Institutions of Public Law." Professor Shapiro will argue that contemporary administrative law scholarship is deeply enmeshed in the design of political and legal oversight to hold agencies accountable, an "outside-in" approach to bureaucratic legitimacy.

 

Shapiro is also the Vice-President of the Center for Progressive Reform (CPR), a nonprofit research and educational organization of 60 scholars dedicated to protecting health, safety, and the environment through analysis and commentary. 

 

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