Brandeis Law Community News

Students requiring access to the School of Law during the COVID-19 emergency may do so by using their active student ID, which can be swiped at the law library entrance.

If your card is inactive, please contact the university Department of Public Safety (DPS) by emailing dpsacces@louisville.edu. In many cases DPS can activate a card remotely.

In addition, during law library hours, a student whose ID is inactive may call the law library front desk and someone will come out to let you in. The front desk phone number is 852-0729. The law library is currently open M-T 8:00 am- 9:00 pm; F 8:00am-6:00 pm; Sat 9:00 am- 6:00 pm; and Sun 1:00 pm-9:00 pm.

UofL Health Promotion and Campus Health Services are excited to partner with the University of St. Thomas Center for College Sleep and Bellarmine University to offer a full-day Sleep Forum on Friday, February 22, at the University of Louisville Student Activities Center.

The forum presentation topics will include:

• The Science of Sleep
• Helping Students Sleep: A Clinical Perspective
• Making the Connection Between Sleep and Mental Health
• Retention and Academic Success
• The College Sleep Environmental Scan: a Campus Wide Sleep Strategy
• Sleep Strategies on College and University Campuses
• Questions and Discussion with Sleep Panel  

Dr. Roxanne Prichard and Birdie Cunningham of the University of St. Thomas will be joined by local sleep expert Dr. Ryan Wetzler. College-level health educators, counselors, administrators, health practitioners, public health professionals, students, and interested community members/ professionals are encouraged to attend.

University Faculty, Staff, and Community Members/Professionals: $30

Students: $5

Cost includes full-day forum, continental breakfast, and boxed lunch.

Register online.

If you have any questions, please contact Sara Choate, Program Manager of UofL Health Promotion at 502-852-8799 or sara.choate@louisville.edu.

Throughout your law school career and time practicing law, you will hear about substance abuse and mental health issues many law practitioners deal with.  Law Schools across the country are taking notice so students can take charge of their health during school to maintain practices which will keep them healthy throughout their careers.  This article, Staying Well in Law School, is an important read for all students.  If you are interested in reading the book mentioned in the article, you may borrow Dean DiSanza's copy.

Crane Writing Competition

Topic: Disability law (employment, government services/programs, public accommodations, education, housing & health care)

Eligibility: Open to currently enrolled law students (J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D.), medical students, and doctoral candidates

Paper's Requirements: No longer than 35 pages in MLA format

Deadline: All entries must be received by midnight, Pacific Standard Time, January 15, 2017

Prizes: 1st receives $1,500 cash prize and the Thomas Jefferson Law Review (TJLR) will consider the paper for publication, 2nd (2) will receive a $1,000 cash prize

More Information: tjsl.edu/cranewritingcompetition or susanb@tjsl.edu 

International Conference on Law Writing Competition

Topic: New theoretical and/or experimental research within regulations and public policy

Eligibility: 

Paper's Requirements: No more than 10 pages while using double column, single-spaced, 10-pt font

Deadline: Full paper submission is Dec. 30, 2016; Early Bird Registration is March 3, 2017; Late Registration is March 31, 2017

Prizes: Best Student Paper Awards will be conferred at the conference (in order to qualify for the award, the paper must be presented at the conference in Singapore 

More Information: http://www.law-conference.org/index.html

Today's article share's types on how to handle your finances as a young lawyer.

All Wellness Wednesday posts are now compiled in one place on our intranet (login required) - in case you don't have time to read them now.

Topic: Full range of alternative dispute resolution 

Eligibility: Open to all JD and LLM law students enrolled as of December 15, 2016

Paper's Requirements: Expected to be between 15-30 pages in MLA format

Deadline: no later than 5:00 pm EST June 1, 2017

Prize: $10,000 cash prize to the winning submitter

More Information: http://www.nysba.org/DRS/

Today's article is courtesy of Angela Lechleiter.   The Stress Mindset:  Friend or Foe? is a good (and quick) read and discusses our responses to different stressors. It also includes links to other useful articles.

All Wellness Wednesday posts are now compiled in one place on our intranet (login required) - in case you don't have time to read them now.

Today's topic is about exercise's impact on the brain.

Thanks for all those who attended Monday's Wellness Fair.

All Wellness Wednesday are archived on our intranet (login required).

We will be updating our wellness resources on the intranet, so if you have any suggestions, please let Dean DiSanza know.

Today's article is about Koru which is a mindfulness training program specifically targeting college students (and grad students).

Did you know you can participate in Koru here at UofL?

There is an all day retreat coming up as well as a four week class option.

As the 1Ls heard yesterday, mediation is one of the most effective ways to reduce stress.  Try it!

Today's topic is "Good Stress, Bad Stress."  This article is courtesy of LawLifeLine, a website tailored to "law student's emotional health needs."

Brandeis has a link to LawLifeline right from our Student Wellness page on the website.

Watch for more helpful tips and tools throughout the school year.