Student Services

Mindfulness, Emotional Segregation and Connecting Across Difference - Wed. Feb. 14, 12:15-1:00 p.m. in JG 103.  Mindfulness practices can help us to appreciate the uniqueness (and sometimes even strangeness) of our experience and enhance our capacity to empathize with the experience of others. Profs. E. Emens, K. Thomas, and CLS students will discuss the role of mindfulness in their lives, work, and research. Register here to help reduce food waste.

Graduation Info Session - Thurs. Feb. 15, 12:10-1:00 p.m. in JG 104. Hear from various offices at Columbia about graduation and post-graduation services! Food will be served on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please register here to help reduce food waste.

Bar Strategies Workshop - Fri. Feb. 16, 10:00-2:30 p.m. in JG 101. Registration is limited, if you have already registered and can no longer attend, please adjust your registration to allow for the greatest participation. This interactive session will provide students with a well-structured strategy for approaching each segment of the bar exam. Through engaging activities and practice with bar exam questions, attendees will have the opportunity to develop strong test-taking skills.

Dialogue Across Difference Mini-Grant Program - Apply by Fri. Feb. 16: Grantees will receive funding for a project that fosters a resilient and inclusive community of learners, who can engage with diverse perspectives and navigate challenging conversations with a shared commitment to mutual understanding and respect.

Student Mental Health and Wellness Survey due by Fri. Feb 16 at 4:00 p.m.: The Student Affairs Committee seeks your input through participation in a brief anonymous survey, intended to advise our student-facing offices, faculty, and staff to better support student health and wellness at CLS. The Committee is grateful for your honest insights into our student body's mental health and wellness. Student Services will be raffling a series of prizes for participants, including CLS-branded swag and Flex Dollars for use on and around campus

Registration Services

Thurs. Feb. 15 at 5:00 p.m. ET - Deadline to submit the form for those enrolled in Financial Statement Analysis and Interpretation (L6205) and who wish to take this course for a letter grade.

Thurs. Feb. 15: Deadline to withdraw from a Spring '24 Law School course with the notation of W (via LawNet under Digital Forms); the grade of F will be recorded for withdrawals after this date.

Optional Practical Training (OPT) Certification: If this applies to you, please complete the form and review the F-1 OPT website. Please complete this form on or before Thurs. Feb 15.

Registration Services is wishing you well this semester! If you have any questions along the way feel free to drop by WJW 500, email, or call us (212-854-2668)

Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers

Public Interest Monday: Public Defense in Family Court  - Today, Mon. Feb. 12, 12:10-1:10 p.m. in JG 103. RSVP here.

Community Coffee Hour - Weds. Feb. 14, 3:00-4:00 p.m. in WJW 600. More information here.

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Judicial Careers

ICYMBI: Ninth Circuit Opportunity and Equality Committee Second Panel Discussion. The video, part of an ongoing series regarding diversity in federal clerkships, provides insight into the law clerk application process from multiple perspectives, including a Ninth Circuit judge, law professor, and three practicing lawyers who are former law clerks. You may view the panel recording here, and if interested, the first video here.

Private Sector Careers

ICYMI: State of the Private Sector Legal Market - Jim Jones, Senior Fellow at Georgetown Law’s Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession & Director of the Center’s Program on Trends in Law Practice, reviewed 2023 trends affecting private sector law practice and shared his thoughts on how the practice will evolve in 2024. Please click here to watch the program.