Deadlines

- Today at 3:00 p.m.: Email if you want to revert your rescheduled exams to the original exam date.

- Fri. May 13: Public Interest Bridge Loan application. This LRAP-eligible loan is for postgraduate living expenses. Must submit a full LRAP application.

- Mon. June 20: Enhanced LRAP applications

Student Services

Complete your Evals; Get a Voucher - Tues. April 26 & Wed. April 27, 12:15-1:00 p.m. in WJW, 4th Floor. Student Services will be handing out vouchers for a free beverage from Scholastic [please note the location change]. Please make sure to show a Student Services member your completed evaluations screenshot or make it available on your phone when collecting your voucher.

Grad Toast, Class of 2022 - Tues. April 26, 4:00-6:30 p.m. Feldberg Lounge, WJW. To celebrate the Class of 2022 graduation at CLS, GradComm will be throwing an end-of-year bash. Students will be able to pick up Class of 2022 swag including long-sleeve shirts, champagne flutes, and more. In addition, there will be alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks including champagne, wine, and beer. Food will be served, including Dinosaur BBQ as well as kosher, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free food options. Questions? Please email Grad Committee Chairs: Saaket Pradhan or Rebecca Naranjo

POP-UP SESSION! Graduation Portraits! - Wed. April 27,10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. in WJW, Feldberg Lounge. The Office of Student Services is hosting a pop-up session for graduation portraits. A gown, hood, and cap will be provided by Student Services. No appointment is needed, payment is due only if you decide to purchase a photo.

Tickets are Now Available! Graduation and Commencement: Guests are required to have tickets to attend the Class Day on May 16 and University Commencement on May 18. Deadlines for Graduates to claim tickets are Fri. April 29 at 5:00 p.m. for Class Day and Sun. May 15 at 5:00 p.m. for Commencement. Graduates are required to have a ticket to participate in the University Commencement on May 18. GET TICKETS Log in using your Columbia UNI email address and the temporary password is Lions2022 View detailed instructions with screenshots or visit the CLS graduation website for additional information. Columbia University is committed to protecting the health and safety of its community. Any in-person Commencement activity or event requires all guests to provide full proof of COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test, either an at-home antigen test on the day of each event or PCR test within 48 hours of the first attended event. Anyone over the age of two who is unable to be vaccinated for medical, religious, or other reasons will wear a face mask during all events.

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Registration Services

- Individualized exam schedules are now available in LawNet under the Check Schedule module. If you would like to revert your rescheduled exams to the original exam date please send us an email by Mon. April 25 at 3:00 p.m.

Important Exam Information:
- Visit our Resources page for the Spring 2022 Final Exams handbooks.
- Exam4 Webinar recording, accessible using your LionMail.
- Exams FAQ here.
Please take a practice exam in all four modes on Exam4.

- Spring 2022 Course Evaluations are open until Wed. April 27, 11:59 p.m. EDT.

- If you plan on taking the July 2022 NYS Bar exam, your application must be filed between April 1 and April 30, 2022. Please note that there are no provisions for late filing.

Social Justice Initiatives

- LRAP for Clerkships: Wed. April 27, 12:10 p.m. on Zoom and in WJW, 415.

- What to Expect for SJI This Summer

Get all the public interest and government career news! Read the full SJI Newsletter.

Judicial Clerkships

Today! 12:00 noon-2:00 p.m. in WJW Feldberg Space Join OJC in celebrating the confirmation of the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the 116th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 116 red velvet cupcakes and other treats will be on hand for you to enjoy! Please also take a moment to write a note to Associate Justice-Designate Brown Jackson, congratulating her on her historic confirmation and wishing her well as she embarks on this next chapter of her already trailblazing career. OJC will then mail all notes from the CLS community to warmly welcome her to the Court when she takes her oath of office later this summer.

Visit Office of Judicial Clerkships

Additional Announcements & Events

- Introducing New Writing Center Instructor: Misti Duvall Writing Specialist: Misti Duvall is a graduate of CLS, where she was a Stone Scholar, Articles Editor for the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law, and Teaching Assistant in the Environmental Law Clinic. After receiving her JD from CLS in 2006, she spent a decade practicing environmental law with non-profit organizations in New York, Washington, DC, and Southeast Asia. She then shifted her focus from legal practice to writing and teaching, including several years working with prospective law students. Misti also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from City College of New York and a BA in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Tennessee. If interested in a Writing Specialist consultation with Misti, please email her directly.

- Davis Polk Leadership Initiative (DPLI) Survey: DPLI would really appreciate it if you could take this survey about your views on leadership opportunities at CLS, what skills you have developed over the year, and what additional opportunities you would like to see. This survey will be used to inform, among other things, the potential creation of a leadership certificate program at CLS, under which you can participate in a leadership curriculum and obtain a certificate that will communicate your competencies to future employers. Please complete the survey by Fri. April 29. We are enormously grateful for your time and feedback, and we thank you for your participation.

- April is a big month for Sexual Violence Response (SVR) as it is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and the Columbia Health is hosting events to support building a compassionate community of care at Columbia. Click here for a listing of upcoming events including this Thursday's "Hoping, Healing, Inspiring - A Collective Art Installation" 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Click here for more information.

- The 3rd edition of the NALSAR-UNHCR Public International Law Moot Court Competition, 2022, held virtually July 15-17. This competition continues to be conducted in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as our title sponsor and the Migration and Asylum Project (M.A.P.) as our Associate Partner. Please find the brochure, moot proposition, rulebook, and competition timeline here. Link of the Provisional Registration Form. For any further information, feel free to contact the undersigned or email us.

Today!
4:00-5:00 p.m.
JG, 102B

Democracy in Peril; Reckoning with Inequality, Disinformation, and Polarization: For many people, the events of January 6th, 2021 were a watershed. How have they affected faculty who work on democracy and constitutional order? Have their work and teaching changed? Do they see the responsibilities of the university differently? Where do we go from here? Professor Jed Purdy will moderate a discussion with Professors Olatunde Johnson (Jerome B. Sherman Professor of Law), Kate Andrias (Professor of Law), and Jameel Jaffer (executive director of the Knight Institute for the First Amendment). Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Register here.

Thur. 4/28
Panel: 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Reception to follow
The Italian Academy,
(aka Casa Italiana)

The Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative American Voter Project: Looking Ahead to the 2022 Midterms This series of events brings together scholars, politicians, journalists, activists, artists, students and community members to discuss key issues that influence American voting today. Click here to register and see a list of panelists. Moderated by Neal Katyal, Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National Security Law at Georgetown University and former Acting Solicitor General of the United States. Open to CU affiliates only.

Wishing you all the best!

This is the last edition of The Gavel for the 2021-2022 school year. On behalf of all our teams, best of luck with your exams, and wishing you a successful legal career. We look forward to seeing you again as alumni.

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