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1L Edition

October 18, 2021

Important Deadlines

All new Columbia students are required to complete both the Sexual Respect Initiative and the Inclusion and Belonging Initiaive modules by Fri. Nov. 5. The Law School is promoting a series of events to help you satisfy your Sexual Respect Initiative requirement. You can find the series' flyer here. The modules ask Columbia students what it means to belong to this community and offer new skills for creating an inclusive campus culture. Check out CCI's website for the full schedule of workshops and other options. Required for new students; all students are welcome to participate.

Student Services

- Skills & Strategies: Studying & Outlining with Louis Schulze - Fri. 10/22, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Most students don’t study as effectively as they could. The problem is that traditional techniques are so ingrained that better methods are rejected because they feel counterintuitive. But the science of learning increasingly suggests certain changes can make a great difference, especially in the study of law. To gain a better understanding of how learning really works, join us for a special S&S session. The session will be led by a guest professor of law - Louis Schulze - and will cover important skills like synthesizing law into “cognitive schema” and using materials to aid metacognition. Among other things, Professor Schulze will help show you how this translates into outlining. So see how to leverage cutting-edge concepts from cognitive science to optimize law school performance! It will likely challenge how you think you learn best!

Contact Student Services

Judicial Clerkships

- Join OJC's panel discussion regarding Summer Judicial Internships on Weds. 10/27, 2021, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Zoom link.

Visit Office of Judicial Clerkships

Public Interest Fellows sitting in a seminar room

Social Justice Initiatives

- Today! SJI Monday: Legal Strategies for Criminal Justice Reform

- Wednesday: Public Sector Financial Conversations with Grads

- View the NYC Metro Public Interest Web Series with attorneys from numerous practice areas

- Oct. 19: What's Law Got to Do with It? Law for Black Lives panel on lawyers who have used their legal skills and training to build the power of movement but not necessarily by pursuing a traditional legal career.

- New Resource: Who Worked Where lists where the 2Ls spent their 1L summer. Find it in the Symplicity Document Library, under "Researching Employers".

- Meet with an SJI adviser

- Get all the public interest, human rights, and government law news

Career Services

- You may schedule an appointment with your OCS advisor on Symplicity. We look forward to meeting with you.

- 1L summer positions are now viewable on Symplicity. You may begin applying to private sector positions on or after December 1, 2021.

- Please save the date for the following upcoming programs and events:

1L Virtual Diversity Expo: Weds. 11/10, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Presenting Yourself in Person: Thurs. 11/11, 12:10-1:10 p.m.

- Haynes Boone invites first-year law students to register for their Virtual Nationwide Panel Series, which will take place over the next few weeks. Details can be found under Info Sessions on Symplicity.

Contact the Office of Career Services

Events

Tues. 10/19, 12:45-1:30 p.m.	International Dual Degree Programs Information and Q&A Session Learn from the Office of International Programs about opportunities to spend your 3L year studying abroad while earning a Masters or LLM degree in Paris, Frankfurt or London in addition to your JD from CLS. RSVP here for Zoom link.
Weds. 10/20, 3:30-5:00 p.m.	Linked Fates, Linked Futures? Re-envisioning African American and Asian American Relations University Life hosts an important conversation in which we move beyond racial tropes to discuss the complexity of Black-Asian relations in the context of the new culture war on affirmative action and the rise of anti-Asian hate. Register here.

Davis Polk Leadership Initiative 2021-2022 Fellows & Grantees

The Davis Polk Leadership Initiative is delighted to announce their 2021-22 cohort of Fellows and Grantees. We extend our congratulations to the following students and look forward to sharing their projects with members of the Law School community soon:

Annah Akhoun-Murat (Grantee)
Sania Anwar (Grantee)
Zhuoran Chen (Fellow)
James Clinton Francis (Fellow)
Yashvi Ganeriwala (Fellow)
Maria de la Cruz Rodriguez Martinez (Fellow)
Onuoha H Odim (Grantee)
Roger Tejada (Grantee)
Simeon W. Toronto (Fellow)

The Davis Polk Leadership Initiative helps students become leaders in their careers and their lives. Through courses, fellowship and grant opportunities, co-curricular and extracurricular offerings, and coaching and mentorship, the Leadership Initiative enables students to exercise self-awareness, identify values and goals, tackle complex challenges, empower collaborative groups to achieve collective aims, and have meaningful impact in the public and private sectors. For more information, please visit the website.

Student Resources

Counseling and Psychological Services

Open to any student, anywhere - click above for more. And CPS's Problem-Solving Drop-ins are an opportunity to talk with a mental health professional about a specific situation that is causing emotional stress.

Schedule a COVID Test

Voluntary testing will remain available through September 30 for asymptomatic vaccinated faculty, staff, and students up to once weekly.

Medical Appointments

Click above or call 212-854-7426 for appointments. Contact Alice! Health Promotion at 212-854-5453 or alice@columbia.edu

CU Food Pantry

Open Tuesdays & Fridays
3:00pm - 6:00pm
5th Floor Lerner Hall,
2920 Broadway (Between 114th & 115th Streetsets)

Financial Wellness Resources

Students experiencing unexpected financial need, including food and housing insecurity, may be eligible for additional assistance. To apply for emergency assistance, complete the funding request form.

Evening Shuttle

The on-demand, point-to-point Public Safety Evening Shuttle by Via has replaced the escort service at the Morningside campus. Additionally, the Intercampus Shuttle runs Monday to Saturday, excluding University holidays.

CU's Public Safety App - Lionsafe

This app not only connects users with quick access to Public Safety emergency services, it helps keep you updated with crime alerts, emergency protocols and critical campus safety protocols. Download it today!

Fall Safety Awareness Opportunities

Throughout September, Public Safety is hosting Security Awareness Days at each campus for students, faculty, and staff.

Child Care & Schooling

Lawyers Assistance Program

A free, confidential service available to law students and their family members in NYC who are struggling with alcohol or drug abuse, depression, anxiety and stress, as well as other addictions and mental health issues. LAP’s confidential hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 212.302.5787.

Emergency Resources

Emergency Text Messaging
Click above to sign up for emergency text updates to receive real-time notifications of emergency events on or near campus.

Emergency Phone #s
Columbia’s Public Safety is available at any time of day, every day. Please store these critical numbers in your phone:

Morningside Campus Emergency Line: 212-854-5555
Manhattanville Campus Emergency Line: 212-853-3333
Medical Center Campus Emergency Line: 212-305-7979