We are partnering with the Black Law Students Association at McKinney to discuss the topic of DEI. This panel event will focus on the current challenges DEI initiatives are facing, as well as strategies for moving forward, especially within the legal field.
Lunch and Learn: Advocacy Through Storytelling Training
Do you want to learn how to wield the powerful advocacy tool of storytelling? Join ACS for a lunch and learn where we will discuss advocacy through storytelling and putting your personal story on paper! Aaliyah Abdul-Mutakallim, a storytelling expert, will be joining us to demonstrate how to create an effective story. Food will be provided.
Are you eager to tell your personal story of how the legal system has impacted you? If so, there will be an opportunity to perform your story on March 31st. Not ready to tell your story yet? No worries! Join us in honoring our storytellers and experiencing the power of advocacy through storytelling firsthand.
Trump and the Rule of Law: A View From Inside the Beltway With Jonathan Kanter
Hosted Jonathan Kanter (former AAG for antitrust under Biden) to speak about Trump's disregard for the rule of law.
Alternative Curriculum: Civil Procedure featuring Professor Mechele Dickerson.
Law Students for Black Lives and the American Constitution Society are hosting an Alternative Curriculum on Civil Procedure featuring Professor Mechele Dickerson.
Swan Social Power Hour Networking Event
This is a networking event between students and practicing professionals to build connections as students prepare for graduation. It will be from February 22nd from 4:00pm to 6:00pm; check in starts at 3:45pm. The address is the Vermont Law and Graduate Burlington Campus at 126 College Street, Suite 410 Burlington, VT 05401. Professionals are asked to prepare for questions about how they got to their position/career and what motivates them. This event is being co-hosted with the First-Generation Law Student Association, so many students will be first generation law students. We highly encourage students at Vermont Law and Graduate School and professionals in the Burlington area willing to meet with students to attend!
Tenant Rights Panel
The American Constitution Society (ACS) will be hosting a tenant rights panel next Friday Feb. 21 from 2:30 to 3:30. The Panel will include Rep. Izzy Smith-Wade-El and Rita Eichman, Esq. from the SeniorLAW Center. The panel will discuss an evolving field of rights in Pennsylvania with new Right to Counsel laws and an increased sense of “Tenant Rights.” Topics will include Right to Counsel, eviction sealing, the importance of local courts, and much more! Feel free to bring your own questions!