Docket Information

The Docket is the Law School's official means of communicating important administrative announcements and many Law School events to the student body. The Docket is published weekly [bi-weekly June-August] only in electronic form and the complete contents are contained in this site. Students are responsible for all information in each issue. In addition, please check both your e-mail accounts and pendaflex mail folders daily for important faculty and administrative communications disseminated after the week's Docket has been published.

Unless you request otherwise, announcements will appear in one issue only.

Notices for the calendar (not the Docket) should be directed to Karen Moore, moorekl@umich.edu or 764.0514.

Docket Web-based Submission Form

The Docket accepts announcements on a Web based submission form. The article submission form is available at http://cgi2.www.law.umich.edu/_Docketposting/DocketSubmissionForm.asp. Our deadline remains 1:00 p.m. Wednesday for publication the following Monday (Docket Schedule).

Deadlines

Law School Checklist For Senior Day
Event Contact: Janet Graf, jangraf@umich.edu, 734.615.4535

The 2005 Law School Senior Day will be held on Saturday, May 7 at 2:00 p.m. in Hill Auditorium. The ceremony is open to the public therefore no tickets are necessary. Please make note of these important Senior Day deadlines:

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Exams & Registration

Ohio Bar Takers
The Supreme Court of Ohio requires that students taking their bar exam complete one hour of alcohol & substance abuse training. Diane Nafranowitz, MSW and Director of the Lawyer’s Club will conduct this training on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 from 10:00 a.m. ­ 11:00 a.m. in the Lawyer’s Club Faculty Dining Room. Advanced sign-up is required in the Office of the Registrar, 300 HH or by e-mailing lawrecords@umich.edu.

Taking Law School Exams
Exams are administered by the Law School Office of the Registrar.

I. General Guidelines
II. Laptop Exam Guidelines
III. Hand Writing Exam Guidelines
IV. Take Home Exam Guidelines
V. Scheduling Special Examinations
VI. Questions

I. General Guidelines

1. You need a computer generated exam identification number (ExamID) for each exam. To obtain your list of ExamID numbers:
Go to the Law school web site www.law.umich.edu
Click on Current students
Click on Registrar’s Office
Click on "Exam Identification Numbers, Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail), and Bar Selection"
Enter your unique name and password at the login page
Click on "View my Exam ID’s for the…"
If you have any trouble, please contact us via e-mail at lawrecords@umich.edu or stop by the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 Hutchins Hall, as soon as possible.

2. Please refer to the Winter 2005 Final Exam Schedule for dates, times, and rooms for your exams (the Final Exam Schedule will be posted by the end of March). The Tentative Exam Schedule is currently posted in the lobby of the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 Hutchins Hall; on the first floor bulletin board across from the elevator; available via the touch-screen kiosks located in the computer lab, Reading Room, and student lounge; and on the Law School Registrar’s Office Web site.

3. Report to the exam room twenty-five (25) minutes prior to the exam start time.

4. The proctor will provide exam procedure information. Pay special attention to these announcements!

5. Law school exams are anonymous, and self-identification of any kind is not permitted. NEVER put your name, class level or personal comments (which might identify you) anywhere on your exam materials.

6. Sit every other seat in the exam room.

7. Do not converse in the exam room.

8. Students must turn-off the ringers/buzzers on all watches, cell phones, Palm Pilots, and pagers. Cell phones, Palm Pilots, and pagers must be stored out of sight.

9. Walkman, radios, and other types of tape-recording/playing equipment are not permitted in exam rooms. Students may not listen to music during the exam.

10. Briefcases, knapsacks, backpacks, and purses must be kept on the floor, at the owner’s feet, during the exam.

11. Any materials taken into an exam room must remain in clear sight of the proctor.

12. Your exam will be given to you face down; do not turn over the exam until you are told to do so by the proctor.

13. When the exam requires you to complete a computer scantron sheet, drop the "E" (this is the only time you will do this) and write your ExamID number in the lower left section under "UM ID Number" and blacken the appropriate circles.

14. Report immediately to the proctor if you become ill during the exam. Do not wait until the exam is over.

15. Some Law School clocks do not function properly. Rely on the proctors as the official timekeepers.

16. If you arrive after the exam has started, do not try to enter the exam room, go directly to the Registrar’s Office, 300 Hutchins Hall, to see one of the Assistant Deans of Students.

17. You may leave the exam room without permission from the proctor. Do not take the exam or any materials with you.

18. Report problems (general or personal) to the proctor.

19. Report cheating or other significant complaints to the proctor.

20. At the approach of the end of the exam, a thirty (30) minute warning and a ten (10) minute warning will be announced.

21. When the "STOP TYPING or STOP WRITING" command is given, you must stop typing or writing immediately! Failure to stop upon the final command will result in charges of exam procedure violation and the extra time will be reported to the professor.

22. At the end of the exam, if you still need to write your exam information on the diskette label, write your exam information on the bluebooks, number the bluebooks, write your exam identification number (ExamID) on exam questions, etc., you must do so in front of the proctor when you hand in your exam materials.

23. You must form a single line to turn in your exam materials to the proctor.

24. Noise is distracting. Once you have handed your disk/bluebooks to the proctor, return to your seat, quietly collect your belongings and leave the exam room. Care should be taken not to slam doors or make noise when leaving the exam room. Do not loiter in the hallway to talk with fellow students. Clear the hallway as quickly as possible. Be considerate of fellow students who are still taking exams!

II. Laptop Exam Guidelines

1. Students are responsible for providing their own equipment.

2. You must use a PC for a laptop exam. If you do not have a PC or yours is broken, consider renting a laptop from Computer Alley (4395 Jackson Rd., 734.769.8230) or borrowing one from a friend. You may use any laptop on which the current version of the Electronic Bluebook (EBB) exam software has been installed and successfully activated. Apple laptops cannot be used to take laptop exams.
Rented or Borrowed Laptops: If you are renting or borrowing a laptop to take EBB exams, please see an IT staff member to move all exams taken on that laptop to the network before returning the laptop to its owner or vendor.

3. Please see the EBB Web site under "EBB General Information" for technical and minimum system requirements.

4. Wireless cards are not required, but they are strongly recommended. Wireless cards are recommended so that your exam can be saved to a third location: the Law School network. If you do not have a wireless card in your laptop, the exam will be saved to your hard drive automatically every 30 seconds during the exam and to the disk or flash drive at the end of the exam, but not to the network. Internet access is normally not permitted during any exam (unless the professor specifically requests it, but that's rare).
NEW for Winter 2005: Student access to the Law School's wireless network will be controlled by the Law School's Information Technology department during the exam period. For example, during the block of time that you are scheduled to be taking an in-class exam, your wireless access may be restricted to FTP exam file transfer only (no Internet).

5. Bring your AC plug-in cord. Do not rely on your battery!

6. Make sure your battery is fully charged, in case you need it as a back-up.

7. Please mute your speaker volume before the start of an exam.

8. You must have a 3.5" floppy or Zip drive and the capability to save to a disk ­OR­ you must have a CD writable drive (Windows XP is required for the CD option) ­OR­ your laptop must have a USB port if you choose to use a USB flash/pen drive [hereinafter "flash drive"].

9. One formatted 3.5" floppy disk, Zip disk (100mb or 250mb), or CD will be provided to you at the exam. You should not bring your own floppy disk, Zip disk, or CD.

10. Flash drives will not be provided. The use of a flash drive is optional. If you choose this option, you must provide one flash drive for each laptop exam (8 MB is sufficient). The recommended resource for affordable flash drives is the U-M Computer Showcase located in the basement of the Michigan Union (e.g., 32MB Lexar Jump Drive for $14). Flash drives will be returned to you after the exam period ends. In the exam room, please insert your flash drive into the USB port prior to turning on your laptop so that the drive is recognized at start-up. At the conclusion of the exam, please follow the proctor’s specific instructions about when and how to remove your flash drive. The proctor will supply you with a labeled anti-static plastic bag in which you will place your flash drive at the end of the exam.

11. Saving to CD (WinXP users only): If you have a CD writable drive AND Windows XP you may choose to save your exam on CD. CDs will be provided by the proctor at the exam. Please note that writing to a CD takes longer than if you were saving to a disk ­ please be patient while your exam is written to the CD.
NEW for Winter 2005: We are discouraging the use of CDs for saving exams (instead, we suggest flash drives, which are provided by the student -- see item #10 above regarding flash drives) but we will continue to support CD saving THIS TERM ONLY. After the Winter 2005 term, saving exams to CD will no longer be an option.

12. NEW: Winter 2005 is the last term for CD, floppy & Zip drive saving. Support for CDs, floppies, and Zip drives are being phased out -- we will continue to support CD, floppy, and Zip drive saving THIS TERM ONLY. Next semester, students may only use flash drives to save EBB exams.

13. Laptop exam takers with Zip drives: If you have a 750 Zip drive, please ask for a 250mb Zip disk when the proctor hands out the disks. A 100mb Zip disk will be given to you unless you specifically request a 250mb disk.

14. External drives: If you use an external floppy, Zip, CD, or flash drive for your exams, make sure to plug it into the port prior to turning on your laptop so that the drive is recognized at start-up. Please make sure to test your External Drive with the EBB exam software prior to taking an actual exam!

15. Students must install and activate the current version of the Electronic Bluebook (EBB) software by the DEADLINE: April 19, 2005, at NOON. The EBB Web site address is: http://cgi2.www.law.umich.edu/EBBTest/Home.aspx. If you have not successfully activated EBB on your laptop by the deadline, plan to hand write your exams. After successfully validating two EBB test files on the EBB Web site, you will receive a "key" code to activate the EBB software for taking laptop exams. The EBB Web site is the only location from which you can download the current version of the EBB software; prior versions of EBB will not be usable for the Winter 2005 exam period.

16. We have the Electronic Bluebook program available on CD for those of you who are unable to download EBB through the Internet. By the April 19th-Noon deadline, bring your laptop to the Law School Registrar’s Office, 300 Hutchins Hall, to sign out a CD and load the program. You cannot remove this CD from the lobby area of the Registrar’s Office. After installation, you may submit EBB test files for validation and complete the EBB activation process using one of the computer terminals located in the Registrar’s Office lobby.

17. You will be required to test EBB in both Blocked and Unblocked mode, even if you are not taking both types of exams. The purpose of submitting the test files for validation on the EBB Web site is to confirm that your laptop works well with EBB and produces valid files (with all of your exam answers intact).

18. Unblocked means that you can access files on your laptop for research during the exam. Blocked means that you won’t be able to access files on your laptop during the exam.
NEW for Winter 2005: If you have a wireless card, please turn it ON for both types of exams (Blocked AND Unblocked), log in to the Law School wireless network (prior to starting up EBB), and keep the Bluesocket pop-up box open while taking an EBB exam so that the exam can be saved to the Law School network.

19. Please consult the Final Exam Schedule to find out what type of laptop usage is allowed, if any, for each of your exams. The Final Exam Schedule will indicate whether an exam is "Laptop-Blocked," "Laptop-Unblocked," "NLA" (No Laptop Allowed) or "Laptop for Research Only."

20. You must use a laptop computer on which the current version of the EBB software has been installed and successfully activated to take your final exams. Any settings you change on your laptop subsequent to EBB activation should be changed back prior to taking an exam using EBB.

21. Set up a "Laptop Exams" Power Settings Profile and make sure to select it before taking a laptop exam. This is very important to minimize the chance of your laptop freezing during an exam. Power Settings Profile set-up instructions are available on the EBB Web site. Additional instructions are available on the EBB Web site: "EBB Testing Instructions," "Important EBB FAQs," "EBB Safety Tips."

22. NEW: What to Do in the Event of a Computer Problem at an Exam:
In an effort to minimize the instances where students who intended to type their exam in EBB must resort to hand writing in bluebooks due to laptop failure at an exam, the Law School is now offering students the opportunity to type the remainder of their exam in EBB. Students may still choose to hand write in bluebooks if they wish -- bluebooks will continue to be available from the proctor at laptop exams in case of laptop failure.

Please note: It may still be necessary to continue hand writing the exam in bluebooks, but we will make our best effort to allow students to type the remainder of the exam in EBB.

a. Computer Problems PRIOR to the Start of the Exam:
If you receive drive error messages you should obtain a new disk from the proctor OR try saving to an alternate drive if you have one (i.e. you are not locked in to using the drive that you used to test EBB). If two new disks are tried and you are still receiving error messages, if EBB won't open, or if the laptop crashes prior to the start of the exam, you may elect to obtain a Computer-Problem Form from the proctor that you will take to the Registrar's Office for assistance. You should not leave the exam room with any paper exam materials. You should:
return to the proctor any paper exam materials that you received;
obtain a completed Computer-Problem Form from the proctor;
collect your belongings (including laptop and saving device/disk) and report to the Registrar's Office (300 HH).
b. Computer Problems DURING the Exam:
LIMITATION: You only have the option to type the remainder of your exam in EBB until 30 minutes prior to the end of the exam. If computer problems occur when there are LESS THAN 30 minutes left in the exam, you must obtain bluebooks from the proctor and continue hand writing your exam (LawIT assistance will be provided after the exam has ended).

In order to be eligible for the opportunity to type the remainder of your exam in EBB, you MUST try the EBB Recovery Feature at least once. The EBB Recovery Feature allows students to restart their laptop, re-open EBB, and continue typing from where they left off. If the EBB Recovery Feature does not work (i.e. laptop will not restart, EBB will not re-open, OR the previously typed text does not reappear [YOUR WORK IS PROBABLY NOT LOST]),then you may elect to obtain a Computer-Problem Form from the proctor that you will take to the Registrar's Office for assistance. LawIT staff will recover and print the previously typed portion of the exam and best efforts will be made to provide you with the opportunity to type the remainder of your exam in EBB. You should not leave the exam room with any paper exam materials (a Registrar's Office staff member will retrieve them from the proctor). You should:
return to the proctor any paper exam materials that you received;
obtain a completed Computer-Problem Form from the proctor;
collect your belongings (including laptop and saving device/disk) and report to the Registrar's Office (300 HH).
In the event of laptop failure, you may choose to continue hand writing in bluebooks instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to type the remainder of your exam in EBB. Bluebooks will be available from the proctor for this purpose. You may obtain bluebooks from the proctor, return to your seat, and continue hand writing your exam.

c. Computer Problems at the END of the Exam:
LawIT staff will be available to assist you in the exam room after the exam has ended, as in the past.

Caution: There is no guarantee that your exam answers will always be recoverable in every situation -- this is true no matter what computer testing program you use. Any time you use a computer you take some risk of an error occurring that cannot be corrected regardless of the best efforts made.

23. "Number of Sections": Prior to the start of the exam, the proctor will tell you the number of "sections" in the exam. You must input this number when logging into a laptop exam. If the number is 1, your EBB screen will not have section tabs and you will be expected to place page breaks between your exam answers. If the number is 2 or higher, your EBB screen will have section tabs, and you will be directed to enter your answers in one of two ways: (1) one question per section tab (e.g., type answer to question 1 in "Section 1" tab, type answer to question 2 in "Section 2" tab, etc.); OR refer to exam copy for specific groupings of questions per section tab (e.g., type answer to question 1 in "Section 1" tab, type answers to questions 2, 3 & 4 in "Section 2" tab).

24. Students must use the assigned class number and their associated ExamID number when logging into a laptop exam. The class number can be found on the Exam Schedule and will also be written on the board in the exam room. You have a different ExamID for each exam and you must bring this "E" number with you to the exam.

25. You will receive further laptop exam instructions from the proctor and it is imperative that you follow every instruction when it is given. Do not start the exam until the proctor tells you to so do. Starting prematurely will result in charges of exam procedure violation and the extra time will be reported to the professor.

26. If you need to leave your seat for any reason, please be careful not to dislodge any cords in the room.

27. Please check your e-mail during the exam period! If there is a problem printing your exam, the Law School Registrar's Office will notify you the same day to bring in your laptop for exam recovery.


III. Hand Writing Exam Guidelines

1. Bring your own unused bluebooks to write exams. Bluebooks must be 8 ½" x 11" and can be purchased at any of the bookstores that sell textbooks. You should write on every other line and only on the front of each page unless instructed otherwise by the professor or proctor.

2. Prior to the beginning of the exam, the proctor will tell you when to write your exam information on the bluebooks.

3. Do not write your name on the bluebooks.

4. If you use only one bluebook, number the cover "1 of 1." If you use more than one bluebook, number the cover of each bluebook in the pattern "1 of 4, 2 of 4, 3 of 4," etc.

5. If the professor requires the use of a pad of paper instead of bluebooks, a pad of paper will be provided. Do not bring your own pad of paper.

6. If the laptop exam takers are using the Unblocked EBB software, which allows them to access their notes during the exam, the hand writers may bring their laptops to an Unblocked exam to use for research only (i.e., accessing notes) -- this applies only to Unblocked exams, not Blocked exams. Please see the Final Exam Schedule to find out if a particular exam is "Laptop-Blocked," "Laptop-Unblocked," "NLA" (No Laptops Allowed), or "Laptops for Research Only."

7. Hand writers should report to the appropriate exam room (by alpha split) as listed on the Final Exam Schedule.
For Laptop-Unblocked and Laptop-Blocked exams, hand writers may choose to stay in the laptop exam room -OR- check-out an exam from the laptop exam proctor to take to the new combined-exam Writing Room. Electrical outlets are not provided in the Writing Room, so students wishing to use their laptop for research (i.e., accessing notes) during an Unblocked exam should bring an extra laptop battery -OR- stay in the laptop exam room where an outlet will be provided. The exam check-out procedure for hand writers will vary depending on the exam. The laptop exam proctor will announce specific instructions for hand writers.
For NLA (No Laptops Allowed) and Laptops for Research Only exams, all students will take the exam in the scheduled exam room(s) (i.e., the option to go to the new combined-exam Writing Room will not be provided).

IV. Take-Home Exams

1. Pick-up and return take-home exams from the exam proctor at the Main Desk in the Reading Room.

2. Bring identification to show the proctor when picking-up and returning take-home exams.

3. Do not use Electronic Bluebook software for take-home exams.

4. Please keep track of your take-home examination questions. If you do not, other students who have not yet taken the exam may inadvertently find them.

5. Do not use the outside rooms in the computer lab, Room 200, to work on your take-home exam. You can use the interior carrels (with the fabric walls) on a space available basis.

6. You must return the take-home exam questions AND two (2) copies of your exam answers to the exam proctor.

7. WARNING: Students who use laptops, word processors, desktop computers, etc., to write take-home exams do so at their own risk of mechanical failures. If you have a mechanical failure, contact Dean Baum, 734.764.0516, or Dean Johnson, 734.936.0776, as soon as possible.

V. Scheduling Special Examinations

Please refer to the Final Exam Schedule for updated exam information. According to the Academic Regulations as listed in the Student Handbook, students are eligible to take a final exam at a time other than the scheduled time for reasons listed below. Arrangements for special exams may not be made by e-mail. Exams may be rescheduled for the following reasons:
Two (2) exams scheduled at the same time
Three (3) exams in consecutive exam periods (morning, afternoon, morning OR afternoon, morning, afternoon)
Ten (10) credit hours of exams in a 48-hour period (students should interpret the "48-hour" period as meaning two consecutive calendar days during regular office hours, e.g. 8:00 a.m. Monday to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday)
Students should make an appointment to see Debby Hartranft or Jack Atkinson in the Law School Registrar's Office, 300 Hutchins Hall. These routine changes should be arranged during the last week of classes and should be completed by the last day of classes.
An illness or death in the family, illness of the student, or other compelling circumstances may merit a change in exam scheduling.
Please contact either:

David Baum, Assistant Dean of Students (Marilyn, Room 301, Hutchins Hall, 734.764.0516)

Charlotte Johnson, Assistant Dean of Students (Trudy, Room 313B, Hutchins Hall, 734.936.0776)

VI. Questions

If you have any questions please contact Debby Hartranft by phone at 734.647.7589 or by e-mail at dmhart@umich.edu.
 

Summer And Fall 2005 Registration And Drop/Add Calendar
Summer and Fall 2005
Registration and Drop/Add Calendar

Early Registration Period uses the Law School's Priority Registration System (PRS) to temporarily reserve law classes:

Round Two for selecting upper-class courses. You can select open seminars, clinics, and practice/simulation courses or add your name to the bottom of a waitlist for closed seminars, clinics, and practice/simulation courses:

Begins Monday, April 11 at 8:00 AM
Ends Friday, April 15 at 5:00 PM
Round Two results e-mailed to students on Friday, May 6.

Students must have financial holds removed by: Monday, April 25
If you have a financial hold (a negative service indicator) or on your record when the PRS data is loaded into M-Pathways, your temporarily reserved law classes will not load, your class schedule will be gone, and you will not be ¡§officially¡¨ enrolled at the University!
After your financial obligation is finally paid and the hold removed, you will have to create a class schedule with whatever classes are available at the time.

Drop/Add Period uses the University's Wolverine Access System:

Summer and Fall 2005:
Drop/Add begins Monday, May 23 at 8:00 AM
(Can add your name to the bottom of a waitlist for seminars, clinics, and practice/simulation courses.)

Summer 2005:
Drop/Add ends Monday, May 23 at 5:00 PM (one day only)

Fall 2005:
Waitlist Drop/Add begins Tuesday, September 6 at 8:00 AM
(Seat offers extended for seminars, practice/simulation courses, and clinics)

Fall 2005:
ALL Drop/Add activity ends Wednesday, September 14 at 5:00 PM

As always, we will be available for questions during business hours in room 300 HH or you can contact us by email at lawrecords@umich.edu.
 

Preparing For Winter 2005 Laptop Exams
Students who are planning to use their laptops to take in-class essay exams must install, test, and activate the current version of the Electronic Bluebook (EBB) software by the DEADLINE: Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at Noon. The EBB download/test Web site address is: www.law.umich.edu/EBBTest/Home.aspx. After successfully validating TWO test files on the EBB Web site, you will receive a "key" code to activate the EBB software for taking laptop exams. The EBB Web site is the only location from which you can download the current version of the EBB software; prior versions of EBB will NOT be usable for the Winter 2005 exam period. The current version of EBB is v. 2.06.0020. The version number can be found at the bottom of the Welcome screen in EBB.

We have the Electronic Bluebook program available on CD for those of you who are unable to download EBB through the Internet. By the April 19th deadline, bring your laptop to the Law School Registrar’s Office, 300 Hutchins Hall, to sign out a CD and load the program. You cannot remove this CD from the lobby area of the Registrar’s Office. After installation, you may submit EBB test files for validation and complete the EBB activation process using one of the computer terminals located in the Registrar’s Office lobby.

Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail)
Law students make their limited grade option (pass/fail) elections for law courses ONLINE at the Law School Registrar's Office Web site. Do NOT use Wolverine Access to elect pass/fail! Wolverine Access does NOT correctly reflect pass/fail elections for law students. Please go to:

• Law School Registrar's Office Web site www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/registration
• Click on "Exam Identification Numbers, Limited Grade Option (Pass/Fail), and Bar Selection"
• You will be presented with a login page where you will use your uniqname and password
Click on "View my Pass/Fail Elections for the...
On the left-side you will see the Pass/Fail column where you will click on the graded or limited grade option (pass/fail) link to change the election for that class. The link will say past deadline if it is after the listed pass/fail deadline.

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Lunchtime Talk On Arnold Schwarzenegger Bobblehead Case
Time: Wednesday, April 20, 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 903 LR
Event Contact: Diane Eisenberg deisenb@umich.edu 734.764.9337

Last year, Arnold Schwarzenegger sued the makers of a bobblehead doll which depicts Schwarzenegger dressed in a business suit while holding an assault rifle and wearing a bandolier or ammunition belt over his shoulder. The former movie star and current governor alleged violations of his right of publicity and of his company’s copyright in certain photos that appeared on the box. William Gallagher, who represented the defendant bobblehead makers, will give a short presentation and will discuss the case via telephone conference. Slides from the case will be shown, and pizza, salads, and beverages will be provided. The room capacity is limited, so please contact Diane Eisenberg by Tuesday, April 19, at 9:00 am if you are interested in attending.

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The Justice Project's Kirk Bloodsworth And John Terzano: First Death Row Inmate Exonerated By DNA Evidence
Time: Monday, April 18, 12:15 - 1:10 p.m.
Location: 250 HH
Event Contact: Lousene Hoppe, lousene@umich.edu, 920.390.0439

Kirk Bloodsworth’s case was the first capital conviction to be overturned as a result of DNA testing in the United States. He was convicted of sexual assault, rape, and first-degree premeditated murder and sentenced to death in 1984. After years of fighting, evidence from the crime scene was sent to a lab for DNA testing. In 1993, final reports from state and federal labs concluded that Bloodsworth's DNA did not match any of the evidence received for testing. By the time of his release, Bloodsworth spent nearly nine years in prison, including two on death row. He will speak with John Terzano, current President of The Justice Project in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by Criminal Law Society, National Lawyer's Guild, ACLU, and Law School Democrats.

Bates Overseas Travel Fellowship Information Meeting
Time: Wednesday, April 20, 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 138 HH
Event Contact: Stephanie Wiederhold, wls@umich.edu, 734.764.0535

Are you interested in pursuing an internship or other project overseas after you have completed two years of law school or shortly after graduation? Do you need funding to make your dream a reality? The Law School has an endowment for assisting recent law school graduates, or law students who have had two or more years of law study, to travel abroad for work or study experience. If you are interested in learning more about the Bates Overseas Student Travel Fellowships, attend this information meeting.

Assistant Dean Virginia Gordan from the Center for International and Comparative Law will be there to discuss this opportunity and answer your questions. The deadline for submitting proposals for projects to take place between January 2006 and January 2007 is Wednesday, November 1, 2005. In the past, students have used the fellowships for internships with international agencies, human rights organizations, and law offices in foreign countries; or comparative legal study and teaching assistantships at universities throughout the world; or pursuit of a research project for which field research overseas is an important component. (Students may not seek Bates Fellowships for externships or study abroad programs for academic credit toward the student's JD.)

More detailed information about the application process for a Bates Overseas Fellowship is available at the Center for International and Comparative Law, 300D LR, or can be found at the following web site: www.law.umich.edu/CentersAndPrograms/cicl/BatesTravelFellowships.htm

Federal Court Session To Be Held At The Law School This Week School
Time: Wednesday, April 20, 10:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 250 HH
Event Contact: Steven Croley, scroley@umich.edu, 734.647.3729

The Honorable Bernard A. Friedman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan will conduct his civil motions calendar at the Law School. Students, staff and faculty are invited to drop in to observe motion hearings before Judge Friedman. This is a rare opportunity to see Federal court litigation taking place right in our own backyard. Please come, watch, and learn!

Senior Celebration
Time: Friday, April 22, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Location: Room 100 HH
Event Contact: Janet Graf, jangraf@umich.edu, 734.615.4535

This year's Senior Celebration will take place on Friday, April 22nd at 4:30 pm. The program will begin in room 100 HH, a class picture will be taken at 5:00 pm on the steps of the Reading Room and then pizza, salad, beverages, and the now famous "Map of the United States Cake" will be served in the first floor hallway of Hutchins Hall. Each graduate will receive Alumni Directories and mementos from the Alumni Relations office. The Dean, faculty, and Development and Alumni Relations office staff look forward to seeing all graduating seniors at this event. A good time will be had by all!

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$1,000 Prize For Best Paper On European Integration

The Milton and Miriam Handler Prize will be awarded for the best paper written on European integration by a current University of Michigan Law School student (JD, LLM or SJD) while enrolled at the Law School. The Prize is for $1,000 and has been made available through the generosity of the Milton and Miriam Handler Foundation.

Deadline: Papers must be submitted by Thursday, May 5, 2005, to Stephanie Wiederhold in the Center for International and Comparative Law at the Law School, Room 300D Legal Research Building. Please submit two hard copies to Ms. Wiederhold as well as one electronic copy to her by e-mail at wls@umich.edu. If you have questions, please e-mail Assistant Dean Gordan at vgordan@umich.edu.

New York State Senate Fellowships
Several different one-year (maximum) fellowships are available to United States citizens. Applicants must be enrolled full-time during the previous fall semester and in the current spring semester of the application deadline. Fellows are almost a year in Albany participating in the work of the Senate, observing techniques associated with policy making and legislative process. Placements are usually to the office of an elected Member of the Senate. The $29,500 award will be distributed in biweekly installments. Applications are available in the Financial Aid Office, 310 Hutchins Hall or online at www.senate.state.ny.us. The application deadline is May 6, 2005.

The Supreme Court of Oklahoma
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma is offering several types of scholarships for the Sovereignty Symposium XVIII that will be held in June of 2005:

The Ed Edmondson Scholarship offers full tuition to the Symposium and is available to as many as one hundred persons. Applicants should demonstrate an interest in and dedication to Native American law issues and the need for a scholarship in a letter of application. Deadline: May 10

Symposium details and application instructions are available in the Financial Aid Office, 310 Hutchins Hall or online at www.oscn.net.

New York State Unified Court System Legal Fellows Program

The New York State Unified Court System is once again offering a one-year Legal Fellowship beginning in the Fall of 2006 for recent law school graduates. This program is designed to designed to introduce recent law school graduates to careers in the public sector. The Fellows work directly with Judges and their staff and attend monthly seminars where they have the opportunity to meet attorneys who have dedicated themselves to public service.

Highlights:
One year (12 months) Fellowships begin in September 2006
Assignments will be to judicial offices throughout the court system
Year long salary will be $50,498
A comprehensive state employment benefits package

To be eligible, the applicant must have received a Juris Doctor degree from a fully accredited law school. Applicants must anticipate graduation from law school by August 2006, or have graduated no more than three years prior to May 2006.

Application packages must be filed between July 1, and October 15, 2005 for employment sought for positions beginning in September 2006.

The application package must include:
A current resume
Law school transcript (unofficial copies will suffice)
A writing sample (unedited)
Two letters of recommendation from law school professors (if you have been practicing law following receipt of a JD degree, letters from legal employers may be substituted)
A cover letter indicating preference of location. A list of locations is included with each brochure, as well as online (see website information below).

Prospective candidates will be contacted and interviews scheduled in the Fall of 2005. Offers will be made in January 2006.

Brochures are available in the Office of Academic Services.

If you have any questions or need further information, contact the Legal Fellows Coordinator at 212-428-2540. You may also visit their website, www.courts.state.ny.us. Search for "legal fellows program" to find a copy of last year's brochure.

Scholarships

The Child Care Subsidy Program
The Child Care Subsidy Program provides funds to students with children to assist them in meeting the cost of licensed child care. Priority for funds will be given to students with the greatest financial need. Information and applications are available on the Web at www.finaid.umich.edu/types_of_financial_aid/child.asp or in the Financial Aid Office, 310 HH. Students who apply after April 1st for Spring/Summer 2005 and April 30th for Fall/Winter 2005-2006 may be denied funding if all funds have been committed to applicants who applied earlier.

Harry Klein and Shirley Klein Scholarship Fund
One $1,000 Scholarship is open to anyone currently enrolled in a law school in the state of Michigan who demonstrates a desire and ability to aid social service agencies, non-profit and not-for-profit organizations, the disadvantaged and the underprivileged. Applications are available in the Financial Aid Office, 310 HH. The application deadline is April 21, 2005.

D. Augustus Straker Bar Foundation Scholarship
The D. Augustus Straker Scholarship was established in honor of D. Augustus Straker, who in 1890 became the first African American attorney to argue a case before the Michigan Supreme Court. Two scholarships in the amount of $2500 each will be awarded to minority law students in need of financial assistance. To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must be enrolled in an accredited law school program within the State of Michigan. Applications are available in the Financial Aid Office, 310 Hutchins Hall. The application deadline is April 22, 2005.

Scholarships

The Federal Circuit Bar Association Scholarship
An award of $10,000, in memory of Giles S. Rich, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, will be given to a law student showing financial need and academic promise. Four additional scholarships in the amount of $5,000 each will also be awarded. Complete application instructions are available in the Financial Aid Office, 310 HH. The application deadline is April 25, 2005.


The Attorney-CPA Foundation Scholarship
The Attorney-CPA Foundation will award ten scholarships in amounts ranging from $250 to $1000. The scholarships are open to law students who will be entering their third year of law school and have obtained a CPA certificate. Applicants will be evaluated based upon their academic performance, leadership in the school and community and need for assistance in completing their studies. Applications are available online at www.attorney-cwww.pa.com/scholar.html. The application deadline is April 30, 2005.
 

The Stark Community Foundation ­ Sanders J. Mestel Legal Scholarship Fund
Scholarships are available to Stark County, Ohio residents who are entering their final year of law school. Students must be in good academic standing, show financial need and have an interest in trial advocacy. Applications are available in the Financial Aid Office, 310 Hutchins Hall. The application deadline is May 1, 2005.

D. Augustus Straker Bar Foundation Law Student Scholarship Application
The D. Augustus Straker Bar Foundation, Inc., is now accepting applications for applications for its minority law student scholarship. The Straker Scholarship awards two scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each to minority students in need of financial assistance in the pursuit of a degree in law. This scholarship encourages minority law students to excel in legal scholarship, with the ultimate goal of increasing minority representation within the practice of law.

The scholarships will be awarded at the D. Augustus Straker Bar Association’s 2004 Trailblazers Dinner on June 9, 2005.

Applicants must be enrolled in a certified law school program within the State of Michigan and entering either their second or third year of law school in the fall of 2005. Successful applicants will demonstrate scholarly dedication, involvement in school and community activities, and be able to clearly articulate a vision which indicates prospects for long term success in the practice of law, especially as it relates to representing minority viewpoints within the system of jurisprudence.

Complete application packages will include the Straker Bar Foundation’s Law Student Application (available in the Office of Academic Services, 313 HH), applicant’s current resume, and a typewritten 300-word or less essay describing applicant’s career aspirations and why applicant should receive a scholarship. The application will be judged based on its quality and content. No additional writing samples will be considered.

Finalists for the scholarships may be contacted for a personal interview and/or be requested to provide copies of their law school transcripts. Scholarships will be awarded in late Spring, 2005.

All application materials should be submitted directly to the Straker Bar Association, and must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 22, 2005.
 

The Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation provides several different scholarship opportunities to study or teach abroad. The scholarships are designed to promote international understanding between people of different nations. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30. Further information and applications are available online at www.rotary.org/foundation/educational.

State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section Scholarship
The Business Law Section Scholarship Award is open to all law students enrolled in an ABA accredited law school in the State of Michigan. A prize of $2,500 will be awarded to the student with the best article, and the student will have his or her article published in the Section's Business Law Journal. Entries must be the original work of a single author, not previously published, on any business law topic. Applications are available online at www.michbar.org/business/activities.cfm. The application deadline is April 15, 2005.

Monroe County Bar Association Scholarship
A $500 scholarship is offered to a candidate currently enrolled in or accepted by an accredited law school. The candidate must be a graduate of a Monroe County high school, public or private and maintain their residence in Monroe County, MI. Eligible students are invited to submit a letter detailing their qualifications and requesting to be considered to receive the one annual scholarship. Letters of application should be mailed to: Monroe County Bar Association Scholarship Committee, Attention: Christian Horkey, P.O. Box 587, Monroe, MI 48161. The application deadline is May 1, 2005.

Key Education Resources Scholarship Offer
Key Education Resources will award $5,000 to one winner, each month from February to June 2005. That's five lucky winners. Register to win online at www.Key.com/Take5. Make sure you enter each month for five chances to win.

Public Interest Fellowships
For the latest fellowships available in Public Interest visit the Office of Public Service Web site at: www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/PublicService.

Roxana C. Arsht Fellowship
The purpose of the Roxana C. Arsht Fellowship is to encourage law students, recent law school graduates and attorneys newly admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware to pursue careers in non-profit sectors in Delaware. Applicants must apply for the Fellowship within three years of law school graduation, and must secure a position with a non-profit organization that provides legal services that benefit the Delaware community, underrepresented groups, or indigent persons in Delaware. An applicant’s annual salary may not exceed $45,000 to be eligible for the Fellowship. The amount of the award will vary each year. Application materials are available in the Financial Aid Office, 310 HH. The application deadline is April 15, 2005.

John M. Olin Center For Law And Economics - Summer Fellowship Up To $5,000
The purpose of the fellowship is to foster student research and study in the area and methodology of law and economics; and to help to create an environment in which students and faculty interested in law and economics will be more likely to work together to their mutual benefit. Fellows will be required to make a significant commitment of time and effort to research and writing in the area and methodology of law and economics.

The writing must be in addition to any work done for credit. Either the Fellow could write a paper separate from any paper written for credit or the Fellow could write a paper intended for credit but more substantial than would be required for credit. Summer fellowships may be awarded for two months during the summer, but tend to be follow-on fellowships; that is, a recipient will most likely have held a fellowship during the previous academic year.

Separate application is necessary and must include a proposal that demonstrates excellent progress during the prior fellowship period and indicates a strong likelihood that research results will be published. Any student enrolled at Michigan Law School, or any graduate student at University of Michigan who is also pursuing law and economics-related studies is eligible to apply. A Fellow would have to be in residence in Ann Arbor for two months during the Summer 2005. Fellowships are awarded up to $5,000 (Payments are made in two installments, usually in July and August). Applications can be submitted at any time up until April 15, 2005 to Paula Payton, Administrative Director, Olin Center for Law and Economics 764.4034.  fax 764.8309 ppayton@umich.edu

John M. Olin Center For Law & Economics - $2,500 Fellowships For Academic Year 2005-2006

The purpose of the fellowship is to foster student research and study in the area and methodology of law and economics; and to help to create an environment in which students and faculty interested in law and economics will be more likely to work together to their mutual benefit. Any student enrolled at Michigan Law School, or any graduate student at University of Michigan who is also pursuing law and economics-related studies is eligible to apply. Duties of Fellows. (a) To make a significant commitment of time and effort to research and writing in the area and methodology of law and economics. The writing must be in addition to any work done for credit. Either the Fellow could write a paper separate from any paper written for credit or the Fellow could write a paper intended for credit but more substantial than would be required for credit. (b) To attend one or both of the Law and Economics workshops; registering for the workshop, however, is not required. Note: there is no course work requirement for the fellowship. (c) To attend occasional meetings of the Fellows. Application to be a Fellow. You must submit: (a) A copy of a transcript of your undergraduate record (and your graduate record if you went to graduate school), plus a transcript of your Michigan Law School record (official transcripts are not required). (b) The attached Basic Information form. (c) A short description of your background and interest in the area of law and economics. (d) A synopsis of the research and writing you intend to accomplish. (A detailed proposal would not hurt, nor would attachments of papers previously written in economic analysis of law. But it is certainly realized that a well-qualified applicant might well not have either a detailed proposal or some previously written paper in economic analysis of law.) The interpretation made of acceptable topics in economic analysis of law will be quite broad. To see last year's fellows go to www.law.umich.edu/CentersAndPrograms/olin/olinfellows.htm Fellowship Period is normally, one academic year. (Successive fellowship years are not ruled out, but re-application would be necessary.) Amount of award is $2,500 for the year (1,250 per semester). Applications can be downloaded at: www.law.umich.edu/CentersAndPrograms/olin/student%20application.pdf   Applications can be submitted at any time up until September 9, 2005 to Paula Payton, Administrative Director, Olin Center for Law and Economics. Notification is normally made in September.

Student Writing Competitions

To see all student writing competitions please visit:
www.law.umich.edu/currentstudents/studentservices/competit.html

Additional information about these competitions and awards may be found in a binder located in the Registrar's Office, Room 300HH.

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Announcements/Reminders

Lost & Found
Lost & Founds are available for students and staff to bring found items or to check for lost items in four locations throughout the Law School. Those locations are: the Office of the Registrar, 300 Hutchins Hall; the Reading Room; Lawyer’s Club; and the Law Library, room S-180. If you have questions regarding lost items, please contact the office of the Registrar, 763.6499 or e-mail lawrecords@umich.edu.
 

Financial Aid Exit Interview For May 2005 Graduates
If you borrowed federal loans during law school, you are required to complete an exit interview before you graduate. There are three ways you can complete the exit interview: 1) group exit interview, 2) on-line exit interview, 3) individual exit interview. You are only required to complete the exit interview once. In each of these formats you will receive information about loan repayment options, grace period, consolidation, budgeting and the Debt Management Program.

The group exit interview will be held Tuesday, April 19th at 3:30pm in room 150 Hutchins Hall. During the group exit interview, Kathy Johnson, from the Financial Aid Office will discuss important information that you should know before your loans enter repayment.

To complete the on-line exit interview, go to the following web address: www.dlservicer.ed.gov. You will need your PIN that was issued to you by the Department of Education (It is the same PIN you used if you completed your FAFSA on-line). To get a new PIN, go to www.pin.ed.gov. At the end of the on-line session you will have to answer at least seven out of ten multiple choice questions correctly. You can then print out a "Borrowers Rights and Responsibilities" form. You must complete this form and return it to the Financial Aid Office, 310 Hutchins Hall, before senior day.

Individual appointments can be scheduled by contacting the Financial Aid Office, 310 Hutchins Hall. During the individual exit interview, information will be discussed that is specific to your particular borrowing history and situation.

Please call our office, 734-764-5289, if you have any questions about the exit interview process or if you want to schedule an individual appointment.

Law School Financial Aid Office

Lost Anything In The Library This Term?
Check the Lost and Found in the Law Library Director's Office, Room S-180 LR, weekdays. We have books, papers, copier cards, ID, keys, glasses, clothing and more.

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Employment

Employment
Event Contact: Karen Rushlow, krushlow@umich.edu, 734.615.2035

Professor Samuel Gross is looking for a full-time or part-time research assistant this summer to work on a project on innocent defendants in death penalty cases. If you are interested, please provide a resume - by e-mail to srgross@umich.edu, or by hand to either Professor Gross's mailbox on the 9th floor or to his assistant Karen Rushlow (963 LR). You will be contacted for an interview

Part Time Summer Position: Service Day Coordinator
Contact: Marilyn Genoa, marilyng@umich.edu, 734.764.0516

The Office of Student Services is looking for a law student (or recent Law School graduate) to help plan and execute Service Day for the incoming Fall 2005 class. Applicants must be in Ann Arbor during the month of August, during which the vast majority of the work will be completed. Some prior experience with event planning and working with public interest organizations would be helpful. This position pays $13 per hour. Applications can be picked up from Marilyn Genoa in Room 301 Hutchins Hall. Completed applications should be submitted to Ms. Genoa by Friday, May 6.

Michigan Law Review Summer Job
Event Contact: Laura Yockey, ldyocke@umich.edu

The Michigan Law Review is looking for people who are familiar with academic work and the campus libraries. Knowledge of the law library or legal experience is not required--we'll teach you what you need to know. 1Ls: Get a head start on learning skills for your journal. 3Ls: Make extra money while studying for the bar. $10/hour, up to 40 hours per week. Start work as early as May 9, 2005. Employment ends around August 20, 2005.

Family Law Project – 2005 Summer Law Clerk Positions
The Family Law Project (FLP) has openings for summer law clerks.

The Family Law Project is a law school student organization and a program of Legal Services of South Central Michigan. FLP provides legal advice and representation to indigent survivors of domestic violence, primarily in the area of family law and including divorce, custody and personal protection order actions.

Job Description: Law clerks work under the supervision of a staff attorney on assigned cases. Case work includes conducting client interviews and other client communications, drafting pleadings, court filings and appearing at court hearings.

Qualifications: Law students, preferably with one year of law school completed. It is helpful if the student has experience working with low-income persons and survivors of domestic violence. All applicants encouraged, especially minorities, women and disabled persons.

If interested, please send cover letter and resume to:

Rebecca E. Shiemke, Managing Attorney
Family Law Project
Hutchins Hall
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734.998.6100 ext 27
734.998.9125 (fax)
rshiemke@umich.edu

Research Assistant For Prof Vic Khanna
Contact: Paula Payton, ppayton@umich.edu, 734.647.4034

Professor Vic Khanna is seeking a research assistant who has experience using STATA and some training in econometrics or statistics and who has an interest working on corporate governance in emerging markets. To apply please contact Professor Khanna with your curriculum vitae/resume at: vskhanna@umich.edu

Research Assistant For Professor Frank Vandervort
Contact: Alicia Lixey, lixey@umich.edu, 734.763.6750

Frank Vandervort is looking for a research assistant to work approximately 10 hours per week starting immediately on a project tracking legal outcomes regarding children who have been treated at UM Hospital for serious non-accidental (i.e., inflicted) head injuries, shaken baby syndrome, skull fractures, etc. You will be reviewing court files to obtain data about various aspects of the case. To apply, please contact Professor Vandervort at vort@umich.edu.

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Assistant Dean of Students David Baum
Special Exam Period Office hours for Dean Baum.  Beginning April 22, Dean Baum will see students who have questions, concerns, and requests concerning examinations on a walk-in basis during regular business hours. Please check in with Marilyn Genoa in 301 HH to make sure he is not already with another student.  Students wishing to see Dean Baum for any other reason should make an appointment with Marilyn Genoa in person or by calling 764.0516.

Assistant Dean Of Students Charlotte H. Johnson
Tuesdays - 10:30a.m. ­ 11:30a.m. & 2:30p.m. ­ 3:30p.m.
Thursdays - 10:30a.m. ­ 11:30a.m. & 2:30p.m. ­ 3:30p.m.
Fridays - 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

To make an appointment with Dean Johnson, please contact Mark Gebhart or Trudy Feldkamp by either e-mail mgebhart@umich.edu or tfeldkam@umich.edu, phone at 615.0019, or stop by the office at 313 HH.

Office of the Registrar:
For answers to questions about graduation requirements, registration, examination procedures, and the like, e-mail lawrecords@umich.edu. Alternatively, students can make an appointment to see Jack Atkinson, registrar (763.6499), Debby Hartranft, student services examination and grade coordinator (647.7589), Amy Bishop, student services curriculum coordinator (763.6499), David Baum, assistant dean of students (764.0516), or Charlotte Johnson, assistant dean of students (615.0019).

Financial Aid Office:
Office hours are 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Our phone number is 764.5289 and the office e-mail is lawfinaid@umich.edu.

Assistant Dean for International Programs Virginia Gordan:
To schedule an appointment with Assistant Dean Virginia Gordan, please contact Barbara Glispin in 300D LR, phone 764.5269, glispin@umich.edu. If you have questions about international legal studies, planning your curriculum, or opportunities for students with international or overseas interest, drop by the Center for International and Comparative Law and Assistant Dean Virginia Gordan would be happy to talk with you.

Office of Public Service:
To make an appointment with a counselor, please see Barbara Summers at 200 Hutchins Hall, call 647.3256, or e-mail bsummer@umich.edu.

Barbara Summers has open office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Office of Career Services:
To make an scheduled appointment with Susan Guindi, Carolyn Spencer, Robin Kaplan, or Christine Gregory, please stop by 210 HH, or call 764.0546.

Counselor walk-in hours are as follows:

Carolyn Spencer:
Monday, Thursday, and Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.;
Tuesday and Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Robin Kaplin:
Monday and Thursday, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.;
Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:30am to 11:30am

Christine Gregory:
Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Susan Guindi:
Monday-Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Library Hours

Winter Term, 2005

January 12 - May 4 : 8 a.m. - midnight
No change over Spring Break

Spring Term, 2005
May 5 - May 31: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

CLOSED Memorial Day Holiday, May 30

Computer Lab Hours:
Doors unlocked: weekdays, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
MCard Access required after 5:30 p.m. weekdays and all weekend (doors are locked but the Lab is open)
Hours during the holidays will be the same as the reading room hours.

Room 200 HH Phone: 734.647.3731

Consultants staff the Lab 47.5 hours per week. The Law School Computer Services staff have offices in HH, rooms 200 #1, 200 #3, 200 #6, 303, 305, 307. The office of the Director of LawIT, Rosa Peters, is 303 HH, phone 647.7353.

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