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Want to gain research skills and master citation form? Love to edit? Enjoy reading interesting articles from top legal scholars? If so (or for any other reason), this podcast provides information about the various law reviews at Lewis & Clark Law School.

Representatives of the incoming and outgoing editorial boards of the three Lewis & Clark law reviews – Animal Law, Environmental Law, and Lewis & Clark Law Review – provide an overview of joining and being a member of law review.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on April 16, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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Psychologist Chris Wilson will provide an overview of “Trauma & the Brain for Attorneys.” Attorneys, regardless of whether they practice criminal law, family law, employment law, tort law, or wills & estates, will encounter clients who either disclose a history of trauma or appear to have symptoms of a history of trauma.

While understanding trauma and neurobiology can seem daunting, using a concept called “the brain in your fist,” Dr. Wilson will present a way of looking at our brains’ response to trauma that non-mental health professionals appreciate for its simplicity. After viewing this podcast, law students will better understand how the brain responds to trauma so that when they are attorneys they can work effectively with victims of trauma.

Sponsored by the National Crime Victim Law Institute and Crime Victims’ Rights Alliance with an introduction by Meg Garvin

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on April 12, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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The “All Clinics” Presentation features representatives talking about the specific work done in each clinic so students can learn the differences among them.

Panelists are:

Kathy Hessler – Animal Law Clinic

Chris Wold – International Environmental Law Project (IELP)

Steve Goebel – Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC)
Note: The SBLC has a relationship with the Community Development Law Center (CDLC) to place a number of students every semester.

Tom Buchele – Pacific Environmental Advocacy Clinic (PEAC)

Terry Campos – National Crime Victim Law Institute

Not Present:

Terry Wright – Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic

Jan Pierce – Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (Part of the Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic)

General information can be found in the What’s What Handbook.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on April 12, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, the Latino Law Society and the Federalist Society co-sponsor an Immigration Panel that focuses on the DREAM Act (acronym for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors).

The panelists are:
- Franco Capriotti practices international law with an emphasis on Immigration law
- Professor Stephen Manning
- Reyna Lopez, CAUSA health policy coordinator
- Tamar Jacoby, ImmigrationWorks

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on April 10, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, law students in the 12th Circuit (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington) attended the ABA Law Student Division 2012 Spring Meeting and Governor Election at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.

The goal of the meeting was the provide opportunities to:
- Learn from practicing attorneys about how to thrive in the legal profession
- Cultivate leadership skills through practical approaches and tips from student leaders and experienced attorneys
- Get an insider’s view of the scope and future of the legal profession and discover the secrets to finding your first legal job, internship or clerkship
- Take home valuable tips and strategies for adjusting and thriving in the legal profession

Introductions and Opening Remarks
- Libby Davis, Associate Dean, Career Services and Alumni Relations
- Manohar Sukumar, SBA President, Lewis & Clark Law School
- David Schor, ABA Representative, Lewis & Clark Law School

Panel Discussion: Making Your Mark on the Legal Community
In this podcast, panelists share their experiences in finding their place in the competitive Northwest legal market by identifying critical needs in the community, harnessing their own strengths and interests, and having the courage to step out of the traditional “lawyer” construct and forge their own place in the community.
- Oregon Justice Resource Center Panelists:
- Surinder Bobbin Singh, Executive Director
- Erin McKee, Deputy Executive Director
- David Susens, Legal Director

What the ABA Has to Offer: A Brief Logistical Perspective
Includes law student programs and opportunities from the ABA such as discounts, membership, competitions, and other related programs.
- Lauren Acquaviva, Law Student Division Vice Chair, University of South Carolina School of Law
- Adena Leibman, Law Student Division 12th Circuit Governor, Lewis & Clark Law School

Keynote Speaker
- Nanci Klinger, Deputy Attorney with the City of Portland

Panel Discussion: The ‘Rogue’ 9th Circuit
The 9th Circuit Court Court of Appeals, serving the Pacific Northwest including Alaska, has been a lightening rod for controversy and debate. Now, advocates for a split of the 9th Circuit are accusing the court of overstepping its bounds in recent decisions.
- J. Courtney Olive, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Bonneville Power Administration
- James Oleske, Professor, Lewis & Clark Law School
NOTE: The video at the beginning (not in the recording) was from PBS called “Debate Brews over Splitting 9th Circuit Court.”

Panel Discussion: Alternative Post-Graduate Experiences
While great emphasis is placed on getting that “first job” out of law school, there are a plethora of other legal opportunities available to students such as fellowships, public interest training programs, and continuing education options.
- David Eder, Assistant City Attorney, City of Beaverton, Oregon
- Norma S. Freitas, Associate Director of Career & Professional Development, Willamette University College of Law

Division Update. Circuit Governor Election & Presentation of Circuit Awards and Announcement of 2012-2013 Circuit Governor and Closing Remarks
In this podcast, learn the current state of the Law Student Division and upcoming initiatives and voice your concerns or suggestions for how the ABA and Division can meet your needs.
- Lauren Acquaviva, Law Student Division Vice Chair, University of South Carolina School of Law
- Adena Leibman, Law Student Division 12th Circuit Governor, Lewis & Clark Law School

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on February 18, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, the Federalist Society welcomes Dr. James Carafano of the Heritage Foundation to address “National Security and Foreign Policy Update: A View From Inside Washington.” He will be joined in this discussion by Professor Tung Yin.

Dr. Carafano is a 25 year veteran of the United States Army, a prolific writer on National Security issues, an educator and a weekly columnist.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on April 3, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, get a “heads up” early fall interviewing opportunities!

Many employers will begin recruiting this summer, or very early next fall, for 2L summer law clerk positions and/or fall entry-level attorney jobs. For many types of employers, your opportunity to apply only comes around once a year. Career Services counselors will give you some basic information about what to expect and how you can prepare over the summer as well as the timing, types of employers that participate in fall recruiting and on campus interviewing, and find out what you should do over the summer to prepare.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on April 3, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, OUTLaw hosts the third in a series of events focusing on justice for the LGBT community, uniting faculty and community activists on this important area of the law.

Thursday will culminate in a panel discussion/debate between Professors Bill Chin and James Oleske. OUTLaw’s panel will discuss the merits of hate crime legislation. Professor Chin teaches a seminar on Race and the Law and Professor Oleske is a first amendment expert.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 22, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, the International Law Society hosts Joseph McMillan of Perkins Coie who talks about the case “U.S. v. Hamdan.” The legal basis for the challenge to military commissions advanced by counsel for former Guantanamo detainee Salim Hamdan culminated in the Supreme Court’s 2006 decision, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.

From the New York Times:

In June 2006, his case was at the heart of the Supreme Court decision that repudiated the Bush administration’s plan to put Guantánamo detainees on trial before military commissions, ruling broadly that the commissions were unauthorized by federal statute and violated international law.

Mr. Hamdan became the first person in decades to face an American war crimes trial. On Aug. 6, 2008, a military commission convicted him of providing material support for terrorism. Mr. Hamdan was given what amounted to a four-month sentence by a military jury. A military judge gave him credit for at least the 61 months he was held after being charged, reducing his sentence to a matter of months.

He also describes Mr. Hamdan’s 2008 trial by military commission at Guantanamo, and certain features of current detainee policy.

This event was co-sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild Student Group.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 22, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, OUTLaw hosts its second in a series of events focusing on justice for the LGBT community, uniting faculty and community activists on this important area of the law.

Sasha Buchert of Basic Rights Oregon (BRO) discusses justice for transgendered Oregonians. Sasha is a staunch advocate for the trans community and discusses the current status of trans justice in Oregon and what BRO is doing to advance the cause.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 21, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, OUTLaw hosts its first in a series of events focusing on justice for the LGBT community, uniting faculty and community activists on this important area of the law.

Professor Sarah Adams talks about the problem of bullying and its effect on Queer youth. Professor Adams has done extensive work in this area with Basic Rights Oregon and the Oregon Safe Schools & Communities Coalition. She is currently in the process of reviewing anti-bullying policies for compliance.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 20, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, the Federalist Society welcomes Ray LaJeunesse of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation for a debate with Professor Henry Drummonds of Lewis & Clark Law School about Right to Work Laws and national policy.

Mr. LaJeunesse has a long history of helping workers against federal agencies as they fight against the unjust system of compulsory unionization and has argued four cases before the United States Supreme Court.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 20, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, join the National Lawyers Guild panel looking at substantive law topics from a social justice perspective.

Elden Rosenthal (Rosenthal Greene & Devlin) practices personal injury and civil rights law and has won substantial verdicts and settlements for clients injured in automobile accidents, by defective products, by medical and nursing home malpractice, by sexual misconduct, and in numerous other ways. In 2006, Mr. Rosenthal made national headlines for his work as co-counsel in settling claims on behalf of Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield against the FBI.

He discusses how he uses tort law in his daily work, the notion of law as a tool for social change, and how we can pursue progressive work using the substantive law.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 20, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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The 2012 Higgins Distinguished Visitor is one of our nation’s leading civil procedure scholars, Mary Kay Kane. Dean Kane has had a long and illustrious career, including serving as Professor, Dean, and Chancellor of the University of California Hastings College of the Law.

Dean Kane has written several articles and books including a Nutshell on Civil Procedure, co-authored a Hornbook on Civil Procedure, wrote a Hornbook on the Law of Federal Courts, and was a co-reporter for the American Law Institute’s Complex Litigation Project.

Link to Professor Kane’s publication page

Dean Kane is introduced by Lewis & Clark Law School Dean Robert Klonoff.

About the Higgins Distinguished Visitor
The Higgins Distinguished Visitor is endowed by a grant from the Lorene Sails Higgins Charitable Trust. The program was designed to provide an opportunity for Lewis & Clark faculty and students and the Portland community to learn from and interact with leading legal scholars from around the world.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 14, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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Click on the links below to view the briefs (.pdf files) that were filed for this argument:

The challenged decision was a legislative land use decision adopting a proposed amendment to the Yamhill County Zoning Ordinance to allow the “maintenance, expansion or enhancement” of solid waste disposal facilities in the Exclusive Farm Use zone.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 15, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, Lewis & Clark Law School professors Henry Drummonds and Jeff Jones debate “Is Employment-at-Will an adequate conceptual framework for labor and employment law?”

Presented by the Employment Law Society.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 15, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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This joint session, sponsored by Career Services and LexisNexis, gives you some tips for making the most of your summer job.

* Things you should know before your first day on the job
* Getting started on the right foot
* Making the most of your experience
* What to expect in a law firm environment
* Research and writing – prepare for assignments you may get

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 15, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, police misconduct attorney and organizer Andrea Ritchie speaks about the book she co-authored, Queer (In)justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States.

Andrea Ritchie has engaged in extensive research, litigation, and organizing on profiling, policing, and violence by law enforcement agents against women and LGBT people of color over the past two decades. She currently coordinates Streetwise & Safe (SAS), a leadership development initiative aimed at sharing information, strategies for safety, and visions for change among LGBT youth of color. Her book, Violence Every Day: Racial Profiling and Police Brutality Against Women, Girls and Transgender People of Color, will be published in 2012 by South End Press.

Co-sponsored by National Lawyer’s Guild, Black Law Students Association, OUTlaw, and the Women’s Law Caucus student groups.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 14, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, the Latino Legal Society and Environmental Justice Advocates group present a discussion about growing up among farmworkers, issues currently faced by farmworkers, air toxic issues, and the practice of law as related to these topics.

The speakers are Mavel Morales and Laurie Hoekr.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 14, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, members of the Oregon Board of Bar Examiners answer questions about the Oregon Bar application and provide information about how an application is reviewed and evaluated. Speakers include Jon Benson, Executive Director of the Board, and Board Members Tanya O’Neil, David White, and the Hon. Jill Tanner.

To become a member of the Oregon State Bar, you need to pass a substantive exam AND “possess the good moral character and fitness to practice law.” The Board of Bar Examiners are attorneys and judges who are appointed by the Oregon Supreme Court to evaluate each applicant’s qualifications for admission to practice law in the State of Oregon. They prepare, grade and administer the Oregon Bar Exam and also evaluate each applicant for moral character and fitness.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 14, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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Ever think about what perspectives are missing from the casebook? Or how 1L topics like contracts are applied by progressive lawyers?

In this podcast, the National Lawyers Guild hosts a presentation by Cathy Highet of Portland Law Collective and Phil Goldsmith of the Law Office of Phil Goldsmith. They discuss how they use contract law in their daily social justice work. They also talk about the notion of law as a tool for social change, arbitration, and differing power relationships of individual clients.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 12, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, the Federalist Society welcomed Dean Deanell Tacha and Professor Tung Yin for a discussion about first principles.

Ms. Tacha is dean of Pepperdine University. She was the director of the Douglas County Legal Aid Clinic from 1974-1977, a professor at the University of Kansas from 1977-1986, Justice on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals from 1986 to 2001 and Chief Judge for the 10th Circuit from 2001 to 2007.

Professor Yin joined Lewis & Clark Law School in 2009 after serving on the faculty at the University of Iowa College of Law.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 12, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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Lawson Fite, an attorney from Markowitz Herbold Glade and Mehlhaf, will be speaking about his experience in wildlife law. He has clerked for the Nature Conservancy and served as trial counsel for the Wildlife and Marine Resources Section of the U.S. Dept of Justice. He is well-versed in the Endangered Species Act and other environmental statutes, as well as civil procedure and administrative law.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 8, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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In this podcast, the Federalist Society welcomes Robert Alt and Stephen Manning. They debate SB1070, the 287(g) program and other initiatives and issues in State/Federal cooperation and competition in enforcing immigration laws.

Mr. Alt is the Director of the Rule of Law Programs at the Heritage Foundation. Prior to joining the Heritage Foundation, he was a professor at Case Western Reserve University of Law and a clerk for Judge Alice Batchelder on the 6th Circuit.

Mr. Manning ’01 is an alumni of Lewis & Clark, serves as Chair of the Amicus Committee for the American Immigration Lawyers Association and past chair of the Oregon Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 7, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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The Global Law Program proudly welcomed Professor Anita Ramasastry as the Spring 2012 Global Law Lecturer. Her talk is on “The Future of Corporate Liability for Human Rights Violations in the United States: Kiobel, the Ruggie Framework and other Emerging Trends.”

This is a topic of current interest: the potential liability of corporations for human rights violations. She discusses recent cases in U.S. courts against corporations in connection with alleged human rights abuses, highlights a circuit split on the question of whether corporations (rather than individuals or States) can violate international law, and considers how the U.S. Supreme Court could resolve that question in a case in which it recently granted cert. Prof. Ramasastry also discusses other recent legal developments bearing on corporate social responsibility and human rights.

Prof. Ramasastry is the D. Wayne & Anne Gittinger Professor of Law at the University of Washington Law School. She is introduced by Professor George Foster of Lewis & Clark Law School.

This program qualified for 1 General MCLE Credit in Oregon.

The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on March 5, 2012. The Mediasite video requires Silverlight.

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