Events
Ms. Chiara St.Pierre will be speaking to VISA about her transition from coastal student and graduate, to successful bar taker and immigration attorney. Room 555
Meeting for the Black Law Students Association. Guest speaker will be Matt Shirk, Public Defender for Florida's 4th Judicial Circuit. Room 465
CLSA is having mid-term review for first semester 1Ls covering Property and Criminal Law in room 405.
Join BLSA as we celebrate artistic expression. Coastal Law students will share their talent. Located in the Atrium.
BLSA, WLSA, Military Law, and The Republican Legal Society will be hosting a Black History Month Celebration with speaker Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll. She is the first female Lieutenant Governor and the first African-American to be elected statewide. Lunch will be served promptly at 11:40 A.M. Room 550.
The Republican Legal Society, in partnership with the Women’s Law Student Association, Military Law Student Association, and Black Law Student Association, is proud to welcome Florida’s 18th Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll for a Black History Month Celebration. The event will be held on Friday, February 24, 2012 at noon in room 250. Food will be provided. Please RSVP to Chelsi Henry, c.henry@law.fcsl.edu or 904-304-1345.
First Semester 1L Mid-term tutorials covering Torts and Contracts in room 405.
Discussion with the Honorable Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat. Judge Tjoflat will candidly discuss his experiences and observations of the increasing complexity of civil litigation in this country and the challenges such litigation currently present to courts, parties, and lawyers.
Event has been approved for .5 CPEs.
Room 250
"The Entertainment Law Society is having a meeting on Tuesday, February 28 at 12:00, Room 555. Join us for a special "Entertainment Industry Professional Q & A Session" with the General Manager of the ST.Augustine Amphitheater to learn more about how entertainment law is involved with performance venues. Food will be provided. Other topics to be discussed include: Upcoming Music conferences, pro bono events, and The Annual Entertainment Law CPE Panel. Please contact Nina Harrison at c458264@law.fcsl.edu for more information."
Kaplan is hosting a bar talk which consists of a overview of the bar prep process and the resources Kaplan offers to help students pass the bar. Room 510
Pro Bono informational meeting in room 585. Approved for 1 CPE.
Former Administrative Law Judge Charles Romo will speak and answer questions about effective advocacy techniques before the ALJ. Tuesday, February 28,, from Noon to 1:30PM in Room 420. This event will award 1.5 CPE credits.
He will also discuss appropriate proposed orders and memos of law that should be submitted that would actually help your clients’ case. He will also touch on the do’s and don’ts of presenting your case to the ALJ. The topics covered intertwine with professionalism and diversity because the speaker will discuss the difficulties and hardships of obtaining Social Security benefits for well deserving individuals and what processes and skills attorneys should utilize in and out of the courtroom to assist them in obtaining their benefits.
End a month of celebration and awareness by attending the Black History Month Closing Ceremony. Located in the atrium.
Join the Black Law Students Association for this special fundraiser in the atrium.
This discussion will center around the importance of legal writing and the ethical and practical issues associated with practicing within the appellate courts. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Stacy Scaldo. The discussion has been approved for 1 CPE credit. Room 450.
Health Law Society will have its second general body meeting of the Spring semester. Attorney Richard Ramsey of Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy, & Ford will provide insight on medical negligence and personal injury defense. Lunch will be provided for all who attend. Room 465
Professionalism in Litigation and Mediation - guest speaker. Room 405.
Florida Coastal Law Review Presents
#DigitalExpressions: Exploring Free Speech in Cyberspace
Come support LSAV and fellow law students performing the Vagina Monologues! All proceeds from the Vagina Monologues will be donated to Hubbard House and to Haiti!
Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre
Kaplan is hosting a review class for the MPRE in room 425.
Come support LSAV and fellow law students performing the Vagina Monologues! All proceeds from the Vagina Monologues will be donated to Hubbard House and to Haiti!
Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre
WLSA will hold its general meeting with guest speaker Vanessa Albaum. We will be talking about the election for next year's e-board. If you are interested in running, please come to the meeting or check the minutes for details/instructions!
Room 425.
Thomas Hornsby to present on "Judicial Bias in the Courtroom" in room 400 (approved for 1 CPE)
Anne O'Berry, Southern Regional Vice President of the National Lawyers Guild, will be presenting information about the National Lawyer's Guild. Room 465
HALSA MEMBERS! Make sure you attend our meeting to find out what exciting events we have for the rest of the semester!!
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED.
Room 405
If you want to be a legal interpreter or simply want to learn how to use one please feel free to attend this CPE accredited event. Food will be catered.
Room 465
Come out Thursday night March 8, 2012 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the first Spring Bar Prep Trivia Night! Student organizations sponsoring this event will be competing in the trivia!
Criminal Law Society, in conjunction with all other student organizations at Florida Coastal through SBA, is hosting Bar Preparation Trivia Night at Chicago Pizza on Phillips Highway. (Next to La Nop and Woodys)
All trivia junkies, law school students, bar takers alike, are invited to come out and participate in the fun! Get get your friends and trivia groups together for a fun night of bar preparation and other fun! Prizes will be awarded to winning trivia groups. ($125 toward the bar prep of your choice and additional other prizes!)
Please come out and support Criminal Law Society and brush up on your bar prep while having some fun! See you there!
Phi Delta Phi is hosting a Mock MPRE Charity Event where students may purchase a $10 ticket to take an hour-long version of the MPRE, anytime from 9 a.m. to noon on March 9 in room 550. Then, at 12:15, Prof. Ritter will review the exam and answer any relevant questions. A student may earn 1.5 CPE credits, and all proceeds go to the Sulzbacher Center!
This user workshop will go over the basics of using Desire 2 Learn (the user management system). We will touch on how to access course content, online rooms, notifications, news items, how to take quizzes, how to upload assignments, and how to use the discussion board.
Room 250
Join the Academic Success Department for its own version of Mythbusters. Hear the myths busted and the realities of the bar examination explained.
Fame & Fortune: A Multi-Platinum View of Music Contracts
Featuring:
Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Room 550
Join Academic Success for a 3L bar application event. Start or complete your bar application. Bring your materials and your login and password.
Join ABA, Coastal Law Democrats and LAMBDA as they host a panel and fashion show highlighting the appropriate professional attire for the legal community. Room 550.
Please join the Coastal Law School departments at the Annual Service Plus Expo in the atrium as they explain the services they offer to students and the improvements they have made over the last year to better serve you. There will be drawings for gift cards and other prizes as well as free food and beverages!
Start your bar application to receive the Florida Bar Examination first year discount! Bring your materials and your login and password.
“Ten Best Ways to Commit Malpractice with your [Lack of] Technology”, the event is awarded 1 CLE for attorneys and 1 CPE for students, and will be followed by a professional networking event at River City Brewing Company from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Room 405
Interested in Health Law? Want to know what other careers are available in Health Law besides medical malpractice? Health Law Society is hosting an Alternative Career Panel March 22, 2012 from 12:00 - 1:00 in room 455. Lunch provided.
Speakers include: an Elder Law expert, a Health Law transactional attorney, in-house counsel from the Department of Health, in-house counsel from Blue Cross Blue Shield, in-house counsel with a medical device manufacturer.
Mingle with the bar coaches, faculty and alumni in the atrium.
Criminal Law Society is hosting the first Bar Prep Trivia of the Spring semester at Chicago Pizza on Phillips Highway, Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 7-9 p.m. Get your teams of 4 together and come out to compete in trivia that is bar question focused to win prizes. The prizes include $125 off your BARBI prep course of choice, free food, and other prizes to be announced at the event. The entire student body is welcome! Come brush up on Bar Prep Skills and socialize with other students at the same time! We hope to see you there!
