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Disconnected Connection, Dyane O'Leary

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

Lawyers are more digitally connected than ever, but the human side of connection is shifting. In a profession built on relationships, technological transformations from videoconferencing to Generative AI reshape how lawyers converse, empathize, and build rapport. Amid industry calls to prioritize ‘soft’ people skills, lawyers face a growing paradox: tools offering convenience and efficiency disrupt traditional methods of on-the-job training and mentorship from generations past. This Article draws on lessons from an empirical, interview-based study of law students, professional development legal personnel, and senior lawyers to examine interpersonal connection as a modern lawyering skill. Against a backdrop of swirling influences …

Cardozo Students Learn Mediation Through Intensive Dispute Resolution Courses, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Archive

Over 50 Cardozo students took part in January’s intensive dispute resolution courses, gaining hands-on training in mediation, arbitration, and collaborative law through simulations led by expert faculty and practitioners.

Students Sharpen Litigation Skills At 42nd Annual Itap, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Archive

Cardozo Law’s 42nd Annual Intensive Trial Advocacy Program brought together 52 students and over 75 legal professionals for two weeks of immersive courtroom training, reinforcing the school’s A+ ranking in Trial Advocacy from preLaw Magazine.

P*Law 2025: Public Interest Law Internship Application Workshop, Center For Public Service Law, Public Interest Law Student Association (Pilsa)

2024–2025 Flyers

A Public Interest Law workshop hosted by PILSA on January 29, offering students help with internship application materials like cover letters, résumés, and writing samples.

P*Law 2025: Mentor Mocks - A Joint Production Of Sba And Ocs, Center For Public Service Law, Cardozo Student Bar Association, Cardozo Office Of Career Services, Katten Muchin Rosenman Llp

2024–2025 Flyers

Mentor Mocks, presented by SBA and OCS and sponsored by Katten, offered 1L students the chance to practice interview skills through mock interviews with upper-class students.

Thinking Outside The Box: A Creative Legal Conversation, Cardozo Fame Center, Hollywood Radio & Television Society, Cathy Perifimos, Barbara Pereda, Merrick Stone, Laura Luckenbaugh, Javier Royal

2025 Event Invitations

Join Cardozo's FAME Center as we host a mixer for FAME students and alumni, and members of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society. The event will feature a moderated panel discussion led by Entertainment Attorney and Cardozo alumna Cathy Perifimos '09, focusing on the intersection of legal and creative aspects within the television industry. A reception will follow.

P*Law 2025: Access To Housing Justice: Eviction Diversion Programs, Center For Public Service Law, Public Interest Law Student Association (Pilsa), Nathaniel Newman, Julia Leibman

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A panel discussion on eviction diversion programs and access to housing justice, held on January 28 in Room 1008. The event featured speakers from the National Center for State Courts, Center for Justice Innovation, Urban Justice Center, and Mobilization for Justice. Moderated by Nathenial Newman and Julia Leibman, both Cardozo Law Class of 2027.

P*Law 2025: What’S Next? Reproductive Justice Under The Trump Administration, Center For Public Service Law, Shayna Medley, Jenny Ma, Chelsea Williams-Diggs, Bella Pori

2024–2025 Flyers

Hosted by Cardozo P*LAW 2025, this January 28 event explored abortion rights and reproductive justice under the Trump administration. Panelists discussed litigation, nonprofit advocacy, and policymaking at both state and federal levels, with a focus on how New York-based law students can support local efforts. Moderated by Bella Pori ’21.

P*Law 2025: International Law And Human Rights In Israel And Palestine, Center For Public Service Law, Adil Haque, Samah Sisay, Jamil Dakwar, Gabor Rona

2024–2025 Flyers

No abstract provided.

Understanding Public Domain Case Citations, Joshua Levine

Library Staff Online Writings

I first learned about public domain citations after law school, when I was working on a fifty-state survey. I was completely used to parentheticals that included the deciding court and the year of decision, so I couldn’t understand the examples I found from certain states. I thought that surely something was missing from these citations!

Mark Need Leading Iu Ventures Fellows Cohort, Including Two Maurer Students, James Owsley Boyd

Keep Up With the Latest News from the Law School (blog)

An Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty member will lead—and two of its students participate—in the fourth cohort of IU Ventures, the university’s early-stage venture and angel investment arm.

Mark Need, clinical professor and director of the Law School’s Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, will lead the 13-student cohort—the largest yet—which includes David Dillon, a second-year JD-MBA candidate, and 1L student Klaus Griesemer.

The Eu Ai Act, Heyman Center On Corporate Governance, Andrea Guaccero

2024–2025 Flyers

No abstract provided.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Commemorating The 80th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of Auschwitz, Jewish Law Student Association (Jlsa), Jessica Silverman, Minnie Osher

2024–2025 Flyers

No abstract provided.

P*Law 2025, Center For Public Service Law

2024–2025 Flyers

This document outlines the full schedule for Cardozo Law School’s 2025 P*LAW Week, hosted by the Center for Public Service Law. Held from January 27 to January 30, the week featured a variety of panels, workshops, and student-led presentations on topics such as reproductive justice, housing, LGBTQ+ immigration, international human rights, labor law, and social justice. Events included guest speakers from leading advocacy organizations, mock interviews, and internship prep sessions, all designed to engage students in public interest law and foster professional development.

P*Law 2025: Immigration For Lgbtq+ Individuals: Laws, Barriers, And Insights, Center For Public Service Law, Victoria Nielson, Lermán Montoya, Fernanda Gianesella, Noemi Masliah, Gleozyl Saavedra, Natalia Palacino Camargo

2024–2025 Flyers

A P*LAW 2025 event focused on the legal challenges and barriers faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in the immigration system. The panel featured legal experts and advocates discussing policy insights, representation, and protections for LGBTQ+ immigrants.

Vol. 68, No. 03 (January 27, 2025)

Indiana Law Annotated

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The Cardozo Center For Public Service Law Invites You To: P*Law 2025, Cardozo Center For Public Service Law

2025 Event Invitations

Cardozo's commitment to public service is highlighted every January during Public Interest Law Advocacy Week (P*LAW), a series of events that includes daily panels and workshops featuring inspiring conversations about the practice of public interest law. Join us for P*LAW 2025, which will feature panels discussing immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive freedom, human rights, labor relations, and more.

Winter 2025 - Finding Briefs & Other Court Filings, University Of Michigan Law Library

Legal Tech Series

The judicial opinion is the last chapter of a long story. The key to a case’s history is its docket. This program will guide you through the steps to finding complaints, briefs, motions, and other filings by searching and finding court dockets. Get the whole story Underground!

Resources covered: CourtLink, Bloomberg Dockets, PACER, CourtListener/RECAP

Cardozo Law News Brief: January 24, 2025, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2025

Highlights from the January 24, 2025 Cardozo Law News Brief include:

• Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat spoke to The Guardian and ABC News about the Trump administration’s approach to delaying enforcement of the TikTok ban.

• Professor Peter Markowitz published an op-ed in the New York Daily News critiquing Mayor Adams' shifting stance on NYC sanctuary city laws.

• Adjunct Professor Gary Galperin was quoted in Gothamist discussing public perception and legal reasoning surrounding Daniel Penny’s acquittal.

Wayne Ford Racial Impact Statement Act And The Necessity Of Minority Impact Statements, Seonwoo Kim

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice (ERSJ) Blog

In 1968, Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act (“ADAA”) in response to the drug overdose of Len Bias, a basketball star at the University of Maryland.  The Act imposed harsh sentences for crack cocaine offenses; a person charged with possession of crack cocaine faced the same mandatory minimum prison sentence as someone charged with possession of one hundred times more powered cocaine.  For example, a person charged with carrying five grams of crack cocaine would receive the same sentence as someone carrying five hundred grams of powdered cocaine. Historically, the enforcement of drug-related crimes disproportionately targeted Black Americans, and this …