Practice-Related Special Interest Groups

NUSL has hosted four in-depth conferences pertaining to practice areas in recent years—Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Women in the Law and Transactional Law. In April 2010, we will host our second annual Women in the Law conference on issues related to women in the law.

Women in the Law: April 2009

We are planning a conference on April 3, 2009, that will harness the energy, talent, resources and POWER that NUSL women collectively offer! It will include a kick-off reception, workshops and the chance to network with NUSL women of all generations. We want to define issues facing women in the law and to find ways to improve their lives.

Past Conferences 

Intellectual Property

In March 2008, the Office of Alumni/ae Relations hosted a dynamic conference focusing on Intellectual Property issues. Professor Stacey Dogan and Gordon Moriarty '93 served as conference co-chairs. The program included three panels on cutting-edge copyright, trademark and patent issues and we had ten panelists from across the United States participating. View the IP Program. For more information about this event or this special interest group, please contact Gordon Moriarty '93.

Labor and Employment

In November 2006, the Office of Alumni/ae Relations held a fantastic conference featuring 11 practitioners who focused on Labor and Employment topics. Mark Irvings '75, Amy Carlin '00, Patrick Bryant '01, Professor Karl Klare and Professor Ira Sills '77 comprised the steering committee for this event. The panels included talks about immigrant workers; the challenges faced by union and employer in-house counsel, a dialogue of arbitrators and judges on settling and managing labor and employment cases. View Program. For more information about this event, or this special interest group, please contact Amy Carlin '00.