What's New and Notable

Student Organizations

Congratulations to EtLS's 2024-2025 E-board

Congratulations to the new Entertainment Law Society E-board for the 2024-2025 school year! 

  • President: Prescott Lieberg 
  • Vice President: Jessica Houghton 
  • Outreach Coordinator: Erika Escamilla 
  • Treasurer: Matt Scowcroft 
  • Social Media Manager: Isabelle Matuszewski 
  • Secretary: Isabella Gonzalez 
  • 2L Rep: Pamela Urlacher 
Contact: Erika Escamilla
Student Organizations

Congratulations to the New LELS Executive Board

Thank you to everybody who applied for the Labor & Employment Law Society executive board. We are pleased to announce the LELS executive board for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • President: Elizabeth Hansen
  • Vice President: Samantha Strickland
  • Treasurer: Dani Wassell
  • Social Media Chair: Fran Gatto
  • Fundraising and Events Chair: Grady Rosin
  • 2L Representative: Alexander Zanotti

If you see any of the new executive board members around the law school, be sure to congratulate them.

Contact: Danny Levandoski
Academics

Marquette Benefits & Social Welfare Law Review Interest Meeting

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 7:00pm • Microsoft Teams

Please join us for a virtual interest meeting for the Marquette Benefits & Social Welfare Law Review! This Teams meeting will help you as prospective law review members learn more about what we do, the write-on process, the editing of articles, and the writing of your very own comment. The interest meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 22, at 7 p.m., with a recording available after.

Fill out the form HERE to receive information about the meeting, along with a link to join the meeting. If you are unable to attend but would like to receive the recording, please also fill out the form. 

Contact: Tori Dietel-Bargender
Academics

Marquette Law Review Summer 2024 Write-on Competition

MARQUETTE LAW REVIEW | Vol. 108 – A Proud Tradition of Scholarship and Service

How to Earn Membership:

  1. Participate in the Summer 2024 Writing Competition, or
  2. “Grade on”

Note: To participate in the competition, you must complete all required 1L courses and have at least two semesters remaining by the end of the spring semester.

SUMMER 2024 WRITING COMPETITION

The write-on competition consists of two parts:

  1. Issue Analysis—A concise, analytical treatment of a relevant legal issue addressed in the cases and legal scholarship provided to you. Your Issue Analysis will not be a reiteration of case law. Rather, it will explain the issue and provide a reasoned conclusion as to which legal result you think is justified. More specific information will be provided prior to the Writing Competition’s start date. 
  2. Bluebook Editing Exercise—An exercise in identifying and correcting errors in citation, formatting, grammar, and punctuation according to the Bluebook and provided excerpts from the Texas Law Review Manual on Usage & Style (TLR).

Timeline:

  • Step 1: Register on TWEN (available now) before 11:59 p.m. on Friday, June ­14, at which point enrollment will close.
    • The Marquette Law Review Vol. 108 Write-On Competition Westlaw Web Course (TWEN) will contain all materials, instructions, and the platform for submission. 
  • Step 2: Receive anonymous number and additional instructions for the competition.  
  • Step 3: The 2023 Writing Competition will begin at 7:00 a.m. on ­­­­­Saturday, June 15, and end at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 30.  
    • You must turn in your submission by 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, for your materials to be graded. Late submissions will not be accepted. 
  • Step 4: Marquette Law Review Editorial Board members will grade your anonymous competition materials. You will receive notice of your result within a reasonable time after your submission.  
    • The Editorial Board’s decision is final.

How to Prepare for the Competition:

  • Read the examples that will be posted on the TWEN page before the competition.  
    • These examples will guide you through content, structure, format, and citation form.
  • Browse through published Marquette Law Review articles and comments. 
  • Review the contents of the Bluebook.  
    • Submitting a technically perfect Issue Analysis may give you an advantage in the competition, and basic familiarity with the Bluebook will make the editing exercise easier.  Have your copy of the Bluebook ready for the competition.
Contact: Catherine Alles
Student Organizations

Congrats to the 2024-2025 PSTLS E-board

Congratulations are in order for the newly elected PSTLS executive board members!

  • President: Eliza Luvianos
  • Vice President: Michael Nelson
  • Treasurer: Stephanie Verbockel
  • Secretary: Erica Walburg
Contact: Jody Eckman
Student Organizations

Congrats to STMS's 2024-2025 E-board

Congratulations to the new STMS E-board for 2024-2025!

  • President: John Lawlis
  • Vice President: Suzanne Deguire 
  • Secretary: Kara Conley
  • Treasurer: Evelyn Heun
  • 3L Representative: Sydney Herman
Contact: Kara Conley
Opportunities & Aid

1L/2L Volunteer Opportunity: Law School Graduation

Law School Hooding & Commencement: Saturday, May 18

The Office of Student Affairs is looking for a few student volunteers to help out with our Hooding & Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 18. There are two shifts available, and we would welcome students helping with both if possible. Both shifts build in some training time, but there is also a Volunteer Meeting via Teams on Thursday, May 16, at noon to go over instructions and assignments before the day of the event. 

  • Location: Miller High Life Theatre
  • Dress code: darker, neutral business professional clothing, easy to move and stand in but professional given the gravitas of the event.
  • Graduation website

Pre-Ceremony Setup (2 spots available): 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

  • Assisting with setting up the details of the stage, theatre, and staging rooms
  • Some moving of chairs/tables/signs, mostly labeling and setting out items

Ceremony Assistance (6 spots available): 12:15–4:30 p.m.

  • Training and run-through of duties
  • Acting as greeters and ushers for guests coming into and leaving the theatre
  • Acting as ushers to guide graduates during the ceremony
  • We anticipate that we should be done closer to 4:00 p.m., but you should be easily out of there at the latest, 4:30 p.m.
    • You would be welcome to join the post-ceremony reception if you choose.  

It’s been a great way to see what the graduation ceremony looks like as well as get to send off and congratulate your 3L friends. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Sarah DiStefano, assistant director of student affairs. 

Contact: Sarah DiStefano
Student Organizations

SBA Requests Barristers' Ball Feedback

Did you attend Barristers' Ball 2024? Do you have thoughts or ideas for next year? If so, SBA requests your feedback to help improve the event!

Visit this LINK to submit your feedback.

Contact: Abigail Heinz
Speakers/Events

MUPD's Coffee with Cop at Tory Hill Café

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 12:00pm • Tory Hill Café

Stop by the Tory Hill Café between noon and 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, for the Marquette University Police Department's April Coffee with a Cop event.

Come learn more about safety and security resources available to students and the Marquette community. 

Contact: Tom Wichgers