Welcome!

Hello fellow law students,

I am a third year law student at Southwestern Law School, and I am excited and honored to serve as the 2010-2011 Law Student Division Liaison to the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law. In my role as Student Liaison, I attend and participate in ABA-IPL events and meetings, representing the interests of the 9,000+ ABA-IPL law student members, and report back on issues that are important to us.

ABA-IPL seeks to engage law students and enrich their careers by offering a broad spectrum of events programming, membership benefits, and publications. There are dozens of ways to get involved as a student, and I encourage you to seek out the opportunities available to you. One of the easiest ways to get involved immediately is to join a committee in your area of legal interest. Just click on the “Committees” button on the left side of the screen, then choose your Division of interest, and select the committee that most interests you. Also, make sure to join our LinkedIn and Facebook groups to stay current on ABA-IPL news.

This blog is to introduce you to the Section, and to keep you updated on all the exciting events and programs that the Section has to offer. Thanks for visiting!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

9,000+ Strong

Did you know that the ABA-IPL Section has over 9,000 law student members? Join us! You'll be in good company. http://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law/resources/law_student.html
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Sunday, October 3, 2010

Conference Calls

The American Bar Association is a national organization, so most of the work is done via conference calls each month for each committee, board and even the Section Councils. I currently sit on two boards for the American Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Section (ABA-IPL), so I have two monthly conference calls to attend. Thankfully, I do not have class during the time of the calls because I have an externship this semester and I am able to take my externship lunch to coincide with the calls.

The conference calls last between 30-60 minutes and are facilitated by the Chair of the Board or the Committee. The ABA's conference calling system is easy to use, and you can easily mute your line through the conference calling system so you don't disrupt the person talking with your background noise.

I'm posting about this to dispel any fears that my fellow law students might have about joining a committee that has conference calls.

Joining a committee is one of the easiest and fastest ways to get involved in the ABA-IPL. Check out the Committees Page at http://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law/committees.html and join one today! You have to be a Section member first, but Section membership is FREE to law students! Use this link to add the Section to your ABA law student membership today: http://apps.americanbar.org/osm/sections/osm_sect_edit.cfm?host=apps.americanbar.org&url=http://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law.html&role=PT.


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