National NALSA

NNALSA Website Login Information

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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2014
CONTACT:
Alex Kitson, NNALSA Public Relations Director
nnalsa.publicrelations@gmail.com

NNALSA Website Now Allows Members and Employers to Create a Private Login

As part of our redesign, the National NALSA website now allows members and employers to create a private login.  This easy to use feature will allow National NALSA to connect and share information with students, alumni, and employers. However, since there has been a rise in hacker attacks to our website you can only create a login after you receive an invitation code.

Once NNALSA members pay their membership dues they will be sent an email with an invitation code to create a login. The login will be used to share information regarding the 2015 NNALSA Writing and Moot Court Competitions.

Employers interested in creating a login should email Aarik Robertson for the invitation code atnnalsa.liaison@gmail.com. Employers will be able to use their login to post job openings and download the NNALSA Resume Book when it becomes available.

To create your login after you receive the invitation code, visit the National NALSA website athttp://www.nationalnalsa.org and click Register in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

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National NALSA Resume Book Announcement

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Last day to send in resumes

Here (PDF):

Dear NNALSA Membership,

Today we are proud to announce the return of the NNALSA Resume Book!!!
Potential employers throughout Indian country will have access to this resume book.
Take this opportunity to catch the eye of a future employer in tribal or non-tribal
government, private firms or non-profits from various areas of the country.

All resumes will be due no later than September 15, 2014. Please submit your
completed resume in PDF format to nnalsa.resume@gmail.com. Resumes must be no
longer than one page. The resume book will then be sent out to all participating
prospective employers, who will then follow up for individual interviews on their own
schedules.

You must pay your annual dues for us to include your resume. Additionally, all
resumes will be screened, and any deemed inappropriate for submission (spelling and
grammatical errors, etc.) will be returned for edits.

Lastly, if you receive or accept any offers resulting from the resume book, please let
us know! We’d love to celebrate your success with you, and sharing that information
with us will help the Board in planning for next year’s career activities for our
members.

Enjoy the last part of your summer, and we look forward to another productive year
with you!

Sincerely,

NNALSA Board

Update from National NALSA Executive Board — Career Fair and Newsletter

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

National NALSA Newsletter Fall 2013-Final

Career Fair Release

From the release:

The National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) is pleased to announce the 2014 NNALSA Career Fair! The event will take place Saturday, March 1st during the National Moot Court Competition at the University of Oklahoma College of Law in Norman, Oklahoma. We have limited space available and the registration deadline will be January 3rd. Costs will be $250 for private organizations and $100 for non-profit organizations.

This is a great opportunity to connect and network with future Indian Law practitioners!  Please contact NNALSA’s Liaison Jeffrey Cormell nnalsa.liaison@gmail.com with any questions or to express an interest in participating. We look forward to seeing you at the 2014 Career Fair!

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Fletcher on Becoming an American Indian Law Professor

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I just posted on SSRN a short paper I prepared for the National Native Law Students Association annual meeting career panel last month at the Pojoaque Pueblo: “On Becoming an American Indian Law Professor.” Here is the abstract:

There are only a few dozen American Indians who are enrolled tribal members who are tenure system law professors in American law schools. In fact, in our quick review of the American Association of Law Schools roster of teachers who list themselves as Native American Law instructors, we found fewer than 30 tribal members who are currently tenure system law professors. We study this group, as well as a few known tribal members who have either retired or left the academy for loftier pursuits, for purposes of identifying the profiles of tribally enrolled American Indians on the tenure track in American law schools. The object of this short paper is to advise American Indian law students and others on how to become an American Indian law professor.

I wrote this before all the Elizabeth Warren stuff came out. There’s more to say about that, I suppose, but that’s for another time.

National NALSA Election Results

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The new National NALSA board is:

 

President

Shawn Watts

Columbia Law School

 

Vice President

James Simermeyer

University of New Mexico School of Law

 

Secretary

Christina Snider

UCLA School of Law

 

Treasurer

Caitlin Smith

Columbia Law School

 

American Bar Association Liaison

Jenny Patten

Columbia Law School

 

Public Relations Director

Precious Benally

Columbia Law School

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National NALSA Announces 2010 Writing Competition

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Here is the flyer — Writing Competition Announcement 2009

Deadline is Dec. 18….

9th Annual National Native American Law Students Association

WRITING COMPETITION

Hosted by the University of Arizona NALSA Chapter

Topic: Advanced topics in Tribal, Indian, or Indigenous law or policy

1st place $2000

2nd place $1000

3rd place $500

The winning article will be published in the Arizona Journal of International & Comparative Law

Papers covering any of the following are eligible:
• Tribal law and policy
• International law and policy concerning indigenous peoples
• Comparative law (i.e. intertribal or government-to-government studies)
Papers will be judged on criteria including: originality, timeliness of topic, quality and creativity of analysis, knowledge and use of relevant law, grammar, punctuation, and citation style.

National NALSA Job Fair — Aug. 28 in DC

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6th Annual NNALSA Job Fair

NNALSA invites American Indian law students, recent graduated, and employers

to attend the 6th Annual Job Fair

WHEN: Friday, August 28, 2009

WHERE: One Washington Circle Hotel, Washington DC (see metro map )

All law students that are interested in submitting resumes and meeting with future employers should attend. Invited employers include: Firms, Agencies, Non-Profits, and Tribes.

To register for the Job Fair, please update your resume and make sure you are a registered member of NNALSA (July 1st started a new year). You can register on the membership page of our website.

Job Fair Student Registration Form

Employer Registration Form

For more information contact: Tracie Revis at Area3Rep@NationalNALSA.org

NNALSA Job Fair — August 28, 2009 in DC

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South Dakota Law to Host 2010 National NALSA Moot Court

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From an email we received….

Hello All,

NNALSA is proud to announce that the 2010 NNALSA Moot Court Competition will be hosted by the University of South Dakota (USD) NALSA Chapter in Vermillion, South Dakota February 19-20, 2010.

South Dakota is ecstatic about hosting this years competition. The University of South Dakota has an outstanding Indian Law Program with some of the most prominent Indian law scholars in the country. The facilities for the NNALSA moot court competition are bar none. The school has done extensive remodeling and construction over the past few years which will be excellent for the NNALSA Moot Court Comeptition. The USD NALSA chapter has shown their dedication to Indian issues through their regional moot court competition, which has been held the past two years. The USD School of Law has an extremely active NALSA chapter with hard working members.

I hope that everyone will join us this year in the heart of Indian country. I will be sending out future deadlines, contact information, hotel information, and airport information at a later date. Thank you.

Shane Morigeau
University of Montana School of Law
NNALSA Vice-President