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Message-ID: <ucdavis/king-hall-faq/part6_1051198758@rtfm.mit.edu> Supersedes: <ucdavis/king-hall-faq/part6_1048762998@rtfm.mit.edu> Expires: 5 Jun 2003 15:39:18 GMT References: <ucdavis/king-hall-faq/part1_1051198758@rtfm.mit.edu> X-Last-Updated: 1996/06/22 From: Internet Esquire <netesq@dcn.davis.ca.us> Organization: Internet Esquire(SM) Newsgroups: ucd.king-hall,news.answers Subject: King Hall Law School USENET FAQ Part 6 of 9 Followup-To: poster Summary: This article is Part Six of a Multipart compilation of information on subjects of interest to the readers of the ucd.king-hall USENET newsgroup and other members and would-be members of the King Hall Law School community. Date: 24 Apr 2003 15:40:00 GMT X-Trace: 1051198800 senator-bedfellow.mit.edu 3934 18.181.0.29 Archive-name: ucdavis/king-hall-faq/part6 Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-modified: Jun. 22, 1996 Version: 21Jun96 [ASCII/Multipart] URL: <http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/ucdavis/king-hall-faq/part6/faq.html > Ebb: <http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~netesq/USENET-FAQs/king-hall/part5.html > The King Hall Law School USENET FAQ Part 6 of 9 Frequently Asked Questions at and about King Hall (c) Copyright 1995 & 1996 by David F. Prenatt, Jr. King Hall, 1995 Alumnus U.C. Davis School of Law University of California Davis, CA 95616-5210 <mailto:NetEsq@dcn.davis.ca.us > The King Hall Law School USENET FAQ (King Hall USENET FAQ) may be comprised of more than one part. If it is, please see the TABLE OF CONTENTS in Part One for a complete list of the questions that have attempted to answer and for other important legal information. Caveat emptor: I assume no obligation for anyone through the publication of the King Hall USENET FAQ. Furthermore, all versions of the King Hall USENET FAQ are my personal property and are protected by applicable copyright laws. All rights are reserved except as follows: I hereby give my permission to anyone who has access to this version of the King Hall USENET FAQ to reproduce the information contained herein for non-profit purposes, provided that proper credit is given to me as the author of this FAQ and that I am promptly notified of any use other than personal use. I may revoke permission to reproduce any version of this FAQ at any time. - - - - - The King Hall Law School USENET FAQ Part 6 of 9 Frequently Asked Questions at and about King Hall (c) Copyright 1995 & 1996 by David F. Prenatt, Jr. 4.3) THE THIRD YEAR OF LAW SCHOOL AT KING HALL. 4.3.1) Why is there a third year of law school? Apparently, to make sure that your second year is not your last year. The first year they scare you to death; the second year they work you to death; and the third year, they bore you to death. Keep this in mind when planning your course schedule. 4.3.2) What does one do during the third year of law school? Different people do different things, but most of the time the third year of law school is simply a recapitulation of the second year. The changing of the guard is effected on Law Review and Moot Court as new boards are elected to these programs. Your third year is also a good time to do a clinical. 4.4) LAW STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. [Note: I have specifically decided against including a list and description of the various law student organizations at King Hall. You will find such a list and description in the application pamphlet that is sent out to prospective law school applicants; readers with a web browser may visit the King Hall Student Organizations Web Page on the World Wide Web (<http://kinghall.ucdavis.edu/pages/stuorg.htm >). Virtually all of the law student organizations at King Hall are chartered through the University and funded primarily through the Law Student Association (LSA) and bake sales. Each organization defines its own purpose, and as each law student organization has an open membership, each organization is best defined by those students who choose to become its members. One student organization that purported to represent a particular ethnic/cultural group held a vote wherein two of its members voted to exclude students who were not members of that particular ethnic/cultural group. A big controversy erupted when the names of the two members so voting were published on the King Hall dayboard by one of the members who would have been excluded had the vote carried. During my tenure as a law student at King Hall, I belonged to a number of student organizations that I thought were worthwhile, and I served as the Vice President of the King Hall Federalist Society (<http://kinghall.ucdavis.edu/stu_org/fed_soc/ >). I also patronized all of the fund raising activities and social events that interested me without regard for which student organizations were hosting or sponsoring it. As a general rule, I think it is foolish to boycott an unpopular organization. 4.5) SERVICES AVAILABLE TO KING HALL STUDENTS. 4.5.1) SERVICES AVAILABLE TO LAW STUDENTS THROUGH KING HALL. 4.5.1.1) LIBRARY SERVICES AT KING HALL. Readers with a web browser may visit the King Hall Law Library Home Page on the World Wide Web: <http://kinghall.ucdavis.edu/library/lawlib.htm > 4.5.1.1.1) What library services are available to law students at King Hall? All King Hall students, faculty, and staff are issued a key to the building and have access to the law library (other than the reserve section) 24 hours a day. Most books may be checked out to your study carrel, which you share with other students until your third year of law school. In addition, the law library catalog is available by telnet at innopac.ucdavis.edu (<telnet:innopac.ucdavis.edu >; account and password=guest). Check with the Law School Library Reference Desk at (916)752-3327 for more information on the various library services available to King Hall students. 4.5.1.1.2) What should I do if I encounter trespassers after hours in the library at King Hall? You have many options to deal with trespassers at King Hall, but you are not obliged to do anything about them. U.C. Davis is a public university, and members of the general public have a right to use the facilities at the law school to study or do legal research. However, if someone doesn't have a key to King Hall, they don't have a right to be in the building after the law library closes. The official policy of the law school is that no one without a key to the building is allowed to be in King Hall after the law library closes, but this policy is not strictly enforced. I always treated trespassers as "uninvited guests" and tolerated them unless they did something that bothered me. However, if you want trespassers to leave, you don't need to give any justification. Simply place a call to the campus police, and the campus police will get rid of the trespassers very quickly. 4.5.1.2) Financial Aid. For information about Financial Aid, contact the King Hall Financial Aid Director Lu Bastian (<mailto:lrbastian@ucdavis.edu >) in person or at (916)752-6573. She and her staff, currently one Cyndie Alvarez Necoechea (<mailto:calvarez@ucdavis.edu >), have my unequivocal endorsement. Readers with a web browser may visit the Law School Financial Aid Home Page on the World Wide Web: <http://kinghall.ucdavis.edu/pages/financ.htm > 4.5.1.3) Career Services. [Rev] For information about Career Services, contact the King Hall Career Sevices Director Jane Thomson (<mailto:jthomson@ucdavis.edu >) at (916)752-6574. See also Section 4.6.5 for information on career planning resources on the Internet. 4.5.1.4) The Perfect Tender Infant Care Co-op. Student volunteers, some of them parents themselves, staff the Perfect Tender Infant Care Co-op, which cares for the infants (under one year) of law students. 4.5.1.5) Computer Services at King Hall. For information about Computer Services at King Hall, contact Computer Specialist Steve Langford (<mailto:sdlangford@ucdavis.edu >) at (916)752-SLOW. While no one has all the answers, Steve has more answers about computers than most people do, and if he doesn't have immediate answers to your computer questions, he will usually be able to refer you to someone else who does. See Section 11.2 for more information about computer services at King Hall. 4.5.1.6) Food at King Hall. Between 9am and Noon during most school days, you stand about a 50/50 chance of encountering a bake sale downstairs. Similarly on school days, you stand about a 1 in 5 chance that some organization is offering free food to encourage attendance at one of its meetings. If all else fails, there are several vending machines on the bottom floor of the law school. Of course you can always brave the elements and take a five minute walk to the Silo or the Coffee House. See Section 5.1 for more information on food services on the U.C. Davis campus. 4.5.2) SERVICES AVAILABLE TO LAW STUDENTS THROUGH U.C. DAVIS. See the U.C. Davis USENET FAQ for information about services available to law students through U.C. Davis (see Section 1.5 for information on how to obtain the U.C. Davis USENET FAQ). 4.6) OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST TO KING HALL STUDENTS. 4.6.1) SPECIAL EVENTS AT KING HALL. [Rev] Special events are constantly occurring at King Hall. The list below is far from exhaustive. For exact dates and times, watch the dayboard, the ucd.king-hall USENET newsgroup (<news:ucd.king-hall>), and/or the King Hall Calendar of Events on the World Wide Web (<http://kinghall.ucdavis.edu/pages/calend.htm >). * The One L Welcome BBQ. Sunday before Intro Week. * The Intro Week LSA Kegger. Friday of Intro Week. * The Phi Delta Phi Big Sib/Li'l Sib Mixer. Early on in the Fall Semester. * Cardozarama: The King Hall Talent Show. Spring Semester. * Over the Hump: The King Hall "Senior Prom" (and no, you don't need a date--why bring sand to the beach?). Spring Semester. * The King Hall Legal Foundation (KHLF) Spring Auction: To benefit public interest law. Spring Semester. * The Lorenzo Patino Banquet. Spring Semester. * Various awards ceremonies. 4.6.2) INFORMATION ON KING HALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND ALUMNI. 4.6.2.1) The King Hall Counselor. King Hall publishes the King Hall Counselor for the UC Davis Alumni Association which reports news and information about King Hall, its faculty, students, and alumni/alumnae. Contact Amy M. Helsel Director of Development, Alumni and Public Relations, for more information at (916)752-6679 or e-mail the King Hall Alumni Association (<mailto:alumni@lawadmin.ucdavis.edu >). 4.6.2.2) The UC Davis Annual Fund/STUDENTS FIRST Campaign. The two year STUDENTS FIRST Campaign, which is still in progress as of the date of this FAQ, will fund student scholarships and endowments for public interest law and trial and appellate advocacy. A $75,000 gift by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard of Sacramento provides for scholarships to King Hall students and is accompanied by a commitment to provide employment opportunities for scholarship recipients. Philip G. Satre, King Hall Class of 1975, and his wife Jennifer Satre gave a record breaking $125,000 gift and committed themselves to an additional gift of $125,000 with a challenge to match their original gift of $125,000. Contact Dean Bruce Wolk (<mailto:bawolk@ucdavis.edu >) at (916)752-0243 or Amy M. Helsel (<mailto:amhelsel@ucdavis.edu >) at (916)752-6679 for more information about the STUDENTS FIRST Campaign. 4.6.2.3) King Hall Faculty on the World Wide Web. For information on King Hall faculty, readers with a web browser may visit the King Hall Faculty Web Page on the World Wide Web: <http://kinghall.ucdavis.edu/pages/faculty.htm > 4.6.2.4) King Hall Law Students on the World Wide Web. A number of King Hall students maintain Home Pages on the World Wide Web: * Haeji Hong (<mailto:haeji@sunset.bph.jhu.edu >), Class of 1998, maintains a Home Page on the World Wide Web with links to outlines of first year courses and other useful information (<http://sunset.bph.jhu.edu/~haeji >). * Lynn Loschin (<mailto:lloschin@netcom.com >), Class of 1997, also maintains a Home Page on the World Wide Web with links to all sorts of items, some of which are even law-related (<http://www.microserve.com/PlanetX/lloschin.html >). 4.6.3) LAW SCHOOL STUDENT PUBLICATIONS. There are several official law school publications run by King Hall students: * Environs: An environmental law journal. * The King Hall Advocate: The King Hall student newspaper. * The U.C. Davis Journal of International Law and Policy: This brand new journal is still in its infancy and is actively soliciting sponsors and donations. Subscriptions are $18 for two issues. * The U.C. Davis Law Review: Subscriptions to the U.C. Davis Law Review are $30 for four issues. Contact Alice Trujillo (<mailto:antrujillo@ucdavis.edu >) for more information at (916)752-2551; FAX (916)752-4704. 4.6.4) THE ORDER OF THE COIF. The Order of the Coif is an honor society whose membership is comprised of those law students who graduate in the top 10% of their class. To qualify for membership in the Order of the Coif at King Hall, law students must complete a 75% of their units in graded coursework. 4.6.5) CAREER PLANNING RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET. [Rev] I have specifically omitted from this section any resources that require a fee. Accordingly, the following list is far from exhaustive. For more information about career planning resources on the Internet, contact Jane Thomson, Director of Career Services at King Hall(<mailto:jthomson@ucdavis.edu >) at (916)752-6574. * Career Planning Resources from the Federal Government. Federal Jobs Library: <http://fwux.fedworld.gov/pub/jobs >; <ftp://fwux.fedworld.gov/pub/jobs >; <ftp://fjob.mail.opm.gov >; <ftp://fjob.mail.opm.gov/APPS/FJOB_FTP/PUB/jobs >. Human Resources Employmnent Information: <http://www.nps.gov/personnel/index.html >. U.S. Dept of the Interior Auto Vacancy System: <http://info.er.usgs.gov/doi/avads/index.html >. U.S. Dept of Justice Gopher Server: <gopher://gopher/usdoj.gov >. U.S. Dept of Justice Attorney Job Listings. <gopher://gopher.usdoj.gov/l/jobs >; <gopher://justice2.usdoj.gov:70/11/jobs >. U.S. Dept of Justice, Office of Attorney Personnel Management: <gopher://justice2.usdoj.gov:70/11/oapm >. * State and Local Governments on the Internet. State and Local Governments on the Net: <http://www.webcom.com/~piper/state/states.html >. * Public Interest Law Firms on the Internet. Essential Information (<http://www.essential.org >. National Association for Public Interest Law <http://www.essential.org/org/napil/napil.html >. * Private Law Firms on the Internet. Indiana Law School's List of Law Firms: <http://www.law.indiana.edu/law/v-lib/lawfirms.html >. * Legal Job Resource Links on the Yahoo Directory. Government Resources: <http://www.yahoo.com/Government >; <http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Agencies >; <http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Judicial_Branch >. Public Interest Groups: <http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Organizations/ Public_Interest_Groups >. Private Firms: <http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies >; <http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Law >; <http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Law/Directories >; <http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Law/Firms >. * Classified Ad Listings. The Recorder & The San Diego Daily Transcript: <http://www.callaw.com/classified/lawad.html >. The National Law Journal & New York Law Journal: <http://www.lawjobs.com >. * Miscellaneous Career Planning Resources. The Riley Guide (<http://www.wpi.edu/~mfriely/jobguide.html >). Lexis-Nexis Jobs Page: <http://www.lexis-nexis.com/lncc/about/employment/jobs.html >. LawInfo Legal Job Notices (<http://www.lawinfo.com/employment >). West Publishing Company Links: <http://westpub.com >; <http://westpub.com/WLAWInfo/wlawhome.htm >; <http://westpub.com/WLAWInfo/WLD.htm >; <gopher://wld.westlaw.com:70/7waissrc%3A.dir/wld/Wests-Legal-Directory%5BWLD%5D >; <http://www.westpub.com/htbin/wld >; <http://www.wais.com/Wests-Legal-Directory.html >. - - - - - End of document: The King Hall Law School USENET FAQ Part 6 of 9 Frequently Asked Questions at and about King Hall (c) Copyright 1995 & 1996 by David F. Prenatt, Jr. King Hall, 1995 Alumnus U.C. 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