General Interest Meeting: Wednesday Oct 20, 2010 1-2 PM RM W303

Among other things, we will be discussing:

-The ABA Environmental Law Conference in New Orleans

-The Pace Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

- West Virginia Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

- Job Opportunities in Environmental Law

- Labels for Household Cleaner Project

- EPA Open Government Project

- Does the Gowanus Canal really have gonorrhea?

Snacks will be served!

ATTENTION RECENT LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES! DEADLINE EXTENDED: APPLICATIONS FOR EPA-REGION 9 HONORS PROGRAM.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 9 Office (San Francisco) has extended the application deadline for their Honor's Program. The application deadline has been moved to next Friday, October 15th, midnight!

CAVEAT!

You must be a recent graduate of an accredited law school with bar results or bar results pending.

For more information check out: http://www.epa.gov/region9/orc/positions.html

I can't see 1 reason why an unemployed recent graduate would NOT apply for this one. You might be what they're looking for.

10/20: NYCLA Wants to Feed You and Help You Increase Your Professional Network

The New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA) invites you to their Kick-Off Reception for the 2011 Minority Judicial Internship Program. The events is on Wednesday, October 20th, beginning at 6pm.

Go to meet practicing attorneys and other law students. Stay for cheese and crackers.

Details:
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 6pm
New York County Lawyers' Association
14 Vesey Street (b/w B'way and Church) Manhattan
RSVP BY OCTOBER 18TH OR THEY WON'T LET YOU IN!

E-mail LDavis@NYCLA.org to RSVP for this program.

Need More Info? Check out the NYCLA website.





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Breakfast AND Sustainable Real Estate Development?! Sign me up!

Attention Environnmental  Real Estate Aficionados: October 6th @ 8:15am, the New York Law School Center for Real Estate Studies is hosting its 4th Annual Breakfast Forum on Sustainable Real Estate Development.

Panelists include David Bragdon (Director, NYC Office of Long-Term Planning & Sustainability), Fred Harris (Senior VP, AvalonBay Communities, Inc.), and Gail Suchman (Special Counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavman LLP)

CLICK HERE to RSVP for this FREE event!
Seating is limited, so don't wait for too long.

The MTA Wants to Raise Your Monthly Metrocard Price (or limit the number of rides/month)

The MTA has been holding a series of public hearings regarding their proposed fare hikes for 2011. Several students from New York Law School will be attending next Tuesday's (9/21) public hearing at the Brooklyn Museum (begins at 6pm). Enough is enough MTA!

The truth is that anyone who uses the monthly Metrocard will be impacted by these fare increases. The MTA's two proposals for monthly Metrocards are: (a) raise the price of the current Unlimited Metrocard to $104 or (b) raise the price of the monthly Metrocard price to $99 and impose a 90-trip cap.





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