January 5, 2011: Wintersession
During the three-day inaugural Wintersession, students will have the opportunity to take short courses and hear presentations from alumni and practitioners from around the country. Courses and presentations will be focused on professional skills and career development. Students are encouraged to take full advantage of the many programs available during Wintersession. Questions should be directed to Steve Rawson at rawson@law.duke.edu.

January 6, 2011: Wintersession
During the three-day inaugural Wintersession, students will have the opportunity to take short courses and hear presentations from alumni and practitioners from around the country. Courses and presentations will be focused on professional skills and career development. Students are encouraged to take full advantage of the many programs available during Wintersession. Questions should be directed to Steve Rawson at rawson@law.duke.edu.

January 7, 2011: Wintersession
During the three-day inaugural Wintersession, students will have the opportunity to take short courses and hear presentations from alumni and practitioners from around the country. Courses and presentations will be focused on professional skills and career development. Students are encouraged to take full advantage of the many programs available during Wintersession. Questions should be directed to Steve Rawson at rawson@law.duke.edu.

January 20, 2011: "Conceptualizing Justice" Symposium
Speakers: Profs. David Brady (Sociology), George Christie (Law), Michael Gillespie (Political Science), and Stanley Hauerwas (Divinity) What is justice? Who determines what justice is and who has access to it? Can concepts of justice cross disciplinary lines? We are launching the Duke Graduate Student Working Group on Conceptualizing Justice with a series of speakers during the Spring 2011 semester, beginning with a panel that brings together scholars from a number of disciplines at Duke in order to answer broad questions about the nature and evolution of the concept of justice. Our aim is to stimulate discussion on the ways in which various disciplines and scholars encounter or engage with concepts of justice, whether explicitly or implicitly, in their work. This event is open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

January 24, 2011: Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum Symposium - The EPA at 40
Sarah Duke Gardens The Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum presents its 2010-2011 symposium: "The EPA at 40." This multi-panel discussion on EPA's past and future is co-sponsored by the Nicholas School, Nicholas Institute, and Duke Law School. This event, which celebrates EPA's 40th birthday, brings experts together to discuss EPA's past successes and failures, and provide insight into where EPA is moving in the future . We are pleased to have former EPA Administrator, William K. Reilly, as a keynote speaker. For more information, contact Leah Shen (leah.shen@duke.edu) or Holly Sanders (holly.sanders@duke.edu).Agenda: http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/delpf/symposium » Event Details

January 28, 2011: Women in the Law Conference-Dancing on the Glass Ceiling
Please join us for the 1st Annual Duke University School of Law: Women in the Law Conference! Keynote address at 11am by Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Durham, '71. The conference is a day-long event discussing the progress made towards gender equality in the legal profession and providing tools, solutions and advice to current law students on how to remedy the difficulties that remain. Through out the day, panels of current practitioners will explore how gender impacts communication skills, what innovators are doing now to create alternative careers, and developing awareness of what it takes to be happy in our professional and personal lives. Lunch will be provided by the Career Center at 12:30pm and a Diversity Cocktail Reception will follow at 3pm. For more information, contact Bethany Lilly at bethany.lilly@duke.edu. » Event Details

January 29, 2011: Challenges to Democracy in Divided Societies, CICL-CLRP Scholarship Roundtable
Scholars across a broad range of disciplines--particularly law, political science and economics,will come together at this Roundtable event to think through the current and future challenges to democracy in fractured societies. Sessions will be held in 4044 from 8am-4:30pm. Lunch will be in the third floor mezzanine from 12:00 - 1:15 pm. For more information, please contact Erin Daniel at daniel@law.duke.edu. » Event Details

February 4, 2011: DJCLPP Annual Symposium
Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy's annual symposium will focus on judicial takings and the Fifth Amendment. This symposium will explore issues addressed in the Supreme Court's recent landmark case, Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Participants will include Bill Marshall (UNC Law School), Ernest Young (Duke Law), Nestor Davidson (Univ. of Colorado Law School), Richard Epstein (NYU Law), Stacey Dogan (BU School of Law), and Ilya Somin (George Mason School of Law) among others. The symposium was made possible with the generous support of the Program in Public Law. This event will be webcast. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Kim at elizabeth.kim@duke.edu. » Event Details

February 4, 2011: ESQ
Annual symposium sponsored by the Duke Business Law Society and the Career and Professional Development Center. More than 40 senior alumni will be here to share their experiences, give candid advice, and interact informally with students during panel discussions and in small groups. This is a rare and valuable educational and networking opportunity for law students to learn about different possible career paths and get to know Duke Law alumni. For more information, email Arie Eernisse at aeernisse@gmail.com, Drew Keaton at drew.keaton@gmail.com, or Jennifer Lan at Jennifer.lan@duke.edu. Register at www.tinyurl.com/ESQ2011. » Event Details

February 5, 2011: ESQ
Annual symposium sponsored by the Duke Business Law Society and the Career and Professional Development Center. More than 40 senior alumni will be here to share their experiences, give candid advice, and interact informally with students during panel discussions and in small groups. This is a rare and valuable educational and networking opportunity for law students to learn about different possible career paths and get to know Duke Law alumni. For more information, email Arie Eernisse at aeernisse@gmail.com, Drew Keaton at drew.keaton@gmail.com, or Jennifer Lan at Jennifer.lan@duke.edu. Register at www.tinyurl.com/ESQ2011. » Event Details

February 7, 2011: "The Changing Face of Families" - Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy Symposium
Please join the Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy on February 7, 8 and 9, 2011 (Monday through Wednesday), for its annual symposium. The 2011 symposium: The Changing Face of Families, will focus on the evolution of assisted reproductive technologies, and its effects on traditional legal notions of "marriage," "parent," and "family." The symposium will last from 12:15pm to 1:15pm each day at the Duke University School of Law, room 3037. No registration is necessary. This event will be webcast. For more information, please contact Lanta Wang at lanta.wang@duke.edu or visit http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/djglp. » Event Details

February 8, 2011: "The Changing Face of Families" - Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy Symposium
Please join the Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy on February 7, 8 and 9, 2011 (Monday through Wednesday), for its annual symposium. The 2011 symposium: The Changing Face of Families, will focus on the evolution of assisted reproductive technologies, and its effects on traditional legal notions of "marriage," "parent," and "family." The symposium will last from 12:15pm to 1:15pm each day at the Duke University School of Law, room 3037. No registration is necessary. This event will be webcast. For more information, please contact Lanta Wang at lanta.wang@duke.edu or visit http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/djglp. » Event Details

February 9, 2011: "The Changing Face of Families" - Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy Symposium
Please join the Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy on February 7, 8 and 9, 2011 (Monday through Wednesday), for its annual symposium. The 2011 symposium: The Changing Face of Families, will focus on the evolution of assisted reproductive technologies, and its effects on traditional legal notions of "marriage," "parent," and "family." The symposium will last from 12:15pm to 1:15pm each day at the Duke University School of Law, room 3037. No registration is necessary. This event will be webcast. For more information, please contact Lanta Wang at lanta.wang@duke.edu or visit http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/djglp. » Event Details

February 11, 2011: 10th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Symposium
The Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society presents the Tenth Annual "Hot Topics in Intellectual Property" Symposium. This year's topics are "The Future of Gene and Biotechnology Patents" in the morning session and "The Implications of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement" in the afternoon. Morning keynote addresses will be given by Prof. Margo Bagley of UVA School of Law and Dr. Hans Sauer of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. The afternoon keynote will be given by Dr. Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa. Panel discussions with speakers from scientific, law, and public policy institutions nationwide will follow. Registration is open at http://www.dukeipcs.org. Duke students and faculty are free. Lunch is provided for registered guests, with a reception following the event. For more information, contact Ryan O'Quinn at ryan.oquinn@duke.edu. » Event Details

February 18, 2011: Duke Law School 6th Annual Family Weekend
Family Weekend is an opportunity for your family to visit Duke Law School and get a better idea of what law school is all about. Activities will include building tours, opportunities for parents to observe classes, and a Family Weekend Friday afternoon event in the Star Commons. The weekend's final event is the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) Auction & Gala at the Nasher Museum of Art on Saturday, February 19, featuring a live and silent auction. RSVP is required for your family members. For more information, contact Teresa Kim at tkschmittberger@gmail.com. » Event Details

February 18, 2011: Duke Forum for Law & Social Change 2011 Annual Symposium: Our Youth at a Crossroad: the Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Adjudication
Agenda can be found by clicking on the title. No registration necessary. For more information, please contact Lanta Wang at lanta.wang@duke.edu. » Event Details

February 19, 2011: Duke Law School 6th Annual Family Weekend
Family Weekend is an opportunity for your family to visit Duke Law School and get a better idea of what law school is all about. Activities will include building tours, opportunities for parents to observe classes, and a Family Weekend Friday afternoon event in the Star Commons. The weekend's final event is the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) Auction & Gala at the Nasher Museum of Art on Saturday, February 19, featuring a live and silent auction. RSVP is required for your family members. For more information, contact Teresa Kim at tkschmittberger@gmail.com.

February 25, 2011: Duke Law Journal Administrative Law Symposium: "The FCC and the Future"
Duke Law Journal's 41st Annual Administrative Law Symposium, featuring Chairman Julius Genachowski of the FCC, will focus on the future of the Federal Communications Commission. The Symposium will explore the emerging administrative law and technological challenges facing the Internet and the allocation of spectrum, as well as the FCC's role in shaping the future. What should the FCC's role be? How should the Internet look in the future? And what challenges will be encountered along the way? The Symposium seeks to examine these important questions. This event will be webcast. For more information please contact Phil Rubin at phil.rubin@duke.edu. » Event Details

March 3, 2011: Federal Judges Conference
For more information, contact Scott Silliman at Silliman@law.duke.edu.

March 4, 2011: Federal Judges Conference
For more information, contact Scott Silliman at Silliman@law.duke.edu.

March 18, 2011: GPS (Government and Public Service): Finding Your Way
The Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono, in conjunction with the Career & Professional Development Center, host the First Annual GPS (Government/Public Service) Career Symposium. This career symposium, dedicated to helping students chart the landscape of government and public interest career paths, is open to all law students. To RSVP for the event, please go to: http://survey.oit.duke.edu/ViewsFlash/servlet/viewsflash?cmd=page&pollid=LAWPIPB!GPS. For more information, please contact Laura Brockington at brockington@law.duke.edu, or stop by the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono, Room 4050. » Event Details

March 21, 2011: Just Vogue: International Intellectual Property Issues in Fashion.
Professor Jennifer Jenkins will give a presentation on current intellectualproperty issues in fashion law both from a domestic and international perspective. Professor Reichman will provide additional insight and commentary. Co-sponsored by the International Law Society and the Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society. Lunch will be provided. For more information, please contact Johanna Collins or Claire Fong at jrc30@duke.edu or cmf37@duke.edu.

March 22, 2011: International Legal Issues in Basketball
It's March, which means it's basketball season! Come learn about legal challenges in the international basketball industry. Duke Law's own Dr. Haagen and Duke Law alum and sports agent Mr. Joel Bell will discuss contract issues, in both a domestic and international setting. Co-sponsored by the International Law Society and the Sports and Entertainment Law Society. Lunch will be provided. For more information, please contact Victor Ma at victor.ma@duke.edu or Amitesh Parikh at akp19@duke.edu.

March 25, 2011: Research Refresher Workshop
A team of Duke Law research instructors will offer a half-day Research Refresher workshop series, reviewing some of the trickiest basics from LARW and adding some advanced topics and resources which are commonly encountered in law practice. You can plan to spend the day and see every session, or come only to those workshop topics which interest you the most. All sessions will take place in the Fite Room (Level 2 of the Library). For more information, contact Jane Bahnson at bahnson@law.duke.edu.

April 14, 2011: National Security since 9/11: New Norms for a New Decade?
Panels of experts will examine issues relating to national security, including indefinite detention of terrorists, information security (e.g. WikiLeaks), armed drones, airport security, and the protection of privacy in the cyber era which all illustrate the tensions between the needs of security in an era of asymmetrical threats and the preservation of civil liberties and other interests in a democratic society. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security, the Center for International and Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. For more information, contact Scott Silliman at silliman@law.duke.edu. » Event Details

April 15, 2011: National Security since 9/11: New Norms for a New Decade?
Panels of experts will examine issues relating to national security, including indefinite detention of terrorists, information security (e.g. WikiLeaks), armed drones, airport security, and the protection of privacy in the cyber era all illustrate the tensions between the needs of security in an era of asymmetrical threats and the preservation of civil liberties and other interests in a democratic society. Sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security, the Center for International and Comparative Law, and the Program in Public Law. For more information, contact Scott Silliman at silliman@law.duke.edu. » Event Details

April 16, 2011: Representing Athletes in 2011
Have you ever entertained the idea of working in the sports industry, but don't know how to do it? Do you want to hear professional athletes, agents, and managers discuss if the law treats players worse than normal employees? Do you have any interest in representing athletes in America or abroad? Do you care about the future of digital media and its impact on the sports industry? The Sports and Entertainment Law Society will be hosting its first annual symposium. Our speakers come from all areas of sports law. Panelists include: former NBA team manager, NBA agent, NASCAR driver, financial planner to players in every professional league, former professional football player, the UFL's director of digital media, and Duke University's Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Jennifer Sanderson at jls67@duke.edu.

May 10, 2011: "Adjudicating the Guilty Mind"
An interdisciplinary symposium on the challenges of crime definition and proof related to the modern federal criminal offenses of fraud, corruption, and obstruction. For these offenses, the core issue is neither the act done nor the harm caused but the defendant's thoughts and intentions. Thus, adjudicating these cases demands new levels of sophistication in conceptualizing the guilty mind. Participants will include experts in law, ethics, psychology, and neuroscience. The symposium is hosted by Duke Law professors Lisa Kern Griffin, Sara Sun Beale, and Samuel Buell. For more information contact, Shaunda Helm at slh43@duke.edu.

September 9, 2011: Theological Argument in Law: Engaging with Stanley Hauerwas
Symposium relating the work of Stanley Hauerwas to discrete areas of the law (including legal ethics, disability law, and health care law) and broader topics in political and legal theory (including public reason, law's violence, dissent, and liberalism) For more information, please contact Professor John Inazu at jinazu@wulaw.wustl.edu or Dana Norvell at norvell@law.duke.edu. » Event Details

September 16, 2011: Constitutional Challenges to the Affordable Care Act: Ideas from the Academy
This all-day conference will showcase the interdisciplinary contributions of distinguished legal academics to the resolution of the present constitutional litigation over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The legal challenges focus primarily (although not exclusively) on the constitutionality of the minimum-coverage provision, popularly known as the "individual mandate." The general focus of the gathering will be on what legal academics, who are less constrained than other legal actors, are adding to the more traditional methods of legal argumentation that are being aired in the federal courts. For more information, contact Dana Norvell at norvell@law.duke.edu.

October 1, 2011: 14th Annual Public Interest Retreat
Join us for the 14th annual Public Interest Retreat! Hear from an inspiring keynote speaker, learn about the upcoming Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair, and come get to know the community of Duke Law students devoted to public service. This year's Retreat will be held at Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Avenue, Durham, followed by a dinner-and-drinks party to follow at Fullsteam Brewery. To sign up for the Retreat, register online. Stay tuned for more information. Sponsored by the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono. For more information, contact Laura Brockington at brockington@law.duke.edu.

October 8, 2011: Duke-Harvard Foreign Relations Law Workshop
The 2011 Duke-Harvard Foreign Relations Law Workshop, taking place at Harvard Law School, will discuss constitutional custom as it relates to the distribution of war authority between Congress and the President, a topic made particularly relevant by recent debate over U.S. military operations in Libya. The invitation-only workshop is held every year and is coordinated by Duke Law Professor Curtis Bradley and Harvard Law Professor Jack Goldsmith. The topic for this year's workshop is connected to the Duke Custom and Law Project [http://www.law.duke.edu/news/story?id=6410&u=11]. For more information, please contact Curtis Bradley at cbradley@law.duke.edu.

October 13, 2011: 33rd Annual Duke Estate Planning Conference
This two day conference consists of a series of lecture sessions designed to examine in detail current developments in the estate and gift tax field; strengthen the practitioner's knowledge and application of estate planning techniques to a multitude of diverse and complex problems; and to provide a forum for the discussion of important estate planning problems and their solutions. The sessions will be led by a group of conference faculty members comprised of estate planning and tax practitioners and legal scholars. Faculty members have been selected for their knowledge of the subjects, teaching skills, and ability to communicate clearly. For more information, contact Alyssa Alegre at alyssa.alegre@dev.duke.edu. » Event Details

October 14, 2011: 33rd Annual Duke Estate Planning Conference
This two day conference consists of a series of lecture sessions designed to examine in detail current developments in the estate and gift tax field; strengthen the practitioner's knowledge and application of estate planning techniques to a multitude of diverse and complex problems; and to provide a forum for the discussion of important estate planning problems and their solutions. The sessions will be led by a group of conference faculty members comprised of estate planning and tax practitioners and legal scholars. Faculty members have been selected for their knowledge of the subjects, teaching skills, and ability to communicate clearly. For more information, contact Alyssa Alegre at alyssa.alegre@dev.duke.edu.

October 21, 2011: Equal Justice Works Career Fair and Conference
The Equal Justice Works annual Conference and Career Fair is the largest public interest career fair in the country. The Conference and Career Fair provides access to job opportunities for law students; connects employers with talented attorneys and law students; and offers a multitude of skill-building and career advising sessions with experts from around the country. Interested students should register ASAP; if you have any questions, contact Stella Boswell at boswell@law.duke.edu.

October 22, 2011: Equal Justice Works Career Fair and Conference
The Equal Justice Works annual Conference and Career Fair is the largest public interest career fair in the country. The Conference and Career Fair provides access to job opportunities for law students; connects employers with talented attorneys and law students; and offers a multitude of skill-building and career advising sessions with experts from around the country. Interested students should register ASAP; if you have any questions, contact Stella Boswell at boswell@law.duke.edu.

October 29, 2011: American Law Institute, Working Group on Criminal Fraud
Invitation only. More information to follow. Please contact Professor Sam Buell at Buell@law.duke.edu.

November 11, 2011: Duke International Security Conference
The Duke International Security Conference (DISCon) is a collegiate Model UN conference hosted annually by the Duke International Relations Association. This year's conference will explore the changing nature of conflict in the Middle East. By invitation only. For more information, contact Stephanie Richards at stephanie.richards@duke.edu.

November 12, 2011: Duke International Security Conference
The Duke International Security Conference (DISCon) is a collegiate Model UN conference hosted annually by the Duke International Relations Association. This year's conference will explore the changing nature of conflict in the Middle East. By invitation only. For more information, contact Stephanie Richards at stephanie.richards@duke.edu.

November 13, 2011: Duke International Security Conference
The Duke International Security Conference (DISCon) is a collegiate Model UN conference hosted annually by the Duke International Relations Association. This year's conference will explore the changing nature of conflict in the Middle East. By invitation only. For more information, contact Stephanie Richards at stephanie.richards@duke.edu.

October 8, 2010: Law & Contemporary Problems Symposium: See You Out Of Court? The Role of ADR in Healthcare
In the aftermath of the recent health care reform and the dramatic changes the U.S. health care system is undergoing, this conference will provide a comprehensive examination of ADR in health care. The conference seeks to broaden the scope of disputes studied, and to offer multidisciplinary perspectives on the sources of disputes, the potential of ADR to address them, and the barriers obstructing the adoption and success of ADR in these settings. This event will be webcast. For more information and to register, please contact Madison Jones at LCPSymposium2010@gmail.com.

October 14, 2010: 32nd Annual Duke Estate Planning Conference
This two day conference consists of a series of lecture sessions designed to examine in detail current developments in the estate and gift tax field; strengthen the practitioner's knowledge and application of estate planning techniques to a multitude of diverse and complex problems; and to provide a forum for the discussion of important estate planning problems and their solutions. The sessions will be led by a group of conference faculty members comprised of estate planning and tax practitioners and legal scholars. Faculty members have been selected for their knowledge of the subjects, teaching skills, and ability to communicate clearly. For more information, contact Alyssa Alegre at alyssa.alegre@dev.duke.edu.

October 15, 2010: 32nd Annual Duke Estate Planning Conference
This two day conference consists of a series of lecture sessions designed to examine in detail current developments in the estate and gift tax field; strengthen the practitioner's knowledge and application of estate planning techniques to a multitude of diverse and complex problems; and to provide a forum for the discussion of important estate planning problems and their solutions. The sessions will be led by a group of conference faculty members comprised of estate planning and tax practitioners and legal scholars. Faculty members have been selected for their knowledge of the subjects, teaching skills, and ability to communicate clearly. For more information, contact Alyssa Alegre at alyssa.alegre@dev.duke.edu.

November 5, 2010: Duke International Security Conference
DIRA and ICCSN present the Duke International Security Conference. DISC is a joint-cabinet crisis featuring seven committees (China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, US, and the UN Security Council). We examine the impact of the rising powers of Asia on world politics. The conference will simulate the complex interactions of the emerging powers with existing regional powers and with each other while testing the ability of the UN Security Council to mitigate regional conflict. For more information, contact Drew Kostic at drewkostic@gmail.com.

November 6, 2010: Duke International Security Conference
DIRA and ICCSN present the Duke International Security Conference. DISC is a joint-cabinet crisis featuring seven committees (China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, US, and the UN Security Council). We examine the impact of the rising powers of Asia on world politics. The conference will simulate the complex interactions of the emerging powers with existing regional powers and with each other while testing the ability of the UN Security Council to mitigate regional conflict. For more information, contact Drew Kostic at drewkostic@gmail.com.

November 7, 2010: Duke International Security Conference (through Saturday, November 6, 2010)
DIRA and ICCSN present the Duke International Security Conference. DISC is a joint-cabinet crisis featuring seven committees (China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, US, and the UN Security Council). We examine the impact of the rising powers of Asia on world politics. The conference will simulate the complex interactions of the emerging powers with existing regional powers and with each other while testing the ability of the UN Security Council to mitigate regional conflict. For more information, contact Drew Kostic at drewkostic@gmail.com.

November 10, 2010: W.E.B. Du Bois' Black Reconstruction in America: 75th Anniversary Symposium (through Friday, November 12, 2010)
NOTE: This event takes place at multiple locations, please consult symposium schedule (link below) for more information This interdisciplinary symposium marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of W. E. B. Du Bois' /Black Reconstruction/. It aims to critically re-examine this seminal work and its enduring impact and legacy for how we understand slave emancipation and the meaning of freedom, citizenship, and democracy in U.S. history. We will hear from over 30 scholars--ranging from historians and political theorists to scholars of labor history and gender and diaspora studies--whose work has been shaped by Du Bois' powerful insights and who also find in the enduring legacy of Black Reconstruction much room for debate. A detailed schedule and other information, including complete list of cosponsors, are available at the symposium website: http://duboissymposium.trinity.duke.edu/ » Event Details

December 2, 2010: Private Dinner following "The Global Credit Crunch" Panel
Members of the Barrister and Lanty L. Smith Donor Societies are invited to attend a private dinner with panelists from "The Global Credit Crunch: What's Next for Private Equity and Sovereign Funds?" panel discussion. For information on the "The Global Credit Crunch" panel discussion, please see the calendar for details. http://bit.ly/e20zdl Or, you can link to the Law School web page at http://www.law.duke.edu. Contact the Events Office at events@law.duke.edu with questions. » Event Details