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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:Net...@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
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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:lrba...@ucdavis.edu >) in person
or at (916)752-6573. She and her staff, currently one Cyndie Alvarez
Necoechea (<mailto:calv...@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:jtho...@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:sdlan...@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:alu...@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:baw...@ucdavis.edu >) at
(916)752-0243 or Amy M. Helsel (<mailto:amhe...@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:ha...@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:llos...@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:antru...@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:jtho...@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 >.
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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:Net...@dcn.davis.ca.us >
Link to next document:
<http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~netesq/USENET-FAQs/king-hall/part7.html >
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