Feb 24 Wed
2021

Mental Health Alliance Office Hours

10:00AM - 12:00PM Online via Zoom

 Looking for help finding and accessing mental health resources? Have a suggestion for how WCL can better support students' mental health? Come to MHA's Office Hours and chat with Student Liaison Cassie (she/her)! All communications are confidential unless there is threat of harm to self or others or permission to share is given.

  • Meeting
  • Open To Students
Feb 24 Wed
2021

International Suite Talk Series: ““From International Arbitration to Startup Law” with Lupe Lopez (JD’10, LLM’11)

12:00PM - 01:00PM

Lupe Lopez has over nine years of combined law firm and in-house tech experience. She is currently Chief Legal and Chief Operating Officer of VeMiDoc, a healthcare tech startup where she advises on corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters, while providing strategic guidance on operations.


Before joining VeMiDoc, Lupe was a Senior Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in New York for over seven years. She represented multinational corporations and sovereign states in international arbitration proceedings and corporate investigations arising in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East, helping secure over $1.6 billion worth of arbitral awards on behalf of clients. She was an active member of the firm’s diversity and pro bono teams during her time at Freshfields.


Lupe holds a JD and LLM degree from American University Washington College of Law, as well as a BA from the University of Texas at El Paso. She is admitted to the New York State Bar. Her interests include technology & social inclusion, travel and running (proudly completed the NYC Marathon).

  • Seminar
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Feb 25 Thu
2021

The Future of Student Speech: Mahanoy v. B.L. with Mary Beth Tinker

12:00PM - 01:00PM

Join us for a discussion with nationally-acclaimed free speech advocate Mary Beth Tinker for a discussion on Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. in which the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a public school district can suspend a student over comments she made on social media. Ms. Tinker was the plaintiff in the landmark 1969 case Tinker v. Des Moines, in which the Supreme Court upheld her right to wear a black armband to school in protest of the Vietnam War. 

Featuring:

Mary Beth Tinker, Educator and Free Speech Advocate
Stephen Wermiel, Professor of Practice in Constitutional Law

  • Seminar
  • Open To The Public, Students, Faculty/Staff AND
Feb 25 Thu
2021

Pursuing a Career in International Law in a time of COVID: Networking and Interviewing Online

12:00PM - 01:00PM Virtual

The process for building your professional network and interviewing for international law jobs in a fully virtual environment can be uncertain at best, but the Office of Career & Professional Development and The American Society of International Law are here to help. Guest speaker Wes Rist will discuss the steps that students can take while still in law school to help develop their contacts, build a community of individuals invested in their professional development, and prepare for virtual interviews.  

Wes Rist is the Deputy Executive Director at the American Society of International Law (ASIL), publisher of Careers in International Law, a practical guide to pursuing the practice of international law.
Register on CareerLink. 

  • Presentation
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Feb 25 Thu
2021

Mental Health Alliance Office Hours

03:00PM - 05:00PM Online via Zoom

Looking for help finding and accessing mental health resources? Have a suggestion for how WCL can better support students' mental health? Come to MHA's Office Hours and chat with Student Liaison Riley (she/her)! All communications are confidential unless there is a threat of harm to self or others or permission to share is given.

  • Meeting
  • Open To Students