LALO is an all-inclusive student group devoted to increasing awareness of legal issues facing Latinos and Latin America. The group works to increase Latino representation at the Law School, augments the exploration of Hispanic-related issues in the law, and provides cultural and social programming that is of interest to the Law School community.

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Upcoming Events: La Cocina del Sol: Dinner with LALO!! Friday, Nov. 21; 8:00 p.m., La Cocina del Sol. Please join LALO members for dinner and drinks this Friday, Nov. 21st 8:00 p.m. at La Cocina del Sol. **************************** Center for Study of Race & Law Event: "The Meaning of Race in Obama America" The Meaning of Race in an Obama America? with Professor Guy Charles Thursday, Nov. 20; 1:00 PM, Slaughter Hall 262 Lunch will be provided to those who R.S.V.P. to timlovelace@virginia.edu by Wednesday, Nov. 19. The Center for the Study of Race and Law will host a talk by Professor Guy Charles, the Russell M. and Elizabeth M. Bennett Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School and visiting professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. Professor Charles's articles have appeared in Constitutional Commentary, The Michigan Law Review, The Michigan Journal of Race and Law, The Georgetown Law Journal, The Journal of Politics, The California Law Review, and The North Carolina Law Review. He is also the Director of the Institute for Law & Politics and a Senior Fellow in Law and Politics at the Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota. **************************** How to Take a Law School Exam Session Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008; 7:00 p.m., WB 105 -- You know the law. Now learn the strategy. An informative session about law school exam strategy designed for 1Ls. Presented by UVA Law Professor Anne Coughlin, this is a session you don't want to miss. **************************** Miller Center Forum: Chávez’s Venezuela After a Decade of Bolivarian Revolution Friday, Nov. 21; 11:00 a.m., Miller Center -- Interested in Latin American Politics? Come See internationally renown Jennifer McCoy speak at the Miller Center, 2201 Old Ivy Road, this Friday, November 21st at 11:00 AM. All forums are free and open to the public. Jennifer McCoy is a Political Science Professor at Georgia State University, and Director of the Americas Program at The Carter Center in Atlanta. She is an internationally recognized expert on Venezuelan politics, and she accompanied President Jimmy Carter on his historic 2002 trip to Cuba. She is editor and contributor to "The Unraveling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela"/ /(Johns Hopkins University, 2004); "Political Learning and Redemocratization in Latin America: Do Political Leaders Learn from Political Crises?"/ /(North-South Center, 2000); and "Venezuelan Democracy Under Stress"/ /(North-South Center, 1995). **************************** 13th Annual Delaware Minority Job Fair The Thirteenth Annual Delaware Minority Job Fair will be held this year on January 17, 2009 in Wilmington, Delaware. Please contact kt5e@virginia.edu for student applications. If you have any questions about the Job Fair feel free to contact the fair’s administrator Amanda Horan at ahoran@morrisjames.com or 302.888.6949. **************************** Fish & Richardson 2009 1L Diversity Fellowship Program Fish & Richardson is pleased to announce its 1L Diversity Fellowship Program for 2009. The program, which offers fellowships to five diverse first year law students, is a key component of our ongoing firm initiative to recruit, retain, and advance attorneys who will contribute to the diversity of our practice and of the legal profession. The Fish & Richardson 1L Diversity Fellowship Program is comprised of three components: mentoring, a $5,000 scholarship, and a paid summer associate position in the domestic office of the student's choice. Applications for the 2009 fellowship will be accepted from Dec. 1, 2008 through Jan. 16, 2009. **************************** 1L Diversity Scholarship at Davis Wright Tremaine Davis Wright Tremaine is pleased to announce its 1L Diversity Fellowship Program for 2009. Applications for the 2009 fellowship will be accepted by December 1, 2008. For more info about the Scholarship please contact Dan DiResta at dandiresta@dwt.com or Carol Yuly at carolyuly@dwt.com. **************************** Winter 1L Diversity Reception The Winter 1L Diversity Reception will be Wednesday, Dec. 3. Registration begins Friday, Nov. 21 and closes Sunday, Nov. 23. Contact Chioma Ayogu at blsadivrecp@gmail.com with any questions.

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