The 7th Annual Starting Line, a Career Services educational event for 1Ls, will take place Thursday, November 15 in the atrium from 5-7 p.m. All 1Ls planning to attend must register via Symplicity by November 13.

Attorneys from the academic, corporate, judicial, government/public interest, private practice and alternative sectors will be in attendance to visit with students in a table talk format regarding their careers, areas of practice, and the hiring criteria used by their specific firms/organizations.

Head over to The Starting Line site for detailed information and view pictures from last year's event.

• Lucille Ponte

Prof. Ponte’s proposal titled, “Mad Men Posing as Ordinary Consumers: The Essential Role of Self-Regulation and Industry Ethics in Decreasing Deceptive Online Consumer Ratings and Reviews,” has been selected for the Fourth Annual Special Issue and Symposium for the Review of Intellectual Property Law at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Prof. Ponte will also make a presentation of her paper at the law school’s symposium on IP Rights, Ownership and Identity in Social Media on April 5, 2013.

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