SEALS

SEALS Committee Nominations

Jeff Hirsch — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:37:31 +0000

The Southeastern Association of Law Schools has a very active committee structure that is critical to the organization’s success. All appointments are for one year. If you have faculty who would be a good fit for one or more of the committees, please let me know. Self-nominations are permitted.

The committees are listed below. Please bear in mind that we receive LOTS of nominations for certain committees (far more than we can actually appoint), particularly the New Scholars and Mentor committees.

New Scholars Committee (which coordinates participation in the New Scholars Workshop)
Beginning and Newer Law Teachers Committee (which coordinates panels targeted to newer law teachers)
Prospective Law Teachers Committee (which coordinates workshops to assist individuals applying for entry-level faculty positions)
Mentors Committee (which appoints mentors for New Scholars)
Moderators Committee (which finds moderators for SEALS panels)
Hospitality Committee (which scouts out restaurants and other attractions near SEALS hotels)
International Committee (which seeks to stimulate international connections on behalf of SEALS schools, and attract foreign scholars to the SEALS meeting)
Caribbean/Latin America Committee (which does the same thing as the International Committee, but with a particular focus on Caribbean and Latin American countries)
Call for Papers (selection committee which determines the winners in the Call for papers competition)
Hospitality Committee; Program Advisory Committee (which advises me about how to proceed when difficult or sensitive issues arise with regard to the SEALS program)
Sponsorship Committee (which helps find sponsors for our annual meeting)
Website Committee (which coordinates and makes recommendations regarding SEALS’ website)
Technology Committee (which helps advise SEALS about how to respond to technological advances)
Distance Learning Committee (which coordinates distance learning between SEALS law schools and coordinates the SEALS Distance Learning Expo)
Program Formatting Committee (which edits and formats the program)
Hispanic Outreach (which reaches out to Hispanics, and tries to stimulate Hispanic participations in SEALS)
Inclusiveness Committee (which addresses various diversity and inclusiveness issues for SEALS)

Thanks so much for any nominations you forward. Also, if anyone has any suggestions for additional committees, please let me know.

Russ

Russell L. Weaver
Professor of Law & Distinguished University Scholar
University of Louisville
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Russ.weaver@louisville.edu

Breakers Waiting List

Russ Weaver — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:33:27 +0000

In order to be added to the Breakers’ waiting list, for the SEALS meeting, you need to phone The Breakers and speak to the registration staff.

Breakers Reservations

Russ Weaver — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:01:13 +0000

Although SEALS increased the size of our room block for this year, we are currently at or near capacity. Here is my best advice: Go to the hotel room reservation site and see if you can get any of the nights you are seeking. Try requesting them one-by-one, night-by-night. That way, you won’t have to wait list for all of your nights. My best guess is that you’ll ultimately get all of the nights you are seeking. We have a penalty date after which reductions or cancellations of hotel stays result in a penalty. Usually, at or after this date (May 15th), the waiting list clears. For those who are willing to stay elsewhere, overflow accommodations are available at the Brazilian Court hotel.

Draft Program Available (Update)

pjetton — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:05:45 +0000

Update: The online program is no longer in draft status and can be relied upon for scheduling conference attendance.

A DRAFT program for the 2013 SEALS Conference is now available online. Dates and Times should not be relied upon. Search by keyword, author or school to see what’s scheduled for the annual conference. View the DRAFT PROGRAM.

Discussion Group Call – New Voices in Labor and Employment Law

pjetton — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:59:17 +0000

The Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) is pleased to host the first annual “New Voices in Labor and Employment Law” program during the August 2013 SEALS Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. The purpose of this works-in-progress program is to bring together junior and senior labor and employment law scholars to help the junior scholars ready papers for the upcoming law review submission cycle.

For this program, we are seeking submissions from labor and employment law scholars with five or fewer years of full-time teaching experience (not counting the 2012-13 academic year). Submissions should be drafts of papers relating to labor and employment law that will be near completion by the time of the SEALS meeting in August 2013.

To be considered for participation in the program, please send an email to Professor Michael Green, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, at mgreen@law.txwes.edu and to Professor Paul Secunda, Marquette University Law School at paul.secunda@marquette.edu by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, January 7, 2013. In your email, please include the title of your paper, a short description of the context (e.g., “Employee Privacy in the Digital Age”), and a full abstract. Full-time faculty members of SEALS member or affiliate member schools, who have been teaching labor and employment law courses for five or fewer years as of July 1, 2012, will be given a preference in the selection of those contacted to submit final papers.

To ensure an atmosphere conducive to feedback, space will be limited to 15 participants; any additional registrants will be placed on a waiting list and invited to participate on a space available basis only. Those individuals accepted into the program must submit a complete draft by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, May 31, 2013. Please submit your drafts electronically to the email addresses above. The draft should be accompanied by a cover letter with the author’s name, contact information, and confirmation that the submission meets the criteria identified in this call of papers. Submissions are limited to a maximum 40,000 word limit (including footnotes). Submitted in-progress papers can be committed for publication prior to their submission, as long as they are not actually scheduled to be printed prior to August 1, 2013. Each professor may submit only one paper for consideration. No papers will be accepted after the deadline, and no one may participate without submitting a draft by the deadline above.

Paper commentators may include ProfessorsTony Baldwin, Mercer University Law School, Rick Bales, Northern Kentucky Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Matthew Bodie, St. Louis University School of Law, Susan Carle, American University Washington College of Law, Richard Carlson, South Texas College of Law, Miriam Cherry, St. Louis University School of Law, Michael Green, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Wendy Greene, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Jeff Hirsch, University of North Carolina School of Law, Nancy Levit, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Anne Lofaso, West Virginia College of Law, Alex Long, University of Tennessee College of Law, Marcia McCormick, St. Louis University School of Law, Elizabeth Pendo, St. Louis University School of Law, Paul Secunda, Marquette University Law School, and others still to be determined.

Please be aware that selected participants and commentators are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses related to attending the SEALS Annual Meeting, including the SEALS registration fee. Any inquiries about the SEALS New Voices in Labor and Employment Law Program should be submitted to Professor Michael Green, mgreen@law.txwes.edu or Professor Paul Secunda, paul.secunda@marquette.edu.

Discussion Group Call – Dealing with the Financial Crisis

pjetton — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:57:33 +0000

In the wake of the 2008 fiscal crisis, Europe and the U.S. took quite different paths. While the U.S. Congress opted stimulus, as did the Federal Reserve Board, and Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, Europe took a quite different and somewhat winding approach to the problem. Initially, European nations quarreled about whether they could or should coordinate their regulatory schemes. Over time, the fiscal crisis emboldened centralized organizations (EU-wide regulators), and pushed Europe towards sector by sector regulatory answers. This approach contrasts with the Dodd-Frank Act, a single overarching law that directs agencies to adopt more precise rules and practices. At the same time, the EU has to deal with internal debates regarding the efficiency of its own models, as well as with a debt crisis originating in its own political failures. The practice of the European Commission had also to be adapted as regard to the question of State aids to banks and to State liability. This discussion group will focus on the very different approaches that Europeans and Americans adopted in response to the financial crisis.

Interested Scholars: Bear in mind that you must register for the SEALS meeting and pay the registration fee.

Please contact:

Russell L. Weaver

Professor of Law & Distinguished University Scholar

University of Louisville

Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Russ.weaver@louisville.edu