William L. Dwyer Inn of Court 2025-26 Student Membership Applications

Students who will be 3Ls or 4Ls during the 2025-26 academic year, are invited to apply for student membership in the William L. Dwyer Inn of Court. One of the Inn of Court’s functions is to serve as an educational and mentoring organization to law students who are dedicated to the pursuit of high-quality, ethical lawyering. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Applications for membership in the William L. Dwyer Inn of Court are due Wednesday, April 23 at 11:59 pm. A resume and letter of interest detailing why you would like to join the Inn should be addressed and emailed to Prof. Kathryn Boling and Associate Dean Erin Fullner. ABOUT THE INN Inn membership is made up of judges, professors, law firm partners, defenders, prosecutors, and other lawyers with varying levels of practice experience. The Inn meets on the Seattle U campus the second Tuesday night of each of the nine months of the school year for dinner, networking, and a continuing legal education (CLE) presentation. Students are expected to attend every Tuesday evening meeting and are each assigned to one of seven sub-groups, called pupilages. Students work with the judges and lawyers in their pupilages to develop and help lead CLEs (each pupilage presents one CLE for the year). SELECTION CRITERIA This is a competitive process. There are up to seven spots available for Seattle University law students who will be 3Ls during the 2024-25 academic year. Selection criteria include a demonstrated interest in litigation and dispute resolution, participation in activities supporting that interest, and a thoughtful and compelling letter.

National Patent Law Interview Program

Loyola University-Chicago School of Law is hosting the 2025 Patent Law Interview Program. 

• Interviews will be held virtually on Thursday and Friday, June 5 and 6
• The registration deadline is Monday, April 14 at 9:59 p.m. Pacific - late registrations will not be accepted
• JD students graduating in December 2025 through May 2027 may register for the Patent Law Interview Program
• Patent bar eligibility is not required, although the vast majority of participating employers are seeking patent bar eligible students, particularly rising 2Ls

If interested, review the participation and eligibility instructions on the Patent Law Interview Program webpage, and then register to participate on the Flo Recruit website, which includes payment of a non-refundable $50 registration fee. Once your registration is complete, you will receive a FloRecruit account, which will allow you to review participating employers and their hiring criteria, upload application materials, and begin submitting applications.  

If you have questions, contact Josie Mitchell, CPD Associate Director, and Loyola Patent Law Program Liaison.

Ms. JD Fellowship

Attention, rising 3Ls and 4Ls: applications for the 2025-26 Ms. JD Fellowship are being accepted from now until 11:59 pm ET on May 4, 2025.

The fellowship promotes mentoring and professional development to a group of twelve outstanding 3Ls each year. Learn more about the Ms. JD organization at ms-jd.org, including exploring details about the fellowship.

Apply here

Larry Schwerin Memorial Prize

Awarded annually to a second-year law student who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to working people, labor unions and justice in the workplace, the prize honors Larry Schwerin and his more than forty years as a union side labor and employment attorney. 

Larry is fondly remembered by his partners, colleagues, and friends for his outstanding advocacy as a trial and appellate attorney, as well as for his inimitable mix of humility and humor. An active member of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee (now Union Lawyers Alliance) and the Washington Employment Lawyers Association, he was known for his generous mentorship of attorneys both locally and nationally. Raised on a wheat farm in Walla-Walla, Washington, he graduated from WSU and then UW School of Law where he served on law review. He began his career practicing labor law in 1968. He later formed the union-side firm Schwerin Burns Campbell & French in 1992, which he led for decades and is now Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt. 

The Schwerin Memorial Prize is sponsored by his former partners and colleagues at Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt who wish to honor his legacy and encourage law students to pursue a career dedicated to fighting for working people.

Second-year law students in the state of Washington interested in applying for the five thousand-dollar Schwerin Memorial Prize should submit a resume, writing sample, and detailed cover letter (1500-word limit) addressing how their work to-date reflects a commitment to supporting and advocating for economic and social justice for working people and how the Prize would further support such work.

 Applications should be emailed to David Helfer (helfer@workerlaw.com) by March 28, 2025, and should state in the subject line, “Schwerin Memorial Prize.”

Intellectual Property Law Scholarships

Three opportunities are available to Seattle University law students who have a strong, demonstrated interest in the field of intellectual property law:

Seed IP Law Group Founders Scholarship - recipients will be honored at Seed IP’s spring networking reception on April 10 (RSVP for the reception by April 3)

WSBA IP Section Scholarship - recipients will be honored at the WSBA IP Section’s IP Institute on April 24

Westin Scholar/IAPP Award - recipients will be announced in late June or early July

You can apply for all three scholarships with one application. Applications are due by Noon on March 14.

The Seed and WSBA scholarships seek to recognize students who have a demonstrable interest in the practice of intellectual property law (whether litigation or transactional work) in the areas of patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret protection, arts and entertainment, advertising law, and/or the intellectual property aspects of business.  The Westin Scholarship seeks to recognize future leaders in the field of privacy or data protection.  More information on the Westin Scholar Award can be found on the IAPP Higher Education page.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria for All Three Awards

To be eligible to apply for any of these scholarships, you must be currently enrolled as a law student at Seattle University School of Law.  The successful student will be selected based on their overall academic record, performance in course work related to intellectual property, and extracurricular activities, particularly those that relate to IP (such as the Intellectual Property Law Society).  Preference will be given to upper-level JD students.   

Application Instructions

All applications must include: (1) a cover letter explaining the applicant’s qualifications and merit (if applying to all three scholarships, please submit three cover letters), (2) the applicant’s resume, and (3) a copy of the applicant’s law school transcript that includes all grades through the Fall 2024 semester. Completed application materials should be emailed to Erin Fullner, Associate Dean for Student Development no later than noon on Friday, March 14.

Snohomish County Middle School Mock Trial Tournament Judges Needed

Join the YMCA Mock Trial program for the upcoming Snohomish County Middle School Mock Trial Tournament and play a vital role in shaping the next generation of legal professionals. 

This volunteer opportunity allows law students to network with attorneys and judges, refresh their knowledge of the Rules of Evidence, and provide valuable feedback to aspiring attorneys. 

WHEN: 

• Friday, January 24, 2025 at 5 pm | Round 1 (two volunteers needed)
• Saturday, January 25 at 9 am, 11 am, 1:30 pm, and 3:30 pm (10-11 volunteers needed for each)

WHERE: 

• Denny Juvenile Justice Center (2801 10th St, Everett, WA 98201)

Sign up HERE