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LAPA Undergraduate Associates Group

Please note, the information below refers to the 2008-2009 school year - 2009-2010 information will be available late September 2009

Founded in the 2007-2008 school year, the LAPA Undergraduate Associates Program provides opportunities to interact with leaders in the fields of law and public affairs, work closely with LAPA fellows and faculty associates, and develop and participate in a wide range of law-related activities.

The group is currently comprised of Undergraduate Associates with broad interests in constitutional law, international law, comparative law and corporate law, among other topics. It organizes opportunities for these law-engaged undergraduates to interact with leaders in the fields of law and public affairs and develop and participate in a wide range of law-related activities.

For more information, see the 2008 Program Announcement or contact one of the 2008-2009 Student Chairs: Elizabeth Ingriselli (eingrise@princeton.edu), Kelly Lack (klack@princeton.edu), or Will Beuttenmuller (wbeutten@princeton.edu).

LAPA Undergraduate Associates will:

• Receive priority in registering for a monthly dinner series;
• Participate in LAPA seminars and conferences;
• Have opportunities to design activities in their own areas of interest (e.g. a law-related publication, a special speaker, etc.).

The following is a sampling of activities in the works for the fall semester:

• Kick-off dinner event with all of LAPA's 2008-2009 fellows;
• Lunch in December with constitutional law professors;
• Possible election results-related event in November;
• Informal lunches and dinners with visiting law school faculty members and other distinguished campus visitors.

Applications

All undergraduates with an interest in law, particularly from an academic perspective, are invited to apply for admission to the Undergraduate Associates Program by 11:59 PM on Friday, September 26th. To apply, students should send the following information by email to lapa@princeton.edu and Student Forum chairs Elizabeth Ingriselli (eingrise@princeton.edu), Kelly Lack (klack@princeton.edu), or Will Beuttenmuller (wbeutten@princeton.edu):

• Name, email address, major, class year
• Answers to the following questions:
  • Why are you interested in participating in the Undergraduate Associates group? What activities might be of interest to you for the group? (≤250 words)
  • Please describe any academic and/or non-academic experiences you have had relating to the fields of law and public affairs. If you are an upperclassman, be sure to note your previous involvement with LAPA, if any. (≤250 words)
  • Resume or CV (as an email attachment)
  • OPTIONAL: If you would like to be considered for a position on the Undergraduate Associates Executive Committee, please submit the following information:
    • In which of these areas would you be interested in assuming a leadership position: Events/Debates, Editing/Writing for our Law Blog, Publicity, and/or Trips?
    • What skills do you have that relate to the area(s) of LAPA that you would like to lead? (≤250 words)

  The LAPA Undergraduate Listserv

  LAPA maintains a listserv for law-engaged undergraduates in order to pass on information about law-related speakers on campus, prizes, events, and opportunities related to law. Any student may join the undergraduate listserv by simply emailing Judi Rivkin, LAPA Events Manager, at jrivkin@princeton.edu. Students on this list may be invited to attend the Undergraduate Associate dinners from time to time on a space-available basis. Students who are interested in applying to the LAPA Undergraduate Associate group are especially encouraged to join the listserv.

  Liman Fellowship

  Undergraduate and graduate students alike are encouraged to apply for an Arthur Liman Public Interest Law Summer Fellowship. The fellowship provides a stipend to support summer internships in non-profit organizations that devote themselves to public interest law projects. Typically, two graduate students and four undergraduate students at Princeton are selected for the award. For further information, visit LAPA's Liman Fellowship page.

  J. Welles Henderson '43 Senior Thesis Prize

  Created by Federal Judge Arlin M. Adams in honor of his friend, J. Welles Henderson '43, this prize is awarded to the Princeton undergraduate senior who has written the most outstanding thesis on a law-related subject. For more information and to learn about previous winners, see the LAPA Henderson Prize page.