SARA HANSON
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In law school, we are often focused on just getting through each semester. We pour our energies into our summaries and cramming for exams, only to forget everything we learned the moment the exam is over. The same mentality often drives us through the paper writing process. In first year, 1Ls scramble to finish their perspective option papers so they have time to study. The upper year writing requirement is yet another dreaded task for 2Ls and 3Ls who are struggling to balance their course load or stay interested in their work.
However, academic research is not a burden for all students, and for those who previously studied liberal arts, it can be a welcome escape from the norm of 100% finals. Every year our peers produce dozens of innovative papers on developing areas of law. Once in a while a student may be encouraged by a professor to seek publication, but for the most part, these papers largely go unread once they have been graded.
Well folks, it’s time to go into those hard drives and retrieve the papers that you never thought would see the light of your computer screen again. The Distinguished Speakers Series Organizing Committee (DSSOC) is planning Osgoode’s first ever research symposium for JD students on February 12, 2014. The Symposium will be an opportunity for you to share the research you are proud of with your colleagues. You can submit first year perspective option papers, or any paper or case comment you submitted for an upper-year seminar or intensive program. We also welcome submissions in a non-traditional medium such as a video or any other format that communicates what your research is about.
Please send your submissions to dssoc.osgoode@gmail.com by October 31, 2013. Selections will be made by a student committee, overseen by LLM students, and will be based on the quality and originality of the research. Students who are chosen to participate in the symposium will be able to request funding to assist with displaying their research. We look forward to receiving your submissions.