Semi-annul JRCLS Breakfast of Bounty

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society (JRCLS) together with the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) and Career Services gave a free breakfast to the student body. All meals were served with love. The following items were on the menu:

• Piping Hot Buttermilk Pancakes
• Sweet Vermont Maple Syrup
• Crispy Yet Tender Bacon
• Warm Sausage
• Scrambled Eggs
• Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice

Students were able to relax, if only momentarily, from the rigor of their academic pursuits and otherwise arduous workload to fill their bellies. They came
hungry and left happy!

True Spring Break Pancake Breakfast

We (JRCLS) held our first annual pancake breakfast this past Thursday (April 3, 2008). This was a combined event hosted by the Black Law Student Association, the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, and Franklin Pierce Law Center’s Career Services.

yum, bacon, originally uploaded by jrcls.

We served over:

• 200 Pancakes
• 18 lbs of Bacon
• 250 Eggs
• 10 lbs of Fruit
• 1100 oz. of Juice
• 5 gallons of Milk
• And lots of syrup, butter and whipped cream

All the food was freshly cooked by the loving hands of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the Black Law Students Association. Thanks to all those who attended. We will be doing this again next year so look forward to it!

***This event was sponsored by the SBA and Career Services.***

Sandra Day Broadcast a hit!

The night began when about 40 of us, comprised of both Pierce students and practicing attorneys from around New Hampshire, sat down and feasted on Chinese food provided by JRCLS and the SBA. This was a great opportunity for all in attendance to get to know one another and begin developing a good rapport between the students of pierce and the NH lawyering community.

Richard and Paige	Enjoying a Chinese Dinner	The food

After dinner, the JRCLS national broadcast was presented. It was a pleasure listening to the first woman Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. She was full of life and relayed a message often lost in today’s non-stop world. She advocated the idea that as lawyers, we should be ready to do the “difficult” thing and stand up for what is right, even in the face of immense opposition and adversity. She relayed a story about a lawyer, who, in the face of dis-debarment, held to his belief of wrongdoing by the prosecutor. For years, he advocated to the Bar that they take action to ultimately allow justice, even though the justice would seek out his former client and perhaps embarrass the prosecutor.

JRCLS would just like to thank the Pierce Student Bar Association (SBA) for co-sponsoring the event. Additionally, a big thanks to all those who attended and made this a memorable event.

JRCLS makes donation to the Franklin Pierce Law Center Civil Practice Clinic

Today JRCLS donated the funds raised through the X-box Halo 2 Tournament to Peter Wright, Professor and Director of Clinical Programs, Franklin Pierce Law Center. Thanks again to all those who supported this event.

(left to right) Brian Riddle, Peter Wright, Richard Allen, Michel Bohn

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society

Halo 2 Roundup

Summing it up

Pierce made a great showing in the JRCLS’ 1st annual video game fundraiser event. First and foremost, we were able to raise a good chunk of change for the Franklin Pierce Law Center Civil Practice Clinic. Second, we were able to deduce who the masters of halo 2 are among the Pierce student body. A strong front of teenage attendees gave the Pierce crowd a run for their money and ultimately the end result was split. The top team in the competition was entirely comprised of Pierce folk, while the top player was a local. Please leave us comments on what we can improve on for next year. Also, Click here to see all of the pictures from the Halo 2 event

Overall Champion

Harrison	The Sweet 16

Team Champions

Charles Rauch	Ian Theodoridis	Rikesh Patel	Jamie Nguyen

The Losers

The Stats

The Sweet Sixteen Standings
101.4259259	greasy schmuck
37.47692308	chuckles mcnasty
27.28009259	wackodragon
25.07777778	ice point break
17.63564214	getting serious
13.14935065	cory
10.98800505	13
7.781385281	Petie pie
6.631410256	Ethan Bryan
6.455840456	21
4.452732453	16
3.856060606	14
3.67979798	Michael Husak
2.890909091	Jameson Crockett
1.808404558	1
*One person dropped out

The Team Standings
Team	Score
E	0.963006279
B	1.795886414
H	3.679576269
G	19.03114478
F	19.61900707
I	32.86118552
A	34.71948139
D	38.84068713
C	49.78199992
J	?

Individual Team Leaders
Number	Name	Score	Place
9	Charlie Rauch	151.1753472	1
2	Dillon Coil	111.7253472	2
15	Kenneth Forttes	98.25396825	3
24	Francis O’Rourke	53.68452381	4
25	Michael Husak	53.61340388	5
10	Jamie Nguyen	40.40194805	6
13	Scott Silverstone	39.34922439	7
21	Chris Gosselin	15.47853135	8
22	Jameson Crockett	15.47853135	9
3	Pete Norseth	11.640625	10
32		10.84457672	11
27	Ethan Bryan	9.699887767	12
14	Mike Maicher	9.606204906	13
1	Mike Parsons	8.858381896	14
28		8.219047619	15
16	Cousin?	8.15335097	16
4	Eric Fish	6.653571429	17
11	Rob Mivhler	6.030382118	18
26	Cal Deal	4.592239859	19
29	Brandt Madsen	3.269940476	20
17	Tyson Crane	2.768424036	21
6	Todd Pratt	2.432264957	22
5	Richard Allen	2.32390873	23
12		1.52032227	24
8	Mike Bohn	1.428036778	25
23	Adam Martin	1.150274725	26
7	Brian Riddle	0.999335189	27
30	John Heidenreich	0.512878788	28
18	Nick Anderson	0.475963719	29
20		0.333888889	30
19	Adam Muller	0.273748474	31
31	Laura Heidenreich	0.090909091	32

Halo Tournament Fundraiser

Our Society is sponsoring a fundraiser on Dec. 1, to support the school’s law clinic. All students, faculty, and children of the faculty ages 14 and up are invited. Click here for more details. (Faculty – click here for specific details on signing up your children.)

Raindancing

Today’s event was a success.  JRCLS presented a video presentation about how to bring home the bacon, that is, how to effectively network and pull in clients for your firm.  In short, Atkin presented 3 core fundamentals that every attorney should have in his or her briefcase.

1. You are a long ways from the market if you do not have anything to sell.
   1. What is your specialty  Establish the area of law in which you wish to specialize.  Take every opportunity to gain expertise in this area.
   2. Who are you prospective clients who are interested in your services?
   3. Where do your clients gather?
   4. Understand how your clients think?  Learn to think like your clients and act accordingly.
   5. Differentiate yourself from your competitor.  Quality, substance, knowledge, visibility, support of clients.
2. The bees that make the honey, do not hang around the hive.
   1. Developing your business requires hard work.  “Just plain making the effort is the hardest part.”
   2. Play to your strengths.  If you present well, develop presentational materials, etc.
3. The fear of failure is fatal to success.
   1. Start developing a business plan now to begin your career.
   2. Make a distinct effort to build lasting relationships with prospective clients, even though it may initially require you to make the first contact.

He also emphasized three focus areas for effective rainmaking:

1. Relationship Building.  Think of innovative ways to connect with those who you meet.  Don’t pass up opportunities to meet people and get to know them.  You never know where they will lead.
2. Reputation Building.  Get involved in trade groups and associations.  Focus on your specialty and publish it widely.
3. Client Development / Retention.  Once you have them, keep them.  Don’t nickel and dime your clients.  Don’t hesitate to offer “free” advice from time to time as it will likely eventually draw more business your way.

If you are interested in obtaining the presentation, we can lend it to you.  Just email jrcls@piercelaw.edu.

Here is the The Flyer: 

You Think You Can Raindance?
A Presentation on the Art of Rainmaking
by William F. Atkin

Currently Associate General Counsel-International for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, William F. Atkin distinguished himself at Baker & McKenzie, where he was Managing Partner of several offices including Taipei, San Francisco and the CIS (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev and Almaty). He is also a former International Chair of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society.

Presented by the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and SBA sponsored

Friday October 19th
12:15 Room 227
Free Donuts and Drinks