Children's Advocacy Law Society at U of SC Law

⭐️Welcome Back⭐️

Meet our new Executive Board and why CALS means so much to them! Hoping for a great start of the 2024-2025 year, stay tuned for more events to come!

Our 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 officers had our board transition meeting yesterday. CALS has some amazing things coming next year, we can’t wait!

The University of South Carolina's TechInLaw program is hosting this symposium TOMORROW in the Karen J. Williams Courtroom from 9 AM to 12:30 PM. This symposium will be discussing AI deepfakes, how they are impacting children, and federal/state legislation and legislation efforts for regulation.

Our state currently has two bills addressing these issues, S.995/H.4973 and S.996/H.4972. The committee on children just released their annual report, which details what the legislation is and why it is needed. Check it out at sccommitteeonchildren.org/publications

Some of our very own members will be participating in this symposium, so come and support them while learning about how we can protect our children online!

We have the great honor of hosting this CLC Speaker Series Panel on March 28th at the law school. Please join us in hearing and learning from Representatives Wetmore and Collins about the journey from a law degree to the state house! Use the QR code and the link in our bio to RSVP and submit questions for the panelists.

We had the great honor of collaborating with the Public Interest Law Society to jointly present the CLC Speaker Series Education Law Panel with Jennifer Rainville and Robert Lominack this week. We learned so much about education and issues with special education across our state. Thank you very much to our wonderful panelists and moderator, Professor Derek Black, for teaching our students about this topic!

James L. Petigru Public Interest Law Society - PILS

In case you’ve been missing our TWEN emails, statements of interest for next year’s CALS executive board are due on MONDAY by 5 PM. You must be a dues-paying member to run for board, please check with us if you are unsure of your payment status. Voting for executive board candidates will ensue Tuesday 3/12 and only dues-paying members may vote for candidates. If you enjoy engaging in this work, we encourage you to submit a statement and RUN! 🗳️ 🎉

Our Education Law Lunch Panel with PILS is TOMORROW IN ROOM 131 during the lunch hour. This is a CLC Speaker Series Event being moderated by one of our very own CLC professors! Looking forward to learning from Jennifer Rainville and Robert Lominack and seeing many of our wonderful student child advocates there!

Pro Bono and CALS had such a fantastic time today hosting the 2024 Chili Cookoff competition, and through USC Law support we raised $612 for Lutheran Services Carolina’s Transitional Foster Youth Program!

A HUGE thank you to our 15 chili contestants, we couldn’t have done this without you all!

Congratulations to our champions:

People’s Choice: Skye Lowry (SCJILB) - Cowboy Chili
Dare to Be Different: JD/Sheldon (SBA) - Venison Chili
Kids Choice: Will Kibler (LLSA) - Southwest Chicken Chili
Judges Choice: Paisleigh Price - White Chicken Chili

If you still want to donate to LSC you haven’t missed your chance, reach out to ProBono, CALS, or LSC directly for your donation!

Thank you to everyone who joined us during the lunch hour today for the CLC Speaker Series with James Swick! It was a great event to learn about child custody, updated regulations, and potential jobs after graduation.

See you at the next one!

Please join Pro Bono, CALS, and FLS on Monday, January 29th for this CLC Speaker Series Event! Come learn about DSS policy and training procedures and what we need to know as lawyers. See you there!

Check out these upcoming events for the spring semester. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and shoot us a DM!! We look forward to seeing you all there!