Introducing our new rubric - Alumni Spotlight!

In the first edition, we interviewed Ekaterina Sidenko, LL.M Class of 2015.

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Alumni Spotlight

Ekaterina Sidenko, LL.M Class of 2015 Current Position: Real Estate Legal Counsel at JetBrains Background: - Can you tell us about your educational background and why you chose to study at Pericles? - In 2013 I worked for a Russian law firm which dealt with…

Legal Contronym: Oversight

? Contronym Meanings:

1️⃣ Supervision: "Oversight" can refer to the act of monitoring or supervising a process or activity to ensure it is conducted properly.

➡️ Example: "The committee exercises oversight over the regulatory process."

2️⃣ Neglect or Omission: Alternatively, "oversight" can mean a failure to notice or take action due to carelessness or neglect.

⬅️ Example: "The oversight led to the error in the legal document."

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⭐️ Svetlana joined our LL.M. program in 2017, and despite facing some difficulties during her studies, made a strong comeback to not only overcome these challenges, but also be chosen as the Student Representative of the Graduating Class of 2024. This is a great example that one should never give up and that perseverance and hard work always pays off. We are very proud of you Svetlana! Good luck with everything! ?

❗️Reminder that we are still accepting applications for the LL.M program for the Fall 2024 Semester.

The Pericles LL.M. is a post-graduate degree (Master of Laws) designed to help future lawyers increase their legal knowledge, skills, and job perspectives after graduation.

The curriculum is designed to teach the skills and knowledge that international law firms wish to see in their associates, and that multinational companies desire in their in-house counsels and in the external firms these companies retain. Our program concentrates strongly on skills rather than doctrine-writing, negotiations, oral skills and hands-on, practical knowledge that is often missing from Russian legal education.

LL.M. Highlights
✅️ Two to three year evening program (can be taken fully online)
✅️ Taught entirely in English
✅️ Taught by Western professors and practicing lawyers
✅️ Program designed by Western law firms
✅️ Option of Summer Study Abroad
✅️ Possibility of Scholarships

Apply now!
www.pericles.info/llm

Congratulations Class of 2024! Wishing you a bright future ahead! We will miss you! ???

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Who noticed the difference?
Notice or Notified
I’ve recently “noticed” a lot of my students making this mistake, so I thought I should “notify” our subscribers about it.

The problem lies in the noun “notice.” “A notice” (noun) is a piece of information about something that will happen in the future. Usually it is a document, or a sign. For example, I just received “a notice” from the housing administration that they are going to shut off the hot water for ten days starting May 2. Arggh!

But the proper verb form of that noun is not “to notice” but “to notify.” So if the housing administration sends “a notice,” it is “notifying” the tenants that the hot water will be turned off. If it doesn’t send “the notice,” then suddenly on the morning of May 2, the tenants will “notice” (different verb) that there is no hot water, and will call to complain!

Marian

Is it "me"?

I was shocked to hear from my students yesterday that a law school near my home in Moscow was closed for live classes the next few weeks due to an attack of missiles! (ракеты) Coming so soon after the Crocus attack, I was really panicked.

Only after a few moments of very confused discussion (OMG, was anyone killed? Was the building destroyed? etc.) did I find out they had mispronounced "measles." (корь) The school was quarantined due to some students with attacks--ie, an "outbreak"--of measles.

To pronounce "mi" your mouth is rounded. To change it to "me" you must widen the sides of your mouth almost into a smile.

Maybe the reason Americans are known to smile a lot is that they are thinking of "me"!?

Take Pericles' Approaching Legal English course this summer, and learn to avoid pronunciation mistakes that could cause panic!

Marian Dent, Dean

International Negotiation Competition for Law Students
Russian National Rounds

Call for Participants
INC-Russia 2024
Moscow, Russia
27-30 March 2024

The INC-Russia Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the 2024 Russian National Rounds of the International Negotiation Competition for Law Students.
Under the Overall Purposes of the Competition stated in the INC Rules the competition aims to:
 promote greater interest among law students in legal negotiations; and
 qualify a team for INC-2024

Who can participate:
The INC National Rounds are open to teams representing law schools and law faculties and consisting of current law students, post-graduate law students and immediate graduates. A registration form, INC Rules and Evaluation criteria are available at: https://vk.com/club119926447

How to participate:
Teams are expected to submit their registration forms at [email protected]. The 10th INC National Rounds in Russia will be held for 12 teams with the consent of the INC Executive Committee. Teams without coaches are not eligible.

Deadline for registration form submission:
The registration form must be received at the latest by: 11 March 2024, 23:59 MSK (UTC+3)

Location:
Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL), Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya Str., 9, Moscow

Language:
All activities within the event are held in English

Funding:
Participants are encouraged to cover their own costs for participation

Organizing Committee:
Elena Vyushkina – Cand. Sci. (Pedagogy), Associate Professor, Acting Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Saratov State Law Academy; [email protected]

Natalia Golovina – LL.M. (International Law & Business Law), Senior Lecturer, International Law Competitions Department, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL) [email protected] +7(926)836 23 01

Contact us:
INC-Russia Organizing Committee: [email protected]
Elena Vyushkina [email protected]
Natalia Golovina [email protected]
INC-Russia web-site: https://sites.google.com/site/inclawstudentsrussia64/
INC-Russia on VK: https://vk.com/club119926447