UPCOMING PROGRAMS &
EVENTS
OCI - Phase I
Interviews
A.
preparing for the oci interview
How soon prior to my
interview will I know the interviewer’s name so I can do
research?
While some employers provide interviewer
names early in the bidding process, others are unable to do so until
shortly before the interview date. In addition, it is possible that
the information provided will change on the day of the interview.
Students should check the Symplicity system as interviewer names
will be listed and updated as that information becomes available.
Where will the
interview take place?
Interviews will take place
in the CPC office or Law Library. For your interview location,
please check Symplicity. For further instruction on how to view this
information, please see the “Signing Up for Interviews” section of
the Student Guide to Symplicity.
You should also check in with the CPC front desk at least 10
minutes before your scheduled interview as interview locations can
change.
How long are the
interviews?
Most interviews are 20 minutes in
length but on occasion employers elect to conduct longer interviews.
The Symplicity system will let you know how long your interview will
last.
B.
cancelling or rescheduling an interview
If I have a last minute
emergency the day I am scheduled to interview can I make other
arrangements with the firm to interview at another time and
place?
Yes, only if it is a serious emergency. Otherwise, there
is no acceptable reason to miss an
interview. The employer
expects you to arrive for your interview as planned.
What constitutes an
emergency?
Very serious issues such as death in
the family, serious illness or hospitalization, car accident, etc.
are considered emergencies. If you are unsure whether your situation
can be deemed an emergency, please contact the CPC and speak to an
advisor.
What is the appropriate attire to wear for an
interview? What about jewelry, hair and footwear?
Make
it a point to dress professionally at all times. Although some
employers are less formal than others, the legal environment in
general is extremely conservative and the CPC wants to assist you in
making an excellent first impression. Be sure to take care of the
basic hygiene requirements prior to your interview. Also, this is
not the time to show the latest non-professional fashion trends.
Men: DO wear suits or slacks with a
jacket, dress shirt and tie. Have a clean shave and
neat
haircut.
DO
NOT wear
shorts, jeans, or sneakers.
Women:
DO wear suits
(pants or skirts) or office dresses with a jacket. Hair, nails and
make-up should be neat and fresh.
DO NOT show bare arms,
sleeveless tops (except under suit jacket), cleavage, glitter or
excessive jewelry. No sundresses, shorts, or mini-skirts. No
open-toe shoes.
The Fall 2007 OCI Handbook (Phase II) will be
available in the CPC
offices and online in August 2007. If you have
any questions, comments or problems, please contact Nirva
Pierre-Louis at npierrelouis@law.miami.edu.
LexisNexis
Searches Can Help You During OCI Bidding!
LexisNexis is providing searches for helpful
information on select firms interviewing during Fall OCI Phase I. To
access the search function, please log onto your Lexis
account. The Lexis searches will not only search the
Martindale directory, but also news articles from the past five
years. Once you get search results, you can always FOCUS or "Edit
Search to
get more targeted or different results (example: specific city or
attorney). Use LexisNexis before your interviews, and prepare to
impress!
Resume
Referral/Direct Contact Bidding for Fall
OCI
Each year, the CPC administers its Resume
Referral and Direct Contact programs in conjunction with its Fall On
Campus Interview ("OCI") Program. Employers who recruit
candidates through these programs are unable to interview on campus
but would like to receive applications from interested
students. Both programs are administered via Symplicity.
Firms participating in the Resume Referral
program require students to provide all requested materials
(resumes, transcripts, etc.) to the CPC by placing a bid on
Symplicity. The CPC then forwards to employers the materials
of interested students. The employers will contact selected
applicants directly.
Do not submit materials to
Resume Referral employers on your own. Resume Referral
employers will only review materials provided by the
CPC.
Direct Contact employers elect to have students
send their applications directly to them. However, all
relevant information including hiring criteria, how to apply and
submission deadlines will be available on Symplicity.
Typically there are more Resume Referral employers than Direct
Contact employers.
Throughout the fall recruitment period, there
will be several Resume Referral and Direct Contact sessions that
have their own deadlines independent of the OCI session bidding
deadlines. Each session will be labeled by its deadline (i.e.
Fall 2008 Resume Referral and Direct Contact Session (August 14,
2008)). For your applications to Resume
Referral employers to be submitted by the CPC, you must submit your
bid by the session deadline. For your applications to Direct
Contact employers to be considered by those employers, you must send
your applications directly to the employers by the deadline provided
on Symplicity.
As with OCI employers, you will only be able to
see those employers accepting applications from your class year or
LL.M. program.
The CPC will continue to add Resume Referral and
Direct Contact employers as it receives them. Therefore, it is
to your benefit to check the various sessions on occasion to ensure
that you have not missed any new employers.
For instructions on how to apply to Resume
Referral and Direct Contact employers, please see the Student Guide
to Symplicity which is available by visiting http://www.law.miami.edu/cpc/pdf/fall_oci_handbook/Section_II_Student_Guide_to_Symplicity.pdf.
Section II - Student Guide to Symplicity.doc: https://law-miami-csm.symplicity.com/u/KxtuzPye.
Students Can Now Order Business
Cards
To order your personal University of Miami
School of Law business cards, please complete the Student Business
Cards Order Form. The Order Form provides two distinct
professional options for you to choose for your business cards. The
cards will be printed on ivory paper. Any lines left blank on
the Order Form will not appear on the card (e.g., if you do not have
a fax number, leave that line blank). Please proofread your order before
submitting. Once your order is submitted, a proof of your
business card will be emailed or faxed to you for approval.
As noted on the Order form, business cards will
be delivered to the Career Planning Center in Room A-112
approximately five working days after proof
approval.
Cards can be ordered in sets of 250 for
$30.00 or 500 for $35.00. Please make your
selection on the Order Form.
The Florida Bar Business Law
Section invites you to attend a Lunch ‘n’ Learn seminar called
MARKETING
DURING TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES from 12:15 to 1:05
p.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at Akerman Senterfitt’s Miami
office, One S.E. Third Avenue, 25th Floor. You may attend this
seminar either in person or by telephone conferencing (complete
call-in information will be provided to participants when they
RSVP).
To register, please e-mail
alan.aronson@akerman.com. Seating
is limited.
Lunch will be
available for those who RSVP. Don’t miss this great networking
opportunity!
Sterling Education Services Offering Scholarship
Passes to Landlord/Tenant Law
Seminar
Sterling Education Services is a non-profit
continuing legal education company that conducts CLE seminars across
the nation. They are holding a Landlord-Tenant Law seminar
in Miami, FL on August 8,
2008 and are offering five law students
scholarship-passes to this seminar as an introduction to the company
in the hope that when students graduate, they will attend their
seminars as paying customers. The students get a day-long overview
of a particular aspect of the law, a seminar manual, and they also
get an opportunity to network with practicing attorneys. It is a
win-win situation.
PLEASE NOTE:
The scholarship policy requires that recipients provide credit card
information at the time of registration to secure their free pass.
No charge will be made to the card unless the
registrant fails to attend the program or cancel within three
business days of the seminar. If a scholarship
registrant should fail to show up at the program or cancel as
described above, a $50.00 no-show fee will be charged to the
card provided. Registration for the program will serve as agreement
to this policy. The company has adopted this policy to avoid the
losses associated with scholarship attendees failing to attend a
program or cancel within a reasonable period of time.
The five free passes are available on a first-come,
first-serve basis regardless of the school attended. After the
five passes have been allocated, additional passes may be available
for $50.00 per attendee. Up to five law students who identify
themselves as such and pre-register for this seminar will be
Sterling's guests. Students must register before the seminar. No
walk-ins will be allowed. Only current law students may take
advantage of these passes and MUST provide their
student id number or other proof of enrollment in order to
register. Further
information about the company can also be found on their website at
http://www.sterlingeducation.com/.
PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER STUDENTS ON THE
WEBSITE!!!!
For those students who wish to register, they may email Nicole
L. Larsen, CE Credit Coordinator, directly at ses8@sterlingeducation.com with the
following information:
Full Name:
Student ID# (required):
CC information: students may indicate
that they will "call in" with this information for security
purposes.
Phone Number:
Address:
School Name:
*Please indicate the specifics of which seminar you wish to
attend. Ex. City, ST, Title of seminar, Date, Year.
The 2008 MABDI
Minority Recruiting Program
ARE
YOU INTERESTED IN
WORKING
IN DALLAS, TEXAS AFTER
LAW
SCHOOL?
You are invited to participate in the Dallas
Bar Association's program to recruit minority law students in the
top half of
their class for 2009 clerkships with major
established firms in Dallas. The Dallas Bar Association has
worked with the major law firms in Dallas over the last several
years to enhance recruiting of minority law students to the Dallas
area. This Minority Attorney Business Development Initiative
("MABDI" Project) was established to assist the participating law
firms in recruiting from a larger pool of minority candidates and to
do so in a systematic way.
Some of this
year's participating firms are:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld,
LLP
Andrews Kurth, LLP
Baker Botts, LLP
Baker & McKenzie, LLP
Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman &
Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.
Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
Godwin Pappas Langley Ronquillo,
P.C.
K&L Gates, LLP
Hunton & Williams, LLP
Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
Jones Day
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell,
LLP
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr,
P.C.
Patton Boggs, LLP
Strasburger & Price, L.L.P.
Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons,
LLP
Thompson & Knight, LLP
Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
Winstead Sechrest & Minick,
P.C.
Eligible students (top
50% of 2L class ONLY) who have an interest in the
project and willingness to consider coming to Dallas following
graduation are invited to send resumes and transcripts, preferably
via email, by August 22, 2008. Early
applications are encouraged. The student’s class
standing/rank should be included in the resume. Along with
their resumes and transcripts, students should send a brief cover
letter explaining their ties to Dallas and/or their reasons for
considering Dallas as a place to practice law following graduation
from law school. The documents should be sent via mail or
email to:
Ms. Sally Crawford
Jones Day
2727 North Harwood
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-969-2916
Fax: 214-969-5100
e-mail: scrawford@jonesday.com
Student information
received by August 22, 2008 will be sent to the participating law
firms during the last week of August for review and
consideration. Students should adhere to the deadline if
possible since the firms will be receiving a large volume of resumes
from students and may already be in the interviewing process by that
date. The law firms will identify and contact the students
they wish to interview. The firms will work together with the
students to coordinate interview schedules.
Those students who receive and accept offers
from firms to work as summer associates in Dallas in 2009 may
contact a MABDI committee member to discuss what is expected of
summer associates in Dallas firms, and to discuss standards for
success in a large firm environment.
Job Fair
Information - 2008
The University of Miami School of Law
participates in numerous job fairs with other law schools and
organizations. These programs give students increased access
to a broad range of employers, and help accommodate employers unable
to travel to University of Miami School of Law for on-campus
interviews. Students interested in getting exposure to
employers outside of Florida should consider attending job
fairs. Some job fairs require you to register and apply
through the CPC, while others allow you to apply directly to the job
fair. All job fairs have strict
deadlines that must be adhered to. Please
review the job fairs available to you and make note of any
deadlines. For more information, please contact the advisor
listed for a particular job fair.
Pre-Registration:
For some job fairs you will be required to pre-register with the CPC
in order to receive important information including participating
employers and deadlines. Pre-registration does not mean you
are committing to participating in and attending the job fair.
Rather, pre-registration simply means that you are interested in
receiving materials about the job fair and are considering
applying. To pre-register to receive job fair information,
please submit a pre-registration form to the CPC.
Pre-registration forms will be available in the CPC starting April
1st.
|
Job Fair and
Location(s) |
Date |
Registration
Deadline |
Job Fair Information and Eligible
Class Years |
CPC
Contact |
|
Equal Justice Works Career Fair,
Washington, DC |
October
10-11 |
TBA |
Open to
rising 2Ls, 3Ls and alumni. The job fair typically
brings together over 200 public interest employers. For
more information, please visit www.equaljusticeworks.org/careerfair. |
Randee
Breiter
rbreiter@law.miami.edu |
|
Florida Public Defender Association
Career Fair, Orlando, FL |
Spring 2009
– Date TBA |
TBA |
Open to
rising 3Ls, recent graduates and attorneys interested in a law
career in public service. |
Diane
Quick
dquick@law.miami.edu |
|
Hispanic National Bar Association
Career Fair, Hollywood, CA |
September
3-6 |
TBA |
Open to
rising 2Ls, 3Ls and LL.M. students. For more
information, please visit www.hnba.com. |
Cristina Ortega
cortega@law.miami.edu
|
|
Lavender Law Career Fair, San
Francisco, CA |
September
4
|
TBA |
Open to
rising 2L and 3L lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
students. For more information, please visit www.lavenderlaw.org/career.fair.html. |
Marcy
Cox
mcox@law.miami.edu |
|
Nat’l Black Law Students Association
Job Fairs, TBD |
TBA |
TBA |
Open to
rising 2Ls and 3Ls. For more information, please visit
www.nblsa.org. |
Tamesha Keel
tkeel@law.miami.edu |
|
Vault/MCCA Legal Diversity Career
Fairs,
New York, NY, New Orleans, LA, San
Francisco, CA |
August 14-15
(NY)
August 11
(NOLA)
August 20-21
(SF) |
TBA |
Open to
rising 2Ls, 3Ls and graduates. For more information,
please visit www.vault.com/legaldiversity/. |
Tamesha Keel
tkeel@law.miami.edu
|
|
West Coast Interview Program (WCIP),
Santa Monica, CA |
August
22 |
TBA |
Open to
rising 2Ls and 3Ls. Students must
pre-register with the CPC in April in order to receive
information about this job fair. |
Diane
Quick
dquick@law.miami.edu |
Opportunities for
Graduates
Graduate
Opportunities
|
Associate |
3836 |
Law Offices of Andreu, Palma
& Andreu (Miami, FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Jun 12, 2008 |
Aug 01, 2008 |
|
Associate Attorney |
3815 |
Barbas, Koenig, Nunez, Sanders & Butler (Tampa,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Jun 06, 2008 |
Aug 15, 2008 |
|
Attorney |
3671 |
Mohave County Public Defender
(Arizona) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
May 06, 2008 |
Dec 31,
2008 |
|
Attorney |
3597 |
Perry & Neblett P.A. (Miami,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Apr 21, 2008 |
Apr 07, 2009 |
|
Attorney/Associate |
1706 |
Sreenan & Associates, P.A. (Miami,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Oct 30, 2007 |
Dec 01, 2008 |
|
Attorneys/Recent JD's |
1696 |
Synergy Legal Professionals (Ft. Lauderdale,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Apr 22, 2008 |
Dec 31, 2008 |
|
Immigration Attorney |
2724 |
Idealist.org |
Full-Time Positions (Non OCI),
Public Interest/Public Service |
- |
- |
|
Instructor/Tutor: UM Campus |
1813 |
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions (Coral Gables,
FL) |
Part-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
May 17, 2007 |
Dec 31, 2008 |
|
Law Clerk/Part-Time |
2363 |
Deehl & Carlson, P.A. (Coral Gables,
FL) |
Part-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
- |
- |
|
Lawyer |
2687 |
Thomas N. Silverman, P.A. (Palm Beach Gardens,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Nov 01, 2007 |
Sep 01, 2008 |
|
Lawyer |
2835 |
Todd W. Shulby, P.A. (Florida) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Mar 07, 2008 |
Aug 06, 2008 |
|
Legal Honors Program 2008-2009 |
2544 |
United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of the General Counsel (Washington,
DC) |
Full-Time Positions (Non OCI),
Public Interest/Public Service |
Mar 11, 2008 |
Nov 08,
2008 |
|
Tax Attorney |
3518 |
Thornton Byron LLP (Boise, ID) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Apr 02, 2008 |
Dec 21, 2008 |
|
Term Clerkships and Summer
Internships |
3817 |
Honorable Andrew S. Effron/U. S. Court of Appeals,
Armed Forces (Washington, DC) |
Summer, Full-Time Positions
(Non OCI), Judicial Clerkship |
Jun 02, 2008 |
Jan 01, 2009 |
|
Training Program Participants |
2564 |
The Southern Public Defender Training
Center |
Full-Time Positions (Non OCI),
Public Interest/Public Service |
Oct 12, 2007 |
Oct 11,
2008 |
Judicial
Clerkship Opportunities
Are you interested in a post-graduate
judicial clerkship? If so, please read our Judicial Clerkship Guide
at www.law.miami.edu/cpc and contact Liz
Stack at estack@law.miami.edu as
soon as possible to learn how to apply to these
positions.
SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
The Ruden
McClosky Diversity Scholarship
Program
Scholarship
Opportunity for Law Students of Diverse Backgrounds Who Wish to
Practice Law in Florida
The Ruden McClosky
Law Firm has created a Diversity Scholarship Program with the
Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The mission of the
Ruden McClosky Diversity Scholarship Program is to encourage racial
and ethnic minority students, groups that are traditionally
underrepresented in the legal profession, to attend law school and
provide financial assistance to these students. The award is a
$2,500.00 scholarship for the 2008-2009 school year.
Applicants must have completed one year of law school to be
eligible.
Successful applicants will also be granted an
interview for the Ruden Summer Associate
Program.
Application deadline is August 1, 2008.
Application can be
downloaded from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County web
site, www.CFSarasota.org and see the Special Interest Scholarships
page or visit http://www.cfsarasota.org/Default.aspx?tabid=263
.
The
Greenwall Fellowship Program in
Bioethics and Health Policy,
The Greenwall
Fellowship Program in Bioethics and Health Policy,
an interdisciplinary program sponsored jointly by Johns Hopkins and
Georgetown Universities, is offering interdisciplinary, two-year
Fellowships for early-career legal
scholars with outstanding potential. Appointments will begin in September 2009.
The Greenwall Fellowship
uniquely combines opportunities for in-depth, mentored research and
high-impact public service. Each Fellow will undertake an
individualized program of independent research and writing,
complemented by a public-service experience in a health policy
setting of the Fellow’s choosing. Fellows will also enjoy ample
opportunity for scholarly interaction (including participation in
faculty research workshops) with a broad range of faculty at
Georgetown (in the Law Center, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and
the Philosophy Department) and at Johns Hopkins (in the Berman
Institute of Bioethics, the Philosophy Department, the School
of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public
Health), as well as with scholars at leading Washington “think
tanks.” Past Fellows have moved on to faculty appointments at
leading law schools, as well as high-profile positions in government
(including a White House Fellowship and Congressional staff
positions).
The stipend will be
approximately $57,000 per year. No prior health law or bioethics
experience is required. Please send a curriculum vitae, three
letters of reference, a writing sample, undergraduate and graduate
transcripts and a personal statement to: Dr. Ruth Faden, Greenwall
Fellowship Program, c/o Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins
University, 100 N. Charles St., Suite 740, Baltimore, MD 21201. The
personal statement should include a proposed agenda for scholarship
or research (this need not be detailed, but you should articulate
the core idea you would like to develop or the research question you
want to investigate). It should also address: (1) unique dimensions
of your background, (2) the evolution of your research and other
professional interests, and (3) how the Greenwall Fellowship might
contribute to your ability to fulfill your career aspirations.
The
deadline for receipt of applications is December 12, 2008.
For further information, please visit the Academic Training
section of www.bioethicsinstitute.org.
Additional inquiries may be directed to
fellows@jhsph.edu.
Latham
Diversity Scholars Program
Latham
& Watkins is pleased to announce that the application process is
now open for the Latham Diversity Scholars Program. For the fourth
consecutive year, the firm will be
awarding a $10,000 non-renewable scholarship to each of four
second-year law students for use during their third year at
ABA-accredited law schools (2009-10).. Students are asked to submit
an application form, personal statement, resume and official or
unofficial law school transcript by
September 15, 2008. The
application form and instructions can be found on the firm’s Web
site at www.lw.com/diversity under the Diversity Scholars Program
heading.
Factors considered in
choosing the Latham Diversity Scholars include a
candidate’s:
·
Ability and commitment to contribute to the
diversity objectives of global law firms,
·
Life experiences that have shaped values and that provide a unique
perspective, including
any obstacles or
challenges faced in choosing or pursuing law as a
profession,
·
Academic and leadership achievements, and
·
Desire to practice in a global law firm
environment.
This scholarship is not contingent upon
receiving or accepting an offer of employment at Latham &
Watkins. Rather, it is open to all law students and is designed to
encourage greater diversity among the attorneys at large law firms
as a way of benefiting the entire profession. Recipients will be
announced in the early spring of 2009.
The Latham Diversity Scholars Program enhances
Latham’s efforts to recruit and hire diverse summer clerks and
attorneys. The firm’s ongoing initiatives include its annual
Diversity Weekend attended by diverse law students receiving offers from the
firm and a range of additional outreach efforts by Latham’s
Diversity Hiring Sub-Committee.
The 2009 Equal Justice Works Fellowship Applications
Now available Online
The 2009 Equal Justice Works
online application is now available at http://info.equaljusticeworks.org/fellowships.
IMPORTANT
REMINDERS:
Review the application
ASAP. Prospective candidates should review
the online application form as soon as possible to familiarize
themselves with how it works and to consider the necessary items
required to apply - the online application, the Certification Form
(signed by both the candidate and the host organization), and up to
two letters of recommendation.
Begin working on the
application early. The online
application now offers two functions to create an application.
The Formatted
Edit
function will allow you to use spell check and special formatting
such as bold text, bullets, and italics. The Basic
Edit function
does not support spell check or any special formatting such as bold,
italics or bulleted text. Please use the Basic
Edit function if
your browser has any
difficulty editing using the Formatted
Edit.
The lack of
formatting will not negatively affect consideration of
applications. There are character limits noted for each
box, and character counts may differ between a word processing
program and the application. It is therefore important for
candidates to paste the text into the application well in advance of
the deadline to ensure that the text fits in the allotted
space.
Hard copy documents must be
received by September
16th.
The deadline for submission of the application, which is done
online, is 5 pm EDT on September 16th. A signed
Certification Form and up to 2 recommendation letter(s) must be
received by Equal Justice Works no later than September
16th. These items must be mailed or hand
delivered. Faxes and email will not be accepted.
If you have any questions,
please email fellowships@equaljusticeworks.org.
The 2009 George V. Powell Scholarship Program
(2L)
The
2009 George V. Powell Scholarship Program, sponsored by Lane Powell
PC, will give a $7,500 scholarship toward tuition and expenses
during the student's third year of law school and receive a 2009
summer associate in the firm's Seattle or Portland office.
Candidates must be 2L students in good standing at an ABA accredited
law school. Candidates in four year joint degree programs will
be considered after their third
year.
The
firm is seeking candidates who will contribute meaningfully to the
diversity of the legal community and who have a demonstrated desire
to work, live and eventually practice law in Seattle or
Portland. The firm will also consider each candidate's
academic achievements and record of leadership abilities, community
service and involvement in community activities.
For
more information, please contact Len Roden, Manager of Attorney
Recruiting (T: 206-223-6123; rodenl@lanepowell.com) or John Devlin,
III, Hiring Partner; Lane Powell PC, 1420 Fifth Avenue,
Ste. 4100; Seattle, Washington 98101-2338; T (206)223-7000;
www.lanepowell.com.
GOVERNMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Attorney General's Honors
Program and Summer Law Intern Program
NEW FOR 2008-2009!
There are exciting new
developments in the Attorney General’s Honors Program and Summer Law
Intern Program!
Highlights include:
An
earlier application deadline and a faster review and selection
process.
- Don’t miss the September 2,
2008 application deadline.
- Candidates selected
for Honors Program ("HP") interviews will be notified on or about
September 19, 2008. Summer Law Intern Program ("SLIP") candidates
will be notified on or about September 23, 2008.
-
Government-funded HP interviews will be scheduled October 6-20,
2008. SLIP interviews, mostly telephonic, will begin following
notification.
- Most offers will be issued by late October.
Four United States Attorneys’ Offices ("USAO"s) and the
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys ("EOUSA") are formal HP
participants this year, hiring approximately 16 entry-level
attorneys. Applicants interested in becoming an Assistant U.S.
Attorney ("AUSA") will be able to designate the “U.S. Attorney’s
Office” as one of their employment preferences, then, later in the
application, select the specific offices. Due to the level of
responsibility held by AUSAs, these opportunities are only available
to applicants who are admitted to a bar or, in some cases, who have
taken a summer 2008 bar examination with results due in fall 2008.
Current law students (pre-J.D.) are not eligible. Participating
USAOs are:
- The Central District of California, Los
Angeles, CA.
- The Southern District of California, San Diego,
CA.
- The Western District of Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI.
-
The Middle District of Florida, Orlando, FL.
- EOUSA,
Washington, D.C., with possible assignments nationwide.
The
USAO for the District of Wyoming is the very first USAO to become a
formal SLIP participant and it is offering a position in one of the
Nation’s most scenic national parks. Hiring for Cheyenne, WY, or
Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, the Summer Intern
will assist with criminal and civil cases in U.S. District Court in
Cheyenne or will assist in the prosecution of a range of
misdemeanors in Yellowstone National Park.
Civil Division
applicants will be able to designate specific sections of interest.
Executive Office of Immigration Review applicants will be
able to designate geographic areas of preference by city and state,
and comment on any geographic restrictions on their assignment.
The Honors Program application has been expanded to permit
applicants serving in post-J.D. legal fellowships to apply online on
a conditional basis. OARM will determine whether an exception to
policy will be granted on a case-by-case basis.
PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE AT www.usdoj.gov/oarm FOR
DETAILS!
Public
Interest INFORMATION
Attention
Students Working in the Public Sector
Are you working in the public
sector this summer? Whether you are volunteering, receiving a
stipend, or are part of an established program, we want to know
about it! HOPE and the CPC are looking to keep in contact with
all students doing public sector work this summer. This
includes volunteering with a judge, a government agency or a
traditional public interest organization. We are hoping to
link students in the public sector to share ideas, thoughts and
experiences. If you are one of these students, please e-mail
UMHope@law.miami.edu. Enjoy your
summer!
Career
Fairs
The
ABA Law Student Division Career Fair - August 7th in New
York
The ABA Law Student Division Career Fair and
Resume Review kicks off the Division's portion of the ABA Annual
Meeting in New York. The event takes place at the New York Marriott
Marquis Times Square Hotel (1535 Broadway).
The second annual Career Fair is structured as a
table-talk and resume submission event to provide law students an
opportunity to learn more about each firm or agency, while actively
gaining valuable career advice. Legal employers will have
tables where attendees can drop off resumes and meet representatives
from law firms of all sizes, local, state and federal government
agencies, military JAG, and public interest groups to discuss summer
and new associate positions, as well as internships and volunteer
opportunities. Law students can interact with legal employers
without the typical stress of formal, sit-down interviews.
The Law Student Division's Career Fair also
features a Resume Review component, with a panel of lawyers and
legal recruiters available to critique resumes and offer suggestions
to maximize impact and improve effectiveness.
CAREER FAIR
Thursday, August 7, 2008 * 10am to 5pm. Westside
Ballroom Salons 1, 2, 3 (5th Floor).
RESUME
REVIEW
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 * 2pm to 4pm.
Edison / Booth Rooms (5th Floor).
and
Thursday, August 7, 2008 * 10am to 4pm.
Westside Ballroom Salons 1, 2, 3 (5th Floor).
Law students must be registered for the ABA
Annual Meeting to gain access to the Career Fair and Resume Review.
Pre-registration has closed, but students who have not yet
registered for the Annual Meeting, may do so on site beginning
Thursday morning, August 7 at 8:00 am. The registration fee for law
students is only $75. Only law students wearing official ABA Annual
Meeting badges will be admitted to the Career Fair.
Registered law students may also take advantage
of the many educational sessions offered during the ABA Annual
Meeting. While lawyers must pay for CLE events, registered law
students generally are allowed complimentary admittance to
educational events providing students the opportunity to meet and
interact with legal professionals from across the country.
ABA ANNUAL
MEETING REGISTRATION
Hilton New York Hotel (1335 Avenue of the
Americas) Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor. Opens 8am Thursday, August
7th.
ABA LAW
STUDENT DIVISION CAREER FAIR
New York Marriot Marquis (1535 Broadway) Westside
Ballroom Salons 1, 2, 3, 5th Floor. Opens 10am Thursday, August
7th.
MORE
DETAILS
For Career Fair details, including information
about participating employers, please visit http://www.abanet.org/lsd/career/home.html.
For information about Law Student Division Annual
Meeting programming, please visit http://www.abanet.org/lsd/annual/home.html.
For information about the ABA Annual Meeting,
including other events and CLE programming, please visit http://www.abanet.org/annual/2008/.
The 2008 Equal
Justice Works Conference and Career
Fair
Registration is open for the
2008
Equal Justice Works Conference and Career
Fair
Idealism Revisited: Forty years after
King and Kennedy
If you
are interested in working in the public sector, in either public
interest or government, don’t miss the opportunity to attend the
Equal Justice Works Career Fair and Conference at the Omni Shoreham
Hotel in Washington DC on October 10th and 11th.
The
Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair is a national career
fair with employers from Alaska to New Hampshire that are
interviewing for over 1,500 post-graduate and summer employment
opportunities . Additionally, the national conference provides a
venue where participants can learn and network about current social
justice issues and develop skills that will be helpful in the
workplace. Each year, over 1,000 individuals attend these
events.
This year, Equal Justice Works
is using Symplicity to register students and law school
professionals. Register now and take advantage of the following
features: Register online. View attending employers.
Upload your resume. Apply for positions.
Please
note the following important dates:
Ø
July
15 – Registration for the
Conference and Career Fair opens
Ø
September
12 – Last day for students to
submit their résumés to employers
Ø
September
24 – Last day for employers to
notify students of interviews
Ø
September
26 – Registration for the
Conference and Career Fair closes. This is the last day to add or
cancel registrations in Symplicity.
Anyone who wishes to register after this date must do so on-site.
Ø
October 10
& 11 – The Equal Justice Works
Conference and Career Fair
Ø
October
10 – Law School Awards Luncheon
To register, visit http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/events/ccf/general
and click on the registration link in the left menu.
Registering for the Conference and Career Fair is free for students
and alumni. For further information see Randee Breiter at the
Career Planning Center, or e-mail her at rbreiter@law.miami.edu.
Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Convention
and Job Fair
HNBA JOB
FAIR REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 18,
2008
The Hispanic National Bar Association
("HNBA") will be holding its 2008 Annual Convention in Los Angeles,
California from September 3-6, 2008. As part of the
Convention, the HNBA will once again host the largest Latino Job
Fair in the country, providing law students with an opportunity to
meet, interview and network with private, government and public
interest employers from across the country.
The Job Fair will be held on
Friday, September 5, 2008, at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.
The registration fee is $175. The registration deadline is Monday,
August 18, 2008. To register for
the Job Fair and to obtain more information on it, please visit
www.hnba.com
or contact the Job Fair Committee at jrivera@foxrothschild.com.
The Loyola/VAULT/MCCA Southeast Legal Diversity
Conference and Career Fair
All students (and alumni) are
invited to begin registering for the Loyola/VAULT/MCCA Southeast
Legal Diversity Conference and Career Fair to be held on Monday, August 11, 2008, in New Orleans at
the Sheraton Hotel New Orleans (Canal Street). There will be a
luncheon (sponsored by Andrews Kurth) followed by a conference
(breakout sessions), career fair, diversity dialogue program and
networking reception. The day's events are scheduled from
approximately 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
The
event is FREE. Students (and alumni) should register
on-line for the Career Fair at:
www.vault.com/legaldiversity. You
may also register for the New York and San Francisco VAULT/MCCA job
fairs, which will follow the New Orleans
event.
The
Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair and Scholarship
Opportunity
The
Indianapolis Bar Association ("IBA") cordially invites second-year
(graduating in 2010) law students to participate in the first ever
IBA Diversity Job Fair. The IBA is seeking candidates who represent
all aspects of diversity, who are looking for a one-of-a-kind legal
community in a Midwestern city that has both cosmopolitan style and
small-town charm.
September 25-26, 2008
Embassy Suites
Downtown Indianapolis
Student Registration
Information
Students will register for the IBA Diversity Job Fair
via Symplicity’s web site at https://law-indybar-csm.symplicity.com/students/.
Student registration deadline
is August 11, 2008.
There is no fee for students to register for
the IBA Diversity Job Fair.
Hotel
Registration:
The IBA Diversity Job Fair will be held at the Embassy Suites
Downtown Indianapolis
(http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/INDWWES-Embassy-Suites-Indianapolis-Downtown-Indiana/index.do) in Indianapolis, IN, September 25-26, 2008.
Room rates for students are $169/ea for both Thursday (Sept. 25) and
Friday (Sept. 26) nights. Students will be responsible for making
their own travel and lodging arrangements. Contact the hotel
directly at 1-800-EMBASSY. Make sure you reference the IBA Diversity
Job Fair to receive our group rate. Hotel reservation deadline to
receive the special rate is Aug. 26, 2008.Embassy Suites
Indianapolis Downtown110 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN
46204Phone: 1-317-236-1800Fax: 1-317-236-1816
Don’t miss an
opportunity to interview with the following Indianapolis law firms
& agencies!
Baker & Daniels LLP
Barnes &
Thornburg LLP
Bingham McHale LLP
Bose McKinney & Evans
LLP
Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman PC
Goodin Abernathy
LLP
Ice Miller LLP
Kightlinger & Gray LLP
Krieg DeVault
LLP
Lewis & Kappes PC
Lewis Wagner LLP
Locke Reynolds
LLP
Marion County Public Defender Agency
Office of the Indiana
Attorney General
Office of Corporation Counsel (City of
Indianapolis)
Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary
PC
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
REGISTER TODAY!
The Indianapolis
Bar Association and Job Fair Committee are pleased to announce that
(2) $2500 scholarships are available for interviewing 2L students
and will be presented on Friday, September 26, 2008. The application
is available on the Job Fair page of the Indianapolis Bar
Association website at www.indybar.org.
Schedule of
Events:
Thursday, September 25, 2008
4 - 8 p.m. Student Registration, Embassy
Suites Indianapolis Downtown
5:30-7 p.m. Welcome Reception, Wood
Room, Hilbert Circle Theatre
Friday, September 26, 2008
8
a.m. Registration Opens
9 a.m.-12 p.m. Interviews held in guest
suites
12-1:15 p.m. Keynote Luncheon
1:30-5 p.m. Interviews
held in guest suites
Interview Process:
Interviews
at the Job Fair are arranged in two methods. Ten of the 14
interviews will be pre-selected by the employer. The other four
interviews will be assigned, according to interest of the student.
All interviews will be conducted at the Embassy Suites Indianapolis
Downtown in individual guest suites.
About
Indianapolis:
Indianapolis
has everything to offer law student candidates, from a one-of-a-kind
legal community, to the comfort and reliability of a Midwestern
city: cosmopolitan style and small-town charm. Check out these web
sites!
Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association:
www.indy.org/
Indianapolis Chamber of
Commerce: www.indychamber.com/
The
Indianapolis Star: www.indystar.com
Indianapolis
Motor Speedway: www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/
Indianapolis
Colts: www.colts.com/
Indianapolis
RCA Tennis Championships: www.rcatennis.com/
Indianapolis
Indians: www.indyindians.com/
Indiana
Sports Corporation: www.indianasportscorp.com/
Indianapolis
Zoo: www.indianapoliszoo.com/
Indianapolis
Museum of Art: www.imamuseum.org/
Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra: www.indianapolissymphony.org/
Arts
Council of Indianapolis: www.indyarts.org
Metropolitan
Indianapolis Board of REALTORS: www.mibor.com/
Indianapolis
Bar Association: www.indybar.org
Indiana
State Bar Association: www.inbar.org
The
official Web site of Indianapolis and Marion County, Ind.:
www.indygov.org/home.htm
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