UPCOMING PROGRAMS &
EVENTS
Phase II of the Spring 2008 On Campus
Interview ("OCI") Program is Here
Bidding for employers
participating in Phase II of the Spring 2008 OCI Program and Session II of
the Resume Referral program will continue through Wednesday, March 12 at
11:00 p.m.
You may view employers participating in the OCI and
Resume Referral programs now by logging onto Symplicity and selecting “OCI,
Resume Referral and Direct Contact Schedules” from the top navigation bar.
As the bidding deadlines for both the OCI and Resume Referral employers are
the same for this round, both sets of employers are listed under the same
session entitled “2008 Spring OCI (Phase II) and Resume Referral (Session
II). A list of employers participating in Phase II of OCI and Session II
of the Resume Referral program is also provided below.
Please note the following:
1. Symplicity only allows you to view and bid on
employers seeking applications from your class year or LL.M. program.
2. New employers may be added during the bidding
period. Should this happen, an email will be sent notifying students of the
additional employer.
3. Interviews for Phase II of OCI will take place
between March 31 and April 18 with the exception of interviews for
NBC/Universal/Telemundo which will take place March 28.
For more information on OCI, including instructions on
how to bid for employers, please see the Spring 2008 OCI Handbook available
in the CPC or online at
www.law.miami.edu/cpc.
If you do not have your Symplicity account information,
please email dijones@law.miami.edu with
your full name, graduation month/year and LL.M. program (if applicable).
Also provide your preferred email address (this email address will be your
username and all email messages regarding Spring OCI will be sent to this
account). Please allow up to 2 business days to receive your login
information.
If you have any questions, please contact
npierrelouis@law.miami.edu.
Spring OCI (Phase II) –
Bidding from March 1 at 9:00 a.m. to March 10 at 11:00 p.m.
Amicorp
Services, Ltd (Miami, FL) – LL.M. in Taxation and LL.M. in Estate Planning
students
Associates &
Bruce L. Scheiner (Ft. Myers, FL) – 2L and 3L students
Damian &
Valori, LLP (Miami, FL) – 2L and 3L students
Dunwody, White
& Landon, P.A (Coral Gables, FL) – 2L, 3L, LL.M. in Taxation and LL.M. in
Estate Planning students
GA Telesis – 1L
and 2L students
Guardian ad
Litem Program (Miami, FL) – 2L students
Lewis Longman &
Walker (West Palm Beach, FL) – 2L students
Lydecker, Lee,
Behar, Berga & de Zayas, LLC (Miami, FL) – 3L students
NBC/Universal/Telemundo (Miami, FL) – 1L and 2L students
Public
Defender’s Office for the 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida (greater Orlando
and greater Melbourne, FL) – 3L students
Resume Referral (Session II) – Bidding from March 1 at
9:00 a.m. to March 10 at 11:00 p.m.
Beaulieu Law
Group, PA (Delray Beach, Florida) – 1L, 2L and 3L students
City of Sunny
Isles Beach Office of the City Attorney (Sunny Isles Beach, FL) – 1L and 2L
students
Deeb Law Firm –
1L and 2L students
Harrington,
Miller, Neihouse & Kieklak, P.A. (Rogers, AR) – LL.M. in Taxation students
Josephs Jacks –
2L students
Marcell Felipe
(Miami, FL) – 2L students
Panel on the International Music Marketplace
and its Legal and Business Challenges
The Entertainment Law Initiative
The University of Miami School of Law
The ABA Forum on the Entertainment and
Sports Industries
Present
They’re Doing What? Where?
Given the enormous changes
in the international music marketplace, coupled with government and
economic instability (particularly in Latin and South America), this
panel will focus on relevant business and legal
challenges/considerations as presented from the diverse viewpoints
of industry savvy attorneys. The discussion will focus on the Latin
music world, center on defining current challenges, pose possible
solutions and present future projections.
Panelists will include:
Cynthia Sanchez (Moderator) – Sony
Pictures Entertainment
Hector Almaguer – Universal Music
Group
Juan Luis Marturet – IFPI
Jose Leslie Zigel – ZIGLAW
When:
March 27, 2008
Where:
University of Miami School
of Law
Alma Jennings Student
Lounge
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Reception to follow 8:30pm
to 9:30pm
1311 Miller Dr.
Coral Gables, FL
33146
To RSVP:
Contact Davian Darby at
ddarby@law.miami.edu,
or at 305-284-4979.
Program Eligible for 2 Hours of CLE
Credit.
Attend Arnstein & Lehr
Cocktail Reception in Preparation for Fall 2008 Recruiting Season
Arnstein & Lehr LLP is one of the country's oldest and most
respected law firms. Since it's founding in 1893, Arnstein &
Lehr has served clients, large and small, throughout the United
States and in many foreign countries. The firm has offices in
Chicago and Hoffman Estates, Illinois, West Palm Beach, Fort
Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa, and Boca Raton, Florida as well as
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In
preparation for the upcoming Fall 2008 recruiting season,
Arnstein & Lehr would like to offer you the opportunity to get
to know them better in an informal setting. Accordingly, they
cordially invite you to join them for a cocktail reception on
Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. at their offices located at 200 East Olas
Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
Please RSVP on or before Wednesday, April 9, 2008 to Carey Mansfield,
Administrator, by email at
clmansfield@arnstein.com.
The Department of Legal Studies, the
Summer University of CEU and Total Law Announce a Course in
Advanced European Practice in Budapest
The Department
of Legal Studies and the Summer University of Central European
University ("CEU"), in co-operation with the Total Law team, are
pleased to announce the course “TOTAL LAW:
ADVANCED EUROPEAN LEGAL PRACTICE - Special Reform Treaty
Edition” held in BUDAPEST, JULY 14-26, 2008.
Deadline for application: March 31, 2008.
This advanced
course is about the practice of European Union Law. Participants
receive hands-on insider analysis about the functioning of the
European Union. The program is designed to combine seminars on
different subjects, as well as workshops supporting the topics
addressed in these seminars or some aspects thereof. The 2008
course gives a special focus on the Reform treaty and its
consequences for each topic covered during the course.
The Total Law
team, led by Joseph Weiler, University Professor, and Jean
Monnet Chair at New York University School of Law, is a unique
blend of well known academics and senior officials working in
the European Union institutions who have also written widely in
the field. The members of this team are José M. de Areilza,
Professor of European Union Law and Vice Dean of Legal Studies
at Instituto de Empresa, Madrid; Kieran St C. Bradley, Head of
Unit in the Legal Service of the European Parliament, Brussels;
Damian Chalmers, Professor in EU law at the London School of
Economics and Political Science; Miguel Poiares Maduro, Advocate
General at the European Court of Justice, Luxembourg and
Professor of European and International Law at the Universidad
de
Nova de Lisboa; and Imola Streho, coordinator of the Team,
référendaire at the European Court of Justice, Luxembourg.
The 2008
summer course was designed and put together by the Total Law
team. This year, four members of the team will be teaching the
course in Budapest, José M. de Areilza, Damian Chalmers, Miguel
Poiares Maduro and Imola Streho. In addition, guest lectures
will be given by Marie-Pierre Granger, Assistant Professor at
CEU, and Petra Bard, Vice-Chairperson of the Hungarian Europe
Society.
The course
work will consist of seminars, workshops and daily assignments
that will be completed individually or in group. Please note
that the Total Law course is a fee-paying course.
CEU is a
US-style, internationally recognized institution of
post-graduate education in the social sciences and humanities,
located in the capital city of Hungary, Budapest. Incorporated
in the State of New York, CEU is accredited by the Commission on
Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges
and Schools (in the United States) and by the Hungarian Ministry
of Education.
Details about
the program, admissions and academic requirements are available
at
www.sun.ceu.hu/total-law .
Further information:
www.sun.ceu.hu/total-law and
http://www.ceu.hu/ .
Come Listen to What It's
Like to Work in Corporate America
Interested in Working Inside
a Corporation?
Come Hear Craig Prusher, Esq.
Vice President, Corporate Counsel at Burger King
On Wednesday,
March 26, in room 309 at 12:30 p.m., Craig Prusher, Esq.,
General Counsel at Burger King Corporation, will come talk to us
about what a career as a corporate counsel is all about. Hear
from a Whopper man himself about how to prepare for a corporate
career, what it is like to be in-house at a corporation, and
what a typical day is like in the world of burgers and fries!
Practising Law Institute ("PLI") Invites
You to a Presentation on the Patent Bar Examination
INTERESTED IN
PATENT LAW?
If you are a student with an undergraduate degree (or at
least about two years of coursework) in engineering or the hard
sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, some computer science
degrees), and are interested in becoming a Patent Agent or
Attorney, Practising Law Institute ("PLI") invites you to a
presentation by Mark Dighton, PLI's Director of Law School
Relations and a Director of their Patent Bar Review Course.
Topics for discussion include:
- The latest info on the Patent Bar
Exam,
- Who can take it,
- How it works, now that it's on
computer,
- When you should take it (you don't
need to...and probably shouldn't...wait until you graduate),
- How and when the new Rules changes
coming out of the Patent Office will impact the Exam,
and
- Recommendations on when and how to
study for this very difficult examination.
Date:
Thursday, April 10th
Time:
12:30 PM
Location: Room 110
Scholarships to PLI's other IP programs will also be
discussed.
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ("USPTO") Examination is
Being Administered in July
USPTO 2008
Administered Exam (only at the USPTO in Alexandria, Virginia)
An examination for persons seeking registration before the United
States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") as patent attorneys
and agents will be held July 23
and July 24, 2008, pursuant to 35
U.S.C. § 2(b)(2)(D) and 37 CFR § 11.7. Monday,
April 21, 2008 is the deadline for
filing applications along with the appropriate application fee
and the $450.00 examination fee and all necessary showings required
by 37 CFR § 11.7(a) and § 11.7(b).
The USPTO administered examination is given only at the United
States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia.
The USPTO administered examination is NOT
given at any other location.
Due to limited seating and the uncertainty of the number of
persons applying to take the examination, it is possible that not
everyone will be able to take the examination on the same date.
Accordingly, the first group of approved applicants filling the
available seats will be scheduled to take the examination on
Wednesday, July 23, 2008.
The next group of approved applicants will be scheduled to take the
examination on Thursday, July 24, 2008.
Applicants granted admission will be assigned a testing date
for the first available date until all test dates are filled. The
Office of Enrollment and Discipline ("OED") will notify applicants
of their scheduled examination date.
The USPTO administered examination will use paper examination
booklets, mark-sense answer sheets and the Manual of Patent
Examining Procedure ("MPEP") furnished by the Office. For further
information and the application form, consult the General
Requirements Bulletin available on the Internet at the following Web
address:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/gcounsel/oed.htm
. A printed copy of the General Requirements
Bulletin is available from the OED as single copies for a prepaid
fee of $15.00 per copy. You may also obtain information at
http://www1.uspto.gov/go/dcom/olia/oed/uspto08_administered_exam.htm.
Applications filed on or after Tuesday,
April 22, 2008 will not be considered for
the July 2008 examination. A timely filed application is one that is
received in the Office on or before
April 21, 2008, or mailed on or before
April 21, 2008, in full
compliance with the certificate of mailing provisions of 37 CFR
§ 1.8, or 37 CFR § 1.10. Please consult the provisions of 37 CFR
§§ 1.8 and 1.10. A mere postmark on an
application-containing envelope is not sufficient to meet the
deadline. Inasmuch as
applications must bear applicant's original signature, 37 CFR
§ 1.4(e), they may not be filed by facsimile or electronically.
Registration does not qualify one for practice before the Office
in trademark cases. Such recognition is governed by 37 CFR § 10.14.
For further information, please contact the Office of Enrollment
and Discipline by calling (571) 272-4097.
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is Hosting the 2008 Annual Patent
Law Interview Program
Interested in Patent Law? (1L,
2L)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is hosting
the 2008 Annual Patent Law Interview Program in Chicago,
Illinois. Loyola University Law School continues to experience problems
setting up their on-line registration program for this year's Patent Law
Interview Program. To avoid delaying the registration process further, they
are not going to register students online this year.
To register, please pick up a registration form in the Career Planning
Center. All forms must be returned to the Career Planning Center by Monday,
March 24.
The 2008 Patent Law Interview Program will be held
on Thursday, July 31st and Friday,
August 1st in Chicago, Illinois. This is a nationwide
interview program that targets patent law employers and rising second and
third-year J.D. students with engineering and/or technical science academic
backgrounds. Last year, 150 patent law employers, 140 accredited law
schools and 1700 law students participated. Employers prescreen and choose
all of the students they interview. This is an excellent opportunity if you
are interested in practicing patent law.
If you have an undergraduate
or graduate degree in engineering or a technical science, you may want to
consider registering for the program. Attached is a list of 2007
participating employers’ acceptable academic fields. This
program gives qualified law students the opportunity to interview with
patent law firms, as well as law firms, corporations and government agencies
with patent law departments. There will be employers who will interview one
day and some who will interview both days.
Who Is Eligible to
Participate?
Please note that ONLY law
students returning to school in Fall of 2008 may participate.
Students graduating this year or alumni are NOT eligible. This program is
for summer associate and entry-level attorney positions for 2009.
If you have any questions, contact Karen Warren in the
Career Planning Center at
kwarren@law.miami.edu.
Interested in Becoming a Judicial Clerk After Graduation? Attend the
judicial clerkship panel discussion on march 25, 2008
SAVE
THE DATE SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE!!!
Please join CPC on Tuesday,
March 25 at 12:30 p.m. in room 352 for a Judicial Clerkship Panel
Discussion. Federal and State court judges and law clerks will discuss
clerkships, how & when to apply for them, what judges look for in candidates
and how to prepare for clerkships. We particularly recommend that all 2L's
who are interested in clerking after law school attend this important
discussion. This will be an opportunity to sign up for the summer clerkship
email list, to learn about OSCAR and the new merge of OSCAR and FLCIS.
All students
are welcome.
Law Student
Task Force and the Young Lawyers Division Newsletter
In January, delegates from every law school in Florida
gathered in St. Petersburg to hold the very first meeting of the Law Student
Task Force! The Task Force, which was created under the umbrella of the
Young Lawyers Division ("YLD") of the Florida Bar, aims to strengthen
relationships between law students and practicing attorneys throughout the
state. The Task Force hopes to provide networking and mentoring
opportunities for students by encouraging their involvement in events
sponsored by the Florida Bar and YLD. For more information on this exciting
new program, please contact Madeleine Mannello at
mqm1023@gmail.com.
The YLD and the Law Student Task Force encourage you to check out the YLD
website as well as its quarterly newsletter! Both will help to keep you
up-to-date regarding career advice, upcoming events and other hot topics in
the Florida law community.
Please visit:
http://www.flayld.org. The
newsletter may be accessed at
http://www.flayld.org/articles/newsletter/.
The Fund for American Studies - Legal Studies
Institute (1L)
Promising first-year law students are invited to take part in the
Legal Studies Institute
sponsored by The Fund for American Studies. The Institute, located in
Washington, DC, provides students with the chance to gain first-hand
exposure to the American legal system through clerkships, academic
coursework and career development activities.
The 2008 summer program will extend for nine weeks
from June 1 - August
3, 2008 in Washington, DC. The Institute offers the following five
components:
-
Legal Clerkships:
Participants will be placed in an 8-week legal clerkship where they
will gain substantive experience in the legal profession. Clerkship
sites will include law firms, courts, public interest legal
organizations, and the legal departments of trade associations,
corporations and government agencies.
-
Seminar on
Constitutional Law: Participants will
attend a seminar on Constitutional law taught by leading legal
scholars, including Dr. John Baker from the LSU School of Law and
Dr. Roger Pilon from the Cato Institute.
-
Briefings and
Activities: Participants will attend
private briefings at institutions of the judicial and executive
branches and will meet with prominent judges, lawyers and judicial
scholars.
-
Career Development
Activities: Workshops will be held to help
prepare participants for success in their law careers.
-
Attorney Mentor
Program: Each participant will be matched
with an experienced lawyer who will serve as a professional mentor.
Applications for the program will be
reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis until
March 15, 2008. The
online application may be found at
www.tfas.org/legalstudies.
Space in the program is limited, so applicants are encouraged to apply
early. Housing in furnished apartments located on Capitol Hill is
included in the program fee.
For more information, please contact Steve Slattery at sslattery@tfas.org
or 202-986-0384.
Fund For American Studies
1706 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20009
Attorney Positions
“AV” RATED TAMPA law
firm seeks attorney, 0-5 years experience in the areas of
taxation, estate planning, probate administration and business related
matters. Florida Bar membership required. Excellent opportunity. E-mail
resume to:
dnowlin@hnh-law.com.
INNOCENCE PROJECT of
Florida seeks Staff Attorney for May 2008 in Tallahassee to
investigate and litigate DNA cases; find and free innocents in Florida
prisons. Prefer 0-3 years experience; have or seeking Florida Bar
membership; strong commitment to representation of indigent criminal
defendants. Send cover letter, resume to:
smiller@floridainnocence.org.
LITIGATION ASSOCIATE:
Sarasota - based, AV firm, Williams Parker is seeking a
litigation attorney with superior academic credentials and 1-3 years
experience in Construction and/or Trusts and Estates Litigation to join
12 attorney litigation team with various substantive specialties within
a 44 attorney full service firm. Contact Kim Walker at
kwalker@williamsparker.com.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Defense firm located in Tampa is seeking a highly motivated
associate with 0-3 years experience. Candidate must have an excellent
academic background and strong writing and organization skills.
Excellent professional growth opportunity. Competitive starting salary,
benefits, and bonus potential. Send cover letter and resume to
jstout@sponslerbennett.com or fax to
administrator at (813)496-7198.
STAFF ATTORNEY -
Three Rivers Legal Services is seeking an energetic and creative
attorney for their Lake City office. A desire to aggressively represent
the needs of the poor is essential. Spanish-speaking individuals are
encouraged to apply. Starting salary: $43,500; excellent benefits; EOE.
Please send resume and writing sample to Donna S. MacRae, Three Rivers
Legal Services, Post Office Drawer 3067, Lake City, FL 32056-3067.
ZIMMERMAN, KISER &
Sutcliff, Orlando, seeks Litigation Associate. New graduates and
candidates with less than 2 years of experience are preferred. This
position requires excellent writing skills. Insurance Defense/Personal
Injury experience is a plus. This position offers competitive
compensation and benefits. Please email resume to
lbearden@zkslawfirm.com or mail to 315
E. Robinson Street, Orlando, Florida 32801, attn: Lorrie Bearden. For
more information about the firm, please visit our website at
www.zkslawfirm.com. ZKS is an equal
opportunity employer.
INTERNSHIP & clerkship OPPORTUNITIES
Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal in Washington, DC is
Seeking Law Clerks
Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal ("MGC") is accepting applications
for the Summer of 2008. In recent years, MGC has arranged for
EJF or other public interest program funding for some Law
Clerks, while others have obtained credit at their law schools
for their work. For Law Clerks who do not have separate funding
or credit options, MGC compensates Clerks on a public-interest
pay scale commensurate with the nature of their practice.
Excellent research
and writing skills are required. If you are interested, please
send a cover letter, transcript, resume, references, and a short
writing sample (approximately 5 pages) to:
Delci Winders
Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal
1601 Connecticut Ave., N.W., #700
Washington, DC 20009-1035
OR
delciwinders@meyerglitz.com
For additional information, please visit:
http://www.meyerglitz.com/jobopportunities.html.
The
Florida Senate Internship Program
Description of the Program
The Florida Senate Internship
Program offers a unique training opportunity in the areas of public
policy and the legislative process to highly motivated, recent college
graduates and graduate students, who wish to learn more about such
areas.
The Program places 12 to 15
selected interns in one of a number of Senate standing committees
comprised of Senators, who evaluate and debate legislation in areas
within the committees’ jurisdiction. Each committee retains a staff
director, one or more legislative analysts/attorneys, and an
administrative assistant. Selected interns will perform professional
work as committee analysts by preparing reports and bill analyses and
will assist committee staff with substantive/policy research by
conducting Internet research; conducting library research; contacting
state agencies for documents or other items; and tracking legislation as
it moves through the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Internships
will begin on August 4th and end May 29th of the following year.
Internships are available as OPS (no benefits) positions, allowing
flexibility for school schedules. During
the length of the internship, interns should be able to work at least 20
to 24 hours per week from August through December, and 32 to 40 hours
per week from January through May.
Successful
candidates will chose one of the following options:
• $16 per hour worked, or
• $11 per hour worked plus $6468 towards tuition, which may be used
during the internship or for one year after the internship ends
(requires a commitment to work at least 1100 total hours).
Compensation
figures are subject to change. The Senate will provide a parking space
and waive monthly parking fees for all interns.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants for the
Program must be Florida residents and have earned a Bachelor’s degree by
the time the internship begins. In addition, the applicant must intend
to pursue, be in the process of pursuing, or have recently completed a
graduate program by the time the internship begins. Preference will be
given to those applicants pursuing a graduate degree in a public Florida
university.
In accordance with
American Bar Association rules, schedules for first-year law students
prohibit them from participating in the Internship Program. Immediate
family members of Senators presently serving in the Senate are not
eligible for the Program.
The most important qualities of any intern, regardless of academic or
professional experience, are strong communication skills, intellectual
curiosity and enthusiasm. Skills that are important for the internship
are knowledge of the principles and techniques of basic research,
analysis, and writing; and ability to handle confidential information.
Individual Committee Skill Requirements
Different standing committees have different
requirements.
For example:
The Committee on Commerce
seeks individuals with experience or
interest in the areas of economic development, workforce, tourism,
international trade and a wide variety of other business related
subjects. Academic backgrounds well suited for this committee include:
economics, economic development, finance, business, public
administration and law.
The Committee on Agriculture
seeks individuals with an
academic background or practical experience in agriculture or a related
area. Applicant must be seeking a masters degree or law degree with at
least one year of school completed.
The Bill Drafting Office
seeks a 2nd or 3rd year law
student who has completed the 1st year of Legal Research and Writing
course and who is interested in the legislative process. Since the
office’s work involves a large amount of legal research, an intern
candidate other than a law student would gain very little from the
experience and would require a great deal of training. The successful
applicant will have a strong background in writing, i.e., experience as
a graduate teaching or research assistant, or undergraduate major in
English or Creative Writing, or other experience providing evidence that
the candidate writes well and enjoys writing.
The Committee on Transportation
seeks an intern with an academic
background or practical experience in transportation or a related area,
who is seeking a masters degree or law degree and has completed one year
of school.
The Committee on General Government
Appropriations
seeks an individual with an interest in the
appropriations process, specifically in the areas of government
administration, environment and agriculture. The intern should have
experience with Excel. Interns with various academic backgrounds, from
law to economics and from social work to history have been successful.
For additional information regarding all
committees, please visit
www.flsenate.gov.
Application Directions
Applicants must submit a completed Florida
Legislative Employment Application, available at
www.leg.state.fl.us,
and the application addendum.
Type or print legibly in black ink.
Applicants must also submit one copy of
cumulative transcripts (photocopies may be submitted). If accepted into
a graduate program, applicant must attach a copy of the acceptance
letter or, if applicable, proof of current enrollment in a public
Florida law school. In addition, if taken, the applicant must submit a
copy of Law School Admission Test ("LSAT") score(s), Graduate Record
Examination ("GRE") score(s) or Graduate Management Admission Test ("GMAT")
score.
Applicants must also submit recommendations
from two faculty members and one employer, if currently or previously
employed, who are familiar with applicant’s academic and work experience
and ability. Faculty/employers may attach an additional letter of
recommendation to the appropriate forms, if desired.
Completed recommendations
must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. on May 16, 2008.
Applicants must submit two writing samples as
follows:
1. One writing sample of your choice; and
2. A one to two page writing sample detailing
the following:
a. Your views of the Florida Senate;
b. Your reasons for applying to the Florida
Senate Internship Program; and
c. Your expectations of the Program, including a
description of the benefits you intend to receive and how those benefits
will contribute to your
personal and career goals.
The writing samples must be written by the
applicant and must not be edited by any other person. The writing samples
must also be typed or handwritten in black ink.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION - May 16, 2008
To Apply for the Florida Senate Internship
Program,
or for Additional Information, Contact:
Florida Senate Internship Program | Office of
the Senate President
Florida Senate | 305 Senate Office Building |
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1100 | 850.487.5636 |
www.flsenate.gov
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives ("ATF") Offers Opportunities for Law
Students and Recent Graduates
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives ("ATF") is an agency within the U.S. Dept. of Justice. It is
responsible for enforcing and administering the Federal Gun Control Act, the
National Firearms Act, provisions of the Arms Export Control Act and various
Federal explosives laws. As a small agency with broad inter-related
missions involving law enforcement, regulatory, counter-terrorism, alcohol
and tobacco diversion, and homeland-security concerns, ATF affords interns
and recent graduates with opportunities to experience a variety of legal
disciplines in a dynamic environment. ATF offers paid (through the Dept. of
Justice's Summer Law Intern Program) and unpaid summer and
semester internship opportunities in Washington, D.C. and in many cities
throughout the U.S. (i.e., NY, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, and Los Angeles).
Academic credit may be granted for these positions, subject to law school
policy and practice.
Students wishing to apply for a volunteer position may submit a cover
letter and resume via email to
chiefcounsel-internships@atf.gov.
Application deadlines are as follows:
Fall Semester: May 1st.
ATF also participates in the Attorney General's Honors
Program, the only method by which the Dept. of Justice hires graduating law
students as entry-level attorneys. Visit
www.usdoj.gov/oarm/arm/hp/hp.htm
for additional information on this program.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") is Seeking Law
Clerks
The Office of General Counsel at the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection ("DEP") in Tallahassee is seeking law clerks for
Summer 2008. If you are interested in working with a myriad of policy issues
and want to apply for this opportunity, you may contact:
Teresa
Mussetto, Assistant General Counsel
(850) 245-2242
teresa.mussetto@dep.state.fl.us
Deadline to Apply: April 1,
2008
United States
Patent and Trademark Office - Trademark Law
Student Intern Program
(Fall and Spring Semesters)
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office ("USPTO") Trademark Law Student Intern Program is tailored
for law students with an interest in trademark law and the U.S. trademark
registration process, although some research may touch upon international
trademark law issues and related intellectual property issues. The intern
program primarily supports the trademark examining operation, which consists
of approximately 425 trademark attorneys who are responsible for determining
the registrability of trademark applications.
Law School Credit May be Available:
Although the intern
positions are unpaid, the USPTO will
provide whatever assistance is necessary for students to obtain school
credit for their work experience in accordance with their educational
institution’s rules and policies. If course credit is desired, students
should consult with their law school career counseling office to determine
the specific requirements, which may include a minimum number of hours per
semester, and may also include a writing requirement.
Minimum Weekly Hours and Other Restrictions:
During the Fall and Spring
terms, USPTO has up to ten (10) unpaid
positions available for law student interns
each semester. Interns must work a minimum of
10-20 hours per week. Interns will be
provided with the necessary computer equipment, Lexis/NexisÒ
training, and other legal training as needed. Business casual attire is
required.
General Duties:
Essentially, interns will
serve as assistants to trademark attorneys in the trademark examining
operation, the Office of the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks, and
elsewhere as needed. Duties of interns shall include the following:
·
gathering evidence for use in trademark application cases;
·
legal research in trademark law and general legal principles
related to trademark law;
·
utilizing the automated trademark search system; and
·
other duties as assigned.
USPTO Location:
The USPTO
trademark operation is located in the Madison Building (East), at 600 Dulany
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. Two Metro stops are a short distance
away [King Street and Eisenhower Avenue stations]. Limited garage parking
is located on campus, and extremely limited on street parking is available.
Requirements
for Intern Positions:
Applicants must have completed at least
one year of law school and be currently
enrolled not less than half-time in an
accredited law school. United States citizenship is
also required.
Preference will be given to
candidates with a demonstrated background in intellectual property law.
Please mail (or fax to the USPTO at the fax numbers
listed below) a resume and cover letter to the following address:
Law Student Intern Program
Attention: Mitch Front, Law Office 113
Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Student registration is from Wednesday, February 27 – Friday, March 21.
For further
information about the intern program, please contact:
Mitch Front
(571) 272-9382
fax no. (571)
273-9382
USPTO will
notify successful candidates as soon as possible.
For questions about USPTO employment and other intern
possibilities, please contact the USPTO Office of Human Resources at (571)
272-6000.
Public Interest
Law Initiative ("PILI") Announces Paid 2008 Summer Internships in Chicago
(1L, 2L)
Each year, The Public Interest Law Initiative ("PILI")
offers over 40 public interest law internships that provide excellent legal
training and experience for first or second-year law students. Interns work
at one of PILI's affiliated public interest law agencies in Chicago. PILI
raises the money to fund the internships, and then issues grants to its
eligible host agencies. The agencies, in turn, pay their Interns directly.
PILI ensures quality supervision by experienced lawyers at its agencies,
and provides a lunch-time educational seminar program. The Internship
program encourages law students to work at --and learn about-- legal
institutions that serve the public interest, and engenders a life-long
commitment to public interest law and pro bono work.
PILI sponsors a Summer Internship Program for first and
second-year law students. The Summer Internship program is open to law
students from across the country. Each summer, PILI funds dozens of
internships at public interest law agencies in the Chicago metropolitan
area. Agencies hosting Summer Interns receive $5,000 to pay an Intern for 10
full-time weeks of work.
The
following are some of the areas of law
which will be covered in these internships:
-
Family Law
-
Civil Rights
-
Children's Rights
-
Environmental Law
-
Social Justice Issues
-
Immigration Law
-
Disability Rights
-
Fair Housing Law
-
LGBT Rights
To
apply for a Summer Internship, you must be a first
or second-year law student with an accredited law school, and
must first register online at
www.illinoisprobono.org. Registration is free and you
may register at any time, supplying some brief demographic information. Even
if you attend a law school located in a state other than Illinois, you must
still register. Simply choose "Law Student" as your "Job Title.
Registrations will be approved in 24 hours.
To get started with your online
application, go to
www.illinoisprobono.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=students.dspHome.
If you have already registered, or after your registration is approved,
you may log in and apply to up to ten summer internship host agencies.
THE COVER
LETTER:
Please individualize your cover letters. Since PILI and the agencies seek a
diverse group of interns, you may include information about minority status
and foreign language fluency.
DEADLINES:
The application period for the 2008 Summer
Internship program will be open to second-year students beginning on
October 15, 2007. Due to NALP restrictions,
first-year students will not be eligible to apply until December
1st, 2007. Applications
will be accepted on a rolling basis through March of 2008.
Please note: Each agency
supervisor handles hiring differently; some make hiring decisions in fall or
winter, while others wait until later in the school-year. The earlier you
apply, the better your chances of obtaining an Internship.
UPLOADING
YOUR APPLICATION MATERIALS :
Once
you have uploaded your resume and your cover letter(s), your application is
complete. (You will not receive any e-mail or other notification from PILI
that they have received your application materials). From October through
March, agency supervisors receive weekly automated e-mails with links to
their applicants. When an agency supervisor logs in, he/she will see your
resume and cover letter, along with those of others who have applied to the
agency.
GETTING
HIRED AS A PILI INTERN:
PILI
does not hire Interns; the agencies do. PILI recruits applicants and hosts,
funds stipends and acts as a clearinghouse. However, here are some tips.
Public interest agencies want students who are dedicated to public interest
issues. Therefore, mention experiences that demonstrate your commitment,
including volunteer or community work, and note any special skills, e.g.,
language proficiency, computer experience, etc.
AGENCY RESPONSES:
Don't
be discouraged if you have applied for an Internship but have not yet had a
response. Each agency has its own hiring practices. Some make hiring
decisions in fall or winter, while others wait until later in the
school-year. Agencies may not always acknowledge every application because
many agencies have neither the staff nor the funds to do so. Some agencies
will directly contact selected applicants for interviews. If you have not
yet heard from an agency, you are free to follow up with that agency to
check on the status of your application, but do so in a professional and
respectful manner.
STIPEND FOR PILI SUMMER INTERNS:
PILI
pays a $5,000 grant to the agency; the agency withholds taxes and pays the
Intern for 400 hours, or ten full-time weeks, of work. Check the agency's
pay arrangements so you will know what to expect.
AFFILIATED AGENCIES FOR THE 2008 SUMMER
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM:
PILI's
affiliated agencies page
lists all of the 50 host agencies at which law student Interns or
post-graduate Fellows work. However, only the 20 agencies designated as
Summer Intern hosts are participating in the PILI Summer Internship Program.
Therefore, PILI Law Student Summer Interns are restricted to applying
only the agencies listed below:
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
American Civil Liberties Union
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Chicago Legal Clinic
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Citizen Advocacy Center
Coordinated Advice & Referral Program for Legal Services ("CARPLS")
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest
Equip for Equality
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
National Immigrant Justice Center (formerly "MIHRC")
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Services
For additional information, and
to apply on-line, please visit
www.pili-law.org/PILIStudentInternships.htm.
SCHOLARSHIPS &
FELLOWSHIPS
Attend the Post-Graduate Fellowship Meeting
Post-Graduate Fellowship Meeting
Have you ever
dreamed of creating your own job? Helping
the people you feel need it the most?
Making your mark on humanity? A
post-graduate fellowship may be exactly what
you are looking for. On
Monday March 24th, in Room 209, at 12:30
p.m. there will be a
meeting for students considering pursuing a
post-graduate fellowship. 1L’s and 2L’s who
are considering pursuing a fellowship are
encouraged to attend. Learn interesting
tips on preparing for your fellowship, the
timing for a fellowship application. Also
hear from past fellows about their
experiences. If you have any questions, see
Randee Breiter in the CPC.
The Public
Service Fellows Program - Fellowship Opportunities With the Partnership for
Public Service
FELLOWSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE PARTNERSHIP
Through an established internship program – the
Public Service Fellows
Program – the Partnership for Public
Service offers a unique opportunity for
public-service minded students and graduates to
gain a new appreciation and understanding of
public service. Fellows contribute to many areas
of the organization. In addition to regular
assignments in support of his or her team, each
fellow is encouraged to take initiative on
projects of particular interest to him or her.
The Public Service Fellows Program is structured
to enable each fellow to significantly
contribute to the Partnership's work while
gaining valuable experience.
Fellows are assigned to one of the Partnership’s
teams (e.g., government affairs, research,
communications, accounting, business
development/fundraising, event planning,
government transformation and education and
outreach) based on their skills and interests.
During their tenure, fellows are fully
integrated within these teams’ projects and
meetings. Fellows may also be asked to lend
support on projects for other teams, as needed,
and to occasionally assist with administrative
duties, such as mailings or helping with the
phones.
The Partnership offers
fellowships for current students or recent
graduates of undergraduate or graduate programs.
The Partnership will work with those individuals
who require academic credit for their fellowship
experience. The Partnership has strict policies
prohibiting discrimination and sexual harassment
of any kind.
Qualifications:
• Strong commitment to
public service issues
• Desire to learn
about issues affecting the federal government
• Desire and ability
to interact with other organizations including
those in the non-profit,
academic,
private, media and governmental sectors
• Excellent writing
and analytical skills
• Good presentation
skills
• Ability to work well
in a fast-paced ever-changing environment and to
work on multiple
assignments in a
given time frame
• Strong interpersonal
skills and the ability to work as a member of a
team
• Current student or
recent graduate of undergraduate or graduate
program
• Proficiency in
web-based research and Microsoft Office programs
Financial Support Information:
The Partnership may
offer stipends to those individuals
participating in the fellowship program,
depending upon the time commitment of the
individual and the duration of their
fellowship.
Application Instructions:
Interested students or
graduates should send the following components,
by mail or
email:
(1) A cover letter:
• Why do you want to
be a fellow at the Partnership?
• What prior skills,
knowledge, and work experience are relevant to
working at the
Partnership?
• How do you hope to
carry on with your interest in public service in
the future?
• What do you hope to
learn or gain from your internship experience?
• How did you hear
about the Partnership?
• What Partnership
team(s) most interest you and why?
(2) A resume
(3) An academic transcript (unofficial is fine)
(4) References list (List three references:
name, affiliation, postal address, current phone
number, and email address (if available).
Letters of recommendation included with
applications are welcome as a substitute for
listed references).
(5) Two writing samples (3-5 pages each)
Please mail
entire application
to:
Brad Golson,
Fellowship Coordinator
Partnership for Public
Service
1100 New York Avenue,
NW
Suite 1080 East
Washington, DC 20005
OR email to
bgolson@ourpublicservice.org.
Selection Process:
The Partnership
accepts applications for the Public Service
Fellowship Program throughout the year, but will
begin reviewing applications for the specified
terms at the dates listed below.
Term Application Review Date:
Summer 2008 March 21,
2008
Fall 2008 July 18,
2008
Within one month of
receipt of your application, you should expect to
hear something back from the Partnership –
likely via email - regarding the determination
of your application and the possibility of an
interview (including telephone interviews). If
you need to check the status of your
application, please feel free to send an email
inquiry to
bgolson@ourpublicservice.org
or to call (202)
775-9111. For additional information about the
fellowship, please visit
http://ourpublicservice.org/OPS/about/employment.shtml.
GOVERNMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The
Social
Security Administration, Office of the General
Counsel in Atlanta, Attorney Recruitment
Program
The Office of the General Counsel promotes,
advocates and protects all legal interests of
the Social Security Administration. The legal
work is varied, challenging, complex and
rewarding. The Office of the General Counsel in
the Atlanta Region periodically hires Assistant
Regional Counsel at an entry grade level
position (GS-11) with a starting salary of
$56,478.00, or experienced attorneys (GS-12) at
a starting salary of $67,693.00. The positions
are located in the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal
Center in Atlanta, Georgia. all attorneys must
be active members in good standing of the bar of
the court of a State, Washington, DC, or U.S.
territory. Applicants should possess outstanding
academic qualifications such as experience on
Law Review or school standing in the top third
of their law school class. They should also be
able to demonstrate excellent research and
writing skills.
All Assistant Regional Counsel primarily work
with United states' Attorneys to defend
decisions denying entitlement to Social Security
benefits. There are also opportunities for
attorneys to handle other matters involving
benefits programs, as well as legal activities,
in the areas of disclosure and Privacy,
employment law, civil rights, federal tort
claims and a variety of other matters.
Complete applications
must include a resume, a law school transcript,
a legal writing sample (preferably a legal
brief) and a cover letter. Veterans
who qualify for a veterans preference must so
indicate in a cover letter and submit a copy of
the DD214. Bar membership should be indicated
on the resume.
Applications Should be
Submitted to:
Mary Ann Sloan
Regional Chief Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
Atlanta Region
Social Security Administration
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street S.W.; Suite 20T45
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Applicants seeking information about attorney
opportunities in the Atlanta office should
contact Holly A. Grimes, Sr. Litigation
Attorney, at (404) 562-1071.
The Mohave County Public Defender’s
Office is seeking candidates
The Mohave County Public Defender’s Office has a
budget of almost 4.0 million dollars
(FY2007‑2008) and 37 full‑time employees,
including twenty-one attorneys. The Legal
Defender’s Office has a budget of almost one
million dollars (FY 2007‑2008) and 12 full‑time
employees, including seven attorneys. Each
department maintains an administrative office in
the Kingman area that is responsible for
providing coverage of courts in Lake Havasu
City, Bullhead City and Kingman. The Public
Defender’s Office has satellite offices in the
Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City areas, and
covers Justice Court and Superior Court cases
throughout the County.
For those of you seeking to become among the
elite in the practice of criminal law, you know
that courtroom experience is a key element to
your continuing professional growth. The
opportunity to be doing trials while your
contemporaries sit in libraries doing research
for years is your goal. If you are looking for
an environment where you can learn from highly
qualified and experienced attorneys, in a
constructive, encouraging environment and get
real courtroom experience, I have an opportunity
for you!
The opportunity to become a Public or
Legal Defender in one of the fastest
growing counties in the nation, with a
fast-paced active caseload is available
in the State of Arizona. Mohave County
Arizona offers you a centrally located
employment opportunity. Recreational
opportunities abound within the Northern
Arizona area. The county seat of
Kingman lies only ½ hour from Laughlin,
Nevada; one and a half-hours from Las
Vegas, Nevada; 45 minutes from Lake
Havasu; 2 hours from Flagstaff; three
hours from Phoenix; and 4 and a half
hours from Los Angeles. With highly
competitive salaries starting at over
$54,000, and some of the lowest costs of
living in the State of Arizona Mohave
County - Arizona is a great career
opportunity.
As a Public or Legal Defender you will
be given full responsibilities for your
own caseload within four weeks of
becoming employed. You will be provided
an opportunity to train with a senior
mentor, and receive ongoing training
both within the offices and from
outside. You will inevitably have the
opportunity to conduct numerous jury
trials each year and be able to work
your way through misdemeanors, juvenile
and ultimately felony cases.
Call today to schedule your appointment
to explore your potential. Call Dana
Hlavac, Public Defender at (520)
753-0734 or speak to Kim Casey, Office
Manager. You may also contact the
office at
pubdef@co.mohave.az.us
.
Compensation and Benefits
Current Salary Range for
attorneys is
$54,288.00 to $107,343.60
commensurate with experience, knowledge,
skills and abilities.
Health and Welfare Plan:
Available health, dental, vision and
dependent health care plans.
Section 125 Flexible Benefit Plan.
Arizona State Retirement System.
Life Insurance:
County paid for life insurance policy
with a death benefit equal to your
annual salary. Additional insurance is
available at employee’s cost.
Deferred Compensation.
Short‑term Disability Plan:
This
program provides 60% of an employee’s
base salary and is funded 100% by the
County.
Paid Time Off Program:
Earn at least 8 hours each pay
period!
Holidays:
Eleven paid holidays each year.
Loan Repayment Assistance Program:
Up to $40,000 of your school loan
payments may be eligible for a matching
payment from Mohave County.
Relocation Assistance:
Mohave County reimburses moving expenses
on a sliding scale.
Interested in Working as a Diplomat for
the Department of State?
Take the first step in changing the
course of your career by registering
for the March 1-8 Foreign Service
Officer Test. You have the
opportunity to become one of over
700 U.S. Diplomats to be hired
beginning in October 2009.
If you need additional inspiration,
please visit
www.careers.state.gov to hear
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
explain how to affect global change
and impact people’s lives.
U.S.
citizenship is required.
Public Interest
Opportunities
Equal Justice
America Legal Services Fellowships for Summer
2008
EQUAL JUSTICE AMERICA
LEGAL SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS
Up to $4,000
SUMMER 2008
Equal
Justice America ("EJA") is pleased to
offer fellowships of up to $4,000 to
students at listed law schools who work
full-time during Summer 2008 for
organizations providing direct civil
legal assistance for the poor. For a
listing of participating law schools
where EJA Fellowships are offered visit
http://www.equaljusticeamerica.org/LawSchools.htm.
Students must
secure a full-time (minimum 35-40 hours per
week) placement for Summer 2008, working at
least 10 weeks for a legal services
organization.
TO APPLY:
APPLICANTS MUST SEND A COVER LETTER DESCRIBING
THEIR COMMITMENT AND INTEREST IN PROVIDING LEGAL
SERVICES TO THE POOR, A RESUME, TWO LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION AND AN EMPLOYMENT CONFIRMATION
LETTER FROM THE HIRING ORGANIZATION TO EQUAL
JUSTICE AMERICA AT:
Equal Justice
America
Building II - Suite 204
13540 East Boundary Road
Midlothian, VA 23112
ALL REQUIRED ITEMS MUST BE SENT TOGETHER
Summer fellowships may take place anywhere in
the United States, provided that the hiring
organization is a non-profit organization
providing direct civil legal services to the
poor.
Students are encouraged to apply for Work-Study
funding, if available, to be used in conjunction
with an Equal Justice America Summer 2008
Fellowship. Generally, students getting
Work-Study receive a higher overall amount for
the summer. If the Work-Study total is less than
$4,000, Equal Justice America will make up the
difference.
Students should note whether or not they are
eligible for Work-Study in the cover letter of
their application.
All applications must be postmarked no
later than March 24, 2008. Awards
will be announced by email by April 21,
2008.
For more information, go to:
http://www.equaljusticeamerica.org/prev_applications/ApplicationSummer2006.htm.
Apply for
the Public Interest Service Student Awards
Public
Interest work is an important
professional responsibility for each
member of the bar, and law school is an
excellent time to begin addressing that
responsibility. The aim of these public
interest awards is to recognize students
and student organizations who best
exemplify the Law School’s vibrant
tradition of extensive service to the
community and the profession. It will
not be easy to select up to two awardees
from among the very large number of
students who devote such remarkable
energy, commitment and talent to public
interest work, but making the awards
will help bring much deserved
recognition to the student body as a
whole. One award will be for Exemplary
Service to the Poor, and the other will
be Innovative Service in Public
Interest.
Nominations may come from students, faculty, supervising attorneys or
from the student nominee. A student may
nominate him-or herself. A committee of
faculty and administration members
involved in the law school's public
interest programs will select the
awardees. It is expected that the award
for Exemplary Service to the Poor will
be an annual event; the award for
Innovative Service in the Public
Interest will be made in those years in
which there is a particularly noteworthy
instance of innovation.
The Awards:
Exemplary
Service to the Poor. The
first award will go to the graduating 3L
student or students who has or have
performed exemplary service benefiting
poor persons. The work must have been
accomplished through an existing
school-based program or community
organization. Qualifying work includes
law-related, as well as non law-related
work, and may be either directly
beneficial to poor persons or to a
charitable, religious or educational
organization whose overall mission and
activities are designated predominately
to address the needs of poor persons.
The term poor is not limited to those
who meet federal poverty standards but
also includes "working poor." A
qualifying student may have received
academic credit or financial
compensation for the work.
Innovative
Service in the Public Interest.
This award will go to a graduating 3L
student or students or to a student
organization whose board membership
consists significantly of graduating 3L
students. Qualifying work includes the
meaningful expansion of an existing
school-based or community program, or
creation of a new school-based or
community program. The award seeks to
recognize innovation in addressing
public interest concerns and may
include: (1) work for persons of limited
means, (2) work that meaningfully
expands the work of a charitable,
religious, civic, community,
governmental or educational organization
that is designed to primarily address
the needs of persons of limited means;
(3) work that is designed to secure or
protect civil rights, civil liberties,
public rights, or work for that
meaningfully expands the work of
charitable, religious, civic, community,
governmental and educational
organizations in matters in furtherance
of their organizational purposes; (4)
work that is designed to improve the
law, the legal system or the legal
profession. A qualifying student may
have received academic credit or
financial compensation for the work.
Application Process:
- The nominator
may be a student, faculty member,
supervising attorney, or student
nominee.
- A student may
be nominated for both awards, but
separate applications must be
submitted for each award. The
application must clearly designate
the award for which the application
applies.
- The
application must include:
- a
statement, no more than 5 pages
in length, from the nominating
person regarding the suitability
of the nominee for the award;
- three
letters of recommendation, one
of which must be from a
supervising attorney or
comparable supervisor in those
cases where the nominee has been
working for an existing
organization;
- a resume,
to be submitted by the nominee.
- The nominator
should submit ten (10) copies of the
application documents.
The
application
deadline is 5
p.m., Friday, March 14th.
The
application may be delivered to the
Assistant Dean for Public Interest and
Pro Bono, Marni Lennon’s office
(Room B446), or e-mailed to
mlennon@law.miami.edu,
or it can be mailed to:
Public
Interest Awards
c/o Assistant Dean for Public Interest
and Pro Bono, Marni Lennon
University of Miami School of Law
P.O. Box 248087
Coral Gables, FL 33124-8087
*** To be considered, applications must
be received no later than the deadline
date, so the best method is to deliver
by hand.***
PSLawNet Summer Funding Resource Page - Updated
for 2008
PSLawNet has updated its summer
funding resource page for summer
2008. The list is organized by
national funding sources and
regional funding sources. New summer
funding resources are added as they
become available, and PSLawNet
welcomes new resource information.
The page is available at
www.pslawnet.org/content/index.php?pid=50.
Career Fairs
The Indianapolis Bar
Association (“IBA”) Diversity
Job Fair
Metropolitan
Meets Midwest
September 25-26, 2008
Embassy Suites Downtown
Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Bar Association
("IBA") cordially invites rising
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.
Student Registration Information
Student registration will open
on March 1, 2008.
Students may register for the
IBA Diversity Job Fair via
Symplicity’s web site
starting
March 1st.
After the student submits
his/her registration, an
automatically-generated password
will be provided, which will
enable him/her to use the system
throughout the next few months.
More registration information,
including the link to
Symplicity’s web site, will be
provided soon!
Student
registration deadline is July 1,
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,
Ind., September 25-26,
2008. Room rates for students
are $169 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 their group
rate. If you need special
accommodations, please contact
Caren Chopp
(cchopp@indybar.org;
317-269-2000).
Hotel reservation deadline to
receive the special rate is Aug.
26, 2008
Embassy Suites Indianapolis
Downtown
110 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 1-317-236-1800
Fax: 1-317-236-1816
Schedule of Events
Thursday, September 25, 2008
5-7 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 fourteen 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.
More information will follow in
the upcoming weeks!
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
Federal Law
Enforcement/Intelligence Career
Fair
Take advantage of a great
opportunity to come to this
career fair and be able to
speak to various federal law
enforcement agencies (FBI,
DEA, ICE, IRS, USSS and
others) on employment
opportunities!
Federal Law
Enforcement/Intelligence
Career Fair
Date: Saturday,
03/15/08
Time: 10AM - 5PM
Location: Broward
Community College - South
Campus
7300 Pines
Boulevard
Pembroke
Pines, Florida 33024