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OCI Information
(2L, 3L)
Don't forget to
register for OCI. Registration will continue through
until, September 1 at 7:00am.
THERE ARE NO DEADLINE EXCEPTIONS. Registering is simple. Log on to OCI+
at www.eattorney.com. and all the
instructions are right there. Make sure your resume is in Microsoft word
format; either Microsoft Word 2000 or Microsoft Word 6.0., and follow the
directions in the OCI handbook on how to enter your resume. Once it is entered
MAKE SURE TO PRINT IT OUT. Remember, formatting may change, and you want
to make sure that your resume looks its best.
Last Friday we
posted 4 supplemental firms to OCI+. Every Friday,
though October 8th
at 3:00pm, all supplemental employers will be posted to OCI+. If you are
interested in supplemental firms make sure to check the website.
It is wise to have your resume reviewed by a Career
Planning professional prior to entering it on the OCI system. Counselors are
available by appointment, through e-mail or drop off.
Post Graduate Fellowship
Opportunities
Have you ever
dreamed of creating the perfect job? Have you always wanted to help people
in your community and just couldn't figure out how you could afford to do it?
Maybe a fellowship is for you. There are several organizations that offer
post graduate fellowships that give you the opportunity to create your dream job
helping people, while paying you a salary and giving you the support you need in
the building of a program. Deadline dates for 3L's graduating are fast
approaching. Most are early in September. Come hear about these
fabulous opportunities and learn what it take to apply on Tuesday, August 31 at 12:30 in room 108.
Shook
Hardy and Bacon Presents:
Resume and
Interviewing Workshop
(Everyone)
The Law firm of Shook
Hardy and Bacon will be presenting a resume and interviewing workshop on.
Wednesday, September 1, at 12:30 in room 108.
Darrell Payne, Esq. and Mi Kim, Esq. from the Shook Hardy as well as the Honorable Michael Chavies of the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, and Marcia Reisman of the Dade County Bar
Association Legal Aid will be speaking. This workshop is great
preparation for OCI. Come hear what the firms think! Pizza will be served!
H.O.P.E. Fall Fellowship Applications Available
(2L, 3L)
H.O.P.E. (Helping Others thru Pro Bono Efforts) has
fellowships available for the fall to do legal work at various public interest
agencies throughout the community. Applications are available on-line through
the H.O.P.E. website at
www.law.miami.edu/hope and are due to the dean of students office by
September 2.
Department
of Justice (DOJ)Attorney General's Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program
(2L. 3L)
Attorneys at the Department of Justice practice in
virtually every area of the law. Department attorneys work on the significant
and complex legal issues facing our nation and enjoy primary responsibility for
case management early in their careers. The Department also provides excellent
in-house training for litigators. Each year the department hires about 150
entry-level attorneys and 140 summer interns. The application for both
programs must be received by the DOJ by September 18, 2004. Detailed
information about the application process, interview schedules and notification
process as well as the ability to apply on-line, is available on the DOJ web
page at
www.usdoj.gov/oarm. Additionally, come hear attorney Tameesha Keel from
the DOJ come and talk about the opportunities there on September 7, at 12:30 in
Room 108.
Mock
Interviews (2L, 3L)
If you are interested in a mock interview, attorneys from
the community have volunteered to perform mock interviews and give critiques
from September 7th through the 10th. The experience
interviewing and the feedback is invaluable. Sign-ups are available at the
Career Planning Center beginning today on a first come first serve basis.
Counselors from the office are also available to perform this service.
Eleventh
Judicial Circuit Court Internship Program (2L,3L)
Students interested in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
Internship Program can pick up applications in CPC beginning August 24. These
applications are due in Career Planning by Tuesday, September 7 at 4:00 p.m.
There will be a meeting for all students who sign up for the program on
Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. in room F109. For more information
on this program, please see Liz Stack in CPC.
Lavender law Conference (Everyone)
Every year, the sharpest legal minds in the LGBT community
gather at Lavender Law, the annual conference of the National Lesbian and Gay
Law Association (NLGLA) and the National Lesbian and Gay Law Foundation (NLGLF).
More than 500 attorneys and law professors and 200 law students are expected to
attend Lavender Law 2004 in Minneapolis, September 30-October 2.
This year's conference will feature dozens of panels, symposia, courses, and
full plenary sessions on cutting-edge legal issues affecting LGBT individuals
and the community. The Lavender Law Programming Committee has invited the
country's leading lawyers to head discussions and strategy sessions on practical
litigation skills, sodomy law developments, will drafting and estate planning,
employment discrimination, workplace diversity, domestic violence, transgender
issues, career development, LGBT in academia, civil rights, HIV and AIDS,
immigration law, the military, legislation updates, family law, LGBT youth and
much more!
Lavender Law also features a
Career Fair,
sponsored by
Faegre & Benson.
The Career Fair is an exciting opportunity for conference participants to
network and obtain jobs as attorneys and summer associates/interns with
employers from all over the country.
The conference fee for Law students who attend Lavender Law will be picked up
by the Career Planning Center. E-mail Marcy Cox at
mcox@law.miami.edu if you are interested in attending.
Judicial
Clerkship (3L)
If you are interested in seeking a post-graduate judicial
clerkship, please make an appointment to see Liz Stack as soon as possible to
discuss the details of the application process. You should also visit CPC for a
copy of the Judicial Clerkship Guide (red cover) in our Resource Room.
Government Opportunities
(IL, 2L, 3L)
Students interested in working with the government during
the summer or after graduation should visit the Career Planning Center and take a look at
the Government Honors Handbook in the Resource Room (pink cover). There
are many additional governmental agencies, other then the DOJ, that offer
opportunities to law students and graduates. Many of the Government
Honors Programs have early deadlines so don't delay.
Listed below are a few of the organizations that may be interesting to you for
both summer jobs and permanent positions.
Securities and Exchange Commission:
The divisions and offices of the SEC offer lawyers a wide variety of work for
attorneys, ranging from litigation to rule-writing and from securities law to
constitutional, international and administrative issues.
http://www.sec.gov/jobs/lawyers.htm
Federal Trade
Commission
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a dynamic
agency offering challenging careers in a variety of fields. The FTC is an
independent Federal agency that enforces antitrust and consumer protection laws
and promotes competitive markets, free of deception and undue restrictions.
There are over 500 attorneys at the FTC promoting the interests of all American
consumers by supporting and protecting the free market.
If you're a law student looking for a fast-paced and challenging legal
career, the FTC is the place for you. The FTC recruits annually for entry level
attorney positions.
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/oed/hrmo/jobops.htm
National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency created by
Congress in 1935 to administer the National Labor Relations Act, the primary law
governing relations between unions and employers in the private sector. During
these many years, the NLRB's attorneys have honorably represented the public
interest in the highly charged field of labor-management relations, and thereby
have earned a reputation for impartiality, integrity
and efficiency in carrying out the Agency's mission.
http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/about/careers/default.asp
ATTENTION Recent Grads:
Congratulations to all those of you who have survived
taking the bar. We know that many of you have now stepped up your job search,
and we would love to do whatever we can to help you out. Remember that we are
here for you, and are available for resume review, career advice, mock
interviews, and general resources. If you are still looking for a job - don't
panic. There are many jobs out there, and we get information about more and
more every day. If you have found a job - please let us know. If you know of a
job for a classmate..... let us know about that as well! Good luck!
Job
Opportunities
(The following is
a sampling of the job postings that we have received recently)
Law Clerk Positions
l.. Law Clerk - Richard & Richard, P.A. (Commercial
, Probate, Litigation, Corporate Law, Securities) Miami- Posting #33616
2. Law Clerk -
Woodbury & Santiago, P.A. (Commercial Litigation) Miami - Posting # 33619
3. Administrative
Assistant - Sandra Greenblatt, P.A.. (Health Law) Miami - Posting
#33621
4. Law Clerk -
Simon, Sigalos, & Spyredes, P.A., (Legal Writing) Boca Raton - Posting #33622
Attorney Positions
1.
Dir./Business Affairs- HBO Latin American Group (Entertainment, Business)
Coral Gables - Posting #96952
2. Probate/Litigation
Associate - Adrian Phillip Thomas, P.A. (Probate) Ft. Lauderdale-
Posting #96956
3. Real
Estate Attorney - In House Counsel - Pointe Companies, (Commercial Real
Estate) Bay Harbour Islands - Posting #96959
4. Tax
Technician - Northern Trust Bank of Florida - (Tax)
Miami - Posting #96961
***For
additional employment information, check our job postings database, available on
line at
www.law.miami.edu/cpc.
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