UPCOMING PROGRAMS &
EVENTS
Fall 2008 OCI
Program
Every fall, beginning in August, law firms, corporations and
government agencies come on campus to interview 2L, 3L and LL.M.
students for summer associate positions and permanent placement
after graduation, respectively. This program is called the Fall On
Campus Interview ("OCI") program and is open to all 2L, 3L and LL.M.
students at the University of Miami School of Law. The 2008 Fall OCI
program will take place in two phases. Each phase will feature
different employers interviewing on campus. Phase I will consist
solely of employers who are members of the NALP organization
( www.nalpdirectory.com). Phase II will feature large and mid-sized firms as well
as corporations, government agencies and public interest
organizations.
Phase I of the Fall 2008 OCI program will take place from Monday,
August 11, 2008 through Friday, August 15, 2008. To participate, you
must complete the bidding process via the Symplicity system located
at http://law-miami-csm.symplicity.com/students. All students have an
account on Symplicity. If you did not receive your login
information, please email dijones@law.miami.edu and provide your full
name, graduation month/year, Cane I.D. and email address (this email
address will be your username for the site). You will then receive
your login information via email. Please allow up to two business
days for a response.
Bidding for Phase I employers will take place from Tuesday, July
1, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. EST to Monday, July 14, 2008 at 11:00 p.m. EST.
Students are only able to submit bids for those employers accepting
applications from their class year or LL.M. program. Prior to
bidding, students should carefully review each employer’s
information as some employers may have specific bidding instructions
that must be followed.
**Attention 3L and LL.M.
students: Please note that there are very few employers
participating in Phase I of the Fall OCI program who are accepting
applications from 3L and LL.M. students as firms in this phase are
most focused on 2L hiring. Please be certain to participate in Phase
II of the Fall OCI program as well as the Resume Referral and Direct
Contact programs, as these programs feature more employers accepting
applications from 3L and LL.M. students. Please see below for
information on these programs.**
To help you through the bidding process, the CPC is providing you
with detailed instructions on both the OCI program and the
Symplicity system. The Fall 2008 On Campus Interview (OCI) Program
Handbook is available at
http://www.law.miami.edu/cpc/cpc_03_07.php?op=3.
Please take the time to read the Handbook to acclimate yourself
with the Fall OCI process and the Symplicity system. For information
related to the OCI program, please read the "General Information"
section and FAQs. For specific instructions on how to view
participating employers and bid using Symplicity, please read the
"Student Guide to Symplicity." Reading this information before
bidding will answer most of the questions you have, will minimize
any problems you may encounter with the system and will make the
bidding process much easier for you.
For more information on other opportunities available during the
fall recruitment process, please view the entire Handbook online.
Hard copies of the Handbook are available in the CPC and can be
mailed to you. To request a copy of the Handbook, please email
npierrelouis@law.miami.edu with
your mailing address.
Phase II of the Fall 2008 OCI program will take place from
Monday, September 8, 2008 through Friday, October 31, 2008.
Registration for Phase II will begin on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at
9:00 a.m. EST and conclude Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 11:00 p.m.
EST. Information about Phase II will be available in August.
In conjunction with the Fall OCI program, the CPC will administer
its Resume Referral and Direct Contact programs. More information
about these programs will be available later this month.
Please continue to check the Symplicity program and your email
account for Fall OCI updates, including participating employers. For
questions about the Fall OCI program, please email 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!
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: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.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP are Hosting an
Open House
The Charlotte office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
cordially invites you to an open house on Tuesday, July 15th. If you will be in the
Charlotte area, and have an interest in this firm, please consider
attending. To view your invitation and to RSVP, please visit http://www.cadwalader.com/invite/NC_7_15_08/. The deadline to RSVP is July 8,
2008.
Job Fair
Information - 2008
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 |
|
The Boston Lawyers Group Job Fair,
Boston, MA and Washington, DC |
August 15
(Bos)
August
21
(D.C.) |
July
11 |
Open to
rising 2Ls and 3Ls of color interested in working in Boston
for their post-graduate career. There is a networking
reception the evening before each job fair. For more
information, please visit www.thebostonlawyersgroup.com. |
Tamesha
Keel
tkeel@law.miami.edu |
|
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
|
|
IMPACT Legal Recruitment Program for
Law Students with Disabilities, Arlington,
VA |
August 15
|
July
7 |
Open to
rising 2Ls, 3Ls and graduates with disabilities. For
more information please visit www.law.arizona.edu/impact |
Tere
Rodriguez
trodriguez@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 |
|
Nat’l Black Prosecutors Association
Job Fair, Ft. Lauderdale,
FL |
July
14 |
TBA |
Open to
rising 2Ls, 3Ls and graduates. For more information,
please visit www.blackprosecutors.org/conference.html |
Tamesha Keel
tkeel@law.miami.edu |
|
Rocky Mountain Diversity Career
Fair, Denver, CO |
September
12 |
July
28 |
Open to
rising 2Ls, 3Ls and Class of 2008 graduates. For more
information, please visit www.rmdlcf.com. |
Cristina Ortega
cortega@law.miami.edu
|
|
Southeastern Law Placement
Consortium (SELPC), Atlanta, GA
|
August
15 |
July
8
|
Open to
rising 2Ls and 3Ls. This job fair features employers
from around the country. For more information, please
visit www.selpc.org. Students must pre-register with the
CPC in April in order to receive information about this job
fair. |
Marcy
Cox
mcox@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 |
The Sixth
Annual Public Service Town Hall and Career
Fair
Spread the word and join us for the sixth
annual Public Service
Town Hall and Career Fair!
Don’t miss
a special opportunity to network with federal agency
recruiters.
When: July
16, 2008. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Where: National Building
Museum in Washington, DC
Who:
In past years, this event has drawn representatives from more
than 30 federal agencies and has been attended
by over 1,400 interns and young professionals. This year MTV’s
Tim Kash will be hosting the Town Hall
discussion, which will be followed by the career fair. This
event is free and open
to the public, Anyone interested
in federal opportunities to attend!
RSVP: Student
and young professionals' registration: www.ourpublicservice.org/careerfair
Also, get federal
service savvy with our Prep Workshops before the career fair!
Prep Workshops :
How to Find and Apply for Federal
Jobs
July 8, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Recruiter Panel: What You Need to
Know
July 9, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
How to Find and Apply for Federal
Jobs
July 10, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Free Admission. RSVP soon – space is
limited!
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.
Clinical Teaching Fellowship -Community Economic
Development Clinic
CLINICAL
TEACHING FELLOWSHIP - COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CLINIC
FORDHAM
LAW SCHOOL, NYC
Fordham’s
Community Economic Development ("CED") Clinic is initiating a
Teaching Fellowship. The Fellow will work with experienced CED
practitioner Brian Glick. S/he will help supervise students in
client representation and co-teach the CED Clinic seminar and is
expected to participate actively in the life of the clinical program
and law school. This is a two- year fellowship. The goal
is to have Fordham's first Fellow start by mid-August, 2008,
although a later start could be arranged.
Fordham’s CED
Clinic represents New York City groups fighting for social justice
in low-income communities of color and low-wage, predominantly
immigrant workforces. As their general counsel, the clinic
helps sustain effective organizations and build institutions- health
clinics, childcare centers, worker-owned enterprises- that empower
their participants while providing desperately needed services and
opportunities. The clinic supports neighborhood efforts to
shape development, limit gentrification and win community benefits
agreements. It also assists small grassroots groups with
incorporation, bylaws and tax exemption. Students learn
transactional business lawyering in a nonprofit social justice
setting.
They seek an
attorney with at least two years’ experience, preferably more, who
is interested in pursuing a career in clinical teaching.
Spanish fluency and transactional or social lawyering experience
preferred. The fellow will receive a stipend commensurate with
his/her experience, plus full benefits and support for attending
trainings and conferences.
To apply,
please e-mail a resume and letter of interest to cedfellowship@law.fordham.edu.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
For further
information, contact Johanna Jutres, johannajutres@law.fordham.edu,
212-636-7058.
Opportunities for Students and
Graduates
Graduate
Opportunities
|
Job
Title |
ID
# |
Employer |
Position
Type |
Posting
Date |
End
Date |
|
2008-2009 Clerkship/Tax Court of
N.J. |
3824 |
Honorable Joseph C. Small, P.J.T.C, Tax Court of New
Jersey (Trenton, NJ) |
Full-Time Positions (Non OCI),
Judicial Clerkship |
Jun 11, 2008 |
Jul 11, 2008 |
|
Assistant Director of Academic Success
Program |
3244 |
Vermont Law School
(South Royalton, VT) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Jan 29, 2008 |
Sep 01, 2008 |
|
Associate |
3778 |
Bernheim & Dolinsky, P.A. (Ft. Lauderdale,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
May 28, 2008 |
Jul 28, 2008 |
|
Associate |
3783 |
Bernstein Chackman & Liss (Hollywood,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
May 28, 2008 |
Jul 28,
2008 |
|
Associate |
3318 |
Law Offices of Samuel J.
Kaufman, P.A. (Key West, FL) |
Part-Time Positions (Non OCI),
Full-Time Positions (Non OCI) |
Feb 15, 2008 |
Jul 31, 2008 |
|
Associate |
3836 |
Law Offices of Andreu, Palma
& Andreu (Miami, FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Jun 12, 2008 |
Aug 01, 2008 |
|
Associate Attorney |
3311 |
Murray, Marin & Herman, P.A. (Coral Gables,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
May 27, 2008 |
Jul 26, 2008 |
|
Associate Attorney |
3742 |
Leonard S. Villafranco, P.A. (Port St. Lucie,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
May 21, 2008 |
Jul 15, 2008 |
|
Associate Attorney |
3815 |
Barbas, Koenig, Nunez, Sanders & Butler (Tampa,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Jun 06, 2008 |
Aug 15, 2008 |
|
Associate Attorney |
3835 |
Jones & Adams, P.A. (Miami,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Jun 12, 2008 |
Jul 12, 2008 |
|
Associate Attorney |
3632 |
The Law Offices of Patrick Cordero PA (Miami,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Apr 29, 2008 |
Jul 31, 2008 |
|
Associate Attorney |
3801 |
Dorta & Ortega (Coral Gables,
FL) |
Full-Time Positions (Non
OCI) |
Jun 04, 2008 |
Jul 31, 2008 |
|
Attorney |
3671 |
|