Careers in the Entertainment Industry

Have you been considering an exciting career in the entertainment industry? If so, this is the program you don't want to miss. Learn about careers in music, the arts, and communications and find out how others have broken into this competitive industry. Panelists from the areas of music, arts, entertainment law, and television will be here!

The program  will be held TODAY, March 8th at 5:30pm at the Toppel Career Center. Food and drinks will be served.

   SPRING OCI Phase II

There have been additional employers added to the Spring 2005 On Campus Interview (OCI) Program. Registration and bidding for Phase II will take place through the eAttorney's OCI+ program (available at www.eattorney.com) from Thursday, March 3 at 9:00am to Thursday, March 10 at 7:00am. All information, including participating employers and hiring criteria, will be available starting on March 3 at 9:00am. Interviews will take place from Monday, March 21 to Friday, April 15.

Firms participating in the Resume Referral option request that students provide all requested materials (resume, cover letters, transcripts, etc.) to the Career Planning Center via the OCI+ system. The CPC then forwards to employers the materials of interested students who meet the criteria indicated by those employers. The employer will then contact selected applicants.

Firms requesting Direct Contact invite students to send their resumes directly to them. These submissions should be addressed to the specified contact person or, if none is specified, to the firm's hiring attorney. When contacting the firm, be sure to submit a resume, cover letter, transcript and any other requested materials.

Please note: Resume Referral and Direct Contact employers have individual submission deadlines. To learn the deadline of a particular Resume Referral or Direct Contact employer, please view the employer's information on OCI+. The submission deadline is listed as the "Interview Date" and will close at 9:00am on that specified date. Note that this is only the date that materials must be submitted by and not the actual date of interviews.

To use the OCI+ program, you will need to login using your assigned member login ID and password. If you do not have a login & password, please email oci@law.miami.edu.  eAttorney user instructions and other pertinent information is available in the Spring OCI 2005 Student Handbook, available in the Career Planning Center for you convenience.

 Summer Opportunities at PS Law Net (1L, 2L)

PSLawNet, NALP's Public Service Law Network Worldwide, is once again hiring one full time and up to eight part time students for the upcoming summer. Positions, application instructions, and deadlines are posted in the PSLawNet database. These opportunities, and are ideal for pairing with an unpaid summer internship in DC.  See www.pslawnet.org. for more information.

Opportunities at the Department of Transportation (1L, 2L)

Interested in a paid position with the federal government in Washington DC this summer? The United States Department of Transportation is accepting applications from 1Ls or 2Ls able to work in Washington, DC this summer.  Applicants must apply online by Tuesday, March 15 at http://jobs.quickhire.com/scripts/dot.exe.  Students are required to submit a resume and transcript. For more information, please see the position information handout in the Career Planning Center.

Children and Youth Law Clinic

2005 Public Interest Law Summer Fellowship Program (1L)

The applications for the 2005 Public Interest Law Summer Fellowship Program are out!  The topic for the summer program is Children and the Law. The program will sensitize students to the epidemics of poverty and violence that indigent children face daily and will educate students on the legal rights of children. The student fellows will experience firsthand how lawyers can make a significant different in the lives of indigent children by representing children in foster care, custody, delinquency, domestic violence, mental health, education, disability, immigration and other proceedings.

Two copies of the completed applications will be due at the U.M. Children & Youth Law Clinic, in Suite F 305 of the law school, on Monday, March 9, at 12:00 noon. Interviews of student finalists for the summer program will take place during the week of March 28. If you have any questions, you may contact the Program Directors, Prof. Bernard Perlmutter and Prof. Carolyn Salisbury, at [305] 284-3123.  Applications are available at the Career Planning Center. 

Children in the Court

Children in the Court:  Assessing and Delivering Meaningful Representation of Children will be presented on Thursday, March 17, 2005 at the University of Miami School of Law  Presented by the Miami Chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,The Dade County Bar Association - Young Lawyer's Division, Legal Aid Society - Put Something Back and Hosted by The University of Miami School of Law, Children & Youth Law Clinic.  The program runs from 8:30 to 1:30 and students are welcome to attend.  For more information see Randee Breiter in the Career Planning Center.

H.O.P.E. Fellowship Information

 Throughout the year, H.O.P.E. is dedicated to raising funds and support to enhance the fellowship opportunities for our students. Fellowships are offered in the Fall, Spring and Summer to law students who work public interest jobs.

Who is eligible to apply?

-   -All 2L or 3L UM Law School students may apply for semester fellowships; rising 2Ls and 3Ls may apply for summer fellowships.

-  - Due to limited resources, priority will be given to students who have a demonstrated commitment to public service and financial need.

Students who accept H.O.P.E. fellowships must:

-  - Complete 200 hours of work during summer placements or 100 hours of work during semester placements.

-   Turn in a 250-word article describing the fellowship experience. This article may be used to publicize H.O.P.E. and to inform future Fellows.

-  - Contribute to the continuing development of the public interest area in which they serve (i.e. create a how-to guide for students looking to work in a similar area, organize a day of advocacy on behalf of the community served, create educational materials for the community served). Dean Lennon must approve this activity.

-  - Arrange for other UM students to attend court when host agency is presenting or arrange for a speaker come to campus to discuss the organizations' work.

-  - Participate in at least one fundraising even for H.O.P.E.

What organizations or agencies may I work for?

-  - A list of approved H.O.P.E. Fellowship placements can be obtained in the H.O.P.E. office, A-211 Law School, or found on the H.O.P.E. website.

-  - You may serve as a H.O.P.E. Fellow at an organization not previously approved. Write a proposal and submit it to Dean Lennon. The organization must have an attorney to supervise work.

When are applications due?

- Completed applications should be turned into Dean Lennon's office, A-211 Law School. You may mail your applications to HOPE Fellows Application, A-211 Law School, P.O. Box 248087, Coral Gables, FL 33124-8087.

H.O.P.E. Fellow applications will be available by April 1 for Summer Fellows.

Summer 2005 Internships in  Africa and in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has a limited number of summer 2005 internships available in a few overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa as well as in Washington, D.C.  This is an excellent opportunity for outstanding students interested in pursuing careers in international development.

Criteria for Selection

1.   Students must be American citizens. 

2.   Students should inform their college or school that they are applying for an internship.  It is in the interest of the student that the university be aware of the application.

3.  Please submit: -        a letter of interest; -        a resume or C.V.;-      a 1-page essay (statement of intent) outlining your particular strengths; discussing what development issues interest you; and explaining your expectations for the internship; -        two letters of recommendation from faculty (employers are also acceptable); and -        additional information that is required by the on-line application form.

Language Requirement: Students desiring internships in Francophone Africa must be proficient in French.  Students desiring internships in Lusophone Africa must be proficient in Portuguese or Spanish. 

 Computer Skills are a Necessity

 Duration of Internship: The internship period is June 15-August 15, although this is negotiable.  Selected students must be able to stay the duration of the internship as determined by the sponsoring mission or Washington, D.C. office. 

 Procedure: Students will apply on-line. The on-line application form will ask you to fill in basic information as well as a description of your foreign language skills and overseas experience. The direct link to the internship page is http://www.afr-interns.org/index.cfm. Applications are accepted from February 15 to March 22, 2005.  Letters of recommendation will be accepted until March 28.

It is recommended that you first view the application form to see what information you will need and then prepare your statements in a standard word processing program. When you are ready to fill out the application, copy and paste your texts into the appropriate fields. Special note: in the application, where "Internship Location" is filled in, students applying for internships overseas should choose "USAID Mission in Africa."

Letters of Recommendation:For logistical reasons, recommendations by email are strongly preferred, and should be sent to. AFR_Interns@usaid.gov. Faculty members who prefer to send hard copies may mail them to this address: Ranta Russell, Office of the Assistant Administrator; Bureau for Africa, RRB 4.08-024;  U.S. Agency for International

Additional Information for Internships in USAID Missions in Africa

 1.      Selected students must undergo a medical clearance process and must be covered under a medical insurance and medical evacuation plan.

2.      USAID and each student will sign an agreement that provides that:

 -      USAID will provide the student with housing, a small monthly stipend, and in-country travel costs. 

 -      The student will be responsible for round-trip travel costs to Africa, medical insurance (including Medevac insurance), automobile and other

 insurance, and all other costs not paid or reimbursed by USAID.

Additional Information about Internships in Washington D.C.

 1.      Washington, D.C. internships are unpaid positions.

 2.      Students will not be required to undergo a medical clearance process. In addition, there is no requirement that they have special medical insurance and a medical evacuation plan.

 3.      In the on-line application form, where "Internship Location" is filled in, students applying for internships in Washington should choose "USAID-Washington." Development, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC.  20523-4801

FCBA Foundation Posts Application for Stipends

for Law Students with Unpaid Internships

The Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation will award stipends to law students taking unpaid government internships related to the communications industry, from its Robert E. Lee Scholarship and Internship Fund. Robert "Bob" Lee was a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for nearly 28 years and Chairman of that agency in 1981.   During his FCC tenure, Chairman Lee was instrumental in the early development of color television, as well as other contributions to federal communications policy.  

In 2005, the Foundation will award at least four $4,000 stipends to law students employed as unpaid summer interns at the FCC and other government agencies with jurisdiction over the communications industry (i.e., broadcasting, cable television, telephony, satellites and information technology).   The Foundation will consider applicants based on their demonstrated interest in the communications field, their dependence on financial assistance in order to accept an unpaid internship, and their involvement in community activities.  The application deadline is Friday, March 18, 2005.  The Application is availalbe at:   http://www.fcba.org/upload/fy05_summer_intern_application.doc

Equal Justice Works Summer Corps program

This year, Equal Justice Works is offering $1,000 education awards to 250 law students through the Summer Corps program! The online application will be available to law students in mid-March. Students with qualifying civil public interest internships are encouraged to apply. Additional information, including eligibility criteria for the 2005 program, will be available on the Equal Justice Website as of March 16.

ABA John J. Curtin, Jr. Justice Fund 2005

Summer Legal Internship Program (1L, 2L)

The Curtin Justice Fund Legal Internship Program is seeking motivated law student interns to apply for stipends available for the Summer 2005 Program.  The Program will pay $2,500 stipend to students who spend the summer working for a bar association or legal services program designed to prevent homelessness or assist homeless or indigent clients or their advocates.  Applications are due by March 25, 2005 and include a cover letter, resume and application form which is available at http://www.abanet.org/homless/curtin.html.  For more information contact the ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty at (202)662-1694 or via e-mail at homless@abanet.org. 

 Foreign Service Written Exam

Registration for the 2005 Foreign Service Written Exam is now open. The exam will take place on April 23, 2005. The application deadline for domestic test centers is March 23, 2005 for domestic test centers.  For more information and to register for the exam, please visit http://careers.state.gov/officer/join/examinfo.html

The National Lesbian & Gay Law Association
Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition

Established in memory of Michael Greenberg, former NLGLA board member and Philadelphia attorney who died in 1996 from complications of AIDS, this exciting competition is dedicated to encouraging and recognizing outstanding law student scholarship on the legal issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex persons.

TOPIC:  A cutting edge legal issue affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and/or Intersex community.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to students enrolled in an accredited law school during the 2004-2005 academic year.

 AWARD:   The first place winner receives $1,000, publication in the Journal of Law and Sexuality at Tulane University Law School and registration, airfare & lodging for Lavender Law 2005 in San Diego FORMAT: Entries should follow standard Note format, including Bluebook (17th edition) citation form. Each entry should be no longer than 25 single-sided pages with one-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced. The page limit includes footnotes. Entries containing endnotes or including appendices or supplemental material will not be considered. Published papers, or papers to be published in other publications, are ineligible.
TO ENTER: Submit nine hard copies of each entry on or before June 15, 2005. Entrants should not include their name or the name of their school on the competition paper itself. Instead, participants should submit a cover page indicating their name, school, permanent address, and telephone number.  Entries should be submitted to:NLGLA Writing Competition c/o Laura Maechtlen; 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 425; Sacramento, California 95814-4503

DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 15, 2005
QUESTIONS: Nadine Gartner (ngartner@umich.edu), co-chair NLGLA—Law Student Division

For more information on the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, please visit www.nlgla.org

 ATTENTION Recent Grads:

Congratulations to all those of you who have passed the bar.  We know that you worked very hard to achieve this accomplishment.  Many of you are well into your job search. Please let us know  what 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.