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How to Snag a Mentor (and Maybe a Job)!

How do I conduct an informational interview? What’s the best way to find a mentor? If you have pondered these questions, be sure to read the recent blog post by Michael Maslanka, managing partner of the Dallasoffice of Constangy, Brooks & Smith. Mr. Maslanka serves as a guest blogger for The Careerist and offers valuable […]

HOPE Public Interest Resource Center and the Career Development Office Present: Careers in International Law

HOPE Goes Global. The HOPE Public Interest Resource Center and the Career Development Office Present: Careers in International Law on March 29, 2012, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in room E-352. Lunch Will Be Served. Please RSVP to HOPE via email. This program features: Roy Gonzalez, Vice President and Region Counsel for Latin America/Caribbean, MasterCard […]

The Application for the 2012 Summer Institutes at Capital University Law School is Now Available

Capital University Law School welcomes Summer Institute visiting student applications from students who are in good standing at an accredited law school in the United States (for Summer Dispute Resolution Institute,Summer Adoption Law Institute, and Interdisciplinary Child Welfare Institute). The application for the 2012 Summer Institutes is now available. Any student interested in adoption and […]

The Egyptian-American Rule of Law Association (EARLA) Seeks a Law Clerk

The Egyptian-American Rule of Law Association (EARLA) seeks a second or third-year law student to serve as a pro bono law clerk for ten weeks.  EARLA is a non-profit organization that provides technical legal assistance to promote the rule of law in Egypt. Law clerks work virtually from home or in EARLA’s Washington, DC office […]

The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia Seeks Attorneys

The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia seeks two staff attorneys to work in its Domestic Violence / Family Law Unit as a part of its new Domestic Violence Underserved Communities Representation Project. The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia was formed in 1932 to “provide legal aid and counsel to indigent persons […]

HOPE Public Interest News for Week of March 19, 2012

Please read below for upcoming events on campus, opportunities in the community, and other announcements: Events on Campus  Tuesday, March 20th, Fulbright Program Info Session with Alumni Ambassador, 5:30 pm, UC Flamingo Ballroom A: Click here for details. Tuesday, March 20th & Wednesday, March 21st, National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence Hearings, Robert […]

Diversity Job Fairs for 2012

Bay Area Diversity Career Fair: Job fair held in San Franciscoin early August, open to rising 2L students. Registration deadline TBA.   The Boston Lawyers Group Boston and Washington Job Fairs for Law Students of Color: The Boston Job fair will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2012, in, Boston, MA. In addition to the job […]

Practising Law Institute (PLI) Law School News – March 2012

Receive information regarding the Patent Bar, the PLI Program on Scholarship, becoming a PLI student rep and other information. Check out the PLI website for March 2012.  

This Week at the CDO (Week of March 19, 2012)

Wednesday, March 21: Sedgwick Lunch-n-Learn – 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m., Room A-110  

John Arrastia Speaks About Conquering Your Fear of Arbitration

John Arrastia, a panelist with the American Arbitration Association and partner at Arrastia & Capote, has arbitrated over 250 cases and written various articles on arbitration and litigation. On Thursday, March 15, 2012, John Arrastia will provide practical tips from the perspective of an arbitrator and litigator on drafting arbitration clauses, using arbitration as an […]