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Public Interest and Government Resources

The following are resources useful in pursuing government or public interest careers: Equal Justice Works 2013 Summer Corps Program: Provides law students with a stipend for working on a legal project at a qualifying nonprofit public interest organization or public defender office of their choosing. Applications will be accepted beginning December 18th and are accepted on […]

The 2013 Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Program

Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ) invites applications from first and second-year law students for the Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Program during the summer of 2013. In New Jersey, this has long been the premier opportunity for students committed to, or considering, public interest and poverty law to learn about the challenges […]

The 2013 Immigrants’ Rights Summer Fellowship Program

THE 2013 APPLICATION PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. Selection Criteria for the Michael Maggio Immigrants’ Rights Summer Fellowship Program: Fellowship host sites must be recognized non-profit organizations. These include: Nonprofit organizations serving low-income and underserved immigrant communities. Legal services organizations that serve immigrants. Civil rights organizations that advocate on behalf of immigrants. Community-based organizations that engage […]

American Society of International Law (ASIL) News for November 14, 2012

2013 Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Application Period Now Open: The Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Program, established in 2004 on the recommendation of the ASIL Honors Committee, recognizes the legacy of Arthur Helton, a remarkable ASIL member who died in the August 19, 2003 bombing of the UN mission in Baghdad along with UN High Commissioner […]

Check Out The Blog Post “Paid, Overseas Fellowship Positions with Atlas Corps”

Atlas Corps seeks nonprofit leaders from around the world to apply for Fellowships in the U.S.and Latin America. Fellows serve full-time at Host Organizations such as Acumen, Ashoka, the Grameen Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the UN Foundation, Oxfam and the World Wildlife Fund. In addition to serving at an […]

HOPE Public Interest News for the Week of November 12, 2012

Please read below for upcoming events on campus, opportunities in the community, and other announcements. Featured: Wednesday, November 14th, Championing Children’s Voices, 12:30 pm, F-209. Join Judge Ellen Sue Venzer, Marissa Leichter, and Bernard P. Perlmutter for a panel discussion involving children’s rights in their own hearings. RSVP HERE.  Events on Campus: Monday, November 12th, […]

The Cardozo School of Law’s Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic Seeking Clinical Fellows

The Cardozo School of Law’s Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic is interested in hiring two attorneys or recent law graduates as a Clinical Fellows to start in fall 2013. The fellows’ responsibilities would include some combination of the following: work on deportation defense, or related cases, in the immigration and federal courts; work on […]

Attorney/Teaching Fellow – Mediation Clinic for Families School of Law

The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a Fellowship in its Mediation Clinic for Families to start on or about July 1, 2013, although the start date is negotiable. This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys exposure to law school clinical teaching. The Fellow’s duties include supervising clinic students in the […]

The Deadline For The Nadine Strossen Fellowship Has Been Extended to November 16, 2012!

The ACLU’s systems have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. If you applied for a position on the ACLU website between October 6, 2012 and November 3, 2012, it is possible that they did not receive your submission. Please re-apply. Please note that the deadline for applying to the following fellowship has been extended to November […]

HOPE Public Interest News for the Week of November 5, 2012

Please read below for upcoming events on campus, opportunities in the community, and other announcements.  Events on Campus: Tuesday, November 6th, CEPS Lawyers in Leadership Luncheon with Carlos Martinez, JD ’90, 12:30 pm, Law Library Faculty Meeting Room. The Lawyers in Leadership Series is a program sponsored by the University of Miami School of Law […]