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Free Pro Bono Program! 300 Things You Can Do With a Law Degree 2011

Chair:  Hindi Greenberg — President, Lawyers in Transition Are you wondering how you can maximize the value of your law degree or find a job in this tight economy? This free pro bono program may be just what you need. Hindi Greenberg, a nationally known career consultant who herself practiced law for ten years and […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of October 10, 2011)

Join President Obama’s “Champions of Change” Live Stream Event – The White House Office of Public Engagement and the Access to Justice Initiative at the U.S. Department of Justice invite you to join President Obama’s “Champions of Change” live stream event. The event takes place on Thursday, October 13, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 […]

Effective Email Strategies for Law Students and Lawyers

NALP, The Association for Legal Career Professionals, has published a series of E-Guides on E-Professionalism.  Please see our earlier post for the first three E-Guides in the series regarding the use of LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to advance your career.  The following E-Guide,  Effective Email Strategies for Law Students and Lawyers, contains useful information on […]

This Week at the CDO (Weeks of October 3, 2011 and October 10, 2011)

Monday, October 3rd:  Spring 2012 Florida Supreme Court Internship Program for Distinguished Florida Law Students – Applications are due by 5:00 p.m.  For more information, you can contact Amy Perez, Director of Judicial Clerkships.  Tuesday, October 4th: Tax LL.M. Luncheon – Interviewing/Networking, Room F-109,12:30pm Wednesday, October 5th: Susan Smith Blakely, Esq.: Best Friends at the Bar: What […]

Practising Law Institute has 2 Upcoming Free Programs for Students and Graduates

 “Welcome to the Firm: Now What? What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School” is a one-hour Web-only audio briefing, held on September 21, 2011, 1:00 PM Eastern time. Click here to attend. This would be of interest to recent grads who are out in the working world, but also could be of equal interest to […]

Job Searching on LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter

NALP, The Association for Legal Career Professionals, has published a series of E-Guides on E-Professionalism.  The first three E-Guides in the series contain helpful information on job searching and building a professional image on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.  Here are links to the E-Guides: LinkedIn: Facebook for Lawyers Facebook for Law Students: Making Friends (But […]

Attention 3L Students! USA Jobs Site Will Not Be Available for Approximately One Week in October

Attention 3L Students! USA Jobs site will go down for about a week in October while the Office of Personnel Management prepares to launch an updated version of the site.  Here’s a blurb from a Government Executive Report:  “The Office of Personnel Management will take the government’s job application platform offline in October to transition […]

General Upcoming and Postgraduate Government Opportunities Available to Students for 2011 and 2012

The Career Development Office (“CDO”) would like to provide you with an update on some of the government opportunities available to students for the upcoming summer (2L students) and after graduation (3L students).  Many prestigious government agencies hire at the same time as private sector employers so your government job search should be conducted concurrently […]

PSLawNet Has Recent Updates to Its Online Resources

PSLawNet recently updated some of its public interest resources. Here are some updates: PSLawNet’s Public Interest Career Fairs page has been updated to reflect the latest about 2011-12 public interest career fairs around the country. The 2011-12 Federal Legal Employment Opportunities Guide is available for free download on PSLawNet.  The Federal Guide is a distilled version […]

PSLawNet Has a List of International Public Interest Resources Online

The Public Service Law Network (“PSLawNet”) is an online clearinghouse for law students and lawyers to connect with public interest opportunities and information on public interest careers. PSLawNet is a free resource for law students and alumni of subscriber schools to search among thousands of public interest job opportunities and employer profiles.  In addition to its […]