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HOPE News for the Week of January 21, 2013

Upcoming Events: Tuesday, January 22nd, VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Training Session, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, **E352. Volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation to individuals with low to moderate incomes ($50,000 maximum income), individuals with disabilities, non-English speaking taxpayers, and the elderly.  Saturday, January 26th, Citizenship Clinic at FIU Law School, 11 am […]

OSCAR Notice – 2013 Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan Dates

The OSCAR Working Group established the following 2013 Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan dates: Monday, August 19, 2013, 12:00 pm NOON (EDT) First date and time when applications may be received from third-year law school applicants. Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 12:00 pm NOON (EDT) First date and time when judges may contact third-year law school […]

AFL-CIO Organizing Institute Career Training Announcement

The AFL-CIO Organizing Institute matches recent college graduates and graduating seniors interested in careers in social and economic justice with AFL-CIO affiliate-unions looking to hire individuals enthusiastic about assisting workers gain respect and dignity in their workplace. They also work with individual unions to assist with their recruitment and hiring needs of union organizers. They […]

DRI Law Student Member Benefits – Become A Law Student Member for $20.00

DRI is widely recognized as the largest and most active national association of lawyers engaged in the defense of civil actions. DRI provides high quality educational seminars, numerous publications and other valuable member services to more than 22,000 defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel. It is also a forum for exchanging ideas on current issues of […]

The Diversity and Law Clerks and Students Committees Present: Starting and Maintaining a Small IP Firm or Nonprofit

On January 31, 2013, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm EDT, the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) is sponsoring a Webinar panel titled “Starting and Maintaining a Small IP Firm or Nonprofit.” The FCBA is the national organization for the bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. They sponsor […]

The International Association of Defense Counsel 2013 Legal Writing Contest

All J.D. candidates currently enrolled in accredited law schools are eligible to participate in the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Legal Writing Contest. Entrants must write on subjects in the fields of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, evidence or other areas of the law of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense […]

American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Law Student Writing Contest

The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel is an IRC Section 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to elevating the standards and advancing the public’s understanding of the practice of employee benefits law. In pursuit of this goal, the College encourages the study and development of employee benefits laws, initiates professional discussions of significant employee benefits issues […]

The Palm Beach County Bar Association Committee for Diversity & Inclusion Presents: Speed Networking for Law Students

The Palm Beach County Bar Association Committee for Diversity & Inclusion Presents: Speed Networking for Law Students in conjunction with the Palm Beach County Bar Association 2013 Bench Bar Conference. Date: Friday, March 1, 2013 Location: The Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd., WPB, FL 33401. Time: 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Immediately following the event […]

HOPE News for the Week of January 14, 2013

Upcoming Events: Friday, January 18th, The 50th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, Live Stream, 10:30 am – 12 pm EST. A program commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark decision, Gideon v. Wainwright will be live streamed by the ABA Section of Litigation. More info here.  Tuesday, January 22nd, VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Training […]

2013 Summer Living in New York Program at NYU School of Law

Each year NYU School of Law makes their student apartment-style residences available to summer interns and associates working in the New York business and legal communities and to graduate students and others whose study, work or leisure interests bring them to New York City during the summer months. Most of the residents in the past […]