The ABA Business Law Section offers two outstanding initiatives specifically for law students: 2014 Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest: This highly regarded student writing contest is in its 28th year. Law students writing on a business law subject of general and current interest have the opportunity to win up to $2,500 and a paid trip […]
The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project provides law students the extraordinary opportunity to work in the in the consumer protection and antitrust departments of state and territorial Offices of Attorneys General throughout the United States, as well as the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, the Georgia Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs, and the Hawaii Department […]
Mission: Public Advocates, a non-profit law firm and advocacy organization, challenges the systemic causes of poverty and discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing and transit equity. Public Advocates focuses on strategic policy reform, collaboration with grassroots groups representing people with low incomes, people of color […]
About The Ella Baker Summer Internship Program: The CCR created the Ella Baker Summer Internship Program in 1987 to honor the legacy of Ella Baker, a hero of the civil rights movement, and to train the next generation of social justice lawyers. The program uses a combination of theory and practice to train talented and […]
Tuesday, September 24: Florida Department of Children & Families Informational Session – 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., Room E-265 – Join Bronwyn Stanford, the Statewide Deputy Director for Children’s Legal Services (CLS) at the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), to learn more about the work handled by DCF/CLS, the hiring process and how students interested in a career […]
The Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association (“FL NELA”) is seeking up to three (3) Summer Advocacy Fellows for Summer 2014. FL NELA’s mission is to advance employee rights and serve lawyers who advocate for equality and justice in the workplace. FL NELA is part of the country’s largest professional organization that is […]
This summer, Miami Law Women, in partnership with the Miami-Dade Women’s Fund, will be offering Women’s Advocacy Internships to law students who have an interest in advocating for women’s issues in the Miami-Dade area. The interns will be placed with Women’s Fund grantee organizations such as Power U Midwifery Program, Sisterhood of Survivors, Urgent, Inc., […]
Upcoming Events: Wednesday, April 24th, 4:00-6:00 p.m., 4th Floor Faculty Lounge, Center for Ethics & Public Service 2013 Spring Reception, Please join the CEPS in honoring their graduating fellows and interns. For more information, please email UM HOPE. Saturday, May 18th, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Elizabeth Virrick Park, Historic Black Church- Oral History Film, Please join the Center […]
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and Microsoft Corporation announced at the HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference in Atlanta, Georgia a new, bold partnership designed to increase the number of Latino lawyers in U.S. intellectual property law. The highlight of the announcement was Microsoft’s pledge of $200,000.00 over three years to help fund the new initiative […]
Upcoming Events: Monday, April 15th, 12:30 p.m., Room 408, Brown Bag Lunch on Post-Graduate Fellowships, If you are contemplating applying for a post-graduate fellowship, don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the experts, Carrie Bettinger-Lopez and Jennifer Hill, former Skadden Fellows. This meeting will be a workshop to help you understand the different types of […]