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The ABA National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws Southeast Regional Hearing

In 1992 a Presidential Task Force on Minorities in the Justice system was created in the aftermath of the Rodney King disturbances. Shortly thereafter, a report was issued with recommendations by the Task Force. The Task Force became the Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice in 1994. It was designed to implement the recommendations and […]

Law Student Passes for Upcoming Seminar From Sterling Education Services, Inc. on Landlord-Tenant Law: Leases, Evictions, Litigation and Settlements

Sterling Educational Services, Inc. (Sterling) would like to offer 5 law students free scholarship-passes to an upcoming seminar as an introduction to their company. Sterling is a non-profit continuing education company that conducts seminars across the nation. Please visit us online for information on our company. They are holding a Landlord-Tenant Law: Leases, Evictions, Litigation, […]

The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project (Summer 2014)

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 […]

The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ADLF) is Hiring a Litigation Fellow

The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) is extremely pleased to announce its new Litigation Fellowship Program with the ALDF Animal Law Institute, a first-of-its-kind program that, by training classes of promising litigators in strategic impact litigation, will further ALDF’s mission to protect the lives and advance the interests of all animals. About ALDF: For more […]

The Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship

The Vermont Bar Foundation and the Vermont Access to Justice Campaign are pleased to announce the availability of a two-year Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship (VPLF) beginning in August 2014. The VPLF program is designed to allow graduating law students and other new lawyers to help expand the reach of Vermont’s existing legal services providers. Funding […]

The South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Invites You to its Law Student Mentorship Program Kickoff Event

The South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (FBA) invites you to the Kickoff Event for its newly-launched Law Student Mentorship Program!  The event is not limited to participants in the Program and open to all local law students, judicial law clerks and practitioners. Join us  for this excellent networking opportunity sponsored by Blue Martini. Premium beverages and light […]

The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Class of 2014 Application Period is Open and Will Close On October 15

Attention 3Ls and LLMs: The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Class of 2014 application period opens Tuesday, October 1 and will close on Tuesday, October 15 at 11:59pm Eastern Time.  The entire application process, including submission of all necessary documents, must be completed during this time period. The PMF Program offers paid two-year appointments with Federal […]

The Law Student Division Mentoring Program

The Florida Bar YLD Law Student Division Mentoring Program was designed with the main goal of connecting Law Student Division members with Florida attorneys. The Florida Bar YLD Law Student Division has built a statewide network of attorneys to mentor students both locally and across the state. To accommodate Law Student Division members, mentees have […]

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Seeks Human Rights Specialists

Under the supervision of the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), directly or through the corresponding Specialist and under their general supervision, the Human Rights Specialists will be responsible for several duties, including case processing and reporting, research and monitoring, seminars and conferences. There are currently 2 positions available and they […]

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Internship Program

The period to apply for an internship at the IACHR is now open. The deadline is October 6, 2013, and the period for the internship is January 12 to May 2, 2014. The internships are unpaid. The IACHR has opportunities for law students and recently graduated lawyers. The IACHR also receives students and recently graduates […]