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HOPE Public Interest News for Week of February 27, 2012

Please read below for upcoming events on campus, opportunities in the community, and other announcements:  Events on Campus: Monday, February 27th, Public Interest Lecture Series featuring Judge Marcia Caballero, 12:30 – 1:30 pm, A110: Join us for an informal lunch and discussion with Judge Marcia Caballero of the 11th Judicial Circuit. Judge Caballero has served […]

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau Announces Openings for Summer Counsel Positions for Summer 2012

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau was founded in 1913 “for the purpose of rendering legal aid and assistance, gratuitously, to all persons or associations who by reason of financial embarrassment or social position, or for any other reason, appear worthy thereof.” As the nation’s oldest student-run legal services organization, the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau aspires […]

Korean Government Recruits American Teachers

Since 2007, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, in South Korea has been focused on cultivating global talent for education. All 560 schools which are involved in Busan Metropolitan City, from elementary schools to high schools, have hired over six hundred English speaking teachers from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Public schools […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of February 27, 2012)

Wednesday, February 29: Is it IN to be OUT – 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m., Room F-409 Thursday, March 1: Informational Session on Careers in the US Department of State Foreign Service – 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m., Room F-209

Physicians for Human Rights in Massachusetts Seeks Director of Development

Physicians for Human Rights (“PHR”), an international human rights advocacy organization, is seeking a creative and experienced Director of Development to design, articulate and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy for the organization.  This position offers an exciting opportunity for the incumbent to partner with leadership and play a central role in developing PHR’s full fund-raising […]

Attend The People’s Law Conference on March 23rd!

March 23-24, 2012 Join law students from across the deep South for a two-day conference that roots the practice and study of law in social justice principles and experience. This conference will highlight the struggles of peoples and communities who are neglected and criminalized in casebooks and law classrooms, including communities of color, immigrants, and […]

The NAACP is Accepting Applications to its 2012 Law Fellow Program

The NAACP is currently accepting applications to its 2012 Law Fellow Program. For more information and downloadable application, please visit the NAACP’s website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tonya Farmer. Completed application packets must be received or postmarked no later than March 16, 2012.

The Deadline for the Summer Florida Supreme Court Internship Program for Distinguished Florida Law Students is Coming Up!

The deadline to submit your application to Amy Perez in the CDO for the Summer 2012 Florida Supreme Court Internship Program for Distinguished Florida Law Students is coming up on March 2nd at 5:00 p.m. Interns function as law clerks reviewing and making recommendations on petitions for discretionary review, attorney discipline matters and pending cases. […]

ABI Law Student Writing Competition Deadline is in Two Weeks!

The deadline for ABI’s 4th Annual Law Student Writing Competition is fast approaching! Papers must be submitted to the ABI by no later than March 1, 2012. First, Second and Third Places prizes will be awarded – $4,000 total prize money and publication in the prestigious ABI Journal. Winners of the Competition will be announced […]

Free Law Student Passes for Upcoming Seminar on Family Law

Sterling Education Services, Inc. is a non-profit continuing education company that conducts seminars across the nation. Please visit them online for information regarding the company. Sterling is offering 5 law students free scholarship-passes to an upcoming seminar as an introduction to the company. Sterlingis holding a/an Family Law Update seminar in Tampa, Florida on March 27, […]