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Read About The 10 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make While Interviewing at Public Interest Law Career Fairs

Lauren Burke is the co-founder of Atlas: DIY, developing immigrant youth, and the immigration attorney at the New York Asian Women’s Center. Lauren is a former Skadden Fellow at The Door, where she worked with Chinese child survivors of human trafficking. Since graduating from NYU Law in 2009, she has worked with over thirty law […]

Attend “Flying Solo With Spencer Aronfeld”

Wednesday, March 28 – 12:30 p.m. – Room F-108. Join Spencer Aronfeld (JD ’91), a successful alumnus and one of our most dynamic speakers, as he gives his annual, highly acclaimed presentation, “Flying Solo: Everything You Need to Know About Opening Your Own Shop.” This is a fun, energetic and extremely informative program, which is […]

Public Justice Fellowship

Public Justice is a national public interest law firm dedicated to pursuing justice for the victims of corporate and government abuses. They are seeking a law school graduate to serve as a Fellow for two years in either its Washington, D.C. headquarters or its Oakland, California office. The Fellow will help develop and litigate Public […]

U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Informational Session

Jeffry R. Olesen, a Senior Foreign Service Officer and Diplomat-in-Residence at Florida International University and Miami-Dade College, will give an Information Session on State Department careers on Thursday, March 1 at 12:30 pm in Room F209. The presentation will cover both Foreign Service Officer and Specialist job opportunities, Civil Service, and student internships. The Foreign […]

Yahoo! Business & Human Rights Program Internship 2012

Think about impacting 1 out of every 2 people online—in innovative and imaginative ways that are uniquely Yahoo!  The Yahoo! Business & Human Rights Program Yahoo! is built on the principles of open access to information and user trust which fundamentally improves lives and advances human rights around the world. The Business & Human Rights […]

HOPE Public Interest News for Week of February 6, 2012

Please read below for upcoming events on campus, opportunities in the community, and other announcements. Events on Campus Monday, February 6th, Perspectives of the General Counsel: Meeting the Needs of Non-Profits, 12:30 pm, F109: Do you aspire to work in a General Counsel’s Office or serve the legal needs of non-profits? If yes, then this […]

Lawyers to the Rescue Public Service Award

Attend the Lawyers to the Rescue Public Service Award function on February 28, 2012, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the University of Miami School of Law. Lawyers to the Rescue is a non-denominational humanitarian organization created by lawyers committed to bringing legal assistance and humanitarian support to people around the world in times […]

Considering an Alternative Legal Career? Read This Article From a Professional Development Expert

During law school, some students realize that they do not want to practice law. After practicing for several years, many attorneys also reach the same conclusion. What do you do next? Read this interview given by Serena Claire Josephs, a firm-wide attorney professional development specialist at an Am Law 100 firm. There are other options.

Attend the 26th Annual Institute on White Collar Crime at the Eden Roc Renaissance in Miami Beach

Interested in corporate law or being in-house counsel? Want to network with attorneys and professionals involved in all aspects of prosecution and defense of white collar crime. Attend the 26th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime  from February 29 – March 2, 2012 at the Eden Roc Renaissance in Miami Beach. ABA OnRamps allows […]

The AFL-CIO and Cornell University Sponsoring a Strategic Corporate Research Summer Program

The AFL-CIO and CornellUniversityare sponsoring a Strategic Corporate Research Summer School on June 10-15, 2012 in Ithaca, New York. This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in working as union researchers and campaigners. The course (credit or non-credit) is designed for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in working as union […]