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NACDL Diversity Task Force 2012 Summer Law Fellowships in Criminal Defense

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) is seeking up to five (5) Minority Law Fellows to match with exceptional, experienced, criminal defense attorney members for up to eight (8) weeks working in a criminal defense law practice. The purpose of the fellowship is to advance diversity in the criminal defense community by giving […]

Fulbright Public Policy Fellowships — Deadline: February 1, 2012

The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship, a component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, will be inaugurated in academic year 2012-13.  The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship will allow fellows to serve in professional placements in foreign government ministries or institutions and gain hands-on public sector experience in participating foreign countries while simultaneously carrying out an academic research/study project. […]

PSLawNet Updated its Summer Funding Page

PSLawNet added new resources. You can check out the updated summer funding resources page here. Also, make sure to check the career fairs page for fast-approaching 2012 fairs! You can also read the PSLawNet Blog for updated information.  

Attend The 25th Annual Robert M. Cover Public Interest Law Retreat!

Spots are filling up fast! The 25th Annual Robert M. Cover Public Interest Law Retreat is taking place in Peterborough, New Hampshire from March 2-4, 2012. The Retreat brings together public interest law students and practitioners for an engaging weekend of learning, networking and fun. The 25th Annual Cover Retreat is being organized by students […]

Read “Life Upon the Wicked Stage” for Great Interviewing and Job Search Tips

The Career Development Office has several articles and tips on its website, ranging from markets trends to networking. Last month, William A. Chamberlain wrote a terrific piece on interviewing and job search tips for attorneys. To read this article titled Life Upon the Wicked Stage: Lessons Lawyers Can Learn From the Acting Profession, please visit […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of November 28, 2011)

Tuesday, November 29 Last day of classes – Congratulations on the completion of the fall 2011 semester! Information about Reading Period, Finals and Winter Break – The Career Development Office will remain open during reading period, finals and winter break.  Students and alumni are welcome to contact our office to schedule advising appointments during this […]

The Career Services Office (CSO) at the University of North Carolina School of Law Seeks Career Counselor

The Career Services Office (CSO) at the University of North Carolina School of Law seeks an eighty percent-time (i.e., approximately 32 hours per week; working 4 days per week) Career Counselor who reports to the Assistant Dean for Career Services and is primarily responsible for providing career advising to students and alumni interested in positions […]

The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project (Summer 2012)

The ABA Section of Antitrust Law will again sponsor the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Opportunity project that is open to 1Ls and 2Ls only.  Students will submit an application to be placed for a minimum of eight weeks during the summer of 2012 in the consumer protection department of one of 23 participating State Attorneys General offices, Georgia Governor’s Office […]

National LGBT Bar Association-Prudential Fellowship Program

About the National LGBT Bar Association and Prudential: The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender legal organizations. The LGBT Bar promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBT community in all its diversity. For […]

Just the Beginning Foundation Programs

The Just The Beginning Foundation & Judicial Resources Committee Joint Internship Diversity Project places 50 minority, underrepresented, or economically disadvantaged law students as judicial interns in federal judges’ chambers across the country.   The deadline to apply is 5 P.M. Monday, January 9, 2012.  First-year law students should not submit their application materials before December 1, […]