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HOPE Public Interest News for Week of August 21, 2012

Please read below for upcoming events on campus and other announcements. Events on Campus Thursday, August 23rd, Special Movie Screening: Return to Happiness, 6:00 pm, Bill Cosford Cinema @ University of Miami. Enjoy an evening of movie watching to support the Somaly Mam Foundation, an anti-human trafficking organization. UM students can attend for free! Monday, […]

The South Florida Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Presents its Ambassadors Program

The South Florida Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACCA-SFL) is pleased to announce the launch of its Ambassadors Program for South Florida law students. Participating law students, or “ACCA-SFL Ambassadors”, will volunteer at the organization’s various events during the year. This will provide the students with a unique networking and educational opportunity. With […]

Check out the blog post ‘Resource Guides to Careers, Networking, Funding (and more) in Development, CR, and Related Fields’ in the Peace and Collaborative Development Network

This website is designed to provide networking and sharing of promising practices. Individuals are not allowed to post their individual requests to find jobs as the site would deluged and there are other websites that do provide this service. However, the site developed several short guides to careers, academic programs, funding, research, teaching resources, practice […]

The American Indian Law Review Writing Competition – Deadline is January 31, 2013

Topics: Papers will be accepted on any issue concerning American Indian Law or indigenous peoples. However, topics recently published in the American Indian Law Review will not be favored. Eligibility: The competition is open to students at accredited law schools in the United States and Canada who are enrolled as of the competition deadline of […]

IJDH Fall 2012 Legal Internships and Legal Fellowship

The Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti is looking for two part- time Legal Interns and a Legal Fellow for the Fall of 2012. Legal Intern Project Description: IJDH has two part-time legal internship positions open for the Fall of 2012. The Legal Intern will be working closely with a team of lawyers in […]

Read The Careerist’s Article Titled “Am Law 100 Lawyers Discuss the Dos and Don’ts of the Interview Process”

“The Careerist” has published an article titled Am Law 100 Lawyers Discuss the Dos and Don’ts of the Interview Process. Guest blogger, Meghin Delaney, gives an inside look at the Big Law interview process from the perspective of lawyers at Paul Hastings, Wilson Sonsini, McDermott, Cooley, and Ballard Spahr. Learn what interviewers think about your resume, […]

Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) is Seeking Interns Interested in Immigration, Civil Rights and Criminal Legal Issues

Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) is seeking motivated interns interested in immigration, civil rights, and criminal legal issues. Interns will assist on a project that works with a large immigration detainee population in Southern Florida. The focus of the project is to help provide legal representation to immigration detainees at underserved facilities. In addition, […]

Law Clerk – Part Time & Full Time – Department of Law – Collections, Ownership and Administrative Litigation (COAL) Division

The City of Chicago’s Department of Law is seeking law students for part-time and full-time law clerk positions in the Collections, Ownership and Administrative Litigation (COAL) Division. This Division is comprised of four sections: Collections, Ownership, Liens and Acquisitions, and Administrative Hearings. COAL seeks the enforcement of Municipal Code violations involving police issued citations, vehicle […]

The Association for Corporate Counsel, South Florida Chapter, Invites You to Free Cinema Event for Law Students!

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), South Florida Chapter,  invites you to attend their FOOD TRUCK CINEMA EVENT this Friday. August 3rd, from 5:30pm-10:30pm. This is an event designed for the entire South Florida legal community to network and support the work of the Legal Aid Services organizations in the tri-county area. The movie shown […]

Women’s Link Has Internship Opportunities Abroad

Women’s Link was founded in 2001. They have regional offices in Europe (Madrid, Spain) and Latin America (Bogotá, Colombia) and are a bilingual organization, working in both English and Spanish in many different parts of the world. Women’s Link Worldwide is an international human rights non-profit organization working to ensure that gender equality is a […]