The 2011-2012 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law – Co-sponsored by Jackson Lewis LLP and IIT Chicago-KentCollege of Law, The Institute for Law and the Workplace, is an annual law student writing competition that honors the memory of Louis Jackson, a founding partner in Jackson Lewis LLP. The Jackson Lewis law […]
A pioneer in clinical legal education, Georgetown University Law Center has the largest, strongest and most highly regarded in-house clinical program in the nation. At least 17 full-time faculty, 26 graduate fellows, and several adjunct faculty supervise and teach the 300 J.D. students who enroll in the 23 clinical courses offered by 14 clinics each […]
How are you using social media right now? If you’re not using it to present yourself in a professional manner and/or network with potential employers, you’ll want to attend the webcast entitled Using Social Media to Aid Your Job Search. On Thursday, November 10th LexisNexis® will host a panel of experts to show you how […]
The Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Program, established in 2004 on the recommendation of the ASIL Honors Committee, recognizes the legacy of Arthur Helton, a remarkable ASIL member who died in the August 19, 2003 bombing of the UN mission in Baghdadalong with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Viera de Mello and 20 others. […]
Contest Rules and Criteria: The Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest (formerly The Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest) was established in 1970 by the prominent environmental lawyer, the late Roscoe B. Hogan of Birmingham, Alabama, and serves to provide law students the opportunity to investigate and offer solutions to the multitude of injustices inflicted […]
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers invites law students from accredited law schools in the United States to submit essays for a chance to be published in The Champion magazine. 2011-2012 Essay Topic: “TOUGH ON CRIME” VS. “SMART ON CRIME”: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? What is the difference between “being tough on crime” and “being […]
Students with a demonstrated interest in labor law, as well as those students who may be interested in the field, are encouraged to participate in the LCC Minority Outreach Program. The Program is designed to introduce minority law students to the practice of labor law and to the labor community by providing summer clerkship opportunities […]
Application Deadline: November 30, 2011 This scholarship will be awarded to three diverse first year, second year or third-year law school students. Recipients must be attending or admitted to an accredited Florida law school. Recipients will be selected on the basis of the following criteria: Academic achievement Economic need Involvement in the community and diversity […]
THE OFFICE: The Office of Immigration Litigation (“OIL”) coordinates Federal immigration litigation nationwide, and has both an Appellate and a District Court Section. OIL defends the administrative decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals, involving removal orders and denials of applications for relief before the Federal Courts of Appeals. OIL also oversees civil immigration litigation […]
The Office of the Solicitor is responsible for the legal work of the U.S. Department of the Interior (“DOI”), with nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office and more than 300 attorneys nationwide. DOI is the Nation’s premier conservation agency. Their mission is to protect America’s treasures for future generations, provide access to natural […]