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Join in Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps

The University of Miami will host a special event on September 7, 2011 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Peace Corps. This special function will be held at the University of Miami’s Fieldhouse on the Coral Gables campus and will include a job fair and a panel discussion. Panel members will share their unique Peace […]

The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section & the Dade County Bar Association’s Business Law Committee Present: Demystifying the Securities Laws: A Practitioners Approach to Getting the Deal Done, Part 7-A

The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section and the Dade County Bar Association’s Business Law Committee present “Demystifying the Securities Laws: A Practitioners Approach to Getting the Deal Done,” Part 7-A. This event will be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. The 1.0 hour Florida CLE will be presented by […]

New Information About State Court Clerkships

The Vermont Guide to State Court Judicial Clerkships is very helpful for researching state courts outside Florida.  You can access the guide at their website. The username and password recently changed. To receive the new username and password, please contact your Career Development Office advisor.   Also, the NALP guide entitled “Insight and Inside Information for […]

Digital Risk, LLC is Seeking Law Students and Attorneys to Assist With Large Project This Summer

Digital Risk, LLC serves customers in the banking and securities industry by providing risk management and risk mitigation services. Their main office is located in Maitland Florida.  Digital Risk is working on a large, time-sensitive project for a major client and is interested in hiring temporary attorneys and law students to work on the project.  In order […]

Attend Fried Frank’s Premiere Annual City-Wide LGBT Diversity Reception – The Michael Diehl Civil Rights Forum!

Fried Frank is hosting the 2011 Michael R. Diehl Civil Rights Forum in the New York metropolitan and tri-state area this summer. This is a behind-the-scenes look at the groundbreaking push for marriage equality legislation. Guest speakers: Alphonso David, Deputy Secretary for Civil Rights, Administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo; and Brian Ellner, Senior Strategist, […]

Fall Recruiting is Here!

The Career Development Office (“CDO”) would like to announce the start of Fall Recruiting 2011.  Fall Recruiting 2011 is a collection of programs coordinated by the CDO for employers interested in interviewing University of Miami law students for summer and post-graduate positions. These programs include the Fall On Campus Interview (“OCI”) Program, Resume Referral and […]

The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section and the Dade County Bar Association’s Business Law Committee Present: Five Simple Systems to Boost Your Productivity, Improve Your Client Relationships, and Save at Least an Hour a Day

The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section and the Dade County Bar Association’s Business Law Committee present “Five Simple Systems to Boost Your Productivity, Improve Your Client Relationships, and Save at Least an Hour a Day.” This event will be held on Monday, July 18, 2011 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. The 1.0 hour Florida […]

Interested in Project-Based Public Interest Fellowships?

NALP, in partnership with the Washington Council of Lawyers, is hosting a program to offer best practices on the project-based fellowship application process. For those of you who are based in the Washington, DC area this summer, here are the details.  Interested in project-based public interest fellowships, like those funded by Equal Justice Works and […]

Check Out PSLawNet’s New Page: “Having Fun on the Cheap in Big Cities”

PSLawNet has a new “Having Fun on the Cheap in Big Cities“ page, which includes listings of free or cheap recreation options in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, LA, NYC, San Francisco and DC.  The page was inspired by Deb Ellis’s blog post about fun things to do for free (or cheaply) in NYC, and includes contributions […]

Network Launched to Unite Military Spouses With Law Degrees

Attorney spouses of military members face significant challenges maintaining their legal careers while supporting their spouse’s military career. Many families find balancing a military career with a legal career too difficult. In those cases, either the legal profession or the military loses a valuable member. The Military Spouse JD Network (“MSJDN”) was formed by two […]