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This Week at the CDO (Weeks of January 18 and 25, 2016)

Welcome back from winter break! Wednesday, January 20, 2016 & Wednesday, January 27, 2016: 1L CDO Workshops – 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM – Law School Campus, Room F-309:During the spring semester, 1L students will have an opportunity to participate in Spring Recruiting, which includes the Spring On Campus Interview Program, Spring Resume Referral Program […]

U.S. Department of Justice Volunteer Legal Internship Program in DC, Summer 2016 – Deadline – January 30, 2016

Job Description: Students will be assigned to one of OIL’s litigation teams, where they will: Draft appellate briefs for asylum and cancel-lation of removal cases, and write dispositive motions Write case summaries for weekly litigation reports, conduct legal research, and prepare memoranda Attend “First Cuts” meetings. Program Requirements: Student must be at least a rising […]

2016 First Amendment Gerrymander Standard Writing Competition – Due March 27, 2016

In December 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Shapiro v. McManus allowing a First Amendment challenge to Maryland’s congressional districts to move forward. Separately, a three-judge federal district court panel rejected a motion to dismiss in Whitford v. Nichol, a case challenging Wisconsin’s state legislative Assembly districts. These cases challenging partisan […]

Timothy J. Ryan & Associates Law Scholarship

Our personal injury lawyers hold a strong belief that helping needy students continue their education is the responsibility of successful law firms and legal organizations. Having practiced law for over 30 years, attorney Timothy J. Ryan has placed great value on his own education, making difficult sacrifices on his path to and beyond California’s courts. […]

2016 1L SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Prudential Financial, Inc.

The National Association of Women Lawyers is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity for a highly-motivated first-year law student.  Through this partnership, the National Association of Women Lawyers will select one student/s to join the 2016 summer law intern class at Prudential for a 10-week internship […]

2015-2016 Law Student Writing Competition

The United States Court of Federal Claims Bar Association announces that its annual Law Student Writing Competition for the 2015-2016 academic year is underway. The Court of Federal Claims Bar Association is a non-profit, voluntary bar association made up of nationwide members who practice law in the areas that lie within the specialized jurisdiction of […]

FCBA Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Funding of Unpaid Communications-Related Legal Internships  

FCBA Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Funding of Unpaid Communications-Related Legal Internships: For the 23rd consecutive year, the Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation will award stipends to law students from its Chairman Robert E. Lee Scholarship and Internship Fund.  The program provides stipends of up to $5,000 to outstanding law students employed as unpaid summer interns […]

2016 HNBA-PRUDENTIAL 1L SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

DEADLINE: 5:00 pm EST, Jan. 20th. The Hispanic National Bar Association is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity for a highly-motivated first-year law student.  Through this partnership, Hispanic Bar Association will select one student to join the 2016 summer law intern class at Prudential for a 10-week internship […]

Peggy Browning Fellowship Applications Now Being Accepted!

2016 Summer Fellowships Funded positions in labor-related organizations throughout the United States 2016-2017 School-Year Fellowship 1 funded part-time position in Chicago Application deadline: January 15, 2016 Information available at the website online!

THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COUNSEL’S TWELFTH ANNUAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS WRITING PRIZE

THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COUNSEL  is pleased to announce the TWELFTH ANNUAL  EMPLOYEE BENEFITS WRITING PRIZE  SUBJECT: Any topic in the field of employee benefits law. OPEN TO: Any J.D. and graduate (L.L.M. or S.J.D.) law students enrolled at any time between August 15, 2015 and August 15, 2016.  SUBMIT BY: June 2, 2016  […]