Working at an international organization offers unique insight into how international law is made through the convergence of national interests, personal dynamics, global realities and constantly evolving norms. But how does a lawyer enter these labyrinths? What is it like to work in them? How do you get the assignments that advance your career once inside? […]
Description: The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel has announced the 10th Annual Employee Benefits Writing Competition. Any J.D. and graduate law student is eligible to enter. The submissions should deal with employee benefits topics, such as legal issues involving health benefits, severance, or fiduciary obligations. Winners will be selected by the committee based on […]
Sponsor: The ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability and Long & Levit LLP General criteria: The contest is open to law students and young lawyers who will have enrolled as members of the ABA no later than February 21, 2014. Topic: This year’s contest hypothetical involves questions about the expanding use of social media by […]
See the following resources from Equal Justice Works (EJW): Free Student Debt Relief Webinar: There are powerful federal programs that can help student loan borrowers right now, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness. The free webinar, Drowning in Debt? How Government and Nonprofit Workers Can Earn Public Service Loan Forgiveness, will be held on Thursday, January […]
The National LGBT Bar Association is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity to a highly-motivated first-year law student. Through this partnership, the National LGBT Bar Association will select a student to join the 2014 summer law intern class at Prudential for a 10-week internship at Prudential’s offices, for a […]
If you are interested in practicing in the Clearwater/Pinellas County area and want to network and meet potential employers, colleagues and judges, University of Miami law students have been invited to participate in the 75th Annual Clearwater Bar Oyster Roast as a student volunteer. The Oyster Roast is an event held annually by the Clearwater […]
The Jamaican-American Bar Association (J.A.B.A.) is extremely excited for the New Year and a new direction for the organization. While the organization has been active for the past few years, they are looking to continue the dynamic trend of previous leadership and further establish new roots in the South Florida community. They anticipate such involvement […]
AmeriCorps JD is an AmeriCorps-funded program that provides law students with an opportunity to expand the delivery of critically needed legal assistance in low-income and underserved communities across the country for veterans, military families, disaster victims and other vulnerable populations. AmeriCorps JD needs law student applicants. Priority will be given to applicants focusing on veterans’ issues, […]
Sponsored by the Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and The American College of Tax Counsel, named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., and designed to perpetuate his dedication to legal scholarship of the highest quality, the Tannenwald Writing Competition is open time law school students, undergraduate or graduate. […]
While you are on break and considering your summer options, take note of these two exceptional opportunities for funding your dream job in the public interest! HOPE Fellows: All 1Ls and 2Ls who are in good academic standing are eligible to apply. Fellows must complete a minimum of 360 hours of work over a period […]