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CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF LAW 2014 SUMMER LAW CLERK PROGRAM

The City of Chicago Department of Law invites law students to apply for its 2014 Summer Law Clerk Program. Usually, the program begins June 1st and is for a minimum of 10 weeks; however, the start date and duration of a law clerk’s summer will be determined by the law clerk and his/her direct supervisor. […]

Apply for the 2014 Peggy Browning Fellowships!

The Peggy Browning core program is the Summer Fellowship Program, which is comprised of a 10-week fellowship during the summer months at labor-related organizations around the country.  In 2014, the program will support between 60 and 70 funded summer fellowships, plus one part-time funded School-Year Fellowship at the Chicago Newspaper Guild for 2014 – 2015. […]

Early Federal Government Summer Internship Opportunities: The SEC’s Summer 2014 Student Honors Program and Internships With The U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division

The SEC’s Summer 2014 Student Honors Program The SEC’s Summer Student Honors Program is a ten-week opportunity for first-year law students to become acquainted with the regulation of the securities market. Participants work with SEC Staff members on projects covering a broad range of the Commission’s mission, such as conducting investigations of industry and issuer […]

Join Us For: GOLDMAN SACHS PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT: LAW SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM – Registration Deadline is December 8, 2013

CONTRIBUTE, COLLABORATE AND SUCCEED WITH A CAREER AT GOLDMAN SACHS! Interested in learning more about finance and career opportunities at Goldman Sachs? Join us for our Law School Symposium to learn more about Private Wealth Management. This event will provide you with an opportunity to learn more about our firm, the career paths we offer […]

Attention 1L Students: See Scholarship Information & Holiday Break Events for Networking!

Article: Easy Ways to Network During the Holiday Season (and possibly land a job)! As Hillary Mantis writes in her article titled “Easy Ways to Network During the Holiday Season (and possibly land a job)!,” if you think there are no job possibilities during the holidays, think again. The holidays can still be a good […]

Judicial Resources Committee & Just the Beginning – A Pipeline Organization Announces The Fourth Annual Summer Judicial Internship Diversity Project for Summer 2014

The Project’s goal is to provide summer judicial internships for highly-qualified minority, under-represented and economically disadvantaged law students.  The Project is national in scope and will place 75 students as judicial interns in federal appellate, district, bankruptcy and magistrate judges’ chambers across the country.  Interns will have the opportunity to draft bench memoranda, judicial orders, […]

2014 International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Student Writing Competition – Call for Papers

The Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law (Center) at American University Washington College of Law and the American Society of International Law’s Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict (ASIL) are pleased to announce the Fourth Annual International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Student Writing Competition. The purpose of the Competition is to enhance scholarship […]

The American College of Legal Medicine’s 2014 Student Writing Competition in Law, Medicine and Bioethics

Every year, the American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) presents an award for the outstanding original paper on legal medicine. All students studying Medicine, Law, Dentistry, Podiatry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Science, Healthcare Administration or Public Health are encouraged to compete. Hirsh Award Winner – $1,000 2nd Prize – $500 3rd Prize – $250 The first […]

The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization 2014 Summer Fellowships at Yale Law School

The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization of Yale Law School (LSO) invites applications for its 2014 Summer Fellowship program. LSO is the main organization at Yale Law School providing legal representation to individuals and organizations in need of legal assistance, but unable to afford private attorneys.  During the academic year, law students work closely with […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of November 25, 2013)

Tuesday, November 26, 2013:  Last day of classes – Congratulations on the completion of the fall 2013 semester. Congratulations to the graduating class of December 2013!  Thursday, November 28, 2013:  Thanksgiving Holidays/Recess Monday, December 2, 2013:  Reading Period Begins – Good luck with finals!  Information about Reading Period, Finals and Winter Break – The Career […]