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NALP is Accepting Nominations for the 2011 PSLawNet Pro Bono Publico Award

NALP is accepting nominations for the 2011 PSLawNet Pro Bono Publico Award, which recognizes the extraordinary contributions that law students make to under-served populations, the public interest community and legal education by performing pro bono or public service work.  Eligibility: The Pro Bono Publico Award is available to any second- or third-year law student at aPSLawNet […]

The Career Development Office Invites You to a Special Presentation: Work-Life Balance & Successful Law Careers for Women

The Career Development Office Invites You to a Special Presentation: Work-Life Balance & Successful Law Careers for Women. Susan Smith Blakely, Esq., will discuss work-life balance and other key findings from her book: Best Friends at the Bar: What Women Need to Know about a Career in the Law. Improving the retention of women in the […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of September 12, 2011)

Monday, September 12th:  11th Judicial Circuit Intern Program Begins Intern Program Begins – For details, contact Amy Perez  at the CDO. Wednesday, September 14th: University of Miami Career Expo – from 11am – 3pm, at the BankUnited Center – Bring plenty of copies of your resume and your Cane Card. Students not professionally dressed and/or […]

Attend the University of Miami Fall Career Expo!

Career Expo September 14, 2011, 11am – 3pm BankUnitedCenter Career Expo has traditionally attracted about 200 companies from various industries such as personal and business financial services, banking, retail and merchandising, government, telecommunications and marketing and more. This expo is specially designed to expose University of  Miami students to a broad spectrum of career paths, […]

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Needs Law Student Clerks

Mission: The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (“Lawyers’ Committee”) advances, protects and promotes the rights of communities of color, immigrants and refugees – with a specific focus on low income communities and a long-standing commitment to African Americans – by leveraging the power of the private bar to support […]

The Spring 2012 Florida Supreme Court Internship Program for Distinguished Florida Law Students – Applications Now Available!

Applications for the Spring 2012 Florida Supreme Court Internship Program for Distinguished Florida Law Students are now available.  Applications are available in the Career Development Office (Room A112).    The Program offers an amazing opportunity to work as a law clerk for the Florida Supreme Court.  Interns have the opportunity to attend oral arguments, discuss cases with the Justices and […]

Sarasota County Bar Diversity Scholarship – Deadline January 14, 2012

The Sarasota County Bar Diversity Scholarship (SCBA) offers the Richard Garland Diversity Scholarship to deserving first-year law students who meet the qualifying criteria.  The Community Foundation of Sarasota County awards scholarships of up to $5,000 which is applied to the recipient’s tuition for his or her second year of law school.  The deadline for the […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of September 5, 2011)

Tuesday, September 6th: U.S. Department of Justice – Deadlines to apply is TODAY at midnight! Attorney General’s Summer Law Intern Program (2Ls) and Honors Program  (3Ls).  ). For further information and link to the on-line application, click here.     Tax LL.M. Luncheon Resume Workshop – Room F109 at 12:30pm. Wednesday, September 7th: Peace Corps’ 50TH Anniversary Career […]

Practising Law Institute has 2 Upcoming Free Programs for Students and Graduates

 “Welcome to the Firm: Now What? What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School” is a one-hour Web-only audio briefing, held on September 21, 2011, 1:00 PM Eastern time. Click here to attend. This would be of interest to recent grads who are out in the working world, but also could be of equal interest to […]

Job Searching on LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter

NALP, The Association for Legal Career Professionals, has published a series of E-Guides on E-Professionalism.  The first three E-Guides in the series contain helpful information on job searching and building a professional image on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.  Here are links to the E-Guides: LinkedIn: Facebook for Lawyers Facebook for Law Students: Making Friends (But […]