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Backpack to Briefcase Professional Development Series

From Lunch Interviews to Cocktail Parties:  What You MUST Know about Etiquette and Networking to get HIRED! Presented by Dr. Sharon Meit Abrahams, Director of Professional Development for Foley & Lardner, LLP and Co-Sponsored with the Effective Firm Management Society Thursday, February 17th @ 12:30 pm in Room F108 Please join us for a lively […]

Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Program – Money for the Summer

Looking for funding for the summer?   The Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Program will grant $1,132 to 700 law students working in a qualified public interest organization this summer. More information is available here:  http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/law-school/summercorps.

Palm Beach County Bar Association Law Student Forum & Networking Event

The Palm Beach County Bar Association would like to invite diverse law students to attend a conference on diversity, followed by a reception.  The conference is attended by approximately 1200 judges, lawyers and staff and is a signature event for the Palm Beach County legal community.  Please visit www.palmbeachbar.org for more information and to register […]

Warren E. Burger Prize Writing Competition

The Warren E. Burger Prize is a writing competition designed to encourage outstanding scholarship that “promotes the ideals of excellence, civility, ethics and professionalism within the legal profession,” the core mission of the American Inns of Court. The American Inns of Court invites judges, lawyers, professors, students, scholars and other authors to participate in the […]

University of Miami School of Law Externship Program Info Session

Want to learn how you can apply for summer positions through the Externship Program? Already secured a position for the summer and want to earn academic credit? Get these questions answered at the UM Law Externship Program Informational Session.  This Information Session will cover how students can earn academic credit for uncompensated legal positions with […]

Florida Supreme Court Internship Program for Distinguished Florida Law Students

Applications for the Summer 2011 Florida Supreme Court Internship Program for Distinguished Florida Law Students are now available.  Copies of the application materials are available from your CDO advisor and may also be picked up in the Career Development Office, Room A112.  The deadline to submit application materials to Amy Perez, Director of Judicial Clerkships […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of Monday, February 7, 2011)

Tuesday, February 8 Deadline to submit bids for employers participating in  Spring Recruiting 2011 Session #1 is 11:00 p.m.  For more information on how to submit your bids, please view the Spring Recruiting Student Guide to Symplicity available in the CDO Symplicity Document Library or from your CDO advisor. Thursday, February 10 Information session for […]

First Year Associate Survival Guide – A Lunchtime Presentation

Miami Law students are invited to attend a presentation by law firm recruitment expert Doug Fleming, Esq. on Thursday, February 10th on how students can best prepare for life after law school. The presentation will take place at 12:30 p.m. in room 109.  Lunch will be provided.  Among the topics to be discussed are the […]

Florida Bar’s 9th Annual Litigation and Arbitration Conference

Registration is now open for the Florida Bar’s 9th Annual Litigation and Arbitration Conference (the ILAC) to be held on Friday, February 4, 2011, at the beautiful Westin Diplomat Hotel Resort in Hollywood, Florida. Don’t miss out on this phenomenal gathering of legal experts from around the globe as they discuss and present on the […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of January 31, 2011)

Tuesday, February 1 Spring Recruiting Information and OCI Training Session, 12:30 p.m., room 209 Want to learn how to participate in Spring Recruiting?  Unfamiliar with Symplicity or want a refresher course?   Attend the Spring Recruiting Information and OCI Training Session.  The same program will also take place on Thursday for those who cannot attend on […]