The White House Office of Public Engagement and the Access to Justice Initiative at the U.S. Department of Justice invite you to join President Obama’s Champions of Change live stream event on October 13, 2011 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm EST at the Legal Corps office. This national, on-line conversation among law students and faculty, […]
NALP, The Association for Legal Career Professionals, has published a series of E-Guides on E-Professionalism. Please see our earlier post for the first three E-Guides in the series regarding the use of LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to advance your career. The following E-Guide, Effective Email Strategies for Law Students and Lawyers, contains useful information on […]
Becoming a Practising Law Institute (“PLI”) student rep can be a great boost for your resume (PLI is well known and highly regarded by law firms and corporations). And it can be a great way to be of service to your school and colleagues. Student reps not only help plan Patent Bar presentations at your […]
The IFA Educational Foundation and DLA Piper US LLP have teamed up to sponsor the Franchise Law Diversity Scholarship Award. The goal of this program is to recognize and support academic achievement among diverse law students. Additionally, the program seeks to encourage diverse law students to enroll in courses that are oriented towards franchising. Who […]
Monday, October 3rd: Spring 2012 Florida Supreme Court Internship Program for Distinguished Florida Law Students – Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. For more information, you can contact Amy Perez, Director of Judicial Clerkships. Tuesday, October 4th: Tax LL.M. Luncheon – Interviewing/Networking, Room F-109,12:30pm Wednesday, October 5th: Susan Smith Blakely, Esq.: Best Friends at the Bar: What […]
Interested in corporate law or being in-house counsel? Want to network with attorneys in the field? There is an exciting ABA volunteer opportunity coming to South Beach. 16th Annual National Institute on Negotiating Business Acquisitions November 10-11, 2011 Miami Beach, FL ABA OnRamps allows law students to attend ABA conferences and have their registration fee […]
The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section and the Dade County Bar Association’s Business Law Committee present “Demystifying the Securities Laws: A Practitioners Approach to Getting the Deal Done,” Part 8-A. This event will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 from 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. The 1.0 hour Florida CLE will be presented by […]
Submission Deadline October 17th! NLR November 2011 Suggested Topics: Intellectual Property law, Tax Law and Labor & Employment Law. This is a reminder that submissions are now being accepted for consideration for publication in the November issue of the National Law Review (NLR). Please note that although students are encouraged to submit articles addressing Health & Labor Law they may also […]
Monday, September 26th: Lunch & Learn Series: Careers in Government – Room F109, 12:30-1:50pm The U.S. Department of State’s 2011 Diplomacy Fellows Program Applications Due – The deadline to submit completed applications is 11:59 pm Eastern Time. Visit the Diplomacy Fellows Page for more information and eligibility. Wednesday, September 28th: Int’l LL.M. IGLP/CDO Luncheon: New […]
Enter the ABA Section of International Law’s Rona R. Mears Student Writing Competition & Scholarship Awards. Topic of Essay: “The Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States is Being Revised. What Section or Group of Related Sections of the Restatement, Should be Revised, Why and How?” Winning Essays will be published […]