The Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (“HDLJF”) is a relatively new initiative designed by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Diversity and Managing Partner Committees. In 2005, the first annual HDLJF was held in Kansas City, Missouri. This job fair is unusual because law firms and legal organizations have come together to encourage students to […]
UM law students are cordially invited to attend the following lunch seminar: HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL LAW PRACTICE presented by Susana Alvarez-Diaz of the Alvarez Diaz Group & UM SBA-Entrepreneurship adjunct lecturer AND Maria Yip, CPA of Yip Associates Learn how to: – prevent common pitfalls – build your client base fast – bill […]
The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers 2010 Writing Competition for Law Students Submissions are now being accepted for the 2010 College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Law Student Writing Competition. TOPIC: The scope of permissible topics is broad, i.e., any aspect of workers’ compensation law. Students are encouraged to present: a public policy issue; a critique […]
Are you interested in a career in academia? If so, please join our distinguished panel as they discuss how they prepared for and transitioned into their careers in academia. The Career Development Office is pleased to welcome the following professors: Ricardo Bascuas, Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law Kele Williams, Associate Professor […]
Interested in a career in lobbying and legislative consulting? The CDO invites you to attend the latest in its Pathways to Government & Public Interest Opportunities series featuring Robert Raben Founder of The Raben Group, LLC A legislative consulting and lobbying practice March 29, 2010 12:30pm – 2:00 p.m. The Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge […]
The Florida Bar Business Law Section Presents a Lunch ‘n’ CLE: A Practical Guide to Social Media Law students are encouraged to participate in this event. The Florida Bar Business Law Section Presents a Lunch ‘n’ CLE titled “A Practical Guide to Social Media.” This event will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from […]
Thursday, March 11 Bidding Ends for employers participating in Resume Referral/Direct Contact Session (March 11, 2010) at 11:00 p.m. For a complete list of participating employers, please refer to the most recent Spring OCI email sent from the CDO. You may submit your bids by logging onto Symplicity. If you do not have your Symplicity […]
The General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section of the Florida Bar invites all law students to participate in the 2010 Solo and Small Firm Interview Program, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 12-2 p.m. in Orlando, Florida. Applicants will be interviewed for entry-level associate positions, summer 2010 clerkships, part-time […]
Wednesday, March 3 Informational Career Fair 12:30 p.m. The Bricks Career choices keeping you up at night? Get the answers you’ve been looking for at this year’s Informational Career Fair. Take this opportunity to speak with attorneys practicing in different areas of law about how they got started in their fields and what it is […]
The CDO has two great programs and a couple of important deadlines coming up this week! Also, please note that registration for the upcoming Florida Bar 2010 Solo and Small Firm Interview Program will now begin on March 3 and not on February 17 as stated in last week’s email. Registration forms will be available […]