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Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies

Major League baseball players are honoring the life of former MLBPA Executive Director Michael Weiner by creating a scholarship program to encourage the pursuit of a graduate-level degree in labor studies. Beginning January 2015, the Players Trust will annually award up to five $10,000 scholarships to individuals dedicated to a career supporting workers’ rights. You […]

The Secrets of Superstar Associates: Landing and Excelling in Your First Job After Law School

On Thursday, October 16 at 12:30 p.m. in Room F-108, the American Bar Association Section of Litigation is sponsoring a panel of lawyers who will share with you strategies on how to improve your chances of landing and excelling at your first legal job after law school. Learn how the ABA can help you in […]

The 17th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition

In its seventeenth year, the GRAMMY Foundation® Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) promotes discussion and debate on the most compelling legal issues facing the music industry today. The initiative also promotes future careers in entertainment law by seeking out the nation’s top law students and giving them invaluable networking and educational opportunities.   The writing contest […]

Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Application Opens October 1, 2014

Interested in a Career in Federal Government? The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program offers paid two-year appointments with Federal Government Agencies. More than 80 Federal Agencies recruit through this program. The Class of 2015 PMF application period will be open from October 1-15, 2014 and the announcement can be found here when it opens (simply search […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of September 29, 2014)

Thursday, October 2, 2014: Judicial Clerkship Nuts & Bolts Application Workshop – 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, Room A-110

LAWYER COMPETENCY IN THE AGE OF E-DISCOVERY WEBCAST

LAWYER COMPETENCY IN THE AGE OF E-DISCOVERY. Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | 1-2 p.m. ET | REGISTER NOW The nature of a lawyer’s duty of competence has been the subject of debate ever since the ABA revised its definition of competency two years ago to require lawyers to understand “the benefits and risks associated with […]

The Richmond Law Journal of Law and Technology 2014-2015 Student Law and Technology Writing Competition

In law school? Interested in technology? Write about a topic at the intersection of law and technology and have a chance to be published and win prizes! The University of Richmond Journal of Law and Technology is pleased to announce the 2014-2015 biennial Student Law and Technology Writing Competition. This writing competition allows current students […]

The U.S. Department of Justice Has Added a New Mobile App Called DOJ Law Jobs

The U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a new mobile app, called DOJ Law Jobs, which will provide attorneys and law students with a quick and easy way to find an attorney position or law student internship with the Department. DOJ Law Jobs is available for free now on iTunes for Apple iPhone, and additional versions […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of September 22, 2014)

Tuesday, September 23, 2014: International LL.M. Career Development Luncheon, Training/Workshop – 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m., Room F-109 Friday, September 25, 2014: Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Information Session (Lecture/Panel Discussion) – 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m., Room A-110

The NLRB 2015 Honors Program

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is soliciting applications for its Honors Program, through which the Agency hires highly qualified individuals for attorney positions in its Headquarters and Regional offices. The Agency is seeking to enhance the diversity of its employees so that they represent the public that they serve. The NLRB is an independent […]