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The Inter-American Bar Association (IABA) Competition for Law Student Best Paper Award – Deadline is April 23, 2013

Instructions: The Inter-American Bar Association (IABA) awards prizes at each of its annual conferences for the three best research papers presented by law students from throughout the Americas. The next IABA Conference will be held at Asuncion, Paraguay, from June 20th to 24th, 2013. Benefits. Each award includes: IABA membership (valid for one year); Certificate […]

HOPE News for the Week of March 4, 2013

Upcoming Events: Monday, March 4th, 5:30PM, Room F-300 Please join the Miami Law Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild for their first official meeting. Topics of discussion will include some of their recent events and ways that law students can get involved both on and off campus. Monday, March 11th– 15th Join UM and FIU […]

Florida Bar Leadership Applications Now Available!

The Florida Bar Leadership Academy is a new multi-session training program designed to assist a diverse and inclusive group of lawyers in becoming better leaders within the legal profession, in their chosen path, while enhancing their leadership skills. Up to 40 participants will be selected for the year-long program’s 2013-14 inaugural class. All Florida Bar […]

This Week at the CDO (March 4, 2013)

Tuesday, March 5, 2013: Judicial Clerkships Nuts & Bolts Application Workshop – Room F-108, 12:30 p.m.–1:40 p.m. CIA Information Session – Room E-265, 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.  Wednesday, March 6, 2013:  Informational Career Fair – The Bricks, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Legal Corps CLE/ for LC Fellows – Legal Corps Office, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 […]

Liberty Mutual Insurance Is Seeking Field Counsel For Its Los Angeles Office

Job Description: Field Counsel-38563 Description: Liberty Mutual Insurance has an exciting opportunity for an attorney. As a Field Counsel you will represent the company and its policyholders in civil litigation matters involving claims for money damages or compensation for personal injury or property damage of a moderate value with moderately complex legal issues. Responsibilities: Use […]

Nominations Now Being Accepted for Stanford Law School’s National Public Service Award

Stanford Law School’s National Public Service Award honors an attorney who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to public service and social justice in his/her career. Nominees should be leaders in their fields who embody the tradition of public service. The award will be presented at the Levin Center’s Annual Public Service Awards Dinner in the Fall […]

Learn About Unemployment Benefits Law & Help Those Who Have Lost Jobs

Florida Legal Services, along with co-sponsor University of Miami School of Law HOPE Public Interest Resource Center, presents a free training on Unemployment Compensation on March 13, 2013, from 2:00 – 4:30 pm. The training is open to Dade County attorneys who agree to provide pro bono representation to a low-income individual seeking unemployment benefits. […]

Miami Law HOPE Public Interest Lecture Series Presents: Shahrzad Emami, Esquire

Miami Law HOPE Public Interest Lecture Series presents Shahrzad Emami, Esquire. This event takes place on Thursday, February 28, 2013, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., in Room A-216B (above the CDO). Shahrzad Emami serves as Affordable Housing Project Director at Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. in the Community Economic Development Practice Group. Ms. Emami […]

HOPE News for the Week of February 25, 2013

Upcoming Events: Wednesday, February 28th, 12:30-1:30PM, A-216B (above the CDO). Join the Public Interest Lecture Series for a roundtable luncheon with Shahrzad Emami, Affordable Housing Project Director, at Legal Services of Greater Miami. Please RSVP to UM HOPE. Monday, March 4th, 12:30PM, Room 108. Please join us for a training session for a court observation […]

Need to Sublet Your Place this Summer?

The CDO from time to time receives requests from Miami Law students or students elsewhere seeking to sublet their apartment and/or sublease another apartment. Below is detailed information about 0ne such opportunity: A law student in Washington, DC is seeking a sublet in the Brickell/Downtown area from mid-May until late August 2013 (rough dates are […]