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Echoing Green Fellowship Informational Webinars

Echoing Green is hosting an informational webinar on the Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship. This webinar will cover the basics of the Fellowship and the application process. A current BMA Fellow will join us to answer any questions you may have. Black Male Achievement Fellowship – Informational Webinar 11/29, 3-3:45 pm ET. Register here. Additionally, […]

The Business Law Section Diversity Clerkship Program for 1L and 2L Students

The Business Law Section Diversity Clerkship Program places up to 9 law students from diverse backgrounds in business court clerkships across the country. In evaluating a student’s diversity, the Section will give special consideration to individuals who have overcome social or economic disadvantages such as physical disability, financial constraints or cultural impediments to becoming a […]

Children’s Staff Attorney Opening With The Florence Project

The Florence Project was founded in 1989 to respond to a representation crisis for indigent non-citizens detained at the rural Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center in Florence, Arizona. Through their programs today, they provide services to approximately 3,000 men, women, and children detained in Eloy, Florence and Phoenix, Arizona on any given day. […]

HOPE Public Interest News for the Week of November 5, 2012

Please read below for upcoming events on campus, opportunities in the community, and other announcements.  Events on Campus: Tuesday, November 6th, CEPS Lawyers in Leadership Luncheon with Carlos Martinez, JD ’90, 12:30 pm, Law Library Faculty Meeting Room. The Lawyers in Leadership Series is a program sponsored by the University of Miami School of Law […]

Federal Workforce Recruitment Program at UM Law **REMINDER**

Don’t forget!! There is an exciting opportunity coming to campus on November 16, 2012. The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a program that connects students and recent graduates with disabilities to employers across the nation for summer internships and full-time jobs. Check out the website to learn more. The resource page on the website also […]

HOPE Public Interest News for the Week of October 15, 2012

Please read below for upcoming events on campus, opportunities in the community, and other announcements.  Featured  Monday, October 22nd, Gideon’s Trumpet Screening, 5:30 pm, D201, Library Reading Room. Join HOPE and Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainright, the seminal case on the 6th Amendment right to counsel, […]

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans-2013 Fellowships-Deadline is November 7, 2012

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans are for study toward graduate degrees in any discipline or profession including fine and performing arts at any accredited university in the United States. they provide up to $90,000 over 2 years: $25,000/year for maintenance; up to $20,000/year for tuition. Eligibility: If born abroad, be a […]

Get Hired Through the Workforce Recruitment Program!

The WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the U.S. Department […]

Welcome to the Peace and Collaborative Development Network

The Peace and Collaborative Network (“PCDN”) is a free professional networking site (with over 25,500 members from around the world) to foster dialogue and sharing of resources in international development, conflict resolution, gender mainstreaming, human rights, social entrepreneurship and related fields. REGISTER and create your own profile, contribute to a DISCUSSION TOPIC, start a BLOG, CHAT […]

Immigrant Defense Project Seeks 2013 Legal Fellowship Candidates

The Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) announces the opportunity to apply for sponsorship for post-graduate legal fellowships starting in the fall of 2013 (applications due in the fall of 2012). IDP seeks rising third-year law students and other eligible candidates to sponsor for public interest law fellowships offered by programs such as Equal Justice Works, Soros […]