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Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) Seeking Advocacy Interns

CLINIC is a national network of immigration legal service providers that serve low income communities, and the Advocacy Department seeks to make the collective experience of our affiliates influence immigration policy.  Interns can expect to work in several different modes of advocacy, including tasks involving the administration’s immigration policy, state and local laws affecting immigrants, […]

The Victim Rights Law Center is Hiring Two (2) Attorneys

Title:       Attorney Status:   Full-time Description: The Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC), a nonprofit law center that provides free legal services to victims of sexual assault in Oregon and in Massachusetts, as well as legal technical assistance nationally, seeks a full-time, Oregon-licensed attorney to join our team and coordinate the VRLC’s transitional housing partnership. […]

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Women’s Rights Project, New York, Seeks Staff Attorney

The Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) National office in New York seeks applicants for a Staff Attorney position.  OVERVIEW: The Women’s Rights Project is part of the ACLU’s Center for Liberty, which is dedicated to the principle that we are all entitled to determine the course of our lives based […]

Fellowship – Rapporteurship on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2014

The Rapporteurship on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) invites young indigenous lawyers, from the Member States of the OAS, to apply for a fellowship to assist with tasks of the Rapporteurship in Washington, D.C. The Rapporteurship on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the IACHR was created […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of February 10, 2014)

Thursday, February 12, 2014: Florida Supreme Court Information Session – 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Room F-108 Thursday, February 13, 2014: Toppel Career Expo – 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center Friday, February 14, 2014: Department of State Information Session – 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Room A-110

Loyola Offers 2 Fellowship Opportunities: Salisbury Clinical Fellowship in Child and Family Law & Two-Year Clinical Teaching Fellowship in Childlaw Legislation and Policy

 Salisbury Clinical Fellowship in Child and Family Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law is seeking applications for the Salisbury Clinical Fellowship in Child and Family Law. Loyola’s ChildLaw program is offering this two-year Fellowship, to commence in July of 2014. The Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity for a recent law school graduate to […]

Apply For The IJC Fellowships

The IJC will award Justice Fellowships to recent law graduates and law clerks from around the country – individuals with tremendous talent and promise and a demonstrated commitment to provide legal services for the poor and for immigrants. The IJC will also select 15 Community Fellows annually – exceptional college graduates with the linguistic skills, […]

PSJD Launches the New Postgraduate Fellowship Application Deadline Calendar

Have you searched postgraduate fellowships on PSJD and wished you could see them on a calendar? They have listened to your requests, and are excited to announce the Calendar is here! Check out it and all the other great postgraduate fellowship resources in the Resource Center on PSJD.

Suffolk Law’s Housing Discrimination Testing Program Seeks Clinical Fellow

Suffolk University Law School Clinical Programs, in conjunction with the Boston Fair Housing Commission, is seeking to hire a full-time clinical fellow to work in the Clinical Program’s Housing Discrimination Testing Program (“HDTP”).  The position is a one-year grant funded position, with the possibility of extension depending on future funding. The Clinical Fellow will be part […]

Institute for Justice – Public Interest Boot Camp for Law Students

The Institute for Justice, the national law firm for liberty, is excited to announce their Public Interest Boot Camp this summer, July 25-27, in Arlington, Virginia.  The law student conference brings together 40 top students from across the country.  Learn how to use the law as a force for freedom, meet like-minded students and discuss […]