Founded in 1992, the Center for Reproductive Rights is a non-profit organization that promotes women’s equality worldwide by securing reproductive rights in constitutional and international human rights law. Its mission is straightforward and ambitious: to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect and fulfill. The Center […]
Apply by: May 24, 2013 The Avon Global Center for Women & Justice at Cornell Law School is seeking applications for the 2013-14 Women and Justice Fellowship. The Fellow will play an integral role in executing and further developing the Center’s initiatives. The Center works with judges, legal practitioners, civil society advocates and other stakeholders […]
This summer, Miami Law Women, in partnership with the Miami-Dade Women’s Fund, will be offering Women’s Advocacy Internships to law students who have an interest in advocating for women’s issues in the Miami-Dade area. The interns will be placed with Women’s Fund grantee organizations such as Power U Midwifery Program, Sisterhood of Survivors, Urgent, Inc., […]
Upcoming Events: Wednesday, April 24th, 4:00-6:00 p.m., 4th Floor Faculty Lounge, Center for Ethics & Public Service 2013 Spring Reception, Please join the CEPS in honoring their graduating fellows and interns. For more information, please email UM HOPE. Saturday, May 18th, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Elizabeth Virrick Park, Historic Black Church- Oral History Film, Please join the Center […]
This free two-part webinar series, co-sponsored by NALP and Equal Justice Works, provides both law students and CSO professionals with insight on the key elements of the summer public interest job application process. Attorneys with years of application review experience highlight what you should and shouldn’t do; explain how and why public interest application materials […]
Upcoming Events: Monday, April 15th, 12:30 p.m., Room 408, Brown Bag Lunch on Post-Graduate Fellowships, If you are contemplating applying for a post-graduate fellowship, don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the experts, Carrie Bettinger-Lopez and Jennifer Hill, former Skadden Fellows. This meeting will be a workshop to help you understand the different types of […]
Fall and Spring 2013-2014: The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system. Since 1981, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has won precedent-setting victories that have expanded legal protections for companion animals, wildlife, animals in research labs, and […]
Upcoming Events: *Save the Date* Thursday, April 18th, 6:00 p.m., HOPE Recognition Reception. To RSVP, click here. Additionally, HOPE needs YOUR pictures of your community service efforts to display in a slideshow at the reception. Please email them. Wednesday, April 10th, HOPE Fellows: The Future of Marriage Equality, 12:30-1:50 p.m., F-309, Please join current HOPE […]
A senior Democrat from the Midwest is seeking a fellow for the Washington, DC office. The Fellow will assist the Counsel with immigrant advocacy, deportation policies and community and constituent services. Agency Name: U.S. House of Representatives Position Title: Immigration Fellow Location: Washington, DC Description of Responsibilities: The Fellow will work closely with the Member’s […]
Attend “The Ins and Outs of Family Law and Child Advocacy” on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. in Room F-108. This event will be a discussion about child advocacy and family law. Child advocacy and family law are both broad areas of practice, and students will be able to listen […]