The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920, is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with more than 500,000 members and is dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the U.S. Constitution. The ACLU is now offering the following Legal Fellowship Career opportunities for law students and graduates: 2012 Marvin M. Karpatkin […]
The Legal Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (“AFL-CIO”) is offering a one-year fellowship beginning in September 2012. The fellowship offers an excellent opportunity for recent law school graduates to work with experienced union-side lawyers on a wide variety of issues. The AFL-CIO is a voluntary federation of 55 […]
For recent graduates of law schools or graduate programs in journalism, international relations, area studies, or other relevant disciplines from universities worldwide. Unrestricted Fellowships: Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship – Established in memory of Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg, early supporters of Human Rights Watch, this fellowship is open to recent graduates […]
The Southern Poverty Law Center is seeking a managing attorney for its Miami office to litigate cases related to education and juvenile justice reform throughout the state. Project Description: The Southern Poverty Law Center (“SPLC”) works to reduce the imprisonment of children by advocating for juvenile justice and educational reforms. SPLC works to end school […]
The University of Miami will host a special event on September 7, 2011 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Peace Corps. This special function will be held at the University of Miami’s Fieldhouse on the Coral Gables campus and will include a job fair and a panel discussion. Panel members will share their unique Peace […]
The Career Development Office (“CDO”) would like to announce the start of Fall Recruiting 2011. Fall Recruiting 2011 is a collection of programs coordinated by the CDO for employers interested in interviewing University of Miami law students for summer and post-graduate positions. These programs include the Fall On Campus Interview (“OCI”) Program, Resume Referral and […]
NALP, in partnership with the Washington Council of Lawyers, is hosting a program to offer best practices on the project-based fellowship application process. For those of you who are based in the Washington, DC area this summer, here are the details. Interested in project-based public interest fellowships, like those funded by Equal Justice Works and […]
FELLOWSHIP SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2012-2014 FELLOWSHIP CYCLE The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (“LCCR”) is a civil rights and legal services organization that advances, protects and promotes the rights of communities of color, immigrants and refugees, with a specific focus on low-income communities and a long-standing commitment to African […]
Legal Fellow – Announcement APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 27th, 2011 EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full time TIME RESTRICTED POSITION: 6 months STARTING DATE: Immediately The Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) seeks a bilingual (Spanish/English) legal fellow to provide support for their legal defense team with their current litigation of human rights cases before the Inter-American System […]
The Human Rights Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law seeks applicants for a Practitioner-in-Residence/Lecturer position. The application deadline is June 30, 2011. Position Title: Practitioner-in-Residence/Lecturer Start Date: Summer/Early Fall 2011 (flexible) Duration: 2 years, renewable for 1 additional year Miami Law invites applicants for the position of Practitioner-in-Residence/Lecturer in its Human Rights […]