Applications are now available for the Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee (NAC). The NAC seeks to recruit three (3) new law student members and three (3) law school professional (faculty and staff) members to serve two-year terms from August 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013. The NAC provides a vehicle through which students and […]
NALP presents “Destination Public Interest: Landing the Ideal Public Interest Job.” This webinar, designed for 3Ls and recent graduates who are pursuing public interest jobs, offers best practices and tips in the areas of cover letter and résumé drafting, as well as interviewing and professional networking. Watch the webinar now Presenters: Charlene Gomes, Senior Program […]
Seeking Law Student Volunteers SeminArt: Contracts for Artists SeminArt: Contracts for Artists Monday, March 7, 2011 / 6:00 – 7:30pm LegalArt 1035 N Miami Avenue Suite 200, Second floor Miami, FL 33136 Want to get involved with LegalArt? We are seeking two student volunteers for help checking in artists and speaker attendees and event set-up/clean-up. […]
Join Susan Butler Plum, Director of The Skadden Fellowship Foundation as she discusses the prestigious post-graduate Skadden Fellowship. The Skadden Fellowship Foundation was established in 1988 in recognition of the dire need for greater funding for graduating law students who wish to devote their professional lives to providing legal services to the poor (including the […]
Come join Dean White and current Legal Corps Fellows to learn more about Legal Corps! Tuesday, March 8, 2011 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Second Floor Reading Room, Law Library, D-201 Dinner Will Be Served
Looking for funding for the summer? The Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Program will grant $1,132 to 700 law students working in a qualified public interest organization this summer. More information is available here: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/law-school/summercorps.
The Goodwin Public Interest Fellowship for Students of Color offers two $7,500 awards to students of color who work in public interest positions the summer after their first year of law school. Selected fellows are guaranteed a “straight-to-callback” interview with the Goodwin Procter office of their choice in the fall interviewing season during their second […]
Every year, public interest law students, professors, and practitioners from the Eastern, Mid-Eastern, and Southern United States gather together at the Robert M. Cover Public Interest Law Retreat to network, strategize, and socialize in a beautiful, secluded setting. This year’s retreat will take place March 4 — March 6, 2011 at Nature’s Classroom at Sargent Center, […]
PSLawNet, an online resource connecting public interest law job-seekers with their ideal opportunities in the public interest arena, in government, at law schools, and around the globe. The organization is sharing job application tips for students pursuing public interest positions this summer. Below are the first two sets of tips and more will be posted […]
Welcome back! Classes begin on Tuesday, January 18th and our programming will start to heat up in the weeks ahead. While no programs will take place this first week back, the CDO would like to highlight an important summer internship deadline taking place this week: The Florida Bar Foundation Legal Aid Summer Fellowship Program has […]