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Echoing Green Fellowship

Echoing Green is looking for our newest class of fellows! For nearly 25 years, Echoing Green has focused its efforts on identifying and funding promising social entrepreneurs to help them launch innovative social change organizations worldwide.  We’ve invested close to $30 million in seed funding to nearly 500 social entrepreneurs who work to solve deep-rooted […]

Albert M. Sacks Fellowship

The Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program invites applications for the position of Albert M. Sacks Fellowship. The fellowship will provide an opportunity for an attorney to work at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program on direct representation, appellate and advocacy work, starting in the summer of 2011. The Fellow will work […]

David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship

The David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship provides the opportunity for a law school graduate to expand their knowledge of the political system through firsthand, direct exposure to both public and private sector decision-makers in health policy development in Washington, D.C. The David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship offers a 12 to 16 month postgraduate […]

Volunteer Opportunity with Lawyers to the Rescue

Lawyers to the Rescue invites those interested in volunteering to participate in a Legal Clinic at Camillus House located at 726 N.E. First Avenue in downtown Miami on Saturday, September 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. To learn more about this event and others hosted by this organization, please visit http://www.lawyerstotherescue.org/Event-Calendar.html. Job Search Tip:  […]

Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair

Students and graduates interested in public interest law careers are encouraged to attend the Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair for the opportunity to meet with more than 130 public interest employers, practitioners and leaders.  September 24 is the last day for students to apply for interviews.  For more information about the conference, please […]

Public Service Student Loan Forgivenes – Learn More on September 29

As part of their student debt relief seminar series, Equal Justice Works will present the following webinar: GETTING YOUR STUDENT LOANS FORGIVEN: HOW GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT EMPLOYEES CAN EARN PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS Wednesday, September 29, Noon – 1 p.m. EDT Space is limited, so participants are required to register at equaljusticeworks.org. Presented by Heather […]

7th Annual Emory Public Interest Committee (EPIC) Conference

*What:* 7th Annual Emory Public Interest Committee (EPIC) Conference: “Next Door, but Worlds Apart- Conversations About Poverty in Metro Atlanta” *When:* Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Where:* Emory University School of Law 1301 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 *About the Conference *Understanding and addressing poverty in our city is crucial […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of September 13, 2010)

Monday, September 13 – Thursday, September 16 Fall On Campus Interview (OCI) Program Phase II Interviews take place in the CDO and Law Library. Wednesday, September 15 University of Miami Career Expo from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the BankUnited Center.  Click here for more information. Deadline to apply for the Equal Justice Works […]

The BPI Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellowship for a Public Interest Lawyer

Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI), a Chicago-based not-for-profit law and policy center, seeks a recent law or public policy graduate to serve as the Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellow for one year, renewable for a second, beginning in summer or fall 2011. The Fellowship was created in 1999 to honor Alexander Polikoff, who served […]

What is PSLawNet? A Wealth of Public Interest/Public Service Job Search Resources

PSLawNet (Public Service Law Network) is an online clearinghouse for law students and lawyers to connect with public interest opportunities and information on public interest careers.  PSLawNet is a free resource for UM law students and alumni to search among thousands of public interest job opportunities and employer profiles.  In addition to its database, PSLawNet […]