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The Florida Bar Foundation 2010 Legal Aid Summer Fellowship Application is Now Available

The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2010 Legal Aid Summer Fellowship application is now available on-line.  Please note that the application deadline date is January 21, 2010.   Applications submitted after January 21, 2010 will not be considered. Information about the Florida Bar Foundation’s 2010 Legal Aid Summer Fellowship Program, including the 2010 Legal Aid Summer Fellowship Program […]

The Michael Maggio Immigrants’ Rights Summer Fellowship

The Michael Maggio Immigrants’ Rights Summer Fellowship was established jointly in 2009 by the America Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”), the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (“CHRCL”), and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (“NIP/NLG”), to commemorate the life and legal contributions of Michael Maggio. The primary mission of the fellowship […]

BABSEA 2010 Legal Studies Internship Program – Southeast Asia

About BABSEA:  Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia (“BABSEA”) is an international grassroots organization working to bring people together to overcome poverty, injustice and inequity in the Southeast Asia region. BABSEA is currently working in Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos and Vietnam, implementing a wide variety of community development and capacity-building, child protection and education, transitional justice […]

The Family Law Assistance Project is Hiring a Part-Time Staff Attorney

Thomas M. Cooley Law School seeks applicants for a part-time staff attorney position at their Auburn Hills campus. This position is to be filled as soon as possible. The staff attorney will work in the Family Law Assistance Project, which is part of a partnership with Lakeshore Legal Aid. The staff attorney will share with […]

Law Student Internships

Legal internships/volunteer opportunities with the staff attorney are available to law students currently attending ABA accredited law schools. Pro bono credit may be available. Internships involve work on affirmative and defensive asylum applications, N.A.C.A.R.A. Suspension of Deportation cases, Battered spouse petitions, legal research and outreach activities in rural Florida. Interested candidates should complete the online […]

Robin Nash Fellowship Program

The Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic at Emory University School of Law has a one year post graduate fellowship for recent law school graduates to work with the clinic on issues of child neglect and abuse.  The fellowship honors late Juvenile Court Judge and former Barton Clinic Director, Robin Nash, and focuses on building […]

Attend the Non-Profit & Government Career Fair on November 3rd!

Are you searching for an internship or full time position?  Have you considered implementing your passion and your education into a career in the Government and Non-Profit sectors? Mark your calendar for the annual Non-Profit & Government Career Fair* being held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm in the UC, Lower Lounge.  Learn more […]

The Bet Tzedek Summer Clerkship Program

Summer Clerkship Program Bet Tzedek’s nationally known summer clerkship program draws top law students from Southern California and around the country for an intensive 10-11 week internship experience in legal services. Several hundred applicants each year apply for the 25-30 placements available at our offices. Students are given the opportunity to work hands-on with clients, […]

Brennan Center for Justice – Summer Internship Program

The Brennan Center for Justice is currently hiring legal interns for the Summer 2010 term. There are opportunities in all of the Center’s programs and both of its offices to work on cutting edge policy advocacy, research, and litigation initiatives. The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan […]

Public Interest Conference in Atlanta, GA

The Emory Public Interest Committee (Emory Law School’s public interest student group) is delighted to announce their conference entitled “Expendable People?:  A Human Rights Perspective on the Impact of Global Economic Migration on Georgia.”  The conference will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, and it will […]