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Apply for Judicial Clerkships Now!

If you are in the midst of preparing your judicial clerkship applications, please remember to apply to state court and administrative law judges.  Specifically:   State Court Clerkships: Below is a sampling of state courts that are accepting applications for fall 2012 law clerk positions: Supreme Courts: Connecticut Supreme Court (deadline early September) Delaware Supreme Court […]

U.S. Department of Justice Legal Hiring Programs

Please see below for different opportunities with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”): 1.         The Attorney General’s Honors Program (HP) Third-year law students and students who enter judicial clerkships, graduate law programs, or qualifying fellowships within 9 months of law school graduation are eligible  Participating DOJ components will be listed on the website  Centralized electronic […]

New Judicial Clerkship Opportunities Available!

Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade County) Trial Court Law Clerk Accepting applications from May 2011 graduates who will sit for the July FL bar exam and alumni who are current members of the FL Bar.  Deadline to apply is July 22nd.  For additional information, please visit the Eleventh Circuit website.  This is a permanent, full time […]

New Information About State Court Clerkships

The Vermont Guide to State Court Judicial Clerkships is very helpful for researching state courts outside Florida.  You can access the guide at their website. The username and password recently changed. To receive the new username and password, please contact your Career Development Office advisor.   Also, the NALP guide entitled “Insight and Inside Information for […]

The Just the Beginning Foundation (“JTBF”) “Share the Wealth Law Clerk Program”

The Just the Beginning Foundation (“JTBF”) is an organization dedicated to fostering racial diversity among law clerks serving in the federal and state judiciary.  The program offers opportunities for externships with federal judges, as well as interview opportunities with federal judges for post-graduate clerkships.  The JTBF Share the Wealth Law Clerk Program is a special […]

Fall Recruiting is Here!

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 […]

Interested in a Judicial Internship? Apply Now!

If you want to intern for a federal or state appellate court judge in the fall, now is the time to apply.  In order to assist you, the CDO has launched the first session of its 2011 Fall Recruiting Program, entitled “2011 Fall Recruiting (Judicial Internships Session Only) Direct Contact, Externship”.  This session includes information for […]

Network Launched to Unite Military Spouses With Law Degrees

Attorney spouses of military members face significant challenges maintaining their legal careers while supporting their spouse’s military career. Many families find balancing a military career with a legal career too difficult. In those cases, either the legal profession or the military loses a valuable member. The Military Spouse JD Network (“MSJDN”) was formed by two […]

The Deadline for the Palm Beach County Diversity Internship Program Has Been Extended

The deadline to apply for the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Diversity Internship Program has been extended until Friday, June 3, 2011.  The internship program runs from June 20th-July 29th.  Diverse law students in the top 50% of their class who want to gain valuable work experience in Palm Beach County this summer should apply for a position.  The program […]

Apply for the U.S. Department of State’s 2012 Spring Student Internship Program

The U.S. Department of State is now accepting applications for the U.S. Department of State’s 2012 Spring Student Internship Program. Click here (choose either Graduate/Post-Graduate or Undergraduate) for more information and to start the online application process. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is July 01, 2011. You must be a U.S. Citizen […]