The United States Government has established the Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Process to make available up to $1.33 billion or more to farmers who alleged discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) based on being female, or based on being Hispanic, in making or servicing farm loans during certain periods between […]
Service Description : For over 40 years, LAF (formerly Legal Assistance Foundation) has provided free civil legal assistance to people living in poverty in metropolitan Chicago. Each year LAF’s more than 80 full-time attorneys, volunteers, and staff help resolve legal problems, including domestic violence, consumer fraud, unfair evictions and foreclosures, public benefits, immigration, and employment […]
Upcoming Events: Tuesday, January 22nd, VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Training Session, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, **E352. Volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation to individuals with low to moderate incomes ($50,000 maximum income), individuals with disabilities, non-English speaking taxpayers, and the elderly. Saturday, January 26th, Citizenship Clinic at FIU Law School, 11 am […]
The OSCAR Working Group established the following 2013 Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan dates: Monday, August 19, 2013, 12:00 pm NOON (EDT) First date and time when applications may be received from third-year law school applicants. Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 12:00 pm NOON (EDT) First date and time when judges may contact third-year law school […]
The AFL-CIO Organizing Institute matches recent college graduates and graduating seniors interested in careers in social and economic justice with AFL-CIO affiliate-unions looking to hire individuals enthusiastic about assisting workers gain respect and dignity in their workplace. They also work with individual unions to assist with their recruitment and hiring needs of union organizers. They […]
The U.S. Citizens & Immigration Services Office (USCIS) of the Chief Counsel (OCC) has posted a vacancy announcement on USA Jobs for entry-level attorneys. They will be hiring a large number (exactly how large still to be determined) of people who either are about to graduate from law school (i.e., before July 1 of this […]
DRI is widely recognized as the largest and most active national association of lawyers engaged in the defense of civil actions. DRI provides high quality educational seminars, numerous publications and other valuable member services to more than 22,000 defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel. It is also a forum for exchanging ideas on current issues of […]
On January 31, 2013, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm EDT, the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) is sponsoring a Webinar panel titled “Starting and Maintaining a Small IP Firm or Nonprofit.” The FCBA is the national organization for the bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. They sponsor […]
All J.D. candidates currently enrolled in accredited law schools are eligible to participate in the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Legal Writing Contest. Entrants must write on subjects in the fields of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, evidence or other areas of the law of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense […]
This is a reminder that the rolling-admission Summer Corps application process is now under way! Applications are accepted through March 18, but you are encouraged to apply as early as possible. To hear more about the Summer Corps program and the application, sign up for the free webinar on Wednesday, February 13 at 3 p.m. EST. […]