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January 2013

The Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest

Overview: This annual contest, conducted by the ABA Section of Family Law, was established by the Toledo Bar Association and the Ohio Bar Foundation as a memorial to Howard C. Schwab, a Past President of the Toledo Bar Association and Past Chairman of the Family Law Committee of the Ohio Bar Association. He was Chairman-Elect […]

The ABA Section of Antitrust Law Student Writing Competition

Winners of the Section of Antitrust Law Student Writing Competition get $2,000 and a trip to the Spring Meeting – airfare, accomodations, and registration paid. The Law Student Writing Competition encourages and rewards student-written articles in the area of antitrust law, competition policy, and consumer protection law. How to Enter: Write an article about antitrust. […]

ABA John J. Curtin, Jr. Justice Fund Legal Internship Program

The Curtin Justice Fund Legal Internship Program is seeking motivated law student interns to apply for stipends available for the Summer 2013 Program.  These students should have a position offered, contingent on funding, from a qualified organization. Internship: The Curtin Justice Fund Legal Internship Program is managed jointly by the ABA Commission on Homelessness and […]

Peggy Browning Fund Fellowship Program Deadline Coming on January 18th!

Application deadline: January 18, 2013!  2013 Summer Fellowships: Funded positions in labor-related organizations throughout the United States. 2013-2014 School-Year Fellowship: one funded part-time position in Chicago. Please visit the website for additional information and to apply.    

Harvard Legal Aid Bureau Summer Fellowship

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (“HLAB”) is the nation’s oldest student-run legal services organization, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the campus of Harvard Law School.  HLAB works with hundreds of low-income clients to solve their legal problems in the areas of housing, domestic relations, government benefits and fair wage law.  As a student-run legal clinic […]

The Haitian Lawyers Association is Now Accepting Applications for its 2013 Scholarship

The Haitian Lawyers Association is pleased to announce that it is now accepting scholarship applications for the year 2013. Every year, at least one student from the University of Miami School of Law (UM Law) is chosen to be the recipient of this prestigious award. This scholarship is only for UM Law students. Each selected […]

HNBA Second Annual Human Trafficking Conference – January 25, 2013

Please join the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and the University of Miami School of Law on January 25, 2013 for a discussion on “Human Trafficking: Demand, Legislation and Prosecutions.” Welcome by Dean Patricia D. White, University of Miami, School of Law. Opening remarks by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jose Diaz. In addition to several speakers, the […]

Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center Has Opening For Staff Attorney

The Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) is a non-profit agency that provides education and direct legal representation to vulnerable immigrants, including individuals detained by the Department of Homeland Security in Pennsylvania detention facilities. PIRC provides on-site group legal orientations, individual consultations, self-help workshops and pro bono attorney referral services under its Legal Orientation Program (LOP), […]

The Equaljusticeworks Summer Corps Program

The Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Program provides law students with the chance to spend their summer working on a legal project at a qualifying nonprofit public interest organization of their choosing. Summer Corps members expand the delivery of critically needed legal assistance in low-income and underserved communities across the country for veterans, homeowners facing […]

The 2013 Tannenwald Writing Competition – Deadline is July 1, 2013

Sponsored by the Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and The American College of Tax Counsel. Named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., and designed to perpetuate his dedication to legal scholarship of the highest quality, the Tannenwald Writing Competition is open to all full- or part-time law school […]