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September 2013

LatinoJustice PRLDEF is Seeking Staff Attorney for its New Orlando Satellite Office

LatinoJustice PRLDEF is one of the foremost Latino civil rights organizations in the country. By litigating precedent-setting impact cases across the country and training young people to be leaders in their community, LatinoJustice PRLDEF has profoundly improved the way Latinos are treated in U.S. society, working to ensure that they have more opportunities for political, […]

The US Human Rights Network (USHRN) Seeks a Campaign Director

The US Human Rights Network (USHRN) seeks a Campaign Director to coordinate the Human Rights at Home (HuRAH) Campaign. HuRAH is a collaborative effort to institutionalize concrete accountability mechanisms to help ensure that human rights principles, standards and obligations are considered and implemented in all areas of domestic policy and practice in the United States. […]

The Center on Wrongful Convictions (CWC) of the Northwestern University School of Law Announces the Creation of the Women’s Project Clinical Fellowship Program

Center on Wrongful Convictions Women’s Project Clinical Fellowship Program Bluhm Legal Clinic Northwestern University School of Law  Announcement/Job Description: The Women’s Project Fellowship Program will train one junior attorney in the post-conviction representation of innocent female clients.  The Women’s Project Fellow will work under the supervision of the Women’s Project Director and CWC Co-Legal Director, […]

CPR Professional and Short Article Awards and the Joseph T. McLaughlin Original Student Article or Paper

CPR Institute’s Awards Program honors outstanding scholarship and practical achievement in the field of alternative dispute resolution. Award criteria focuses on processes, techniques, systems, commitment and scholarship which address the resolution, prevention or creative management of major disputes involving public or business institutions between corporations, between government and corporations, or among multiple parties. The review committee […]

Miami-Dade FAWL Presents Pay Disparity Luncheon Seminar on September 26, 2013

Pay Disparity Luncheon Seminar  September 26, 2013     11:30a.m. – 2:00p.m JW Marriott Marquis 255 Biscayne Blvd Way Miami, FL 33131 Miami-Dade FAWL presents a seminar discussing the myths and realities of pay disparity between men and women in the law.  The luncheon seminar will include such topics as recent data showing that females comprise […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of September 16, 2013)

This Week at the CDO: Monday, September 16:  Public Interest Legal Careers Luncheon – 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Student Lounge: A luncheon featuring speakers: Lisa Roberts (SEC), Celeste Higgins (Federal Public Defender) and Ed Sanchez (USAO). There will be a guided panel discussion and an opportunity for students to ask questions regarding legal careers in public […]

Amnesty International is Seeking a Senior Policy Adviser for New York

Amnesty International is seeking a Senior Policy Adviser to develop and apply policies on key human rights issues in a way that maximizes the impact of their work, furthers their strategic objectives, upholds Amnesty International’s values and principles and contributes to the collective work of the Law and Policy Program.  As Senior Policy Adviser, you […]

The U.S. Army JAG Corps, the Florida Department of Children & Families and the State Attorney’s Office for the 15th Judicial Circuit Will All Be On Campus Soon For Information Sessions

ATTENTION LAW STUDENTS! The Career Development Office (CDO) would like to invite you to attend three upcoming information sessions hosted by employers.  These information sessions will provide invaluable information regarding the work handled by these employers and their hiring processes.  The CDO encourages you to attend if you have any interest in potentially seeking internships […]

The Kozyak Minority Mentoring Picnic is on November 9, 2013

The Kozyak Minority Mentoring Picnic is a premier event currently in its 10th year. The picnic has grown exponentially each year and is well attended by many judges, established lawyers and law students from every school in Florida. The picnic is sponsored by many businesses, multiple voluntary bar associations, a bank and numerous law firms. Many […]

The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) Announces The 2013-14 Beveridge & Diamond Constitutional Environmental Law Writing Competition

The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce the 2013-14 Beveridge & Diamond Constitutional Environmental Law Writing Competition. Organized by ELI and the National Association of Environmental Law Societies (NAELS), this annual competition invites law students from across the country to submit papers exploring current issues of constitutional environmental law. Their goal is to […]