Tuesday, October 30, 2012:
Wednesday, October 31, 2012:
Thursday, November 1, 2012:
Friday, November 2, 2012:
AFSCME and The AFL-CIO Organizing Institute are seeking motivated progressive activists and campaign workers for careers in the Labor Movement.
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and The AFL-CIO Organizing Institute will be holding a 3-day union organizer training on November 16-18, 2012 in Orlando, FL. If you are looking for an activist/organizing job following the November 2012 Federal and State Elections this is an excellent opportunity.
Participants will be trained in the basics of union organizing campaigns, as well as the fundamental skills that organizers need to help workers form and join unions.
At this training participants will learn:
From the training, organizers from AFSCME and the AFL-CIO will be selecting talented participants to enter a paid field apprenticeship with the possibility of a permanent organizing position. Participants must be able to travel and potentially relocate.
The training will begin at 10am Friday November 16th and end at 12 noon on Sunday November 18th.
There is no cost to participants. Meals will be provided. For participants accepted from outside the Orlando, FL area, if overnight lodging is needed, it will be provided at no cost to the participant.
To Apply Online:
Visit the website.
For Questions: Please email TJ Marsallo at the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute.
Attention 3Ls, LLMs, and Recent Graduates!
The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Class of 2013 application period will open on Monday, November 5 and close on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 11:59pm Eastern Time. The entire application process, including submission of all necessary documents, must be completed during this time period.
The PMF Program offers paid two-year federal government fellowships. More than 80 Federal agencies recruit through this program and offer positions in public policy and administration, domestic or international issues, information technology, human resources, engineering, health and medical sciences, law (very limited), financial management and many other fields in support of public service programs.
Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants will have two ways to find the application. At USAJOBS, simply search “Presidential Management Fellows,” or go to the PMF website and select the link found under the Application Process/How to Apply webpage.
For more information and details, please visit “Become a PMF” regularly for the latest updates and the website.
Don’t forget!! There is an exciting opportunity coming to campus on November 16, 2012. The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a program that connects students and recent graduates with disabilities to employers across the nation for summer internships and full-time jobs. Check out the website to learn more. The resource page on the website also has information that will assist you through the process.
To qualify, an eligible candidate:
– has a disability
– is a United States citizen
– is a current, full-time, degree-seeking, post-secondary student, unless they are taking a reduced course load due to a disability OR
– is in their final semester.
– Individuals who met the preceding requirements while enrolled, but have graduated within one year of the release of the database each December, are also eligible. For the 2013 WRP release, interviews will be held in the fall of 2012. Candidates who graduated prior to October 2011, are NOT eligible to participate this year.
– Veterans with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
If you are interested, the registration portal to officially sign up to participate in the Workforce Recruitment Program is ready. To register, please click here.
Please complete this registration process by October 31, 2012. You must be approved online before you can continue to complete your online application and upload your resume and transcript. If you do not complete the online application, you will not be eligible to participate in the WRP.
The items that need to be obtained and/or completed by you and submitted prior to the interview are:
– Resume (Required)
– College Transcript- official or unofficial (Required)
– Any additional supporting documents (Optional)
Don’t miss out on this great program!!! Contact Debbie Rowe in the CDO or Iris Morera, Coordinator of Disability Services, with any questions.
Please read below for upcoming events on campus, opportunities in the community, and other announcements.
Featured
Monday, October 22nd, Private Practice in the Public Interest, Enhancing Your Career and the Community through Pro Bono Work, 12:30 pm, Faculty Meeting Room, 4th Floor Law Library. A panel discussion celebrating pro bono and public interest law. RSVP here.
Monday, October 22nd, Gideon’s Trumpet Screening, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, D201, Library Reading Room. Join HOPE and Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainright, the seminal case on the 6th Amendment right to counsel, for a screening of Gideon’s Trumpet. Following the screening, students will have a chance to speak with Carlos Martinez and participate in an ongoing project to determine whether criminal and traffic court defendants in Miami-Dade understand their rights. Please RSVP here for the event or e-mail here.
Tuesday, October 23rd, Reliving Tanzania: Miami Law’s African Probate & Policy Initiative, 12:30 pm, F-109. Join the program director Gretchen Bellamy and students Charles McGinley, Seth DeLong, and Kelsey Bloomenfeld to discuss their initiative in Africa last summer and find out how you can get involved next summer. RSVP here.
Wednesday, October 24th, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Info Session, 12:30 – 2 pm, E-265. VITA volunteers help people with basic tax returns, particularly those with moderate income and fixed income, individuals with disabilities, non-English speaking and elderly taxpayers. No prior tax experience is needed. Come to this informational meeting to learn how you can get involved with VITA. RSVP here.
Events on Campus
Thursday, October 25th, Guardian Ad Litem Informational Session, 12:30 pm, F-302. Join the Child Advocacy and Family Law Society for this informational session. Issa Hosein, the Community Outreach Liaison, will speak about the training involved, the commitment to the children-clients, and the challenges and benefits of being a Guardian Ad Litem. As a Guardian Ad Litem, you will have the opportunity to work with and work for children and gain experience speaking in court, and you can use the training and the work with your clients to log pro bono hours. Information here.
Tuesday, October 30th, Panel Discussion: “Housing Under Water,” 12:30 pm, F-408. Educate and inform the local community of the vital roles that nonprofits and community development corporations have in providing and increasing affordable housing opportunities. Explore legal issues representing low-income and traditionally disenfranchised families in foreclosure proceedings. Speakers: Dennis Russ, Miami Beach Community Development Corporation; John Little, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.; and Charles Elsesser from Florida Legal Services. RSVP to UM HOPE.
Tuesday, October 30th, Election Protection Training at the University of Miami School of Law, 5:30 pm, F-209. Join the nation’s largest non-partisan voter protection coalition. Sign up here.
Events off Campus
Thursday, October 25th, Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office: Redemption Workshop, Betty T Ferguson Complex, 3000 NW 199 Street, Miami Gardens, FL. Partner with lawyers to assist with the seal and expunge process for individuals charged with a crime in Miami-Dade County but not convicted. Contact UM HOPE for more information.
Thursday, October 25th, Americans for Immigrant Justice. 6 pm, Sabadell United Bank, 1111 Brickell Ave., 30th Floor. RSVP by October 22 to Shawn Joost. Join Americans for Immigrant Justice for cocktails & hors d’oeuvres.
Thursday, October 25th, Habitat Young Professionals: Latte & Learn, 6:30 pm, LA Sweets, 5701 Sunset Drive, Suite 152. Join HYP for the first advocacy event talking about the cause of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami and its direct contributions to our community. If you have any questions, contact Miami Habitat.
Saturday, October 27th, Midnight to Midnight Mega Pet Adoption Event, Tropical Park, 7900 Bird Rd. This wonderful event starts Friday night, October 26, at 11:59pm, and lasts until Saturday night, October 27 at 11:59pm. There will be more than 800 homeless animals eager to find a forever home. The marathon adoption of puppies and kitties will kick-off the festivities at midnight and then continue non-stop with hundreds of wonderful pets and discounted adoption fees. For information, click here.
Announcements & Opportunities
Empowered Youth. Please join the Child Advocacy and Family Society in mentoring and tutoring the young men of Empowered Youth. Mentors are needed on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00-9:00 PM at the Belafonte Tacolcy Center in Liberty City. Tutors are needed on Saturdays at 11:00 AM on the Bricks.
Kristi House. Kristi House provides therapy for sexually abused children, as young as two and as old as 18 years. If you want to volunteer, please contact the Kristi House Volunteer Coordinator Abegail De La Fuente. Volunteers are needed Monday- Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm: Waiting Room Ambassadors (you can color with the children, read books, make bracelets etc.) Peak hours are after school 2:00-5:30pm.
The Center for Reproductive Rights announces Fellowship and Summer Internship Openings.
Soros Fellowships for New Americans Program. This prestigious fellowship provides up to two years of financial support for graduate studies in the U.S. The deadline is November 9th. Please visit the website for more information.
2013 Summer Legal Internship at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Offered in FL, GA, LA, MS, and AL. Visit the website for more information.
Donate LexisNexis points to HOPE! You can donate $4 to HOPE with 230 LexisNexis points! Don’t let those points go to waste. All funds will go to support public interest fellowships and scholarships. E-mail Ana Ramirez for details.
Monday, October 22, 2012:
Friday/Saturday, October 26-27, 2012:
The Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Program, established in 2004 on the recommendation of the ASIL Honors Committee, recognizes the legacy of Arthur Helton, a remarkable ASIL member who died in the August 19, 2003 bombing of the UN mission in Baghdadalong with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Viera de Mello and 20 others.
Law students, practicing lawyers, human rights professionals, scholars and other individuals seeking assistance in conducting international fieldwork and law-related research are encouraged to apply.
Funded in part by contributions from ASIL members and private foundations, Helton Fellowships provide financial assistance in the form of “micro-grants” for law students and young professionals to pursue field work and research on significant issues involving international law, human rights, humanitarian affairs and related areas.
Helton Fellowship micro-grants are intended to ensure that these individuals have access to modest amounts of funding that can often stand between them and their first professional opportunities to become effective practitioners, experts and scholars of international law.
Helton Fellowship micro-grants are intended to contribute to paying for logistics, housing and living expenses, and other costs related to the Fellow’s international law fieldwork and research in affiliation with the sponsoring organization.
Applicants must be sponsored or affiliated, for purposes of completing their project, in some way with an educational institution, international organization or non-governmental organization working in international law, human rights, humanitarian affairs or related areas.
The application form and guidelines for a qualifying proposal, as well as general information, may be found at the ASIL website. Due to administrative constraints, only the first 50 completed applications, submitted on-line, and received in full by the submission deadline will be reviewed. A notice that the application process has closed will be posted on the ASIL website once 50 completed applications have been received.
Applicants may submit application materials beginning Monday, October 15, 2012. All applications must be received no later than Monday, January 7, 2013 by 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.
Incomplete applications and those received after January 7, 2013 will not be reviewed under any circumstances. ASIL will acknowledge receipt of application materials, and the date they are received, in a timely fashion by email. Awards will be announced by mid-February 2013. The Fellowship Selection Committee is unable to respond to individual requests for information about the status of applications prior to this date.
As part of our 64th Annual Homecoming Celebration, Miami Law is proud to present breakfast with distinguished alumnus, Joseph Bogosian (’92), on Friday, October 19th at 8:30 a.m. in the Law Library Faculty Meeting Room. All Miami Law students are welcome to attend.
Mr. Bogosian’s career spans a wide range of private and public sector experience – with positions in the manufacturing and service industries, the US Congress and two Executive Branch agencies.
Mr. Bogosian currently serves as Senior Vice President for Certification at the Safran Group – a leading aerospace, defense and security company. Mr. Bogosian joined Safran Group in 2007 as President & CEO of Safran USA in Washington DC, before moving to corporate headquarters in Paris in 2010.
Prior to joining Safran, Mr. Bogosian was appointed by the President of the United States to serve as the US Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for manufacturing industries from 2001 to 2005. He then received a second appointment to the Federal Aviation Administration to serve as Assistant Administrator in charge of international policy and administrative services. During his government service, Mr. Bogosian was a member of the Senior Executive Service, held above Top Secret security clearance, and received the Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Federal Service.
He worked in the US Congress on two occasions – as Legislative Assistant for US Representative Jim Howard, Chairman of the Public Works and Transportation Committee – and as staff on the Foreign Affairs Committee for Chairman Dante Fascell. Mr. Bogosian also worked for ten years in the field of government and public affairs – including advising city, university and foreign government clients, and helping to successfully start up two businesses.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. While at the University of Miami School of Law, Mr. Bogosian served as the SBA President.
Mr. Bogosian recently established the Student Leadership Award, which will be awarded to current SBA President Christine Job at the Annual Homecoming Breakfast on October 20, 2012.
Assistant Director for J.D. Advising Harvard Law School Office of Career Services:
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Assistant Director reports to the Assistant Dean for Career Services. This position interacts extensively with highly talented students, works collaboratively with a dynamic and creative Career Services staff and is involved in the day-to-day operations of a vital and fast-paced service oriented office. Responsibilities include the following:
Requirements:
The candidate must have a J.D., three years law practice experience, and demonstrated mentoring or counseling experience. Experience in a law school career services office, knowledge of self-assessment tools, alternative legal and non-legal career paths, and project and event planning experience is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will be innovative and creative and have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills. The ideal candidate also will also have the ability to plan and meet deadlines, the ability to work independently and effectively as a team, a strong work ethic, superb judgment, an excellent sense of humor, and an enthusiastic approach to his or her work.
How to Apply:
Please apply on-line select administrative/staff jobs and then select requisition # 28073BR. Please submit a resume, cover letter and three references.
Please read below for upcoming events on campus, opportunities in the community, and other announcements.
Featured
Monday, October 22nd, Gideon’s Trumpet Screening, 5:30 pm, D201, Library Reading Room. Join HOPE and Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainright, the seminal case on the 6th Amendment right to counsel, for a screening of Gideon’s Trumpet. Following the screening, students will have a chance to speak with Carlos Martinez and participate in an ongoing project to determine whether criminal and traffic court defendants in Miami-Dade understand their rights. Please RSVP here for the event.
Tuesday, October 23rd, Reliving Tanzania: Miami Law’s African Probate & Policy Initiative, 12:30 pm, F-109. Speakers Gretchen Bellamy, Director of International Public Interest Programs and Initiative Developer, and students Charles McGinley, Seth DeLong, and Kelsey Bloomenfeld will discuss the African Probate & Policy Initiative. The Initiative took the Instructor and students to Tanzania where they trained in Dar es Salaam and traveled to Mwanza, Arusha, and Zanzibar drafting wills. In four short weeks, the group drafted 103 wills and completed 315 hours of pro bono service. Join them to hear about this amazing feat and how you can get involved! RSVP here.
California Pizza Kitchen United Way Fundraiser. 2 days left on 10/19 and 10/26!! Bring the flyer (available at HOPE office), present it to your server, and 20% of your check will be donated to United Way. Fundraiser in support of United Way: University of Miami School of Law.
Events on Campus
Tuesday, October 16th, Women in the Law: “Work, Life & Balance” Roundtable, 12:30 pm, Faculty Meeting Room, 4th Floor Law Library. Join the Honorable Laurel M. Isicoff, the Honorable Jacqueline Hogan Scola, Patricia Redmond, and Detra P. Shaw-Wilder for a discussion on work/life balance. Sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Public Service and Miami Law Women. Lunch will be served. RSVP here.
Monday, October 22nd, Private Practice in the Public Interest, Enhancing Your Career and the Community through Pro Bono Work, 12:30 pm, Faculty Meeting Room, 4th Floor Law Library. A panel discussion celebrating pro bono and public interest law.
Tuesday, October 23rd, Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago, 12:30 pm, D201, Reading Room. Join Professor Kele Stewart, Professor of Clinical Legal Education and Co-Director of the Miami Law Children & Youth Law Clinic, for a lunch discussion on abused, abandoned and neglected children in the Caribbean.
Wednesday, October 24th, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Info Session, 12:30 pm, E265. VITA volunteers help people with basic tax returns, particularly those with moderate income and fixed income, individuals with disabilities, non-English speaking and elderly taxpayers. No prior tax experience is needed! Come to this informational meeting to learn how you can get involved with VITA. RSVP to HOPE.
Tuesday, October 30th, Panel Discussion: How to Preserve and Increase Affordable Housing in South Florida, 12:30 pm, F-408. Educate and inform the local community of the vital roles that nonprofits and community development corporations have in providing and increasing affordable housing opportunities. Explore legal issues representing low-income and traditionally disenfranchised families in foreclosure proceedings. Speakers: Dennis Russ, Miami Beach Community Development Corporation; John Little, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.; and Charles Elsesser from Florida Legal Services.
Tuesday, October 30th, Election Protection Training at the University of Miami School of Law, 5:30 pm, F-209. Join the nation’s largest non-partisan voter protection coalition. Sign up here.
Events off Campus
Homecoming Weekend!!! Go ‘Canes!
Friday, October 19th, Frozen Yogurt Fundraiser at TCBY to Benefit the United Way.
Thursday, October 25th, Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office: Redemption Workshop, Betty T Ferguson Complex, 3000 NW 199 Street, Miami Gardens, FL. Partner with lawyers to assist with the seal and expunge process for individuals charged with a crime in Miami-Dade County but not convicted. Contact HOPE for more information.
Thursday, October 25th, Americans for Immigrant Justice. 6 pm, Sabadell United Bank, 1111 Brickell Ave., 30th Floor. RSVP by October 22 to Shawn Joost. Join Americans for Immigrant Justice for cocktails & hors d’oeuvres.
Thursday, October 25th, Habitat Young Professionals: Latte & Learn, 6:30 pm, LA Sweets, 5701 Sunset Drive, Suite 152. Join HYP for the first advocacy event talking about the cause of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami and its direct contributions to our community. If you have any questions, contact hyp@miamihabitat.org.
Announcements & Opportunities
Help Young Immigrants Achieve Their American Dream. Volunteers needed. Join other Miami law students in helping young “Dreamers” apply for immigration status called deferred action. Sign up today to help change someone’s life. Sponsored by Miami Law Immigration Clinic and the HOPE Public interest Resource Center. Contact Amanda Roesch to volunteer.
The Center for Reproductive Rights announces Fellowship and Summer Internship Openings.
Soros Fellowships for New Americans Program. This prestigious fellowship provides up to two years of financial support for graduate studies in the U.S. The deadline is November 9th. Please visit the website for more information.
2013 Summer Legal Internship at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Offered in FL, GA, LA, MS, and AL. Visit the website for more information.
Donate LexisNexis points to HOPE! You can donate $4 to HOPE with 230 LexisNexis points! Don’t let those points go to waste. All funds will go to support public interest fellowships and scholarships. E-mail Ana Ramirez for details.
