Application deadline: January 13, 2012
2012 Summer Fellowships: Funded positions in labor-related organizations throughout the United States.
2012-2013 School-Year Fellowship: 1 funded part-time position in Chicago.
Information available on the website.
Please note: The application process has changed this year. Students can now apply online.
The Career Development Office and United Way Present “From Law School to In-House” on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, from 12:30-2:00 p.m. in Room E-352.
Four attorneys who have devoted their careers to serving as in-house counsel will discuss the role of in-house counsel and share their insights, perspectives and experiences with UM Law students.
The Panel Features:
– Alberto de Cardenas, Exec. V.P./Corporate Gen. Counsel, MASTEC
– Robert D. Fatovic, Exec.V.P./CLO, Ryder System, Inc.
– Bradley Stein, Sr. V.P./Gen. Counsel, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
– Jill Granat, Gen Counsel, Burger King
Question & Answer Period to Follow.
Please RSVP to Tere Rodriguez in the CDO by February 10th!
Lunch Will Be Served!
The Law Student Division’s liaison program enables students to participate with practicing lawyers in the ABA’s sections, divisions, forums, and other entities. Liaison positions offer students the opportunity to network and learn about practical law issues, and they offer entities a way to promote student membership and represent the views of law students.
Available positions for next year are listed below. To apply, click here.
Applications must be sent by overnight delivery* and postmarked by February 15.
The Institute for Humane Studies offers paid public policy internships. Participants spend a rewarding summer completing internships with more than 80 think tanks and policy organizations across the country, learning about the principles and practices essential to policy making, and critically analyzing current events and policies.
The program includes instructive seminars, resume workshops, mentoring, and networking opportunities to prepare Fellows to succeed in the competitive job market. Undergraduates, recent graduates, and graduate students are eligible.
Deadline: January 31, 2012
The International Internship Program strives to contribute to the development of democracy and human rights throughout their international network by recruiting 2 interns from overseas, who have been working for human rights, democracy, and peace building organizations in their home countries, and by giving them an opportunity to experience and learn the history and development process of human rights and democracy in the Republic of Korea, particularly the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising.
Interns will have the chance to exchange and network with Korean civil society groups. They can also choose or will be assigned research during the course of their internship. As interns, they will be assigned particular duties and responsibilities as part
of the International Cooperation Project.
The annual internship program is an imperative part of the Foundation’s mandate to promote international solidarity and further the promotion of human rights across the world. Through the internship program the Foundation aims:
Eligibility:
For requirements and application information, please visit the website.
Application Deadline: January 27, 2012
Learn more about the International Internship Program 2012 by the May 18 Memorial Foundation.
Join Professor Matthew Wilson, an attorney with international experience and current Associate Professor of Law at University of Wyoming College of Law and get the answers to these questions:
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable information about finding jobs, clients, or other opportunities involving transnational or international matters.
Date: Thursday, February 23 Time: 12:30pm Location: Room 352With her book Good Counsel: Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits, Lesley Rosenthal, the astute General Counsel of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, has created the indispensable guide for the most common legal, governance and fundraising compliance issues facing nonprofits. Good Counsel, the first-of-its-kind guidebook written by the sitting General Counsel of a major nonprofit, takes a department-by-department look at legal topics relevant to programs, fundraising, finance, communications, human resources, operations, contracts, government relations, and more.
The CDO is excited to have Ms. Rosenthal on campus on Monday, February 6 at 12:30pm in Room F109. If one day you aspire to work in a General Counsel’s Office or serve the legal needs of non-profits, this is a must-see presentation. Hope to see you there.
Lunch will be provided.
CLICK HERE to RSVP.
If you are a student with an undergrad degree (or at least about two years of coursework) in engineering or the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, some computer science degrees), and are interested in becoming a Patent Agent or Attorney, the Career Development Office invites you to a presentation by Mark Dighton, Patent Law Institute’s Director of Law School Relations and a Director of their Patent Bar Review Course. Topics for discussion include:
Scholarships to PLI’s other IP programs will also be discussed.
Date: Thursday, February 16
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Room F109
Applications for the Summer 2012 Florida Supreme Court Internship Program for Distinguished Florida Law Students are now available. Copies of the application materials may be picked up in the Career Development Office, Room A112. The deadline to submit application materials to Amy Perez, Director of Judicial Clerkships (Career Development Office Room A112) is Friday, March 2nd at 5:00 pm.
An information session regarding the Summer 2011 program will be held next Tuesday, February 7th at 12:30 p.m. in Room A110. Former interns will be on hand to discuss their experiences at the Court.
Pizza will be served.
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, Nashville’s oldest and largest law firm, offers an apprenticeship program specifically designed for your class when you enter your 3L year. Schola2Juris is a six-week, practice-specific fall apprenticeship that provides a unique opportunity to gain law firm experience while earning a $10,000 scholarship.
The apprenticeships that are offered to students are actual job openings with Waller Lansden that, depending on individual performance, will lead to employment after graduation.
You are invited join John Tishler, Chairman, and Kathleen Pearson, Director of Professional Recruiting, on January 19th for lunch to learn more about this exciting new opportunity. The program will be held from 12:30 – 1:30 in Room A110.
Please RSVP by Monday, January 16th to kathleen.pearson@wallerlaw.com.
Program Overview:
Schola2Juris serves as a bridge from law school to practice during the fall of the 3rd year of law school. Students will learn about the business of a law firm while working closely with attorneys in a specific area of practice.
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