Alumni, Diversity, General Announcements, LL.M. Info, Post-Graduate Opportunities, Scholarships and Fellowships, Uncategorized Comments turned off

National LGBT Bar Association-Prudential Fellowship Program

By on November 22nd, 2011

About the National LGBT Bar Association and Prudential:

The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender legal organizations. The LGBT Bar promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBT community in all its diversity. For more information about the LGBT Bar, please visit the website.  

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company’s well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential’s businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

The National LGBT Bar Association, in partnership with Prudential, is seeking candidates for the Prudential Fellowship Program. The Fellowship Program is an 18-month rotational program. Fellows will receive a salary and will be eligible for health benefits and a yearly bonus. Interest or knowledge about the financial services, insurance and annuity industry would be beneficial. Fellows will work independently on research projects or coordinate projects assigned by internal lawyers. Fellows will rotate approximately every 6 months into a new area of the law department.
 
Qualifications:

  • JD and bar admission required
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Excellent verbal and writing skills (writing sample required)
  • Strong conceptual thinking, analytical and interpersonal skills required as well as operating independently
  • Recent law school graduate
  • At least 18 months of full-time or full-time equivalent prior work experience

How to Apply:

To apply, you must submit a resume and a writing sample to:

D’Arcy Kemnitz, Esq.
Executive Director
National LGBT Bar Association
1301 K Street, NW, Suite 1100 East Tower
Washington, DC 20005
202-637-7661
Prudential@lgbtbar.org

Please indicate “Prudential Fellowship Program” in the subject line of all correspondence.  All materials must be received by 12:00 p.m. ET on November 29, 2011.

All applicants must be available for interviews between Wednesday, November 30, and Friday, December 2.

 

1L Info, 2L Info, Diversity, General Announcements, Judicial Clerkships, Programming, Resources, Summer Opportunities, Uncategorized Comments turned off

Just the Beginning Foundation Programs

By on November 22nd, 2011

The Just The Beginning Foundation & Judicial Resources Committee Joint Internship Diversity Project places 50 minority, underrepresented, or economically disadvantaged law students as judicial interns in federal judges’ chambers across the country.   The deadline to apply is 5 P.M. Monday, January 9, 2012.  First-year law students should not submit their application materials before December 1, 2011. 

For additional application details, please visit the Just the Beginning Foundation website.

1L Info, 2L Info, General Announcements, Judicial Clerkships, Resources, Summer Opportunities, Uncategorized Comments turned off

California Court of Appeal, 2nd District Summer Externship Program

By on November 22nd, 2011

Students interested in the California Court of Appeal 2nd District Summer Externship Program are invited to submit applications between December 1, 2011 and February 15, 2012.  Applications will be electronically circulated to the 32 justices on the court for their consideration. The justices will make externship selections based upon a review of the applications and telephonic or personal interviews.  For additional application details, please visit the website.   

 

 

1L Info, 2L Info, Diversity, General Announcements, Judicial Clerkships, Programming, Resources, Summer Opportunities, Uncategorized Comments turned off

ABA’s Judicial Internship Opportunity Program

By on November 22nd, 2011

Applications for the summer 2012 Judicial Intern Opportunity Program will be accepted from second-year law students beginning November 1st, and December 1st for first-year students, in accordance with NALP guidelines.  The deadline for applying is January 6, 2012.  The Judicial Intern Opportunity Program is a full-time, six-week minimum, summer internship program open to all first- or second-year minority and/or economically disadvantaged law students who want to do legal research and writing for state or federal judges in participating cities.

Participating judges are from Illinois; Texas; Miami, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA: Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA. Students selected to the program will receive an award of $1,500.  For additional application details, please visit the ABA website.    

 

1L Info, 2L Info, General Announcements, Judicial Clerkships, Programming, Resources, Summer Opportunities, Uncategorized Comments turned off

Information Regarding Summer Judicial Internships in South Florida – Symplicity Summer 2012: Judicial Internships Session Only

By on November 22nd, 2011

In order to assist you with your summer judicial internship search, the CDO has launched the “Summer 2012:  Judicial Internships Session Only (Direct Contact, Externship)” in Symplicity.  This session includes information for all federal and state appellate court judges in South Florida (e.g. the federal Southern District of Florida, Florida Third District Court of Appeal and Fourth District Court of Appeal).   You are also encouraged to meet individually with Amy Perez, Director of Judicial Clerkships, if you have questions regarding obtaining a judicial internship outside the South Florida area.    

As indicated in the title, this session includes summer judicial internship opportunities exclusively.   Summer opportunities pertaining to private law firms, corporations, public interest agencies and other governmental organizations will be forthcoming in the spring.  Judicial internships are also considered “direct contact employers” and thus you will not submit your application materials through Symplicity.  Rather, your materials must be sent via mail to the judges.  Applications are being reviewed by judges on a rolling basis. 

To view the participating judges, log into Symplicity and select “OCI, Resume Referral, Direct Contact and Externship Program Schedules” from the top navigation bar.  From there, select the “Summer 2012:  Judicial Internships Session Only (Direct Contact, Externship)” Session from the drop down menu.   From there, you will see the names of 60 different judges listed.  You may view the judge’s contact information by clicking on the “Review” button to the left of the judge’s name.

1L Info, 2L Info, 3L Info, Diversity, General Announcements, LL.M. Info, Public Interest Opportunities, Scholarships and Fellowships, School Year Opportunities, Uncategorized Comments turned off

MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program

By on November 22nd, 2011

Since MALDEF’s founding, it has been an organizational hallmark to support the next generation of lawyers who will advance the civil rights of the Latino community. MALDEF’s Law School Scholarship Program provides several scholarships in varying amounts to deserving law students with a commitment to advancing the civil rights of Latinos. MALDEF’s Law School Scholarship Program is open to all law students who will be enrolled full-time in an American-accredited law school in 2011-2012.

Scholarships are awarded to students based on their commitment to serve the Latino community through law; their past achievement and potential for achievement; and their financial need.

COMPLETE APPLICATIONS REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) ITEMS:

  • MALDEF Law School Scholarship Application Form, including the Financial Statement Form completed by the Applicant’s law school
  • Current Resume
  • Personal Statement of 750 words or less, double-spaced, detailing Applicant’s academic and extracurricular achievements, background and financial need, record of service to the Latino community, and goals in law 
  • One (1) Letter of Recommendation that highlights Applicant’s academic and extracurricular achievements, background and financial need, record of service to the Latino community, and goals in law
  • Transcripts for college (for all Applicants) and law school (for Applicants who have already completed a year of law school.) Unofficial transcripts accepted.

 COMPLETE APPLICATIONS ARE DUE FRIDAY, DECEMEBER 16, 2011.

To download the MALDEF’s 2011-2012 Law School Scholarship Application and for information, please visit the website.

Alumni, General Announcements, Networking Opportunities, Post-Graduate Opportunities, Programming, Uncategorized Comments turned off

Attend an Exciting Leadership Seminar – Jump on Board for the Arts

By on November 20th, 2011

Jump on Board for the Arts. Special Board Governance Seminar for Attorneys Interested in Non-Profit Boards & Leadership. The New York Times said when it comes to the arts, Miami is the NEW New York! With over 1,000 arts organizations, Miami-Dade has one of the most exciting cultural communities in theU.S. The arts have an economic impact of almost one billion dollars and attract more people than sports!

As an attorney you can play a leading role. The seminar discusses topics related to joining an arts board, such as:.  

Benefits of joining an arts board

Business development opportunities for board members

Work directly with artists and arts executives

Meaningful behind the scenes involvement

Responsibilities of board members

Leadership traits of successful boards

Checklist: what to ask before joining

3 CLE credits applied for.

December 9, 2011 8:30: Breakfast and Networking  ● 9:00 to noon Seminar

Greenberg Traurig 333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400, Downtown Miami

Cost: There is NO REGISTRATION FEE for attorneys that agree to accept at least one pro bono case from Put Something Back. If you cannot accept a case the cost is $80 made payable to Legal Aid.

For information, call 305.579.5733 ext. 2264. Advance reservations are required as limited seating is available.

1L Info, 2L Info, 3L Info, Alumni, General Announcements, LL.M. Info, Networking Opportunities, Uncategorized Comments turned off

Attend the Networking Event Hosted by the Attorney Breakfast Club!

By on November 16th, 2011

On Friday, November 18, 2011 there will be a networking event hosted by the Attorney Breakfast Club (ABC), a networking organization made up of lawyers from both Broward and Miami Dade County. The meeting will take place at Riverside Hotel, 620 East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida33301 from 7:30am to 8:30am.

The cost is usually $25 to $50, but Law Students get in for FREE. This is a great event for law students to attend and meet prospective employers. There will be all kinds of lawyers from different legal practices such as business law, real estate, immigration, environmental law and more. Students must RSVP with ABC  if they are attending.

1L Info, 2L Info, Diversity, General Announcements, Judicial Clerkships, Public Interest Opportunities, Summer Opportunities, Uncategorized Comments turned off

Just The Beginning Foundation and Judicial Resources Committee Joint Internship Diversity Project

By on November 14th, 2011

The Judicial Resources Committee and the Just The Beginning Foundation are pleased to announce that the Joint Internship Diversity Project is entering its second year.  The Project’s ultimate goal is to share the judicial internship experience with minority, underrepresented, or economically disadvantaged law students.  The Project is national in scope and will place 50 students as judicial interns in federal judges’ chambers across the country. 

Interns will be given substantive legal assignments, likely involving motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, magistrate judge reports, and habeas corpus petitions through which the intern will be exposed to a variety of procedural and substantive issues.  Interns will have the opportunity to draft bench memoranda, judicial orders, and opinions. 

The application process will proceed as follows.  Following the applicant’s electronic submission of application materials, there will be a two-step review process.  Should an applicant pass the initial review, the applicant will then be interviewed, either in-person or via telephone.  Selected applicants will then be referred to one of the Program’s Participating Judges for a second interview. 

Applicants should possess strong research and writing skills and be prepared to handle the rigors of working in a federal court.  Applicants commit to a minimum internship period of six, full-time weeks and attend mandatory training workshops prior to the beginning of the internship, either in-person or via videoconference. 

All application materials must be e-mailed by 5 P.M. Monday, January 9, 2012.  Though second-year law students e-mail their materials at any time, we ask that first-year law students not submit their application materials before December 1, 2011. 

Please address your application packet to:

Matthew Maddox
Program Coordinator
United StatesDistrict Court
Eastern District of Virginia
Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse
401 Courthouse Square
Alexandria,VA22314

Students must submit all of the following materials:

  1. cover letter explaining your interest in participating in the Judicial Resources Committee and the Just The Beginning Foundation’s Joint Internship Diversity Project;
  2. resume;
  3. unofficial law school transcript (if first semester law school grades are incomplete, please send an undergraduate transcript, and supplement with law school grades as they become available);
  4. writing sample (no more than 10 pages in length);
  5. list of three references; and
  6. completed geographical preference form, with locational rankings.  [Download this form from the Just The Beginning Foundation website.]

 

 

 

 

1L Info, 2L Info, 3L Info, Diversity, General Announcements, Public Interest Opportunities, School Year Opportunities, Uncategorized Comments turned off

Spring 2012 Internships at the National LGBT Bar Association, Washington, DC

By on November 14th, 2011

The National LGBT Bar Association, a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated LGBT legal organizations is currently seeking two interns to join its staff in Washington, DC. The Communications Intern will provide support for the organization’s development and operations staff. The Intern will provide a variety of high-level administrative and clerical tasks relating to development, membership, and communications, and will report directly to the Director of Development and Communications. 

For more information and/or to apply, visit the website.

The Programs Intern will provide support for the organization’s development and operations staff. The Intern will provide a variety of high-level administrative and clerical tasks relating to development, membership, and communications, and will report directly to the Director of Development and Communications and Operations Specialist.

For more information and/or to apply, visit the website.  

Deadline for both positions is December 16, 2011.