Educational Housing Services and Toppel Career Center
invite you to. . .
EHS Info Session
Wednesday March 9th
5 PM—6 PM in UC 241
If you’re a student looking for summer housing in New York City, it’s time to raise your standards and house with EHS.
The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity to a highly-motivated first-year law student. Through this partnership, NAWL will help select a student to join the 2011 summer law intern class at Prudential for an 11-week internship at Prudential’s offices in Newark, New Jersey; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA, San Francisco, CA; or Shelton, CT for a stipend of approximately $8,500.
About NAWL and Prudential:
Founded over 100 years ago, NAWL is the leading voluntary organization devoted to the interests of women lawyers and women’s legal rights. NAWL has members in all 50 states and engages in numerous programs and activities to advance its mission. More information can be found at www.nawl.org. 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. For more information, please visit http://www.prudential.com.
Internship Responsibilities:
The summer intern will have the opportunity to work with attorneys who support the broad reach of the Prudential businesses. The summer intern will also participate in the summer intern training program, which includes programs presented by Prudential attorneys that highlight different areas of the business and the legal department. Each intern will be paired with an attorney who will serve as a mentor during the program and will provide guidance on projects. The summer intern may also have an opportunity to practice interviewing skills, prepare presentations and shadow attorneys on various projects. The summer internship will run between May 23, 2011, and August 12, 2011. The summer intern will be paid a stipend of approximately $8,500, which shall accrue and be paid on an hourly basis.
Qualifications:
Each applicant must be a member of NAWL and must be a law student enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school and have successfully completed the first year of law school and be scheduled for graduation in spring 2013 (full-time students) or spring 2014 (part-time students). Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent. The ideal applicant will have financial or business-related experience or interest.
How to Apply:
To apply, you must submit a cover letter, resume, a list of three references, and a copy of your transcript to:
Rebecca Whitehurst
Communications Coordinator
National Association of Women Lawyers
321 N Clark St. MS 15.2
Chicago, IL 60654
Fax: 312.988.5491
Phone: 312.988.5861
Email
Please write “Prudential Internship” in the subject line of all correspondence. All materials must be received by 12:00 p.m. CST on March 11, 2011. Finalists must be available to participate in phone interviews between March 21-25, 2011. A finalist shall be selected and notified on or before April 1, 2011. Prudential and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers and are committed to diversity in our workforce.
Interested in international law opportunities? If you are, then some of our programs this week are for you!
Monday, March 7
U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Information Session, 12:30 p.m., Room A110.
The Foreign Service Officer Selection Process will also be reviewed, as well as issues about Foreign Service life and how best to prepare for a career in International Affairs. All students are welcome to attend. For further information, please visit the Department of State employment website at http://careers.state.gov
Wednesday, March 9
Distinguishing Yourself Through International Law Opportunities, 12:30 p.m., Room E352.
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:
what is an international lawyer?
how can you effectively use study abroad programs?
what are some effective job searching tips for someone interested in international law?
what international career opportunities are available?
what can you do as a student to open the door to international law?
Advancing Your Legal Career in the 21st Century: Panel Discussion, 5:30 p.m., Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. Reception to follow. The panelists will discuss the following:
• Identifying what you want to do with your law degree
• Marketing yourself for the job you want
• Achieving success in your career
• The importance of being open to change and new opportunities
Coming Up Next Week: Due to spring break, no programs will be conducted during the week of March 14th. Once students return to campus, we will begin our “How To” series to wrap up our semester of programming.
Jeffry R. Olesen, a Senior Foreign Service Officer and Diplomat-in-Residence at Florida International University and Miami-Dade College, will give an Information Session on State Department careers on Monday, March 7 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm in Room A110. The presentation will cover both Foreign Service Officer and Specialist job opportunities, Civil Service, and student internships.
The Foreign Service Officer Selection Process will also be reviewed, as well as issues about Foreign Service life and how best to prepare for a career in International Affairs. All students are welcome to attend. For further information, please visit the Department of State employment website at http://careers.state.gov
Sterling Education Services, Inc. is a non-profit continuing education company that conducts seminars across the nation. They are holding two seminars and are offering five law students free scholarship-passes to each seminar. The students get a day-long overview of a particular aspect of the law, a seminar manual, and they also get an opportunity to network with practicing attorneys. This is a win-win situation.
The two seminars are as follows:
Scholarship-passes are available on a first-come first-serve basis and students must register to receive the scholarship-passes. UM Law students interested in attending one of these programs should email the Career Development Office for more information.
The Dade County Bar Association Intellectual Property Committee Proudly Presents
Avoiding Snags in the Social Network: Intellectual Property Issues in Launching a Social Media Presence
Guest Speakers: Cecelia Dempsey, Burger King Corporation; Ernesto Luciano, Yahoo! Hispanic Americas; Tricia McDermott Thompkins, Applica Consumer Products and Gustavo Lopez, Discovery Communications.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
12:00 Noon – 2:00 p.m.
The Banker’s Club
One Biscayne Tower
2 South Biscayne Blvd., 14th Floor
Registration includes lunch and CLE credit
$35 Members $45 Non-Members
This event will sell out, please make your reservations early! To register, please click HERE
Navigate selecting and making use of legal counsel, entity selection, the importance of respecting the corporate formalities, and the importance of documentation from a legal perspective. The workshop will be lead by attorneys from Holland & Knight.
Monday, March 7th from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
University of Miami Toppel Career Center, 1306 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146.
Kindly RSVP to pr@thelaunchpad.org. This workshop is free and open to the community. Lunch provided by EVOS Miami.
The CDO Presents
Advancing Your Legal Career in the 21st Century: Panel Discussion
• Identifying what you want to do with your law degree
• Marketing yourself for the job you want
• Achieving success in your career
• The importance of being open to change and new opportunities
Panelists include the following UM Law alumni:
Amy Boulris – Brigham Moore LLP
Alice Hector – Akerman Senterfitt LLP
Kathy Klock – Fowler White Burnett
Judith Korchin – Holland & Knight
Rebekah Poston – Squire Sanders & Dempsey
Deborah Orshevsky – Greenberg Traurig
Adele Stone – Atkinson, Diner, Stone Mankuta & Ploucha P.A.
Wednesday, March 9
Student Lounge
5:30 p.m. – Reception to follow
Please RSVP via the “events” tab on Symplicity by Monday, March 7.
Monday, February 28
Exploring Solo and Small Firm Practice at 12:30 p.m. in the Student Lounge. Lunch will be provided. Learn more about this type of practice, including networking tips, how to find/contact employers and how to best position yourself as a competitive applicant.
Thursday, March 3
13th Annual Career Fair at 12:30 p.m. on the Bricks. This great networking event gives you the opportunity to:
Coming Up Next Week: Distinguishing Yourself through International Law Opportunities on Wednesday, March 9th
The CDO Presents:
Distinguishing Yourself through International Law Opportunities
Wednesday, March 9th at 12:30 p.m. in Room 352
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:
what is an international lawyer?
how can you effectively use study abroad programs?
what are some effective job searching tips for someone interested in international law?
what international career opportunities are available?
what can you do as a student to open the door to international law?
