Monthly Archives: January 2017


EMPLOYMENT update:

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ABA SECTION OF ANTITRUST 2017 JANET D. STEIGER FELLOWSHIP [DEADLINE: JAN. 31, 2017]

The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project provides law students the extraordinary opportunity to work in the consumer protection departments of state and territorial Offices of Attorneys General throughout the United States, and consumer protection agencies in both Connecticut and Hawaii that are not affiliated with offices of attorneys general. The eight-ten week paid Fellowships were initiated in 2004 by the ABA Section of Antitrust Law, in cooperation with the National Association of Attorneys General, as a consumer protection outreach initiative to introduce law students to the rewards of legal careers in public service.

The first and second year law students who have served as Steiger Fellows have characterized their experiences as truly rewarding, often well beyond their expectations. A number of students have said that for the first time they are considering law careers in public service, and several have already entered public service upon graduation.

Each of the highly motivated Steiger Fellows provides tangible, meaningful assistance to states and territories that are in substantial need of additional resources to fulfill their consumer protection mission. Offices that have hosted Steiger Fellows in the past have characterized the Fellows’ work as exemplary, and have often described the students as some of the most talented interns the offices have ever attracted.

The Council of the Section approved funding for states to participate in the 2017 Steiger Fellowship Project. Each selected student will receive a $6,000 stipend (subject to certain federal taxes and administered through the offices of the state). This Project continues to be a tribute to the memory of the late Janet D. Steiger, one of America’s great public servants who, during her remarkable tenure as FTC Chairman, dramatically improved cooperation, communication and coordination between state and federal consumer protection and antitrust enforcement agencies.

Who: 1Ls and 2Ls

Where: The 36 locations that will receive Steiger Fellows during the summer of 2017 are available @ the Application, available for download (see below)

Complete details and Application (for download): Available @ americanbar.org/groups/antitrust_law/awards_fellowships/steiger_fellowship_project.html

 

2017-18 ABA SECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (ABA-IPL) YOUNG LAWYER FELLOWS PROGRAM [DEADLINE: FEB. 3, 2017]

The goal of the ABA-IPL Fellows Program is to develop future leadership and encourage diversity in the Section. Each year the ABA-IPL Section selects two fellows for three-year terms from applicants of proven achievement, participation, excellence, and commitment. Fellows are encouraged to attend Section meetings and are expected to work within areas such as ABA-IPL Action groups, Boards, and Committees. Fellows also promote diversity and membership, as they continue to develop leadership skills and responsibilities in the Section.

Participants in the ABA-IPL Fellows Program will be funded to attend select Section conferences during their three consecutive years in the program. Winners will be announced by Jun. 1, 2017.

Applicant criteria:

  • Member of the ABA and ABA-IPL Section (currently or by time of appointment to Fellows Program)
  • Lawyer, age 32 or younger, or less than two years after the date of bar admission (at the time of the application deadline).
  • Previous demonstration of leadership qualities and commitment in such areas as:
    • Work in the ABA-IPL Section,
    • Work in other bar associations and organizations
    • Diversity initiatives,
    • Professional pro bono activities,
    • Outstanding academic and or professional achievement

Application: Available @ americanbar.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bEi4lb7t58XA04J

Contact: For more information contact Janet Hendrickson @ jhendrickson@senniger.com

 

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WRITING COMPETITION update:

2017 LAW & SOCIAL INQUIRY GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION [DEADLINE: MAR. 1, 2017]

The editors of Law & Social Inquiry are pleased to announce their annual competition for the best journal-length paper in the field of law and social science written by a graduate or law student. The winning submission will be sent to selected scholars for advisory reviews to aid with revisions prior to publication.

Eligibility: The author must be a graduate student or law student at the time the paper was written and when submitted

Topic: Law & Social Inquiry publishes empirical and theoretical studies of sociolegal processes from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

Awards: The winning paper will be published in Law & Social Inquiry and the author(s) will receive a total cash prize of $500. The paper will also receive special recognition from LSI at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association.

Submission guidelines: Please indicate that (1) you intend to be considered in the competition, (2) you are currently a graduate student, and (3) you have not submitted your article to other journals for publication.

  • Submission is limited to one paper per student; articles may not be altered or resubmitted with corrections once they have been received by our office.
  • Submissions must include a title page with a completemailing address, email address, and phone number(s).
  • The second page should include a 100-150 (maximum) word abstract.
  • Beginning on the third page, all pages should be paginated.
  • Text, footnotes, endnotes, and references should be double-spaced in Times New Roman 12 point font and have 1.5” margins on all sides with no headers or footers.
  • Properly formatted submissions must not exceed 60 pages.

Send to: lsi-abf@abfn.org (as Microsoft Word document or PDF)

Complete details: Available @ americanbarfoundation.org/publications/lawsocialinquiry.html

Contact: Questions regarding the competition can be directed to Willa Sachs @ waschs@abfn.org or @ 312.988.6517


EVENTS update:

WILKIE D. FERGUSON JR. BAR ASSOCIATION – LAW STUDENT HAPPY HOUR [TONIGHT: JAN. 26, 2017]

 

KOZYAK ANNUAL MINORITY MENTORING PICNIC [FEB. 4, 2017]

The Annual Minority Mentoring Picnic gives diverse law students an unparalleled opportunity to network with lawyers and judges from all areas of Florida and the legal profession in an informal and fun environment. The Annual Minority Mentoring Picnic has become the Foundation’s signature event.

Where: Amelia Earhart Park (kmmfoundation.org/directions.asp)

When: 12 P.M.

Complete details: Available @ kmmfoundation.org/picnic.asp

Additional information: Available @ kmmfoundation.org/

 

PALM BEACH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION: ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONVENTION – SEEKING LAW STUDENT VOLUNTEER “INFORMATION AMBASSADORS” [MAR. 10, 2017 SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER BY: FEB. 3, 2017]

The Palm Beach County Bar Association invites our FIU Law students to its annual Bench Bar Convention where over 1,000 attorneys and judges will be in attendance. This is the largest local gathering of attorneys and judges who meet to discuss legal issues pertinent to their respective areas of practice.

Due to the size of the event and a new format, they are looking for law student volunteers to provide assistance to the participants. The students will be “information ambassadors.” This is a great opportunity for your students to meet local attorneys and judges.

  • There are two shifts (9:00-12:00) and (1:15-5:00).
  • There will be a telephonic training beforehand so the students are fully prepared.
  • The students can attend the class sessions and are also welcome to attend the cocktail reception following the event.

Where: Palm Beach County Convention Center

Contact: Any interested student can contact Amy S. Borman, General Counsel @ ABorman@pbcgov.org or @ 561.355.1927

 

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION – DIVERSITY NETWORKING SOCIAL [FEB. 18, 2017 – RSVP BY: FEB. 6, 2017]

The Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Diversity Committee has invited our FIU Law students to their annual Diversity Networking Social. The legal profession has traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, ethnicities, persons with disabilities, and those of diverse sexual orientation. Fortunately, we have seen a change in recent years, and more students ― and lawyers― are entering the profession from a wide array of backgrounds. The HCBA’s message to bar members is that there is great value in distinct points of view.

Each year it is a tradition to invite law students and faculty from all over the state to take place in this event. Students will have an opportunity to meet potential mentors, build professional relationships, be paired with potential mentors comprised of attorneys from the local area and learn about opportunities available through Tampa Bay area law firms and local bar associations. Admission is free; includes a mileage reimbursement for students; dress code business casual.

Where: Chester H. Ferguson Law Center, 1610 N. Tampa St., Tampa, FL 33602

When: 1 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.

RSVP: 813.221.7777 or @ hcbarsvp@hillsbar.com


EVENTS update:

REMINDER: OVADIA CP&P OFFICE ANNUAL PUBLIC INTEREST & GOVERNMENT LAW RESOURCE FAIR [JAN. 24, 2017]

 

AIPLA: MID-WINTER INSTITUTE: AIPLA TAPAS – SAVORY AND SWEET BITES OF ADVANCED IP LAW AND PRACTICE [FEB. 1-4, 2017]

Join AIPLA for courses with short presentations covering traditional topics like case management strategies, licensing, due diligence, and litigation-related tips. Topics also include the protection of quasi-legal endeavors like protecting marijuana-based IP, open source, 3D printing, online marketplaces, and the dark web, music streaming and sampling, issues arising from innovative technologies in a crowded and litigious field (a patent scrum), all things PTAB, risk assessment in firm management, evolving career considerations, and even handling inventorship headaches. But if all this isn’t filling enough, you can chew on hot topics in food & drug, biotech, and software; international perspectives in design patents and around the world IP considerations, changes in Federal rules, requirements of local patent rules, and more!

Featured programming:

  • Corporate Tapas — Emerging Issues Impacting In House Attorneys and Outside Lawyers Advising Them 
  • Copyright Ratatouille — Compulsory Licensing for Streaming Services
  • Foreign Filing Licensing Requirements — How to Deal With Inventions Having Multiple Inventors in Multiple Countries
  • The Dark Web — What Is It, How to Access It, and What Are the Legal and Political Issues Surrounding It?
  • Design Coverage — A Worldwide Perspective
  • Trademarks and Marijuana
  • Ethical Traps of the Virtual Office

Where: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Complete details: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/mw17/Pages/2017MWI_Home.aspx

 

2017 CSUSA MIDWINTER MEETING [FEB. 9-11, 2017]

The Mid-Winter Meeting includes educational sessions on the legal and business issues at the forefront of copyright and intellectual property. Most sessions offer CLE credit.

Attendees include professionals from the world’s leading IP firms and the entertainment and media industries, solo practitioners, in-house counsel, the authors of primary copyright law treatises, representatives of the U.S. Copyright Office, publishers, academics and law students.

Where: Napa, CA

Complete details: Available @ csusa.org/?page=MidWinterMeeting


EMPLOYMENT update:

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USAID DONALD M. PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM [DEADLINE: JAN. 20, 2017]

The Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship seeks to prepare young people for careers in international development as Foreign Service Officers in USAID. USAID has expanded the program, which selected 3 fellows in 2013, and will offer up to 10 fellowships in 2017.

The Payne Fellowship Program provides benefits of up to $94,000 over 2 years toward a 2-year master’s degree, arranges internships in Washington D.C. and at USAID missions overseas, and provides professional development and support activities leading to employment in USAID. Fellows may use the fellowship to attend a 2-year master’s program in a U.S. institution to study an area of relevance to the USAID Foreign Service, including international relations, public policy, agriculture, environmental sciences, health, business administration, economics, or urban planning at a graduate or professional school approved by the Payne Program. At the end of the 2-year fellowship, Fellows enter the USAID Foreign Service.

Who: The Payne Fellowship encourages the application of members of minority groups who have historically been underrepresented in international development careers and those with financial need. Applicants must be graduates looking to start graduate school in the fall of the year they apply.

Requirements: U.S. citizens

  • GPA: 3.2 minimum

Submission components: Available @ paynefellows.org/?areaid=2&contentid=945&mcontent=y&typeid=PAYNE62548

Contact: 202.806.5952

 

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