Daily Archives: February 6, 2020

EMPLOYMENT update:

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♦ For more information and to apply to the opportunities below, please visit Symplicity and be sure to CHECK PRIOR BLOG POSTS! You can narrow your search by utilizing the “Blog post categories” ♦

 

EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS – RURAL SUMMER LEGAL CORPS [DEADLINE: FEB. 10, 2020]

This program places 35 law students at LSC-funded civil legal aid organizations to address pressing issues facing rural communities. Projects include working on disaster-related issues, addressing affordable housing issues, providing legal aid to victims of domestic violence, responding to the opioid crisis, and more. Students can view the different projects and organizations hosting Student Fellows here. This opportunity provides a $5,000 stipend.

When: 8-10 weeks of work during summer 2020

Complete details: Available @ equaljusticeworks.org/law-students/part-time-summer/rural-summer-legal-corps

Additional information: Available @ equaljusticeworks.org/law-students/part-time-summer/

 

EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS – IMMIGRATION SUMMER LEGAL CORPS [DEADLINE: FEB. 18, 2020]

This program selects 20 law students to help build capacity at legal services organizations while responding to the critical needs of underserved and low-income immigrant communities. Students can view the different projects and organizations hosting Student Fellows here. This opportunity provides a $5,000 stipend.

Requirements:

Submission components: See Job ID# 10627 @ Symplicity

Complete details: Available @ equaljusticeworks.org/law-students/part-time-summer/immigration-summer-legal-corps

Additional information: Available @ equaljusticeworks.org/law-students/part-time-summer/

 

FLORIDA BAR FOUNDATION – 2020 CIVIC LEGAL SERVICES SUMMER FELLOWSHIP [DEADLINE: FEB. 19, 2020 BY 11:59 P.M. EST]

Program Overview: This program seeks 12 ambitious Florida law students to participate in an exciting 11-week summer fellowship with one of Florida’s civil legal aid organizations. The organization and the summer fellow will be matched using their preferences outlined by each in their application. The purpose of this fellowship program is twofold: 1. to foster a desire within each participating student to continue to assist low income families with civil legal needs after they graduate, whether it be through employment at a legal services organization or through pro bono work; and 2. for the organization to utilize the summer fellow in support of their goal to provide essential civil legal assistance to clients.

The monetary stipend for rising 2L’s will be $6,500, and $8,250 for rising 3L’s. This fellowship offers students a unique opportunity to gain meaningful legal experience while also helping those in the community who need it most. Decisions about approval and organization placement will be made by March 27, 2020.

Who: Currently a rising 2L or 3L at an accredited Florida law school;

Where: There is a mandatory orientation for students May 18-19, 2020 in Orlando (travel and hotel accommodations will be covered by the Florida Bar Foundation)

When: Full-time position for the summer from May 25 – Aug. 7

Requirements: (1) Competitive resume and (2) a strong interest in public service work

  • GPA: Competitive GPA

Submission components: See Job ID# 10687 @ Symplicity

Application: Available @ form.jotform.com/200317701711138

Additional information: Available @

fiulawcareer.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020FloridaBarFoundationCivilLegalServicesSummerFellowship.pdf

 

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WRITING COMPETITION update:

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THE SPORTS LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (SLA) – 7TH ANNUAL LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: FEB. 28, 2020 BY 5 P.M. PACIFIC TIME]

Eligibility: Each entrant must be a current law or LLM student and 18 years of age or older, and member in good standing of the Sports Lawyers Association

Topic: Choose a current issue in sports law and advocate a position

Awards:

  • $5,000 will be awarded for first place selection and submission will be published in the Sports Lawyers Journal (subject to SLA’s editorial standards)
  • $3,000 awarded for second place selection
  • $2,000 awarded for third place selection
  • Complimentary registration to the 2020 SLA Annual Meeting for fourth place selection
  • All four finalists will receive a complimentary registration for the 2020 SLA Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Miami (recipients recognized and final order of awards presented at the SLA Annual Meeting in Miami). Winners need not be present at the announcement.
  • Winners are solely responsible for taxes on their prize winnings and must provide SLA with social security number for tax reporting purposes.

Submission guidelines: (a) Each entry is limited to 3,000 words maximum, not including title of reasonable length (footnotes and references included); (b) must be submitted in Microsoft Word or equivalent Google Documents file format; (c) entrant warrants that the submitted entry is original and unpublished; (d) co-authorship of a manuscript is not permitted in the contest; (e) each author may submit only one entry; (f) previous winners and/or finalists are ineligible.

Complete details: Available @ sportslaw.org/publications/student_writing_competition.cfm

Contact:

Sports Lawyers Association
11130 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 350
Reston, VA 20191
703-437-4377 ext. 4085, 4070 or 4071
sportslaw.org/contact/index.cfm

EVENTS update:

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FIU LAW CP&P OFFICE: PUBLIC LAWYER CAREER PROGRAM [TODAY! FEB. 6, 2020]

 

AGILITY AND INNOVATION FOR CORPORATE COUNSEL [FEB. 13, 2020]

Join us for a one-day seminar hosted by the Juncadella Corporate Counsel Group (JCCG), Morgan Lewis, and the University of Miami School of Law. This unique event brings together corporate counsel from multinational corporations serving the Americas and will include CLE discussions on timely topics—including professionalism, gender diversity, ethics, data and cybersecurity, labor and employment, and data privacy—and a hands-on collaborative approach to learning about technology.

Six general CLE credits (including two technology credits and one ethics credit) pending approval in Florida.

Where: University of Miami Shalala Student Center

When: 8:30 A.M. – 6:30 P.M.

Complete details: Available @

morganlewis.com/documents/m/events/2019/mi/mi_jccg-evite-program_193683.pdf

 

LOYOLA PATENT LAW INTERVIEW PROGRAM [DEADLINE TO REGISTER: MAR. 6, 2020 BY 11:59 P.M. CST]

When: July 23-24, 2020

Eligibility: Accepts registrations from:

(*dual degree students should use the date that they will complete both of their degrees)

  • JD students graduating in May/June 2021 (3Ls)
  • JD students graduating in May/June 2022 (2Ls)
  • JD students graduating in December 2020/January 2021 (3Ls)
  • JD students graduating in December 2021/January 2022 (2Ls)

*Please note: Students do not need to be patent bar eligible to register, however, the majority of participating employers are seeking patent bar eligible students.

Complete details and Registration: Available @ luc.edu/law/currentstudents/careerservices/patentprogram/

(*the CP&P Office will be paying for your $40 registration fee)

  • In order for our CPP office to pay your registration fee, please come by our CPP office to complete your registration so that when you get to the payment portion our Office Associate Erika Jimenez can enter in the credit card information and submit your registration here with you.

Contact: Jessica Ciminero will be serving as the CPP Patent Program Liaison, so with any questions, please email @ jciminer@fiu.edu

 

16TH ANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN IP JOB FAIR [DATE CHANGED FOR VIRTUAL EVENT – JULY 28, 2020]

 

Complete details: Available @ https://www.gaipalliance.org/sipjf-southeastern-ip-job-fair