Friday, February 28, 2014 – Employment, fellowship, and internship opportunities update:
For more information and to apply to the opportunities below, please visit Symplicity @: law-fiu-csm.symplicity.com/students/
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OCR – SUMMER LEGAL INTERNSHIP/EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2014 [DEADLINE EXTENDED: TODAY – FEBRUARY 28, 2014]
*NOTE: The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights will be on campus on MARCH 18, 2014 FOR INTERVIEWS
[For additional details, check Friday, January 24 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
KOZYAK MINORITY MENTORING FOUNDATION SUMMER 2014 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM [DEADLINE: TODAY – FEBRUARY 28, 2014 AT 5:00 P.M.]
Application: Available @ kmmfoundation.com/kmmfdocs/KMMF_FellowshipApp2014.pdf
[For complete details, check Friday, January 24 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
DC’S OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS – LANGUAGE ACCESS INTERN [DEADLINE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED]
Requirements:
Skills: (1.) Bilingual or multilingual interns strongly preferred (Spanish, Amharic, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, or French proficiency a plus), (2.) a passion for public service, and (3.) a commitment to serve the District’s LEP/NEP residents
Complete details and Application requirements: Available @
scribd.com/doc/202970864/OHR-Language-Access-Internship-Description
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, CHILDREN’S LEGAL SERVICES – SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Paid summer internship in Florida’s NW region.
Where: Pensacola, Milton, Walton Beach, Crestview, and Defuniak Springs
Requirements:
Submission components: (1.) Resume, and (2.) cover letter
Send to: Ms. Jennifer Maes, Statewide Recruiting Coordinator, Department of Children and Families, Children’s Legal Services @ Jennifer_maes@dcf.state.fl.us
MS. JD FELLOWSHIP [DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2014 BY 11:59 P.M.]
In 2010, Ms. JD partnered with the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession to found the Ms. JD Fellowship. The Fellowship is Ms. JD’s program to promote mentoring and professional development. Each spring, Ms. JD selects a group of outstanding second year law students as Fellowship recipients. In addition to receiving financial support and invitations to ABA and Ms. JD events, each Fellowship recipient is paired with a mentor chosen from among the Brent Award honorees, Spirit of Excellence Award recipients, and ABA Commission on Women in the Profession Commissioners.
Ms. JD will announce Fellowship finalists in March. Finalists will complete interviews with two Ms. JD board members by the end of March and the Ms. JD Fellows and their mentors will be announced at the end of April.
Who: 2Ls
Requirements:
Submission components: (1.) Resume (must include a link to your LinkedIn profile), (2.) unofficial law school transcripts, and (3.) four 1-paragraph statements (250 words) answering 4 questions (see link below)
Send to: fellowship@ms-jd.org
Complete details and Application requirements: Available @
ACLU-FL – SUMMER 2014 LEGAL INTERNSHIP [DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2014]
The ACLU-FL, the state’s largest legal and public advocacy organization, is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization that employs litigation, public policy advocacy, public education, and communications to protect and promote a broad range of constitutional issues and individual rights, such as freedom of speech, racial justice, right to privacy, religious liberty, criminal justice reform, voting rights, reproductive rights, LGBT rights, and immigrants’ rights. The ACLU-FL is an affiliate of the national ACLU which implements its vital civil liberties mission in all 50 states in large part through affiliate entities such as the ACLU-FL. Operating out of four offices in Miami (main), Tampa, Pensacola, and Jacksonville, the Florida affiliate is among the larger ACLU affiliates in the nation.
The ACLU-FL litigates a broad range of complex constitutional cases in federal and state courts through direct representation, filing amicus briefs, and submitting administrative complaints to state and federal agencies. ACLU interns work closely with staff attorneys and have the unique opportunity to research and apply constitutional law theories to real-world problems and gain a practical understanding of constitutional law issues. [For additional details, check Friday, February 7 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
IJC JUSTICE FELLOWSHIPS [DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2014 AT 11:59 P.M.]
The Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) recruits talented lawyers from around the country and partners them with New York City’s leading non-profit legal services providers and community-based organizations to offer a broad range of immigration assistance including naturalization, deportation defense, and affirmative applications for asylum seekers, juveniles, and victims of crime, domestic violence or human trafficking. Starting in 2014, the IJC plans to award 25 Justice Fellowships annually for recent law graduates. Although the IJC will begin its work in New York City, the hope is that it will offer a model that can be scaled nationwide as a powerful strategy to reduce poverty and improve access to justice for millions of new Americans and aspiring citizens.
Application: Available @ justicecorps.org/apply/
[For additional details, check Friday, February 7 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
2014 LOYOLA PATENT LAW INTERVIEW PROGRAM [DEADLINE: MARCH 3, 2014]
Loyola University Chicago School of law is hosting the 2014 Patent Law Interview Program. This is a nationwide interview program that targets patent law employers, rising 2L and 3L students, and students in Intellectual Property LLM programs.
Last year roughly 125 employers, 190 law schools, and 1,700 law students from across the country participated in the program. The program is entirely pre-selected, which means that students submit resumes and transcripts to bid on interviews with the employers they are interested in, and employers then review the materials of the students who bid on them and select the students they wish to interview at the program. Last year, approximately half of the participating students were selected for interviews.
Contact: Please direct any questions you may have to Jessica Michelle Ciminero, Employment Coordinator, Ovadia CP&P Office @ jciminer@fiu.edu
Registration: Available @ patentlawregistration.luc.edu/lawstudents/Default.aspx
[For complete details, check Friday, February 14 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
FLORIDA GUBERNATIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM [DEADLINE: MARCH 3, 2014]
Application: Available @ floridafellows.com/become-a-fellow/apply-now/
[For complete details, check Friday, January 24 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
THE BARBRI PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIP CONTEST [DEADLINE: MARCH 9, 2014]
BARBRI and Save the Children, the leading independent organization for children in need, proudly offer a chance to win a one-year $50,000 in-house counsel position with Save the Children plus a free BARBRI bar review course. For more information about Save the Children, please visit: savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6146405/k.C7E9/About_Us.htm
Application: Available @ barbri.shycast.com/
[For complete details, check Friday, February 21 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
THE INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE 2014 PUBLIC INTEREST BOOT CAMP [DEADLINE: MARCH 21, 2014]
The Institute for Justice holds its acclaimed boot camp for law students in Washington, D.C. each summer. Students from the nation’s top law schools take part in this three-day conference on shaping the world through the Institute for Justice way of public interest litigation. The annual conference covers the Institute for Justice’s four litigation pillars: First Amendment rights, school choice, economic liberty and private property rights. These topics are taught alongside others rarely discussed in law school, such as: Natural rights theory, public interest litigation tactics, cutting-edge constitutional theories, media skills, and the use of social science research. The faculty combines Institute for Justice attorneys and staff members with leading law professors and legal experts including Randy Barnett, Roger Pilon, and Todd Zywicki. The conference’s keynote speaker is always a distinguished jurist, who offers a view of public interest law from the bench. After attending this crash course in public interest law, the Institute for Justice Way, participants are able to recognize and seize public interest opportunities in the future. Accommodations and reasonable travel expenses are provided for all accepted students.
Application: Available @ ij.org/boot-camp-application
[For complete details, check Friday, January 31 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
CFAWL 2013-2014 BAR STUDY SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: POSTMARKED BY MARCH 28, 2014]
The goal of the scholarship is to promote the CFAWL mission, while helping the recipient during his/her study for the Florida Bar Exam. The scholarship is funded by the generous donations of CFAWL members and friends and by CFAWL fundraising efforts. The recipient will be notified no later than April 26, 2014. The recipient will be invited to attend the May 2, 2014 CFAWL luncheon in Orlando, Florida, where the recipient will be introduced. The award of a $1,000 scholarship will be paid to the recipient after his/her law school graduation, in June 2014. [For additional details, check Friday, January 17 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
2014 DRI LAW STUDENT DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2014]
DRI announces its annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship. The goal of these scholarships is to provide financial assistance to two worthy law students from ABA-accredited law schools to promote, in a tangible way, the DRI Diversity Statement of Principle. Two scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to applicants who best meet the required criteria. Scholarship winners will be notified in advance and officially announced at the DRI Diversity for Success Seminar scheduled for June 12-13, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois.
Application: Available @ dri.org/dri/webdocs/DRI_2014_Diversity_Scholarship_Application_UR.pdf
[For complete details, check Friday, February 21 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
THE ZELLE HOFMANN VOELBEL & MASON LLP 2014 DIVERSITY IN LAW SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2014]
Zelle Hofmann is committed to increasing diversity in the legal profession. To that end, Zelle Hofmann is pleased to offer this Diversity in Law Scholarship again in 2014. The Scholarship is designed to encourage and assist students from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives, as well as students with a proven interest in diversity-related issues, in pursuing the law as a profession.
Complete details and Application for download: Available @ zelle.com/news-updates-247.html
[For additional details, check Friday, February 7 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
THE ROBERT MASUR FELLOWSHIP IN CIVIL LIBERTIES [DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2014]
The fellowship competition is open to first-year law students who intend to carry out significant activities during the summer (in between their first and second year) in the areas of civil rights and/or civil liberties. Proposed activities may include a writing or research project, work with a public interest organization in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties, work on a civil rights or civil liberties law case under the supervision of a faculty member or lawyer, or any other work in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties.
Who: 1Ls
Requirements:
Submission components: (1.) Proposal (no more than 2 pages) describing their intended summer project, (2.) resume, (3.) a brief letter of recommendation, and (4.) the name of their faculty or organizational sponsor
*MAILED hard-copy entries only
Send to:
Robert Masur Fellowship
The Nation Institute
116 East 16th Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10003
Contact: annelise@nationinstitute.org
Complete details: Available @ nationinstitute.org/prizes/1068/the_robert_masure_fellowship_in_civil_liberties/
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS 2013-2014 AMERICORPS JD PROGRAM – AMERICORPS JD CIVIL LEGAL CORPS [DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2014]
Complete details: Available @ equaljusticeworks.org/americorpsjd
[For additional details, check Friday, January 17 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION’S INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WITH PAZ HOROWITZ ROBALINO GARCÉS, S.A. [DEADLINE: NONE PROVIDED]
PAZ HOROWITZ is proud to be the Ecuadorian sponsor of the American Bar Association’s International Summer Internship Program. The purpose of the program is to provide foreign law students with an opportunity to acquire practical experience and learn about the practice of law in Latin America. Our interns work closely with the firm’s lawyers and Ecuadorian law clerks to gain an understanding of Ecuador’s laws and legal system.
Interns support our attorneys in assigned cases and are expected to draft documents, carry out legal research, prepare correspondence, and write legal memoranda and articles. Our interns are also required to get on-the-job training carrying out various legal procedures and formalities at different public offices. Possibility to work in anti-corruption law; and on Ecuadorian Denominations of Origin in the area of Intellectual Property. Internships are unpaid, but a $60 per month subsidy will be offered for transportation.
Complete details and Application: Available @ pazhorowitz.com/internship.php
[For additional details, check Friday, February 21 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE SUMMER INTERNSHIP [DEADLINE: APPLICANTS ARE CONSIDERED ON A ROLLING BASIS]
Americans for Immigrant Justice is looking for summer interns. The organization works to protect and promote the basic human rights of immigrants through a unique combination of free direct services, impact litigation, policy reform and public education at local, state, and national levels. [For additional details, check Friday, February 7 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FALL 2014 VOLUNTEER AND PAID LEGAL INTERNSHIP [DEADLINE: APPLICANTS ARE CONSIDERED ON A ROLLING BASIS]
Complete details: Available @ justice.gov/crt/employment/vol_intern_opps.php
[For additional details, check Friday, January 31 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]