SEMJF – STUDENT REGISTRATION [APRIL 7-21, 2014]
Student registration – 2-step process:
- All students interested in applying for interviews must first pre-register with their individual Career Services Office. After the pre-registration period ends, all the names of students who pre-registered through their individual Career Services Office will be uploaded to the “SEMJF” Symplicity module; &
- Only those students will receive a login and password from the SEMJF administrator to view employers and submit applications during the on-line submission period of May 15 – May 30. Pre-registration does not require students to submit applications once the “actual student registration period opens” on May 15.
[For additional details, check Friday, March 7 Blog Post (at Comment section) and view at Symplicity]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT FIU COLLEGE OF LAW’S TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM [APRIL 13, 2014]
Students taking Trial Advocacy & Advanced Trial Advocacy will “perform” their final trials – before real judges, at the real criminal courthouse, with real trial lawyers serving as jurors. Both of the volunteer opportunities below are wonderful ways for you to see what trying a case to a jury is all about. In addition, you will meet FIU alumni, other lawyers (public & private, civil & criminal), and our judges, all of whom come together in the spirit of supporting our FIU Law students and our Trial Advocacy Program.
Volunteer as:
- “Clerk/Timekeeper” (6 are needed; 1 in each trial courtroom); OR
- “Event Coordinator” (3 are needed to make sure the day runs smoothly)
Note: Volunteering for this event counts toward Board of Advocate hours.
Where: The Gerstein Justice Building, 1351 N.W. 12th Street
When: Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 8:30am – 1pm/2pm
RSVP: Email Professor H. Scott Fingerhut if you are interested @ fingerh@fiu.edu
AN EVENING OF NETWORKING – FIU WOMEN’S LAW SOCIETY, UM LAW WOMEN, & MIAMI-DADE FAWL [APRIL 17, 2014]
Please join the FIU Women’s Law Society, UM Law Women, & Miami-Dade FAWL for an evening of networking. Come meet, mingle, and laugh with local students and legal professionals.
*FIU & UM Law ask that you please drink responsibly.
Where: Blue Martini Lounge, 900 South Miami Ave. #250, Miami, FL 33130
When: 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Flyer: Please see attachment below (at Comment section)
ACEDS 2014 E-DISCOVERY CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION [APRIL 27-29, 2014]
BARBRI (scholarships available) is hosting this year’s Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists® (ACEDS) E-Discovery Conference & Exhibition. The Conference gathers 100s of leading practitioners to give solutions for reducing the costs and risks associated with the identification, preservation, review, collection, production and management of electronic data. As budgets dwindle and data volumes soar, this year’s Conference will focus on “doing more with less.”
Hot-button issues include:
- Implementing sound legal hold processes with limited resources
- Getting the most bang for your buck with technology-assisted review
- Achieving cost predictability amid data and vendor volatility
- Judicial expectations of preservation, proportionality and competence
Pose questions directly to expert presenters, and come away with advice and best practices that will help you do your job better, and network with colleagues, clients, and potential employers.
Where: Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, 3555 South Ocean Drive, Hollywood, FL 33019
Additional venue information:
Complete details: Available @ ediscoveryconference.com/
Brochure: Available for download @ ediscoveryconference.com/download-the-conference-at-a-glance/
Registration: Available @ ediscoveryconference.com/register/
THE ABA OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION’S 1ST ANNUAL LEGAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT EXPO [MAY 14, 2014]
The ABA Office of Diversity & Inclusion has extended a special invitation to our diverse (those self-identified as race, ethnicity, gender, disability or sexual orientation) law students and recent grads to the launch of the 1st annual Legal Career Development Expo.
What is the Expo? It is an innovative approach to career development, mentoring, networking and more. Attendees may participate in numerous career development sessions; access personal one-on-one sessions with career development experts; interact with accomplished, seasoned attorneys; learn how to leverage your bar membership to maximize your career, and gain invaluable job search skills from experts.
Where: ABA Washington Headquarters, 1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W., John Marshall Conference Center, 5th Floor, Washington, DC
When: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Complete details: Available @ americanbar.org/groups/diversity/ODIExpo.html
Additional information: Available @ ambar.org/diversity
Schedule: Available @ americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/diversity/career_expo_schedule.authcheckdam.pdf
Registration: Available @ americanbar.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_577arUjN841BnNj
9TH ANNUAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STATEWIDE CONFERENCE [JUNE 27, 2014]
Where: FIU Modesto Maidique Campus, Graham Center Ballrooms
When: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Event fee:
- FIU students & government agencies: Free
- Non-FIU students: $10
- Career professionals: $25
Additional information: Available @ career.fiu.edu/ or @ (305) 348-2423
Registration: Available @ go.fiu.edu/13BC
LAVENDER LAW® CONFERENCE, CAREER FAIR & LGBT LEGAL EXPO [AUGUST 21-23, 2014]
The National LGBT Bar Association has invited our FIU Law students to attend this year’s Lavender Law® Conference, Career Fair & LGBT Legal Expo. Lavender Law is dedicated to educating and supporting our student members, as they are the future leaders of our profession.
A message from the National LGBT Bar Association:
The Lavender Law Career Fair, held on the first day of the conference, yields increasing interest from major law firms, corporations, government entities and non-profit organizations. Last year, over 150 employers joined us to recruit from an impressive pool of students for positions throughout the country.
Over 450 students attended our conference last year, and we expect attendance in New York to exceed that number. In addition to the Career Fair, we offer individual career counseling for law student attendees. Moreover, students are eligible to compete in the Michael Greenberg Writing Competition, which awards $1,000 in prize money and a complimentary trip to Lavender Law, as well as a publication in the “Tulane Law School Journal of Law and Sexuality.”
Lavender Law promotes the LGBT Bar’s mission of educating legal professionals about issues facing the LGBT community by offering a host of cutting edge continuing legal education (CLE) programming. These workshops provide law students with information that can be taken back to school and applied to their studies while also providing them with an opportunity to network with presenters immediately following panels.
Where: Sheraton Times Square, New York City
Additional information: Available @ lgbtbar.org/annual/
Registration: Available @ lgbtbar.org/annual/register/
*PLEASE NOTE: If you are planning to attend, please advise Ana Bierman, Assistant Dean @ acbierma@fiu.edu
