Daily Archives: April 5, 2018

SCHOLARSHIP update:

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2018 EARL WARREN SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2018]

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is pleased to offer this scholarship, which is intended to support the careers of law students dedicated to advancing the cause of racial justice. The winner will be announced Aug. 15, 2018.

Eligibility: 1Ls; must be a U.S. citizen

Award: $30,000

  • The scholarship provides an award of $10,000 per year for 3 years (as long as scholars remain in good academic standing and continue to meet the scholarship criteria)
  • In addition to financial assistance, scholars are given two unique opportunities: (1) An internship, externship, or research project with LDF to be completed during their 3 years of law school during a mutually-agreed upon period, and (2) free attendance at LDF’s Civil Rights Training Institute, an annual civil rights conference that brings together civil rights advocates, scholars, and attorneys to discuss strategies and to network

Requirements: Record of academic achievement and demonstrated and ongoing commitment to racial justice and civil rights

Submission components: (1) Completed Scholarship Application Form; (2) copy of acceptance letter to law school; (3) 2 recommendation letters; (4) resume; (5) transcript; (6) essay; (7) personal statement; (8) copy of LSAT score; and (9) copy of Student Aid Report (FAFSA)

*The application form and all application material must be attached in PDF format to one email

Application: Available @ naacpldf.org/files/case_issue/LDF%20Law%20Scholarship%20Application_F_1.pdf

Complete details: Available @ developingcareer.com/earl-warren-scholarship/

Additional information: Available @ naacpldf.org/earl-warren-scholarship?platform=hootsuite

EVENTS update:

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CPP EVENT: ABA GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SECTOR LAWYERS DIVISION PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER PROGRAM [APR. 10, 2018]

Where: RDB 2008

When: 12:30 P.M.

RSVP: lawcareer@fiu.edu

 

Please join the Ovadia CP&P Office to hear from the following panelists:

  • Dexter Lee, Senior Litigation Counsel, Civil Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL
  • Abbe Rifkin, Assistant State Attorney, Senior Trial Counsel, Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office
  • Darcee Siegel, former North Miami Beach City Attorney
  • Keyla Smith, Assistant Public Defender, Felony Division, Miami Public Defender’s Office
  • U.S. Navy JAG LCDR Jason Weissman, Managing Attorney, Florida Staff Legal Office for The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Miami, FL
  • Moderated by The Honorable Ira Sandron

 

AIPLA – WOMEN IN IP GLOBAL NETWORKING EVENT [APR. 19, 2018]

 

MUSIC BIZ 2018 [MAY 14-17, 2018]

Music Biz 2018 — the Music Business Association’s 60th anniversary conference — will bring together global power players and industry enthusiasts committed to the future of music monetization for 100+ panels, presentations, workshops, private meetings, cocktail parties, live music, and more. Register today to join the 2,000+ attendees expected to descend on Nashville for the four most important days on the industry calendar! Check out the 2017 recap to see why you can’t afford not to be there.

Complete details: Available @ musicbiz.org/events/music-biz-2018/

 

AIPLA SPRING MEETING [MAY 15-17, 2018]

Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret – Leading IP experts address all the most challenging issues in IP Law at AIPLA’s 2018 Spring Meeting. Thought leaders from private practice, corporate, government, academia and the judiciary deliver powerful insights into the ways in which IP law promotes and protects innovation, inventiveness and investment!

  • The Internet of Things (IoT) – An interconnected life or communities of walled gardens?
  • Blockchain – What is it and what impact can it have on the global IP landscape?
  • Valuating an IP Portfolio – What’s it really worth?
  • Trademark Counterfeiting – What role does foreign law enforcement play? 
  • Extraterritorial Application of US Trade Secret Laws –Does It Work?

Complete details and Registration: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/SM18/Pages/Program.aspx