Daily Archives: January 24, 2019

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” ♦

 

THE CARIBBEAN BAR ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP/SUMMER INTERNSHIP [DEADLINE: JAN. 25, 2019]

Each year CBA selects three 3 students, who each receive a $3000 scholarship stipend for an 8-week summer internship with the Legal Services of Greater Miami or with a judge in Broward or Miami-Dade County. 

Who: This scholarship is available to 1st and 2nd year law students, who have an interest in issues affecting the Caribbean-American and/or South Florida communities

Requirements:

Submission components: See Job ID# 9198 @ Symplicity

Additional information and Application Form: Available @ fiulawcareer.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CBAScholarship-InternshipApplication2019.pdf

Contact: If any interested applicant has any questions, please feel free to contact Tanya Williams, CBA Board Member and liaison between CBA’s Executive Board and FIU Law, @ tanyawill1215@gmail.com or @ 786.999.5942

 

◊ If you have any QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK, please email lawcareer@fiu.edu ◊

WRITING COMPETITION update:

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ABA SECTION OF ANTITRUST LAW: LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: JAN. 31, 2019]

The goal of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Student Writing Competition is to encourage and reward law student writings on antitrust law, competition policy, and consumer protection law.

Topic: Articles of general interest to the antitrust law community, including: Civil and Criminal Antitrust Law, Competition Policy, Consumer Protection, and International Competition Law

Awards: The winner will be announced by March 1, 2019. The $2,500 award will be presented at the Antitrust Section’s Spring Meeting (Mar. 27-29, 2019) in Washington, DC. The winner will receive an invitation to the Meeting, as well as transportation and accommodations (if living outside DC area).

Submission guidelines: (1) Eligible papers include published notes, comments, and articles, and should generally be 20-30 pages, with footnotes; (2) Joint papers and unpublished work, including work that was prepared for a class, seminar, or independent study are not eligible.

Complete details: Available @

americanbar.org/groups/antitrust_law/awards_fellowships/l_student_writing_competition/

SCHOLARSHIP update:

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DC LAW SCHOLARSHIP [DEADLINE: JAN. 31, 2019]

DC Law (formerly Christensen Law) Scholarship is a recurring scholarship designed to help one incoming 1L or continuing law student with their tuition costs.

Eligibility: Incoming 1Ls or continuing law students

Award: $2,000

Requirements: 3.5 minimum GPA

Submission components: (1) Application form (see below); (2) resume; (3) unofficial transcript; and (4) original essay (500-600 words) on the question, “What is today’s biggest threat to our right to a civil jury trial?”

Complete details and Application Form: Available @ texasinjurylawhelp.com/christensen-law-firm-scholarship/

EVENTS update:

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AIPLA MID-WINTER INSTITUTE [JAN. 30 – FEB. 2, 2019]

Topics to include:

  • Diversity & inclusion: Views from in-house and from the bench
  • In-house/outside counsel working together: Effective pitches
  • Modernizing legal operations
  • The art of persuasion & effective negotiation for tomorrow’s leaders
  • What every IP practitioner needs to know about cybersecurity & risk management

Where: Tampa, FL

Complete details: Available @ aipla.org/detail/event/2019/01/30/default-calendar/aipla-mid-winter-institute

 

THE COPYRIGHT SOCIETY OF THE USA 2019 MIDWINTER MEETING MEMPHIS [JAN. 31 – FEB. 2, 2019]

Panels will address topics at the forefront of copyright and IP, plus afternoon group activities and plenty of time for networking!

Complete details and Registration: Available @ csusa.org/page/MW2019

Agenda: Available @ csusa.org/page/MW2019Agenda