For more information and to apply to the opportunities below, please visit Symplicity @: law-fiu-csm.symplicity.com/students/
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 UNITED STATES 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]
NATIONAL LGBT BAR ASSOCIATION 2014 2L SUMMER LAW CLERK PROGRAM (LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE GROUP) [DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 14, 2014 BY 5:00 P.M. EST]
The National LGBT Bar Association is pleased to partner with The Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Legal Department to provide an exciting opportunity to two enthusiastic 2L law students who are interested in making an immediate and valued contribution. As a Law Clerk you will provide technical support to staff litigation attorneys, perform legal research, assist in drafting and filing legal trial documents, gather and compile facts and relevant case information, and assist attorneys in preparing for depositions and trials. One Law Clerk will be selected for Liberty’s Boston litigation office and one for its San Francisco litigation office. Interviews will be conducted the week of February 23, 2014 and finalists shall be selected and notified on or before March 3, 2014. [For additional details, check Friday, February 7 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
CHCI LAW STUDENT/GRADUATE CONGRESSIONAL AND PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM [DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2014]
The CHCI Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to enhance participants’ leadership abilities, strengthen professional skills and produce more competent and competitive Latino professionals. Fellows will have the opportunity to publish a policy paper and develop/execute a policy summit. This nine month paid Fellowship Program offers exceptional Latinos unparalleled exposure to hands-on experience in the public policy areas of higher education, secondary education, health, housing, law, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Fellows will research opportunities to work in a Congressional office or committee that best matches their interest and focus area. Participants will have the option of changing placements mid-way through the program. Second half placements can include The White House, federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Fellows will attend weekly leadership training sessions that allow the opportunity to meet with national leaders and engage in substantive policy discussions. Fellows will also be required to engage in a group community service project identified through the CHCI Fellowship Program as well as completing individual community service.
Complete details: Available @ chci.org/fellowships/page/chci-graduate-fellowship-program
Application: Available @ apply.chci.org/applications/login.asp
[For additional details, check Friday, January 31 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OCR – SUMMER LEGAL INTERNSHIP/EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2014 [DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 21, 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]
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR DISTINGUISHED FLORIDA LAW STUDENTS – SUMMER 2014 [DEADLINE TO DECLARE INTEREST: FEBRUARY 21, 2014]
FIU Law is invited to send one intern for Summer 2014. *If you are interested in being selected for this internship program, you must declare your interest to the Ovadia CP&P Office.
Send to: Ana Bierman, Assistant Dean of the Ovadia Career Planning and Placement Office, acbierma@fiu.edu
[For additional details, check Friday, February 7 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
KOZYAK MINORITY MENTORING FOUNDATION SUMMER 2014 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM [DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28, 2014 AT 5:00 P.M.]
Complete details: Available @ kmmfoundation.org/fellowships/
Application: Available @ kmmfoundation.com/kmmfdocs/KMMF_FellowshipApp2014.pdf
[For additional details, check Friday, January 24 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
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.
Students with undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering or a technical science should consider registering for the program. You do not need to be patent bar eligible to register, although the vast majority of employers participating in the program are seeking patent bar eligible students.
Online student registration for this year’s Patent Law Interview Program will begin on Monday, February 10 and close on Monday, March 3. At this stage of registration, you will only need to enter some basic information (you will upload your resume and bid on interviews later in the semester). There is a non-refundable $35 dollar registration fee which you must pay by credit card to complete your online registration. *NOTE: FIU Law will reimburse you for this registration fee – Please contact Jessica Michelle Ciminero, Employment Coordinator of the Ovadia Career Planning and Placement Office @ jciminer@fiu.edu regarding this matter.
Once you have registered, the program staff will communicate with you directly via email to the address that you entered when registering for the program.
Who: Rising 2Ls and 3Ls (*NOTE: Students who will graduate before the program is held in August 2014, and students who plan to graduate after May/June 2016 are NOT eligible)
Where: Chicago, Illinois
When: July 31, 2014 – August 1, 2014
Requirements:
Submission components: Once employers register for the program, they will have the option to request (1.) Resume, and (2.) law school transcript
Contact: Please direct any questions you may have to Jessica Michelle Ciminero, Employment Coordinator of the Ovadia Career Planning and Placement Office @ jciminer@fiu.edu
Complete details: Available @ luc.edu/law/career/patent_students.html
Registration: Available @ patentlawregistration.luc.edu/lawstudents/Default.aspx
FLORIDA GUBERNATIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM [DEADLINE: MARCH 3, 2014]
Complete details: Available @ floridafellows.com
Application: Available @ floridafellows.com/become-a-fellow/apply-now/
[For additional details, check Friday, January 24 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.
Complete details: Available @ ij.org/students
Sample agenda: Available @ ij.org/law-student-conference-sample-agenda
Application: Available @ ij.org/boot-camp-application
[For additional details, check Friday, January 31 Blog Post and view at Symplicity]
CENTRAL FLORIDA ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN LAWYERS – 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]
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.
Additional information: Available @ zelle.com
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]
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]