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CAREERS IN DOJ: MEET WITH JUDGE OHLSON [APRIL 8, 2014]
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is coming to FIU to have an oral argument. One of the judges, Judge Ohlson, was a prominent lawyer in the Department of Justice and he has offered to meet with students who are interested in careers in DoJ.
Please find Judge Kevin A. Ohlson’s biography below (at Comment section)
Where: FIU College of Law, RDB 1008
When: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
RSVP: To Randee Breiter @ rgbreite@fiu.edu by Monday, April 7, 2014
Additional information: For additional information about careers in the United States Department of Justice, please visit: justice.gov/careers/careers.html
EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN RULE OF LAW ASSOCIATION (EARLA): PRO BONO LAW CLERK POSITION (SUMMER 2014) [DEADLINE: APRIL 20, 2014]
The Egyptian-American Rule of Law Association is a non-profit organization that provides technical legal assistance to promote the rule of law in Egypt.
Law clerks work virtually from home or in EARLA’s Washington, DC office on various substantive projects, including but not limited to, drafting policy papers on various aspects of Egyptian law, analyzing ongoing changes in Egypt’s legal system and politics, raising public awareness about rule of law in Egypt through social media, assisting in fundraising, attending conferences on behalf of EARLA, and preparing for and attending high profile public policy panels at leading think tanks.
Who: 2Ls and 3Ls
Where: Washington, DC
When: 10 weeks in Summer 2014
Requirements:
Skills: EARLA will consider the following criteria when making its hiring decision:
- Demonstrated interest in rule of law, international law, and the Middle East
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
- Excellent legal writing skills
- Strong legal research skills
- Ability to multi-task under short deadlines
- Willingness to perform administrative tasks
- Fluency in Arabic speaking or reading is preferred but not required
- Ability to commit a minimum of 10 hours per week during the semester and 20 hours per week during the summers or winter break
- Possesses a positive, can-do attitude
Submission components: (1.) Resume, (2.) transcript, and (3.) a 1 paragraph statement of interest
Send to: EARLAEgypt@gmail.com
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Judge Kevin A. Ohlson
Judge Ohlson was born and raised in Sterling, Massachusetts, and he attended Washington and Jefferson College on a four-year Army R.O.T.C. scholarship. While in college, Judge Ohlson successfully completed Air Assault training with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, served as the commander of the corps of cadets, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Upon graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1985, Judge Ohlson attended the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School. He then successfully completed Airborne training at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was placed on jump-status at his next duty assignment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Judge Ohlson parachuted more than 30 times and into three foreign countries – Honduras, Jordan, and Egypt.
While at Fort Bragg, Judge Ohlson prosecuted a number of criminal cases, handled administrative law matters, and served as an Article 32 (UCMJ) Investigating Officer in a multiple rape and murder case where, at trial, the defendant was sentenced to death.
At the conclusion of his four-year military tour of duty in 15 December of 1989, Judge Ohlson became a federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. However, in October of 1990 he volunteered to return to active duty and deployed to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm where he served as a legal advisor to the XVIII Airborne Corps Command Staff. For his service, Judge Ohlson was awarded the Bronze Star.
When he returned to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia in 1991, Judge Ohlson resumed his duties as a federal prosecutor. In 1992, however, Judge Ohlson was appointed to serve as Special Counsel to the United States Attorney. In this capacity Judge Ohlson advised two consecutive United States Attorneys on legal and policy issues.
In 1997 Judge Ohlson was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice. After four years in that position, Judge Ohlson was appointed as a member of the Board of Immigration Appeals where he served in a judicial capacity deciding appeals in immigration cases. He later was appointed as the deputy director, and then the director, of the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
In 2009 Judge Ohlson was appointed as Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Attorney General. In this position Judge Ohlson advised the Attorney General on legal and policy issues, managed the office of the Attorney General, and handled budgetary and operational issues affecting the Department of Justice. During this period Judge Ohlson received the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award and the Edmund J. Randolph Award.
After stepping down as Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Attorney General in 2011, Judge Ohlson became the chief of the newly-created Professional Misconduct Review Unit at the Department of Justice. That office is responsible for determining whether federal prosecutors have engaged in professional misconduct and, if so, the appropriate discipline to impose.
Judge Ohlson was appointed by the President to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on November 1, 2013.
Judge Ohlson lives in Virginia with his wife, Dr. Carolyn Davis, and their two children, Matthew and Katherine.