1Ls: Diversity Scholarship Opportunity

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, one of the largest law firms in the Midwest, along with international consumer product giant Procter & Gamble, will provide a unique clerking experience next summer. The chosen scholar will gain valuable experience in P&G's legal department for six weeks, followed by six weeks in Dinsmore & Shohl's main office. Both are located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The scholarship winner also will be assigned mentors from both organizations, providing a dedicated resource to assist with professional development.They are specifically seeking applicants who have a record of academic or professional achievement and demonstrated leadership qualities.In addition, Dinsmore & Shohl has a number of summer associate positions with scholarships of up to $10,000 available.For additional information and application click here or email Jennifer Stark, Manager of Legal Recruiting at dinsmore.legalrecruiting@dinslaw.com.

1L's may apply beginning December 1, 2010, but no later than December 31 , 2010.

Summer Fellowships in Environmental Law

UF Conservation Law JD Summer Fellowship
Amount: $2,500
Terms: Student completes a summer placement on a project related to Conservation Clinic work and enrolls in the Clinic for one semester either before or after the summer experience. For second or third year students only.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2011

UF ELUL Minority Fellowship
Amount: $2,000
Terms: For a minority student or a student interested in the impact of environmental and land use law on minority populations; student completes a summer placement focusing on environmental or land use law. For first or second year students only.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2011

Florida Bar ELULS/ABA-SEER Diversity Fellowships (2 available for Summer 2011)
Amount: $5,000
Terms: Designed to encourage students from underprivileged and disadvantaged backgrounds (broadly defined) to study and pursue careers in environmental and/or land use law; student completes a summer internship at a government agency or public interest organization in Florida. For first or second year students only.
Application Deadline: January 18, 2011

Florida Bar ELULS Florida Environmental Public Interest (FEPI) Fellowship
Amount: $5,000
Terms: Designed to encourage qualified law students to study and pursue careers in public interest environmental and land use law. For first or second year students only. The fellowship consists of an 8-10 week full-time summer internship at a nonprofit public interest organization or other non-profit public interest law office.
Application Deadline: January 18, 2011

FBI Internships

The FBI is now accepting applications for a limited number of internships for the summer of 2011:

The Honors Internship Program (HIP) will offer several paid internship positions at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., as well as a limited number of positions in their larger field offices.

The Volunteer Internship Program (VIP) will offer non-paid positions at the remainder of their field offices, including the one in Jacksonville. The application process is the same for both internships, and begins with the online application located on the website:

http://www.fbijobs.gov/2.asp

If you’re interested, don’t delay. Submit your application as soon as possible according to the instructions on the website. The application will close no later than November 19, but may close before that if the response is great enough.

The 1L Job Search: Manage the Marathon, not the Sprint

"The sprint is for a limited number of jobs at large law firms. Based on the misguided assumption that employers are eager to receive them, thousands of 1Ls send out applications that large law firms receive on December 1. Few are processed without spring grades. . . . " Read the full article by Susan Gainen at Lawyerist.com here.

1L Open House Today and Tomorrow!

The Center for Career Development “CCD” would like to welcome the 1L’s and let you know how we can help!!! It is important to attend your Open House session so you do not miss out on critical career information. Be sure to attend, eat a meal catered by Chick-fil-A, and get your career search off to a great start.

We have set up specific sessions for you to attend based upon your last name and your section. If your last name begins with a letter (A-K), you will attend the time indicated for your section on Tuesday, November 2nd. If your last name begins with a letter (L-Z), you will attend on Wednesday, November 3. If you are in Section 1 you should arrive in the CCD Lobby at 10am; Section 2 should arrive at 12pm; Section 3 at 1pm. Check your e-mail for your specific date and time.

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE CATERED BY CHICK-FIL-A

ALL SESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE CCD LOBBY 244 BRUTON GEER (In Front of the Legal Research and Writing Offices)

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING YOU AND HELPING YOU REACH YOUR GOALS!!!

Minority Mentoring Picnic

The 7th Annual Minority Mentoring Picnic will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 12-4 PM in Hialeah, Florida. This is the ultimate networking event for minority law students from all over Florida.

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

Looking for productive ways to use your free time over Spring Break? Consider:

• Networking
  Check with the local Bar Association in your home town or wherever you are visiting to see if there are any social, community or educational events you could attend.


• Informational Interviews
  Don’t know what you want to do with your J.D.? Contact attorneys in various fields to see if they can spare a few minutes, or more, to hand down some advice. Don’t forget to give them your resume and ask for names of other people you may talk to.


• Shadowing
  Arrange to sit in on a court proceeding, mediation or deposition. Seek out a substantive project, and get to know as many people as possible.


• Preparing targeted mailings
  Take time to research firms and use this information in your cover letters to show your interest in that particular firm. This will help distinguish your cover letter from the many others that firms receive.

Finnegan Diversity Scholarship

The The Finnegan Diversity Scholarship provides financial support to qualified minority law students who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing a career in IP law. The scholarship award of $15,000 may be applied to costs associated with normal tuition; usual fees (such as, but not limited to, student activity fees; law school or university fees, and administrative fees); and a patent bar review course.

The scholarship recipient will also accept an offer to join the firm as a 2011 summer associate in one of their five domestic offices (Atlanta, Cambridge, Palo Alto, Reston or Washington).

Students currently completing their first year full-time (or second year part-time) are invited to apply. The award will be applied to education costs the following academic year, and may be renewed for one additional year if the scholar accepts an associate offer upon successful completion of the Finnegan summer associate program and maintains a grade point average of 3.0 or better in law school.

Additional information about the scholarship and application form are posted at www.finnegan.com. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2010.

1L Holiday Receptions

Quarles & Brady

December 29, 4:30-6:30pm
411 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Business Casual Attire
RSVP: Donna Key, donna.key@quarles.com,
www.quarles.com

Godfrey & Kahn

December 29, 6-8pm
780 North Water Street
M&I Bank Building, 17th Fl.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Business Casual Attire
RSVP: Jenna Lauer, jlauer@gklaw.com,www.gklaw.com

Burr Forman

December 29, 4:30-6pm
34th Floor of the Wachovia Tower
420 North 20th Street, Ste. 3400
Birmingham, AL 35203
Business Casual Attire
*Bring a copy of your most current resume.
RSVP by December 15 to:
Katherine Lester, Recruiting Assistant kelester@burr.com or 205.458.5486, www.burr.com

Maynard Cooper & Gale

December 28, 5-7pm
1901 6th Ave. N., Ste. 2400
Birmingham, AL 35203
Professional Dress, www.maynardcooper.com
RSVP by December 23 to:
Maggie O’Conner, moconner@maynardcooper.com
or 205.468.3521

Sirote & Permutt

December 29, 5-7pm
2311 Highland Ave. S.
Birmingham, AL 35205
Business Casual Attire
RSVP: sgillis@sirote.com, 205.930.5285, www.sirote.com

Balch & Bingham

December 30, 4:30-6:30pm
Regions/Harbert Tower
1901 6th Ave. N., 15th Fl.
Birmingham, AL 35203
Business Casual Attire, www.balch.comRSVP: email Barry Wilson, bwilson@balch.com your first and last name, law school, and the first and last name of your guest.

Lightfoot Franklin & White

Wednesday, December 30, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
The Clark Building
400 20th Street North
Birmingham, AL
Business Attire
RSVP to Catie Yeilding by December 18th at 205-949-6395 or cyeilding@lightfootlaw.com

Fish & Richardson 1L Diversity Fellowship

Fish & Richardson is pleased to announce its 1L Diversity Fellowship Program for 2010. The program, which offers fellowships to diverse first year law students, is a key component of the ongoing firm initiative to recruit, retain, and advance attorneys who will contribute to the diversity of their practice and of the legal profession.

The 1L Diversity Fellowship Program is comprised of three components: mentoring, a $5,000 scholarship, and a paid summer associate position in the domestic office of the student's choice.

• Applications for the 2010 fellowship will be accepted from December 1, 2009 through January 15, 2010.
• For more information about the Fellowship or to print out an application and a checklist of required support material, please click here.
• For more information about Fish & Richardson, please visit www.fr.com.

1L Summer Opportunity in the Twin Cities

The Twin Cities Diversity in Practice Annual 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship combines a traditional law firm clerkship with experience with working in an in-house corporate law department. The program is designed to give students of color the opportunity to work at a top-ranked law firm as well as spend a “rotation” (typically 3-4 weeks) working in the law department of a major corporation. For more information and application instructions visit www.diversityinpractice.org/initiatives/1l-clerkship/.

Foley Minority Scholarship -- 1Ls

Foley & Lardner LLP awards a $5,000 scholarship to a first-year minority law student at select law schools: Berkeley, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Michigan, Northwestern, UCLA, and Wisconsin. Applications and additional information are available at http://apps.foley.com/students/opportunities/minorityscholarships/. Applications must be received by January 19, 2010, and winners will be notified by March 5, 2010.

1L's Don't Miss the CCD Open House Tomorrow

Stop by the Center for Career Development between

10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3rd.

Meet the Career Development team, enjoy refreshments, obtain handouts and materials, sign up for small group counseling appointments and much more.

Save the Date!

1L Open House

Tuesday, November 3rd

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

SEC Summer Honors Law Program

The SEC will hire 25-30 1Ls and 111 2Ls for its paid, 10-week Summer 2010 Honors Law Program. Salary is SK-7 (1Ls) or SK-9 (2Ls). 66 2Ls will be hired for the DC headquarters, in the following divisions or offices: Corporation Finance; Enforcement; Investment Management; Trading and Markets; Risk, Strategy and Financial Innovation; Executive Staff; Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations; Office of General Counsel; Office of International Affairs; and in the following regional offices (hiring projections shown in parenthesis): Atlanta (7), Boston (2), Chicago (7), Denver (2), Ft. Worth (6), Los Angeles (6), Miami (5), Philadelphia (6), Salt Lake City (4), and San Francisco (2). Interns attend seminars and workshops on federal securities laws and are exposed to key individuals and institutions in securities and commodities industries, as well as in the legal profession. With a mentor's supervision, they work on research and writing projects; they also participate in seminars and workshops.
Program Requirements:
Prefer demonstrated interest in public service and work of the SEC, strong academic performance, law review or journal, moot court, legal aid or clinical experience, and relevant previous employment. Securities courses are not a prerequisite. Non-U.S. citizens must meet State Department hiring conditions.
Application Process:
By 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday, November 15, 2009 (2Ls - DC office) and 11:59 p.m. EST, Tuesday, December 15, 2009 (2Ls - regional offices), submit online questionnaire and include location preferences, as well as cover letter, resume (1-2 pages), transcript (undergraduate, graduate, and law school), list of current courses, and 5-10 page legal writing sample. Selections are made on a rolling basis, so apply early. 1L application process opens in December. Headquarters, and regional offices screen applications, contact selected candidates for telephonic interviews, and extend offers based on individual office preferences.
Electronic Submission ONLY:
http://www.usajobs.gov/
Vacancy ID: ET282189
Announcement #: 09-282189- MS
USAJOBS Control #: 1694440
(or search “SEC Summer Honors Law”)

For additional information, please visit http://www.sec.gov/jobs/jobs_students.shtml#shlp.

Humane Studies Fellowship

The Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University awards Humane Studies Fellowships of up to $12,000 to support the work of graduate students and outstanding undergraduates exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary for a free society.
Last year, more than $600,000 was awarded to students pursuing degrees in the US and abroad. 2008-2009 fellows are studying at universities around the world and come from a range of disciplines including economics, history, journalism, law, philosophy, political science, and public policy.
To be eligible for the fellowship, you must be an undergraduate in your junior or senior year or a graduate student pursuing a degree in any subject at any university full-time during the 2010-2011 academic year. Citizens of all countries are eligible to apply.
For more information or to apply online, visit www.TheIHS.org/hsf. Application Deadline: December 31, 2009.

HOT TIP!!!!!!!!!!!

For an Out of Area Job Search: If you are out of town during the summer or during vacation and wish to be back in the same area for your 2L summer, send letters to employers asking for interviews before you return to school.

LGBT Bar Annual Career Fair & Conference

The 2009 Annual Career Fair and Conference is less than two months away! Every year, hundreds of practicing attorneys, scholars, law students and leading members of the judiciary gather at the National LGBT Bar Association's Annual Career Fair and Conference. The 2009 Annual Career Fair and Conference will take place September 10-12th in Brooklyn, NY and will feature career, networking, and education opportunities tailored for the LGBT legal community.

During tough economic times, professional development/training and networking opportunities become even more critical. With over thirty workshops and three general attendance sessions spanning four days, the 2009 Annual Career Fair and Conference is an economic way to meet your networking and continuing legal education needs.

For more information about events taking place during the 2009 Annual Career Fair & Conference, please visit:

2009 Annual Career Fair & Conference (Master Calendar)

Avoiding Malpractice Claims

Friday!

HOL 382, 2-4pm

Reception to follow in FDR

Statistically, one in three attorneys practicing today will be the target of a legal malpractice claim. About half of malpractice claims are caused by administrative and
client relations errors, all of which can be avoided by instituting and following sound practice management procedures. This course will provide an overview of the most common causes of legal malpractice, the best risk management practices for avoiding claims and the relationship of various sections of Article 4 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar to the risk avoidance procedures. The course will conclude with an explanation of the unique characteristics of a lawyers professional liability policy.

Presenters:
William Loucks, Attorney, President & CEO
Scott Danahy, Attorney, Claims Specialist
Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co.

Afternoon at the State Courthouse

Orange Co. Courthouse - Jury Assembly Room

Friday, June 19, 2009

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Reg. Members - $10
Government - $10

Affiliates - $10
Law Students - $10
Honorary - No Charge
Guests - $10
Associates - $10

The Young Lawyers Section's An Afternoon at the State Courthouse seminar will provide helpful hints for area attorneys as they practice before the circuit and county judges of the Ninth Judicial Circuit. The seminar will give attendees insight into local judicial practices and procedures and is designed for attorneys, law students, paralegals, and other legal professionals.

RSVPs by June 12. Please RSVP and send payment to

Mike Remensnyder, OCBA,

880 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32801

(miker@ocbanet.org).