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.

Reproductive Justice Fellowship Program

In 2010, Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) launched a new, funded fellowship program for current 3Ls and recent law school graduates interested in working to advance reproductive justice. The RJ Fellowship Program will enhance capacity at reproductive justice organizations working to influence law and policy and build a pipeline for future reproductive justice lawyers.

This year, six (6) RJ Fellows will be paid $50,000 plus benefits and be placed with host organizations in Washington, D.C. for a year-long program (starting in August 2011) that includes mentoring, professional development, training, and networking opportunities.

To read the full fellowship description and download the application, please click here: http://lsrj.org/documents/RJFP_Fellow_Application.pdf

All applications must be submitted to Mariko Miki, LSRJ Curriculum & Training Coordinator, at Mariko@LSRJ.org by 5:00PM PST on Monday, November 1, 2010. Early applications are strongly encouraged. Questions by email only.

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.

Looking to Practice in Gainesville after Graduation?

3L's: RSVP by 3pm on 11/6 to be one of two students to attend the Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association (EJCBA) Luncheon on Friday, November 13 at The Courtyard at Steve’s Café at 11:45am at no cost as guests of Jessie Howell, Recruiting Director. E-mail careers@law.ufl.edu to RSVP.

Java with Jessie for 3Ls Today

Royal Park Starbucks, 3:30 p.m.

3Ls: Don't miss this opportunity to meet with a counselor and your fellow classmates in a neutral and informal setting to share ideas for achieving career success.

Clinical Teaching Fellowship in Environmental Law

Application deadline: December 1, 2009

The Institute for Public Representation ("IPR") invites applications for graduate Fellow/Staff Attorney positions that will become available in January 2010. This two-year position provides extensive training and experience in public interest advocacy. Georgetown University Law Center awards an LL.M. in Advocacy to each Fellow upon completion of the two-year term. There are five graduate Fellow/Staff Attorney positions at the Institute. The Institute's work in environmental law focuses on individuals and communities primarily in the Washington metropolitan area who suffer a disproportionate share of environmental harms and enjoy fewer environmental amenities than other parts of the area. Clients include neighborhood associations, regional and local environmental organizations, an Indian tribe and individuals. We have worked on litigation involving the full array of federal and local environmental laws, as well as civil rights and administrative laws, and have appeared in federal and state courts, including federal bankruptcy court and before the Virginia Supreme Court. In addition to litigation, our environmental advocacy extends to the federal and District of Columbia rule-making, permitting and legislative processes, and frequently involves working to support coalitions of groups concerned with these issues. Much of the work is precedent setting.
Qualifications:
Recent law graduate or graduating student;
Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and to communications or environmental law;
Strong legal writing skills;
Must be a member of the DC Bar or take steps to apply for memberships upon being accepted.
Salary: Over $50,520 per year.
Application Instructions:
Please send resume, transcript, 2 recommendation letters and a 1-page statement to address below. Fellowship deadlines are updated on a rolling basis. If application deadline has passed, next deadline will be noted once available. Alternatively, please contact organization directly for new application deadline information.
Contact Information:
Professor Hope BabcockCo-DirectorPhone: 202-662-9535gulcipr@law.georgetown.eduHope BabcockInstitute for Public RepresentationGeorgetown University Law CenterRe: Fellowship Program600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Room 312Washington, DC 20001
For additional information, please visit http://www.law.georgetown.edu/.

AFL-CIO Fellowship Program

The Legal Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations ("AFL-CIO") is offering a one-year fellowship beginning in September 2010. The fellowship offers an excellent opportunity for recent law school graduates to work with experienced union-side lawyers on a wide variety of issues.
The AFL-CIO is a voluntary federation of 56 national and international unions which represent 11 million working women and men in the United States. The AFL-CIO works on a variety of fronts to improve the lives of working families, to secure social and economic justice in the United States, and to protect the interests of working people in the global economy. The AFL-CIO and its affiliates have been instrumental not only in negotiating good pay and benefits for union members, but also in the enactment and enforcement of laws that protect important rights for all workers, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
The Legal Department works on a wide range of litigation, policy, regulatory and legislative matters, and assists with organizing campaigns, corporate governance issues, and other AFL-CIO initiatives. The Legal Department also administers the Lawyers Coordinating Committee, a national organization of union-side attorneys, which issues various publications and holds educational conferences on a regular basis.
The AFL-CIO Fellow will work with lawyers in the AFL-CIO Legal Department and with other union lawyers around the country on a wide range of activities. The Fellow will assist experienced lawyers working on cases and regulatory matters that affect the labor movement and the rights of workers. The AFL-CIO’s litigation caseload includes cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the NLRB and a small number of state appellate suits. In addition, the AFL-CIO Legal Department frequently presents the views of the labor movement on federal regulatory initiatives affecting workers. Whenever possible, the Fellow will be given the opportunity to participate in meetings with union lawyers and to attend oral arguments. The AFL-CIO Fellow will also participate in Lawyers Coordinating Committee activities, including preparation for attorney conferences, outreach to new labor lawyers and law students, and regular opportunities to attend LCC meetings and conferences.
The fellowship salary is in the range of $55,000 to $60,000 depending on experience. Benefits include excellent medical and dental insurance plus paid vacation.

Recent law graduates, judicial clerks, and third-year law students are welcome to apply. Applicants should have excellent legal research and writing skills and enjoy legal research and appellate work. Applicants should also have a commitment to workers’ rights and a desire to practice union-side labor law. The AFL-CIO is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.

To Apply: Applicants should mail a cover letter explaining their interest in the fellowship, a current resume, a transcript, a short writing sample, a letter of reference and a list of two additional references to the AFL-CIO's Office of the General Counsel ATTN: Fellowship Position, 815 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. The application process is rolling and will remain open until the successful candidate is selected. Telephone inquiries are discouraged.

Fried Frank Fellowship Program

Fried Frank has joined with two of the country's leading civil rights advocacy organizations, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. ("LDF") and the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund ("MALDEF"), to create unique programs that effectively bridge the worlds of private law firm litigation and public service law . The LDF and MALDEF fellowships each give an entry-level lawyer the opportunity to spend two years as a Fried Frank litigator, and then two years as a staff attorney with LDF or MALDEF. At the end of their four-year commitment, the Fellows are encouraged to interview to return to Fried Frank or, in some cases, they may continue on the staff of their civil rights organization.
Third-year students and recent graduates, including judicial clerks, are eligible to apply for the Fellowship Program. To apply, students must submit the following documents: (1) resume, (2) two letters of recommendation (one each from a law school faculty member and an employer); (3) a legal writing sample; (4) a 500-word essay, and (5) a law school transcript. For the essay, students must select one or two civil rights issues of interest to them and briefly explain why the issues are important to them and how they feel the fellowship can serve as a vehicle to effect change in those areas, including how their experiences and/or skills may contribute to such change.
Students must submit the completed application packet by U.S. Mail or e-mail to:
Diversity and Inclusion
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004
fellowship@friedfrank.com
The application deadline is November 1, 2009.
To learn more about Fried Frank and the Fellowship Program, please visit www.friedfrank.com.

Presidential Management Fellows Program

The 2009-2010 Presidential Management Fellows ("PMF") Program application season will be open soon. The PMF Program is the premier program for leadership development in the public sector. Its purpose is to attract outstanding men and women to the federal service. Each year, the program draws Fellows from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear commitment to excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs.
The program provides a two-year federal government fellowship to individuals who have completed a graduate-level course of study at an accredited college or university. Since 1977, the PMF Program and its predecessor, the Presidential Management Intern ("PMI") Program, have been attracting outstanding graduate, law, and doctoral-level students to the federal service.
The PMF Program is a passport to a unique and rewarding career experience with the federal government. It provides Fellows with an opportunity to apply the knowledge they acquired from graduate study. PMF assignments may involve public policy and administration, domestic or international issues, information technology, human resources, engineering, health and medical sciences, law, financial management and many other fields in support of public service programs
Numbers per year: In recent years, the number of fellows has ranged between four hundred and six hundred. There is not a set number of fellows selected per year. The number hired is based on the hiring projections of agencies, as well as the number of highly-qualified applicants.
Salary: Fellows must have a graduate degree, meaning that they will be at least at a GS-9 pay level ($50,408-$65,531 in the greater Washington DC area, varies by geographic region). Many graduates may be at a higher level depending on their degree and previous work experience.
Deadline: Application period for the PMF Class of 2010 is expected to open on Thursday, October 1, 2009 and close on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
Recommendation: This program requires a law school recommendation. At UF Law, Dean Rachel Inman in the Office of Student Affairs is the designated recommender. Please schedule an appointment with her to receive your recommendation.

HUD Legal Honors Program

HUD’s Legal Honors Program for graduating law students serves as the Department’s only recruitment program for entry-level attorneys. Approximately 10-20 legal honor positions are available annually in Headquarters and Field offices. Successful candidates begin work in August or September and participate in a 14-month appointment that may lead to a permanent position,pending bar acceptance. During the program, Legal Honors are assigned mentors, are given the opportunity to rotate to other offices within OGC, and participate in additional training and monthly discussions to enhance their program experience and develop their legal abilities.

DEADLINE October 16th
For more information and the application visit:
www.hud.gov/offices/ogc/legalsinglefinal2010.pdf

Programs this Week

Public Interest Week

Monday - Volunteer Fair, 10-2pm, Courtyard

Come down to the Courtyard to meet representatives of local agencies interested in student volunteers, including Three Rivers Legal Services, Southern Legal Counsel, Florida Institutional
Legal Services, and Alachua County Teen Court. Hours donated at these agencies count towards your Pro Bono or Community Service Certificate. Kristen Bryant, Pro Bono Project Coordinator,will also be tabling to answer questions.

Tuesday - Public Interested? 12pm, HOL 345

Speak with UF Law alumni Jorge Tormes (‘07) & Patricia Antonucci (‘08) from Three Rivers
Legal Services and attorney Gabriella Ruiz, from Southern Legal Counsel about how to make a career of public interest work, the benefits it can offer, and the obstacles that can be encountered. Pizza will be provided by the CCD.

Wedesday, 11:00 a.m., HOL 180

3Ls Only! Employment Market with Dean Jerry

Join Dean Jerry at 11am on September 23rd in HOL 180 as he gives his take on the economic conditions now present in the legal market, and what they mean to you. He will also share his thoughts on steps to take to deal with that market. Sandwiches provided by the CCD.

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.

Third-Year Law Students

Washington State Attorney General's Office

Though we are not in a position to extend hard offers this fall, we will entertain applications from those who wish to apply for “preferred pool status” within our larger attorney hiring pool. We expect that at the end of the process, up to 8 to 10 applicants will attain “preferred pool status”. From a practical standpoint, this means that between August 1st and November 1st of 2010, divisions with approval to fill vacancies consistent with the interests and experience of those who have preferred status, must consider these particular candidates before they will be allowed to consider candidates from the larger pool.

To apply and be considered for “preferred pool status”, those interested will need to submit ALL required application material (i.e., letter of interest, AGO application form, resume, law school transcript and one letter of recommendation) by September 18, 2009. This information will be reviewed and a limited number of invitations to interview will be extended. These interviews are scheduled to be held in our Seattle, Olympia and Spokane offices in mid-October; no on-campus interviews will be conducted. Those invited to interview may elect to conduct their first interview by telephone.

Summer Law Intern Program

FOR SUMMER 2010, APPLY ONLINE BETWEEN JULY 25 AND SEPTEMBER 8, 2009!

The Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) is the Department's competitive recruitment program for compensated summer internships. Selection for employment is based on many elements of a candidate's background including academic achievement, law review or moot court experience, legal aid and clinical experience, and summer or part-time legal employment. The Department also considers specialized academic studies (including undergraduate and post-graduate degrees), work experience, and extracurricular activities that directly relate to the work of the Department.

More details about it are available on the web at http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/arm/sp/sp.htm

Fellowships and Externships

Fried Frank has created unique programs that effectively bridge the worlds of private law firm litigation and public service law by joining with two of the country's leading civil rights advocacy organizations, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), along with one of New York's leading legal services providers to indigent women, inMotion.

The LDF and MALDEF fellowships each give an entry-level lawyer the opportunity to spend two years as a Fried Frank litigator and then two years as a staff attorney with LDF or MALDEF. At the end of their four-year commitment, our successful Fellows are encouraged to interview to return to Fried Frank and, in some cases, they may continue on the staff of their civil rights organization. We are proud that a number of our former Fellows hold high-level positions on the staffs of both LDF and MALDEF.

The ideal candidate for a Fried Frank Fellowship is a third-year law student or recent graduate currently in a judicial clerkship. Candidates for the MALDEF and LDF fellowships should have a genuine interest in both corporate and civil rights litigation. For the MALDEF and inMotion Fellowships, Spanish language skills are highly desirable.

For details and application go to: http://www.ffhsj.com/index.cfm?pageID=49

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)

SELPC

SELPC bidding is CLOSED

However, if you are still interested in applying to Weil Gotshal, send your resume in .pdf format to bryantk@law.ufl.edu by 3pm tomorrow, July 7. Employer Description below:

Weil, Gotshall & Manges (hiring for Dallas,TX): Practice areas - Litigation, Corporate & Tax; Applicant Qualifications - 2L, top 10%, prefer students involved w/ law review, moot court and/or advocacy; Position - Summer Associate

More information can be found at www.selpc.org or in the CCD.

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.

2009 Annual Career Fair & Conference

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Brooklyn, New York

New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge

The National LGBT Bar Association's Annual Career Fair and Conference is designed to achieve a sense of community and inclusion for LGBT candidates within the legal profession's recruiting efforts. By participating in this career fair, candidates will talk directly to LGBT-friendly recruiters from law firms, government agencies, LGBT rights groups, and legal departments.

• Candidates are encouraged to discuss their identity and their aspirations to become part of a bias-free work environment.
• Recruiters are encouraged to take this opportunity to showcase their diversity efforts to top level law students and lateral candidates from around the country.

The Career Fair kicks off with a panel of legal practitioners with experience working in government, non-profit, small and large firms. The panel will be guided by a law career services professional will discuss the tools, considerations and critical aspects to find, research and evaluate LGBT-friendly employers in each of these legal arenas.

The Annual Career Fair and Conference has grown leaps and bounds over the past five years. Over 575 candidates and 170 recruiters representing private firms and public organizations from all over the country were present at the 2008 Career Fair in San Francisco.