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A New Bar Exam Study Game: "Passing the Bar"
Posted on November 20, 2009Touro Law Center alum Caryn Pincus (Class of 2006) has created a new board game to help those studying for the Bar Exam (and really anyone studying the Multistate Bar Exam practice areas). The game is called "Passing the Bar" and it is receiving national exposure...
The 2009 Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements
Posted on November 19, 2009The American Bar Association and the National Conference of Bar Examiners publishes the annual Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements, which sets out the rules and practices of all U.S. jurisidictions for admission to the Bar. This valuable resource can be downloaded for free here.
So, you passed the Bar Exam. Change your resume!
Posted on November 19, 2009The July 2009 New York State Bar Examination results were recently announced, so it is time for those who passed the exam (woohoo!) to do a little resume updating. Create a new section between your name/address header and the education section on your resume as follows:BAR ADMISSIONS New York State (awaiting admission)The "awaiting admission" designation lets employers know that you have passed
Be Aware: Some NYU Job Fair employers capping number of resumes they receive
Posted on November 06, 2009Last year, many employers at the NYU Public Service Job Fair were inundated with resumes, with several employers receiving close to 2,000 applications for interviews. This year, a cap of 500 resumes will be enforced for those employers who request it...
NY County District Attorney's Office Resume and Interview Workshop
Posted on November 04, 2009(Click on the image to make it larger.)
NYC Bar Program - Resume and Cover Letter Writing: Telling Your Story, Selling Yourself
Posted on November 03, 2009The New York City Bar Association presents:Resume and Cover Letter Writing: Telling Your Story, Selling YourselfMonday, November 16, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.at the House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street, NYCfeaturing our own Margarett Williams, Director of Employer Relations...
If It?s November, Think NYU Job Fair
Posted on November 02, 2009Beginning November 1, students can register online for the NYU Public Service/Public Interest Job Fair. The Fair takes place in early February at NYU and hosts over 100 government and public interest employers offering both summer internships and post-graduate jobs...
Pursue Your Dreams, Manage Your Expectations
Posted on November 02, 2009How many times does a person have to hear, ?You can?t do that, don?t even bother? before he or she begins to believe it? Probably not as many times as we would like to think. In any event, it is not the kind of thing you should hear when you are planning your career, and you should not and will not hear it from a counselor at CSO...
The Court of Federal Claims Bar Association Law Student Writing Competition
Posted on October 31, 2009The Court of Federal Claims Bar Association is pleased to announce the creation of its Law Student Writing Competition. All students enrolled in law school are eligible to participate in this competition. The winning entries will receive cash prizes and an opportunity to be published via the Association?s website...
New York City Bar Association Career Search Support Group
Posted on October 29, 2009Due to demand, the City Bar is continuing to hold support groups for its members who have been affected by the current economic climate. The group will be led by practicing attorney, psychologist and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Einstein Medical School, Sylvan Schaffer...
"So You Want to Go Solo? You Sure?"
Posted on October 29, 2009The November 2009 issue of the ABA Journal has an interesting article, written by Deborah L. Cohen, about "the tasks you need to master to live the shingle life." A portion of the article is reproduced below. Go here to read the entire article, and don't forget to read the comments for a few additional pearls of wisdom...
Law Students Should Participate in Legal Writing Competitions
Posted on October 28, 2009Writing competitions are wonderful things. They motivate you to sharpen your research and writing skills on a topic of law you care about, and they allow you to show an employer that you have the discipline and skill necessary to do outstanding written legal work...
Forward Thinking for Upper Division Law School Students
Posted on October 28, 2009Sometimes, at about this time of year, upper class students ask assistant deans for career services where the summer and post-graduate jobs are. It?s a natural question, after all. I mean, fall on-campus interviewing usually concludes right about now and results in the hiring of relatively few students nationwide...
"Writing Your Résumé: Tips from Leading Litigators"
Posted on October 27, 2009The website of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association lists many very useful tips on resume writing from the litigators of the Section. "Your résumé is often the first point of contact between you and your prospective employer. Writing an effective resume is a challenging task, but it need not be intimidating...
The ABA Section of Litigation Summer 2010 Judicial Internship Program
Posted on October 27, 2009(Click on the image to make it larger.)
Intellectual Property Legal Writing Competition
Posted on October 26, 2009The Virginia Journal of Law and Technology, in conjunction with Altacit Global, is holding its 1st Annual Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition. The Topic for 2009 is ?The varying treatment of patentable subject matter? (the paper should be a scholarly analysis of the topic and not just a global survey of patentable subject matter)...
Career Planning for Evening Students
Posted on October 23, 2009As an evening student, you may feel like there are not enough hours in the day to do all you have to do. We understand that balancing full- or part-time work, family and friends, community service activities, recreational activities, and school is not an easy task...
Free Public Relations and Marketing CLE for Attorneys
Posted on October 22, 2009On November 5, The Public Relations and Marketing Group (PRMG) will hold its ?PR and Marketing for Lawyers? lecture at Trio Restaurant, located at 700 Patchogue-Holbrook Road in Holbrook. The lecture is from 12:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. and is free of charge for attorneys...
You've Survived Your First Year of Law School: Now What? A Roadmap for Students
Posted on October 20, 2009The New York City Bar Association presents:Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 6:30 - 8 PMHouse of the Association, 42 West 44th Street Registration: This program is free of charge, however registration is required. You?ve made it through the Socratic method, mandatory classes, outlining, and first-year finals...
Wonderful PSLawNet Resources in Public Interest/Service Law
Posted on October 20, 2009(Click on the image to make it larger.)
ABA Recession Tools for Students/Alums
Posted on October 20, 2009The American Bar Association has dedicated a portion of its website to various resources for law school alums (and students) to deal with the economic downturn. The resources include Job Search/Networking, Career Transitioning, Practice Management, Professional Development, Stress Management, and others...
Doing Nothing is Not an Option - NYSBA Lawyer Assistance Program
Posted on October 14, 2009To help lawyers better manage their careers during this tough economy, the New York State Bar Association Committee on Lawyers in Transition is continuing its series of free, live webcasts to guide attorneys as they search for new jobs, revise resumes, brush-up on their interview skills and contemplate career changes...
NYC Bar Association Program on Solo and Small Firm Practice
Posted on October 12, 2009The New York City Bar Associationis holding a full day Symposium on Small Firm Practice on November 5, 2009, entitled ?Jumping in and Staying Afloat in Your Solo or Small Firm Practice?. Its focus is on how solo and small firm practitioners can start up, maintain and grow their firms most efficiently during a tough economic climate...
The 12th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition
Posted on October 08, 2009AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION GRAMMY FOUNDATION presentsThe 12th Annual Entertainment Law InitiativeWriting CompetitionCo-Sponsored byThe ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industrieswith additional support from WestlawThe ELI Essay Competition invites law students focusing on the entertainment practice to write a 3,000-word paper on a compelling legal topic facing the music industry today...
Minority Corporate Counsel Program - Law Student Volunteers Needed
Posted on October 08, 2009This program presents a great opportunity to network with attorneys who work in general counsel offices of corporations. (Click on the image to make it larger.)
How to Apply for Jobs with the NYC Legal Aid Society
Posted on October 06, 2009We received the following information from the New York City Legal Aid Society regarding the procedures students should use to apply for positions with this organization.(Click on the images to make them larger.)
Federal Government Agencies Inundated with Applications from Law Students
Posted on September 29, 2009The Government Honors and Internship Handbook provides listings of federal and other government agencies and their summer and post-graduate legal hiring needs and application procedures. In an economy which has put a crimp in larger firm hiring, government agencies have been overwhelmed with applications for semester, summer, and post-graduate jobs...
American Immigration Lawyers Association Symposium in NYC
Posted on September 16, 2009The American Immigration Lawyers Association, the premiere national association of immigration lawyers, will be holding its 12th Annual NY Chapter Law Symposium on December 1, 2009 at the NY Marriott Marquis. This one day program, entitled ?Setting the Stage for a New Era in Immigration Law Practice?, is designed to benefit the seasoned immigration practitioner, new graduates seeking to enter the
Free Webcast: Think Small! Learning About and Locating Positions in Small Law Firms
Posted on September 14, 2009The New York State Bar Association presents a free live webcast:Think Small!Learning About and Locating Positions in Small Law FirmsWednesday, September 16, 200912:00 p.m. ? 2:00 p.m.(Eastern Time)Presented byRonald W. Fox, Esq.Legal Career CounselorCareer Planning for LawyersFor many years, if not decades, there has been an intense focus on large law firms as if they represent the entire legal
New York Bar Foundation Fellowships
Posted on September 13, 2009The New York Bar Foundation has fellowships available for law students. The fellowships will take place in 2010 at public service or other nonprofit organizations in New York State. Although an organization must apply for a grant to fund the fellowship, law students should contact a qualifying organization to encourage it to submit a grant application and to discuss participating in the
Student Health Law Conference Explores Career Opportunities
Posted on September 13, 2009The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME) is holding its Third Annual Student Health Law Conference hosted by Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday, October 16, 2009 from 8:30am to 5:00pm.This conference, which is attended by law students from law schools throughout the country, seeks to expose law students to the myriad career paths for attorneys in
2010 Presidential Management Fellow Application Deadline
Posted on September 05, 2009The Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) Program is a premier program for federal government leadership development and provides two-year Federal Government Fellowships. Graduate students from all academic disciplines, including law, who expect to graduate between September 1, 2009 and August 31, 2010 are eligible to be nominated by their schools for the upcoming 2009 application period...
Student Debt Relief Webinars Online
Posted on September 04, 2009(Click on the image to make it larger.)
Equal Justice Works Job Fair: Student Registration from August 31 - September 11
Posted on August 31, 2009The Equal Justice Works Public Service Career Fair will be held on October 24 and 25, 2009, in Washington, D.C. The Fair (and associated conference) provides a remarkable opportunity for students (first-year students may not interview) and alums to interview and network with scores of public service legal employers...
100 Great Interview Questions
Posted on August 26, 2009Monster?s SalesHQ.com site, a community for sales professionals, has published a list of 100 interview questions which candidates should be prepared to answer. While not all of these questions would be appropriate in a legal interview, knowing how you would answer them will help you answer other questions you might be asked and also keep you more comfortable and confident during an interview...
Back to School?Another Degree May be the Key to Your Career?
Posted on August 26, 2009The New York City Bar Association Presents:Back to School?Another Degree May be the Key to Your CareerTuesday, September 22, 2009 6:00 PMRegistration:NYC Bar Member Price : $15.00 RegisterNon City Bar Member Price : $25.00 Register"Many attorneys either have another degree they aren?t using in their current practice or have thought about going back to school for an additional degree...
New Grads: A perfect opportunity to expand your network of contacts
Posted on August 26, 2009The New York City Bar Association is commencing its program series for law school grads and new lawyers with its annual Young Lawyers Connect Kickoff Reception. Here's the Bar Association's description:"Please join us to celebrate the launch of the second annual First Thursdays Series ? the monthly social events where young attorneys can build their personal and professional networks...
NYS Loan Forgiveness Program Now Extends to Public Interest Lawyers
Posted on August 25, 2009Previously, this program only applied to attorneys working in a District Attorney's office.(Click on the image to make it larger.)For more information about the program, go here.To apply for the program, go here.
Five Impediments (to Overcome) When Working a Room
Posted on August 25, 2009(Click on the images to make them larger.)
Touro Professor Jonathan Ezor's Webinar: "Twitter from a Law Prof's Persepctive"
Posted on August 24, 2009Touro Law Center Professor Jonathan Ezor's Webinar, "Twitter from a Law Professor's Perspective," is now available free online here.
Fordham Law School Bans Reed Smith from OCI for Five Years
Posted on August 18, 2009Fordham Law School has banned the megafirm Reed Smith from interviewing on campus for five years for withdrawing from its commitment to interviewing students after students had submitted applications and the interview schedule had been prepared.More from the National Law Journal:"...
NYS Bar Partners with Courts to Create Pro Bono Clerkship Program
Posted on August 18, 2009(Click on images to make them larger.)
The Nassau County Bar Association WE CARE Diversity Law School Scholarship
Posted on August 17, 2009The Nassau County Bar Association is providing the WE CARE Diversity Law School Scholarship to a deserving Touro Law student scheduled to graduate in May 2010.Please submit a resume and one page essay explaining how you plan to promote diversity as you come into the profession in Nassau County...
Connecticut Changes Bar Exam (NYers no longer can take it at the same time)
Posted on August 10, 2009The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee recently voted to change the essay portion of its Bar Examination. Beginning in February 2010, up to half of the essay portion of the exam will be drawn from the Multistate Essay Examination as produced by the National Conference of Bar Examiners...
New York Bar Foundation 2010 Law Student Fellowships
Posted on July 14, 2009The New York Bar Foundation is pleased to announce fellowships available for law students. The fellowships will take place in 2010 at public service or other nonprofit organizations in New York State. Although an organization must apply for a grant to fund the fellowship, law students should contact a qualifying organization to encourage it to submit a grant application and to discuss
"Market for Class of 2008 Law Graduates Shrinks ? Employment Rate Registers First Decline Since 2003"
Posted on July 10, 2009NALP, the Association for Legal Career Professionals, recently issued a press release concerning its analysis of employment figures for the country's law school graduates for the class of 2008. A portion of NALP's press release is reproduced below:"Although most Class of 2008 law school graduates ? 89...
New York City Summer Legal Intern Diversity Reception
Posted on July 10, 2009(Click on the image to make it larger.)
Criminal Law Writing Competition - Win $2,000
Posted on July 10, 2009The New York County Lawyers' Association is sponsoring a writing competition for public-sector criminal justice attorneys who have been in practice for less than seven years and who carry more than $30,000 in educational debt.The topic of the competition is "Should there be a moratorium on violation pleas at arraignment?" For more information, see below...
"Lawyer Hiring and the Bursting of the Pedigree Bubble"
Posted on July 09, 2009The July 2009 issue of the NALP Bulletin, the monthly newsletter of the Association of Legal Career Professionals, contains a great article on, among other things, the flaws in large firm recruiting efforts. NALP recently released the article to the general public because it has generated such interest...
Public Service Law Resources from Harvard Law School
Posted on June 30, 2009Harvard Law School has several websites helpful to students and alums from all law schools who have an interest in public interest/public service law.Overview of Public Service Practice SettingsResumesCover LettersNetworkingInterviewingVarious Public Interest LinksSpecialty guides that cover a wide range of public interest legal work
New York State Appellate Division Seeks Volunteer Clerks
Posted on June 24, 2009The The New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, is soliciting applications from the Class of 2009 and earlier years for volunteer clerk positions with the court through its Judicial Fellowship Program. For those interested, a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, LSAT score, and writing sample should be mailed to:Honorable Mark C...
Touro Law Announces Public Service Project for Incoming Students
Posted on June 22, 2009Touro Law Center is committed to academic excellence, social justice, and community service. This commitment is deeply rooted in the moral and ethical obligations of the legal profession. In the 1980?s, Touro created one of the first mandatory Pro Bono/Public Service requirements in the country...
HOT TOPIC CLE: Dealing With Residential Foreclosures
Posted on June 10, 2009This is a great CLE program for those interested in breaking into residential real estate foreclosure work:The New York State Bar Association presents:Dealing With Residential ForeclosuresTuesday, June 30, 2009Melville Marriott Long Island1350 Old Walt Whitman RoadMelville, NYDescription:Dealing with Residential Foreclosures: Defenses and Remedies from the Borrowers' Standpoint-Long Island7...
New York State Bar Association's Free Career Development Webinar Series
Posted on June 03, 2009The NYSBA Committee on Lawyers in Transition is sponsoring free LIVE webinars for all attorneys in need of career assistance.If you are currently unemployed, looking to make a career change, leave your current job, or transition back to the workforce after time away from the profession, the Committee on Lawyers in Transition is in the midst of offering a series of free webinars to help you.
"Smart Networking and the Art of the Ask"
Posted on May 28, 2009Today, the Personal Branding Blog has an interesting article on networking by Liz Lynch entitled "Smart Networking and the Art of the Ask." It's a great piece about how to confidently network with peers and ask for their assistance with success."Knowing how to build your network is crucial, but knowing how to tap into your network for help is even more important...
Social Media and Your Summer Job
Posted on May 26, 2009"So, you are about to start (or already started) your summer job. Now what? What should you do with your impressive online presence that you?ve been cultivating and improving on during the school year?Using Social Media to Help You this SummerProficiency in the realm of social media is not common...
Career TV: How employers are using social networking sites
Posted on May 26, 2009Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn - they're websites about you, but should recruiters be looking at them when you're applying for jobs? You'll find the answer to that question in this episode of CareerTV.Go here to watch.
Looking for a Last Minute Study Abroad Opportunity?
Posted on May 21, 2009The CBL International Oxford Summer Law School will be held at Oriel College (University of Oxford) from July 13 until 31, 2009. Students and young professionals from all over the world get the exceptional opportunity of studying international business law in the city of Oxford, England...
Touro Law Center Students Hit Home Run in New Orleans
Posted on May 20, 2009Hearsay: "Information gathered by a first person from a second person concerning some event, condition, or thing of which the first person has no direct experience." See Wikipedia. While this definition of "hearsay" may seem familiar to most law students and lawyers, a new definition is slowly working its way into the vernacular...
NYC Summer Associate Annual Reception
Posted on May 19, 2009The New York City Bar and the New York Law Journal will host the annual welcoming cocktail reception in honor of summer associates, their mentors, and colleagues. Guests can mingle with other summer associates and attorneys, enjoy drinks and hors d'oeuvres, and have the chance to win great door prizes...
LGBT Law Student/Lawyer/Career Reception in NYC
Posted on May 19, 2009Join the New York LGBT legal community as they prepare to welcome the National LGBT Bar Association?s Annual Career Fair and Conference attendees this coming September 10-12th in Brooklyn! As space is limited, this event is only open to law students and event sponsors...
LexisNexis Offers Continued Database Access to Some New Grads
Posted on May 18, 2009LexisNexis has announced a program, the Associates Serving Public Interest Research (ASPIRE) Program, which will provide complimentary LexisNexis access to several groups of new graduates. All 2009 graduates pursuing verifiable public service (non-profit or charitable) work following graduation are now eligible...
New Lawyers Blog is a great resource for, umm, new lawyers.
Posted on May 14, 2009Check out this relatively new blog, Young Lawyers Blog, that has some interesting tips for new attorneys (and law students, too). Recent posts include subjects such as legal writing, social media, good idea/bad idea, making yourself indispensable at work, don't get bullied by opposing counsel, and news...
Stress Relief: Important while studying for finals and the bar exam
Posted on May 13, 2009Final exams and the bar exam are sources of great stress for many people. In addition, other sources of stress - finances, relationships, family, children, substances - only magnify the stress inherent in test taking environments. It is important that you keep your levels of stress in check in order to maximize your potential for success...
Managing a Legal Career Transition in Tough Times: A Special Video Presentation
Posted on May 07, 2009As a public service, NALP, the Association of Legal Career Professionals, and ALI-ABA, the American Law Institute / American Bar Association, have teamed up to offer Managing a Legal Career Transition in Tough Times ? a 75-minute presentation by Marcia Pennington Shannon and Susan G...
We Invite Alums to Provide Graduating Students With Tips on Passing the Bar Exam
Posted on May 06, 2009Who better to advise graduating students on how to pass the Bar Exam than alums who have already taken it? We invite alumni to click on the "comments" link at the bottom of this post to bring up the comment screen. Type your comment on the screen and we will get it up and running so graduating students can review it as they study for the Bar Exam...
Struggling with Law School Student Loans?
Posted on May 05, 2009Learn about the College Cost Reduction & Access Act and how it supports careers in public service and government!Wednesday, June 10, 20092 workshops to choose from, attend either:3:30-5pm or 5:30-7pmFordham University School of Law140 West 62 Street, McNally AmphitheatreReserve your seat! Heather Jarvis is an expert on federal loan forgiveness law - the College Cost Reduction and Access Act ("
Resources on How to Use LinkedIn Effectively
Posted on May 04, 2009In a previous post, we discussed why and how to include a LinkedIn profile on your resume. Establishing an effective presence on LinkedIn, however, is a first step.As we are forever eager not to reinvent the wheel, here are several good resources to learn how to use LinkedIn most effectively:How to Use LinkedIn EffectivelyTop Eleven Ways to Use LinkedIn EffectivelySix Elements of a Great
Touro Law Center Alum Invents Bar Exam Study Game
Posted on May 04, 2009Some of you may know a 2006 graduate of Touro Law Center, Caryn Pincus.Caryn has invented a new bar exam study game called "Passing the Bar." The #1 legal twitterer (Rex7) just mentioned Caryn's new game in a tweet. Word is getting out. Moreover, our own Dean Emeritus Barbara Mehrman received special thanks in the game website's acknowledgments...
PSLawNet has an Updated Federal Government Careers Website
Posted on April 30, 2009PSLawNet, the fantastic website for those law students and graduates interested in public interest and government job opportunities, just rolled out its updated federal government careers page, which covers everything from where the internships and jobs are to security clearances and loan forgiveness...
Listing Your Social Media Presence on Your Resume
Posted on April 30, 2009Today, a member of the Law School Career Services listserve posed a question about whether it would be appropriate for a student (or graduate) to list her LinkedIn profile address on her resume. This is a great question, as it requires us to think about how Web 2...
LGBT Writing Competition Provides Scholarship Opportunities for Law Students
Posted on April 29, 2009The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Bar Association today announced the launch of its eleventh annual Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition, calling for scholarly submissions on legal topics that affect the LGBT community...
"Intelligent Interviewing: Telling Your Story, Selling Yourself"
Posted on April 28, 2009The New York City Bar Association is hosting a program entitled:Intelligent Interviewing: Telling Your Story, Selling YourselfIn this competitive job market, understanding how to tell a potential employer why he or she should select you is crucial. Interviewing is a skill that can be learned and must be practiced...
Health Insurance for Graduating Law Students
Posted on April 28, 2009The American Bar Association has announced that student health insurance is available for up to one year after graduation. However, you must act now.According to the ABA statement:Numerous graduating third year law students who are either currently unemployed or on deferred employment have inquired about the availability of health insurance from the ABA Law Student Division...
NY State July Bar Exam Application Deadline is Thursday, April 30
Posted on April 27, 2009If you wish to sit for the July 28-29, 2009 New York State Bar Examination, you must submit your application to the New York State Board of Law Examiners by Thursday, April 30, 2009. That is this Thursday!To submit your application online, go here.
Interested in Elder Law? Take this CLE seminar.
Posted on April 24, 2009The Suffolk Academy of Law, in conjunction with the Elder Law & Estate Planning Committee of the Suffolk County Women's Bar Association, is holding a continuing legal education seminar on the "who, what, when, why, and where of guardianship proceedings" that would be useful for any student or alum whom is interested in working in elder law...
Legal Research Secrets to Make You a Better Summer Law Clerk
Posted on April 23, 2009If you missed the Touro Law Center library's excellent program (presented by Christine Morton & James Durham) on research tips to make you a better summer law clerk, you can find a video recording of the program on the Touro Law Center intranet here. Just type in your Touro ID and password, click on "recordings" and then "events," and you will find it on the list of recorded programs.
Scholarships from the American Association for Justice
Posted on April 22, 2009When an organization extends a deadline for scholarships, it's a good bet that it has not yet received the number of applications it was anticipating. In such circumstances, the smart thing to do is to pounce on the opportunity.The American Association for Justice (formerly "The Association of Trial Lawyers of America" ...
Employers Using Social Networking Sites to Screen Applicants
Posted on April 22, 2009We are very much in favor of social networking sites and social media. However, we try to keep students and alums informed of how these tools are being used by others.The following is part of a description of a seminar geared to employers concerning the use of social networking sites to screen applicants:Job applicants have long used the internet to research employers...
Free Program to Boost Your Government Employment Credentials
Posted on April 22, 2009The Center for New York City Law is hosting the The Fifteenth Citywide Seminar on Ethics in New York City GovernmentThis year's topics: ? Misuse of Position? Political Activities? Post Employment ? Pre-Government Employment: Challenges to the Public Trust and Suggested Solutions? Council Discretionary Grants: Pitfalls and Practice? Playing the Law: The Use of Play in Developing an
Touro Finishes Ninth in the World at International Vis Moot
Posted on April 20, 2009The following is Professor Jack Graves' description of Touro Law Center's Moot Court Team's efforts at this year's Vis Moot Court Competition in Vienna:A team of Touro students participated again this year in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria...
"Three-peat for Touro Law Center"
Posted on April 20, 2009As reported in the April 2009 edition of the Nassau Lawyer, the journal of the Nassau County Bar Association:"For the third year in a row, Touro Law School captured the top spot in the Nassau Academy of Law's Twenty-sixth Annual Moot Court Competition held on March 25 at DOMUS [the house of the Association]...
Touro and Columbia Only Two American Law Schools Left Standing at International Vis Moot Court Competition
Posted on April 08, 2009The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held in Vienna, Austria, is a competition for law students from across the globe. The Moot involves a dispute arising out of a contract of sale between two countries that are parties to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods...
Opportunities with the United States Department of Homeland Security
Posted on April 07, 2009As you may know, most of the Career Services Office was in Washington, DC last week to attend the annual NALP Educational Conference. While the Conference fired us up with a number of new ideas, one of the more important aspects of the Conference was our ability to network with employers...
What are law students doing on their laptops in class?
Posted on April 07, 2009Answering one of the most contentious questions in legal education today, New York University Law School students fess up here, using Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire as their inspiration.
And Speaking of Social Media...
Posted on April 06, 2009This looks good:Top 100 Twitter Feeds for Law Students.
Social Media and Law Students
Posted on April 06, 2009We think that law students who use social media (blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) thoughtfully and responsibly can help carve out a niche for themselves which may lead to future employment opportunities. We are aware, however, that some law school career services offices are troubled with students using social media websites because information about online identities could be used
Non-Traditional Careers for Attorneys: A Program for Law Students and Recent Law School Graduates
Posted on April 01, 2009Non-Traditional Careers for Attorneys: A Program for Law Students and Recent Law School Graduates When: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 6:30 PM - 8 PM Where: NYC Bar Asociation, 42 West 44th Street Have you discovered that you don't want to practice law? Are you still trying to figure out what you want to be when you grow up? Would you like to merge your love of the law with other passions? If so,
Research Skills Training Session for Students
Posted on April 01, 2009A Cookie with the Librarians: Research Skills for Summer Jobs and Clerkships Two librarian / lawyers, Christine Morton and James Durham, will provide cost-effective, in-depth research suggestions for your summer job. The session will highlight free web sites for New York legal research, subscription databases available to you as a Touro student, and guidelines for using Lexis and Westlaw in an
CSO Goes to Washington
Posted on March 30, 2009NALP, the Association of Legal Career Professionals, is dedicated to facilitating legal career counseling and planning, recruitment and retention, and the professional development of law students and lawyers. All of the counselors in CSO are members of NALP, participate in NALP activities, and attend the annal Educational Conference...
Touro Wins Again!
Posted on March 27, 2009For the third time in as many years, a Touro Moot Court team defeated teams from CUNY, Hofstra, and St. John?s law schools to win the Nassau County Bar Association Moot Court Competition. In the final round, Touro, competing against a very polished team from CUNY, argued in front of a distinguished panel of jurists, including Justice Leonard Austen of the Appellate Division Second Department.
Speed Mentoring for Law Students
Posted on March 26, 2009The Nassau County Women's Bar Association, a chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, is hosting a program entitled, Speed Mentoring for Law Students, designed to offer law students the opportunity to speak with attorneys in various practice areas in the private and public sectors...
Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair: Registration Now Open!
Posted on March 26, 2009The Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair is a relatively new initiative designed by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association's Diversity and Managing Partner Committees. In 2005, the first annual HDLJF was held in Kansas City, Missouri. This job fair, held on August 7-8, encourages students to make Kansas City their first choice to begin their career...
LeGal Mentor Program
Posted on March 25, 2009LeGaL is proud to announce the start of its exciting and new Mentor Program for LGBT lawyers and law students. LeGaL encourages each of its lawyer members to recall those difficult first years as a law student and lawyer and to consider becoming a mentor for a local LGBT law student or new lawyer...
Are You Interested in Bankruptcy Law?
Posted on March 19, 2009The economy is driving an uptick in the number of bankruptcy lawyers needed to handle all of the cases that arise from people losing their jobs. In response to this need, the Federal Courts have created an 8-part self-teaching web course designed to teach lawyers and lay people about the fundamentals of bankruptcy law and court procedure...
"Writing Well & Writing Better"
Posted on March 19, 2009On May 8, 2009, Touro Law Center is hosting a half-day CLE program entitled "Writing Well & Writing Better," at which members of the judiciary, practicing attorneys, and legal writing professors will talk about better legal writing. You may also arrange to have your own writing reviewed and critiqued...
Professor Post in the New York Times
Posted on March 18, 2009Our own Deborah W. Post, Professor of Law and the Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, co-author of the book ?Contracting Law,? and co-president of the Society of American Law Teachers, was published in the New York Times online op-ed section regarding the bonuses being paid to AIG employees...
Looking to Hang Your Own Shingle?
Posted on March 18, 2009The Suffolk County Bar Association's Academy of Law is hosting a Continuing Legal Education course entitled "Birth of a Law Practice" to be held on Tuesday, March 31, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. See below for more information.(Click on the image to make it larger...
The Fall On-Campus Interview Season Explained
Posted on March 17, 2009Please join CSO for our program:The Fall On-Campus Interview Season Explained. If you are interested in summer (classes of 2011 and 2012) or post-graduate (class of 2010) jobs with large firms (a/k/a BigLaw) in New York City or on Long Island (or anywhere else, for that matter), or post-graduate jobs with District Attorney and County Attorney Offices, Federal agencies, and public interest
Nassau County Attorney's Office Pro Bono Opportunities
Posted on March 16, 2009The Office of the Nassau County Attorney has launched a program where lawyers can volunteer in one of the county's litigation bureaus. According to Martha Krisel, Chief Deputy County Attorney for Special Projects, while the office would prefer attorneys with experience, lawyers at all levels, including recent law-school graduates, may apply...
International Law Meeting; Students Invited
Posted on March 15, 2009The year?s most important event for international lawyers is the Spring Meeting of ABA International in Washington, DC, April 14-18. Over 1,200 participants from over 50 countries will attend the more than 80 world-class, substantive, programs being presented: three full days of programming in 8 program tracks covering all practice areas of international law: Corporate Counsel/Transactional;
Getting Out into the Crossroads
Posted on March 15, 2009While not specifically geared to law school students and graduates, Career Opportunities is a nice blog which offers job search advice and motivation to all job seekers.Recently, Career Opportunities featured a podcast on how those who have been laid off (or, for that matter, are looking for work in any sense) should get themselves out into the crossroads to maximize their potential to find new
Economic Recovery Resources
Posted on March 13, 2009The American Bar Association has created a new Economic Recovery Resources page on its website. The new page offers links to articles, books, and other materials about free CLE courses, jobs and networking, law practice management, career transitioning, and stress management...
Great Government Opportunities Program
Posted on March 13, 2009Following up on CSO's program this semester on government opportunities, the New York City Bar Association is holding a nice presentation on the same subject:Career Opportunities in GovernmentTuesday, March 24, 2009, 6:30-8:00 PMHouse of the Association, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY Interested in working for City, State or Federal government? Come hear a panel of government attorneys discuss
Desperate Interview Techniques During Desperate Times
Posted on March 13, 2009It is said that desperate times call for desperate measures. Sometimes this is true. However, while an interview often makes or breaks an applicant's chance to receive an offer from a prospective employer, I do not suggest that you go to the extreme to which the applicant in this interview went.
Your Reputation in Cyberspace
Posted on March 12, 2009"It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it? -Benjamin FranklinOn the other hand...?I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.? -Mae WestThe University of Chicago Law School produced a podcast of an interesting recent program entitled Reputation and Cyberspace...
Looking for Work in a Far Away Place?
Posted on March 12, 2009Every year, a number of students seek either a summer or a post-graduate job away from the greater New York City metropolitan area. While CSO receives job listings from employers in distant geographical areas, there is no doubt that law schools in those areas will have a greater number...
PSLawNet: The Essential Facts
Posted on March 11, 2009PSLawNet is an incredible job search resource that contains a comprehensive database of over 12,000 public interest organizations, public interest law firms, and government agencies located throughout the United States and the world. Touro Law Center subscribes to the service and, as a result, Touro students and alums may access the database free of charge...
Bar Admission Requirements in the Fifty States (and D.C.)
Posted on March 10, 2009Published each year by the American Bar Association in conjunction with the National Conference of Bar Examiners, the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements sets out the rules and practices of all U.S. jurisdictions for admission to the bar by examination and on motion...
The Tankleff Case and the Problem of Unjust Convictions
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Real Estate Law Program
Posted on March 10, 2009The Touro Law Center Real Estate Law Society will present a real estate law program featuring attorneys from Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman on Thursday, March 12, 2009, at 5:30 p.m. in the Faculty Conference Room.Featured speakers are:Howard M. Stein, Esq...
Are you interested in the Federal Loan Repayment Program?
Posted on March 09, 2009On February 27, 2009, NYC metropolitan area law schools, including Touro Law Center, co-sponsored an important program at Fordham Law School (similar to the program held at Touro last semester) regarding the College Cost Reduction & Access Act (CCRAA) and loan forgiveness...
An Opportunity to be Published
Posted on March 07, 2009The Women's Bar Association of Suffolk County publishes a regular newsletter to keep its members aware of news, events, and recent developments in all aspects of the law. The Newsletter Co-Chairs are requesting substantive articles (as well as Chapter Notes and announcements) for the March/April Women's Bar News...
How the Current Economy will Affect Recent Law School Graduates in 2009
Posted on February 25, 2009The New York City Bar Association is hosting a program entitled: How the Current Economy will Affect Recent Law School Graduates in 2009Monday, March 2, 2009, 6 PMHouse of the Association, 42 West 44th StreetA description of the program:Has the current economy left you worried and wondering: If I have a job or job offer now, how do I keep it? What do I do if an employer has rescinded my job offer? If I don't yet have a job, how can I best position myself in this market? Is there anything I can do to enhance my skill set while I am still searching for a job? What other challenges should I expect to encounter during my job search?Come hear our panel of experts answer these and more questions, so that you can develop your own action plan to keep you afloat and motivated in this volatile economy...
A Post-Graduate Job Search During an Economic Crisis
Posted on February 23, 2009Please join CSO on Tuesday, February 24, at 12:30 and 5:30, in Rom 209 for our program on "A Post-Graduate Job Search During an Economic Crisis." You should attend this program if you are graduating in May, as we will discuss search strategies, timing, contingency plans, temporary measures, and the kinds of changes that need to be made in a post-graduate job search when the economy is not good...
Career Resources for Lawyers and Law Students in a Down Economy
Posted on February 20, 2009The New York City Bar Association presents:Career Resources for Lawyers to Navigate the Current Economy: Finding a Job in a Down Economy (part 1 of 2) Monday, March 9, 2009 6 PM ? 8 PM With the current state of the economy, many lawyers are looking for ? or fear that they soon will be looking for ? a new job...
Career Management Services
Posted on February 20, 2009The New York City Bar Association seeks to address the importance of Career and Professional Development for attorneys at every stage in their career. Through events, programs, their law library, and a variety of online resources, the Association tries to help members reach their career goals...
Should I stay or should I go?
Posted on February 13, 2009The New York State Diversity Coalition presents a panel discussion on:?To Stay or To Go?Please join them for a candid discussion with a panel of diverse lawyers on whether to stay in legal services or go on to private practice or government. How do you deal with the pressures of salary, law school loans, children, aging parents, difficult clients, work and the isolation of being one of only a few diverse lawyers in our offices? What can legal services managers and programs do to promote retention of diverse, new lawyers? A wine and cheese reception will follow...
Ask Not: Film Debut Today
Posted on February 12, 2009The Career Services Office and many other administrative offices and student organizations are sponsoring today's Long Island debut of the nationally acclaimed film ASK NOT, at 12:30 and at 5:30, in the Auditorium. The public is invited to the 5:30 showing...
Government Opportunities Program
Posted on February 12, 2009Please join CSO on Tuesday, February 17, at 12:30 and 5:30, in Rom 209 for our ?Government Opportunities Program.? If you are interested in learning about and searching for summer and post-graduate jobs in government, you should attend this program...
These are Times Which Demand Your Attention
Posted on February 10, 2009Every now and then, we post an article about the difficulties people are experiencing in the job market. These articles are not meant to scare students - or scare you a lot, at least - but are meant to motivate you to do everything you can to build your resume now, while in law school, so you are as prepared as you can be when you look for a post-graduate job...
Danger: Facebook
Posted on February 10, 2009We have written on the subject of online networking sites before, but here is a new twist. On its application for a post-graduate position, an employer, a state government agency, asks for the names of the online social networking sites to which the applicant belongs...
Looking for a Summer Job?
Posted on February 06, 2009CSO will host a program, How to Find and Fund a Summer Job When Times are Tough, on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at both 12:30 and 5:30, in Room 209. This is a command performance for students looking for summer jobs.We will discuss the mechanics of finding a summer job, including many of the job search sites available, and the timing of when employers tend to hire...
What is your Greatest Weakness?
Posted on February 03, 2009In the Career Journal of the Wall Street Journal online, an article by Joann S. Lublin, entitled A Question to Make a Monkey of You, focuses on the correct and incorrect answers to the classic interview question: "What is your greatest weakness?" A small portion of the article is here:Worldwide Panel LLC, a small market-research firm, is getting flooded with résumés for four vacancies in sales and information technology...
Deconstructing the Bar Exam
Posted on February 03, 2009If you are taking the July 2009 New York State Bar Examination, you should attend this program: (Click on the image to make it larger)
Touro Law Center Public Service Job Fair
Posted on January 30, 2009Touro Law Center is hosting its Second Annual Public Service Job Fair at which over 50 employers will accept resumes from and talk with students interested in summer and post-graduate opportunities. Bring copies of your resume (has it been reviewed by a CSO counselor?) and put your best foot forward by dressing in business casual...
What You Should Know About the Attorney Grievance Process
Posted on January 28, 2009The Touro Law Center Women's Bar Association and the Suffolk County Women's Bar Association present a special CLE program and dinner:WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE PROCESSFeaturing:STACEY SHARPELETTI, ESQ.Associate Attorney The Grievance CommitteeTenth Judicial DistrictDEBORAH SCALISE, ESQ...
Divorcing Law Grads . . . Victims of ?Education Hoax??
Posted on January 26, 2009For those of you who follow the ABA Journal online, a great source of legal news, you know that readers are permitted to post comments at the end of each article. Most of the time, you might find three or four comments, maybe five, for each article. On a rare occasion, however, an article hits such a nerve that dozens upon dozens of comments are forthcoming...
Young Lawyers Connect
Posted on January 22, 2009Responding to the challenges of being a busy young attorney or law student, the New York City Bar Association created Young Lawyers Connect, a mix of live events and online programming for young attorneys, be it through age or professional experience, and law students who want to take an active role in their career...
Transgender Law: Challenging the Boundaries of Law and Gender
Posted on January 22, 2009The Touro Law Center Journal of Race, Gender and Ethnicity, is pleased to announce a symposium that will take place at the Law Center on February 20, 2009: Transgender Law: Challenging the Boundaries of Law and Gender (Click on the image to make it larger...
Spring 2009 CSO Programs
Posted on January 21, 2009There is no denying that the general economic downturn has had an effect on the legal hiring market. While employers continue to hire, the market has shrunk and it is taking longer for new graduates and attorneys to find positions. Accordingly, students need to make sure that all of their job search skills are at their sharpest during these difficult economic times...
Advancing Climate Justice Program
Posted on January 20, 2009(click on image to make it larger.)If you are interested in environmental law, this is the kind of program to attend to learn about current developments and to include on your resume and in your cover letters.
Working out of town this summer and need a place to live?
Posted on January 15, 2009The NALP Apartment Exchange matches students with apartments during the summer months.Check it out, and bookmark the site in case you find an out-of-town summer job in the coming months.
LGBT Summer Internship
Posted on January 14, 2009The Bay Area Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (NLGSF) is accepting applications for the Summer 2009 Thomas Steel Internship. Each year one law student works on a legal project dedicated to improving the LGBT community. This internship is 40 hours a week...
"Making Your Intentions Known: How to Network in a Social Setting"
Posted on January 14, 2009In this economic environment, law students and lawyers need to have their job search skills at their best. On Thursday, January 29, 2009, from 6 PM - 8 PM, the New York City Bar Association (42 West 44th Street, New York, NY), is hosting a program:Making Your Intentions Known: How to Network in a Social SettingThe program will provide practical tools and techniques for networking in a social setting, including how to segue from casual conversation to business topics, how to hone a message about yourself and your capabilities and how to tell brief anecdotes that convey your substance without bragging...
2009 Patent Law Interview Program
Posted on January 13, 2009The Loyola Patent Law Interview Program is a two-day interview program held in Chicago each summer that brings together patent law employers and law students from across the country to interview for summer associate positions and post-graduate employment...
"Chicago Law Firm Has Unfortunate Slogan"
Posted on January 09, 2009An article in the ABA Journal by Debra Cassens Weiss talks about how unfortunate it can be to have a particular last name: The fallout from the Bernard Madoff scandal has reached Chicago lawyer Ari Madoff and his law firm?which has an unfortunate slogan...
"The Bumpy Road to Law Partnership"
Posted on January 05, 2009The January 5 issue of Long Island Business News contains an enlightening article by Bernadette Starzee entitled "The Bumpy Road to Law Partnership":In the legal world, the road to partnership is paved with hard work, professional excellence and the ability to bring in business for the firm...
NYU Job Fair Deadline Extension
Posted on January 05, 2009Thanks to a computer server crash at precisely the worst possible time, the NYU Job Fair people are extending the deadline by which law students must upload their resumes to employers in order to seek interviews at the Fair.Segment A uploading (remember, Segment A is that portion of the upload process during which you may submit your resume to the largest number of employers) will be reopened from 11 PM on Monday, January 5, to 11 PM on Tuesday, January 6...
Rebellious Lawyering Conference
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New NY State Bar Exam Rules
Posted on December 22, 2008The New York State Board of Law Examiners recently revised certain rules, policies, and deadlines that are effective immediately and will impact graduates planning to take the February or July 2009 New York State Bar Examination.br /br /Go a href="http://www...
Managing Your Career in Difficult Times
Posted on December 18, 2008Here is an interesting article in a href="http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/home.shtml"Law Practice Today/a, a publication of the a href="http://www.abanet.org/"American Bar Association/a, concerning dealing with a legal career in difficult economic times:br /br /span style="font-style:italic;"Because of the difficult economic times we currently face, and the layoffs that have already occurred in the legal market, attorneys are understandably concerned about job security, and what to do if they are victims of downsizing...
Interested in Criminal Law and Capital Cases?
Posted on December 18, 2008The University of California at Berkeley Law School's Death Penalty Clinic maintains a website that lists summer and other internship opportunities in capital defense offices. The site has recently been expanded to include full-time paid positions in these offices as well...
Loan Forgiveness Podcast
Posted on December 17, 2008Check out this podcast! Equal Justice Works and American University's Washington College of Law have teamed up to launch an all-new podcast: The Student Debt Relief Series. br /br /The first episode, "How to Figure Out if You Benefit from the College Cost Reduction Access Act - and How Much?" is available now...
Manhattan Legal Services Summer 2009 Jobs
Posted on December 17, 2008a href="http://www.legalservicesnyc.org/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=93Itemid=134"Manhattan Legal Services/a is a very popular summer job placement for fist-year students. This is the first year in which MLS is interviewing students for summer jobs on a rolling basis, so it is best to get your resume, cover letter, and writing sample (most 1Ls use their first semester memorandum) in to them as soon as practical...
The Cover Retreat. An important conference.
Posted on December 16, 2008The 22nd Annual Robert M. Cover Retreat, organized by students at the University of Maine Law School, is taking shape. The theme this year is "Energizing Your Interest in Public Interest Law." The keynote speaker will be Ezra Rosser, a 2003 graduate of Harvard Law School and currently an Assistant Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law...
Summer Job Money!
Posted on December 16, 2008The Summer Funding Resources page on PSLawNet is freshly updated with the most current information. The website lists different funding sources for those with unpaid summer internships and is organized alphabetically. Go here to view all of the summer funding opportunities.
Nassau County Bar Association Writing Competition
Posted on December 15, 2008Local law students now have the unique opportunity to hone their legal writing skills, receive scholarship aid to prepare for the Bar exam, be discovered by their future employer, and receive the many benefits as a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, all from an idea from a first year bar association member...
Pride Law Fund Fellowships
Posted on December 15, 2008Pride Law Fund funds several Summer internship opportunities for those seeking experience in the areas of sexual orientation discrimination, individual rights litigation, direct legal services to people with HIV/AIDS, and other legal issues of concern to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community...
Employment with the Department of Justice
Posted on December 04, 2008Here is a PowerPoint presentation from the Department of Justice regarding spring, summer, and post-graduate employment. Check it out.
20th Anniversary Video/Essay Competition: ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Posted on December 04, 200820th Anniversary Video/Essay CompetitionGender Diversity: Have we solved the problem? If not, where do we go from here?The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession is now accepting video and essay entries from law students and young lawyers.EligibilityThe contest is open to(a) law students ? all law students attending an ABA-accredited law school; and(b) young lawyers ? lawyers under 36 years old or admitted to practice for less than 5 years...
Professor Miller has a New Podcast
Posted on December 03, 2008Professor Meredith Miller, author of the blog The Slippery Slope, recently interviewed Ari Kaplan, of Ari Kaplan Advisors. Ari provides consulting services to law firms, speaks at law schools and ghostwrites. Their conversation focuses on his book, The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development...
Long Island Business News: Forecast of Legal Specialties
Posted on December 03, 2008Recently, Michael H. Samuels penned an article in Long Island Business News in which he talked about his conversations with Long Island attorneys and business people who attempted to forecast which legal specialties will be busy during these lean financial times:The economy and the new presidential administration will have the biggest effects on Long Island?s law practices in 2009...
Money for Post-Graduate Public Interest Projects
Posted on December 02, 2008Are you a 3L interested in public interest work? Do you have a project you'd like to get off the ground next year? If so, apply for funding from the Initiative for Public Interest at Yale.The Initiative is a non-profit organization that provides start-up money for projects that protect the legal rights or interests of inadequately represented groups...
Registration Deadline for NYU Job Fair Looms
Posted on December 01, 2008The deadline to register for the NYU Public Service Job Fair is:Friday, December 5, 2008, at 3:00 p.m.Do not wait until the last couple of days to register, as the NYU servers have been known to crash and you may not be able to register.All first-year students should register...
Summer Fellowships in Labor Law
Posted on November 26, 2008The Peggy Browning Fund provides unique opportunities for law students to work for economic and social justice. The Fund accomplishes this goal through a variety of activities, including the sponsorship of legal fellowships and workers' rights conferences for law students...
"Author Blames Yale and ?Having a Good Time? for Failing NY Bar"
Posted on November 21, 2008An article by Debra Cassens Weiss in the online ABA Journal reports on a Yale law student's trouble with passing the New York State Bar Examination: A famous Yale Law School graduate who has written books about her struggles with depression and addiction has failed the New York bar exam...
Do You Really Enjoy Legal Research?
Posted on November 14, 2008In this information-saturated age, becoming a law librarian can be a satisfying and productive career.What do law librarians do? Law librarians are professionally trained people who work in various legal settings, including law schools, private law firms, and government libraries...
What are they thinking?
Posted on November 14, 2008An article by Martha Neil in the online ABA Journal focuses on how the tightening economy is having an effect on large firm events:Plans for the annual holiday party at White & Case were made months before the firm announced this week that it would lay off 70 lawyers and 100 staff members...
You are invited to the next Partnertrack
Posted on November 13, 2008You are invited to the next Partnertrack Event on December 3rd, 2008 which will be held at The Night Hotel (132 West 45th street) from 6:30-8pm (please see the attached invite). For those of you who are unfamiliar with Partnertrack, it is a cocktail event that the chair of the Entertainment, Media, Intellectual Property and Sports Section of the New York County Lawyers? Association has hosted for the past four years...
Business Law Diversity Clerkship
Posted on November 12, 2008The American Bar Association's Section on Business Law is sponsoring the Business Law Diversity Clerkship Program, which encourages students to pursue business court clerkship opportunities and to consider careers in the practice of business law. In considering a student's diversity, the Section will give special consideration to individuals who have overcome social or economic disadvantages such as physical disability, financial constraints, or cultural impediments to becoming a law student...
Pass the Bar Reception
Posted on November 11, 2008The New York City Bar Association and the New York Law Journal are once again hosting a cocktail reception to honor those who recently passed the bar. This year's annual reception is Thursday, December 4 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the New York City Bar Association at 42 West 44th Street...
2009 New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship Program
Posted on November 10, 2008In 1991, the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Lawyers established a program of summer clerkships for first-year students to address the under-representation of minority lawyers in law firms and corporate law departments...
Inns of Court
Posted on November 10, 2008Everyone is familiar with the demands of law school. Many students also work as part-time interns throughout the school year. It?s hard to squeeze in any time for sleep, let alone networking.According to several studies, over 60% of all jobs are found through networking...
LSPIN Application: Get your summer money here!
Posted on November 07, 2008Summer Job Money: The LSPIN Fellowship Program provides grants for first- and second-year law students with public interest organizations in the New York metropolitan area for ten weeks during the summer. Last year, 100 law students were awarded stipends in the amount of $4500 through the Program...
New York District Attorney's Office Summer Internship Application Deadline Looming
Posted on November 05, 2008The New York County District Attorney's Office will hire 50 1Ls and 2Ls for its paid 10-week Summer Intern Program. In 2008, 52 interns were hired from approximately 1500 applicants. The program begins in early June and interns receive a stipend of $500 per week...
Blogging About Touro Law Center
Posted on October 29, 2008Perhaps you have heard Touro Law Center's new radio ad on CBS News Radio, 880 AM. It's a great ad that is targeted to employers, and lets employers know how well prepared Touro Law Center students are to practice law when they graduate. Well, people are listening...
NYC Legal Services Open House
Posted on October 27, 2008Legal Services NYC is the largest organization in the nation devoted exclusively to providing free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers. For over 40 years, its network of 19 offices has provided legal help to people who have no where else to turn...
Touro's Public Advocacy Center Featured in New York Law Journal Article
Posted on October 24, 2008The October 24 issue of the New York Law Journal has a great article on Touro Law Center's Public Advocacy Center. Here's a portion of it:Touro's Public Advocacy Center Benefits Students, CommunityBy Thomas AdcockOctober 24, 2008(Picture: Thomas Maligno, director of the Touro Law Center's public advocacy center and Maria T...
Presidential Management Fellow Application Period Open
Posted on October 02, 2008The 2009 Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Application Period is Now Open!!!The PMF Program was established by Executive Order in 1977 to attract to the Federal service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs...
U.S. Attorney's Office Rotation Deadline
Posted on September 24, 2008Although the deadline for applications for the spring U.S. Attorney's Office Rotation is October 7, 2008, applications received by the Clinic Office prior to that date will be sent to the US Attorney's office as soon as the Clinic receives them. If you are interested in applying, please deliver your application, writing sample, resume, and transcript as soon as possible to the Clinic Office.
Welcoming Program and Reception for International LL.M. Students
Posted on September 23, 2008Welcoming Program and Reception for International LL.M. StudentsMonday, October 6, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY.The Association welcomes international LL.M. students to learn about the activities of the Association that might be of interest to you, including its historic and present role in upholding the rule of law and the work of its various committees...
Trademark Law Writing Competition
Posted on September 22, 2008The International Trademark Association, INTA, announces the2008-2009 Ladas Memorial Award CompetitionPaper Submission by January 16, 2009.The Ladas Memorial Award Competition is open to all students, practitioners and academics interested in trademarks and trademark law...
CSO Open House Week: September 22 - 25, 2008
Posted on September 19, 2008Please join CSO from Monday, September 22, through Thursday, September 25, as we throw our doors open and welcome students for daily treats, handouts, tours, training, and fun. Here is a preview of what to expect on each day:Monday: Dean Gilbert?s homemade cookies and brownies; our QuickLook table for speedy resume and cover letter reviews; Resource of the Day Training: JACOB, our online job system...
New York City Bar Association Welcoming Reception
Posted on September 11, 2008Do you want to eventually practice in New York City? If you do, then you should attend this event at the New York City Bar Association, and join the Law Student Perspectives Committee, as part of a pledge to yourself that you will begin to develop contacts in the City...
What do you think about this? Good idea? Bad idea?
Posted on September 10, 2008Today, The New York Law Journal had an interesting article about law schools requiring Bar Prep courses as part of their curriculum. Excerpts from the article are below. What do you think about the idea? (Please feel free to post a comment.) More Schools Offer Bar Prep Courses: Some faculty consider making exam prep classes a requirementBy Leigh JonesDuring the first few sessions of "Advanced Analytical Skills" that William Doherty took at Pace Law School, he and his classmates ribbed each other about being in a remedial course...
Internet Dos and Don'ts
Posted on September 04, 2008The September 2008 issue of the NALP bulletin contains an interesting article entitled E-Professionalism Dos and Don'ts by Tracy Evans (Director of Career Services at Louisiana State University Law Center) and Amy Gerwitz (Associate Director, Alumni Counseling and Relations, Pace University School of Law)...
Any Future Trademark Practitioners Out There?
Posted on August 29, 2008The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a not-for-profit membership association of more than 5,500 trademark owners and professionals, from more than 190 countries, dedicated to the support and advancement of trademarks and related intellectual property as elements of fair and effective national and international commerce...
Suffolk County Women's Bar Association Event
Posted on August 28, 2008(Click on the image to make it larger.)
Interested in Public Defender Work?
Posted on August 27, 2008PSLawNet, that great resource of public interest and government opportunities and organizations, has created a new Public Defender Handbook for students looking for public defender internships and post-graduate jobs. You can download the Handbook here...
Alumni Mentor Program
Posted on August 27, 2008The Office of Alumni Relations and the Career Services Office are co-sponsoring an Alumni Mentor Program, designed to connect students with alumni mentors in specific practice areas. Students fill out a short application, designating their three top practice areas and geographical preferences, and they will be paired with alumni to talk about the real world of legal practice...
New Graduates: Young Lawyers Connect
Posted on August 26, 2008The September 2008 issue of the New York City Bar Association newsletter for new attorneys, Young Lawyers Connect, contains a wealth of interesting information, tips, and invitations to networking events. One of the newsletter's articles is entitled Job Hunting in a Down Market, by Susan Manch...
Department of Justice Application Deadline
Posted on August 26, 2008A reminder!!! Time is short!!!!!The Department of Justice application deadline for both the Attorney General's Honors Program (post-graduate) and the Summer Law Intern Program is September 2, 2008. Details on the Honors Program application process can be found here...
NYC Public Service Career Reception
Posted on August 25, 2008Public Service Career ReceptionThursday, August 28, 2008, 6:00-8:30 p.m. NYC Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY (between 5th & 6th Avenue). All law students, including first-year students, are invited to attend this amazing career fair event at the New York City Bar Association to meet and mingle with dozens and dozens of public interest and government employers as they try to recruit you to work for them...
The Gould Law Library is Blogging!
Posted on August 21, 2008The blogosphere just got a little bit larger with the recent introduction of the Touro Law Center's Gould Law Library blog. The blog offers students a quick-start site for helpful research and writing links and also interesting posts concerning information that will make your life a little bit easier...
Overloaded with Student Debt?
Posted on August 20, 2008Touro Law Center Professor Meredith Miller has a blog entitled The Slippery Slope, a regular podcast serious on interesting areas in the law. Professor Miller's most recent podcast concerns federal legislation that is meant to help with student loan debt load...
First-Year Orientation Public Service Project
Posted on August 19, 2008Every year, a hardcore group of first-year students (and a few faculty members) volunteer for a public service project during orientation week. This year, students pitched in to do some preservation work on historic buildings owned by the Central Islip Civic Council...
Interested in International Law?
Posted on August 19, 2008A law student who is seriously interested in international law should join ASIL, the American Society of International Law. ASIL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization founded in 1906 and chartered by Congress in 1950. ASIL holds Category II Consultative Status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a constituent society of the American Council of Learned Societies...
Looking for a Topic for a Research Paper or Writing Competition?
Posted on August 18, 2008ACS ResearchLink is an innovative on-line resource for the legal community. The project leverages previously untapped resources to generate and share new ideas about important legal issues, while engaging the next generation of lawyers in addressing vital law and policy issues that will shape the future of our country...
"The Social Network as a Career Safety Net"
Posted on August 14, 2008On August 13, 2008, the New York Times published an article by Sarah Jane Tribble entitled "The Social Network as a Career Safety Net," in which Ms. Tribble discusses how important social networking sites like LinkedIn can be in the job search process...
"100 Tips and Resources to be a Happy, Successful Lawyer"
Posted on August 12, 2008JobProfiles.org is a website which provides a multitude of job descriptions for various career paths and what to expect from each. On August 11, Job Profiles posted an article by Laura Milligan entitled 100 Tips and Resources to be a Happy, Successful Lawyer...
New Bar Review Course on the Market
Posted on August 07, 2008The online ABA Journal recently reported this: Kaplan Offers ?Full-Service Bar Review? in Three StatesPosted Aug 6, 2008, 01:01 pm CDTBy Debra Cassens WeissA company that provides bar review courses for the multistate exam will offer state-specific bar review courses in three states...
National Security Program
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Postgraduate Fellowships: Information and Resources
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Loan Forgiveness Legislation
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Anonymous Posts Might Not Be As Anonymous as You Think
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ABA Journal Reports Possible Implosion of "Cravath System" of Big Firm Hiring
Posted on July 29, 2008On July 22, the ABA Journal website had an interesting article, by Debra Cassens Weiss, about the pressures large law firms are experiencing and the disparities among law school graduate salaries. For the full article, go here."A chart showing the salaries of 2006 law graduates illustrates a striking finding: The bulk of new lawyers are almost evenly divided into the haves and the have-nots...
Tenth Annual National Law Students Workers' Rights Conference
Posted on July 29, 2008The Peggy Browning Fund is a nonprofit corporation established in memory of Margaret A. Browning, a prominent labor attorney and member of the National Labor Relations Board. President Clinton appointed Peggy to the NLRB in 1994, and she served in that position until her death in February, 1997...
Young Lawyers Connect
Posted on July 23, 2008The New York City Bar Association has created Young Lawyers Connect in response to the challenges of being a busy young attorney or law student, be it through age or professional experience. Join them September-June at First Thursdays, a new series of events to develop and broaden the professional and personal networks of law students and new lawyers...
Legal Services of New Jersey Hit Hard by Economic Downturn:Must Raise $9 Million to Avoid Cuts in Staff and Services
Posted on July 18, 2008In the July 10, 2008 issues of The Star-Ledger, Kate Coscarelli reports: "The primary funding source for Legal Services of New Jersey has dropped at a more precipitous rate than anticipated, and it is already projecting a $21.5 million shortfall for the 2009 fiscal year ...
Earrings for Male Lawyers May Be ?Fraught With Peril,? Career Adviser Says
Posted on July 17, 2008This news story, by Debra Cassens Weiss, came in over the ABA Journal Law News Now website:Should male lawyers and law students in courthouses refrain from wearing earrings? A career adviser from the University of Minnesota Law School is advising caution...
Trans Lawyer / Law Student Summer Networking Event
Posted on July 17, 2008The Transgender Committee of LeGaL is hosting a law student /lawyer summer networking event! Join them from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12th, in room 410 of the LGBT Community Center in New York City (208 W. 13th Street). Wheelchair accessible...
The Slippery Slope.com: A Podcast Series by Professor Meredith Miller
Posted on July 15, 2008Professor Meredith Miller has created a blog/podcast server entitled theslipperyslope.com. Here is a description of the project from Professor Miller's website:Welcome to The Slippery Slope: A Legal Variety Podcast. What is a "legal variety podcast"? It is an opportunity to talk to interesting people about interesting things related to the law...
Two Touro Law Students Receive Coveted Positions
Posted on July 10, 2008Equal Justice Works announced its 2008 Summer Corps members, and two Touro Law Center students joined this select group:Patrick Magee, City Bar Justice Center, New York, NY, (Housing/Homelessness)andKera Murphy, Empire Justice Center, Central Islip, NY, (Public Benefits)This year's Summer Corps members represent 125 Equal Justice Works law schools...
Important Public Interest Fellowship Application Available
Posted on July 08, 2008For those interested in public interest law, the Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellowship is an incredibly important and significant piece of experience to have on your resume.The 2009 online EJW Fellowship application is now available here. IMPORTANT REMINDERS:Review the application ASAP...
New York City Budget Reduces Spending For District Attorneys and Legal Aid
Posted on July 08, 2008On July 7, 2008, the New York Law Journal reported:Faced with grim economic times, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the New York City Council has cut funding for both the city's district attorneys and the Legal Aid Society in the $59.1 billion city budget for the fiscal year that began July 1...
Department of Justice 2009 Post-Graduate and Summer Intern Presentation
Posted on July 01, 2008New York University School of Law will host a Department of Justice presentation this summer. Go to NYU Law on Thursday, July 24th at 5:30 pm in Furman Hall, Room 326 to hear from representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice discuss DOJ?s Attorney General's 2009 Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program (DOJ?s compensated program for 2Ls)...
Those US News Rankings
Posted on June 27, 2008An interesting article recently appeared on the US News & World Report website regarding potential changes in the way the magazine computes its rankings of law schools. Read them, and then we will follow up. "The first idea is that U.S. News should count both full-time and part-time entering student admission data for median LSAT scores and median undergraduate grade-point averages in calculating the school's ranking...
Diversity Job Fairs
Posted on June 26, 2008Vault and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) will be hosting the 3rd Annual Legal Diversity Career Fairs this August in New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco. All students and alumni are welcome to attend the fairs, which will include over 100 top legal employers from law firms, corporate counsels, not for profit organizations, and government agencies actively looking to hire diverse and talented candidates...
The ABA Tries to Figure Out What's Hot and What's Not
Posted on June 24, 2008About twice a year, if it is lucky, the ABA gets this marketing firm to try and predict the hot and not-so-hot trends in the legal profession. The latest report was produced in December 2007 and the ABA recently disseminated it to all law school deans...
Factoid: Profile of an In-House Attorney
Posted on June 19, 2008A colleague in Minnesota recently dug up these interesting facts from a few years ago about in-house attorneys. Those who aspire to in-house practice but think small firm practice is not what you want to do should take particular note.21% of in-house counsel are sole practitioners (they are the sole attorney in their office)...
"E-mail Etiquette Matters"
Posted on June 17, 2008In its June 2008 issue, the New York Law Journal Magazine includes an article entitled "E-mail Etiquette Matters," by Gil Feder, a partner at Reed Smith and the director of the firm's summer associate program, and Sabrina Franconeri, training coordinator for the firm's "University...
Aiming for Solo Practice?
Posted on June 17, 2008Starting your own firm right after law school is a large and treacherous undertaking. Let's face it, law school does not teach you everything you need to know to open your own firm, so, if you insist that this is your path to practice, it is wise to get advice and guidance from bar association committees and sections that support solo and very small firm practice...
NYC Bar Hosts Summer Associate/Intern Reception
Posted on June 13, 2008The City Bar's Annual Summer Associate/Legal Intern Reception is coming up on June 26th. Please click here for details including registration. Summer legal interns also may be interested in the Bar's calendar of upcoming programs:The Annual City Bar Reception and Cocktail Party in Honor of Pride WeekThursday, June 19th, 6:00 ?8:00 pmThere is no fee but registration is necessary...
NYC Networking Cruise for Law Students and New Lawyers
Posted on June 13, 2008The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President, Bernice K. Leber, and Young Lawyers Chair, Sherry Levin Wallach, cordially invite you to join NYSBA colleagues onThursday, July 17, 2008 forThe NYSBA / Spirit of New York Boat Cruise Boarding Time: 7:00 p...
Do you like America's heartland?
Posted on June 11, 2008The 4th Annual Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (HDLJF) will be held August 22-23, 2008, in Kansas City, Missouri. Students who are interested in becoming part of Kansas City?s dynamic legal community should strongly consider attending this event. Students who will be returning to school in August and those who graduated in May are eligible to attend the job fair, as employers will be interviewing for both summer and post-graduate positions...
New York County District Attorney's Office: Hiring for the Class of 2009
Posted on June 05, 2008Any member of the class of 2009 who would like to apply to the New York County District Attorney's Office should read these documents carefully to know what exactly needs to be done to be considered for post-graduate ADA positions. Please contact CSO if you have any questions...
New Deadline for Post-GraduatePositions and Summer Internships with the Department of Justice
Posted on June 03, 2008September 2, 2008, is the new deadline for the US Department of Justice Attorney General's Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program. The DOJ schedule has been modified as a result of the new NALP Timing Guidelines in effect this fall, and the DOJ is advertising more opportunities, new hiring offices, and earlier offers...
Transitioning from First-Year to Summer Legal Work Series
Posted on June 03, 2008Here is an interesting series of podcasts, produced by the Suffolk University Law School Legal Practice Skills Program, on making the transition from the first-year of law school to a summer job. Go here to review the series.We have considered creating various podcast series because we think it is a great way to reach out to students...
CSO is now on Facebook!
Posted on May 30, 2008The Career Services Office now has a page on Facebook to connect with students and alums who utilize this great website.To access our Facebook page, go here. You need to be a member of Facebook to participate fully in our page.
Any Law Student Journalists Out There?
Posted on May 28, 2008The Suffolk Lawyer is seeking a law student interested in writing a monthly column regarding issues of interest to future attorneys. The opportunity is a non-paying position which allows a student to obtain journalism and publishing experience. If interested, contact editor Laura Lane at scbanews@optonline...
Overcoming Common Barriers in the Legal Profession
Posted on May 21, 2008Managing & Overcoming Common Barriers to Inclusion that Legal Professionals in the Minority EncounterWednesday, May 28, 2008 6:30-8:30 pm New York City Bar Association42 West 44th Street, New York, NY (between 5th and 6th Avenues) Does your race, gender, national origin, a disability, socio-economic status or some other characteristic set you apart from others with whom you practice law, and make you feel marginalized by encounters with your peers from the majority?The program will provide practical advice for lawyers on managing and overcoming common barriers to inclusion in the legal profession such as dual identity issues, feelings of isolation, and inadequate networks...
"Two lawyers walk into a bar . . .
Posted on May 14, 2008...One orders a round of drinks for the house. The other one puts on an apron and serves it."Last month, an article by Greg Burns in the Chicago Tribune began with the above quote. The quote certainly is provocative, particularly for law students and new lawyers, but the article touched upon many of the concerns and expectations which law students and new lawyers have...
"How to Commit Career Suicide"
Posted on May 09, 2008In a recent article on lawjobs.com entitled How to Commit Career Suicide, Steven Bennett, Esq., of the Jones Day law firm, writes about the fear new lawyers have about committing a serious career-ending mistake."Most newly minted lawyers (and, probably, quite a few new professionals in other fields) have a touch of the "imposter syndrome," the sense that they really are not competent to serve as professionals and the persistent fear that they will make a serious mistake, which will somehow end their careers...
Ms. JD 2008 Summer Scholarship Application
Posted on May 07, 2008Ms. JD is awarding two $500 scholarships to female law students entering their second or third year at an accredited U.S. law school and working the summer of 2008 at least 35 hours per week for a minimum of 8 weeks at a government agency or nonprofit organization...
Four Tips for Finding the Perfect Law Job
Posted on May 05, 2008The Touro Law Center CSO Blog is getting popular and bloggers are beginning to reach out to us to ask if they can write guest posts for publication. One such blogger, Heather Johnson, regularly writes on the topics of careers and career exploration. She submitted the following post to us and we decided to share it with you...
Class of 2008:CSO will apply to jobs for you while you study for the Bar Exam
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First-Year $10,000 Fellowships & Paid Summer Jobs
Posted on April 30, 2008First-year law students have until May 15 to submit an application for one of six $10,000 fellowships offered by Reed Smith toward their second-year of schooling. The fellowships are designed for first years who have "demonstrated excellent scholarship while overcoming economic or social adversity," according to Tyree P...
Opportunities with the Department of Justice
Posted on April 23, 2008We recently received an email from the Department of Justice and we thought we would share it with you:NEW FOR 2008-2009! There are exciting new developments in the Attorney General?s Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program! Highlights include:An earlier application deadline and a faster review and selection process...
Interested in Adoption and Child Welfare Law?
Posted on April 22, 2008The Summer Adoption Law Institute (SALI) will take place August 4 through 8 at Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio. SALI is an intensive one-week Adoption Law class for credit open to law students from across the country. In addition to traditional coursework, students will hear from exciting guest speakers and will participate in practical exercises...
Law Students: Is Internet Obsession Affecting Your Productivity?
Posted on April 15, 2008In the latest issue of Law Crossing Newswire, we find this article:"With the Internet so accessible today, are younger generations relying too much on technology as a distraction? After all, students know all too much about the temptations of the Internet...
Make a Video. Win $10,000.
Posted on April 08, 2008From Access Group:Enter for a chance to win a $10,000 Scholarship to Law School in Access Group?s One Less Worry Contest.Chances are it?s 2 a.m. You?re buried in your law books, on your second pot of coffee. Welcome to the life of a law student.We know you have a lot of worries...
On Better Writing . . .
Posted on April 04, 2008The Pitfallsof Compound WordsA compound word joins two or more words to express a single thing and can be a source of anxiety for careful writers. How do we know when to spell them as as separate words ("open" compound words), hyphenated, or as one word ("closed" compound words)?One clue for correct spelling is how a word is pronounced...
Midwest Bound?
Posted on March 27, 2008The 4th Annual Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (HDLJF) will be held August 22-23, 2008, in Kansas City, Missouri. Students who are interested in becoming part of Kansas City?s dynamic legal community should strongly consider attending this event. Students who will be returning to school in August and those graduating in May are eligible to attend the job fair, as employers will be interviewing for both summer and post-graduate positions...
Mac v. PC in Legal Practice
Posted on March 27, 2008In the March issue of the ABA Journal we find an article concerning the battle between Mac and PC computer formats in legal practice. Law students should be aware of what lawyers are concerned about with both formats and the kinds of computer programs many lawyers use in their practice...
"Why Every Law Student Should Blog"
Posted on March 17, 2008Brett McKay is the editor of The Frugal Law Student (The Frugal Law Student is one of several law student blogs that are highlighted in the right-hand column of this blog). He's a second year law student at the University of Tulsa College of Law and has been blogging for two years...
Criminal Law Program
Posted on March 03, 2008The New York City Bar Association presents:Career Opportunities in Criminal Law: A Program for Law Students and Recent Law School GraduatesTuesday, March 25, 2008 6:30-8 pm All Law & Order fans step this way! Come hear our distinguished panel of criminal law attorneys discuss the various settings in which one can practice criminal law, the skills one should develop in preparing for such a career, and the life of the criminal law attorney...
Supreme Court Justices Speak Out on the Importance of Legal Writing
Posted on February 28, 2008Bryan Garner is editor-in-chief of Black's Law Dictionary since its seventh edition, and he is a prolific author. His works include The Elements of Legal Style, The Winning Brief, The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style, Legal Writing in Plain English, Securities Disclosure in Plain English, and many other books and articles...
EJW: The Summer Corps
Posted on February 25, 2008The Equal Justice Works Summer Corps program enages law students around the country who are expanding the delivery of legal services to those who need it most. Summer Corps is an AmeriCorps-funded program that in 2008 will provide 350 law students with the opportunity to earn a $1,000 education award voucher for dedicating their summer to a qualifying legal project at a nonprofit public interest organization...
Publish. Publish. Publish.
Posted on February 15, 2008Get this.The Nassau Lawyer, the monthly journal of the Nassau County Bar Association, is soliciting focused topical articles for its upcoming issues:March: Trusts and EstatesApril: Malpractice/Outsourcing/Ethics/MarketingMay: MatrimonialJune: CriminalJuly/August: General InterestThe Nassau Lawyer is soliciting general articles of interest to its readership for these issues as well...
First-Year Summer Opportunties in Washington, DC
Posted on February 12, 2008The final deadline of March 15, 2008 for the Legal Studies Institute in Washington, DC is quickly approaching. There are still spaces open and scholarship funding available!The Institute provides first-year students with the chance to gain firsthand exposure to the American legal system through clerkships, academic coursework and career development activities...
Earn Pro Bono Hours Lobbying Members of Congress
Posted on February 12, 2008The Society of American Law Teachers (SALT), whose office is in Touro's Public Advocacy Center, is sponsoring a pro bono opportunity to lobby members of Congress regarding the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy. The executive director of SALT, Hazel Weiser, and most likely one or two faculty members, will accompany a group of Touro students to Washington D...
Touro Public Service Job Fair
Posted on January 30, 2008On Tuesday, February 5, from 2:00 - 7:00 p.m., Touro Law Center will host a public service job fair with approximately 50 employers attending. The Job Fair will be held in the Public Advocacy Center (for employers who are PAC members) and the second floor of the law center's atrium...
Career Opportunities in Labor and Employment Law: A Panel Discussion For Law Students
Posted on January 28, 2008The New York City Bar AssociationLaw Student Perspectives CommitteepresentsCareer Opportunities in Labor and Employment Law: A Panel Discussion For Law StudentsMonday, February 11, 2008 6:30 - 8 pmHouse of the Association, 42 West 44th StreetThis program for law students will focus on how to prepare for a career in labor and employment law...
Taking Ownership of Your Job Search: A CSO Program Series
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Don't Ask Don't Tell Amelioration
Posted on January 24, 2008As many of you know, law schools are under an obligation, originating from their own policies and membership in ogranizations such as the Association of American Law Schools, to ameliorate the discriminatory effects of the Congressionally imposed Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, which forbids the military to consider for employment law students who are openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual...
Looking for a Research Topic?
Posted on January 17, 2008Students are sometimes at a loss regarding a subject on which to draft a paper for a class, writing requirement, independent study, or writing competition. It is beneficial if students write about issues that are of concern to attorneys in practice, but often students are unsure about what those topics might be...
Suffolk County Women's Bar Association Scholarship
Posted on January 10, 2008The Suffolk County Women's Bar Association is holding a $500 scholarship essay competition open to all third-year (and fourth-year part-time) law students. This year's topic is: What prominent legal or political figure do you believe has made a significant contribution to the advancement of women and why? Your submission should be no longer than 1000 words...
Interested in International Law?
Posted on January 09, 2008We say this time and time again, but any student or graduate who is serious about a career in international law should become a member of the American Society of International Law (ASIL). The annual ASIL membership fee for students is $35, and membership entitles you to join particularized ASIL Interest Groups focusing on issues such as intellectual property, criminal law, economics, women, newer professionals, and the issues of particular geographical regions...
Touro Law Center Featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education
Posted on December 20, 2007Touro Law Center is featured in a great article in The Chronicle of Higher Education on how law schools are changing their curricula to better focus on practical lawyering skills. The article features the first-year Court Observation Program and our own Professor Lynne Kramer...
Scholarships for Law Students
Posted on December 14, 2007The University of Idaho College of Law has collected information on over 400 scholarships available to law students and has placed the information online. The website also contains a link to helpful tips to complete scholarship applications.To view this collection of scholarships, go here.
10 Guidelines
Posted on December 14, 2007The ABA Law Journal is a great source for legal news throughout the country. A recent article, 10 Guidelines for Newbie Associates, should be read by all law students and new graduates, as the guidelines can apply to legal internships, too. The guidelines are actually a summary of an article in the Texas Lawyer written by David Dummer, Esq...
Diversity & the Legal Profession
Posted on December 13, 2007Coming Together to Achieve the Dream -Diversity and the Legal Professionpresented byThe Nassau County Bar AssociationAmistad Black Bar Association of Long IslandColumbian Lawyers' Association of Nassau CountyJewish Lawyers' Association of Nassau CountyTuesday, January 15, 2008at DOMUS, the Nassau County Bar AssociationCocktails: 5-6 p...
2008 Rebellious Lawyering Conference
Posted on December 13, 2007What is Reblaw?The Rebellious Lawyering Conference is an annual, student-run conference that brings together practitioners, law students, and community activists / advocates from around the country to discuss innovative, progressive approaches to law and social change...
2008 Patent Law Interview Program
Posted on December 13, 2007Save the Date:The 2008 Patent Law Interview Program will take place on Thursday, July 31st and Friday, August 1st. The Patent Law Interview Program is a nationwide interview program that targets second and third year J.D. and L.L.M. students with engineering and/or technical science academic backgrounds...
LeGaL Summer Judicial Internship
Posted on November 30, 2007The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association of Greater New York (LeGaL) is an association of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) legal community in the New York metropolitan area. The Dr. M.L. ?Hank? Henry Jr. Fund for Judicial Internships, sponsored by LeGaL, is accepting applications for the LeGaL Foundation?s summer internship program...
2008 Summer Labor Law Fellowships
Posted on November 30, 2007The Peggy Browning Fund is a nonprofit corporation established in memory of Margaret A. Browning, a prominent labor attorney and member of the National Labor Relations Board. President Clinton appointed Ms. Browning to the NLRB in 1994, and she served in that position until her death in February 1997...
NYU Job Fair: News and Deadline!
Posted on November 28, 2007The following students should register for the NYU Job Fair (to be held in early February):1. All first-year students.2. All upper-class students who are interested in public service/public interest (if you do not know if you are so interested, register and then look at the employers who will be attending the Fair; some of them may be of interest to you)...
ABA Business Law Summer Clerkship Opportunities
Posted on November 21, 2007The American Bar Association Summer Business Law Diversity Clerkship Program encourages students to pursue business court clerkship opportunities and to consider careers in the practice of business law. In considering a student's diversity, the Section will give special consideration to individuals who have overcome social or economic disadvantages such as physical disability, financial constraints, or cultural impediments to becoming a law student...
Take the Fear Out of Your Job Search
Posted on November 20, 2007Job Search Networking and Interviewing Thursday, December 6, 2007, 9-10:30 amHouse of the Association, 42 West 44th StreetThis is an interactive workshop that will provide guidance on how to network and interview, and discuss ways to take the fear out of those job search processes...
International Pro Bono and Public Service Opportunities
Posted on November 19, 2007A World of Opportunity: International Pro Bono and Public ServiceWednesday, December 5, 2007, 6-8 pmNew York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th StreetThis program will cover international pro bono and public service work that can be done here and abroad, the variety of organizations sponsoring such opportunities, and firsthand accounts by attorney volunteers...
The Fastest Growing Legal Field That Doesn?t Pay a Dime
Posted on November 09, 2007Today, Long Island Business News has an article about how big Long Island law firms are taking pro bono matters into their own hands. The article provides another reason why even those students who seek to go into private practice should consider having a semester or two of public interest experience before they graduate...
Criminal Defense Training in the South
Posted on November 06, 2007Are you interested in indigent criminal defense practice in the south? The Southern Public Defender Training Center (SPDTC) is an organization committed to providing training to new public defenders throughout the south. SPDTC offers a three-year training curriculum designed for public defenders with less than three years of experience representing indigent defendants...
Bad Handshake? Fix it.
Posted on November 05, 2007CareerBuilder recently ran a column entitled The Worst Ways to Shake Hands, describing some of the classic examples of bad hand shakes, including the "I won't let go" and the "cold and clammy."To read about these poor attempts to shake hands and suggestions on how to shake hands well, go here.
Summer Funding Sources
Posted on October 25, 2007PSLawNet has a great collection of national summer funding sources for many summer legal jobs that traditionally do not provide a salary (government, public interest, etc.). Go here to learn more about these funding sources.
International Law Weekend
Posted on October 12, 2007The New York City Bar will again co-sponsor and host the annual International Law Weekend, along with a number of groups, including the American Bar Association Section of International Law, the American Society of International Law, and the International Law Students Association...
LeGaL and Wachtell Lipton to Host Networking Event
Posted on October 10, 2007LeGaL (The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Law Association of Greater New York) is pleased to announce that it will be joining with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a large national law firm, for a networking and social event for LGBT attorneys and law students from all areas of public and private practice...
What Do Law Graduates Really Earn?
Posted on October 09, 2007The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) is the professional organization for law school career services offices and large employer recruiting offices. One of NALP's missions is to collect employment data from the nation's law schools, analyze it, and issue reports to help law schools, law students, and legal employers see a national legal employment picture...
Fall Semester 2007 Federal Work Study Grants Available
Posted on October 08, 2007Through the Federal Work-Study Program (FWSP), Touro Law Center plans to provide approximately five-to ten stipends to students willing to work as interns with the agencies housed in Touro?s Public Advocacy Center ( PAC) and PAC affiliates in public interest legal positions this semester...
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