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20th Anniversary Video/Essay Competition: ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

Posted on December 04, 2008
20th 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, 2008
Professor 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, 2008
Recently, 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, 2008
Are 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...

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Registration Deadline for NYU Job Fair Looms

Posted on December 01, 2008
The 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, 2008
The 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, 2008
An 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, 2008
In 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, 2008
An 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, 2008
You 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, 2008
The 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, 2008
The 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, 2008
In 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, 2008
Everyone 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, 2008
Summer 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, 2008
The 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, 2008
Perhaps 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, 2008
Legal 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, 2008
The 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...

New York City Law Department Reception

Posted on October 06, 2008
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Environmental Law Writing Competition

Posted on October 02, 2008
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Writing Competition in World Trade Law

Posted on October 02, 2008
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Oktoberfest 2008!

Posted on October 02, 2008
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Presidential Management Fellow Application Period Open

Posted on October 02, 2008
The 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, 2008
Although 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, 2008
Welcoming 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, 2008
The 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, 2008
Please 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...

MetLife Legal Affairs Career Forum

Posted on September 18, 2008
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New York City Bar Association Welcoming Reception

Posted on September 11, 2008
Do 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...

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