For more information, please go to http://www.napaba.org/uploads/napaba/2010SummerInternGuidelines.pdf
The McGuire Woods NAPABA Law Foundation Internship Program
This inaugural program will award stipends for summer 2010 to one full-time law clerk and one full-time fundraising and policy intern. The law clerk (who shall be a law student) will be awarded a stipend of $3,000 to work for NAPABA for a minimum of ten weeks. The fundraising and policy intern (preferably an undergraduate student) will be awarded a stipend of $2,000 and will spend 50% of his/her time working on NLF projects and 50% of his/her time on NAPABA projects for a minimum of ten weeks.
To apply, you must submit your resume, transcript, three references, and a short essay (1-2 pages) explaining your interest in interning for NAPABA and/or NLF to Priya Bose at PBose@napaba.org by February 1, 2010. Applications will be reviewed by a committee including members of NABABA and NLF. Applicants shall be notified of the results no later than March 1, 2010.
Questions and inquiries may be directed to Priya Bose at PBose@napaba.org or 202-775-9555.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
ABA FJE Project Fellows Program
For more information, please visit http://www.abanet.org/abanet/fje/fellows/fjeprojectfellows.cfm
During these challenging economic times, the ABA Commission on the Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Profession and Legal Needs and the ABA Fund for Justice and Education (FJE) have collaborated to create the FJE Project Fellows. The FJE Project Fellows program will provide meaningful volunteer experience for recent law school graduates who may be unemployed, underemployed or deferred and who would like to engage in substantive law-related activities. The experience of volunteering for these public service programs will allow Fellows to build their resumes, work with well-known lawyers and make professional connections, and produce substantive work for the public good. Substantive tasks may include editing newsletters and magazines, conducting research, assisting in planning conferences and panels, and outreach to direct beneficiaries of programs, among others. Fellows will be supervised by the staff director of the project for which they are volunteering. It is anticipated that Fellows will work remotely using their own computers, although it may be possible for Fellows located in Chicago or Washington, D.C. to volunteer in the ABA offices on occasion if space is available.
Prospective Fellows are asked to complete an application available at http://www.abanet.org/abanet/fje/fellows/fjeprojectfellows.cfm, indicating preference for one of five categories of substantive public service programs supported through the FJE: 1) Access to Justice; 2) Children and the Law; 3) Public Education; 4) International Justice; and 5) Professionalism and the Profession. Through a matching process coordinated by the FJE with entity staff directors, Fellows will be assigned to a project. Every effort will be made to assign projects that align with stated preferences.
During these challenging economic times, the ABA Commission on the Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Profession and Legal Needs and the ABA Fund for Justice and Education (FJE) have collaborated to create the FJE Project Fellows. The FJE Project Fellows program will provide meaningful volunteer experience for recent law school graduates who may be unemployed, underemployed or deferred and who would like to engage in substantive law-related activities. The experience of volunteering for these public service programs will allow Fellows to build their resumes, work with well-known lawyers and make professional connections, and produce substantive work for the public good. Substantive tasks may include editing newsletters and magazines, conducting research, assisting in planning conferences and panels, and outreach to direct beneficiaries of programs, among others. Fellows will be supervised by the staff director of the project for which they are volunteering. It is anticipated that Fellows will work remotely using their own computers, although it may be possible for Fellows located in Chicago or Washington, D.C. to volunteer in the ABA offices on occasion if space is available.
Prospective Fellows are asked to complete an application available at http://www.abanet.org/abanet/fje/fellows/fjeprojectfellows.cfm, indicating preference for one of five categories of substantive public service programs supported through the FJE: 1) Access to Justice; 2) Children and the Law; 3) Public Education; 4) International Justice; and 5) Professionalism and the Profession. Through a matching process coordinated by the FJE with entity staff directors, Fellows will be assigned to a project. Every effort will be made to assign projects that align with stated preferences.
Stoel Rives Law Student Diversity Fellowship
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 20, 2010
For more information, go to http://join.stoel.com/diversity.pdf
Stoel Rives is proud to offer First-Year and/or Second-Year Law Student Diversity Fellowships in their Portland, Salt Lake City and Seattle offices. Recipients will each be awarded a salaried summer associate position after their first year or second year of law school, as applicable, and a $7,500 tuition scholarship. To learn more about Stoel Rives’ business law practice, people and offices in seven states, please visit www.stoel.com.
Selection Criteria
• Good standing as a first-year law student at an ABA accredited law school. Students in four-year evening programs should not apply until after their second year of law school. In addition, applications will be considered from second-year law students for the summer of 2010 in the Portland office only.
• Demonstrated academic excellence and leadership ability, personal and professional accomplishments, commitment to community service and meaningful contribution to the diversity of the legal community.
• Commitment to living in Portland, Salt Lake City, or Seattle following law school graduation and expressed interest in their practice areas.
Application Materials
• One-page personal statement addressing the selection criteria and providing any additional relevant information. (No additional cover letter is needed.)
• Current résumé with three professional references.
• Undergraduate and law school (if available) transcript(s). Unofficial copies are acceptable.
• A legal writing sample that has not been edited by others (maximum of 10 pages).
Application Procedure
• Please send application materials to each office where you wish to be considered. (If applying to more than one office, please note this in your personal statement.)
• Materials must be received by January 20, 2010. Email submissions are preferred.
For more information, go to http://join.stoel.com/diversity.pdf
Stoel Rives is proud to offer First-Year and/or Second-Year Law Student Diversity Fellowships in their Portland, Salt Lake City and Seattle offices. Recipients will each be awarded a salaried summer associate position after their first year or second year of law school, as applicable, and a $7,500 tuition scholarship. To learn more about Stoel Rives’ business law practice, people and offices in seven states, please visit www.stoel.com.
Selection Criteria
• Good standing as a first-year law student at an ABA accredited law school. Students in four-year evening programs should not apply until after their second year of law school. In addition, applications will be considered from second-year law students for the summer of 2010 in the Portland office only.
• Demonstrated academic excellence and leadership ability, personal and professional accomplishments, commitment to community service and meaningful contribution to the diversity of the legal community.
• Commitment to living in Portland, Salt Lake City, or Seattle following law school graduation and expressed interest in their practice areas.
Application Materials
• One-page personal statement addressing the selection criteria and providing any additional relevant information. (No additional cover letter is needed.)
• Current résumé with three professional references.
• Undergraduate and law school (if available) transcript(s). Unofficial copies are acceptable.
• A legal writing sample that has not been edited by others (maximum of 10 pages).
Application Procedure
• Please send application materials to each office where you wish to be considered. (If applying to more than one office, please note this in your personal statement.)
• Materials must be received by January 20, 2010. Email submissions are preferred.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Fellowship Opportunities at The
in Environmental and Natural Resources and Indian Law
INTRODUCTION
The University of Montana School of Law (UMLS) is excited to announce two new fellowship positions; one position is available with the
UMLS takes pride in being a small, student-centered law school. As the only law school in
The UMLS Mission Statement specifically recognizes environmental and natural resources and Indian law as central to UMLS. The unveiling of a newly renovated law school building, the arrival of a new dean, and the national prominence of the School’s environmental and natural resources and Indian law programs all support the richness of experiences available to fellows working at UMLS.
Environmental and Natural Resources Program
UMLS is recognized for its emphasis in natural resources and environmental law. Among the various assets that comprise the School’s natural resources and environmental program are: the program curriculum, the program faculty, the environmental law certificate, the J.D./Environmental Studies joint degree, an in-house Land Use Planning clinic, the Public Land & Resources Law Review, the environmental moot court team, and the student Environmental Law Group. The program also has relationships with a National Advisory Board, the Public Policy Research Institute, and the Natural Resources Conflict Resolution Program.
Indian Law Program
Similarly, UMLS is recognized for its emphasis in Indian law. Among the various assets that comprise the Schools Indian law program are: the program curriculum, the program faculty, the Indian law certificate, the oldest in-house Indian law clinic in the country, the Summer Indian Law Program, the National Native American Law Student Association moot court team (NNALSA), and the student NALSA group. The program also benefits from substantial and close relationships with the numerous federally-recognized tribes located within
Fellows Program
UMLS is seeking two fellows to assist in these two law programs for up to one year. These opportunities are available to those who possess a J.D. It is anticipated that one fellow will work directly with the environmental and natural resources program and one fellow will work directly with the Indian law program, although there may be opportunities for collaboration between the two programs and with other academic law programs. The fellows will be given the opportunity to develop scholarship and may be called upon to present a paper to the UMLS faculty and students. Fellows may also have the opportunity to do live client work through either the UMLS Land Use Planning or Indian Law clinics. Fellows may also take on teaching responsibilities throughout the semester and work with the
This opportunity does not include compensation, and is designed for, but not limited to, those individuals who have been or will be deferred from employment by their prospective employer.
Individuals interested in either the environmental and natural resources fellowship or Indian law fellowship should contact Professor Elizabeth Kronk at elizabeth.kronk@umontana.edu or (406) 243-6781. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
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