2-3 Students Needed for Ugandan Asylum Case

Professor Haynes is seeking 2-3 students to work with her and two area lawyers (one an alum and the other with a local NGO) on a Ugandan asylum case. Students would work primarily researching country conditions and helping to prepare the client for her hearing. The bulk of the work need to be completed by the end of February, so interested students should expect to work 15 hours per week until the end of February. If you are interested, please contact Professor Haynes at dhaynes@nesl.edu by Wednesday, Feb. 3rd, highlighting any background with immigration, refugee and asylum law, or Ugandan politics.

16th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference

Come to the 16th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference!
Yale Law School
February 19-21, 2010

Featuring Keynote Speakers: Bryan Stevenson, Lani Guinier & Gerald Torres

Join us for the 16th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference, the weekend of February 19-21, 2010. RebLaw brings together practitioners, law students, and community activists to discuss progressive strategies for social change within and outside the law. We've got a great conference lined up! Find panel and workshop descriptions and more on our website: www.law.yale.edu/reblaw

Register for RebLaw! Go to http://islandia.law.yale.edu/reblaw/register.html and click through to the registration site. You’ll be able to sign up receive FREE HOUSING for the weekend in New Haven on the spare beds, couches and floors of local friendly, rebellious law students. You’ll also be able to order a sweet RebLaw t-shirt or hoodie.

We also invite you to check out our blog, where we’ll be posting information and updates about the conference: http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/reblaw/

Questions? Please contact rebellious.law.questions@gmail.com

Financial Note: Your school or institution may also provide funding for the registration and travel costs to conferences - inquire with your administration.

Family Law Staff Attorney Position

LAKESHORE LEGAL AID seeks applicants for a staff attorney position in its Family Law Assistance Project at Thomas M. Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus. FLAP is a teaching clinic responsible for providing family law legal services in Oakland County. The staff attorney will handle one-half of a domestic violence/family law case load and supervise clinical law students handling family law cases. The staff attorney will keep current on family and domestic violence law and act as a liaison between FLAP and the community. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of litigation experience, preferably in family law, and experience with poverty law and domestic violence.

Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter. Send these materials to Ms. Karen Staszel at The Family Law Assistance Project, 2630 Featherstone Road, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 or via email to staszelk@cooley.edu. Please include “FLAP Staff Attorney” in the subject line. Resumes will be accepted through February 1, 2010. This position is to be filled as soon as possible. Lakeshore Legal Aid is an equal opportunity employer.

Research Assistant Position

Professor Dina Haynes is seeking a Research Assistant, work study-eligible and available immediately, to assist with cite checking on her forthcoming co-authored book on gender and post conflict reconstruction, 10-15 hours per week. Applicants should have bluebook and cite checking capabilities, be meticulous and be work study eligible (see Financial Aid with any questions in that regard), and be able to begin immediately. Please send a short email cover letter by January 12th to dhaynes@nesl.edu indicating your interest, your experience with cite checking, you work study eligibility and your immediate availability.