Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Application

Equal Justice Summer Corps Application Deadline Extended To April 10

Students may now apply through April 10 for funding through our Summer Corps program.

Summer Corps is an AmeriCorps-funded program that provides 1L and 2L students with the opportunity to earn a $1,175 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for dedicating their summer to a qualifying legal project at a nonprofit public interest organization.

AmeriCorps currently has four priority areas, and we are looking to fund projects in these areas for the 2013 Summer Corps program. Students with projects focusing on serving veterans and military families, homeowners facing foreclosure, victims of disaster, and medical-legal partnerships should apply!

http://equaljusticeworks.org/law-school/summercorps

Campaign Training by Mass Alliance, May 4th and 5th

http://www.massalliance.org/training.html


Mass Alliance is a coalition of progressive organizations that work together to help get progressive leaders elected to both Massachusetts local and state government, and help pass legislation that would help Massachusetts become more progressive.

On May 4th and 5th Mass Alliance is offering a two-day intensive training course to introduce future campaign leaders to the theory and practice behind successful grassroots campaigning.

Topics Include:

• Field organizing
• Message development
• Working with the press
• Grassroots fundraising
• Other tactics for winning campaigns

Date: Saturday & Sunday
May 4th & 5th, 2013
9-5:30 pm

Place: SEIU 1199
150 Mt. Vernon St.
Boston, MA 02125


Cost: $80 including food and materials. Scholarships are available.


Contact: Georgia at Mass Alliance: 617-722-4320 or Georgia@massalliance.org

CLSR Program Manager Position Opening

The Center for Law and Social Responsibility (CLSR) at New England Law | Boston is hiring!

Title: CLSR Program Manager
Terms: Full time contract position, 6 months. Some nights and weekends required.
Start date: ASAP
End date: August 23, 2013
Location: Boston, MA
Compensation: Competitive salary and generous benefits including health coverage and dental insurance.

Job Description:

The CLSR Program Manager will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination and implementation of a new and exciting summer program for New England Law students. The CLSR Summer Fellows program is designed to offer rising 2Ls and 3Ls opportunities for paid public interest summer fellowships. The goal of the program is to foster a core group of public interest minded students at the school and to increase the marketability of New England Law graduates.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the day-to-day operations of the CLSR by recruiting and overseeing students in Center projects during the Spring 2013 semester 
• Provide general administrative assistance to CLSR faculty on CLSR-related programs
• Host a minimum of one Law Matters speakers’ series by securing a public interest practitioner and publicizing the event to students 
• Manage the CLSR budget
• Lead the planning and implementation of the CLSR Summer Fellows program by developing relationships with potential public interest placement sites
• Respond to student inquiries about the CLSR Summer Fellows program 
• Review applications from candidates and summarize candidate qualifications for Professors Manus and Siegel
• Together with Professors Manus and Siegel, conduct interviews and select qualified candidates to receive summer stipends
• Develop and conduct a CLSR Summer Fellows Orientation session for all selected candidates before the end of the Spring 2013 semester 
• Collect timesheets and review journals on a weekly basis from all students in the CLSR Summer Fellows program 
• Reach out to summer fellows as needed and address questions or concerns 
• Contact each placement site at least once during the summer to discuss the needs of the New England Law Boston community partners
• Assist Professors Bobrowski and Hansen with administrative oversight of the Center for Business Law Summer Fellows Program 
• Complete other tasks as needed 

Skills and Qualifications:

JD required. The ideal candidate will be a May or December 2012 New England Law | Boston graduate with a genuine interest in public service and public interest law. Managerial and program development experience a plus. The candidate must commit to carry out and direct the program for the entire term of the employment contract.

How to Apply:

Submit a cover letter and resume to erika.m.barber@nesl.edu no later than Sunday, 2/17/13. Contact Erika Barber, CLSR Fellow at 617-422-7434 for questions.

Postgraduate Immigration Law Fellow

Deportation Defense Fellow 

VAN DER HOUT, BRIGAGLIANO & NIGHTINGALE, LLP is a nationally renowned, full-service immigration and nationality law firm. The firm was founded in 1980 and represents a wide range of clients.

We are seeking a licensed attorney with one to three years of experience or a recent law graduate to serve as a Deportation Defense Fellow for two years. The fellow will work directly with partners on a wide range of immigration cases, including deportation defense, federal court litigation, family, asylum, naturalization, and a variety of cases involving the intersection of criminal and immigration law. Cases involve representing clients before the Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, CIS, ICE, CBP, and the federal courts. Fellow will work closely with attorneys in the firm, handling day to day tasks in a cutting edge, diverse and complex immigration law practice.

Qualifications: 

• Experience in/ Knowledge of immigration law strongly preferred.
• Excellent organizational and writing skills.
• Ability and interest in taking on complex and difficult immigration cases.
• Fluency in spoken and written Spanish strongly preferred.
• Interest in fast-paced, energetic work environment.
• Admission in a State Bar Preferred.
• Start date flexible between May and September 2013

Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Location: California

HOW TO APPLY

For details on how to apply, go to https://law-une-csm.symplicity.com/students/ and log in with your student ID and your symplicity password. Once in the school’s online job database scroll over the top purple headings to Job Postings, then click on the first dropdown option, CSO JobNet. In Keywords search 7931 and this posting will appear. You can also call the CSO with any questions.

$5000 Access to Justice Essay Contest

This access to justice writing contest includes a $5000 prize. All entrants must fill out and submit an intent-to-enter form by January 31, 2013. This is a great opportunity to develop your writing skills and to create a writing sample for employers.

http://publicjustice.net/news-events/awards/hogansmoger-essay-contest 

For 40 years, this competition was known as the "Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest." It was established in 1970 by the late Roscoe B. Hogan of Birmingham, Alabama, a prominent environemtnal lawyer. The competition provided law students the opportunity to investigate and offer solutions to the many injustices inflicted on the environment.

With additional support from attorney Gerson Smoger -- a past president of Public Justice and current board member -- the contest was renamed, and, beginning with the 2011 competition, expanded to consider not only environmental but all forms of injustice.

The 2012 winning essay, written by Yale Law School student Lewis Bollard, was titled, "Ag-Gag: The Unconstitutionality of Laws Restricting Undercover Investigations on Farms."
For the 2013 contest, writers should address the question, "Is Democracy for Sale?"
• Have Citizens United's holdings run amok?
• Legal challenges left to Super Pacs?
• Can funding disclosure be required?

Prize: $5000 and free 2013 Public Justice membership
Any student currently enrolled in an accredited American law school may enroll in the contest. Each entry must be submitted through a faculty advisor. All entrants must fill out and submit an intent-to-enter form by January 31, 2013 (see link at bottom of page) and mail, fax or e-mail it to: Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest, Public Justice Foundation, Attention: Cassandra Goings, 1825 K St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. Fax: 202-232-7203. E-mail: cgoings@publicjustice.net.

DEADLINE
Essays must be received by March 31, 2013.

ELIGIBILITY OF ESSAY
If the essay is prepared for academic credit, it is eligible only if submitted for credit during the 2012-13 academic year. If the essay was neither prepared nor submitted for academic credit, it is eligible only if prepared for this contest during the 2012-13 academic year. If the essay was prepared as part of paid legal work outside of law school, it is not eligible for this contest.

Summer Corps Accepting Applications for PAID Summer Work

SUMMER CORPS APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN!

The application for the 2013 Summer Corps program is now available, and we will be accepting students into the program on a rolling basis until the application closes on Monday, March 18, 2013.

Summer Corps is an AmeriCorps-funded program that will provide 1L and 2L students with the opportunity to earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for dedicating their summer to a qualifying legal project at a nonprofit public interest organization.

For more information on the Summer Corps program and application process, review our FAQs for applicants, and sign up for our free webinars on Tuesday, January 8 at 2 p.m. EST and Wednesday, February 13 at 3 p.m. EST.

NALP AND EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS HOSTING SUMMER JOB SEARCH WEBINARS

Sign up to get insight from nonprofit and government employers about what they look for in cover letters, resumes, and interviews. The Summer Public Interest Job Search webinars will be held at noon EST on Tuesday, January 15 (Cover Letters and Resumes) and Tuesday, January 22 (Interviewing and Networking).

If you have any questions or webinar suggestions, please contact membership@equaljusticeworks.org.

www.equaljusticeworks.org

Public Service Internship in the Family Court

Public Service Internship in the Family Court with Senior Partners for Justice Spring 2013

Senior Partners for Justice, a unique pro bono initiative at the Volunteer Lawyers Project, is pleased to offer an internship program for law students who want to provide critical assistance to low-income clients while gaining hands-on experience in the family court.

ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Interns are placed in the Suffolk, Middlesex, and Norfolk Probate and Family Courts, working directly alongside courthouse staff. This is an unpaid, non-credit internship, but it offers invaluable experience and a flexible schedule that can fit around other commitments.

We ask interns to spend at least one full day (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or two half days, preferably mornings, at their courthouse each week.

The nature of the internship is a little different at each court:
• At Suffolk (located near North Station and Government Center), interns staff the very busy Register’s office and have the chance to help the Lawyer for the Day and observe court proceedings.
• At Middlesex (located in East Cambridge, at the Lechmere stop of the Green Line), interns rotate between different departments, gaining broad exposure to areas including Divorce and Paternity.
• At Norfolk (located in Canton, accessible only by car), interns work directly with the court staff members who assist unrepresented litigants, and they have a chance for more one-on-one interaction at a less busy court.

Orientation for the Spring 2013 Internship will take place the week of January 28th.  The actual program will begin the follow week of February 4th and conclude the week of April 8th.

All participants in the internship program will receive support from the Senior Partners staff and invitations to trainings, luncheons, and other events through Senior Partners and VLP. It has been strongly suggested by students in the past that incoming interns take a family law training with our office. This training would provide a foundation for the work you will be doing in the courts. The list of family law trainings is available on our website at www.vlpnet.org.

HOW TO APPLY

For details on how to apply, go to https://law-une-csm.symplicity.com/students/ and log in with your student ID and your symplicity password. Once in the school’s online job database scroll over the top purple headings to Job Postings, then click on the first dropdown option, CSO JobNet. In Keywords search 7880 and this posting will appear. You can also call the CSO with any questions.