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NYS Loan Forgiveness Program Now Extends to Public Interest Lawyers

Posted on August 25, 2009
Previously, 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
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Touro Professor Jonathan Ezor's Webinar: "Twitter from a Law Prof's Persepctive"

Posted on August 24, 2009
Touro 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, 2009
Fordham 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:"...

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NYS Bar Partners with Courts to Create Pro Bono Clerkship Program

Posted on August 18, 2009
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The Nassau County Bar Association WE CARE Diversity Law School Scholarship

Posted on August 17, 2009
The 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...

Student Debt Relief Webinars

Posted on August 10, 2009

Connecticut Changes Bar Exam (NYers no longer can take it at the same time)

Posted on August 10, 2009
The 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
NALP, 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
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Criminal Law Writing Competition - Win $2,000

Posted on July 10, 2009
The 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
Harvard 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
Touro 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, 2009
This 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
Today, 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, 2009
Facebook, 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
Hearsay: "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, 2009
The 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, 2009
Join 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, 2009
LexisNexis 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...

When Grandma Goes to Court

Posted on May 15, 2009
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New Lawyers Blog is a great resource for, umm, new lawyers.

Posted on May 14, 2009
Check 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, 2009
Final 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, 2009
As 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...

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