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Two Touro Law Students Receive Coveted Positions

Posted on July 10, 2008
Equal Justice Works announced its 2008 Summer Corps members, and two Touro Law Center students joined this select group:Patrick Magee, City Bar Justice Center, New York, NY, (Housing/Homelessness)andKera Murphy, Empire Justice Center, Central Islip, NY, (Public Benefits)This year's Summer Corps members represent 125 Equal Justice Works law schools...

Important Public Interest Fellowship Application Available

Posted on July 08, 2008
For those interested in public interest law, the Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellowship is an incredibly important and significant piece of experience to have on your resume.The 2009 online EJW Fellowship application is now available here. IMPORTANT REMINDERS:Review the application ASAP...

New York City Budget Reduces Spending For District Attorneys and Legal Aid

Posted on July 08, 2008
On July 7, 2008, the New York Law Journal reported:Faced with grim economic times, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the New York City Council has cut funding for both the city's district attorneys and the Legal Aid Society in the $59.1 billion city budget for the fiscal year that began July 1...

Department of Justice 2009 Post-Graduate and Summer Intern Presentation

Posted on July 01, 2008
New York University School of Law will host a Department of Justice presentation this summer. Go to NYU Law on Thursday, July 24th at 5:30 pm in Furman Hall, Room 326 to hear from representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice discuss DOJ?s Attorney General's 2009 Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program (DOJ?s compensated program for 2Ls)...

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Those US News Rankings

Posted on June 27, 2008
An interesting article recently appeared on the US News & World Report website regarding potential changes in the way the magazine computes its rankings of law schools. Read them, and then we will follow up. "The first idea is that U.S. News should count both full-time and part-time entering student admission data for median LSAT scores and median undergraduate grade-point averages in calculating the school's ranking...

Diversity Job Fairs

Posted on June 26, 2008
Vault and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) will be hosting the 3rd Annual Legal Diversity Career Fairs this August in New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco. All students and alumni are welcome to attend the fairs, which will include over 100 top legal employers from law firms, corporate counsels, not for profit organizations, and government agencies actively looking to hire diverse and talented candidates...

The ABA Tries to Figure Out What's Hot and What's Not

Posted on June 24, 2008
About twice a year, if it is lucky, the ABA gets this marketing firm to try and predict the hot and not-so-hot trends in the legal profession. The latest report was produced in December 2007 and the ABA recently disseminated it to all law school deans...

Factoid: Profile of an In-House Attorney

Posted on June 19, 2008
A colleague in Minnesota recently dug up these interesting facts from a few years ago about in-house attorneys. Those who aspire to in-house practice but think small firm practice is not what you want to do should take particular note.21% of in-house counsel are sole practitioners (they are the sole attorney in their office)...

"E-mail Etiquette Matters"

Posted on June 17, 2008
In its June 2008 issue, the New York Law Journal Magazine includes an article entitled "E-mail Etiquette Matters," by Gil Feder, a partner at Reed Smith and the director of the firm's summer associate program, and Sabrina Franconeri, training coordinator for the firm's "University...

Aiming for Solo Practice?

Posted on June 17, 2008
Starting your own firm right after law school is a large and treacherous undertaking. Let's face it, law school does not teach you everything you need to know to open your own firm, so, if you insist that this is your path to practice, it is wise to get advice and guidance from bar association committees and sections that support solo and very small firm practice...

NYC Bar Hosts Summer Associate/Intern Reception

Posted on June 13, 2008
The City Bar's Annual Summer Associate/Legal Intern Reception is coming up on June 26th. Please click here for details including registration. Summer legal interns also may be interested in the Bar's calendar of upcoming programs:The Annual City Bar Reception and Cocktail Party in Honor of Pride WeekThursday, June 19th, 6:00 ?8:00 pmThere is no fee but registration is necessary...

NYC Networking Cruise for Law Students and New Lawyers

Posted on June 13, 2008
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President, Bernice K. Leber, and Young Lawyers Chair, Sherry Levin Wallach, cordially invite you to join NYSBA colleagues onThursday, July 17, 2008 forThe NYSBA / Spirit of New York Boat Cruise Boarding Time: 7:00 p...

Do you like America's heartland?

Posted on June 11, 2008
The 4th Annual Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (HDLJF) will be held August 22-23, 2008, in Kansas City, Missouri. Students who are interested in becoming part of Kansas City?s dynamic legal community should strongly consider attending this event. Students who will be returning to school in August and those who graduated in May are eligible to attend the job fair, as employers will be interviewing for both summer and post-graduate positions...

New York County District Attorney's Office: Hiring for the Class of 2009

Posted on June 05, 2008
Any member of the class of 2009 who would like to apply to the New York County District Attorney's Office should read these documents carefully to know what exactly needs to be done to be considered for post-graduate ADA positions. Please contact CSO if you have any questions...

New Deadline for Post-GraduatePositions and Summer Internships with the Department of Justice

Posted on June 03, 2008
September 2, 2008, is the new deadline for the US Department of Justice Attorney General's Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program. The DOJ schedule has been modified as a result of the new NALP Timing Guidelines in effect this fall, and the DOJ is advertising more opportunities, new hiring offices, and earlier offers...

Transitioning from First-Year to Summer Legal Work Series

Posted on June 03, 2008
Here is an interesting series of podcasts, produced by the Suffolk University Law School Legal Practice Skills Program, on making the transition from the first-year of law school to a summer job. Go here to review the series.We have considered creating various podcast series because we think it is a great way to reach out to students...

CSO is now on Facebook!

Posted on May 30, 2008
The Career Services Office now has a page on Facebook to connect with students and alums who utilize this great website.To access our Facebook page, go here. You need to be a member of Facebook to participate fully in our page.

Any Law Student Journalists Out There?

Posted on May 28, 2008
The Suffolk Lawyer is seeking a law student interested in writing a monthly column regarding issues of interest to future attorneys. The opportunity is a non-paying position which allows a student to obtain journalism and publishing experience. If interested, contact editor Laura Lane at scbanews@optonline...

HAPPY GRADUATION!!!

Posted on May 22, 2008

Overcoming Common Barriers in the Legal Profession

Posted on May 21, 2008
Managing & Overcoming Common Barriers to Inclusion that Legal Professionals in the Minority EncounterWednesday, May 28, 2008 6:30-8:30 pm New York City Bar Association42 West 44th Street, New York, NY (between 5th and 6th Avenues) Does your race, gender, national origin, a disability, socio-economic status or some other characteristic set you apart from others with whom you practice law, and make you feel marginalized by encounters with your peers from the majority?The program will provide practical advice for lawyers on managing and overcoming common barriers to inclusion in the legal profession such as dual identity issues, feelings of isolation, and inadequate networks...

"Two lawyers walk into a bar . . .

Posted on May 14, 2008
...One orders a round of drinks for the house. The other one puts on an apron and serves it."Last month, an article by Greg Burns in the Chicago Tribune began with the above quote. The quote certainly is provocative, particularly for law students and new lawyers, but the article touched upon many of the concerns and expectations which law students and new lawyers have...

"How to Commit Career Suicide"

Posted on May 09, 2008
In a recent article on lawjobs.com entitled How to Commit Career Suicide, Steven Bennett, Esq., of the Jones Day law firm, writes about the fear new lawyers have about committing a serious career-ending mistake."Most newly minted lawyers (and, probably, quite a few new professionals in other fields) have a touch of the "imposter syndrome," the sense that they really are not competent to serve as professionals and the persistent fear that they will make a serious mistake, which will somehow end their careers...

Ms. JD 2008 Summer Scholarship Application

Posted on May 07, 2008
Ms. JD is awarding two $500 scholarships to female law students entering their second or third year at an accredited U.S. law school and working the summer of 2008 at least 35 hours per week for a minimum of 8 weeks at a government agency or nonprofit organization...

Four Tips for Finding the Perfect Law Job

Posted on May 05, 2008
The Touro Law Center CSO Blog is getting popular and bloggers are beginning to reach out to us to ask if they can write guest posts for publication. One such blogger, Heather Johnson, regularly writes on the topics of careers and career exploration. She submitted the following post to us and we decided to share it with you...

Class of 2008:CSO will apply to jobs for you while you study for the Bar Exam

Posted on May 02, 2008
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First-Year $10,000 Fellowships & Paid Summer Jobs

Posted on April 30, 2008
First-year law students have until May 15 to submit an application for one of six $10,000 fellowships offered by Reed Smith toward their second-year of schooling. The fellowships are designed for first years who have "demonstrated excellent scholarship while overcoming economic or social adversity," according to Tyree P...

Opportunities with the Department of Justice

Posted on April 23, 2008
We recently received an email from the Department of Justice and we thought we would share it with you:NEW FOR 2008-2009! There are exciting new developments in the Attorney General?s Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program! Highlights include:An earlier application deadline and a faster review and selection process...

Interested in Adoption and Child Welfare Law?

Posted on April 22, 2008
The Summer Adoption Law Institute (SALI) will take place August 4 through 8 at Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio. SALI is an intensive one-week Adoption Law class for credit open to law students from across the country. In addition to traditional coursework, students will hear from exciting guest speakers and will participate in practical exercises...

Law Students: Is Internet Obsession Affecting Your Productivity?

Posted on April 15, 2008
In the latest issue of Law Crossing Newswire, we find this article:"With the Internet so accessible today, are younger generations relying too much on technology as a distraction? After all, students know all too much about the temptations of the Internet...

Make a Video. Win $10,000.

Posted on April 08, 2008
From Access Group:Enter for a chance to win a $10,000 Scholarship to Law School in Access Group?s One Less Worry Contest.Chances are it?s 2 a.m. You?re buried in your law books, on your second pot of coffee. Welcome to the life of a law student.We know you have a lot of worries...

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