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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Immigrant Law Group Summer Clerk 2014

ILG Summer Clerk 2014 Application

Learn for social justice. Advocate for social justice. Litigate for social justice.

Each summer, ILG sponsors a summer clerk to work with the firm in advancing the human rights of immigrants and refugees. The clerkship provides an opportunity for law students to work directly with clients and get hands-on experience with impact litigation. Past clerks worked on nationwide-precedent setting cases, engaged in civil rights litigation on detainers, represented asylum-seekers and special immigrant juveniles, and provided inspiring community-education workshops on going beyond just knowing one’s rights.

The Summer Clerkship is a paid, temporary position lasting at least 10 weeks. The start date is usually in mid-June. The length of the position and start dates are flexible. Clerks can expect to work full-time. Housing and moving expenses are the clerk’s responsibility.

The deadline for applications is November 23, 2013 at midnight, PST. All the details are available below.

Application submission instructions

We try to make this process straightforward and not super-time consuming but rigorous enough so we can get the critical information we need from each applicant. If you have questions about the submission process, email them to jobs@ilgrp.com

Gather these things together:

(a) An ILG Job Application Form (available on our website)
(b) A law school transcript (unofficial or official, it doesn’t matter)
(c) A resume (the resume does not need to adhere to our general resume guidelines; it should, however, be as complete as possible)
(d) A writing sample – it should be your own work and words written during your law school tenure.
(e) Email (a), (b), (c), and (d) in PDF format to jobs@ilgrp.com by midnight PST November 23, 2013.

Things happen quickly after submission. We anticipate conducting interviews and making an offer by December 13.

Center for Gender & Refugee Studies


Immediate Opening: 2014 Judith Stronach Summer Fellow Position (Stipend Offered)


About the Organization


The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS), based at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, is seeking law student candidates for our 2014 Judith Stronach Summer Fellow positions. CGRS provides legal expertise, training, and resources to attorneys representing asylum seekers, advocates to protect refugees, advances refugee law and policy, and uses domestic, regional and international mechanisms to address the root causes of persecution. For more information about CGRS, visit http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/. Stipends are offered for successful applicants, and CGRS encourages fellows to seek outside funding to supplement their work, if necessary.

Job Description


Summer fellowship positions are full-time for 10- to 12-week terms. Law fellows are involved in the full range of CGRS’s work, and work closely with CGRS lawyers and staff in other projects as needed. For example, projects might include:

 Researching and writing on key legal issues
 Assisting in the various stages of appellate advocacy
 Analyzing emerging asylum law trends
 Developing training and technical assistance materials
 Conducting national policy work
 Engaging in international human rights projects

Given our small office and high volume of work, law fellows must be able to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications


 Demonstrated commitment to human rights and social justice
 Strong research and writing skills
 Experience or background in asylum or international human rights law
 Completion of two years of law school is strongly preferred
 Ability to work independently and within a team
 Ability to protect the confidentiality of our work and our communications
 Fluency in Spanish or French is desirable, but not required

Application Procedure


Interested Applicants Should Contact Prof. Dina Haynes at DHaynes@nesl.edu

Thursday, October 24, 2013

SUMMER 2014 JUDICIAL INTERN POSITIONS: IMMIGRATION LAW

U.S. Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Eloy Immigration Court
Florence Immigration Court


SUMMER 2014 JUDICIAL INTERN POSITIONS: IMMIGRATION LAW

The Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review consists of Immigration Judges who have jurisdiction to determine whether an individual may be removed from the United States pursuant to federal immigration law. The Immigration Judges have jurisdiction to consider applications for various forms of discretionary and mandatory relief, including various waivers, adjustment of status, cancellation of removal, asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture. The Eloy and Florence Immigration Courts are housed alongside the Eloy and Florence Detention Centers, respectively, and adjudicate a large number of detained immigration cases.
Intern Responsibilities
The law student intern, under the supervision of the Judicial Law Clerks, will serve to support the Immigration Judges at the respective Immigration Courts. The type of projects assigned to legal interns will vary depending upon the Court’s docket, and may include:
  •  Research and analysis of legal issues, often involving complex statutory law
  •  Drafting court orders and preparing research memos
  • Attending Immigration Court hearings
Students typically volunteer between 10-20 hours per week during the spring semester, with a minimum requirement of 10 hours per week during the spring semester. The internship will provide the opportunity for students to grow in their research, writing, and analytical skills as well as expand their knowledge of immigration law. Students will also gain the unique opportunity to learn about criminal and constitutional law in the immigration context.

Hiring Criteria



The Eloy and Florence Immigration Courts are currently seeking law student interns for the spring and summer semesters. The internships are unpaid, volunteer positions. However, students may be eligible to receive academic credit from their law school. (This process will need to be coordinated by the intern and his/her law school.)

  • Prior knowledge of immigration law and criminal law is helpful, but not required.
  • Strong research, writing, and analytical skills are required.
  • A strong work ethic and ability to handle a fast-pace work environment are required.
  •  Successful completion of a FBI security clearance is required.
  • Students must be United States citizens.

Travel


The Florence Court is located at 3260 North Pinal Parkway, Florence, Arizona 85132. The Eloy Court is located at 4705 East Hanna Road, Eloy, Arizona 85231. Both courts are approximately forty-five minutes to an hour drive from either Tucson or the Phoenix metro area. The Executive Office for Immigration Review will not reimburse interns for their travel. Interns are encouraged to complete their internship hours onsite, however, a flexible schedule can be arranged so that students may complete non-confidential assignments from law school property.

Contact


Please send a cover letter, resume, five to ten page student-edited writing sample, and unofficial transcript to Rebekah Kaylor, Judicial Law Clerk, 4705 East Hanna Road, Eloy, Arizona 85231. If you prefer the Eloy Immigration Court or the Florence Immigration Court, please indicate your preference in your cover letter. For additional questions, you may contact Ms. Kaylor at (520) 466-3671 or Rebekah.Kaylor@eoir.usdoj.gov.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

MIRA Coalition Seeks Legal Intern - Apply A.S.A.P.

The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition is currently seeking a legal intern to join the Citizenship Program for fall and spring of 2013-14.


MIRA is working with legal and community-based organizations to assist green card holders eligible for citizenship to complete their citizenship applications at group-processing clinics throughout the state. These free clinics provide immigrants the legal guidance, referrals, and materials needed to successfully complete their application, pass the citizenship exam, and become more integrated members of the United States.

This fall we are initiating the process of filing G-28s with all completed N-400s from our Boston and Western Mass. clinics. The legal intern will be based in our Boston office and will be directly assisting the Federal Policy Director in the coordination, review, and reporting for client applications throughout the naturalization process.

Citizenship Program Legal Internship Description:


The citizenship program is looking for the legal intern to commit to 2 days a week (or the equivalent) for fall and spring 2013. The Citizenship Program Legal Intern will:

  • Assist in application review and necessary case follow-up with applicants
  • Manage accurate and up to date recording in database of all applications
  • Review all communications through mail from USCIS and communicate updates to clients
  • Meet with clients to review or update applications as necessary
  • Attend citizenship clinics (one or two Saturdays per month)
  • Conduct other duties as requested.

Required skills/experience:


  • Current law student or recent law school graduate
  • Able to work in our Boston-based office at least 2 days a week (or equivalent)
  • Comfortable working with diverse populations
  • Comfortable doing outreach and cold calls
  • Prior coursework in immigration law (preferred)
  • Bilingual (preferred)


This internship is unpaid but may be used for course credit where applicable.

Interested applicants should send resume and cover letter to Sarang Sekhavat (ssekhavat@miracoalition.org) as soon as possible. Please include information about relevant coursework, if applicable.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

October 29 – Health Law Professors Share Career Insights and Experience

The Boston Bar Association's Law School Outreach Committee invites local law students to a special event to hear Boston-area law professors who specialize in health care law discuss their career paths and offer highlights of their current research endeavors on Tuesday, October 29, from 5:30-7:30pm at the Boston Bar Association, 16 Beacon Street. Learn about different paths into academia and gain a better understanding of the types of research being conducted here in Boston. Following the panel discussion, panelists and guests, including local law students, are invited to attend a networking reception. Speakers include Suffolk Law Professors Renée M. Landers and Sarah Boonin, as well as law professors from Northeastern University, Boston University, and Harvard. For more information, click here.

Solidarity Across Borders

Come meet five leaders from the cooperative sector of Mexico’s Frente Auténtico del Trabajo (FAT) for an inspiring discussion of cooperative economic development and the role of international solidarity in fostering cooperative movement.

Monday, October 21, 6:00–8:00pm

UNITE HERE! Local 26 at 33 Harrison Ave, Boston, 3rd floor


Co-sponsored by United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), WORC’N (worcn.org), Jobs with Justice, Cooperative Fund of New England and the National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

4th Annual Massachusetts Medical-Legal Partnership Conference

Medical-Legal Partnership: A Key Component of Accountable Care

Monday, October 28, 2013

8:15 AM - 5:00 PM

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston


Register or view the agenda at www.mlpboston.org
Seats are limited!

Keynote Speaker:

John Auerbach, MBA

Distinguished Professor of Practice
Bouve College of Health Sciences
Director, The Institute on Urban Health Research and Practice
Northeastern University

Honoring:

Norman Stein

Vice President of Development
Boston Medical Center
Excellence in Health Care Partnership Award

Disparities Action Network

Excellence in Public Health Partnership Award

 Workshop Tracks:

  • The Front Lines: Best Practices in Advancing Health Through Justice
  • Making the Case: Current MLP Research and Evaluation in the Commonwealth
  • Hot Topics in Caring for Medically Complex Patients with Legal Risk Factors: An MLP 201 Training Series

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Legal Service/Pro Bono Program Seeks Attorney

Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association seeks attorney with 1-5 years experience to provide support to its pro bono panel and carry a caseload. Responsibilities include: develop expertise in family and guardianship law; train, mentor, and recruit volunteer attorneys; represent clients; staff court-based programs. Experience in family or guardianship law. Commitment to serving low-income clients. Second language preferred. Admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts.

Resume and cover letter to Martha Williams, mwilliams@vlpnet.org.

Preference to applications received by October 18.

Equal opportunity employer.

Monday, October 7, 2013

CLINICAL FELLOW FOR VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROJECT



The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a Fellowship in a new Veterans Legal Services Project to begin on or about January 1, 2013.  This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys exposure to law school clinical teaching.

The Veterans Legal Services Project is a new initiative designed to meet the legal needs of low-income veterans.  Duties will include direct supervision of case work by clinic students, clinic classroom teaching in coordination with clinic faculty, consulting and partnering with existing legal clinics and organizations that serve the legal needs of veterans, and choosing cases that offer students a rich experiential opportunity in the practice of law. The Fellow would also pursue professional goals in conjunction with his/her clinic director, including opportunities for scholarship.

This position is a contractual appointment for one year, with an anticipation of an extension for two additional years. 

Qualifications:

 Excellent oral and written communication skills; at least three years of experience as a practicing lawyer primarily in matters related to the legal needs of veterans; a strong academic record and/or other indicia of high performance ability; commitment to work for low income clients; and a strong interest in teaching. Membership in the Maryland Bar or a willingness to sit for the Maryland Bar is preferred.

Salary: 

The starting salary is $50,000.  The position includes full benefits, including retirement annuities, research support, and a travel allowance.  

To Apply See Symplicity

Pro Bono Fair for Attorneys and Law Students – October 28 from 5-6:30pm


The Rappaport Center co-sponsors its fifth annual Pro Bono Fair for Attorneys and Law Students with the Boston Bar Association on Monday, October 28, from 5-6:30pm at Suffolk University Law School (First Floor Function Room).  Boston-area agencies will be available to speak with law students and practicing attorneys about volunteer opportunities.  This is a terrific opportunity to learn more about the vast array of pro bono opportunities in the Boston community and to network with public interest employers.  View a full list of the 22 participating agencies and RSVP at https://2013probonofair.eventbrite.com.  Light refreshments will be served.

Immediate Opening: 2014 Judith Stronach Summer Fellow Position (Stipend Offered)

About the Organization

The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS), based at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, is seeking law student candidates for our 2014 Judith Stronach Summer Fellow positions. CGRS provides legal expertise, training, and resources to attorneys representing asylum seekers, advocates to protect refugees, advances refugee law and policy, and uses domestic, regional and international mechanisms to address the root causes of persecution. For more information about CGRS, visit http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/. Stipends are offered for successful applicants, and CGRS encourages fellows to seek outside funding to supplement their work, if necessary.

Job Description

Summer fellowship positions are full-time for 10- to 12-week terms. Law fellows are involved in the full range of CGRS’s work, and work closely with CGRS lawyers and staff in other projects as needed. For example, projects might include:
  • Researching and writing on key legal issues
  • Assisting in the various stages of appellate advocacy
  • Analyzing emerging asylum law trends
  • Developing training and technical assistance materials
  • Conducting national policy work
  • Engaging in international human rights projects
Given our small office and high volume of work, law fellows must be able to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

Demonstrated commitment to human rights and social justice
Strong research and writing skills
Experience or background in asylum or international human rights law
Completion of two years of law school is strongly preferred
Ability to work independently and within a team
Ability to protect the confidentiality of our work and our communications
Fluency in Spanish or French is desirable, but not required

For details on how to apply please log in to  Symplicity.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship



The Vermont Bar Foundation and the Vermont Access to Justice Campaign are pleased to announce the availability of a two-year Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship (VPLF) beginning in August 2014. The VPLF program is designed to allow graduating law students and other new lawyers to help expand the reach of Vermont’s existing legal services providers. Funding for salary and benefits will be provided by the Vermont Access to Justice Fund and will be matched by supervision and office support from a host Vermont legal services organization.

The specific fellowship projects will be designed to take advantage of the Fellow’s background and the needs of the low-income community, and will be integrated directly into the services being delivered by one or more of the three major legal services programs in Vermont: Vermont Legal Aid, Legal Services Law Line of Vermont, and/or the South Royalton Legal Clinic at Vermont Law School. The fellowship will include work on one or more specific projects impacting the lives of low-income Vermonters, as well as the day-to-day delivery of legal services to clients. The three prior Fellows focused on foreclosure defense, Tropical Storm Irene relief and education issues. Additional areas of legal aid in Vermont include but are not limited to legal services to veterans, consumer, housing, public benefits, disability rights and immigration.

Fellows will work with the Vermont Bar Foundation and the Vermont Bar Association to publicize fellowship activities, contribute to the public awareness of legal services in Vermont, and participate in Vermont Bar Association continuing legal education activities.

Applicants must have excellent written and oral skills. Experience in public interest law, civil rights law or legal services is a plus. Applicants must be recent law school graduates or graduating law students and must be admitted to the Vermont Bar or willing to sit for the July 2014 examination. Some in-state travel is required.

Salary will be $44,000 in the first year and $45,300 in the second year with fringe benefits. VPL Fellows will be eligible for up to $5,000 per year in student loan forgiveness through the Vermont Bar Foundation.

Send cover letter detailing the applicant’s previous work with low-income clients and/or other relevant experience, resume, three references, and writing sample by November 8, 2013 to:

Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship
c/o Vermont Bar Association
P.O. Box 100
Montpelier, VT 05601-0100

Equal Opportunity Employer: People with disabilities, women and minorities encouraged to apply.

Applicants are encouraged (but not required) to submit their applications electronically to bpaolini@vtbar.org. Applications submitted electronically need not also be sent in hard copy.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Applications for Fall 2014 Entry Level Position at Middlesex DA's Officee is Today - 10/1



Tuesday, October 1 – Apply for Fall 2014 Assistant District Attorney Positions in Middlesex County

The Middlesex District Attorney's Office strongly encourages applicants for entry-level assistant district attorney positions in the Fall of 2014 to submit their completed applications by THIS Tuesday, October 1, 2013.  See http://middlesexda.com/careers/ for more information.