Business and Professional People For The Public Interest - Polikoff Gautreaux Fellowship

Business and Professional People for the Public Interest ("BPI") offers the Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellowship, an exceptional fellowship opportunity for a recent law or public policy graduate. One of the country’s foremost public interest law and policy centers, BPI seeks out and addresses compelling issues of social justice and quality of life in the Chicago region. Currently, BPI works to transform segregated public housing, revitalize economically disadvantaged communities, improve Chicago’s public schools, and increase the availability of affordable housing throughout the metropolitan region.

Fellows receive an attractive salary and benefits (including school loan repayment assistance, based on need).

Applications for the 2010 Fellowship are due October 16, 2009. Interested applicants may also consult the website, www.bpichicago.org, for more information on BPI’s programs.

Please feel free to contact Kate Pomper at (312) 641-5570, or via email at kpomper@bpichicago.org with any questions about the fellowship, BPI or the application process.

Fried Frank Fellowship Program (3L and Recent Graduates, Including Judicial Clerks)

Fried Frank has joined with two of the country's leading civil rights advocacy organizations, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. ("LDF") and the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund ("MALDEF"), to create unique programs that effectively bridge the worlds of private law firm litigation and public service law . The LDF and MALDEF fellowships each give an entry-level lawyer the opportunity to spend two years as a Fried Frank litigator, and then two years as a staff attorney with LDF or MALDEF. At the end of their four-year commitment, the Fellows are encouraged to interview to return to Fried Frank or, in some cases, they may continue on the staff of their civil rights organization.

Third-year students and recent graduates, including judicial clerks, are eligible to apply for the Fellowship Program. To apply, students must submit the following documents: (1) resume, (2) two letters of recommendation (one each from a law school faculty member and an employer); (3) a legal writing sample; (4) a 500-word essay, and (5) a law school transcript. For the essay, students must select one or two civil rights issues of interest to them and briefly explain why the issues are important to them and how they feel the fellowship can serve as a vehicle to effect change in those areas, including how their experiences and/or skills may contribute to such change.

Students must submit the completed application packet by U.S. Mail or e-mail to:
Diversity and Inclusion
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004
fellowship@friedfrank.com

**The application deadline is November 1, 2009.

Learn more at www.friedfrank.com

Deadline Tomorrow for MPRE Exam Application

Tomorrow (Sept 29th) is the deadline for applications for the November 7th MPRE Exam.

To access the online MPRE registration website, please visit http://www.act.org/mpre/.

Online registration must be received before 12:00 midnight Central Time on the deadline.

For applications received on or before the regular receipt deadline, the fee for the MPRE is $60. For those who apply after the regular receipt deadline but before the late application receipt deadline, the fee is $120. Please note that the registration fee is non-refundable

Survival Tips for Small Firms:
How to Manage Your Overhead

Presented by Judith Equels, LOMAS Director
and Jerry R. Sullenberger, LOMAS Practice Management Advisor

Thursday, October 8, 2009
Halifax River Yacht Club, Daytona Beach
11:45 a.m. $15 per person


RSVP: volusiabar@bellsouth.net
Please include lunch preference:
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad or Beef Stroganoff with Noodles & vegetables

AIPLA 2009 CAREER FAIR INFORMATION

Registration is open! The 2009 Career Fair will be conducted and administered through the AIPLA Career Center. This is our 19th Annual Fair and is always held on the last day of our Annual Meeting. Please note that we've changed the process for this year by adding a trade show component and providing a more open recruitment process.

The Career Fair will be held in person on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC, from 11:00 am and continue throughout Saturday afternoon until 4:00 pm.

The Career Fair offers an excellent opportunity for firms and companies to market themselves to potential candidates even if they do not currently have any positions available. Firms or companies may collect resumes from interested candidates for hiring at another time. The Career Fair will also bring together those who have positions available and those who are seeking employment, to conduct interviews and recruit employees. The 2008 Job Fair was very successful. Nearly 40 firms/corporations participated and more than 140 members were selected for interviews.

TO REGISTER as either a Job Seeker or an Employer for the AIPLA Career Fair, Click HERE or copy and paste the following link in your Internet browser: http://careers.aipla.org. This page will provide a link to more detailed information and the actual registration button. We provide a lot of information regarding the rules and responsibilities for job seekers and employers. Please be sure to read all of the information provided. IMPORTANT: All Job Seekers must be current members in good standing, with their 2009-2010 dues paid.

For Employers, please post your Career Fair positions no later than Friday, October 2, 2009 to ensure that our job seekers have time to prepare and submit their applications. Please identify candidates you would like to interview no later than Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Job Postings for the Career Fair will be identified with a "JF" () icon next to it. You will be responsible for scheduling interviews for your selected candidates. For more information click HERE or copy and paste the following link into your browser.
<http://www.aipla.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Student_Center/Career_Fair/Information_for_Participating_Firms_and_Corporations/Information_for_Participating_Firms_and_Corporations.htm>

For Job Seekers, there is no fee to participate, although advanced registration is required by creating an account and posting a resume through the Career Fair. When creating your account please remember to click yes for active member and include your member identification number. If you already have an existing account under the Career Center will need to update your account settings. Log into your account through the Career Center and click on the My Account tab, then, there is a quick link titled 'Edit Account Settings’ which will allow you to enter in your membership ID #. This will mark the account as a member and allow you to register for the Career Fair.

You must be a member of AIPLA in good standing. Please submit your job applications and post your resume online no later than Monday, October 5, 2009. For some helpful hints on how to use the Career Fair once you've completed your registration click HERE or copy and paste the following link into your browser.
<http://www.aipla.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Student_Center/Career_Fair/Helpful_Hints_for_Job_Seekers/Helpful_Hints_for_Job_Seekers.htm>

Space is limited. We encourage you to register early to avoid being closed out of the AIPLA Career Fair. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact AIPLA at (703) 415-0780.

SPECIAL INVITATION FROM: ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

2009 OATH ADMINISTRATION AND RECEPTION:

The Orange County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section’s annual Oath Administration and Reception will take place on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009. This ceremony allows newly-admitted members of The Florida Bar to be sworn-in by members of the judiciary. This year, administration of the oath will take place promptly at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall which is located at 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801. We request that all new attorneys arrive at 5:30 p.m. in order to check-in. Immediately following, we will have a cocktail reception in the City Hall Rotunda. Guests are invited attend. However, we request that you please RSVP to committee co-chair Bridget Labutta at BLabutta@addmg.com no later than September 28, 2009 and include the number of guests that will be attending with you.

Video Conferencing Available!

UF Law is a member of Law School Connect (LSC), a nationwide remote interviewing network providing videoconferencing services to law schools for legal recruiting through law firm sponsorships. LSC’s membership includes law schools, law firms, legal non-profits, public service agencies and courts.

For interviews with non-local employers, you may now be able to use videoconferencing. While there are times when an in-person interview is preferable, videoconferencing may provide a potential employer with an additional option. This is particularly relevant in the case of judicial clerkship interviews because judges have free access to the network.

If you are interested in using this no-cost service for your interviewing needs, please contact Wanda Chapman in the Center for Career Development for more information.

Clearwater Bar Association Upcoming Events

9/3 - Economic Survival CLE - Part 1 (FREE)
9:00-11:30am at Harborview Center
RSVP Bar Office: 727-461-4869

9/3 - Economic Survival CLE - Part 2 (FREE)
1:30-4:30pm at Harborview Center
RSVP Bar Office: 727-461-4869

9/10 - Young Lawyers Division
5:30pm Ozona Blue, Ozona
RSVP Colleen Carson 727-572-4545

10/2 - Swearing In For News Attorneys
3:00 Criminal Justice Center
RSVP Bar Office: 727-461-4869

10/8 - Young Lawyers Division
5:30pm Rumba's, Clearwater
RSVP Colleen Carson 727-572-4545

10/24 - Family Picnic & Softball Game
12:00pm - 4:00pm Philippe Park, Safety Harbor
RSVP Bar Office: 727-461-4869

10/30 - Wild Wild West Bench & Bar B-Que
12:00pm-6:00pm Stetson School of Law
RSVP Bar Office: 727-461-4869

Professionalism - Judges and Lawyers: A Two-Way Street

An Overview of Professionalism Guidelines, Comparison &

Contrast with Ethics Standards & Enforcement

Honorable Robert K. Rouse, Jr.
CLE Approved: 1.0 General Hour, 1.0 Professionalism Hour
September 18, 2009 - DeLand Courthouse - 11:45a.m.
VCBA Member Price: $10.00 Nonmembers: $15.00
Boxed Lunch Provided

To register, fax your name, phone number, and email address to 386-255-3360 or email it to volusiabar@bellsouth.net

Missing Out on Valuable Contacts and Experience?

Attend a local bar luncheon or join a local bar committee or the Young Lawyers Division in the location where you would like to work. Local bar associations welcome recent law graduates and frequently offer reduced membership fees or will permit you to attend a meeting or two as a their guest. Their Young Lawyers Section also will be very pleased to have you get involved with them.

• Check out the local bar event calendar in your area. Perhaps they need volunteers to help with their Law Day, or working on a Habitat for Humanity site on a Saturday or doing advanced directives outreach at a Law in the Mall session to provide forms and information to the public. Working side-by-side with attorneys away from the pressure of the office can be not only insightful but also rewarding.

• You can gain essential contact with local attorneys who can tell you about their practice areas, share their career paths and provide you with perspectives on the local job market. These contacts may lead to other referrals and information on openings in town.

• If your schedule permits you to join a committee, you will not only gain wonderful networking connections, but experiences that you can include on your resume to demonstrate an interest in the area. If an attorney is writing an article or compiling materials for an upcoming CLE program –offer to perform research. Offer to make phone calls to other committee members to help organize an upcoming event. Then the “attention getting” second line of your cover letter when you later are performing your job search can begin with, “ We spoke in August when I was helping to organize the Law Week Panel for the Tallahassee Bar Association.”

• Also consider getting involved in specialized bar organizations such as:

• local chapter of the Federal Bar Association

• local chapter of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers http://www.fawl.org

• Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida

• Catholic Lawyers Guild

• Bankruptcy Bar Association

• Hispanic Bar Association

• Asian Pacific American Bar Association

• local Chapter of the National Bar Association

• American Immigration Lawyers Association

• Christian Lawyers Association

An exhaustive list is available on the Florida Bar website under www.flabar.org “voluntary bars”.

Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association Upcoming Events

OCTOBER 1ST - OCTOBER LUNCHEON

Guest speaker Doug Wilder of "Wilder Success" will give a presentation on Marketing for Lawyers. Please bring a Halloween costume for the children at Community Connection.

Location: River City Brewing Company, Noon - 1:00 pm

NOVEMBER 12TH - NOVEMBER LUNCHEON

Guest speakersTravis Cox and Kevin Baldwin of T & K Protection Equipment will give a presentation on the use on the legal use of tasers.

Location: River City Brewing Company, Noon - 1:00 pm

Jacksonville Catholic Lawyers Guild Upcoming Events

Sept. 8: Luncheon meeting at noon at the University Club

Oct. 15: Red Mass at 5:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church

Nov. 10: Luncheon meeting at noon at the University Club

Jan. 12: Luncheon meeting at noon at the University Club

March 9: Luncheon meeting at noon at the University Club

May 11: Luncheon meeting at noon at the University Club

(Elizabeth R. Ondriezek, president, 396-3900 or eondriezek@ondriezeklaw.com)

Jacksonville Bar Association Upcoming Events

Sept. 16: Members luncheon at the Hyatt with guest speaker Mayor John Peyton. Noon-1 p.m.

Sept. 16: Elder Law Section meeting at the JBA office

Sept. 25: Comprehensive Child Support Seminar at Florida Coastal School of Law

Oct. 15: Members luncheon at the Hyatt with guest speaker Florida Supreme Court Justice R. Polston. Noon-1 p.m.

Oct. 15: IP Law Section CLE

Oct. 22: “Maximizing Your Client’s Business Appraisal Dollars” seminar at the JBA offices.

Nov. 19: Members luncheon at the Hyatt with guest speaker Florida Bar President Jesse Diner.

Nov. 19: Family Law CLE at the Hyatt.

Dec. 10: Annual Bench and Bar party at the Aetna Building

(Susan Sowards, executive director, 399-4486 or www.jaxbar.org. Dan Bean, president, 798-7294 or daniel.bean@hklaw.com)

Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair

Washington, D.C. October 24-25

BIDDING NOW OPEN!!!

Government & Public Interest Employers

70+ Employers are seeking resumes from alumni & deferred associates!

To get started, you will need to create an Equal Justice Works Symplicity account.

• Create a Symplicity account at https://ejw-csm.symplicity.com/students/. NOTE: This is a different system than your UF Law Symplicity account.
• Confirm your email address by clicking on the link that is emailed to you.
• Update your profile information
• Upload a cover letter and résumé
• Register to attend the Career Fair under “Events.” You must register in order to be admitted into the Conference and Career Fair. A Symplicity account does not constitute as registering.
• Submit applications
• If you are interested in cost sharing (sharing rides/hotel rooms with other UF Law students), please email CCD counselor Kristen Bryant at bryantk@law.ufl.edu.

You can find more information, including timelines & lists of previous employer attendees at: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/events/ccf/student#tips