Free Webinar on Maximizing Your Summer Experience

On Wednesday, May 23 at 3:00 PM EDT, NALP is presenting “Summer Success: Getting the Most from Your Summer Public Interest Experience.”

During this free webinar, you’ll learn practical tips on how to develop professionally and personally while interning at a public interest office this summer. Also, you’ll get insider advice from public interest attorneys and community leaders.

Deb Ellis, the Assistant Dean of Public Service at NYU Law School, and Sherizaan Minwalla, the Director of Legal Services at Tahirih Justice Center, will be leading the webinar.

Don’t delay, register today!

Equal Justice Works Summer Corps

UPDATE: The application deadline for Equal Justice Works Summer Corps has been EXTENDED. The new deadline will be 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10th. All application materials must be submitted by that time. No late or partial applications will be accepted.

If you have any questions about the EJW Summer Corps program, please contact Stacey Lara at slara@seattleu.edu.

Equal Justice Works Summer Corps applications open March 1

Equal Justice Works Summer Corps provides law students with the chance to spend their summer working on a legal project at a qualifying nonprofit public interest organization or public defender office of their choosing. Summer Corps members expand the delivery of critically needed legal assistance in low-income and underserved communities across the country on a broad range of issue areas. TEN SU students received the educational award in 2011.

Summer Corps will begin accepting online applications for the 2012 program on March 1, 2012. The deadline to apply is March 23, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Summer Corps is an AmeriCorps-funded program that in 2012 will provide 711 law students with the opportunity to earn a $1,175 education award voucher for dedicating their summer to a qualifying legal project at a nonprofit public interest organization.

To learn more about Summer Corps and how to apply, click here.

Air Force JAG Corps Summer Internship

The Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps Summer Internship application for 2Ls and 1Ls is now available on www.usajobs.gov. The 2L internship is paid at a GS-09 and the 1L internship is paid at a GS-07. The announcement will be open until Friday, February 10.

Students will need to submit the following:
1. Resume
2. Online occupational questionnaire
3. One-page personal statement introducing the applicant and explaining his/her motivation and objectives in applying for a summer internship with the Air Force JAG Corps
4. List of applicant’s top five geographic preferences by base or state (listing of bases;1-800-JAG-USAF) and when the applicant would prefer to begin the internship (Monday, May 21, 2012 or Monday, June 4, 2012)
5. Sheet or sheets of paper addressing the KSAs (knowledge, skill, and ability) and how they relate to the applicant’s work experience, education and training
6. Undergraduate and law school transcripts (readable copies are acceptable)

Contact Capt. Laura DeSio (240-612-5095) or Mr. Mike Cloud (240-612-5096) with questions.

JAG Corps Mission: To deliver professional, candid, independent counsel and full-spectrum legal capabilities to command and the warfighter.

ABA John J. Curtin Summer Legal Intern stipend applications available

The Curtin Justice Fund Legal Internship Program is managed jointly by the ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty and the Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants. The Program will pay a $2,500 stipend to three law school students who spend the summer months working for a bar association or legal services program designed to prevent homelessness or assist homeless or indigent clients or their advocates. The Legal Internship Program will provide much-needed legal assistance to organizations serving the under-represented and give students direct experience in a public interest forum. Through this, it aims both to help homeless clients and to encourage careers in the law that further the goals of social justice.

For more information, click here. Deadline is March 26, 2012.

Equal Justice Works Career Fair applications open TODAY!

Today is September 14, which means that 130 public interest employers from across the country could be reading your resume RIGHT NOW! Have YOU applied to interview at the EJW Career Fair? This is a golden chance to meet representatives from national organizations and tell them why you are their candidate. Apply as soon as possible to avoid being left behind in this rolling application process. We will even help you pay for your trip to D.C.! For more information, please click here and here. If you have any questions, please email Stacey Lara.

Equal Justice Works Career Fair UPDATE

If you are committed to public interest, NOW is the time to explore the Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair.

All students should be able to log on to the EJW database as a guest to view which employers will be participating in the job fair. This allows you to make decisions about applications before paying the $25 registration fee. If you choose not to attend the fair, you must cancel your registration before October 6 to get a full refund.

SU students that attend the fair will be reimbursed for the $25 registration fee. This will be in addition to the $150 stipends that are available (for more info re stipends and SU timelines, click here).

Please contact Stacey Lara if you have additional questions.

2011 Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair

Attention all 2Ls and 3Ls!

If you are committed to or exploring the possibility of a career in public interest or with the federal government, consider attending the upcoming Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair the weekend of October 21-22 in Washington, D.C.! More than 130 public interest employers from across the country will be participating. Also, SU Law will be hosting its Third Annual Networking Reception for all D.C.-area Alumni on October 20, and all student Fair participants are invited to attend. This is a great way to get an instant network of contacts in D.C.!

CPD and AtJI will be offering stipends of $150 to support your attendance at the Conference and Career Fair and the SU Student-Alumni networking event.

If you are interested in attending, please make note of the following important information and dates:

• EJW Registration is currently open. Students must register to see which employers are participating. Registration closes for students applying for interviews on September 12. If you only want to attend the conference and/or Table Talk, registration reamins open until October 6.



• Applications for interviews go live for employers on Wednesday, September 14. Given the competitive nature of this process, we STRONGLY encourage you to work with Stacey Lara on your application materials. This year employers will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so it is imperative that you apply by September 14.



• Employers notify students by Wednesday, September 28 whether they have been selected for an interview.



• Applications for the SU stipend must be emailed to Stacey Lara by NOON on Thursday, September 29. Please submit a one page statement of interest detailing your interest in attending the Fair. Please note if you have interviews at the Fair, and with whom - preference will be given to students that have interviews.



• Students will be notified if they have been selected to receive the stipend on Friday, September 30.



• Students accept or decline interviews - September 30 - October 6



• SU DC-area Alumni Networking Reception - Thursday, October 20



• Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair - October 21-22

More information about the Fair is available here. If you have additional questions, please contact Stacey Lara.