The East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) is seeking full-time law student interns for its 2011 summer program. EBCLC is the community-based clinic for Berkeley Law School (University of California, Boalt Hall) during the academic year, and provides free civil legal services to low-income clients of Alameda County, California. During our summer session, EBCLC welcomes students from all law schools.

Students handle their own cases under the day-to-day supervision of staff attorneys in one of the following practice areas:
• Clean Slate: Criminal Records Remedies (administrative, regulatory, policy advocacy)
• Health: Public School-based Legal Services Project (multidisciplinary)
• Health: HIV/AIDS Project and Medical-Legal Partnership (multidisciplinary)
• Health: Immigration (administrative with some litigation)
• Housing & Eviction Defense (litigation)
• Income Support (administrative, regulatory, policy advocacy)
• Neighborhood Justice Clinic (self-help services, litigation)

For more information including application instructions, login to Symplicity.

Fall Externship & Clinic Application Period Is Now Open

The applications for the in-house clinics and non-judicial externships for the Fall 2010 semester are NOW AVAILABLE. The application is currently available HERE and through hard copies in the Clinic Office (Room 255)

The deadline for submitting application materials is Friday, April 16th.

Any questions? Speak with Professor McDowell.

Sample Externships Include

U.S. Attorney’s Office
St. John’s County Attorney’s Office
State Attorney
Nassau County Attorney’s Office
Public Defender
Jax Office of General Counsel
Health Care Externship
3 Rivers Tax Project
Fidelity National Corp
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Three Rivers Legal Services
Domestic Violence & Family Law
Other Corporate Placement
Office of Guardian Ad Litem
Housing & Consumer Law
Dept. of Children & Families

New Partnership For Pro Bono Work In Jacksonville

A recent article, Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership to expand pro bono services, described a new partnership in Jacksonville, focusing on both medical and legal needs to low-income populations. The article notes, "two professions that have in the past worked separately to help Jacksonville’s low-income community have now joined forces in the Northeast Florida Legal Medical Partnership (NFMLP) to provide integrated medical-legal services to our area’s low-income and vulnerable populations. The law firm of Holland and Knight, representatives from medical associations, hospitals, law firms, and bar associations met Feb. 2 for a kick-off meeting of the newly formed .... to continue reading about this exciting new partnership, click HERE.

Paid Internship Opportunity in Washington D.C.

If you are interested in Administrative Law, Civil Rights & Liberties/Racial Justice Issues, Employment/Labor, Environmental, Farm Worker/Migrant Worker, Health Law/HIV-AIDS Issues, Immigration, International Law/Human Rights, Legislative/Policy Issues, or Non-Profit Agencies, this may be an opportunity for you.

Farmworker Justice is a non-profit public interest law organization that conducts impact litigation and legislative and administrative advocacy on behalf of farmworkers.Based in Washington, D.C., FJ works with migrant farmworkers, farmworker unions and advocates across the United States on issues regarding wages, working conditions, immigration, health and safety, pesticides, and civil rights. FJ seeks a motivated second-year law student as a summer law clerk. Work includes legal research and writing and other assistance on litigation and administrative advocacy

For complete application insturctions, long into PSLawNet today!

Application Deadline: 02/19/2010

Looking for Volunteer Work?

Organizing for America (OFA) is a non-profit entity that educates the public on the issue of health care reform. OFA is looking for volunteers to make phone calls and help organize community support for meaningful health care reform. This would be a great opportunity to get pro bono hours for those of you who have free time over the summer.

OFA interns are working out of the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) office located at 4811 Beach Blvd. Health care reform is an important issue that affects all Americans. Contact Jenni Ramage to get more information by phone at (317) 502-4990 or by email at jramageOFA@gmail.com.

Looking For A Volunteer Opportunity?

The Sulzbacher Medical Clinic for the Homeless is looking for YOU. Volunteers are provided with the opportunity to assist patients with enrollment in free and reduced-cost medication programs offered by pharmaceutical companies; compile necessary social security, state benefit and financial documentation for enrollment in programs; assist with tobacco cessation classes; and provide patient advocacy for medication coverage and cancer care programs. Other work involves compliance with requirements of patient enrollment in pharmaceutical patient assistance programs; helping to ensure that HIPAA guidelines are upheld; helping to draft and implement pharmacy policies that comply with Federal DEA and Florida Department of Environmental Protection laws; advocacy for physicians and patients in the context of Social Security, Medicaid and other state/local benefits programs. A portion of this valuable work experience would be clerical with hands-on exposure to nonprofit administration and the legal, social and clinical aspects of healthcare. Volunteers are needed for both short-term and long-term bases.

Sound interesting? Students who want to volunteer and get some great experience can contact Jamie McIntyre for more information.

Interested In Health Care Law?

If you are a student interested in Health Care Law, consider attending some of the ABA's 10th Annual Conference on Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law in Orlando on February 18th - February 21st. Not only is the Conference an amazing opportunity to expand your knowledge about the hot areas in health law, but is also an excellent opportunity for networking with professionals active in healthcare law issues. For more information including registration deadlines, click here.