Want To Learn More About Immigration?

Consider attending some upcoming events here in Jacksonville to learn more about the naturalization process. A great opportunity for observation!

Naturalization Ceremony

January 20th 2011
10:30 am
Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse
300 N. Hogan Street

Naturalization Ceremony

March 24th 2011
10:30 am
Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse
300 N. Hogan St.

Are you searching PSLAWNET regularly? If the answer is no ... make sure to add this website to your list of places to visit frequently. If not, you will be missing GREAT opportunities like the one below.

EARTHRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL (ERI) - http://www.earthrights.org/ - is seeing law students for summer legal internships in Washington, DC. Legal interns provide legal research, writing, and program support for ERI activities all over the world. Law students may be J.D. or LL.M. students, but must have at least one year of U.S. legal training by the time of the internship.

ERI is currently counsel on several matters, including a landmark lawsuit against Chiquita for its funding of Colombian paramilitaries, and lawsuits against Occidental Petroleum and Union Carbide for environmental damage to communities in Peru and India, respectively. Legal interns participate in various projects associated with these cases, including legal research and writing and assistance in all phases of litigation, as well as other legal work including development of new cases, monitoring and exploring developments in international human rights and environmental law, researching and utilizing other mechanisms of corporate accountability, and helping to coordinate with and assist other groups bringing domestic or international cases. Interns work directly under ERI's Legal Director and may provide legal support for other ERI programs, including its campaigns, educational programs, and human rights reporting.

Qualifications
•A demonstrated commitment to protecting human rights and the environment
•Independent and creative thinking skills
•Excellent legal research and writing skills
•Ability to handle sensitive client relationships and protect the confidentiality of our work and our communications
•Proficiency in standard computer applications, especially Word and WordPerfect
•Proficiency in languages, especially Spanish, is desirable but not required

For full application instructions, login to PSLAWNET today! The deadline is December 18, 2010.

Summer 2011 Position for 1L and 2L Students

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920, is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with more than 500,000 members and is dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the U.S. Constitution. The Center for Democracy (CFD) of the ACLU’S National office in New York City seeks legal interns for the Summer of 2011.

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW
The Center seeks summer interns to work on all aspects of litigation. Our Summer Legal Internship requires a ten to twelve week commitment. Students are highly encouraged to seek alternate funding as this internship is unpaid. Arrangements can also be made with the student's law school for work/study stipends. Summer interns who do not secure funding may be eligible for a stipend provided by the Center.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Working closely with project attorneys, interns will assist in all aspects of litigation including:
• Conducting legal research and factual investigation;
• Drafting memoranda, affidavits and briefs;
• Other projects as assigned.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
First and second year law students are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must possess:
• A demonstrated interest in civil liberties and human rights;
• Excellent research, writing, analytical and communication skills;
• Initiative and determination to see projects through to completion.

HOW TO APPLY

Log into Symplicity to learn more!!!

Applications from 2L students must be postmarked no later than November 15, 2010. Applications from 1L students may be submitted beginning December 1, 2010, and must be postmarked no later than January 10, 2011.

2011 LEGAL INTERNSHIP - VOTING RIGHTS PROJECT

Summer internship available with ...

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) - NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
http://www.aclu.org/

Application Deadline: 01/18/2011
Practice Areas: Civil Rights & Liberties/Racial Justice Issues, Litigation, Political Activity/Election Law

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920,is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with more than 500,000 members and is dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the U.S. Constitution and our nations civil rights laws. The Voting Rights Project (VRP) of theACLU invites applications for the Summer Legal Internships in Atlanta, GA which will begin in Summer 2011.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The assignments will include:
•Conducting factual, legal research and working with clients.
•Assisting in the drafting of memoranda, complaints, discovery materials, briefs and other litigation documents.
•Providing assistance and advice to ACLU affiliates, private attorneys, governmental entities, and others who seek the ACLU's help
•Other projects as assigned.

Qualifications
First and second year law students are encouraged to apply. All law students, including 1Ls, may apply in advance for the spring term internship.

Applicants must possess:
•Excellent research, writing, analytical and communication skills.
•The initiative to see projects through to completion.
•The ability to work with a wide range of people.
•Applicants should have an interest in civil liberties and human rights.

For more information including application instructions, login to Symplicity today.

Are you interested in Criminal or International Law?

The International Criminal Tribunal Externship at The Hague may be a good opportunity to consider. This externship is a great opportunity to gain invaluable on the international level.

Applications are available by emailing JKnechtle@FCSL.edu

Professor John C. Knechtle
Director, International Programs
Florida Coastal School of Law
8787 Baypine Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Tel: 904 680-7767
Fax: 904 680-7771

Applications should be submitted by October 15, 2010

Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair

20 of your classmates have signed up for the Equal Justice Conference & Career Fair.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

Take advantage of an opportunity to visit the nation's capital and meet (and interview with!) public interest employers from across the country!

SIGN UP TODAY!

The deadline to apply is September 24, 2010. Don't wait until the last minute.

Public Interest Across The Globe.

Public interest jobs are located across the globe. Thanks to our friends and colleagues at the University of Arizona, University of Georgia, and the College of William and Mary, there is now a great resource available to law students.

Take a moment and look through the 2010-11 Finding and Funding International Public Service Opportunities. This amazing resource will walk you through where opportunities are located as well as what law students need to do to be marketable for these positions.

Do You Speak Creole?

If you speak Creole and have an interest in representing immigrants before USCIS and Immigration Court for asylum, HRIFA, Waiver, TPS, and deportation defense cases, click HERE for a great position available now. The application deadline is July 31, 2010.

Upcoming CLE in Jacksonville

Special Needs of Children CLE
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

“If you practice in the areas of Labor, Immigration, Family, Adoption, or Criminal Law, you’ll want to Save The Date: May 5th, 2010 JBA’s Special Needs of Children Committee Hosts an All-Day CLE on Human Trafficking & Child Slavery: Not Just Somewhere Else” Click HERE for more information.

This Just In ...

The Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association in Orlando, Florida, is looking for an attorney with 2 to 4 years immigration experience who is committed to serving the legal needs of low-income immigrants. Previous pro bono and clinical experience will be considered a plus. Immigration attorneys represent non-citizens who have been victims of human trafficking and violent crimes (predominantly domestic violence), undocumented children who have been abused or abandoned, and refugees who have been persecuted in their home country and now seek asylum in Immigration Court. For more information, log into Symplicity today!

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

Refugee Immigration Project

The Refugee Immigration Project at JALA provides immigration assistance to only certain types of immigrants: refugees, asylees, Cuban/Haitian entrants, Amerasians, victims of human trafficking, special immigrant Iraqis & Afghanis, etc. Most of the work involves helping these clients obtain their green cards, citizenship, employment authorization, and to bring family members to the U.S. Law student volunteers and/or (for credit) externs/interns, particularly those who speak the following languages are needed: SPANISH, FRENCH, ARABIC, FARSI, NEPALI, or BURMESE, and/or who have had immigration class/clinic experience. Law students should also apply for a (paid) summer internship with our project through the Florida Bar Foundation.

If you are interested in working with our project, please send a resume by email to: nancy.hale@jaxlegalaid.org. Include information about any past immigration work, class and/or clinical experience, along with information about the language(s) you speak and your fluency level in understanding/speaking/reading/and writing. There is a special need for SPANISH SPEAKING students.

Interesting Internship

Lawyers Without Borders offers unpaid internships to law students on a tri-semester basis: Winter/Spring, Summer and Fall. Applications are currently being accepted for Winter/Spring Term (January-May 2010) and Summer 2010.

Applications are generally due and will be reviewed at least 3 months before the start of the new internship term. All internships are unpaid, and our interns typically live in the region or within a one-hour commute of our offices. As a general rule, LWOB engages 7-10 interns per semester and 10 or more in summer. Otherwise qualified summer intern applicants who can volunteer for the entire summer (10 or more weeks, uninterrupted) will be preferred.

Interns are required to

•speak and write fluent English,
•have a commitment and drive to make a difference in the pro bono legal or human rights sectors
•work well in a team environment.
•during school term, commit to a minimum two full days per week and a minimum of six (6) uninterrupted weeks in summer
•be prepared to work on tasks that range from mundane administrative tasks to challenging research.*

For more information including all requirements, click HERE.

Michael Maggio Immigrants' Rights Summer Fellowship

The Michael Maggio Immigrants' Rights Summer Fellowship was established jointly in 2009 by the America Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL), and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIP/NLG), to commemorate the life and legal contributions of Michael Maggio.

The primary mission of the fellowship program is to strengthen law students' long-term commitment to promote justice and equality for vulnerable immigrant groups. Fellows will be chosen by the three sponsoring organizations, and will be selected based on the strength of their proposed host site and project.

The Maggio Immigrants' Right Fellowship program will select its first recipient in 2009, for summer 2010. One summer fellowship will be awarded to a law student each year.

Please see http://www.maggiofellowship.org/ for application form and additional information.
The current deadline is December 4, 2009. of the National Lawyers Guild

For more information, click HERE.

The 2009-2010 Government Honors & Internship Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE!!! Contact Career Services for this year's new password and login information.

This year's Handbook contains information from 55 federal employers and 46 state and local employers, and details of 186 specific programs.

Great Resource For Students & Alumni

If you are not checking PSLAWNET yet, you should.

PSLAWNET is a great resource for students. A search earlier this week found 49 opportunities in Florida alone. Log in today and use the search opportunities function to custommize your own search for a public interest or government job. Positions from all fifty states are listed. Log in today.

Internships & Fellowships

The Center for HIV Law & Policy offers internships and fellowships for law students interested in several areas of law. If you are a student with an interest in National HIV Law, Women's Advocacy, Youth In Detention Issues, Human Rights, and more, this may be a great fit for you. Experience or interest in human rights—particularly economic and social rights, the rights of minors, women, racial minorities, and the disabled, and LGBT issues—preferred but not required. For more information including application instructions ...

Click HERE for internships and HERE for fellowships.

Do you have an interest in serving the homeless population this summer?

The Curtin Justice Fund Legal Internship Program is seeking motivated law student interns to apply for stipends available for the Summer 2009 Program. These students should have a secured non-paid position offered from a qualified organization. The Internship 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 ideal intern will have a demonstrated interest in public interest law and experience working with poor people or on issues affecting them. All law students are eligible and all applications must be received by Monday, March 23, 2009.

For more information, click HERE.

Internships Addressing Human Rights

Human Rights First welcomes a limited number of interns in the New York and D.C. locations. Positions are available in five program areas as well as other departments. During the summer most interns work full-time. The work includes research, analysis and drafting of memoranda on substantive and procedural issues, legal issues and legislative matters; documenting and reporting on human rights conditions; preparing advocacy materials and assisting with outreach to designated constituencies; Bluebooking, proof-reading and cite-checking legal filings, memoranda, briefing materials and publications.

Funding may be available through two programs: Frankel Fellowship or Everett Public Service Internship Program. Applicants should note in their cover letters any interest in consideration for either of these opportunities.

For more information and application instructions, click HERE. Applications are being accepted NOW through March 2nd.