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

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Application Deadline: 02/19/2010

Don't forget ... the Peggy Browning Fund summer work applications are due on Friday! Click HERE for all of the great information about these PAID summer positions nationwide!

Student Loan Relief Is On The Way

Still unconvinced about the new federal loan forgiveness programs? Read a recent ABA Journal article, "Student Loan Relief on the Way For Law Grads" which continues the discussion about the College Cost Reduction & Access Act and the many benefits for law students. The Act became effective on July 1st.

Interested in Employment Law

The Jacksonville Bar Association is hosting a CLE "An Intro to the National Labor Relations Act For Employment Lawyers" on May 13, 2009. What a great way to meet and network with attorneys from Florida who are interested in Employment Law! For more information and registration instructions, click HERE.

GREAT Networking Opportunity!

The American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law invites students to a panel on Careers in Labor and Employment Law on April 3, 2009. During this event, experienced practitioners will provide plaintiff, labor union, government, and employer perspectives on the practice of employment law. This event will take place at 12:30pm to 2:00pm at the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, FL. The program is being presented as part of the Section of Labor and Employment Law’s National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law which will be attended by more than 250 attorneys from around the country.

Law students attending the Careers in Labor and Employment Law Lunch are also invited to attend an Immigration for Employment Lawyers seminar from 1:30pm to 3:30pm, and a networking reception from 6:00pm to 7:30pm, at the Ritz-Carlton.

Students wishing to attend the panel, the Immigration program, or the social, should RSVP to Tracey Moore. More more information about the Labor and Employment Law’s National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law, click HERE.

Are You Interested In Labor Law?

Several labor law firms have recently agreed to participate in the nationwide AFL-CIO’s Lawyers Coordinating Committee Minority Outreach Program. The program is designed to introduce minority law students to the practice of labor law and to the labor community by providing summer clerkship opportunities with participating firms and union legal departments. Students with a demonstrated interest in labor law, as well as those students who may be interested in the field, are encouraged to participate in the program. Students should contact the firms directly with inquiries or applications, and are advised to reference the “LCC Minority Outreach Program” in all correspondence.