The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights is now accepting applications for the Donald Wilson Fellowship. For more information click on the link above.
Posted by Ruby Sheikh at 4:12 PM - Categories: 3L/4E | Public Interest
Visiting Professor Colleen Shanahan is looking for a research assistant for the spring semester who will be primarily responsible for participating data collection for a research project looking at access to justice and representation for low income litigants. This position will require working 5-10 regular hours each week or every other week in a local court. This position has the possibility of continuing during the summer and next year. First years are welcome to apply.
Click on the link above for application instructions.
Posted by Lauren Dubin at 12:01 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E | 3L/4E | Hot Jobs
The Maryland Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals are currently hiring for their 2014 term (accepting applications from 2Ls, 3Ls, and alumni), and a number of other Maryland judges still have openings for their 2013 term...Please click on the headline above for additional information.
Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 9:52 AM - Categories: 2L/3E | 3L/4E | Judicial Clerkships
Republican member is looking for law students and recent graduates to work issues related to Energy, Environment, Taxes, Health Care and Infrastructure, including oversight and legislation, as well as covering congressional hearing and briefings. The position requires the ability to operate in a fast paced environment with minimal supervision, excellent research and writing skills. Minimum 5-15 hrs a week; flexible with schedules.
Click the link above for application instructions.
Posted by Lauren Dubin at 11:59 AM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E | 3L/4E | Hot Jobs
Georgetown Law Center and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) are now accepting applications for the 2013 BARKER FELLOWSHIP IN ANIMAL LAW. Funded by a generous donation from the Bob Barker Foundation, the annual fellowship offers a recent Georgetown Law graduate the opportunity to work for one year in the Animal Protection Litigation Section of HSUS’ Washington, DC office. The fellowship is open to Georgetown JD students graduating in 2013 and recent JD graduates completing a clerkship in 2013.
The Animal Protection Litigation Section at HSUS conducts precedent-setting legal campaigns on behalf of animals in state and federal courts around the country. With a team of fifteen in-house litigators, and a docket of more than thirty active cases, the Animal Protection Litigation Section oversees the largest animal protection litigation program in the country. More information is available at http://www.humanesociety.org/about/departments/litigation .
Fellow Duties: Fellows will serve as lead and co-counsel on a wide variety of animal protection cases in state and federal courts throughout the country, including actions to protect whales, dolphins, manatees, and other wildlife, to improve the treatment of performing animals and animals used in research, and to prevent the systematic mistreatment of animals in factory farms.
Qualifications: The fellowship is open to current students who will receive their Georgetown JD by May 2013 and recent graduates who will complete by August 2013 a clerkship that was entered into immediately upon graduation. Candidates must have excellent legal writing and research skills. A background in animal protection and/or environmental law is preferred but not essential. The ideal candidate will be someone who is resourceful, innovative, productive, and a strong advocate for animals.
Salary: $42,500 plus HSUS benefits package. The fellow is also eligible for Georgetown’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP).
Application process: Applicants must submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample by email to Jonathan R. Lovvorn, Vice President & Chief Counsel, The Humane Society of the United States, jlovvorn@hsus.org and copied to Lauren Dubin , dubin@law.georgetown.edu. In the Subject line of the email, please put “Georgetown Law Barker Fellowship Application.”
Applications will be accepted through February 20, 2013.
Interviews will be conducted in late February; a decision will be made shortly thereafter.
Please email OPICS at opics@law.georgetown.edu with any additional questions about the Fellowship.
Posted by Lauren Dubin at 12:16 PM - Categories: 3L/4E | Post-Graduate Fellowships | Public Interest
We have added three more employers to the Public Sector Recruitment Program Table Talk Session. Click above for more details.
Posted by Ruby Sheikh at 1:05 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E | 3L/4E | Internships / Externships | Off-campus programs | Public Interest
More than 15 judges on the DC Superior Court are still taking applications to hire for the 2013-2014 term, beginning this fall. The salary starts at $56,857 (or higher), and DC Bar is not required. To learn which judges are still hiring and to find out all their application requirements, see the chart on the OCS clerkships website here: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/careers/ocs/upload/DC-Superior-Court-Clerkship-Hiring-Chart-1-29-13.pdf. Detailed information about applying for judicial clerkships can be found at: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/careers/career-planning/fellowships-clerkships-honors/clerkships/application-process/index.cfm.
Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 12:07 PM - Categories: 3L/4E | Judicial Clerkships