Category: Post-Graduate Fellowships

Reminder: Post Grad Fellowship for Georgetown Law JD's - Catholic Charities, Houston - Deadline: 2/25

Announcing the 2013 Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance Immigration/Detention Law Fellowship for Georgetown Law ’13 JD Graduates

The Fellowship is a two-year, post-graduate position sponsored by Georgetown Law and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston.  The Fellow will represent noncitizen adults and children seeking political asylum and other relief in Immigration Court removal proceedings. The Fellowship is an excellent opportunity to develop hands-on litigation skills and build contacts within immigration reform and civil rights communities on the local and national levels, while serving low-income immigrants with compelling needs. The Fellow will be an employee of the Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance at Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston in Houston, TX. The fellowship is open to Georgetown JD students graduating in 2013.

Terms and salary:  The Fellowship will begin in September 2013 and continue through August 2015.  The Fellow will be paid an entry-level Catholic Charities staff attorney salary, approximately $40,000 per year, and receive full benefits, including health care, vacation, and the opportunity to attend local and national trainings.  The fellow is also eligible for Georgetown’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP).

Selection criteria:  Candidates should possess a good academic record and be independent self-starters with a commitment to immigrants’ rights. Experience in immigration law is preferred, proficiency in Spanish is required. The ideal candidate would be capable of contributing to the Catholic Charities’ social justice mission. During the period of the Fellowship, the Fellow must supply his or her own car, and maintain a current driver's license, registration, and car insurance.

Information about the St. Francis Cabrini Center is available at http://www.catholiccharities.org/cabrini/.

Click on the above link for application instructions.  The application deadline is Monday, February 25, 2013 at 5:00pm.

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Posted by Lauren Dubin at 1:43 AM - Categories: 3L/4E | Post-Graduate Fellowships | Public Interest

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Post Grad Fellowship for Georgetown Law JD's - Stabile Fellowship at the Environmental Working Group

Announcing the Georgetown Law/Environmental Working Group Stabile Fellowship in the Regulation of Personal-Care and Related Consumer Products. 

The annual fellowship will offer a recent Georgetown Law graduate the opportunity to work for one year with EWG on cutting edge issues in the regulation of personal care products, cosmetics, over-the-counter drugs, related consumer products and toxic chemicals, as well as a wide array of in-house legal issues such as nonprofit-tax and employment law.  The fellowship is open to Georgetown JD students graduating in 2013 and recent JD graduates completing a clerkship in 2013.

EWG’s mission is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment. EWG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 1993. EWG specializes in providing useful resources (like Skin Deep, www.cosmeticsdatabase.com and the Shoppers' Guide to Pesticides in Produce, www.foodnews.org) to consumers while simultaneously pushing for national policy change.  EWG’s organizational goals are:  1) to protect the most vulnerable segments of the human population from health problems attributed to a wide array of toxic contaminants; and 2) to replace federal policies, including government subsidies that damage the environment and natural resources, with policies that invest in conservation and sustainable development.

The application deadline is Friday, March 1, 2013. Click above for more details and application instructions.

Fellow Duties: Fellows will focus on the legislative and administrative structures that govern the regulation of personal care and related products, as well as toxic chemicals, and will assist in the resolution of general legal problems that arise in an in-house, nonprofit setting.  Responsibilities include: researching and drafting legal memos, public comments, citizen petitions, and legislation; working with research and government relations staff to develop policy strategies; conducting related regulatory analyses; resolving in-house legal matters; filing Freedom of Information Act requests and appeals; and representing EWG before state and federal government officials on legal and policy matters.

Qualifications:  The fellowship is open to Georgetown JD students graduating in 2013 and recent JD graduates completing a clerkship in 2013. Candidates must have excellent legal writing and research skills.  A background in consumer protection law is preferred but not essential. Familiarity with the Food and Drug Administration is a plus.  The ideal candidate will be someone who is resourceful, innovative, productive, and a strong advocate for consumer right-to-know and environmental protection. 

Salary: $39,500 plus EWG benefits package. 

Application: Applicants must submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample by e-mail to Thomas Cluderay at tcluderay@ewg.org, Assistant General Counsel, Environmental Working Group and copied to Lauren Dubin at dubin@law.georgetown.edu and Professor Joseph Page at page@law.georgetown.edu.  

In the Subject line of the email, please put “2013-14 Georgetown Law Stabile Fellowship Application.”

Application deadline: Friday, March 1, 2013. Interviews will be conducted shortly thereafter and a decision will be made by late-March.

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Posted by Lauren Dubin at 12:42 PM - Categories: 3L/4E | Post-Graduate Fellowships

Georgetown Sponsored Post-Grad Fellowship: Barker Fellowship in Animal Law

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.

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Posted by Lauren Dubin at 12:16 PM - Categories: 3L/4E | Post-Graduate Fellowships | Public Interest

Post Grad Fellowship: Ms Foundation for Women Fellowship

 The Ms. Foundation for Women Fellowship provides the opportunity for dynamic leaders to leverage our resources and support to develop promising strategies to shift policies and cultural conditions that enable inequality to thrive. Recognizing a particular urgency within marginalized communities, we fight for equal pay, reproductive justice, an end to violence and child sexual abuse, and countless other issues that impact women.
 
For the second consecutive year, we are pleased to announce the Ms. Foundation Fellowship. This one-year fellowship (Sept. 2013 to Aug. 2014), housed in the Ms. Foundation's newly established Advocacy and Policy department, will fund a talented early to mid-career individual to pursue a project in support of the foundation's ongoing work. If successful, the project may be eligible for continued funding.
 
We seek fellowship proposals that apply creative, relevant tactics to improve conditions for women regarding the following critical issues:
 •Child sexual abuse
 •Economic justice
 •Reproductive justice
 •Sexualization of girls
 
The Fellow selected will be a full-time, paid employee of the Ms. Foundation for Women and receive:
 •Financial compensation up to $85,000 for one year (dependent upon project terms and experience)
 •Health benefits
 •The opportunity to apply for a continuation grant of up to $50,000
 •Office space and equipment at the Ms. Foundation (for NYC-based applicants only)
 •Professional development, networking, and mentoring opportunities

Application instructions and faq's available at http://forwomen.org/content/120/en/fellowship

2013 Fellowship Application Deadline: February 15, 2013

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Posted by Lauren Dubin at 10:49 AM - Categories: 3L/4E | Post-Graduate Fellowships | Public Interest

APPLY TO THE WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS PROGRAM - Insight from a Former White House Fellow

Please click on the headline above for insight on the White House Fellows Program from a former Fellow, Ziad Haider, GULC Class of 2011.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 1:18 PM - Categories: 3L/4E | Post-Graduate Fellowships

Hot Job at McKinsey's German Office for German-speaking Students!

McKinsey & Company, the world's leading top management consultancy, is looking for German-speaking interns and associates for their offices in Germany and Austria...please click on the headline above for additional information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 10:09 AM - Categories: Alternative Careers | Hot Jobs | International Internships | Post-Graduate Fellowships

Hot Job for 3Ls! White House Fellows Program is now accepting applications!

The White House is currently accepting applications for the 2013-2014 class of the White House Fellows Program. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, January 15th at 5:59pm.

Founded in 1964, the White House Fellows program is one of America's most prestigious programs for leadership and public service. White House Fellowships offer exceptional young men and women first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government.

Selected individuals typically spend a year working as a full-time, paid Fellow to senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries and other top-ranking government officials. Fellows also participate in an education program consisting of roundtable discussions with renowned leaders from the private and public sectors, and trips to study U.S. policy in action both domestically and internationally. Fellowships are awarded on a strictly non-partisan basis.

For more information and to apply, please visit the White House Fellows website.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 10:31 AM - Categories: 3L/4E | Government | Hot Jobs | Post-Graduate Fellowships