Category: Public Interest

Rising 2Ls: What's Ahead Regarding Public Interest/Government Opportunities - Thursday, April 4

Rising 2Ls: What's Ahead Regarding Public Interest/Government Opportunities
Thursday, April 4 from 12:15pm – 1:15pm in McDonough 201

Topics include:
When to get started on the 2L summer search
Formal/Informal Recruiting Programs
• Fall 2013 Government Interview Program (GIP)
• Equal Justice Works Career Fair
• Public Sector Resume Collects
Government Internship Programs (including the DOJ Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP))
Non-profit opportunities and planning ahead for post-grad Fellowships
Public Defender and Prosecutor Opportunities
 
This program will be recorded and made available on the OPICS website.
Questions? Contact OPICS at opics@law.georgetown.edu.

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Posted by Lauren Dubin at 2:43 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | Government | Government Recruiting Programs (GRP) | OCS / OPICS Programs | Public Interest

Rising 3Ls: What's Ahead Regarding Entry-level Government Opportunities -- Monday, April 1

Rising 3Ls: What's Ahead Regarding Entry-level Government Opportunities
AN OVERVIEW OF ENTRY-LEVEL PUBLIC SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES
Monday, April 1 – 3:30 - 4:30pm in McDonough 203
 
Topics include: 
 
• Fall 2013 Government Interview Program (GIP)
• Government Honors Programs (including the DOJ Attorney General's Honors Program)
• Presidential Management Fellows Program (PMF)
• Other Routes into Government
• Public Defender and Prosecutor Opportunities

A student and alumni panel representing Honors Programs, PMF, District Attorney’s Offices, and other routes into federal government will speak about their experiences.
 
Mark Your Calendar for the next Rising 3L: What’s Ahead Program – an Overview of Post-Grad Public Interest Fellowship Program for Monday, April 8 at 3:30pm.  Room TBA.

This program will be recorded and made available on the OPICS website.
Questions? Contact OPICS at opics@law.georgetown.edu.

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Posted by Lauren Dubin at 2:40 PM - Categories: 2L/3E | Government | Government Recruiting Programs (GRP) | OCS / OPICS Programs | Public Interest

This week: Chipotle lunch and a presentation on the ACLU: We the People Project

Challenging the Second-Class Status of Americans in the Territories and DC in the Courts and Beyond
Join the ACLU of GULC for a conversation with Neil Weare of the WE THE PEOPLE PROJECT
Thursday, March 28 from 12pm – 1pm in McDonough 588
Chipotle Lunch provided

Discussing his ongoing litigation Tuaua v. United States challenging the second-class status of those living in U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Neil will also discuss starting a legal non-profit organization and future internship opportunities with the We the People Project.

Space is limited -- RSVP required. RSVP to aclu@law.georgetown.edu

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Posted by Lauren Dubin at 11:30 AM - Categories: All class years | Public Interest

Announcing the Patton Boggs Public Policy Summer Fellowship for 2L/3E/3J Students

Click above to learn more about the Patton Boggs Public Policy Fellowship Program.

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Posted by Ruby Sheikh at 11:46 AM - Categories: 2L/3E | Internships / Externships | Public Interest

Law Firm Pro Bono: Lunch, Panel & Discussion – Friday, April 5th

Join OPICS & OCS on Friday, April 5th from 12-2pm for a panel discussion about balancing pro bono and private practice, followed by “Table Talk” with area firms to discuss pro bono offerings and opportunities. Lunch will be provided. Click below for more information.

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Posted by Ruby Sheikh at 10:23 AM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E | Early Interview Week (EIW) | Internships / Externships | Pro Bono | Public Interest

Government Recruitment Reception - April 9, 2013

Mark your calendars! OPICS is excited to announce our first annual Government Preview Reception to help you prepare for the summer 2014 government recruiting season. The Government Preview Reception will be held in Gewirz 12 on Tuesday, April 9 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Attorneys from the Department of Justice, the Government Accountability Office and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and many other government agencies will be on-hand to meet with you and share tips about the recruitment and application process for paid and unpaid summer internships.

Please check Hoya Headlines for more information on this program as we get closer to the date!

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Posted by Ruby Sheikh at 10:47 AM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E | Government | Government Recruiting Programs (GRP) | Internships / Externships | Networking | Public Interest

Experiential Learning Information Session – Tonight!

Want to know the difference between an externship and a practicum? How about how the pass/fail credits work for experiential learning? Do you want to get the inside scoop on the most rewarding externship placements? Come hear from upperclass students, externship director Carmia Caesar, and clinical Dean Jane Aiken about the myriad experiential learning opportunities available here at Georgetown. Tonight, McDonough 203, at 5:45pm, sponsored by OPICS and the Public Interest Fellows program.

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Posted by Ruby Sheikh at 1:10 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E | Internships / Externships | Professionalism | Public Interest