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Texas Interview Program - Bidding is now open!

Bidding is now open for the Texas Interview Program. Please review, research and bid for participating employers on Symplicity at https://law-georgetown-csm.symplicity.com/students/.

The Texas Interview Program will be held on Friday August 13th, 2010 in Dallas, TX.

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Posted by Laura Hosid at 9:40 AM - Categories: Law Firms | Geographic locations | OCS / OPICS Programs | 2L/3E | Off-campus programs

Pro Bono 2010 - The American Lawyer Report

Posted by Laura Hosid at 8:43 AM - Categories: Law Firms | Legal News | All class years | Pro Bono

Pro Bono 2010: Still Growing

The American Lawyer, July 1, 2010

"After a decade of hefty, often double-digit, increases, the growth of The Am Law 200's pro bono commitment slowed in 2009. Am Law 200 firms logged 5.7 million hours of pro bono work last year, a 2 percent increase from 2008." To continue reading this article, please click here. 

Pro Bono Report 2010:  Success Stories

The American Lawyer, July 1, 2010

"A law firm isn't the easiest place to change. Just ask the five firms listed below. About five years ago, each initiated a more formal, rigid approach to its pro bono work. The firms replaced weakly implemented, often unspoken, annual performance expectations with clearly defined, emphatically stated hours-per-lawyer requirements. They created signature pro bono projects that would attract--or at least not frighten--transactions lawyers, and they established committees and hired personnel to support their lofty goals."  To continue reading this article, please click here.  

American Society of International Law Summer Associates Briefing Series in New York and San Francisco

Posted by Laura Hosid at 11:53 AM - Categories: Practice Areas | International Internships | Off-campus programs | All class years

The ASIL is hosting the events listed below – click on the links for more details. 

Summer Associates Briefing Series: Perspectives on International Courts and Tribunals

July 14, 2010

New York University School of Law (New York, NY) 

Summer Associate Briefing Series: The Crossroads of Public and Private International Law

July 26, 2010

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (San Francisco, CA)

Deadline Reminder - IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students with Disabilities - July 11th

Posted by Laura Hosid at 8:31 AM - Categories: Alumni | Law Firms | Government | Off-campus programs | All class years

Open to Fall 2010 Returning Law Students, and Graduates Nationwide!

Friday, August 13, 2010 10:00am – 6:00pm

Sheraton Crystal City Hotel – Arlington, VA

Students & Graduates Register here - Student deadline to register is Sunday, July 11, 2010

See the IMPACT website for details and to view registered employers.

Clerkship Deadline Reminder - Register in Symplicity, Choose Recommenders and Select Your Judges by JULY 14!

Posted by Matt Zimmerman at 3:16 PM - Categories: Alumni | Judicial Clerkships | 3L/4E

By Wednesday, July 14th -- all applicants who plan to participate in the first September mailing must remember to do the following:

1. Register in the Clerkship Module of Symplicity.
2. Select their full-time faculty recommenders.
3. Identify the judges to whom they intend to apply by selecting "add application."
4. Select the "September 2, 2010" mailing option.

Applicants must add applications in Symplicity for all judges to whom they intend to apply, including judges who require OSCAR applications.

For more information about important clerkship application deadlines, please refer to our Application Procedures & Deadlines Memo.

LA GRIP – Second Round Bidding

Second-Round bidding for LA GRIP (Los Angeles Georgetown Regional Interview Program) is now open and will remain open until 6:00 pm on Monday, July 12, 2010.  Second-round bidding provides students with the opportunity to bid for open interview slots in the LA GRIP.

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Posted by Laura Hosid at 2:22 PM - Categories: Law Firms | Geographic locations | OCS / OPICS Programs | 2L/3E | Off-campus programs

DC Bar's Environment, Energy, Natural Resources Section - Summer Law Clerk Reception on July 20th

The D.C. Bar’s Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Section will be holding a reception for summer clerks on Tuesday, July 20th from 6pm – 8pm at Hunton & Williams (1900 K Street, NW).  Please join them for an opportunity to meet lawyers from academia, government agencies, private firms, and public interest groups who share one common trait: a passion for the practice of environmental, natural resources, and energy law.  

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Posted by Laura Hosid at 9:35 AM - Categories: Practice Areas | Off-campus programs | All class years | Networking