Viewing by month: November 2011

Join OPICS for the 5th Annual S’mores Study Break!

Posted by Lauren Dubin at 9:03 AM - Categories: OCS / OPICS Programs | All class years

Stop by the S’mores Study Break!
Monday, December 5
Gewirz 12
5:00 – 6:30 pm

It’s a Finals stress-free zone, complete with fire & food, including all the equipment you need to make S’mores (yes, we have vegan marshmallows); board games; and hot cocoa and apple cider to warm you up!

Questions? Stop by the OPICS office or email us at opics@law.georgetown.edu.  

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Summer Internship Opportunities in Africa (Student Panel)

Posted by Lauren Dubin at 9:00 AM - Categories: International Internships | 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E

Internship Opportunities in Africa

December 2nd, 2011 at 3:30pm

McD 588

The GHRA/Ai Africa Committee is excited to host our last event of the semester. Please join us on Friday, December 2nd for a student panel on internship opportunities in Africa.  The purpose of the event is to inform students of existing internship opportunities in Africa, to provide advice on searching for opportunities outside Georgetown's International Internship Program, and to provide tips on preparing for your short stay overseas.  Panelists include students who have interned in Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Africa and more. 

Jump-start your summer internship search with this event!  For more information, please contact Georgina Owino at georginaowino@gmail.com

An Introvert's Guide to Networking

Posted by Laura Hosid at 5:15 PM - Categories: Job Search Strategies | All class years | Networking

Forbes, November 28, 2011

"Throughout college, I was the “shy girl.” I often wondered why it was hard for me to open up to strangers and attend social events after a long day at school. But I was so used to being labeled as “shy” that I never thought of changing it—it was just my identity.  Finally, at my first job, I took the Myers-Briggs personality test and a light bulb went off: I’m an introvert. I realized that there are many benefits of having my personality type—we introverts tend to be reflective and have close relationships, to name a couple—and I became proud of who I was."

To continue reading, please click here. 

Tomorrow! Contemporary Issues in International Criminal Prosecutions

Posted by Lauren Dubin at 10:02 AM - Categories: All class years

Contemporary Issues in International Criminal Prosecutions

Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Hart Auditorium

Recent events, such as the indictments against the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi by the International Criminal Court and former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, have catapulted international criminal prosecutions into the headlines. While strides have been made in holding high-ranking officials criminally responsible for their actions, the international criminal justice system still faces challenges.  The panelists will discuss issues such as rights of the defense, the principle of complementarity and judicial candidacy.

Panelists:

Patricia Wald, former Judge, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Gary Solis, Faculty member, International Institute of Humanitarian Law; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center

Mark Vlasic, Partner, Ward & Ward PLLC; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center

This event is sponsored by the Georgetown Law Human Rights Institute, Georgetown Human Rights Action/Amnesty International and Georgetown Criminal Law Association.

Happy Thanksgiving from OCS and OPICS!

Posted by Laura Hosid at 8:05 AM - Categories: OCS / OPICS News | All class years

The Law Center will be closing early on Wednesday, November 23^rd and will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24^th and 25^th.  OCS and OPICS will reopen at 9am on Monday, November 28^th.  Safe travels and happy holidays!

Spring Internship for Federal Judge (GULC ‘74) in Baltimore, MD

Posted by Laura Hosid at 8:39 PM - Categories: Judicial Internships | 2L/3E | 3L/4E

Judge Ellen Hollander (GULC '74) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore, MD) is currently looking for a spring semester intern.  Applicants should be a 2L or 3L, be willing to work a minimum of 2 days per week, and preferably have journal experience.  Interested students should send a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and transcript to Jess Krohn at jess_krohn@mdd.uscourts.gov.  For more information, please see Symplicity posting #23562.

NEW! Fulbright Public Policy Fellowships - Information Session, 11/30 on main campus

Posted by Lauren Dubin at 8:38 AM - Categories: Post-Graduate Fellowships | Off-campus programs | All class years

Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Information Session (co-sponsored by the Georgetown University Office of Fellowships, Awards and Research and the State Department)
 

November 30th at 4pm on the Main Campus, in White Gravenor 206.

The fellowship will allow applicants to serve in professional placements in foreign government ministries or institutions and gain hands-on public sector experience in participating foreign countries while simultaneously carrying out an academic research/study project. Please see more here:

http://us.fulbrightonline.org/fulbright-public-policy-fellowships.html

Fellows should have a master’s with an area of focus that is applicable to public policy, or a JD degree, or at least two years of full-time,

professional work experience in policy-related fields. Law students and alums are especially well suited to this opportunity.