Viewing by month: July 2011

Weekly Update: Government Recruitment Programs - Academic Year Internships and Externships

Securing an internship or an externship is a great way to get your foot in the door with a government agency. Internships and externships offer students the opportunity to gain professional experience, establish a deeper understanding of legal practice areas and settings, and (most importantly) to build relationships with practicing attorneys in their field of interest.     

See below for a selected list of government postings currently on the Georgetown Symplicity site.

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Posted by Ruby Sheikh at 12:42 PM - Categories: Internships / Externships | Government Recruiting Programs (GRP) | 2L/3E | 3L/4E

Hot Job! Fall Internship/Externship Still Available at DOJ Access to Justice Initiative

The Access to Justice Initiative was launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in March 2010 to improve access to justice for all Americans, regardless of status, income, or wealth. This includes: improving the availability and quality of indigent defense; enhancing civil legal representation for those without great wealth, including the middle class as well as the poor; focusing with special care upon the legal needs of the most vulnerable among us, including immigrants, juveniles, the homeless, disabled veterans, and victims of domestic and sexual violence; working with Federal, state, and tribal judiciaries to strengthen fair, impartial, and independent adjudication; promoting less lawyer-intensive and court-intensive solutions to legal problems; exchanging information with foreign ministries of justice and judicial systems on our respective efforts to improve access; and encouraging the development of more thoroughly evidence-based solutions to problems in the delivery of legal services.

See below for application instructions and deadline.

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Posted by Lauren Dubin at 12:34 PM - Categories: Internships / Externships | Government | 2L/3E | 3L/4E | Hot Jobs

Bidding Deadline for Texas and California Resume Collections – TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 6:00 pm!

Posted by Laura Hosid at 12:27 PM - Categories: Law Firms | OCS / OPICS Programs | 2L/3E | 3L/4E | Off-campus programs

The deadline to bid on the Texas and California Resume Collection sessions in Symplicity is tomorrow, Wednesday, July 20th at 6:00 pm, eastern. Log into Symplicity and click on OCI. Change the session to either “Texas Resume Collection” or “California Resume Collection” to review and bid on employers. Once the deadline passes, no further bids or updates can be made.

EIW Bidding Deadline – TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 6:00 pm!

The deadline to bid on EIW employers is TOMORROW -- Wednesday, July 20th by 6:00 pm, eastern. You will not be able to place any bids or make updates after this deadline. Log into Symplicity, click on OCI and change the session to "Early Interview Week 2011" to view and bid on employers.

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Posted by Laura Hosid at 12:18 PM - Categories: Early Interview Week (EIW) | OCS / OPICS Programs | 2L/3E | 3L/4E

Hot Job for Evening Students! Small law firm in Rosslyn, VA hiring full-time law clerk

Please see below for details. 

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Posted by Laura Hosid at 10:56 AM - Categories: Hot Jobs | All class years | Small / Medium Firms

DC Federal Judicial Internship Opportunities

Please see below for two opportunties for Fall 2011.  If you are interested in interning for a judge this Fall, please talk to your OCS counselor - many other judges will also be hiring academic year interns.

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Posted by Laura Hosid at 10:50 AM - Categories: Judicial Internships | Internships / Externships | 2L/3E | 3L/4E

FAQs on Uploading your Resume to Symplicity

The EIW bidding deadline is quickly approaching!  All bids must be submitted by 6pm on Wednesday, July 20th.   Please keep in mind that you must upload a resume in Symplicity before you can bid for EIW. All bids must be attached to a resume. We encourage you to have your counselor review your resume before you upload it, if you have not done so already. All other requested materials including transcripts, writing samples, and (in a few cases) cover letters, should be brought to the interview.

For information and frequently asked questions on uploading your resume, please review the instructions below.

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Posted by Laura Hosid at 11:07 AM - Categories: FAQs | Early Interview Week (EIW) | 2L/3E | 3L/4E