Illinois Foreclosure Fellowships

APPLICATIONS DUE OCTOBER 25, 2012: Are you interested in consumer, public interest, or elder law? Check out the Illinois Foreclosure Fellowships sponsored by Equal Justice Works, which are 3 year fellowships that will commence no later than December 1, 2012. The funds come from the recent $25 billion foreclosure settlement with the nation’s five largest banks.  Foreclosure Fellows will be placed with one of four host sites—Chicago Legal Clinic, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing, and the University of Illinois College of Law and Community Preservation Clinic. More details here. If you'd like help with your materials for this or any other fellowships, please make an appointment with Associate Director of Public Service Law Alisa Rosales (call the office at 312-362-8385, option 1).

Education Fellowships: Education Pioneers & Broad

Two new education-related fellowships have popped up recently: the Education Pioneers and Broad Residency.

The Education Pioneers posted their position to PSJD for both of their programs: a summer internship and a yearlong fellowship.  The description begins:

• Education Pioneers recruits and develops talented business, law, policy, and education graduate students with diverse professional backgrounds and helps them launch high-level education leadership careers through the Graduate School Fellowship. There are two placements for the Graduate School Fellowship - the 10-week summer placement and the yearlong placement.

The applications are due December 12, 2012.  More information is available at PSJD (you can create your own account and login) and on the Education Pioneers website.

The Broad Residency also provides the opportunity to work in high-level positions with school districts or charter management organizations. 

Equal Justice Works Fellowships Update

As a reminder, the Equal Justice Works Fellowship application deadline is September 18. This exciting funding opportunity offers two-year public interest fellowships throughout the nation. 

The Equal Justice Works Fellowships Program provides financial and other forms of support to lawyers working on innovative legal projects in nonprofit organizations across the country.  The two-year Fellowships offer salary (up to $41,000 annually) and generous loan repayment assistance; a national training and leadership development program; and other forms of support during the term of the Fellowship.

Fellowships Program Highlights from @PSLawNet

PSLawNet recently advertised themselves as co-host to a panel titled Pathways to Postgraduate Fellowships (including news on the Presidential Management Fellows program) with the Georgetown University Law Center and the Washington Council of Lawyers. You can now watch the edited highlights of the panel online! The panel included:

• Steve Grumm (Moderator), Director of Public Service Initiatives, NALP

DOJ Honors Program: Entry-Level Positions

Who wants to work for the US Department of Justice? For entry-level postgraduate programs, the Attorney General's Honors program is the pathway into the agency.  Various components participate every year and your competitiveness will vary by your credentials, experience and interests. The application opens on July 31 and is due September 4, so if you want to discuss your application strategy with Associate Director Alisa Rosales, please stop by (340 O'Malley) or call (312-362-8385) the office to set up an appointment. Interested in other agencies? Check out the Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password in the Symplicity Announcement Job Board & Resource Subscription), the Government Job Search Guide in the Symplicity Resources, and PSLawNet for more resources. 

DePaul Fellowship Guide Updated

Are you considering applynig for a postgraduate fellowship? Don't know where to begin? First, check out the newly updated DePaul Fellowship Guide, which is in the Symplicity Resources.  Second, create a target list of opportunities based on your research at PSLawNet.  Then set up an appointment with Associate Director Alisa Rosales so you can craft your strategy and timeline.  Just drop by (340 O'Malley) or call (312-362-8385) to set up a time convenient for you.

Project Based Fellowships: Skadden, EJW, etc. . .

Are you pursuing a project based fellowship in which you are preparing your own project proposal? Check out the PSLawNet Project Based Fellowship Application Tips and other resources at PSLawNet.  Though the calendar is being updated for 2012-2013, many of the deadlines stay pretty similar, so you can also begin to sketch out your applications for other fellowship applications.

April 4th: Skadden Fellowship Presentation at U of C: Transport Provided

Wednesday, April 4, 11:30 a.m: Skadden Fellowship Presentation at University of Chicago. Law Career Services is renting a van to take everyone down to hear from Susan Butler Plum, the Foundation's Executive Director. She'll give it to you straight and she'll be a key ally and sounding board if you pursue this opportunity. Lunch will be served so RSVPs in Symplicity are required by Thursday, March 29.

The Skadden Fellowship Program was established in 1988 in recognition of the dire need for greater funding for graduating law students who wish to devote their professional lives to providing legal services to the poor (including the working poor), the elderly, the homeless and the disabled, as well as those deprived of their civil or human rights. The aim of the foundation is to give Fellows the freedom to pursue public interest work; thus, the Fellows create their own projects at public interest organizations with at least two lawyers on staff before they apply.

We will leave DePaul at 11:30am to travel to U of C Law for the 12:15pm-1:15pm presentation and leave at the conclusion to return to DePaul.

Georges Fellowship for Conservation: Environmental Law at the Shedd

The Shedd Aquarium, through a grant from the Georges Foundation, is pleased to offer the Georges Fellowship for Conservation, a summer internship opportunity, to a qualified candidate selected through a competitive application process.

The Georges Fellowship includes: an eight-week summer internship with Shedd’s conservation department focusing on environmental policy research, mentoring by a practicing environmental law attorney, and a $5,000 stipend.  For more information, see job posting #15728 in Symplicity.

Fellowship Programming & Resources

Interested in project-based public interest fellowships, like those funded by Equal Justice Works and the Skadden Foundation?  NALP and the Washington Council of Lawyers are pleased to present “The Pathway to Postgraduate Public Interest Legal Fellowships” on Tuesday, July 14th, from 6:00-8:30pm at the Washington, DC offices of Akin Gump.  But wait, there’s more!  The event will double as a happy hour, offering networking opportunities and a chance for public-interest minded law students in the nation’s capital to meet like-minded peers.

Fellowship Resources

Are you interested in pursuing a public interest career? Have you done your research on postgraduate fellowships?  With the launching of the Public Defender Corps by Equal Justice Works and the Southern Public Defender Training Center, here's a refresher on the major resources:

• College of Law Fellowship Guide (Symplicity Document Library)
• PSLawNet Background Information & Resources
• PSLawNet Fellowship Deadline Calendar

Please make an appointment with Associate Director Alisa Rosales if you would like to discuss any fellowships in-depth.  You are encouraged to become familiar with these opportunities early in your law school career so that you are developing the network and recommendations that underpin most  successful fellowship applications.

ABA Commission on DV Announces New Initiatives: Part II

2011 Law Student Writing Competition: The Eighth Annual Law Student Writing Competition is open. Law students are invited to submit articles addressing domestic violence and the law from a national or international perspective. Awards include publication in the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law for the first place winner. All past and present winners’ names and papers appear on the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence website. The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2011 5:00 p.m. EST in electronic format to: dvwriting@staff.abanet.org.

Pro Bono & Community Service Initiative

Did you know that Pro Bono & Community Service Initiative Director Cheryl Price puts out a student newsletter to inform those that opt-in about the opportunities and offerings of her office. If you'd like to be included on this in the future, please email her to be added to the distribution. Here's an excerpt from last week:

NATIONAL CELEBRATE PRO BONO WEEK IS OCTOBER 24th –OCTOBER 30TH.
To commemorate this week, PBCSI is planning the following events. Please RSVP and mark your calendars!

• The Rewards of Pro Bono Panel, Tuesday, October 26, 804 Lewis from 11:50a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• PBCSI’s Donate-A-Day with The Center for Disability and Elder Law, Friday, October 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
• Illinois Legal Aid Online will be holding a volunteer training for its LiveHelp Project at the law school on October 20, 2010 in Room 516 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• The 17th Annual CBA Young Lawyers Section’s Pro Bono and Community Service Fair is scheduled for Thursday, October 28, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 300 N. Lasalle.

Service Opportunities

• Are you interested in participating in an exciting new pilot project to improve the intake system at the Domestic Violence Courthouse?  
• The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is seeking law students for its Election Protection program to help ensure millions of Americans are able to vote.
• Volunteer with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights’ New Americans Initiative (“NAI”). 
• Volunteer for The Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project!
• Volunteer Opportunity to work on Foreclosure Issues: Opportunity to Create Historical Change for Homeowners in Illinois.
• The Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing, which provides legal services to low-income tenants in Chicago, is seeking legal interns to work in its various programs under the supervision of staff attorneys and the Legal Support Team.
• The Indo-American Legal Clinic, which is supported by the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, is seeking law student volunteers to assist attorneys on clinic days, which are November 13th and December 11th.

3L Government Honors & Internship Upcoming Deadlines

The following government programs have 3L deadlines coming up in the next two weeks. Details of these programs are provided in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password available in the Symplicity Announcements).

Postgraduate Opportunities
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – 2011 Legal Division Honors Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Environmental Protection Agency – R9 2011 Honors Attorney Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2010)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel – Judicial Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of General Counsel – Honors Law Graduate Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2010)
• Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia – Attorney Hiring Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 4, 2010)
• Oregon Dept. of Justice – Honors Attorney Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 6, 2010)
• Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel – Honors Attorney Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Rolling Basis but submit by Oct.)

Internship Opportunities
• White House Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 3, 2010)
• Securities & Exchange Commission – Law Student Observer Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 8, 2010)

For a complete list of 3L programs, see the top of Table 4 – 3L Programs Sorted by Deadline.

2L Government Honors & Internship Upcoming Deadlines

The following government programs have 2L deadlines coming up in the next two weeks.Details of these programs are provided in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password located in the Symplicity Announcements). 

Summer Programs
• Central Intelligence Agency, Office of General Counsel – Summer Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – Legal Intern Program Summer (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Enforcement Division of Investigations – 2L Summer Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010) (note new email address for submission of applications)
• Federal Reserve Board – Summer Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection – 2011 Summer Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Dept. of Navy, Office of General Counsel – Summer Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Ohio Attorney General – Summer Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 8, 2010

School-Year Programs
• Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel – 2011 Legal Intern Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Rolling, but submit by October)
• Rhode Island Office of the Public Defender – Law Student Internship Program Summer (Unpaid, Deadline Between Oct. 1 & Mar. 31, 2011)
• International Trade Administration – Volunteer Internship Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 2, 2010)
• White House Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 3, 2010)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Legal Counsel – Legal Intern Program Summer (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 8, 2010)
• Securities & Exchange Commission – Law Student Observer Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 8, 2010)
• Colorado Public Defender – Summer Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 9, 2010

Many federal and state programs will be filled as soon as the ideal candidates are identified. Get your applications in early for these employers! For a list of these programs, see the top of Table 3 – 2L Programs Sorted by Deadline.

3Ls: EPA Honors Program Application Procedure Change

Due to the high volume of applications, the Environmental Protection Agency is no longer accepting applications via email for its Honors Fellowship Program. Applications for this post-graduate honors program must be postmarked by Friday, September 24, 2010. The Honors & Internship Handbook has been updated (see the Symplicity Announcements for login/password information).

Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair

The annual Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair will be held in Bethesda, MD October 22nd & 23rd. Student registration opened on August 30th and bidding for employer interviews closes on September 24th. More than 130 employers are participating in interviews and networking sessions plus there will practitioner roundtables and several conference sessions throughout both days. You must bid for interviews and register for the conference separately so please read through the Student Registration Guide carefully. DePaul will not reimburse participants that register/pay on-site.

Presidential Management Fellows Program

The Presidential Management Fellows Program is the federal government's premier leadership development program. The first step in formally applying to the program is to be nominated by your institution and the College of Law's Nomination form is available in the Symplicity Document Library. This application is due to the Law Career Services Office no later than NOON on Wednesday, October 13, 2010. Information presentations will be held on Wednesday, September 15 (5:00 p.m.) and Thursday, September 23 (Noon) so RSVP in Symplicity today. You should also get started on creating your USAJobs profile and upload your resume before the posting becomes available on Friday, October 1.

PSLawNet Resources

PSLawNet, the Online Resource for Public Service Careers, has created a new list of the various resources this rich website provides, which can be found in the Symplicity document library. Their resources include the 2010-2011 Federal Legal Opportunities Guide, Postgraduate Fellowship Listing & Application Resources, Summer Funding Resources, Job Postings, and so much more. If you haven't created your account yet, do it today. Don't forget to set the job alerts as well so you can stay abreast of the latest job postings!

Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair

The Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair will be held on October 22nd & 23rd in Bethesda, Maryland. Registration opens today, August 30th, for students wanting to attend. Registration and bidding is open through September 24th. As a reminder, if you would like Associate Director of Public Service Law Alisa Rosales to review your resume for this or any other public interest employer, please upload it into Symplicity labeled as a a public interest resume. Highlights from last year's conference will provide you a glimpse of what to expect for 2010.