About the Public Service Newsletter
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The Office of Public Service Programs is here to serve students who are pursuing a career in public interest law and provide opportunities for all students to engage in the School of Law's tradition of public service. Look out for the Public Service Newsletter each Monday for information about public service career opportunities, events, resources, news, and more. View past newsletters.
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Career Corner
Getting Ready for the Equal Justice Works Career Fair
Tuesday, October 16, 12:00-12:50 p.m., Faculty
Lounge 5069
The 2012 Equal Justice Works Conference and
Career Fair will be held on Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27 at the
Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA.
Questions? Contact Adrienne Allison in the CSO.
Alumni Clerkship Panel
Monday, October 22, 12:00-12:50 p.m., Room 4004
The panel will feature alums who worked as federal and state court clerks
following law school. The panelists, who work in various areas of the
legal profession, will speak about their experiences as clerks and how
clerkships helped launch their careers.
Summer and Post-Graduate Employment Opportunities
Upcoming Government Job Deadlines
The following government programs
have deadlines coming up in the next few weeks. Details of these programs are
provided in the 2012-13 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (U: ranger, P: cookies).
Summer Internships (2L)
- Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) Office of General Counsel
- October 15
- Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) - October 20
- Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) - October 22
- Army Judge Advocate General
(Army JAG) - November 1
- Department of Veterans
Affairs - November 1
- Department of State - November 2
Post-Graduate Opportunities (3L)
- National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB) Honors Program
- October 15
- Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) Honors Program -
October 15
- Army Judge Advocate General
(Army JAG) - November 1
Be sure to check Symplicity this
week for public interest summer and post-graduate job opportunities! Another
great resource is PSJD.
Other Public Interest Opportunities
Eighth Annual Constitutional Environmental Law Student Writing Competition
Sponsored by the
Environmental Law Institute, the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and
Resources, and the National Association of Environmental Law Societies, the
competition invites students to address recent developments or trends in U.S.
environmental law that have a significant constitutional or federalism
component. Submissions are due by April 12, 2013. The winner
receives a $2000 cash prize and an offer to publish her article in the
Environmental Law Reporter.
More information about
the competition, including past winning essays, can be found at www.endangeredlaws.org.
Film to Win: NC Bar Association Video Contest
Goal: To
create a video that conveys to a public audience the purpose of the North
Carolina Lawyer Referral Service (LRS).
Criteria: Videos
must be 1 to 2 minutes long, detail the services LRS provides (and
list some of the most popular practice areas that we feature), explain the benefits of speaking with
a licensed attorney, and include LRS
contact information. Extra points will be given for multi-lingual
submissions. Please see the LRS website for more
information.
Prize: Each
member of the winning team will receive 1
free year of LRS membership following graduation and bar passage. Every
member of the team must be a law student.
Deadline:
Deadline
for submission is Wednesday, November
21, 2012. Please contact Mary Horowitz for submission information or if you have
any questions.
Other Public Interest Events
"American Poverty: The Hidden Story"
Monday, October 15,
7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall (main campus)
Award-winning
photo-journalists Steve Liss and Jon Lowenstein are among the founders of
AmericanPoverty.org, an organization of photojournalists committed to poverty
alleviation in the United States. This fall, they come to Chapel Hill to expose
poverty in America. The event is free and open to the public.
Current Pro Bono Opportunities
Projects are posted on the Pro Bono Board near the mailboxes and are listed online at http://www.law.unc.edu/studentlife/probono/projects/. Students can sign up for projects on the Pro Bono Board or email UNCProBonoProjects@gmail.com.
Immigration Law Association Know Your Rights Training
Tuesday, October 16, 12:00-12:50 p.m., Room 5054
This training is required for any students wishing
to participate in ILA's "Know Your Rights" pro bono presentations. After the
training, we will advertise available presentation opportunities in the
community.
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