Post-Graduate Opportunity for Legal Fellowship Sponsorship in Education Advocacy for NYC Students at Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.

Advocates for Children of New York seeks to sponsor a rising 3L or eligible recent law school graduate for post-graduate public interest legal project fellowships (such as Equal Justice Works and Skadden) in education advocacy.

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to Deran Cadotte at afcfellowship@advocatesforchildren.orgwith the subject “Fellowship Sponsorship Application” as soon as possible, but no later than July 8th, 2011. 

Post-Graduate Opportunity for Legal Fellowship Sponsorship in Education Advocacy for NYC Students at Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.

Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. (AFC) seeks a Post-Graduate Legal Fellow to work in one or more of the following areas:

• Direct representation of individual children and parents in school-related matters, including special education hearings and suspension hearings;
• Community education and training for parents and professionals on students’ and parents’ rights; and/or
• Policy reform to address systemic barriers to quality education for New York City students.

AFC promotes access to the best education New York can provide for all students, especially students of color and students from low-income backgrounds. We use uniquely integrated strategies to advance systemic reform, empower families and communities, and advocate for the educational rights of individual students.

Organizations such as Equal Justice Works and the law firm of Skadden, Arps offer fellowships to enable recent law school graduates to work full-time at public interest organizations for one or two years. AFC seeks to sponsor a recent law school graduate for a fellowship in education advocacy beginning in September 2012.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to Deran Cadotte at afcfellowship@advocatesforchildren.org with the subject “Fellowship Sponsorship Application” as soon as possible, but no later than July 8th, 2011. AFC will review applications and make a decision on a rolling basis. Once AFC agrees to sponsor a candidate, AFC and the candidate will work together to apply in the fall for funding from the organizations offering fellowships. AFC will work with the candidate to craft a project that fits the interests of the candidate and helps to meet the community needs that AFC sees.

AFC is proud that our candidates have received Skadden or Equal Justice Works fellowships in four of the past five years. These fellowship projects have focused on early childhood education, students with behavioral challenges, students at charter schools, and students transitioning out of foster care. We are committed to providing strong supervision, training, and mentorship to our fellows.

Applicants must be entering their third year of law school or be recent law school graduates.

AFC is an affirmative action employer that actively seeks to recruit and retain a diverse staff and especially encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or gender expressions, and persons of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

NYCBA - Boot Camp 2011: Basic Training for Lawyers

New York City Bar Association - BOOT CAMP 2011 - FREE to Touro Law Alumni and Students .

BASIC TRAINING FOR LAWYERS

Presented by:

The Committee on Career Advancement and Management and

The Committee on Law Student Perspectives

This two-day program is being offered to provide recent law graduates and current law students with career planning information as well as practical and substantive insights into the practice of law.

September 20 Schedule:

1:00-2:30 PM The Effective Job Search

2:45-3:25 PM Ready to Start - Your First Assignment

3:40-4:30 PM Drafting Skills for a Corporate Associate

4:45-5:35 PM Drafting Skills for a Litigation Associate

September 22 Schedule:

1:00-1:45 PM Managing Student Debt

2:00-4:05 PM Communicating Electronically and Interpersonally As An Attorney

4:20-5:35 PM How to Succeed Inside the Courtroom-Basic Skills and Depositions

Students and Alumni from sponsoring law schools can attend the Boot Camp free of charge.  Touro Law Center is a sponsoring law school.  $110 for City Bar Members; $295 for Non-Members.

Transitional NY MCLE credits will be available for some sessions.

Registration available soon at www.nycbar.org/Events.

ASECA - Securities Writing Competition 2011

The Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni

Securities Law Writing Competition - 2011

The ASECA's annual writing competition awards prizes for outstanding papers in the field of securities law.  Three prizes will be awarded.  Award winners will be invited to the ASECA's annual dinner on Friday, February 24, 2011 in Washington, D.C.

The deadline is November 18, 2011

Please click on the picture below for more information.