New Podcast Series "Transitioning from 1L to Summer Legal Work"

From our friends at Suffolk Law School...

"I am pleased to announce the publication of the “Transitioning from One-L to Summer Legal Work” podcast series! This series is hosted by the Suffolk University Law School Legal Practice Skills Program, and includes podcasts created by nineteen legal research and writing faculty from around the country. Its goal is to provide 1Ls with advice on applying the skills they learned during their first year of law school to summer legal employment, as well as to help them succeed in the culture of a law firm. Click the following link for a video overview and to access the series: http://www.law.suffolk.edu/podcasts/lps-2008-summer.html

Please share the link for the series with your students, colleagues in your legal writing program, and other members of the faculty at your law school. As an aside, the introductory podcast in the series is by our own Dean Fred Aman, an accomplished jazz musician. You can hear his music playing in the background at the beginning to each of the podcasts in the series. Thank you to all who participated in the series!

Professor Kathleen Elliott Vinson
Director, Legal Practice Skills Program
Suffolk University Law School
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 573-8210
kvinson@suffolk.edu"

Congrats to our Summer Public Interest Fellows!

Hi everyone!

For my first blog, I would like to share some great news with all of you.

First, we would like to extend our THANKS to all applicants, faculty readers, BPILP, the Dean's Office, and the Development Office for all their hard work in making this year's fellowship selection process such a success!! This year there were close to 30 applications and the overall quality of this year's applications was again outstanding!

The 13th Annual BPILP Auction held earlier this year was the most successful ever as BPILP raised nearly $34,000 to be used towards providing UB Law School students the opportunity to accept unpaid public service summer positions.

Through the combined dedication and support of Dean Makau Mutua, the UB Law Alumni Association, the Student Bar Association, the Domestic Violence Task Force, our very generous alumni and fellow student donors -- who continue to be committed to public interest law -- and the remarkable leadership and members of BPILP, 20 projects in total will receive funding this summer! In addition, to date we have been notified of 3 terrific students who were awarded national fellowships.

Please join us in congratulating this year's Summer Public Interest Fellows:

Dean's Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Linda Benedict ’09 - Gulfcoast Legal Service - St. Petersburg, FL
Joshua Pennel ’10 - US Attorney's Office, Western District of NY - Buffalo, NY
Claire Sellers ’10 - Volunteer Lawyers Project - Buffalo, NY
Heather Strachan ’10 - Volunteer Lawyers Project - Buffalo, NY

UB Law Alumni Association's Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Demian Fernandez ’10 - Human Rights Department, Central University of Santiago Law School -Santiago, Chile
Gurjot Kaur ’10 - Lawyers for Human Rights - Johannesburg, South Africa

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellows
Joshua Agins ’10 – Rochester Legal Aid Society, Law Students in Action Project – Rochester, NY
Gregory Colavecchi ’10 – Monroe County Legal Assistance Center, Law Students in Action Project – Rochester, NY
Jesslyn Holbrook ’10 - US Attorney's Office, Western District of NY - Buffalo, NY
Scott Iseman ’10 - US Attorney's Office, Northern District of NY - Albany, NY
Kathleen Moriarty ’10 - Buffalo ReUse - Buffalo, NY
Neil Pawlowski ’10 - US Attorney's Office, Northern District of NY - Syracuse, NY
Kristen Schaub ’10 - NYS Division of Human Rights - Buffalo, NY
Ashley Westbrook ’10 – Farmworkers Legal Services, Law Students in Action Project – Rochester, NY
Jawziya Zaman ’10 - Legal Resource Center - Cape Town, South Africa

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program / Student Bar Association Fellow
Andrew Stimson ’10 - Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo - Buffalo, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program / Student Bar Association Grant Recipient
Geoffrey Hale ’09 – Empire Justice Center, Law Students in Action Project – Rochester, NY

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program / Domestic Violence Task Force Grant Recipient
Nola Cornett ’10 – Volunteer Lawyers Project, Haven House Domestic Violence Legal Clinic – Buffalo, NY

Kaplan & Reynolds Fellows
Rachel Marrero ’10 - Neighborhood Legal Services, Family Law Unit, Grandparent Advocacy Project - Buffalo, NY
Stefanie Svoren ’09 - Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Domestic Security Section –Washington DC

Charles H. Revson Law Student Public Interest (LSPIN) Fellowship Grant Recipients
Jeffrey Colt ’10 – Sanctuary for Families, Bronx Division – Bronx, NY
Elena Steigman ’10 – Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. – New York, NY

Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Program Member
Ashley Westbrook ’10 – Farmworkers Legal Services, Law Students in Action Project –Rochester, NY

It's Not Too Late to Find a Summer Job!

“Often, things happen at the last minute.” ~Tom Luddy, Hollywood Film Producer

Exams are winding down. If you are still looking for that perfect summer job, there are still opportunities available. Here are a few hits from the web--hese places still have postings up for summer clerks! Take a look, but remember that only a small percentage of jobs are ever posted, so don't be afraid to approach firms or corporations that interest you.

Liberty Mutual, law clerks: From Boca Raton, to NYC, to Mineola to Springfield, MA to San Diego. At least today, there are 14 clerk jobs posted here (type "clerk" in the keyword field).
Progress Software, 2 IP law clerks: Bedford, MA No technical background required, posted on May 13 here (type "legal intern" in the keyword field)!
Conservation International, legal intern: Arlington, VA. From the Washington Post on May 13--information and application link here!
Enel North America, paid summer intern jobs in renewable energy, Andover, MA. From careerbuilder.com posted on May 2 here.
CACI, Law Clerk: Washington, DC posted April 29. Details here.
Arrow Electronics, legal intern: Melville, NY, posted April 17 here.
IBM, Law Intern: Bethesda MD, posted May 6 here.

For new postings in Buffalo, including the Paychex Legal Department (paid!) in Rochester, The City of Buffalo Law Department, and the US District Court Pro Se Staff Attorney's Office, log in to Symplicity!

Check in with the CSO for help with your summer plans. It's not too late!

Job Postings on myspace!!

"Out on the road today, I saw a dead-head sticker on a Cadillac. A little voice inside my head said, dont look back. You can never look back." ~Don Henley

Cheesecake, beer and diamonds. Who could ask for more! The myspace job$ section is funneling legal intern postings for Cheesecake Factory, Coors Brewing Company, Tiffany's and many others like Hewlett-Packard, Citi, and Allstate, for those of you who are turned on by printers, banking and insurance. Check out this link to a "Legal Intern" search.

I guess Corporate America is catching onto using "social networking" sites as marketing and recruiting tools! Fun's over, kids.