LINK: "Postgraduate Legal Fellowship - to begin Sept. 2011" - Children's Rights

Location: Chicago, Illinois

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CHILDREN'S RIGHTS is a national watchdog organization based in New York that advocates on behalf of abused and neglected children in the U.S. Since 1995, the organization has used legal action and policy initiatives to create lasting improvements in child protection, foster care and adoption.

Read more about us on our Web site: www.childrensrights.org.

Children’s Rights seeks law students graduating in 2011 (current 2Ls) and current law clerks to sponsor as Postgraduate Fellows for a fellowship to begin in September 2011. We plan to sponsor a fellow through the Equal Justice Works, Skadden, Liman, Holmes, or other similar public interest fellowship programs.

Qualifications: We are seeking a fellowship candidate with excellent writing skills, an outstanding academic record, and a demonstrated commitment to public interest. Preference will be given to applicants familiar with complex class action litigation and federal court practice or with a federal court clerkship. Knowledge of children’s issues or social service systems is a plus but is not required. The position requires excellent legal research and writing skills and the ability and interest to address policy issues as well as traditional litigation. Travel is required.

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LINK: "Legal Intern (part-time)" - Immersion

Location: San Jose, California

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Immersion is a leading provider of TouchSense® technology that integrates touch feedback (haptics) into the user interface for automotive controls, gaming systems, medical simulation systems, touchscreens, and mobile phones. We provide our innovative product solutions based on a broad intellectual property portfolio, which includes over 800 issued or pending patents in the U.S. and other countries. Our licensees include BMW, LG Electronics, Logitech, Medtronic, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, and Volkswagen.

Immersion is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic legal intern to work as part of a fast-paced in-house legal team. The legal intern will have the opportunity to obtain valuable experience as he/she will assist with drafting, negotiating and auditing various agreements. The legal intern will report to the Vice President of Legal. The legal internship position is a paid part-time (20 hrs/week) position.

The legal intern will assist in supporting Immersion’s two business units (Medical and Touch), and operations with respect to drafting, negotiating and auditing contracts. The positions involve drafting, negotiating and auditing non-disclosure agreements, software license, maintenance, distribution and service agreements, purchase orders, and otherwise supporting a broad range of transactional matters. The ideal candidate will be a recent law school graduate from an accredited law school. Candidates should work well in a fast-paced, challenging environment as part of a dynamic team of professionals, and have the ability to communicate effectively in group settings. Candidate must be hard working, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under demanding deadline pressure. Immersion prefers to hire a motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong team orientation for this rewarding opportunity.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will be a recent law school graduate from an accredited law school. The opening requires an individual with excellent analysis, evaluation, oral and written communications skills.

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LINK: "Law School Fellow" - Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Location: Chicago, Illinois

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Loyola University Chicago School of Law is seeking applications for the Salisbury Clinical Fellowship in Child and Family Law. Loyola's ChildLaw program is offering this two-year Fellowship, to commence in July of 2010. The Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity for a recent law school graduate to gain experience in both clinical law teaching and litigation in the field of child law. The Clinical Fellow will work closely with the ChildLaw Clinic Faculty, assisting in the representation of clients, the supervision of students, and the development of course curriculum. The Salisbury Fellow will share responsibility with the Clinic Director and Associate Director for the ChildLaw Clinic.

The Clinic affords representation primarily to child clients, in the areas of child protection, child custody, and juvenile delinquency. The Fellow will assist with the supervision of law students in their representation of clinic clients. The Fellow will be expected to assist with all levels of client representation, including pre-trial, trial and appellate proceedings. The Fellow will also participate in the development of the course curriculum and the teaching of a weekly seminar, focused on ethical and substantive issues arising in the representation of child clients, skills training, and the discussion of current clinic cases. The Fellow will be encouraged to develop independent areas of interest, consistent with the mission of the ChildLaw Clinic.

Minimum Qualifications: Admission or eligibility for admission to the Illinois bar by July 1, 2010, is required. (Out-of-state applicants should review Illinois Supreme Court Rule 717 for special admission criteria applicable to legal service program lawyers.)

Preferred Qualifications: Priority will be given to recent law school graduates who have a demonstrated interest in the field of child and family law and an interest in pursuing a career in clinical law teaching. Candidates with at least two years of practice experience are preferred.

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The law firm of Maslon Edelman Borman and Brand, LLP is seeking an associate attorney, 0-2 years of experience, to work in broad creditors rights practice, including all aspects of financial services from loan documentation to workouts and bankruptcy for senior lenders, mezzanine lenders and assets based lenders, with a special emphasis on representation of indentured trustees in defaulted TIA corporate note issuances, public finance and structured finance. [...] Continue Reading...

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The District Attorney’s Office seeks applicants for the position of Assistant District Attorney at entry-level and also seeks experienced candidates. Individuals interested in employment, who are entering their final year of law school, should send a cover letter and resume to the District Attorney. Applicants should also arrange to have their certified undergraduate and law school transcripts sent to the District Attorney’s Office. Applications sent by e-mail will not be accepted. Entry-level job interviews are generally conducted from March through July. Assistant District Attorneys are required to live in Orange County during the period of their employment. [...] Continue Reading...

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Application materials are being solicited by the Office of the State Public Defender from individuals who have a desire to perform Public Defender work for indigent clients. Part time and full time positions may become available in Kalispell, Polson, Missoula, Hamilton, Great Falls, Helena, Butte, Havre, Bozeman, Billings, Glendive and Miles City. Travel required. Public Defenders are represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSME) Bargaining Unit. Employees covered by the terms of the Bargaining Unit Agreement shall not be required to become members of the Union but must, as a term and condition of employment, pay a representation fee to the Union. Applications received under this vacancy announcement will be considered for opportunities over the next 6 months. [...] Continue Reading...

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This position is located in OGC's Business and Administrative Law Division. The attorney will primarily provide legal advice and counsel on a wide range of appropriations law and procurement issues, including: competition requirements; solicitation reviews; contract award procedures; contract administration and interpretation, bid protests and contract claims and appeals. The incumbent may also be assigned employment law matters involving litigation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and other fora. The attorney will also work with the U.S. Department of Justice to represent the Department in court litigation. In addition, the Division provides broad legal counsel in connection with torts, Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act matters, intellectual property, advisory committees, and Department organizational issues and the incumbent may be assigned responsibilities in one or more of these areas. [...] Continue Reading...

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Clean Harbors Environmental Services, ranked in the Top 100 Publicly Traded companies by the Boston Globe for the past three years, is searching for an entry level Attorney to join our staff.

The successful Attorney candidate for this position will draft and review contracts, and will assist more senior Attorneys with litigation matters. An ideal candidate will have had some environmental experience or studies. [...] Continue Reading...

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New York University School of Law is proud to announce the Kauffman Legal Research Fellowship, which will be offered for the second time in the academic year of 2010 - 2011. The purpose of the fellowship is to promote research and curriculum development in subjects related to law, innovation, and economic growth. The Fellowship is open to law school graduates with the strongest credentials and most exciting ideas.

The Kauffman Legal Research Fellowship Program is being administered by NYU School of Law under the auspices of the Jacobson Leadership Program in Law and Business. Fellows are expected to produce a substantial piece of work during their time at the Law School. A proposed plan for the Fellowship year - specifying the need for the project, goals to be met by the project, how the goals will further the understanding of innovation and growth, and a timeline - will provide the basis for applications. Fellows will work on their project and participate in activities of the Leadership Program and other faculty workshops and colloquia. [...] Continue Reading...

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United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, Temporary Judicial Law Clerk vacancy for Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman . Temporary, 12 week assignment, approx. April 29 to August 2, 2010. Responsible for legal research and the preparation of orders, memoranda and draft opinions; will work primarily on Title VII employment discrimination, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Truth in Lending Act, and Social Security disability cases as well as some criminal cases; and position consists of significant administrative duties for which good organizational skills and a working knowledge of WordPerfect 12 are required. [...] Continue Reading...

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