Sentences with phrase «public interest law opportunities»

We are committed to making legal assistance available to those who need it most by expanding public interest law opportunities for students and lawyers.

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For example, as the result of law suits instituted by public - interest groups, the courts held that whenever broadcasters present a particular point of view on a matter of public importance, they also must provide opportunities for opposing viewpoints to be presented.

Google is calling for applications to its 2012 Google Policy Fellowships, which offer undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy «the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests.»

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As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of matters such as: appropriations, fiscal law and financial management; acquisitions, financial assistance and public private partnerships; innovative financing; real property and asset management; information technology investment and capital planning; employee ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and political activities; equal employment opportunity and other civil rights matters; Federal personnel and employment; and alternative dispute resolution.

Taken as a whole, these amendments set the stage for The Law Society of Manitoba to move towards stronger and more effective protection of the public interest through a more diverse governing body, introduction of multi-disciplinary practices and opportunities for participation in and ownership of firms by those outside the legal profession.

An association of law student societies came out in favour of ABS: «[W] e conclude that ABS provides an opportunity for an old profession to renew its service coverage and efficiency, and bolster its statutory obligation to serve the public interest....

& Prof. Code § 6007 (b)(3) provides the bar with this authority if, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, the State Bar Court finds that «because of mental infirmity or illness,» the lawyer is either (1) unable to or «habitually fails to perform his or her duties or undertakings competently,» or is (2) «unable to practice law without substantial threat of harm to the interests of his or her clients or the public.»

But Congress weighed the interests in controlling the border, protecting the public from criminal aliens, affording individual aliens adequate protections and opportunities for relief and review, and minimizing the adverse foreign - relations impact of U.S. immigration law.

Importance: With summer in full swing, and numerous public events underway (the Pan-American Games in Toronto, Bluesfest in Ottawa to name a few), Figueiras serves as an interesting opportunity to reflect on contemporary Canadian law enforcement practice.

The conference includes sessions where students can learn about starting a career in the public sector, about financing a public interest career, and about the many different opportunities available for law students and new lawyers in public service law.

As a collaborative project among over 200 American and Canadian law schools, PSJD is a free resource for law students and alumni of subscriber schools to search among thousands of public interest job opportunities and employer profiles.

PSJD Summer Funding Resources Available for Work in Specific Geographic Regions: PSJD's resource pages for public interest law students searching for summer funding resources has detailed information on funding opportunities.

The opportunities at Hogan Lovells are particularly interesting given the strength of our public law and policy practice, which is a market leader in administrative and public law and parliamentary and public affairs.

All three provide in - house counsel the opportunity to advise nonprofit organizations or small businesses and are produced in collaboration with legal departments, ACC chapters, local public interest organizations, and major law firms.

The Annual Conference offers dozens of sessions, numerous networking opportunities, and culminates in a reception for in - house, law firm, and public interest participants, celebrating the achievements of extraordinary pro bono practitioners.

Third, law students receive valuable exposure to clients and actual legal problems that prepares many of them for full time public interest careers or other pro bono opportunities during their legal careers.

The Samuelson - Glushko Technology Law & Policy Clinic (TLPC) offers students an interdisciplinary, hands - on opportunity to develop and execute strategic advocacy initiatives aimed at making an impact on cutting - edge technology policy issues in the public interest.

Following the in - house track, corporate attendees have the opportunity to meet, network with, and learn alongside their colleagues from law firms and public interest organizations in interactive sessions during day two of the Annual Conference.

She has a broad understanding of the changing contexts of legal education and law schools, and is deeply committed to seizing the opportunity before the Schulich School of Law to take the lead in curriculum reform, to increase its scholarly impact, to cultivate the professional legal community and to encourage students to work in the public interelaw schools, and is deeply committed to seizing the opportunity before the Schulich School of Law to take the lead in curriculum reform, to increase its scholarly impact, to cultivate the professional legal community and to encourage students to work in the public intereLaw to take the lead in curriculum reform, to increase its scholarly impact, to cultivate the professional legal community and to encourage students to work in the public interest.

AmeriCorps JD program funds future lawyers with hands - on public interest experienceWashington, DC — December 4, 2013 — Equal Justice Works and AmeriCorps today announced the creation of the Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps JD Program, which provides law students with an opportunity to expand the...

As part of the White House's ongoing effort to build support for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, a Harvard Law School assistant dean and graduates holding public interest jobs briefed the media Tuesday on Kagan's expansion of public service opportunities when she was dean.

He previously served on the board of Appleseed Foundation, a nonprofit network of 17 public interest justice centers in the United States and Mexico dedicated to building a society in which opportunities are genuine, access to the law is universal and equal, and government advances the public interest.

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Whether you are a private practitioner, a law student, a law firm, law school, or a public interest law group, this site is your network for identifying legal service programs and volunteer opportunities and will assist in your representation of low income or disadvantaged clients.

The Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee is comprised of public interest law students and professionals who provide guidance and advice to the organization and help us achieve our goal of expanding public interest opportunities for law students and lawyers.

PSLawnet - The online resource connecting public interest law job - seekers with their ideal opportunities in the public interest arena, in government, and at law schools.

The University of Calgary, Faculty of Law's Public Interest Law Clinic will provide pro bono legal services to clients, facilitating access to justice and providing law students with experiential learning opportunitiLaw's Public Interest Law Clinic will provide pro bono legal services to clients, facilitating access to justice and providing law students with experiential learning opportunitiLaw Clinic will provide pro bono legal services to clients, facilitating access to justice and providing law students with experiential learning opportunitilaw students with experiential learning opportunities.

The project was generated by PILnet's Global Pro Bono Clearinghouse, which disseminates pro bono opportunities for law firm and in - house lawyers to support the work of public interest lawyers around the world.

To do this, we offer a variety of opportunities for those in the legal field to learn about and work in public interest law before, during and after law school.

«Divorce Options presents a unique opportunity for the public to learn about resources they can draw on to plan an effective transition that respects the needs and interests of all family members,» said Shawn Weber, attorney and Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego member.