Summer 2012 Jobs: LCC Minority Outreach Program

Click HERE for  a listing of law firms and union legal departments participating in the LCC Minority Outreach Program. 

The program is designed to introduce minority law students to the practice of labor law and to the labor community by providing summer 2012 clerkship opportunities with the participating firms and union legal departments.  The following link to the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee website provides further information on pursuing a career in public interest labor law:  http://unionlawyers.aflcio.org/. The site also contains an electronic version of the enclosed listing of employers and a printable brochure on the Minority Outreach Program. 

1L and 2L students with a demonstrated interest in labor law, as well as those students who may be interested in the field, are encouraged to participate in the program. Students should contact the firms or legal departments directly with inquiries or applications, and are advised to reference the “LCC Minority Outreach Program” in all correspondence.

Interested students should check the website continuously as new employers are routinely added.  Direct all questions to:  Lorie Harris at 202-637-5385 or lharris@aflcio.org.

Albany Law Launches Diversity Mentor Program with Hiscock & Barclay, Applications are due by December 20.

Starting this fall, Albany Law School will partner with 16 attorneys from Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, to launch the Diversity Attorney Mentor Program, in which Albany Law students will be matched with practicing attorneys to gain inside knowledge of specific legal fields, discuss career paths and seek out networking opportunities as the students begin the process of entering the job market in a law firm setting.

Led by Albany Law School Director of Diversity Affairs Pershia Wilkins and Hiscock & Barclay Partner Lawrence Zimmerman, who is also the diversity partner at his firm’s Albany office, this Diversity Mentor Program will pair students with attorneys for three-month periods during the fall and spring semesters, as well as during the summer.

“We are very excited about this new program and this opportunity to interact with students from Albany Law School,” said Zimmerman. “We see this as a long term project that both our attorneys and the students will come to thoroughly enjoy and benefit from.”

Sixteen attorneys, including nine Albany Law School alumni are expected to participate in the program’s  second term, which will kick off with an orientation and reception at Hiscock & Barclay’s Albany offices in mid January.

An application for the Spring 2012 term, accompanied by a resume should be submitted to the Diversity Affairs Office, by December 20, 2011.   CLICK HERE to locate an APPLICATION FORM or if you have questions, contact the Director of Diversity Affairs at: diversity@albanylaw.edu.

Hiscock & Barclay LLP, listed as a “Top 250 Firm” by The National Law Journal, is a full-service 200-attorney law firm, with offices throughout the major cities of New York state, as well as in Boston, Washington, D.C., and Toronto.      

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Photographs from the August 30^th Welcome Reception where attorney mentors met with Albany Law School student mentees and administrators.  All weclome receptions are sponsored and hosted by Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, in their Albany offices.  The Spring 2012 welcome reception will be held in mid- January at the firm’s Albany offices.    

Save the Date: April 12 -14, 2012. Conference on Africa and International Law: Taking Stock and Moving Forward

In the Spring of 2012, Albany Law School will begin its tribute to one of its most distinguished alums, Justice Robert Jackson, class of 1912.   Justice Jackson was Chief Counsel for the United States at the Nuremberg Trials.  He served as U.S. Attorney General and as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Justice Jackson was essential to equal rights in the United States as he voted to end segregation in the historic opinion Brown v. The Board of Education.  So important was the case to him that he left his hospital bed to be in Court when the decision was handed down.  He is also remembered for having dissented in Korematsu where he criticized the majority decision in the Supreme Court for ratifying the racially discriminatory internment of Japanese Americans. In other cases, he wrote in favor of religious minorities.

He enjoyed international acclaim with his work against the Nazis at Nuremberg as well as in the creation of the International Military Tribunal which, many years later, led to the creation of the International Criminal Court.

Albany Law School will be hosting a series of events to commemorate the work of Justice Jackson, culminating with Africa and International Law: Taking Stock and Moving Forward, between 12th and 14th of April, 2012 at Albany Law School.  The conference will feature keynotes from leading jurists including Judge Abdul Koroma of the International Court of Justice, Dr. Willy Mutunga, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, and, delivering the Jackson Keynote, Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

We look forward to hosting this important event and we want to involve the Albany Law School community.  Students are encouraged to be student ambassadors for those visiting the law school.  For more information about being an ambassador, or about how your student group can get involved, please email Kevin Ramakrishna, Esq., ’09 Special Assistant for Academic Instruction and Research at: krama@albanylaw.edu  or contact Professor James Thou Gathii, Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship and Governor George E. Pataki Professor of International Commercial Law.

Summer 2012 Job: The NY Bar Foundation Commercial & Federal Litigation Section Minority Fellowship

 The New York Bar Foundation is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for:  The 2012 Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Minority Fellowship in New York City.  The fellowship is valued at $6,000 and will take place in summer 2012.  The fellowship is available to all 1L minority students currently enrolled in a law school in the State of New York.   The fellowship will take place in the Chambers of Honorable Shirley Werner Kornreich, Justice of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court, New York County.  Click HERE for application guidelines, application form, and listing of other required documents to accompany the application for the fellowship. 

Application materials are due on January 31, 2012.   Questions, please contact The New York Bar Foundation, One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207, www.tnybf.org

Summer 2012 Job and Scholarship: Harter Secrest & Emery LLP Diversity Scholarship Program

Dear members of the Class of 2014,
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Harter Secrest & Emery LLP will award one 1L law student with a $7500 scholarship to be applied to the student’s second year tuition and a paid 10-week Summer 2012 Associate position.  Application deadline is January 20, 2012.

CLICK HERE to find the HSE Diversity Scholarship application for 2012.

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, Attorneys and Counselors, 1600 Bausch & Lomb, Place, Rochester, NY 14604-2711, www.hselaw.com

Harter Secrest & Emery is committed to the ongoing development of a diverse work force. They believe that by continuously broadening the diversity of their attorneys, they will be able to provide better service to our clients and create a richer work environment. Their goal is to foster and support an inclusive environment that appreciates, respects and values individual and group differences across all areas of the firm.  HSE established the diversity scholarship as part of its commitment to diversity, and in an effort to provide students with support in pursuing a law degree.  For more information, check the firm’s website: Harter Secrest & Emery

Summer 2012 Job: Judicial Intern Opportunity Program, Apply by January 6th

The American Bar Association Section of Litigation is pleased to announce its summer 2012 Judicial Intern Opportunity Program. The program is a full-time, six-week minimum, summer internship program open to all first- or second-year minority law students. We begin accepting applications for second-year students: November 1, and December 1 for first-year students. The deadline for applying is January 6, 2012.

Selected students are given an opportunity to intern for six weeks or more during the summer with a participating state or federal judge in participating cities. Participating judges are from Illinois; Texas; Miami, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA: Seattle, WA; Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA. Students selected to the program will receive an award of $1,500. The award is intended to be reimbursement of some of the expenses associated with the placement.

Internship opportunities were offered to 191 law students last year. Please see this
year’s flyer, program description, and frequently asked questions page below. Students wanting to apply to his years program can begin the process by accessing the program application, eligibility requirements, specific information on locations and all of the above information on the program website: www.ambar.org/jiop

Flyer
Program Description
Frequently Asked Questions
Sponsored by the ABA Section of Litigation, American Bar Association 
321 N Clark | Chicago, IL 60654 | 1-800-285-2221

Invitation to 1L Students: Presentation: How to Succeed in Law School, Today

Invitation: Nov. 3rd, 6 p.m. Event: The First Amendment and Sharia Law Discussion

Albany Law’s Inaugural Diversity Fair, October 18, 2011

Albany Law shines the light on Domestic Violence

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and once again  Albany Law School will join the “Purple Lights“ campaign.
In 2010, Albany Law School was one of more than 270 colleges, businesses, non-profits and individuals who reported their participation, representing 52 NYS counties, more than double the participation of the previous year. The NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) coordinates the campaign.

Albany Law School students, faculty, staff, community friends  and neighbors will host a candle vigil in front of the law school in memory of victims, survivors and child victims of domestic violence.  A more detailed list of events will be posted shortly.  To promote National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Domestic Violence Clinic, the Women’s Law Caucus and our Taskforce to Reduce Domestic & Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking will worked together to make this a success.  

Throughout the year, students, staff and faculty has been working with local courts, government and nonprofit agencies, task forces and coalitions on new initiatives related to domestic violence. This semester alone, our students worked in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady courts assisting in the prosecution of domestic violence crimes through our Albany Law Clinic & Justice Center. 

Please stop by our information table in the West Foyer, join us for the singing of songs during our end of month Candle Light Vigil, participate in our purple hands project,  taking a moment of silence as you view our purple lights.  Finally, we are requesting that you choose one day during the month of October to wear a piece of purple clothing in remembrance of all victims.