UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Programming >
      • Academic Events
      • Professional Events
      • Community Events
      • Outline Bank
    • Chapter Leadership
    • NBLSA Code of Conduct
    • Chapter Constitution
  • Prospective Students
  • Pre-Law Students
  • Calendar
  • Law Firm and Corporate Partnership
  • Alumni
    • Supporting Our Chapter
  • Contact Us

2/28/2013

Patton Boggs Public Policy Fellowship

0 Comments

Read Now
 
Through a generous grant from the Patton Boggs Foundation, the Law School will be awarding a $5,000 fellowship to one student (or split between two) for internship work this summer.  Students who have finished their first or second years and will spend their summer working on public policy matters for either a non-profit institution or a government agency are eligible to apply. 

To be eligible, you must have accepted a summer internship opportunity with a non-profit institution or government agency during which you will work on public policy matters. For more information on the Patton Boggs Foundation and on previous fellows, please visit their website here: http://www.pattonboggs.com/about/pbfoundation/.

To Apply:
If you are interested in applying for the fellowship, please submit your application to publicservicelaw@virginia.edu no later than Friday, March 15 at 5:00 pm.  A complete application will include a resume and cover letter, which addresses the following criteria:

1. Unique nature and creativity of the proposed policy work;
2. Ability of the internship work to enhance candidate's future career path; and
3. Proposed internship work's focus on public policy. 

Submitted documents should be in PDF format and have the following naming convention: Patton Boggs - Last Name, First Name – Resume/Cover Letter 

We look forward to receiving your applications.

Cheers,

Annie Kim, Assistant Dean for Public Service

Share

0 Comments

2/19/2013

Hill Tucker Bar Association Scholarship

0 Comments

Read Now
 
The Oliver W. Hill & Samuel W. Tucker Scholarship Committee is pleased to offer the following scholarship opportunity to minority law students attending law schools in Virginia and the Howard University School of Law. Attached, please find the scholarship package for the 12th Annual Oliver W. Hill & Samuel W. Tucker Scholarship Award.

Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, Oliver W. Hill was a tireless and successful civil rights attorney who admirably served the City of Richmond, Commonwealth of Virginia and the country at large. Mr. Hill is perhaps most recognized for his role in one of the four companion cases in Brown v. Topeka Board of Education. After serving as an officer in the armed forces, the late Samuel W. Tucker joined Mr. Hill’s law firm and together they fearlessly and successfully combated “massive resistance” to the implementation of the Brown decision through a number of significant cases.

Since 2001, in recognition of the immeasurable contributions to our nation of Hill and Tucker, the Hill-Tucker Scholarship Committee in collaboration with other bar organizations have presented dozens of scholarships in the name of these two legal giants to a select group of law students. These students have demonstrated not only academic excellence, but a desire to further the dreams and visions of Mr. Hill and Mr. Tucker.
It is our hope that you will announce this scholarship opportunity to all of your minority law students. Completed applications, along with a letter of recommendation and original student essay, are due by close of business on Friday, March 22, 2013. We will award the scholarships during the annual Oliver W. Hill and Samuel W. Tucker Scholarship Dinner to be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 6:00pm at Club 533 in Richmond, Virginia.

If you have any questions about this process, please contact me at (804) 864-8949. We are looking forward to hearing from your students!

Share

0 Comments

2/6/2013

2012-2013 Ms. JD Fellowship

0 Comments

Read Now
 
In 2010, Ms. JD partnered with the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession to found the Ms. JD Fellowship. The Fellowship is Ms. JD's program to promote mentoring and professional development. Each spring, Ms. JD selects a group of outstanding second year law students as Fellowship winners. In addition to receiving financial support and invitations to ABA and Ms. JD events, each Fellowship winner is paired with a mentor chosen from among the Brent Award Winners and ABA Commission on Women in the Profession Commissioners. To read more about one Fellow's experience, click here.

Next year's fellows are getting a new opportunity to work together on a project for women in the law. Each year, the fellows tell us that one of the best parts of the fellowship is meeting the other incredible rising 3Ls. They also say they wish they had more opportunities to interact with one another. This year's class will get that opportunity. In addition to their mentorship, the fellows will choose a project that they want to work on as a group. With Ms. JD's support, they will have the chance to spend the year working together to help change the face of the legal profession the way they want to see it changed. To get the project ideas flowing, we're asking this year's fellow applicants to propose their ideal project as part of their application.

The project essays from the winning fellows will be posted on Ms. JD's blog and you'll hear from the fellows next year when they announce what their project will be!

Here's what you'll need to submit to apply for the fellowship:

1. Resume (Must include a link to your LinkedIn Profile)
2. Transcript
3. 1 paragraph (250 words) completing the question "I want and deserve to be a Ms. JD Fellow because"
4. 1 paragraph (250 words) completing the question "If I could design a project to further women in the law, it would be"

A couple tips:

1.  You should consider that the fellows are nationwide and will need to be able to work on the project together but remotely (through conference calls, google docs, etc.) so that your project is practical.

2. Consider leveraging the Ms. JD platform. How can you help women law students through NWLSO? Is there something you could do to further the Global Education Fund?  Do you love the Ms. JD Library?  What have you noticed at school or work that needs to change and what can you do to help change it? This is your chance to consider what you're passionate about and then run with it!

3. We're asking you for your LinkedIn profile because having one is a huge part of your professional identity.  If you haven't developed your profile yet, now is a great time to start!  Also, from a practical standpoint, there's a fellows group on LinkedIn that allows all of the fellows from the previous classes to interact with one another.
Submit your application to fellowship@ms-jd.org. Applications are due February 17, 2012 at midnight. Ms. JD will announce Fellowship finalists at the beginning of March. Finalists will complete interviews with two Ms. JD board members by the end of March and the Ms. JD Fellows and their mentors will be announced in April.

Source: http://ms-jd.org/apply-2012-2013-ms-jd-fellowship

Share

0 Comments

2/5/2013

MABLSA Spring 2013 Resume Collect

0 Comments

Read Now
 
Looking for an internship or job? Submit your resumes now! 

The MABLSA Spring 2013 Resume Collect Service is a wonderful opportunity for students (1L, 2L, 3L, 4L evening) to submit your resume to a range of employers across the Mid-Atlantic region.  We encourage all members to submit their resumes to each employer in the MABLSA Spring 2013 Resume Collect (OCI Session). 

Deadlines: 
Patton Boggs LLC: February 8, 2013
All other employers: April 30, 2013 or  until positions are full. 

So, what are you waiting for? Do not procrastinate! Submit your resumes today!
If you have any questions or concerns please contact MABLSA Job Fair Coordinator at mablsa.jobfair@nblsa.org.

Source: MABLSA Blog

Share

0 Comments
Details

    Employment Opportunities/ Scholarships

    UVA BLSA

    Archives

    September 2013
    August 2013
    June 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012

    Categories

    All
    Aclu
    Arnold & Porter
    Atlanta
    Baker Donelson
    Baker Hostetler
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
    Cadwalader
    Cairncross & Hempelmann
    Carlton Fields
    Chicago
    Cleary Gottlieb
    Clerkship
    C/o 2013
    C/o 2014
    C/o 2015
    Cooley Llp
    Covington Burling Llp
    Davis
    D.C.
    Diversity
    Dla Piper
    Doj
    Federal Gov't
    Fellowship
    Finnegan
    Firm
    Fish & Richardson
    Florida
    Foley & Lardner
    Fried Frank
    Gibson Dunn
    Harter Secrest & Emery
    Internship
    Kate Stoneman Project
    King & Spalding
    K&l Gates
    Lane Powell
    Latham & Watkins
    Leclairryan
    Los Angeles
    Mablsa
    Mentoring
    Morrison & Foerster
    Munger
    New York
    Ogi
    Ohio
    Osborn Maledon
    Patent Law
    Patterson Belknap
    Patton Boggs
    Phoenix
    Proskauer
    Public Service
    Reception
    Resume Collect
    Robinson & Cole
    Scholarship
    Seatlle
    Sidley Austin
    Skadden
    Steptoe & Johnson
    Summer 2012
    Summer 2013
    Texas
    Tolles & Olson Llp
    Weil
    West Coast
    Winter Break
    Womble Carlyle
    Wright Tremaine

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Programming >
      • Academic Events
      • Professional Events
      • Community Events
      • Outline Bank
    • Chapter Leadership
    • NBLSA Code of Conduct
    • Chapter Constitution
  • Prospective Students
  • Pre-Law Students
  • Calendar
  • Law Firm and Corporate Partnership
  • Alumni
    • Supporting Our Chapter
  • Contact Us