Exciting Pro Bono Activity

On Saturday, November 14, 10 am to noon, CUA law students will be helping to staff the D.C. Bar’s Advice and Referral Clinic, 1525 7^th Street, NW.  You’ll be paired with an attorney from Dickstein Shapiro and will contact intake interviews on a variety of matters.   This is a great way to help local residents, learn and network.  We want you to participate!  Please e-mail Jeanine Piller, Pro Bono Coordinator, at piller@law.edu, by Friday, November 6. 

Summer Public Interest Fellowship Program

Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ) invites applications from first and second year law students for the Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Fellowship Program during the summer of 2010.  The purpose of the program is to promote public interest and poverty law opportunities for interested law students.  Hiring decisions are made on a rolling basis, so interested students are encouraged to apply as early as possible.  An application form and more information is available at http://www.lsnj.org/internprog.htm

Pro Bono Mgr., Children’s Law Ctr.

The Children’s Law Center seeks to hire a full-time or part-time Pro Bono Manager to design and implement a pro bono strategy for the organization.  For more information see the attached flyer.

http://law.cua.edu/lawandsocialjusticeinitiatives/Blog%20Uploads/Pro-Bono-Manager-job-announcement.pdf

Nonprofit Career Fair

Idealist. org is sponsoring a Nonprofit Career Fair in Washington DC on November 10, 2009, where job seekers can distribute resumes and speak with nonprofit recruiters about current and future employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities. The event will take place from 11am – 3pm at GWU’s Marvin Center at 800 21st Street, NW, between H and I streets. Registration is free, go to http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/CareerFair/Viewer/default?career-fair-id=242 and scroll to the bottom of the page, select the Registration link in the Job Seekers box.

Performance: Speak Truth to Power

Monday, October 26, 8 p.m., Pax Christi CUA will stage a performance of “Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark.” The award-winning play includes the stories of peacemakers Helen Prejean, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Elie Wiesel, the Dalai Lama and others. Desserts will be provided following the performance. Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center, Food Court. For more information, contact Chase Nordengren at chase.nordengren@gmail.com.

AUYDA (DC) Staff Attorney Position

AYUDA seeks a full-time, bilingual Domestic Violence/Family Law Staff Attorney to provide direct legal services to low-income survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.  See flyer for more information.

Childrens Law Center staff attorney position

The Children’s Law Center (CLC) (Washington, DC) invites applications for a full time staff attorney to begin in the Fall of 2010. The staff attorney will represent children in abuse and neglect, adoption and guardianship proceedings and may also represent some caregivers in similar matters. 

Applications should include a cover letter, current resume, legal writing sample and list of references. Applications must be received by December 1, 2009. Interviews will be scheduled during January and early February. No phone calls. Applications should be submitted to: Staff Attorney Selection Committee The Children’s Law Center 616 H Street, N.W., Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001; jobs@childrenslawcenter.org; (fax) (202) 467-4949

See flyer for more information.