Columbus School of Law Celebrates Pro Bono
June 15, 2009
In October, Columbus School of Law will participate in the National Celebration of Pro Bono sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. Our plans are still in development. If you have a project that you would like to suggest as part of the law school’s participation in the National Celebration of Pro Bono, please contact Professor Sandy Ogilvy.
The National Celebration of Pro Bono website can be found at http://www.probono.net/celebrateprobono/
Torture, Conscience and the Catholic Moral Tradition–Free Event at Columbus School of Law
March 13, 2009
March 19, 2009, 1 – 9 pm, Slowinski Courtroom.
See Flyer for More Information regarding registration, dinner, panels and the list of speakers.
See Flyer for position description and other additional information.
2009 Patton Boggs Public Policy Fellowship
March 4, 2009
Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Patton Boggs Public Policy Fellowship. Students currently enrolled in the Columbus School of Law and not graduating this spring or summer are eligible for this $5,000 stipend. The student must have been offered a position or be under serious consideration for a summer position doing policy work at a non-profit institution or a government agency. The summer position need not be in the Washington, D.C. area or in the United Sates. Applicants must submit the attached application along with a copy of their résumé to Courtney Dimling, Acting Pro Bono Coordinator, in Room 163, Office of Career and Professional Development, by 5pm on Thursday, March 26th.
See flyer.
Summer 2009 Internship Opportunity (unpaid) with the CUA Innocence Project Clinic.
February 19, 2009
The CUA Innocence Project Clinic which works on behalf of persons convicted of violent crimes who are serving long prison sentences but who continue to assert their actual innocence of the crimes of which they have been convicted, seeks three or four interns for the summer who are able to commit at least 20 hours per week to the work of the Clinic. Although the positions are unpaid, the positions do qualify for SPIL Stipends or O’Brien Fellowship funding. For more information, contact Professor Sandy Ogilvy at ogilvy@law.cua.edu.
Pro Bono Opportunity
February 3, 2009
A solo practitioner has a case in PG County that she is handling on a pro bono basis and she could use some help. She needs students that can review documents, perform research and respond to motions (under her supervision). Some of the document review may be done online and the attorney is willing to come to CUA to meet with students. There are many areas of civil law involved and the case has grown out of work done on her client’s home to restore it after it had been destroyed in a fire.
If anyone is interested in working on this matter, please contact Jill Frost in the Office of Career and Professional Development at 202-319-5132 or at frost@law.edu.
Student Volunteer Opportunity with KIND
January 27, 2009
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a new non-profit organization dedicated to representing unaccompanied children in the immigration system is looking for law student volunteers to assist with interpretation and client intake. See the attached document for more information. If you are interested, please contact Professor Ogilvy (ogilvy@law.cua.edu).
Pro Bono Opportunity in the CUA ElderLaw Clinic
January 23, 2009
The ElderLaw Clinic (Professor Michael McGonnigal) is representing a 68-year-old grandmother in a child custody case involving her 16-year-old grandson. The grandmother has had the grandson under her care since infancy. The grandmother has temporary legal custody. The mother of the child is fully cooperative. The father of the child has not seen him since he was two weeks old. The mother and the father lost track of each other within a year after the child was born. In the custody proceeding, the Clinic has filed a Motion to Serve by Posting on the father. A great deal of work went into it, but Judge Mitchell-Rankin thinks we need to do more to find the father. before she will allow this form of service. We need somebody who is Internet savvy and who might like playing private detective for a 16-year-old and his 68 year-old grandmother. Contact Professor Sandy Ogilvy if you would like to do some pro bono work for the Elderlaw Clinic on this matter.
Summer Funding Reminder
December 17, 2008
Please note that the Summer Funding Resources page on PSLawNet, http://pslawnet.org/summerfundingresources, is freshly updated with the most current information. This section of the website lists different funding sources for those with unpaid summer internships and is organized alphabetically by funding sources which may be applied in various geographic work locations and funding sources available in specific regions.
Also, please keep in mind the following CUA sources of summer funding which will be advertised next semester: See Flyer.
Financial Aid Update for graduates and alumni
December 10, 2008
The Office of Financial Aid has updated their webpage to include a great deal of information for graduating students and alums.
