The Venable/House of Ruth Fellowship program will provide funding for a graduate of the University of Baltimore’s Family Law Clinic to work as a staff attorney for House of Ruth for one year.
Any student currently enrolled in or planning to enroll in the Family Law Clinic or recent graduate (a lawyer who has graduated within the past three years and has passed the Bar exam) is eligible to apply.
The 2012 Fellow will be selected in Fall 2011 to begin work in Summer 2012.
Application Instructions
Maryland Legal Aid is hosting a learning luncheon for young lawyers on September 7th from 12-1pm at its Baltimore office (500 East Lexington Street). Paul Mark Sandler of Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler will present The 12 Secrets of Persuasive Argument. RSVP by emailing aallen@mdlab.org.
If you are a 3D or 4E with an interest in a JD alternative federal career, consider applying for the PMF program, a highly competitive, entry-level hiring program for the federal civil service. (With very rare exception, the PMF program will not lead to an attorney position.) A complete description of the program is available at the PMF website.
Please note the following: The PMF application timeline and deadlines have changed from years past. This year the application period is open from September 15-25, 2011. In addition to the completed application, PMF applicants need to be nominated by the school. If you are seeking a nomination, please set-up an appointment with the school’s nominating official, Astrid Schmidt King, Assistant Dean of Law Career Development, at aschmidt@ubalt.edu by Wednesday, September 14th.
Wednesday, August 31st
5-6pm
Moot Court Room
Erin Barnes, a Judicial Law Clerk in the Baltimore Immigration Court, will provide an overview of the DOJ’s Volunteer Legal Intern Program, Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP), and the Attorney General’s Honors Program, and provide an ”insider” perspective on the application process.
Anyone applying to the DOJ’s 2011 Honors or SLIP programs should attend!
September 21st – Roundtable Discussion: Bankruptcy
Litigation after Stern v. Marshall - On June 23, 2011, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Stern v. Marshall, holding that Bankruptcy Courts do not have Constitutional authority to enter final judgments on state-law counterclaims raised by debtors in bankruptcy. Since the Court dropped this bombshell, practitioners have been trying to figure out what this will mean in the context of consumer bankruptcy practice. Join a panel of Consumer Bankruptcy attorneys as they discuss the likely effects the Stern case will have on consumer bankruptcy litigation, and identify strategies consumer bankruptcy attorneys can use in the wake of this landmark decision. (Cost: Free, Optional Box Lunch: $10).
Attorney Continuing Legal Education Classes
Wednesday, August 24th
12-1pm
Moot Court Room
Many law students are confused by the federal hiring process, and for a good reason, it is confusing. This presentation is intended to provide a comprehensive overview on how federal agencies hire law students for both internships and entry-level attorney positions, as well as provide strategic advice that results in clear and actionable answers to students’ most common questions. The federal competitive service will also be discussed as it offers a wide range of interesting and rewarding JD alternative careers.
Bring your own lunch, as well as all of your questions!
Thursday, 8/25
12-1pm; 5:30-6:15pm
Moot Court Room
Attention Class of 2012: If you are considering applying for post-graduate judicial clerkship positions with state trial courts, now is the time to prepare for the process. Updated information for the Maryland Circuit Courts and DC Superior Courts 2012-2013 term is now available in the Document Library on Symplicity. If you are undecided about the value of a judicial clerkship, in terms of your overall career goals, you are encouraged to schedule an appointment with the LCDO, and read:
11 THINGS EVERY LAW STUDENT SHOULD KNOW ABOUT JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS;
QUICK GUIDE TO JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS;
QUICK GUIDE TO MARYLAND COURT CLERKSHIPS; and
CANDID CLERKSHIP ADVICE FROM RECENT UB ALUMNI.
All there resources can be found in the Document Library on Symplicity.
The national American Inns of Court program, founded by then-Chief Justice Warren Burger of the U.S. Supreme Court, offers monthly dinner programs for lawyers and judges on a local basis, encouraging professionalism both by social interaction and by educational (and, we hope, entertaining) programs presented by groups of members. Designed particularly to benefit younger lawyers and law students in their entry to the legal community, our program also may assist law students to meet potential future employers and/or get employment leads. Assistant Dean Astrid Schmidt King sits on the Board of the Anne Arundel County Inn (The James Cawood Inn of Court).
The next meeting of the Cawood Inn is Thursday, September 8th from 5:45-8:45pm at the Sheraton Annapolis (173 Jennifer Road, Annapolis, MD 21401). Come meet dozens of UB alum and practitioners. The cost is $10. If interested, please contact Astrid Schmidt King at aschmidt@ubalt.edu by August 26th.
