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November 20^th, 2007

 Contents:

·         Attention 3L’s/4L’s: Presidential Management Fellowship Application for Post-Graduate Federal Gov’t positions is NOW AVAILABLE

·         Toledo Bar Association (TBA) 1L Minority Recruitment program

• Toledo Bar Association (TBA) and College of Law provide Mentoring Opportunities for 1Ls

·         Registration Now Open for the Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC)

·         1L’s- Large Firm Recruiting (December 1^st Guideline)

·         Public Service Commendation Forms due NEXT WEEK (Friday, Nov. 30^th)

·         NYC Alumni Reception- January 3^rd, 2008

·         This Week’s “Hot Job”: AFL-CIO Legal Fellowship (3L/4L)

Attention 3L’s/4L’s: Presidential Management Fellowship Application for Post-Graduate Federal Agency Hiring is NOW AVAILABLE:

The official start date of the PMF Class of 2008 application process is TODAY- Tuesday, November 20, 2007.  The application process will close at 11:59:59 p.m. (Eastern Time), Tuesday, December 4, 2007.  For more information on the PMF Program, please visit https://www.pmf.opm.gov/index.aspx

The Vacancy Announcement and Job Application is available on the USAJOBS website: http://jsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=65420177&AVSDM=2007%2D11%2D20+00%3A00%3A06

Please contact Jessica Mehl if you have any questions about the PMF Program or application process.  The nomination official for UT Law is Professor John Barrett. 

Toledo Bar Association (TBA) 1L Minority Recruitment  Program- watch for details on meeting day/time:

The TBA will sponsor a Minority Clerkship Program in which first year minority law school

students will have the opportunity to work as a summer associate in a local law firm, corporate legal

department, court or public sector position. The program is open to first year law students at the University   of Toledo and law students who are Toledo, Ohio residents but attend law school out of the area.

Please stop by the Office of Professional Development for an application and further details.

Registration Now Open for the Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC):

The 20th Annual Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference

is scheduled for

Saturday, February 2, 2008

in Chicago at Northwestern University School of Law

Each year, the MPILCC Conference attracts nearly 50 employers for on-site interviews, Table Talk (an informal networking session), or resume solicitation. The conference is free to employers and students.  Please see www.mpilcc.org for full conference details.   

Participating Employers:  Advocates for Basic Legal Equality –ABLE, Citizen Advocacy Center, City of Chicago -Department of Law, Cook County Office of the Public Defender, Cook County Office of the Public Guardian, Illinois Migrant Legal Assistance Project, International Union, Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Miami-Dade County Public Defender's Office, Midwest Center for Justice, Ltd., Missouri Attorney General's Office, Ohio State Legal Services Association, San Bernardino County Public Defender, The Carter-Alexander Institute for Law and Justice, The Greenlining Institute, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of the General Counsel, General Law, U.S. Department of Justice - Environmental Enforcement Section, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

To register: Please send the following information to Jessica Mehl at jessica.mehl@utoledo.edu by December 5, 2007:

1. Student Last Name
2. Student Middle Initial or Middle Name
3. Student First Name
4. E-mail Address (YOU MUST REMOVE THE HYPERLINK)
5. Current Class Year (1L, 2L or 3L)
6. Registered Last Year? (yes or no)

Toledo Bar Association (TBA) and College of Law provide Mentoring Opportunities for 1Ls:

This professional mentoring opportunity will be made available to 25 first-year day or evening law students.  Students will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.  Matching of students to mentors will be done randomly. To receive a mentor and participate in this program, interested students must agree to all activities related to the program.

They are as follows:

     January  15 ,2008 – Opening Reception – UT College of Law

     Minimum of one mentor/mentee meeting each month

     Minimum of one two hour shadowing opportunity

     April 4, 2008 – Closing Luncheon – Toledo Bar Association

The first 25 1Ls to e-mail lcs@utoledo.edu expressing interest will be considered.

1L’s- Large Firm Recruiting (December 1^st Guideline):

If you are a first year law student and are interested in working full-time at a large law firm over your 1L summer, your application materials should be mailed on or around December 1^st.  Large firm hiring typically wraps up in mid to late January, so if you would like to be considered for a 1L Summer Associate position, you must apply on or around December 1^st.  The NALP Directory is a great resource for identifying firms nationwide that typically hire 1L students for summer associate positions.  www.nalpdirectory.com

We have compiled a list of large firm and government employers that are currently seeking 1L’s for summer positions.  Please see http://law.utoledo.edu/students/career/directmail.asp  Information about Spring On-Campus Recruitment will be available on the Career Services website in mid-December. 

If you are a 1L student and are considering applying to large firms, please schedule an individual appointment with Law Career Services ASAP if you have not done so already.

Public Service Commendation Forms due Next Friday:

Public Service Commendation applications and time-sheets for Summer/Fall 2007 are due by next Friday, November 30^th 2007.  A student may earn a Public Service Commendation for each semester in which he or she performs thirty (30) or more documented hours of unpaid law related public service work.   Applications and-time sheets are available at http://law.utoledo.edu/students/probono.htm

Completed forms can be turned into Jessica Mehl, Pro Bono Coordinator in The Office of Professional Development, Law Career Services. 

NYC Alumni Reception:

Students, if you are interested in networking with NYC alumni and plan to be in NYC over the holidays, consider attending the alumni reception as indicated below:

The University of Toledo College of Law invites you to join

Dean Douglas E. Ray and members of the Faculty for cocktails & hors d’oeuvres.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York City

Please respond by December 17 to 419.530.2628 or ann.elick@utoledo.edu.

This Week’s “Hot Job”:

AFL-CIO Legal Fellowship (3L’s):  The Legal Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations ("AFL-CIO") is offering a one-year fellowship beginning in September 2008. The fellowship offers an excellent opportunity for recent law school graduates to work with experienced union-side lawyers on a wide variety of issues.

The AFL-CIO is a voluntary federation of 55 national and international unions which represent 10 million working women and men in the United States. The AFL-CIO works on a variety of fronts to improve the lives of working families, to secure social and economic justice in the United States, and to protect the interests of working people in the global economy. The AFL-CIO and its affiliates have been instrumental not only in negotiating good pay and benefits for union members, but also in the enactment and enforcement of laws that protect important rights for all workers, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. The Legal Department works on a wide range of litigation, policy, regulatory and legislative matters, and assists with organizing campaigns, corporate governance issues, and other AFL-CIO initiatives. The Legal Department also administers the Lawyers Coordinating Committee, a national organization of union-side attorneys, which issues various publications and holds educational conferences on a regular basis.

The AFL-CIO Fellow will work with lawyers in the AFL-CIO Legal Department and with other union lawyers around the country on a wide range of activities. The Fellow will assist experienced lawyers working on cases and regulatory matters that affect the labor movement and the rights of workers. The AFL-CIOs litigation caseload includes cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the NLRB and a small number of state appellate suits. In addition, the AFL-CIO Legal Department frequently presents the views of the labor movement on federal regulatory initiatives affecting workers. Whenever possible, the Fellow will be given the opportunity to participate in meetings with union lawyers and to attend oral arguments. The AFL-CIO Fellow will also participate in Lawyers Coordinating Committee activities, including preparation for attorney conferences, outreach to new labor lawyers and law students, and regular opportunities to attend LCC meetings and conferences.

The fellowship salary is in the range of $55,000 to $60,000 depending on experience. Benefits include excellent medical and dental insurance plus paid vacation. Recent law graduates, judicial clerks, and third-year law students are welcome to apply. Applicants should have excellent legal research and writing skills and enjoy legal research and appellate work. Applicants should also have a commitment to workers rights and a desire to practice union-side labor law. The AFL-CIO is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.

To Apply: Applicants should send a cover letter explaining their interest in the fellowship, a current resume, a transcript, a short writing sample, a letter of reference and a list of two additional references to the attention of Jonathan Hiatt, AFL-CIO General Counsel, 815 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. The application process is rolling and will remain open until the successful candidate is selected. Telephone inquiries are discouraged.