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The new site will continue to deliver the same useful job and professional development related content in an easier to use format. Visitors may search by a large number of subcategories as well as by keyword. An easy to use navigation bar will allow users to look at information specifically for students and alumni. Also easy to find is the weekly "This Week at the CDO" posts that detail upcoming events and deadlines for the week.

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CLE Opportunity

The Florida Bar Business Law Section Presents:
Lunch 'n' CLE
A Business Law Section Member Benefit

"Legal Outsourcing - What It Means For You"

Live in Orlando or via teleconference
July 29, 2009
12:00 - 1:00 pm

Topics to be discussed:

• When to consider legal outsourcing
• The Ethical Considerations - Ruling by the Florida Bar and ABA
  
• Impact on Time, Money, Profits and Budget
• How to Find a Provider / Things to Look for in a Provider

If telephone conferencing, dial in instructions will be emailed to all participants one day prior to the course.



Live Location:

Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A.
CNL II Center - 420 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 920
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 244-8000



This FREE 1.0 hour CLE will be presented by Kiran C. Chhaganal, CEO, Ius Juris, LLC

Note, the live presentation will be held in Orlando.

One Florida CLE credit will be awarded to attendees.

For more information, please visit http://www.floridabar.org/.

Baker Donelson Scholarships

Baker Donelson is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where the individual differences among us are understood, respected, appreciated and recognized as sources of strength of the Firm. These qualities enrich the environment in which we work. With this in mind, Baker Donelson will again award three scholarships to diverse law students this year. Each recipient will be awarded $10,000 which will be paid during the student's third year of law school to help defray the cost of law school tuition and related expenses. Additionally, recipients will be awarded a six-week, salaried 2L Summer Associate position in one of our following offices: Birmingham, AL; Atlanta, GA; Baton Rouge and New Orleans, LA; Jackson, MS; or Chattanooga, Johnson City, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, TN.

For complete eligibility criteria, instructions and to apply for the Scholarship Program please visit: www.bakerdonelson.com/diversityscholarship.

The deadline to apply is midnight, Monday July 6, 2009. The scholarship recipients will be notified by Friday, July 24, 2009. Please note that the deadline on the website does not reflect the correct deadline of Monday, July 6.

Scholarship Contest from the Access Group

For the second consecutive year, Access Group is sponsoring its popular law scholarship video contest and is inviting as many students as possible to participate in this opportunity. During last year’s “One Less Worry” contest, Access Group received 99 video submissions and awarded six winning law students more than $15,000 in scholarships.

This year’s law video contest, “My Inspiration,” is calling for current and entering law students to create and submit a brief video describing their inspirations for becoming a lawyer. The top ten videos, as chosen by Access Group, will be posted on YouTube.com and the student whose video receives the most votes will win a $10,000 scholarship. Access Group may also award up to five additional honorable mention scholarships valued at $1,500 each.

Deadline for entries is July 15, 2009, with judging set to begin August 3, 2009. The winners will be announced by September 3, 2009.

For more details including the official rules and deadlines, please visit www.youtube.com/MyInspirationContest.

Job Fair Information Update

Job fairs are an excellent way to interview with employers around the country. Registration is currently open for the following job fairs. Please take note of any approaching deadlines as extensions will not be granted. For more on a particular job fair, please click on the appropriate link below or contact the listed CDO advisor.

Boston Lawyers Group Job Fair, Boston, MA and Washington, DC - deadline is July 8.

Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair, Kansas City, MO - deadline is June 20.

Hispanic National Bar Association Career Fair, Albuquerque, NM - deadline is August 17. For more information, please contact Cristina Ortega.

IMPACT Legal Recruitment Program for Law Students with Disabilities, Washington, DC area - deadline is July 5.

Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair, Indianapolis, IN - deadline is July 10.

Lavender Law Career Fair, Brooklyn, NY - deadline is August 15. For more information, please contact Marcy Cox.

Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference, Minneapolis, MN - deadline is June 25. For more information, please contact Sarah Klein.

Rocky Mountain Diversity Career Fair, Denver, CO - deadline is July 27. For more information, please contact Cristina Ortega.

Southeastern Law Placement Consortium (SELPC), Atlanta, GA - deadline is July 8. For more information, please contact Marcy Cox.

Washington D.C. Interview Program (WDCIP), Washington, DC - deadline is July 1. For more information, please contact Diane Quick.

This Week at the CDO

Friday, April 24, 2009

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER FOR JOB FAIRS (all students)
The deadline to pre-register for the following job fairs is Friday, April 24 at 5:00 p.m.: Southeastern Minority Job Fair (SEMJF), Atlanta, GA (open to all rising 2L and 3L students as well as class of 2009 graduates), Southeastern Law Placement Consortium (SELPC), Atlanta, GA (rising 2L and 3L students), Washington, DC Interview Program (WDCIP), Washington, DC (rising 2L and 3L students) and the West Coast Interview Program (WCIP), Santa Monica, CA (rising 2L and 3L students).

Copies of the pre-registration form are available in the CDO, Room A-112. You may submit your pre-registration form to Nirva Pierre-Louis via email or by dropping off your form at the CDO.

This will be the last "This Week at the CDO" for the 2008-2009 academic year. Best of luck on finals and congratulations to all graduating students.

ABA Section of Antitrust Law $5,000 Fellowship Award

The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law is pleased to announce the return of its Fellowship Award for the summer of 2009. The purpose of the Fellowship Award is to defray the housing and living expenses of distinguished law students pursuing unpaid summer employment opportunities within approved government agencies (federal, state, or international) dedicated to the enforcement of antitrust laws, or other institutions whose primary mission is to advance the study of antitrust and competition law.

Applications are available on the CDO Student Portal or from your CDO advisor. The deadline to apply is May 4, 2009.

This Week at the CDO

Monday, April 13, 2009

DEADLINE TO BID FOR SUPPLEMENTAL OCI EMPLOYER (1L and 2L students)
The deadline to bid on supplemental employer #2 of the April phase of the Spring 2009 OCI Program is Monday, April 13 at 11:00 p.m. EST.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

AKERMAN PRESENTS - KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL SUMMER (1L students)
Learn what you can do to make a great impression on your summer employer. The presentation, given by attorneys at Akerman Senterfitt, will take place on Tuesday, April 14 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 108. RSVP was required last week to attend.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

DEADLINE TO BID ON RESUME REFERRAL EMPLOYERS (1L, 2L and 3L students)
The deadline to bid on employers participating in Resume Referral Session (April 15, 2009) is Wednesday, April 15 at 11:00 p.m. EST.

Job Fair Information

On Monday, all students were sent via email (to the email address listed on Symplicity) a copy of the 2009 Job Fair Information chart and the Job Fair Pre-Registration Form. All students potentially interested in participating in a job fair this summer or fall should review the job fair chart and note any registration deadlines.

Four job fairs require pre-registration: The Southeastern Minority Job Fair and Southeastern Law Placement Consortium Job Fairs (both in Atlanta, GA), the Washington, D.C. Interview Program (Washington, D.C.) and West Coast Interview Program (Santa Monica, CA). Pre-registration does not bind you to attend any of the job fairs but rather guarantees that you will receive information on how to participate. You must pre-register by submitting the Pre-Registration Form no later than Friday, April 24 at 5:00 p.m. Forms may be returned to the CDO in Room A-112 or emailed to Nirva Pierre-Louis.

Both the Job Fair Information Chart and Pre-Registration Form are available for download from the CDO Student Portal. Pre-Registration Forms are also available at the CDO front desk.

Registration is now open for the following job fairs:

Boston Lawyers Group Job Fair, Boston, MA and Washington, DC

Delaware Minority Job Fair, Wilmington, DE

Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair, Kansas City, MO

IMPACT Legal Recruitment Program for Law Students with Disabilities, Washington, DC area

Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair, Indianapolis, IN

National Black Prosecutors Association Job Fair, Memphis, TN (please contact Tamesha Keel in the CDO with questions)

Northwest Minority Job Fair, Seattle, WA

Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair, Atlanta, GA

1Ls - Save the Date

Greenberg Traurig invites all members of the University of Miami School of Law class of 2011 to attend its Coast-to-Coast reception taking place on June 16, 2009 at many of its U.S. offices. A save the date card has been emailed to all 1Ls to the email address listed on Symplicity. More information will be sent in May.