Announcements
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission
is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that
as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve
our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to,
recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
STUDENT TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
OPPORTUNITIES
FEMA’s Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) offers a valuable work experience for students.
DUTIES: Incumbent will apply his/her clerical and administrative skills and experience in an exciting work environment with great people. In this occupation, you will perform clerical support work by applying procedures and practices within established guidelines. You may type reports, maintain files, arrange meetings and prepare travel requests and vouchers as well as conduct research concerning the interpretation and application of a variety of rules and regulations. To be successful in this field, it is essential that you have a high degree of flexibility. You may also be required to have computer literacy and the ability to type and transcribe data. If you are a versatile team player who enjoys assisting others, your skills and abilities are needed at FEMA.
SALARY RANGE: $24,865 - $34,075 (varies pending locations)
JOB LOCATIONS: Washington, DC/Boston, MA/New York, NY/Philadelphia, PA/Atlanta, GA/Chicago, IL/Denton, TX/Kansas City, MO/Denver, CO/Oakland, CA/Bothell, WA/Anniston, AL
WHEN TO APPLY: April 4 – April 15, 2011
WHERE TO APPLY: fema-student-hire-me@dhs.gov
HOW TO APPLY:
Please add your desired Office location in the Subject line of your email:
From: John, Doe
To: fema-student-hire-me@dhs.gov
Subject: Locality - Washington, DC
The following forms (if applicable) submit to complete your application:
1) A resume or any other written format chosen provided that it contains all pertinent information (full name, complete mailing address, announcement number, phone number, etc.)
2) Copy of college transcript(s). Unofficial copies are permitted. Also a letter from your school for proof of continuing education must accompany your resume.
3) High School students must be at the age of 16 years.
4) In your application package provide three references not related to you and are not former supervisors. (Include full name, area code and telephone number, and address including number, street, city, state and zip code).
*See the Flyer Here
Questions? Email: mary.waller@dhs.gov or roslyn.williams@dhs.gov
Announcements
NAWL-PRUDENTIAL 2011 1L SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity to a highly-motivated first-year law student. Through this partnership, NAWL will help select a student to join the 2011 summer law intern class at Prudential for an 11-week internship at Prudential’s offices in Newark, New Jersey; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA; or Shelton, CT for a stipend of approximately $8,500.
About NAWL and Prudential
Founded over 100 years ago, NAWL is the leading voluntary organization devoted to the interests of women lawyers and women’s legal rights. NAWL has members in all 50 states and engages in numerous programs and activities to advance its mission. More information can be found at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=89pfzucab&et=1104651234176&s=3674&e=001uFGNnIi9QseXdKuFsm1WrnpCrJ8hOxxyQJIIkh_x0-DvDT8X_CfbB3T4Wb8GQfe6acZY2zwCo7Y5yvtR0ZL_dsQkDw04a1ORnfBepRFopWY=.
Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company’s well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential’s businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit www.prudential.com.
Internship Responsibilities
The summer intern will have the opportunity to work with attorneys who support the broad reach of the Prudential businesses. The summer intern will also participate in the summer intern training program, which includes programs presented by Prudential attorneys that highlight different areas of the business and the legal department. Each intern will be paired with an attorney who will serve as a mentor during the program and will provide guidance on projects. The summer intern may also have an opportunity to practice interviewing skills, prepare presentations and shadow attorneys on various projects. The summer internship will run between May 23, 2011, and August 12, 2011. The summer intern will be paid a stipend of approximately $8,500, which shall accrue and be paid on an hourly basis.
Qualifications
Each applicant must be a member of NAWL and must be a law student enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school and have successfully completed the first year of law school and be scheduled for graduation in spring 2013 (full-time students) or spring 2014 (part-time students). Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent. The ideal applicant will have financial or business-related experience or interest.
How to Apply
To apply, you must submit a cover letter, resume, a list of three references, and a copy of your transcript to:
Rebecca Whitehurst
Communications Coordinator
National Association of Women Lawyers
321 N Clark St. MS 15.2
Chicago, IL 60654
Fax: 312.988.5491
Phone: 312.988.5861
whitehurstr@nawl.org
Please write “Prudential Internship” in the subject line of all correspondence. All materials must be received by 12:00 p.m. CST on March 11, 2011. Finalists must be available to participate in phone interviews between March 21-25, 2011. A finalist shall be selected and notified on or before April 1, 2011.
Prudential and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers and are committed to diversity in our workforce.
Announcements
On behalf of the national law firm Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, I am pleased to announce the firm’s new Diversity in Law Scholarship. The keystone of the firm’s Diversity Outreach Plan, the Diversity in Law Scholarship was created for law students who either (1) are a member of a diverse group (broadly defined to include race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity, physical disability or economic/educational disadvantage) that is historically underrepresented in the private practice of law; or (2) demonstrate a long-standing commitment to diversity that will be furthered by award of the scholarship.
Click Here To Download The Scholarship Materials
The scholarship awards the selected recipient a total of $30,000.00 to be applied towards the selected recipient’s law school tuition, fees, and text books, with one half of the scholarship paid for the student’s second year of law school and one half of the scholarship paid for the student’s third year of law school subject to the following: To receive the second installment of the scholarship, the recipient must maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA (or its equivalent) through the student’s second year of law school. The scholarship recipient will also be offered a paid summer clerkship at one of the firm’s offices for the summer following the student’s first year of law school. Finally, in order to help ensure the recipient’s successful entry into the legal profession, the firm will assign an attorney to mentor the recipient for the student’s remaining law school career.
It’s our hope to spread the word about our Diversity in Law Scholarship to the Law School Admission Council and, as a contact for Minority Regional Outreach Grants, I thought you would be the perfect “go to” person to assist the firm in our communication outreach efforts. I have attached a copy of our formal scholarship application containing more in-depth information about the scholarship for your reference and dissemination.
Please note that to be considered for the Diversity in Law Scholarship students should complete and submit the attached application and required documents to Zelle Hofmann by April 1, 2011. Contact information and respective submission information is available within the attached application.
If you would like additional information about Zelle Hofmann, please visit www.zelle.com.
Announcements
Thank you for your interest in a scholarship from the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey, Inc. (“HBA-NJ”). The HBA-NJ is committed to the advancement and progress of Hispanic Americans in the legal profession. In furtherance of that effort, the HBA-NJ will award scholarships of up to $3,000.00 to eligible law students.
The law students who will be eligible to receive a scholarship from the HBA-NJ are those Hispanic Americans (at least one parent must be of Hispanic descent) who are or have been residents of the State of New Jersey and who are enrolled in an American Bar Association approved law school in the United States. The scholarship is available to students that are currently in their first, second or third year of law school.
CLICK HERE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION & GUIDELINES
It is important that, before you complete and submit this application, you read the Scholarship Guidelines and Rules annexed to the application and incorporated therein by reference. All scholarships shall be subject to said guidelines. This application and all supporting documentation must be received no later than April 15, 2011. The application will not be considered complete until all application materials are received. Scholarship recipients will be notified of their selection on or around April 29, 2011. The HBA-NJ will award the scholarships at its annual Scholarship Gala. Should you be selected to receive a scholarship, you will also receive one (1) complimentary ticket for your admission to the Scholarship Gala.
Thank you for your application. Please answer all questions completely and in legible handwriting or typed. The HBA-NJ wishes you success in your legal career.
If there are any questions regarding the application, please contact J. Andres Mayor, Esq., 2011 Scholarship Committee Chair, at amayor@daypitney.com.
Announcements
The HNBA and the HBA-NJ would like to invite you to its:
Membership Drive and Networking Reception
on Thursday, March 3, 2011 ~ 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
at McCarter & English, LLP., Four Gateway Center, Newark, NJ
Click Here To See The Flyer And More Information!
Please RSVP to Monica de los Rios, mdelosrios@pattonboggs.com or call 973-848-5686 by February 25, 2011.
Announcements
The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey Strongly Denounces The Recent Calls For The Impeachment Of New Jersey Supreme Court Associate Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto.
For Immediate Release: February 4, 2011
The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (HBA-NJ) has reviewed the statements articulated by New Jersey Supreme Court Associate Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto in Henry v. New Jersey Dep’t of Human Servs., A-69-09, ___ N.J. ___ (2010) and in Hopewell Valley Citizens’ Group, Inc. v. Berwind Prop. Group Dev. Co., A-83-09, ___ N.J. ___ (2011), expressing his intention to abstain from voting on cases where temporarily-assigned Judge Edward Stern’s vote would affect the outcome of a case. Although the HBA-NJ supports the independence of the judiciary and each Justice’s discretion in determining how to vote, it nonetheless disagrees with Justice Rivera-Soto’s determination to abstain from voting in certain cases because it deprives the Court, litigants, and the citizens of the State of New Jersey of his considered views. Diversity on the Court is essential to ensuring that all perspectives and view points are fully represented and considered during the deliberative process. Justice Rivera-Soto’s full participation in all judicial proceedings before the Court is necessary to promote such diversity of opinions. Therefore, the HBA-NJ strongly urges Justice Rivera-Soto to fully participate in all matters presented to the Court for review. Justice Rivera-Soto’s full participation will also uphold the integrity of the State’s highest court and dispel any doubts that may be held by the litigants or the bar concerning the legitimacy of the Supreme Court’s decisions that may be affected by this controversy.
While disagreeing with the position taken by Justice Rivera-Soto, the organization strongly disagrees that the Justice’s decisions would justify impeachment proceedings. The HBA-NJ regards impeachment under N.J. Const. art. VII, § 3 as a power to be exercised by the Legislature to address cases involving misdemeanor offenses committed by public officials. Notwithstanding Justice Rivera Soto’s recent decisions, he has throughout his tenure demonstrated a commitment to the independence of the judiciary. Critically, Justice Rivera-Soto is still participating in the decisional process of many of the cases that are pending before the Court and in multiple other roles as a jurist. Thus, the current controversy does not provide a sufficient basis for the Legislature to take the extreme measure of impeachment. Accordingly, the HBA-NJ denounces the calls that have been made for Justice Rivera-Soto’s impeachment, especially in light of the fact that Justice Rivera-Soto has already communicated to Governor Chris Christie that he will not seek re-nomination to the Court after the expiration of his term in September 2011.
Instead, the HBA-NJ looks forward to working with Governor Christie to help him identify qualified candidates who can serve on our state’s highest court, particularly now that the Hispanic population is the largest minority group in New Jersey, according to the newly released 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data. More than ever, it is of paramount importance that the New Jersey Supreme Court be composed of the highest caliber of professionals while at the same time reflect the demographic makeup of our great State. Achieving that dual goal will help foster public trust in the State’s core principles of providing equal access to justice and a fair and impartial New Jersey Judiciary.
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About The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey
Founded in 1980, the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey is a 501 (c)(6) nonprofit statewide Association that represents attorneys, judges, law professors and law students who share a common interest in addressing the issues affecting Hispanics within the legal community.
The purpose of the Association is to serve the public interest: (i) by cultivating the art and science of jurisprudence, (ii) by advancing the standing of the legal profession, and (iii) by preserving high standards of integrity, honor, and professional courtesy among Hispanic lawyers.
The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey cooperates with other bar organizations, legal organizations, and Hispanic community, business, civic, charitable and cultural organizations in furtherance of the aforementioned purposes.
For press inquiries, please contact: Geida D. Sanlate, Esq., HBA-NJ Press Secretary, at gsanlate@littler.com or 973.848.4744.
For more information about the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey, please visit our website at: www.njhba.org or contact Suzette T. Rodriguez, Esq., HBA-NJ President, at suzette.rodriguez@gmail.com or 973.630.0714.
Announcements
The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (“HBA-NJ”) is pleased to announce the start of its annual Mentorship Program. The HBA-NJ’s Mentorship Program is designed to match Latino law students in New Jersey with Latino legal professionals from some of the top New Jersey law firms, legal departments, government agencies and public interest organizations. The Program is intended to foster relationships between practicing attorneys and law students by encouraging mentors to provide guidance and advice for Latino students as they adjust to the demands of law school, navigate the recruitment process, and evaluate potential career options and strategies.
The program is open to first, second, and third year law students from the three New Jersey Law Schools. In addition to providing mentors, the program also includes formal mentoring programs, including panel and/or roundtable discussions on various topics, and informal mentoring activities developed by the mentors and mentees themselves. The HBA-NJ requests your participation as a mentor, mentee, or a speaker at one of the upcoming formal Mentorship Program activities that will be announced.
Click on these links to access the applications and sign up to be a Mentor or a Mentee.
These applications should be returned no later than Monday, January 31, 2011 to HBA-NJ’s President-Elect, Daniel Mateo at dmateo@reedsmith.com.
We look forward to a successful and rewarding 2011 Mentorship Program!
Very truly yours,
Suzette T. Rodriguez, Esq.
President
Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey
Announcements
to be held in the Theatre Square Grill, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6pm
Click Here to View The Wine Tasting Flyer
The tasting will feature a very special pairing of Chilean and Argentine wines and food!
TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT, CLICK HERE
Tickets are $75 (which includes tax, tip, and parking)
This event is sponsored by Wachovia.
Announcements
Cesar Perales to Step Down as Head of LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Nov. 18, 2010
New York, NY – Cesar Perales, President and General Counsel of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, announced
today that he will be leaving the organization once a successor is identified.
After founding the civil rights group as the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education
Fund (PRLDEF) in 1972 with two other lawyers, and then leaving for several posts in public
office, Cesar returned in 2003 to help revive the organization when it was in peril of
closing. Seven years later, Cesar leaves LatinoJustice PRLDEF in a position that is
financially healthy and with its high standing restored in the eyes of its constituents,
the foundation world and its civil rights peers.
“It is no exaggeration to describe Cesar as one of the giants in the struggle for civil
rights in the modern era,” said David Arroyo, Chairman of the Board. “We owe him a
great debt of gratitude for paving the way for our successes, both personal and
professional. His legacy will endure for decades to come.”
The board has developed a comprehensive planning process to identify Cesar’s
successor and will be seeking national candidates as soon as possible.
“We owe it to the organization and the community it serves to conduct the most
rigorous search possible and identify the very best candidates,” noted Will Malpica,
Chair of the Transition Committee. “We have carefully prepared for this moment and
today the organization is in its best shape ever – we have a very good story to tell.”
Cesar will be staying at LatinoJustice PRLDEF through the transition process.
During the past few years LatinoJustice PRLDEF has recaptured a successful past that
includes landmark litigation in education rights, Latino voting rights, workers rights
and immigration issues. Two years ago, Sonia Sotomayor, once a board member,
was named to the Supreme Court, crowning the founders’ stated goal of creating
leaders in the legal community.
More recently, the organization has also been on the forefront of litigation to stop
local anti-immigration legislation, winning a landmark case that prevented Hazleton,
Pennsylvania from enforcing a law that targeted Latinos. LatinoJustice PRLDEF is also
involved in the case to stop Arizona’s SB1070 anti-immigration law.
One of LatinoJustice PRLDEF’s goals from the start has been to create new Latino
leaders. Cesar feels his leaving creates just the opportunity he and the founders
envisioned when they started PRLDEF.
“It’s a perfect time for the next generation of leaders to take over at LatinoJustice
and a perfect time for me to seek out new adventures,” Cesar said. “Our finances are
very strong right now, our legal team is involved in many cases critical to our
community and our education department is preparing many young people to come
into the profession. I am very confident that LatinoJustice PRLDFEF is perfectly
poised to continue on its steady path.”
The son of a Puerto Rican father and a Dominican mother, Cesar grew up in New
York City. He first considered becoming a lawyer as a child, after his father’s
business declared bankruptcy. Cesar went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from City
College in 1962 and graduated from Fordham Law School in 1965.
Upon graduating from Fordham, Cesar worked at the legal unit for a Ford
Foundation-funded program on the Lower East Side of New York called Mobilization
for Youth. In 1968, when the federal government began to open neighborhood legal
services programs as part of the War on Poverty, Cesar, at 27 years old, was
selected to establish the first Brooklyn Legal Services Office.
His experiences working in New York’s Puerto Rican neighborhoods allowed him to
also assume the role of legal advocate for New York’s Latino community. In April
1969, he represented the students who took over his alma mater, the City College of
New York, to demand the admission of more minority students. In January, 1970, he
represented the Young Lords Organization when they took control of a church to
provide community services to poor community in El Barrio. Perales negotiated the
early morning non-violent arrest of over 100 members the Young Lords who refused
to leave the church.
In 1972, Cesar, along with two Puerto Rican lawyers Jorge Batista and Victor
Marrero, raised enough seed money to open the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and
Education Fund, a legal organization modeled on the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
Cesar served as the first Executive Director and Marrero was Chairman of the Board.
In 1974, the consent decree issued in PRLDEF’s suit Aspira v. New York City Board of
Education became central to the United States’ establishment of bilingual education
programs in schools across the country. And, in several lawsuits against the New
York Civil Service Commission, New York Police Department and New York Sanitation
Commission, PRLDEF was able to get the courts to strike down numerous civil service
requirements that kept Latinos from public employment and eliminated barriers to
government benefits for non-English speaking applicants.
During his career, Cesar served in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare;
as an Assistant Secretary for Human Services; as Commissioner of the New York
State Department of Social Services; and as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human
Services for New York City. He also served as Senior Vice President at Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center.
Announcements
Dear HBANJ Active Member:
Pursuant to the notice requirements in our Bylaws, we hereby advise you that a Special Meeting shall be convened on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at 6:00pm, at the Law Center in New Brunswick, at which time all paid HBANJ members shall vote on the proposed Bylaws revisions.
We note the HBANJ Board of Trustees has adopted the proposed revisions at a board meeting on June 9, 2010, as recommended by the HBANJ Bylaws Committee. For your convenience, a clean copy and a redline copy, which reflect the proposed revisions are posted on our webpage. We look forward to seeing you on August 4. In the interim, please direct any questions or concerns to me at 973.597.6212 or by e-mail at mpozo@lowenstein.com.
Yours truly,
Miguel Alexander Pozo
President, HBANJ
HISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY, INC. BY- LAWS (Clean)
HISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY, INC. BY- LAWS (Redline Revisions)
