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BC Law Offers Aid to Deferred and Unemployed Grads

Erik Even — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:44:36 +0000

The Boston College Law School has joined other prominent law schools in offering assistance to graduates who have been deferred at law firms, or who have not received offers.

According to Eagleionline, the assistance includes:

Law School Fellows Program: “as many as twelve positions” will be available, paid at “a modest hourly rate” in places like the Legal Assistance Bureau and the Law Library.

Career Services Partnership Program: working with some firms and companies, the Law School will coordinate jobs for graduates from September 1 of this year to March 1 of the next, to help out those who are waiting out deferrals or bar exam results. While stipends vary, past participants have “averaged $800 to $1000 per week.”

Audit Courses: Class of 2009 graduates will be able to enroll in “a number of courses” in the fall semester, without tuition but without the opportunity to receive a grade…

Eagle Scholars Program: while auditing courses, graduates can participate in a weekly seminar intended to help students produce “a law review article of publishable quality.”

Research Assistantships: in a measure bound to raise the ire of some continuing students, graduates are being welcomed to apply for assistantships with professors. Some faculty members have been given the green light to hire an extra assistant for the summer and fall.

Public Service Jobs: for graduates waiting out deferrals, the Law School is extending access to PS Lawnet in an effort to connect graduates with public service opportunities.

Boston College Law School is situated on a 40-acre wooded campus in Newton, Massachusetts. With approximately 800 students and 125 faculty members, the Law School is the largest of Boston College’s seven graduate and professional schools.

Admission to BC Law is among the most selective in the United States, with approximately 7,000 applicants for the 275 places in the first year class in 2005.

NYU Law Hosts Career Fair

Erik Even — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:01:19 +0000

The New York University School of Law says it was the first law school in the country to host a career fair for deferred students and laid-off alumni.

Earlier this week, fifty employers met with deferred associates and other alumni to discuss temporary and permanent positions. About 140 NYU 3Ls have had their start dates deferred.

The employers included public interest firms, non-profits and government agencies.

The New York University School of Law was established in 1835, and offers the JD, LL.M., and JSD degrees. It is located in Greenwich Village.

Volunteer Lawyers for Justice to Hold Job Fair for Deferred Associates

Erik Even — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:26:57 +0000

Volunteer Lawyers for Justice is holding a job fair next week for deferred associates who want public interest jobs in the interim before they start at their firms.

Many firms have offered their deferred incoming associates a stipend of they find employment at an approved organization.

The “Deferred Associates Fair” will be held on April 8th at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The nonprofit Volunteer Lawyers for Justice trains volunteer attorneys to provide free legal assistance to low-income clients.

Twelve public interest legal organizations have signed up to participate so far, and there could be 20 or more represented at the event. Several law school clinics are also scheduled to attend.