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JANUARY 2020

Upcoming Workshops, Events & More

NYU Online Information Sessions

The Office of JD Admissions would like to extend an invitation to you to participate in our Online Information Sessions to learn more about the law school application process and about NYU Law’s offerings. These presentations will be a special broadcast of a live information session with an admissions representative. Participants will have an opportunity to submit questions about NYU's curriculum, student life, and the admissions process via our online chat tool. Register Here.

Friday, January 10 at 12:00 pm
CLEO Road to Law School
Designed to identify, motivate and prepare students for a career in the legal profession. Committed students can learn how to successfully navigate the law school admission process and underwrite their success in law school by participating in the College Scholars program.

 To apply for Road to Law School as well as see all their program offerings click here.

Ron Brown Prep Program

An award-winning pipeline initiative of the Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights, the 2020 summer program serves college students from historically underrepresented groups who want to pursue a career in the law. There are programs for both college graduates and/or college seniors. To learn more about the various programs, deadlines, and to apply click here.  
Weil Legal Innovators: New Fellowship Program for Law School Bound Students -- Application are Now Open! 
Weil has recently launched a new exciting initiative which offers the opportunity for ten rising law students to serve as a public service fellow, or Innovator, with a nonprofit organization for one year prior to the student beginning law school. All expenses associated with the program, including salary and health benefits for the Innovator are covered by Weil. For more information and to apply go here.
Hertog Foundation's 2020 Fellowships & Seminars
If you could study with some of the world’s top thinkers on some of the world’s most important topics – war and grand strategy, economic policy, or political thought and philosophy – which would you choose? Each year, the Hertog Foundation brings together top college students to the nation’s capital to explore the theory and practice of politics in an intensive seminar setting with outstanding faculty. This summer’s offerings provide students the flexibility to create their ideal summer experience – by applying for a seven-week summer fellowship or choosing among one to two week seminars to create their own individualized course of study. To learn more and apply click here.
XploreJD by AccessLex®: Helping Students Think Beyond Law School Rankings
AccessLex has developed an educational search tool to help aspiring law students reflect on their priorities and find law schools that may be a fit for their criteria. XploreJD urges students to identify and prioritize the factors that will matter most to them, then uses publicly available data and a proprietary algorithm to create a list of schools for them to consider. To learn more click here.
Are you looking for an opportunity for the spring semester?
Spring 2020 Legal Intern
The practice’s focus is on defending clients from the Department of Children & Families, along with Juvenile Law and Family Law. The internship provides a substantive legal experience. The ideal candidate has strong computer, research, writing, and critical reading skills.
For additional information on this position and on how to apply as well as to view the additional legal internships/jobs log-on to Handshake.
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Meet with the Pre-Law Advisor, Shannon Seaver
Appointments can be scheduled via Handshake. 
Thursday Open Office Hours - 2 p.m.-4 p.m. in the Career Center located in Dowling Hall, Suite 740. Open hours will be on a first come, first served basis and will begin next week. No appointment necessary. 
Schedule Online
Tufts University Career Center
 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Dowling Hall Suite 740
617-627-3299
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