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Twenty years in 2012!
Join us in Chicago as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary: September 20–23, 2012, at the Marriott on the Magnificent Mile
JTBF ® offers
educational and inspirational programming to under-served youth from
disadvantaged economic backgrounds at no cost to participants as we lay
the foundation for their educational and professional excellence. JTBF’s
mission to expand the diversity of the legal field is informed by the
belief that by representing a variety of socioeconomic, ethnic and
cultural backgrounds, a diverse legal team creates immeasurable value by
drawing on the full range of perspectives and life experiences.
Additionally, by acting as a continual advocate for diversity and higher
education, JTBF sustains a cycle of academic and professional
achievement and role models for communities with a high proportion of
at-risk-students.
Our
Conferences offer participants the opportunity to become involved with
JTBF and to support our programs, mission, and vision. Save the
date (September 20-23, 2012), and look for more Conference information
on the website as 2012 approaches- we hope that you will join us at the
2012 Tenth Biennial Conference in Chicago!
JRC-JTBF Joint Judicial Diversity Summer Internship Program
The application process for 2012 placements is open! The deadline for application is January 9, 2012:
please click here for full application instructions.
In 2011, the JRC-JTBF Joint Diversity Summer Judicial Internship
Program placed 42 summer judicial interns in chambers across the
country; you are invited to click here to read the report on our success in 2011.
NEW FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT CLERKSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
District Judge
Marcia Cooke of the Southern District of Florida (Miami) and Magistrate
Judge Ivan D. Davis of the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria) are
currently accepting applications and conducting interviews to select
judicial law clerks. District Judge Cooke is accepting applications from
law school graduates who have been out of law school for two or more
years. The clerkship with Judge Cooke will be for one year beginning in
February, 2012. Magistrate Judge Davis is accepting applications from
law graduates who have one or two years of practice or clerkship
experience for a clerkship with a one-year term beginning in September,
2012.
Please click here for more information on applying!
EXTERNSHIP: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SUPERIOR COURT
The District of Columbia Superior Court located at 500 Indiana Avenue, N.W. has externship opportunities for the Spring of 2012. This opportunity is directed to second and third year law students who are available to work 10-20 hours per week during the Spring semester. The externship opportunity is available in the Family Court division of the Superior Court and an interest in family law is appreciated. Exceptional writing skills are also very important.
Interested students should send the following information to lramsey@jtbf.org by November 27, 2011. Please email with any questions you may have!
1. Statement of Interest
2. Resume
3. Law School Transcript (official transcript not required)
4. Short Writing Sample (<10 pages)
5. Two References (optional but recommended)
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