ANNOUNCEMENTS

 ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION, INCLUDING LAW SCHOOL;

2. INTERNSHIPS; 

3. PRE-LAW PROGRAMS

4. LEGAL ADVICE RE: IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP.

1.  FINANCIAL SUPPORT.  The CSI Student Government will reimburse expenses for graduate school (including LSAT prep and law school application costs), up to $750/  If you paid for a prep class and you have receipts, you can submit through this link for reimbursement. The Legal Studies Institute will reimburse costs up to an additional $100.​ Please contact me with any questions:  Michael.Paris@csi.cuny.edu

Best,

MP

The Graduate Assistance Fund is now open until May 12, 2022. https://csi.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/step/1?Guid=14472ecf-e0b7-4d91-b39d-e5644cf8192f. If this link does not work, students have to login to CSI Campus Labs with their SLAS. There is a section called "forms" and there they could fill it out. Note, that they have to be logged in to see the form. Hope this helps!

Best,

Maxwell Velikodny
CUNY College of Staten Island, Macaulay Honors College
2020-2021 Student Government President

President and Founder of the Pre-Law Society

2. INTERNSHIPS: 

These internships are newly open to undergraduates.

2022 RCBA VLP SAN GIORGIO IN-PERSON INTERNSHIP w/APPLICATION

Please see the attached flyer and application for college and law students who are interested in applying to the RCBA VLP SAN GIORGIO IN-PERSON INTERNSHIP 2022. 2022 SAN GIORGIO FLYER 2022 SAN GIORGIO APPLICATION

The Richmond County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project Summer 2022 Justice Louis Sangiorgio Supreme Court Law Intern Program The Richmond County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) is now accepting applications for its law intern program. The program will be supervised by Administrative Judge of Richmond County, Desmond Green. The Richmond County Bar Association VLP will select law students to participate in a six-week program, which will immerse them in the day-to-day business of the judicial system. Applicants must be either in their first or second year of law school. Participating students will work with Supreme Court Justices and Principal Law Clerks in the research and resolution of real-life disputes that have come before the court. Participants will also work with the Managing Attorney for the VLP in assisting with active files of clients being represented by the VLP. Participants will observe jury trials, jury selection, litigant conferences with the court and attend instructional presentations and seminars conducted by practicing attorneys. Stipends may be available to the student interns through the Richmond County Bar Association VLP in an amount to be determined. The six-week program runs from Monday, June 13, 2022 through Friday, July 22, 2022. 

Applications must be received by Friday April 29, 2022. 

Applicants are encouraged to apply early. Please send completed applications to: Richmond County Bar Association VLP Justice Louis Sangiorgio Supreme Court Law Intern Program 25 Hyatt Street Ste 203 Staten Island, NY 10301 Please contact the RCBA VLP at 718-442-4500, if you have any questions. Justice Louis Sangiorgio was the Supervising Judge of the Richmond County Supreme Court from 1987 to 2002. In addition to his many duties Justice Sangiorgio and his staff helped in establishing the legal intern program. In recognition of Justice Sangiorgio’s mentoring of students, lawyers and of the judges in his court the Richmond County Bar Association named this program in his honor, after his death on October 20, 2002. 

3. PRE-LAW PROGRAMS:

Hello Everyone,

 

Below is information about a two-day summer workshop that helps candidates become successful law school applicants. The application deadline is May 2^nd.

 

Best,

Maxwell Velikodny

CUNY College of Staten Island, Macaulay Honors College

2020-2021 Student Government President

President and Founder of the Pre-Law Society

America Needs You Fellow

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwell-velikodny/

 

From: LSAC on behalf of CLEO <prelaw@LSAC.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 9:04 AM
To: Michael Paris
Subject: Let your students know about CLEO’s law school application workshop

 

 Please note: LSAC is sending this communication on behalf of CLEO, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity.

 

We’re pleased to let you know that registration is still open for CLEO’s ASAP (Achieving Success in the Application Process) program, an intensive two-day summer workshop that helps candidates become successful law school applicants. We hope you will share this news with your students and please let them know the application deadline is May 2. 

 

The summer 2022 program is designed for college juniors, seniors and post-graduates who intend to apply for law school in 2022 or 2023. Here’s just a sampling of what your students can expect: 

• Opportunities to meet and speak with senior law school admission staff, practicing attorneys, and law students. 
• Answers from law school admission staff regarding application process questions.
• Expert guidance about personal statements, addendums, and resumes from senior law school admission staff.

You can find dates, more details and an application here. Please share this link with your students.

 

CLEO has created an informative flyer that would be appropriate for you to share on your school's Facebook or Instagram pages. If you would like to receive this flyer, please contact Lynda Cevallos at LCevallos@cleoinc.org.

 

I look forward to receiving your students’ ASAP applications!  

 

Lynda Cevallos, Esq.
Director, Pre-Law Educational Activities
Council on Legal Education Opportunity
P: (240) 582-8600
F: (240) 582-8605

4. LEGAL ADVICE FOR CUNY STUDENTS:

EVENT ON APRIL 30th:

TODAY:

"Russia and Ukraine: What's Going On."

Professor Susan Smith-Peter (History) and Professor Anat Niv-Solomon (Political Science).

Thursday, February 24, 2022 3:30pm-4:30pm Via Zoom: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89755748790

Free LSAT Preparation Opportunity

Dear CSI Students and Graduates.  Consider this free LSAT Preparation Opportunity from the University of Buffalo Law School. If you purchase this workshop for $100, the CSI Legal Studies Institute will reimburse you in full.  Simply save an electronic receipt (credit card and from UB Law) that proves that you paid for it. Please email me with any questions, Michael.Paris@csi.cuny.edu.

Best, Michael Paris

Hello! 

The University at Buffalo School of Law is offering LSAT Prep Workshop and Practice Test events to help you prepare for the LSAT. Come and learn what skills you’ll need to succeed in getting the best LSAT score possible. The following LSAT Prep events will take place virtually.

LSAT Prep Workshop

Our comprehensive workshop teaches valuable techniques and skills to master the LSAT. Workshops cost $100 and includes instructions with Erin Decker '16 who scored a perfect 180 on the LSAT. 

Saturday, January 8, 2021 & Sunday, January 9, 2022:

• Part I: Saturday, January 8, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)
• Part II: Sunday, January 9, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)

Be prepared for test day! Learn valuable test-taking strategies. A Practice Test costs $50 and includes a 3-hour virtual review of LSAT PrepTest73, which is available online through LSAC's free Official LSAT Prep. Attendees are responsible for taking test 73 on their own before the review class.

Saturday, January 29, 2022 – Test 73
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (est)

SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTER TODAY!

Careers in the Law Event, Thurs. December 9th

 The CSI Legal Studies Institute and the CSI Pre-Law Club Present:

 

Careers in the Law: Juvenile Rights and Child Advocacy: A Conversation with Laura Cohen and Randi Mandelbaum, Rutgers-Newark Law School

 

Thursday, December 9^th

7:00 to 8:00 pm

Via Zoom.

 

CC CLUE Certified

 

Registration is Required: Register for this Event Here:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.

 

Laura Cohen

Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law and Justice Virginia Long Scholar

Rutgers Law School

Laura Cohen is the Director of the Criminal and Youth Justice Clinic and formerly worked for the New York City Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Division. She’s written articles on juvenile justice, parole, legal ethics, lawyering theory and the legal representation of adolescents. She’s also spearheaded several important amicus briefs before the New Jersey Supreme Court on juvenile justice matters.

 

Randi Mandelbaum

Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law and Annamay Sheppard Scholar

Rutgers Law School

Randi Mandelbaum has devoted her career to working with children and families.  As the founding director of the Child Advocacy Clinic, she spearheads a unique clinical program, which is aimed at comprehensively addressing the needs of low-income children and their families. The CAC provides representation to foster children, undocumented immigrant children, and low-income children with disabilities. 

 

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Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkc-yppz4uHtdJj_auPzsHi79yiPFBwcxn

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

CORRECTION: Free LSAT Prep Opportunity from UB Law School

 

Dear Students,

My previous announcement of this LSAT Test Prep opportunity neglected to mention that the CSI Legal Studies Institute will reimburse any current or former CSI student for the $100 fee. If you sign up for this workshop, simply use your own credit card, keep all receipts, and submit to me for reimbursement.

Free LSAT Prep Opportunity from Univ. of Buffalo Law School

 The University at Buffalo School of Law is offering LSAT Prep Workshops and Practice Test events to help you prepare for the LSAT. Come and learn what skills you’ll need to succeed in getting the best LSAT score possible. The following LSAT Prep events will take place virtually.

LSAT Prep Workshop

Our comprehensive workshop teaches valuable techniques and skills to master the LSAT. Workshops cost $100 and includes instructions with Erin Decker '16 who scored a perfect 180 on the LSAT. 

Saturday, December 11, 2021 & Sunday, December 12, 2021:

• Part I: Saturday, December 11, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)
• Part II: Sunday, December 12, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)

Saturday, January 8, 2021 & Sunday, January 9, 2022:

• Part I: Saturday, January 8, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)
• Part II: Sunday, January 9, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)

Be prepared for test day! Learn valuable test-taking strategies. A Practice Test costs $50 and includes a 3-hour virtual review of LSAT PrepTest73, which is available online through LSAC's free Official LSAT Prep. Attendees are responsible for taking test 73 on their own before the review class.

Saturday, October 23, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (est)

SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTER TODAY!

Free LSAT Prep Opportunity from Univ. of Buffalo Law School

 The University at Buffalo School of Law is offering LSAT Prep Workshops and Practice Test events to help you prepare for the LSAT. Come and learn what skills you’ll need to succeed in getting the best LSAT score possible. The following LSAT Prep events will take place virtually.

LSAT Prep Workshop

Our comprehensive workshop teaches valuable techniques and skills to master the LSAT. Workshops cost $100 and includes instructions with Erin Decker '16 who scored a perfect 180 on the LSAT. 

Saturday, December 11, 2021 & Sunday, December 12, 2021:

• Part I: Saturday, December 11, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)
• Part II: Sunday, December 12, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)

Saturday, January 8, 2021 & Sunday, January 9, 2022:

• Part I: Saturday, January 8, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)
• Part II: Sunday, January 9, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (edt)

Be prepared for test day! Learn valuable test-taking strategies. A Practice Test costs $50 and includes a 3-hour virtual review of LSAT PrepTest73, which is available online through LSAC's free Official LSAT Prep. Attendees are responsible for taking test 73 on their own before the review class.

Saturday, October 23, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (est)

SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTER TODAY!

Hello. I am writing to pass along a message from Maxwell Velikodny, President of the CSI Pre-Law Club.  Thank you, Maxwell, for all that you do for us. MP

Hello Everyone,

 

I hope you are all doing well. Firstly, I want to apologize for the infrequent emails from the club regarding events, internships, or meetings. Truthfully, I have been pretty tied up with law school applications and familial obligations. Nevertheless, the club will be fully committed to sending frequent updates from now on!

 

Updates:

1. The Pre-Law Society is currently organizing a virtual event(s) later in the semester—likely early December—where several lawyers will participate and provide their insights. I am committed to getting someone that specializes in immigration law and intellectual property law since those seemed to be the primary interest this semester. Nevertheless, I will also ask judges, civil and criminal attorneys, and lawyers in the business profession.
2. Below are some internships that are connected to the law or have some intersection:

 

• Richmond County District Attorney’s (DA) Office College Internship: https://www.statenislandda.org/careers2/[DEADLINE-DECEMBER 3^RD]
• Manhattan DA Office College Internship (Prestigious-they may like previous criminal law experience; perfect for those of you who already interned at the Richmond County DA Office): https://www.manhattanda.org/careers/internship-opportunities/college-internship/  [DEADLINE- DECEMBER 1^ST]
• NY Attorney General’s Office: They will begin posting for Spring 2022 paid internships soon https://ag.ny.gov/job-postings/undergraduate-graduate-students?j=ug-students
• Spectrum Summer 2022 Government Affairs Intern Program: https://jobs.spectrum.com/job/new-york/2022-summer-intern-government-affairs/4673/17160192544?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=job_posting&utm_campaign=brand&utm_content=social_media&utm_term=291455573&ss=paid&dclid=CMGiuKu1gvQCFUUDcQodDyMLhQ

Ultimately, have an open mind. Legal internships are out there, but you have to look for them. I highly suggest LinkedIn, Indeed.com, and plain ol’ Google. Trust me, it will be worth your time.

 

3. Columbia Law School has invited the Pre-Law Society to attend “Connecting the Dots: From Pre-Law to the Legal Profession.” I highly advise those of you interested in becoming a lawyer to attend as the event will certainly provide valuable insights. 

Columbia Law School, CLS Black Law Students Association, and CLS Latinx Law Students Association invite you to attend Connecting the Dots:  From Pre-Law to the Legal Profession Monday, November 8, 2021 5pm–7pm ET Keynote Speaker: Sheila Boston ’93 President of the New York City Bar Association Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP      Please join us for our symposium—Connecting the Dots: From Pre-Law to the Legal Profession—designed to inspire underrepresented students interested in exploring the legal field to chart a path through law school and beyond.  In particular, Connecting the Dots seeks to encourage students of color to consider attending law school as a portal to various sectors in the private and public spheres.   RSVP by 9am ET Monday, November 8th     AGENDA    5pm-6pm: Featuring Keynote Speaker, Sheila Boston ’93, followed by a panel of attorneys representing various legal sectors. 6pm-7pm: Breakout sessions with current Columbia Law School BLSA and LaLSA students.