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: