Oklahoma City University School of Law to Host Pro Bono and Public Interest Career Fair.More Than 15 Local Groups to Participate on March 1 OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma City University School of Law Oklahoma City University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of Oklahoma City University, a private Oklahoma university. It is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and traces its origins to the founding of Epworth University Professional and Career Development Center will hold a Pro Bono and Public Interest Career Fair from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 1. The event gives OCU OCU Oklahoma City University OCU Operational Command Unit (London Metropolitan Police) OCU Operator Control Unit (robotics) OCU Operational Conversion Unit OCU Office Channel Unit OCU Olefins Conversion Unit law students the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 15 local public interest groups. Public interest organizations participating are the American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. of Oklahoma; Catholic Charities; FBI; Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Inc.; Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office; Oklahoma County Public Defender's Office; Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry; Oklahoma Disability Law Center Inc.; Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Inc.; Oklahoma Lawyers for Children; Oklahoma State Senate; Tulsa Lawyers for Children Inc.; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; YWCA YWCA abbr. Young Women's Christian Association YWCA n abbr (= Young Women's Christian Association) → Asociación f de Jóvenes Cristianas YWCA Oklahoma City; OCU School of Law Public Interest Law Group; and OCU School of Law Native American Legal Resource Center. "Public interest and pro bono service is one of the cornerstones of the legal profession," said Gina Rowsam, assistant dean for the Center. "OCU School of Law is committed to providing opportunities and resources for students to develop experience in these areas." OCU School of Law offers a limited number of public interest fellowships to its students for summer clerkships with organizations providing legal services to nonprofit entities and underrepresented un·der·rep·re·sent·ed adj. Insufficiently or inadequately represented: the underrepresented minority groups, ignored by the government. members of society. Application deadline is March 22. For more information visit www.okcu.edu/law/PCDC, phone (405) 208-5332 or e-mail the program coordinator, Laurie Jones, at ljones@okcu.edu. Oklahoma City University School of Law is fully approved by the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is a non-profit organization of 166 law schools in the United States. Another 23 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. . It offers full- and part-time degree programs and serves a diverse student body of approximately 650. Its 5,000 alumni practice in every state and several foreign countries. For more information, visit www.okcu.edu/law. |
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