[blindlaw] {Disarmed} Fwd: 2016 ABA-Prudential 1L Summer Internship Program for Law Students with Disabilities is Now Accepting Applications!

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> From: "Stratton, Michael" <Michael.Stratton at AMERICANBAR.ORG>
> Date: January 13, 2016 at 10:55:11 AM CST
> To: 3D at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG
> Subject: FW: 2016 ABA-Prudential 1L Summer Internship Program for Law Students with Disabilities is Now Accepting Applications!
> Reply-To: "The Disability Discussion Docket (3D)" <3D at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG>, "Stratton, Michael" <Michael.Stratton at AMERICANBAR.ORG>
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> FYI
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> From: ABA Commission on Disability Rights [mailto:cdr at americanbar.org] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 2:28 PM
> Subject: 2016 ABA-Prudential 1L Summer Internship Program for Law Students with Disabilities is Now Accepting Applications!
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> 2016 1L Summer Internship Program
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> Prudential Financial, Inc.
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> The American Bar Association's (ABA) Commission on Disability Rights is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity for a highly motivated, first-year law student with a disability. The Commission will select a law student with a disability to join the 2016 summer law intern program at Prudential's New Jersey offices. The 1L summer internship will run 10 weeks—from June 6 to August 12, 2016. Interns will be paid a stipend of approximately $10,000, which shall accrue and be paid on a weekly basis.
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> Internship Description
> The summer internship program will provide interns the opportunity to work with attorneys who support the broad reach of Prudential's businesses. Other features of the program include:
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> Paid attendance at the 1L LCLD Scholars Summit in Dallas on May 19-21
> Participation in training programs presented by Prudential attorneys highlighting different areas of the business and the legal department
> Pairing with an attorney who will serve as a manager during the program and provide guidance on projects and other substantive work
> Pairing with a mentor who will serve as an additional advisor on resume review, interviewing, skill development, and mock interview practice
> Networking within Prudential and externally with law firms and regulatory groups
> Presentation development and delivery
> Opportunity to shadow attorneys on various projects
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> Applicant Requirements
> Applicants must:
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> Be (or become) a member of the American Bar Association
> Be a law student with a disability
> Be enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school and have successfully completed the first year with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
> Be scheduled for graduation in spring 2018 (full-time students) or spring 2019 (part-time students) 
> The ideal applicant will have financial or business-related experience or interest. Interns not local to New Jersey will be responsible for their own housing and transportation to and from Prudential's Newark office.
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> How to Apply
> Submit your cover letter, resume, list of three references, and copy of your transcript to:
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> Amy Allbright at Amy.Allbright at americanbar.org; (T) 202.662.1575; (F) 202.442.3439 
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> Please write "Prudential Internship" in the subject line of all correspondence. All materials must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST on February 12, 2016. Finalists will be selected and notified on or before March 17, 2016.
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> Prudential and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers and are committed to diversity in our workforce.
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> Michael J. Stratton
> Program Assistant
> Commission on Disability Rights (CDR) - Mail Stop 11.0
> American Bar Association (ABA)
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> T: 202-662-1571
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> http://www.americanbar.org/disability 
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