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	<title type="text/plain">In the Public Interest: News and Advice for Students and Alumni</title>
	<tagline>Office of Public Interest</tagline>
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	<modified>2009-11-23T10:06:06-00:00</modified>
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		<name>In the Public Interest: News and Advice for Students and Alumni</name>
		<url>http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi</url>
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	<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009:opi</id>
	<copyright>Copyright &#169; 2009, In the Public Interest: News and Advice for Students and Alumni</copyright>

	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Paid Legal Aid Summer Fellowship Program in Florida]]></title>
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-11-18:2299</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[The Florida Bar Foundation is sponsoring the 2010 Summer Fellowship Program at legal aid and legal services programs in Florida. The Florida Legal Aid Project Directors' Association sponsors a Terry R]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-11-18T21:55:15-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-11-18T21:55:15-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[2009-10 PILRAP Applications Due Friday!]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2295" />
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-10-28:2295</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[The 2009-10 Public Interest Loan Repayment Assistance Program (PILRAP) applications are due Friday, October 30.&amp;amp;nbsp; Application and program materials are available online.&amp;amp;nbsp; Appl]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-10-28T13:37:22-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-10-28T13:37:22-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Article: Federal Jobs are Easy to Spot, Hard to Get]]></title>
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-10-26:2294</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[In this article, the Wall Street Journal examines the current state of federal goverment hiring.&amp;amp;nbsp; An estimated 273,000 federal employees will need to be added to the payroll in the next t]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-10-26T16:35:07-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-10-26T16:35:07-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[10 Tips for Successful Table Talk]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2293" />
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-10-21:2293</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[Increasingly, employers participating in career fairs are conducting &amp;quot;table talk&amp;quot; sessions in addition to, or in place of, one-on-one interviews.&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Table talk&a]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-10-21T15:25:19-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-10-21T15:25:19-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[EJW Conference &amp; Career Fair Schedule Information]]></title>
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-10-21:2292</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[The 2009 Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair is this weekend, October 24-25.&amp;amp;nbsp; For those attending, the detailed&amp;amp;nbsp;conference and career fair agenda is now available ]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-10-21T15:06:58-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-10-21T15:06:58-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Federal Attorney Jobs to be Featured on National Legal Blog]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2290" />
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-10-19:2290</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[According to this post, the Blog of the Legal Times has created a new monthly feature to highlight some of the current federal attorney job listings, looking at which agencies are hiring and why, as w]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-10-19T14:28:39-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-10-19T14:28:39-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[2009-10 WCL PILRAP Application Now Available]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2288" />
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-10-02:2288</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[Central to the educational mission of the American University Washington College of Law (WCL) is the belief that law is based on the inherent dignity of all individuals.&amp;amp;nbsp; WCL graduates ha]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-10-02T15:28:43-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-10-02T15:28:43-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[PMF Application Window Opens Thursday, October 1]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2287" />
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-09-28:2287</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program, sponsored by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, is a prestigious, paid government fellowship for recent graduate students who are interested in]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-09-28T19:02:58-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-09-28T19:02:58-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[$1,500 Public Interest Fellowships for Spring 2010]]></title>
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-09-25:2286</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[Equal Justice America is offering fellowships of up to $1,500 for Spring 2010. Students must secure a part-time (at least 120 hours) placement for Spring 2010 working for a legal services organization]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-09-25T15:48:02-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-09-25T15:48:02-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Public Interest Speed Networking Event - Tuesday, Sept. 15]]></title>
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-09-03:2285</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[The Office of Career and Professional Development invites all 2Ls and 3Ls to join us for the Third Annual WCL Public Interest Speed Networking Event Tuesday, September 15th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in th]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-09-03T16:05:22-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-09-03T16:05:22-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Article: Lack of IOLTA Funds Hurting Legal Aid Providers]]></title>
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-08-31:2284</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) programs were instituted by many states as a&amp;amp;nbsp;method of funding&amp;amp;nbsp;legal services providers.&amp;amp;nbsp; During a strong economy, the]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-08-31T15:55:42-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-08-31T15:55:42-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Article: Federal Agencies Increasing Use of LRAP Funds]]></title>
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-08-24:2283</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[According to an article by ExecutiveGovernment.com, the federal government increased use of federal loan repayment programs by 22 percent from 2007 to 2008, citing the programs as a key recruitment an]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-08-24T17:47:59-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-08-24T17:47:59-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Welcome to the 2009-10 School Year and the OPI Blog]]></title>
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-08-24:2282</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[Welcome to the 2009-10 school year!&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;The WCL Office of Public Interest (OPI) is excited to have our upperclass students back on campus and to welcome&amp;amp;nbsp;a new class]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-08-24T14:40:37-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-08-24T14:40:37-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[11th Annual National Law Students Workers' Rights Conference]]></title>
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-08-19:2279</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[The Peggy Browning Fund is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and inspire the next generation of advocates for workplace justice. Through fellowships, workers rights confer]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-08-19T18:30:16-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-08-19T18:30:16-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
		</author>
	</entry>
	
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Job Posting: Legal Aid of DC AmeriCorps Fellowship]]></title>
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		<id>tag:blogs.wcl.american.edu,2009-08-10:2276</id>
		<summary><![CDATA[The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia seeks an attorney to serve as an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow to work on a foreclosure prevention project. The Project will engage in o]]></summary>
		<issued>2009-08-10T15:03:49-00:00</issued>
		<modified>2009-08-10T15:03:49-00:00</modified>
		<author>
			<name>OPI</name>
			<email>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu</email>
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	</entry>
	
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