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American Bar Association
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Chicago and Washington DC Offices
Occasionally, internships become available for law students to work in the Chicago or Washington DC offices of the ABA. These positions generally include research, project coordination and other legal assistance assignments. Tell me more about Internships at the American Bar Association >>>

Antitrust Law
The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project
The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project offers 1L and 2Ls the opportunity for summer work in the Consumer Protection Departments and/or Antitrust Law Departments of state attorneys general offices throughout the United States. The ABA Section of Antitrust Law provides each participant with a $5,000 stipend. For details about the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project, contact Deborah Douglas at (312) 988-5606.

Business Law
Diversity Clerkship Program
The purpose of the program is to expose more students to business law and business courts and encourage students to consider a career in business law. These clerkship opportunities are aimed at qualified minority or otherwise disadvantaged candidates who have completed the equivalent of their first year of law school. Tell me more about the Diversity Clerkship Program >>>

Center on Children and the Law
Internship Opportunity – Washington, D.C. Office
Internships are available during the summer, spring and fall for students with an interest in child welfare issues. One of our Summer ‘08 internship positions will be focused on child and adolescent health; a background in health or psychology is strongly preferred for this position. To learn more about internships at the Center on Children and the Law, please visit http://www.abanet.org/child/internships.shtml. To apply, please e-mail a cover letter and resume to PilnikL@staff.abanet.org.

Criminal Justice
Internship Opportunity
Internship opportunities with the Section are available. Previous successful candidates spent a summer or semester in the Washington, DC offices of the Section, and assisted Section staff with criminal justice policy research, Section Committee projects, and various other activities. (Note: You must be a member of the ABA Criminal Justice Section in order to obtain additional information and an application form for this Internship Opportunity.)

* Tell me more about policy research opportunities with the Criminal Justice Section.
* Tell me more about student membership in the Criminal Justice Section.

Dispute Resolution
Internship Opportunity
Take advantage of Student Internship Opportunities at the Section of Dispute Resolution office in Washington, D.C. Law student interns focus on ADR research into emerging critical issues under the supervision of an attorney, conduct needs assessment and systems design for dispute resolution in specific practice areas or institutions, and make site visits to local programs such as the D.C. Court's Multi-Door Program. Tell me more Internship Opportunities with the Dispute Resolution Section >>>

Domestic Violence
Fellowship Opportunity
One year position to begin in August 2008 with the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence located in Washington, DC. Applicants must earn their J.D. from an ABA-approved law school in 2007 or 2008 and must be licensed to practice law in a U.S. state or a candidate for the July 2008 Bar exam. Provides a $40,000 salary and excellent benefits. Deadline to apply: December 7, 2007. Tell me more Fellowship Opportunities with the Commission on Domestic Violence >>>

Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Fellowship Opportunity
The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Fellowships for eligible law students during the summer of 2008. The ABA Fellowship in Environmental Law, formerly the Minority Fellowship in Environmental Law, is designed to encourage disadvantaged or traditionally underrepresented law students to study and pursue careers in environmental law. Tell me more about Fellow Opportunities offered by the Section of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources >>>

Ethnic and Racial Diversity
Judicial Clerkship Program
A joint effort of the Advisory Council and the Judicial Division, this program is designed to bring judges and minority law students together through structured networking activities. Students are able to demonstrate their knowledge and research skills in a small group setting while interacting with the judges in a team building effort. Tell me more about the Judicial Clerkship Program >>>

Immigration
Clerkship Program
The ABA Commission on Immigration seeks talented law clerks and interns to assist in cutting-edge national advocacy work for immigrants, refugees and newcomers to this nation. Law clerks (law students) and interns (undergraduates) will participate in research and development of various policy initiatives to ensure that immigration laws respect the due process rights of immigrants, to benefit adult and children immigrants and refugees detained by the ICE, and to promote pro bono practices across the country. Tell me more about the Immigration Clerkship Program >>>

Individual Rights and Responsibilities
Internship Opportunities
Internships are available year-round and applications are accepted until positions are filled. Candidates should send a resume, a brief writing sample (less than 10 pages), and a cover letter detailing the candidate’s interest in working for the ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities. Tell me more Internship Opportunities available through the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities >>>

International Law
Internship Opportunity
The program is intended to facilitate the establishment of legal internships for U.S. law students interested in the practice of international law with overseas law firms. Tell me more about Internship Opportunities available from the Section of International Law >>>

Law and Aging
Internship Opportunities
Seasonal internships designed to provide law students interested in pursing a career focusing on law and aging issues with experience in a nationally known organization in that field. Tell me more about the Internship Opportunities available through the Commission on Law and Aging >>>

Litigation
Judicial Opportunities Internship Program
Seeks to provide internship opportunities for minority or financially disadvantaged law students, those who are members of traditionally underrepresented groups in the legal profession. The Judicial Intern Opportunity Program is a full-time, six-week minimum, summer internship program open to all first- or second-year minority and/or financially disadvantaged law students who want to do legal research and writing for state or federal judges in participating cities. Students may indicate geographic location preferences on their applications. Interns will receive an award of $1,500. Tell me more about the Judicial Opportunities Internship Program >>>

Mental and Physical Disabilities Law
Internship Opportunities
Available for the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Duties include using Westlaw to research disability law issues, cite-checking cases and legislation, and assisting with various other Commission projects. Tell me more Internship Opportunities available from the Commission on Mental and Physical Disabilities >>>

Public Service
Internship Program
The Division for Public Service provides summer internships to design and carry out a public interest legal research and writing project of particular interest to the law student. Tell me more about the Internship Program with the Division for Public Service >>>

Rule of Law Initiative
Domestic and International Internships
Applications are now being taken by the ABA Rule of Law Initiative for domestic and international internships for the Spring and Summer, 2008. Deadline: Spring Internships--November 15/Summer Internships--February 15 Tell me more about Internships available through the Rule of Law Initiative >>>

For more information on Career Resources and Opportunities, visit the Law Student Division Career Page and the ABA Career Counsel.
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August 7, 2008 (New York City, NY)

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2008 Annual Meeting in New York City, NY
August 7-12, 2008

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This program is open to all law students with physical, mental, or learning disabilities (brochure). Students are paired with practicing attorneys, based on the student's interest in either being matched according to disability, geographical location, or area of interest. Mentors offer students both academic and career advice, in addition to insights into the private and government sectors. Tell me more about the Mentor Program for Students with Disabilities >>>

Mentoring Certificate Program
General Practice, Solo and Small Firms Division
The ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firms Division offers a Mentoring Certificate Program for law students designed to expand upon traditional law school education, by focusing on introducing law students to the practical aspects of being a lawyer through real world activities and through the mentor’s insight and guidance. Further, the program is flexible, enabling law students to pick their own mentor and tailor the program’s criteria to their own interests. Tell me more about the General Practice Mentoring Certificate Program >>>
Other Areas of Interest

* Commission on Ethnic and Racial Diversity
* Native American Concerns
* Commission on Women
* Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
* Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Other Career-Building Resources

PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW PROGRAM
Section of International Law
The Section of International Law invites your law school to join their national tour! If you are interested in attending a program or hosting one at your law school, please contact Angela Benson at bensona@staff.abanet.org or (202) 662-1664. Tell me more about the Pathway to Employment Program >>>

Law Student Vice-Chair Positions
ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS)
Take advantage of an opportunity to meet and work with trial attorneys, enhance your résumé, and write for national publications. Note: The TIPS Liaison/Vice-Chair program is an independent program and not associated with the ABA Law Student Division Liaison program. Application deadline: November 15. Tell me more about the TIPS Law Student Vice-Chair Program >>>

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This page contains information on networking opportunities, internships, job boards and other resorces to get you started as you embark on your legal education and/or beginning your legal career.

* Career Resources and Guidance
* Volunteering
* Internships
* Job Listings
* Find a Mentor
* Student Specific Pages from ABA Entities
* Other Areas of Interest
* Other Career-Building Opportunities

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* ABA Career Counsel
* Starting a Career in Children's Law
* Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division Career Center
* Careers in Intellectual Property Law
* Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and Center for Pro Bono

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* Entering the Community -- Tips on Volunteering
* Directory of Law School Pro Bono and Public Interest Programs
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Internships and Fellowships

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Chicago and Washington DC Offices
Occasionally, internships become available for law students to work in the Chicago or Washington DC offices of the ABA. These positions generally include research, project coordination and other legal assistance assignments. Tell me more about Internships at the American Bar Association >>>

Antitrust Law
The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project
The Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project offers 1L and 2Ls the opportunity for summer work in the Consumer Protection Departments and/or Antitrust Law Departments of state attorneys general offices throughout the United States. The ABA Section of Antitrust Law provides each participant with a $5,000 stipend. For details about the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project, contact Deborah Douglas at (312) 988-5606.

Business Law
Diversity Clerkship Program
The purpose of the program is to expose more students to business law and business courts and encourage students to consider a career in business law. These clerkship opportunities are aimed at qualified minority or otherwise disadvantaged candidates who have completed the equivalent of their first year of law school. Tell me more about the Diversity Clerkship Program >>>

Center on Children and the Law
Internship Opportunity – Washington, D.C. Office
Internships are available during the summer, spring and fall for students with an interest in child welfare issues. One of our Summer ‘08 internship positions will be focused on child and adolescent health; a background in health or psychology is strongly preferred for this position. To learn more about internships at the Center on Children and the Law, please visit http://www.abanet.org/child/internships.shtml. To apply, please e-mail a cover letter and resume to PilnikL@staff.abanet.org.

Criminal Justice
Internship Opportunity
Internship opportunities with the Section are available. Previous successful candidates spent a summer or semester in the Washington, DC offices of the Section, and assisted Section staff with criminal justice policy research, Section Committee projects, and various other activities. (Note: You must be a member of the ABA Criminal Justice Section in order to obtain additional information and an application form for this Internship Opportunity.)

* Tell me more about policy research opportunities with the Criminal Justice Section.
* Tell me more about student membership in the Criminal Justice Section.

Dispute Resolution
Internship Opportunity
Take advantage of Student Internship Opportunities at the Section of Dispute Resolution office in Washington, D.C. Law student interns focus on ADR research into emerging critical issues under the supervision of an attorney, conduct needs assessment and systems design for dispute resolution in specific practice areas or institutions, and make site visits to local programs such as the D.C. Court's Multi-Door Program. Tell me more Internship Opportunities with the Dispute Resolution Section >>>

Domestic Violence
Fellowship Opportunity
One year position to begin in August 2008 with the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence located in Washington, DC. Applicants must earn their J.D. from an ABA-approved law school in 2007 or 2008 and must be licensed to practice law in a U.S. state or a candidate for the July 2008 Bar exam. Provides a $40,000 salary and excellent benefits. Deadline to apply: December 7, 2007. Tell me more Fellowship Opportunities with the Commission on Domestic Violence >>>

Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Fellowship Opportunity
The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Fellowships for eligible law students during the summer of 2008. The ABA Fellowship in Environmental Law, formerly the Minority Fellowship in Environmental Law, is designed to encourage disadvantaged or traditionally underrepresented law students to study and pursue careers in environmental law. Tell me more about Fellow Opportunities offered by the Section of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources >>>

Ethnic and Racial Diversity
Judicial Clerkship Program
A joint effort of the Advisory Council and the Judicial Division, this program is designed to bring judges and minority law students together through structured networking activities. Students are able to demonstrate their knowledge and research skills in a small group setting while interacting with the judges in a team building effort. Tell me more about the Judicial Clerkship Program >>>

Immigration
Clerkship Program
The ABA Commission on Immigration seeks talented law clerks and interns to assist in cutting-edge national advocacy work for immigrants, refugees and newcomers to this nation. Law clerks (law students) and interns (undergraduates) will participate in research and development of various policy initiatives to ensure that immigration laws respect the due process rights of immigrants, to benefit adult and children immigrants and refugees detained by the ICE, and to promote pro bono practices across the country. Tell me more about the Immigration Clerkship Program >>>

Individual Rights and Responsibilities
Internship Opportunities
Internships are available year-round and applications are accepted until positions are filled. Candidates should send a resume, a brief writing sample (less than 10 pages), and a cover letter detailing the candidate’s interest in working for the ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities. Tell me more Internship Opportunities available through the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities >>>

International Law
Internship Opportunity
The program is intended to facilitate the establishment of legal internships for U.S. law students interested in the practice of international law with overseas law firms. Tell me more about Internship Opportunities available from the Section of International Law >>>

Law and Aging
Internship Opportunities
Seasonal internships designed to provide law students interested in pursing a career focusing on law and aging issues with experience in a nationally known organization in that field. Tell me more about the Internship Opportunities available through the Commission on Law and Aging >>>

Litigation
Judicial Opportunities Internship Program
Seeks to provide internship opportunities for minority or financially disadvantaged law students, those who are members of traditionally underrepresented groups in the legal profession. The Judicial Intern Opportunity Program is a full-time, six-week minimum, summer internship program open to all first- or second-year minority and/or financially disadvantaged law students who want to do legal research and writing for state or federal judges in participating cities. Students may indicate geographic location preferences on their applications. Interns will receive an award of $1,500. Tell me more about the Judicial Opportunities Internship Program >>>

Mental and Physical Disabilities Law
Internship Opportunities
Available for the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Duties include using Westlaw to research disability law issues, cite-checking cases and legislation, and assisting with various other Commission projects. Tell me more Internship Opportunities available from the Commission on Mental and Physical Disabilities >>>

Public Service
Internship Program
The Division for Public Service provides summer internships to design and carry out a public interest legal research and writing project of particular interest to the law student. Tell me more about the Internship Program with the Division for Public Service >>>

Rule of Law Initiative
Domestic and International Internships
Applications are now being taken by the ABA Rule of Law Initiative for domestic and international internships for the Spring and Summer, 2008. Deadline: Spring Internships--November 15/Summer Internships--February 15 Tell me more about Internships available through the Rule of Law Initiative >>>

For more information on Career Resources and Opportunities, visit the Law Student Division Career Page and the ABA Career Counsel.
2008 Career Fair
August 7, 2008 (New York City, NY)

Make Plans Now to Attend the 2008 Career Fair! The ABA Law Student Division will host the 2nd Annual Career Fair during the August ABA Annual Meeting in New York

* Tell me more about the Career Fair
* List of Participating Legal Employers
* Register for the Career Fair and ABA Annual Meeting

2008 Annual Meeting in New York City, NY
August 7-12, 2008

Register by July 8 for only $75

* Tell me more about the ABA Annual Meeting
* Law Student Division Preliminary Program Brochures
* Law Student Division Schedule of Events
* Career Fair and Resume Review
* Annual Meeting and Career Fair Online Registration
* Looking for a Roommate for Annual?

ABA Entities Offer Networking Opportunities for Law Students

* Directory of Sections, Divisions and Forums
* Find a Specific Entity
* ABA Entity Profiles
* Writing Contests and Competitions

ABA Student Specific Pages

* Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
* Antitrust
* Career Counsel
* Criminal Justice
* Dispute Resolution
* Domestic Violence, Commission on
* Environment, Energy and Resources
* Ethnic and Racial Diversity, Commission on
* Family Law
* General Practice Solo and Small Firm Practitioners
* Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division
* Health Law
* Intellectual Property
* International Law
* Labor and Employment
* Law and Aging, Commission on
* Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
* Pro Bono, Standing Committee on
* Public Contract Law
* Public Utility, Communication and Transportation
* Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
* State and Local Government
* Taxation
* Tort and Insurance Practice

Job Postings

* Career at the American Bar Association
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* Pro Bono and Public Interest
* ABA Commission on Ethnic and Racial Diversity Job Board
* Young Lawyers Division Career Page
* Job Hunting Tips

Find a Mentor

Mental and Physical Disabilities Law (Commission on)
Mentor Program for Students with Disabilities
This program is open to all law students with physical, mental, or learning disabilities (brochure). Students are paired with practicing attorneys, based on the student's interest in either being matched according to disability, geographical location, or area of interest. Mentors offer students both academic and career advice, in addition to insights into the private and government sectors. Tell me more about the Mentor Program for Students with Disabilities >>>

Mentoring Certificate Program
General Practice, Solo and Small Firms Division
The ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firms Division offers a Mentoring Certificate Program for law students designed to expand upon traditional law school education, by focusing on introducing law students to the practical aspects of being a lawyer through real world activities and through the mentor’s insight and guidance. Further, the program is flexible, enabling law students to pick their own mentor and tailor the program’s criteria to their own interests. Tell me more about the General Practice Mentoring Certificate Program >>>
Other Areas of Interest

* Commission on Ethnic and Racial Diversity
* Native American Concerns
* Commission on Women
* Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
* Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Other Career-Building Resources

PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW PROGRAM
Section of International Law
The Section of International Law invites your law school to join their national tour! If you are interested in attending a program or hosting one at your law school, please contact Angela Benson at bensona@staff.abanet.org or (202) 662-1664. Tell me more about the Pathway to Employment Program >>>

Law Student Vice-Chair Positions
ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS)
Take advantage of an opportunity to meet and work with trial attorneys, enhance your résumé, and write for national publications. Note: The TIPS Liaison/Vice-Chair program is an independent program and not associated with the ABA Law Student Division Liaison program. Application deadline: November 15. Tell me more about the TIPS Law Student Vice-Chair Program >>>

Obtain Access to Resources Designed for New Lawyers
ABA Young Lawyers Division (YLD)
Join ABA YLD for only $5 and take advantage of these great member benefits while you're still in law school:

* Access to The Young Lawyer - a practice-oriented newsletter designed to deliver specific, practical information in an easy-to-read format. It is mailed to all ABA YLD members 11 times per year. Tell me more about The Young Lawyer Newsletter
* Access to the 101 Practice Series - an online resource for new lawyers covering basic training in both substantive and practical aspects of law practice. With over 170 quick tips and tools, this series is an essential resource for lawyers in their first three years of practice. Tell me more about the 101 Practice Series
* Continue the advantages of ABA YLD membership after you graduate: Advance your career by attending CLE and Professional Development programs at an ABA YLD conference, joining an ABA YLD committee, and even applying for a leadership position in the ABA YLD. The information and networking available through the ABA YLD are priceless resources that will help you advance your career. Tell me more about the Young Lawyers Division

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Clerkship Applications: 2Ls start your engines
Submitted by jessie

No this is not a post encouraging you to break the rules and apply early. But just because your clerkship application isn't due until the fall of your 3L year doesn't mean you don't need to think about it now. A clerkship application consists of a cover letter, resume, transcript, writing sample and letter of recommendation. They all require forethought. Here are the steps 2Ls need to take now to be well positioned to apply next year:
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Stocking my legal toolbox
Submitted by Megan Suzanne Brown
Last semester I participated in a law school clinic in which we represented local college and graduate students receiving public assistance. Most of our clients were women, and most were mothers who were balancing going to school, raising children, and struggling to meet the workfare requirements mandated by the 1996 changes in welfare law (the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act). This summer, I work at a clinic representing women in family court with domestic violence–related cases. Our clients are typically women seeking family court orders of protection against an abusive intimate partner or former intimate partner, and if they have children with him, we may help with their custody, visitation, and/or child support issues.

I have relatively little experience in these fields, and yet I am struck by how both the welfare and the family court systems oppress women, especially mothers. As a legal intern, the public assistance cases I worked on were never-ending battles against the bureaucratic machine that is the welfare system. In domestic violence cases, the battle is against both the family court legal process and a manipulative batterer at the other end, who has driven our client to court through his abusive power and control.
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Wanted for Judicial Clerkships: Women with More Law Review Credentials
Submitted by Milan D. Smith Jr

My eldest daughter, Tiffany Smith, who is now a third year law student at the University of Utah, recently alerted me to the formation of Ms. JD and its mission. I write to share some of my recent personal experiences and to applaud your efforts.

I was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 16, 2006 as United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and took my oath of office on June 30, 2006.
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The Strategic Clerkship Application
Submitted by contemplateIT

I am the first person in my immediate and extended family to attend law school. So, I had no idea that judicial clerkships existed, let alone that my application was being shaped the minute I walked into my first law school class. By the time I’d figured out what a clerkship is, that I wanted a clerkship, and what I needed to do to get one, I was well into my second year of law school and getting ready to put the actual applications together. I still managed to land a clerkship, but now I realize I could have been much more strategic, for better or worse, about the clerkship process. Here are two things that are critical in the clerkship application process and that I could have been more startegic about.
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Adjudication Without Representation? Panel Discusses High Court’s Clerks
Submitted by Mack

Diversity among the Supreme Court’s clerks was the subject of a panel recently at New York University School of Law. Inspired by an article that appeared at the start of this year’s term (Linda Greenhouse, Women Suddenly Scarce Among Justices’ Clerks, N.Y. TIMES, Aug. 30, 2006, at A3), students in Law Women, the Latino Law Students Association, and the South Asian Law Student Association, with the support of the Coalition for Legal Recruiting, decided to put together a night to address diversity on the Court.

The panel featured five former Supreme Court clerks: Professor Cristina Rodríguez (Justice O’Connor), Professor Rachel Barkow (Justice Scalia), Aziz Huq of the Brennan Center for Justice (Justice Ginsburg), and Troy McKenzie of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (Justice Stevens), and Dean Richard Revesz (Justice Marshall), who hosted the event. The panelists were not convinced, as the article was, about the dire straits of the Court’s clerks.
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Mujeres en la justicia
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By Sina, a 2L at Yale Law School

Do not be fooled by appearance. That is the first lesson Buenos Aires, Argentina taught this chica. Sure, I was enchanted by the large luscious steaks, the ubiquitous fine wine, the gorgeous people, and stately buildings. I wanted to believe in a place where a five course dinner costs 30 pesos (US$15) and where I could spend all afternoon in a spa, exit manicured, waxed, and massaged for less than 18 pesos (US$6). But in the end, sometimes the sweet smell is exactly what tells you something has gone terribly sour.
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The UN as a Family-Friendly Employer
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