CSO Information & Announcements
- Author Looking for Law Students to Interview Who Are Interested in Pursuing an Alternative Legal Career
- New Associate Directors of Career Services
Programming
- Navy Jag Corps Informational Program
- Bootcamp for Summer Jobs Program
- Creative Job Search Strategies for Labor & Employment Law
- Conversation and Networking Essentials
- Tax Law 101
- ISBA Presents: Basic traffic law and other issues facing the young lawyer
- Working in Public Interest Law Conferece
- Second Annual Midwast LGBT & Ally Law Student Conference
- Institute for Justice Annual Law Student Conference on Public Interest Litigation
Employment Opportunities
- Internship Opportunity This Summer in Bangkok
- New Legal Services Positions in DC
- Sublet Opportunities
Fellowships & Scholarships
- If you have a legal aid position this summer: Apply for $1000 Education grant from Equal Justice Works/Americorps
- PSLawNet Fellowship Center
Job Fairs
- Cook County Bar Association 2007 Minority Law Student Job Fair
Resources
- Join the International Trademark Association (INTA)
- New Resource: International Career Employment Weekly Online
- PSLawNet
- Law Crossing - Free Access For Students
- 2006-07 Government Honors & Internship Handbook
CSO Information & Announcements
Author Looking for Law Students to Interview Who Are Interested in Pursuing an Alternative Legal Career
Rebecca Greene, JD, a legal careers and education writer, is writing a new book about alternative careers in business, to be published this winter by the National Association for Law Placement. She is looking to interview law students or recent JDs who are planning to pursue an alternative legal career in business after graduation, such as investment banking, management consulting, legal publishing, legal marketing, or law school administration, etc.
If you are interested in being interviewed, or know anyone else who might be interested (spouse, co-worker, friend, etc.) please contact Rebecca at rfgreene2@yahoo.com. If your interview material is used you will also receive a free book when it is published.
New Associate Directors of Career Services
Congratulations, Michelle Mohr Vodenik and Jenny Tank, on their promotions to Associate Director of the Career Services Office. Michelle’s new title is Associate Director & Public Interest/Diversity Advisor. Jenny’s new title is Associate Director & Recruitment Manager.
On-Campus Interviews
Callbacks and Offers
Please keep us informed about callbacks and offers as well as any concerns you may have regarding the interviews. E-mail our office about callbacks or offers you receive from on-campus interviews or job fairs. If you accept an offer, please let us know.
Programming
Navy Jag Corps Informational Program
Lieutenant Jeremy Brooks of the Navy JAG Corps will be hosting an Informational Program on-campus on Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 from Noon until 1:00 pm in Room 580.
If you are interested in learning more about the Navy JAG Corps, please send an email to jlibby@kentlaw.edu indicating that you will be attending the session. Please note: This employer does not sign Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement.
Bootcamp for Summer Jobs
Wednesday, April 4th from 3pm-4pm. The Legal Writing Program, in conjunction with the Career Services Office, is presenting the "Bootcamp for Summer Jobs" Program. Any student with a summer job will benefit from attending this event. The program is broken down into three sections. First, there will be a presentation on economical and efficient research on Lexis and Westlaw, from Stacey Acquavella and Terri Sorrentino. Next, a panel of third and fourth-year students, who worked in a variety of practice settings, will discuss their summer experiences. Their employers included a law firm, public interest organization, and government agency. Last, a panel composed of various employers, will discuss professionalism, expectations for research and writing skills, what makes a good law clerk or summer associate, etc. Cookies will be served.
Creative Job Search Strategies for Labor & Employment Law
Join these attorneys for lunch as they share their experiences and job search strategies for Labor & Employment Law positions:
Terrence Creamer of Franczek & Sullivan; Linda Mastandrea of Law Offices of Linda Mastandrea; Jessica Kimbrough of City of Chicago, Corporation Counsel;
Angie Cowan of Allison Slutsky & Kennedy; Michael Wilder of Littler Mendelson. Thursday, April 5th at noon in Room 580. Lunch will be provided. Co-sponsored by the Career Services Office and the Labor & Employment Law Society.
Conversation and Networking Essentials
Tax Law 101
The ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education and its partners are pleased to announce the first installment in a series of programs for newly admitted Illinois attorneys. This first course “Tax Law 101” will provide the new attorney with the basics of tax law and tax practice. The course will cover: Individual and Family Tax Review, IRS Procedure,
Managing Communications and Client Expectations, Estate and Gift Tax Review, and Choice of Business Entity. It will be held on Friday, March 30th at the
American Bar Association,
321 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60610 in the
21st Floor Boardrooms
ISBA Presents: Basic traffic law and other issues facing the young lawyer
The ISBA Young Lawyers Division is hosting a Nuts & Bolts seminar on April 17, 2007, about basic traffic law for a young lawyer and about how to start your own firm, legal malpractice, pro bono services and such. This program is free to law student members of the ISAB. For more information visit: http://www.isba.org/lawed/nuts4-07.html
Working in Public Interest Law Conference, Athens GA
Working In Public Interest Law (WIPI) and the University of Georgia School of Law are pleased to announce the 2nd annual "Working In the Public Interest: Challenging Poverty Through Law" Conference, which will take place here at UGA Law in Athens, Georgia on March 30-31, 2007. The event will commence Friday, March 30th with a “Public Interest Awards” ceremony and keynote speech by Judge Steve C. Jones, Superior Court, Western Judicial Circuit and Chairman of Partners for a Prosperous Athens. Friday evening, WIPI will host a welcoming reception for all conference attendees. On Saturday, we have planned a full day of panels, roundtable discussions, meals, and a career networking reception. There will be over 40 speakers from public interest and government agencies throughout the Southeast and the nation. Additionally, closing remarks for the conference will be made by Stephen Bright, President and former Director of the Southern Center for Human Rights.
WIPI registration is NOW OPEN and should be completed by March 27, 2007. Registration is completely FREE for students. WIPI can also provide free student housing to those interested. Click here to register for WIPI 2007: http://www.law.uga.edu/wipi/register.html Please fill out the registration form and return via email to wipiregister@gmail.com Check our website at http://www.law.uga.edu/wipi for speaker names and additional information.
Second Annual Midwest LGBT & Ally Law Conference
The OUTLAW student organization at Washington University School of Law invites law students to attend “The Second Annual Midwest LGBT & Ally Law Student Conference” taking place March 30 – 31, 2007 in St. Louis. There is no registration fee but students are asked to RSVP to Ed Rasp at ehrasp@wulaw.wustl.edu by March 20th.
Institute for Justice Annual Law Student Conference on Public Interest Litigation
July 27 – 30, 2007
Each year the Institute for Justice, a libertarian public interest law firm, brings 35 law students to Washington to learn how to use the law to protect the interests of individuals in the areas of First Amendment rights, school choice, economic liberty and private property rights. Though many alumni go on to private practice and other avenues outside the public interest law field, they apply the seminar’s lessons in their careers and often work on pro bono cases. For more information or to apply for the conference, visit www.ij.org/students. Travel scholarships are available for a limited number of students accepted to the program. Deadline for applications is March 31, 2007.
Employment Opportunities
Please
check the new job
posting system ("Symplicity")
on a regular basis. Check out Symplicity's general instructions for more information.
Internship Opportunity this Summer in Bangkok
Bangkok-based, private company environmental infrastructure and services company (Modern Asia Environmental - www.mae-asia.com) seeks 2-4 summer interns to handle corporate, commercial, environmental, and lending work tasks. Work covers Southeast-Asian markets and issues involve many aspects of the company's development and operations. Sample projects include acquisitions, due diligence and documentation, environmental permitting, litigation and dispute handling on commercial disputes, bids for construction and operations work, and other matters. 10 week commitment required. Company pays US $1000 per month and provides housing (shared apartment) and roundtrip transportation US-Bangkok. For more information on this position, please reference Symplicity job posting # 4323.
New Legal Services Positions in DC
The DC Council has taken the unprecedented step of making $3.2 million in funding available for the provision of civil legal services in DC. As a result, the DC legal services community expects to have approximately 25 new job openings for attorneys in the coming months. The positions are expected to focus in particular on providing more legal services in housing-related matters and increasing the availability of legal services in underserved communities. Portions of the appropriation are also designated for the creation of a shared interpreter bank and for a poverty lawyers loan repayment assistance program. With D.C. government support and with private funds, the D.C. Bar Foundation has initiated a law student loan repayment program, available to legal services attorneys meeting income guidelines. For more information on the loan repayment program, go to the DC Bar Foundation website. Funding decisions will be made in March 2007, with announcements in April and, we anticipate, job postings by late April/early May. As soon as they become available, job descriptions will be posted on PSLaw.net and on the website of the Washington Council of Lawyers. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Mohr Vodenik in the career services office.
Sublet Opportunities:
Mayer, Brown: Mayer, Brown is looking for apartments for their summer associates. Contact Patricia Wright with your contact information, the address of the apartment, amount of monthly rent, and whether the apartment is furnished or unfurnished. Additional information about the building or neighborhood is helpful.
Schiff Hardin: If you would like to sublet your apartment for the summer of 2007, Schiff Hardin may be able to help. Contact Lilly Tuller at ltuller@schiffhardin.com.
Jenner and Block is looking for students who want to sublet their apartments this summer. Send information to Ben Litman at blitman@jenner.com.
Fellowships & Scholarships
If you have a Legal Aid position this summer: Apply for $1000 Education grant from Equal Justice Works / Americorps
The 2007 Summer Corps application will be available Wednesday, March 21 on the Equal Justice Works website beginning at noon EDT. Summer Corps is an AmeriCorps-funded program that engages law students to spend their summers serving at nonprofit public interest organizations and allows them to earn a $1,000 AmeriCorps education award voucher upon completion of 300 hours of service. Students must secure a summer placement at a qualifying organization prior to applying for the program. As part of the Equal Justice Works Katrina Initiative, preference will be given to projects providing legal assistance to those affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. All 350 slots will be awarded primarily on a first come, first served basis. Demand for this opportunity is very high so students should apply as early as possible. The application closes at 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 4. For more information on Summer Corp visit: www.equaljusticeworks.org/summercorpsindex.php.
PSLawNet Fellowship Corner
Interested in pursuing a fellowship
upon graduation? Then be sure to check out PSLawNet's
new "Fellowship Corner" which includes
the full text of Yale's Fellowship Application
Tips for 2002-2003, along with the expanded
Appendix listing print and online fellowship
resources. The site also contains a Fellowship
Calendar with a chronological listing of application
deadlines--a big help for potential applicants
in planning and preparing their materials. Students
can access the Fellowship Corner at the top
of the left sidebar menu on the PSLawNet
home page.
Job Fairs
Cook County Bar Association 2007 Minority Law Student Job Fair
This year's 24th Annual Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Job Fair will be held on Friday August 10, 2007, at the Hilton Suites Chicago - Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL. 2L's and 3L's (students in the classes of 2008 and 2009) are invited to participate. The Job Fair typically attracts approximately 100 law firms, corporations, and governmental agencies located in Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and other states. Law student registration opens on April 1, 2007. The deadline to register is Friday May 4, 2007 at 12 midnight. Students participate in the process of selecting employers they would like to interview with at the end of May. There will be no walk-in interviews available for this job fair, so it is important to register if you would like to attend. More information on the job fair, as well as information on how to register is available at http://www.ccbaminorityjobfair.com, click on the “students” link.
Resources
Join the International Trademark Association (INTA)
Since 1878, members of the International Trademark Association (INTA) have shared a common interest in the protection and development of trademarks and trademark law. Members rely on the Association to educate them, represent them and promote their interests throughout the international trademark community. Join INTA as a student member for $25 and receive current trademark law information, helpful research materials, in-depth education, networking opportunities and career development resources, including access to INTA's Job Bank and Membership Director. To join, go to www.inta.org/go/membership.
New Resource: International Career Employment Weekly Online
International Career Employment Weekly's goal is to make it easy for international professionals to keep abreast of all current job opportunities in their field. They collect information on current international job openings with governments, government contractors, United Nations agencies and other intergovernmental organizations, private voluntary organizations working overseas, corporations involved in international trade and finance, engineering firms, associations, foundations, student exchange organizations, universities, and state governments and present that information to job seekers in a clear and concise format.
The Career Services Office subscribes to this resource in an online format. The username and password changes with every issue. For the most recent username and password, contact kentcso@kentlaw.edu.
PSLawNet
PSLawNet is a premier resource for career-related information in legal and law-related public interest work. Students and alumni from over 170 law schools search our site every day to find internships, fellowships, pro bono opportunities, and jobs in public service. Chicago-Kent College of Law is a member school, therefore you have unlimited access to search the database for FREE. The PSLawNet website is filled with useful resources for public interest-minded law students and graduates, as well as those who may simply be exploring their options. Students can access PSLawNet here: PSLawNet home page. On the home page, click on “sign-up now” to create an account using your email address and your own password. List Chicago-Kent College of Law as your school.
Law Crossing - Free Access For Students
Law students have free access to LawCrossing.com to access their collection of legal job postings. To get access, register with your kentlaw.edu e-mail address, enter the promotional code "kent2006" and identify yourself as a student.
2006-07 Government Honors & Internship Handbook
The 2006-07 Government Honors & Internship Handbook is now available. It may be accessed online or there is a printed copy available in our office. Please contact our office for the password for the online edition.
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