CSO Information & Announcements
- Appointments
- Resume books are Open! Looking for a job? Be sure to put your Resume in the books
- Access 2 Practice Summer Legal Externship Program: Opportunities Available, Apply Now
Fall On-Campus Interviewing Program
Programming
- March 11: Recent Graduates Find Success, a program for graduating 3Ls/4Ls
- March 12: Informational Reception for J.D. Certificate Programs
- March 12: Health Law Society Presents: Disability Law Panel
- March 12: Edward Wildman presents: Spring 2014 Distinguished Speaker Series and Reception for Diverse Law Students featuring Paulette Brown, Partner & Chief Diversity Officer, Edward Wildman, President-Elect ABA
- March 13: The Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms Presents: Connecting Well with Others - Tips and Practice for Law Students
- March 25: "What's Next for Fall" Program. Mandatory for current 2Ls
- March 25: Federal Bar Association Presents: State of the Court and State of the City
- March 26: Sports and Entertainment Law Society Presents Brenda Robinson
Employment Opportunities
- 2014 Fall Student Honors Program - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- United State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, Externship Deadline for Fall semester April 16
- City of Chicago Law Department is hiring December 2013 and May 2014 grads
- AT&T Legal Department, 2014 Diversity Summer Internship for 1Ls, deadline March 11
- CBS Law Department Diversity Internship Program
- Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Internships
- United State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, Externship Deadline for Fall Semester April 16
Fellowships & Scholarships
- Zelle Hofmann 2014 Diversity Scholarship
- 2014 McGuireWoods Diversity Scholarship Program
Job Fairs
Diversity
Resources
- Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program, Deadline April 1 at noon
- Americorp JD: apply for financial support for students working with veteran's, disaster relief, or civil legal corp this coming summer
- Equal Justice America: apply for funding if you are providing legal services to the poor this coming summer
- Career Resources available in Symplicity's "Document Library"
CSO Information & Announcements
Make an appointment
Reminder: if your are a 1L student, and you have not visited with us yet, appointments are mandatory. Please come in by March 7th to have your resume reviewed, meet your career advisor, and begin to develop a job search strategy. If you are a 2L/3L/4L and you did not come in during Fall of 2013, please make an appointment. Thank you.
Resume books are open! Looking for a job? Be sure to put your Resume in the books
Spring Resume Books are available for “opt-in” for all rising 2Ls, 3Ls and Recent Graduates (2012 and 2013 classes). Employers have been notified that resume books are available and may look at resumes any time throughout the semester, students are encouraged to opt-in if they are looking for an opportunity. Even if you have secured employment for this spring, keep in mind that spring resume books may be used by employers for hiring for Summer 2014.
A Resume Book is exactly what it sounds like, a collection of resumes that can be distributed to employers on request, or viewed by employer who log-in to Symplicity at any time. Our resume books collect the resumes of students and recent graduates in a particular class (e.g. 2Ls) with similar interests (e.g. immigration law, real estate law, or working in the northern suburbs), and then notify employers who fit those criteria that the books are available for review. These books can also be used when an employer calls up our office looking for a particular type of student to clerk for them (“We are looking for a 3L interested in litigation”), so that we can respond quickly and efficiently to employer requests (in that case by looking at the 3L Litigation Resume Book).
For more information about Resume Books, click here.
Access 2 Practice Summer Legal Externship Program: Opportunities Available, Apply Now!
Access 2 Practice Legal Externship Opportunities for summer are available for your applications!
What is an Access 2 Practice Legal Externship? The Access 2 Practice Legal Externship is a 4 credit hour, non-graded, opportunity with a law firm or corporation this summer; or a government or legal aid organization year-round. For the law firm or corporate opportunities for the summer, students apply with a resume and cover letter by the deadline of March 18, 2014. At that time, all employers receive your materials and interviews take place during the following weeks. If you interview and accept the opportunity, you then enroll in the Legal Externship class for the summer.
Why Extern? To become a good lawyer and to supplement what you learn in the classroom, you need practical experience in real-world legal work. A2P presents a unique and important opportunity to gain exposure to an area of the law in which you are interested and helps you significantly broaden your future employment opportunities.
How do I find the Access 2 Practice Externships? Go to Symplicity, and search by Access 2 Practice Legal Externship - Summer. The entries titled "Summer 2014 A2P Legal Extern (For-credit Only)" are part of the Access 2 Practice Legal Externship program with an application deadline of March 18th. Check back often as additional Access 2 Practice Legal Externships will continue to be added throughout the coming weeks. Please note that entries not marked with this title, " Summer 2014 A2P Legal Extern (For-credit Only)," are not specific to Chicago-Kent students, are with government or legal aid organizations, and likely have a different application deadline set by the employer.
Application Process: Information and application packets for Summer and Fall 2014 are available in the Law Offices reception area (Room 600), in the Career Services Office, and on the table by the third floor elevators.
On Tuesday, March 4, at noon in room C25, Professor Vivien Gross will conduct an Informational Meeting for students who are interested in participating in the 2014 Summer or Fall Access2Practice Externship Program.
On-Campus Interviews
Programming
March 11: Recent Graduates Find Success, a program for graduating 3Ls/4Ls
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Time: 12:00-1:00pm
Location: Auditorium
All Spring 2014, December 2013, and December 2014, graduating students seeking a job after graduation are invited to attend a panel presentation of recent graduates to discuss their post-grad job search and their current positions.
Uncertain where you will work after you graduate from Chicago-Kent? Not sure how to keep the job search going during the bar exam, or when to ramp up the post-grad job search? The Career Services Office will host a panel presentation of recent graduates to discuss their post-grad job search and their current positions. All of the panelists found their positions after graduating. They will discuss the strategies that worked for them, and give you ideas so that you can be successful in your job search too. Questions will be answered, and ideas will be generated, so that you can feel more confident as you near graduation about pursuing a job.
This program will be held on Tuesday, March 11 from noon-1pm in the Auditorium. This program is strongly recommended for all spring 2014 graduates who are looking for a job.
March 12: Information Reception for J.D. Certificate Programs
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Time: 4:30pm-5:45pm
Location: 10th Floor
For students interested in one or more of Chicago-Kent's certificate programs, there will be an informational session on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 4:30-5:45 pm, in 10th Floor Event Room. Meet faculty and students in the certificate programs, gather information, and have a snack! All first-year students are encouraged to attend. We currently have certificate programs in the following areas:
- Business Law
- Criminal Litigation
- Environmental & Energy Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International & Comparative Law
- Labor & Employment Law
- Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution (LADR)
- Public Interest Law
March 12: Health Law Society Presents: Disability Law Panel
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Room 355
Join the Health Law Society on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 3-4pm in Room 355 for a disability law panel. Come hear about disability law and participate in one Chicago-Kent’s newly revived Health Law Society’s first programs. Food will be served!
The panel will include:
- Mariangela Monteiro from Equip for Equality
- Mark Epstein from Epstein & Epstein
- Judith Levitan from the Illinois Attorney General's office
- Patti Werner from Access Living
March 12: Edward Wildman presents: Spring 2014 Distinguished Speaker Series and Reception for Diverse Law Students featuring Paulette Brown, Partner & Chief Diversity Officer, Edward Wildman, President-Elect ABA
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm
Location: Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
Please Join Edwards Wildman LLP on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 4:30-6pm for the Spring 2014 Distinguished Speaker Series and Reception For Diverse Law Students featuring Paulette Brown as Distinguished Speaker. Meet and interact with Edwards Wildman attorneys and firm leaders, including members of hiring and diversity committee.
RSVP: By March 6, 2014 to LegalRecruiting@edwardswildman.com
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
225 West Wacker Drive
30th Floor
Chicago, IL
March 13: The Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms Presents: Connecting Well with Others - Tips and Practice for Law Students
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2014
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Room 590
Join The Chicago Committee on Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 5-7pm in Room 590, for a program on Relationship building in the legal profession. This program will provide tips for building rapport, engaging with people in a variety of practical settings, examples of do’s and don’ts of such interactions, and provides student participants the opportunity to practice the behaviors. Learn, observe, and practice these critical skills in a non-threatening environment.
March 25: "What's Next for Fall" Program - Mandatory for current 2Ls
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Time: Noon
Location: Auditorium
The summer after your second year of law school is a key time to be thinking about your postgraduate job search. How might your summer employment lead to a permanent position, and how do you broach this possibility with your supervisor? What kind of timelines do employers follow when hiring new attorneys? How early are the earliest deadlines? Most importantly, what should you be doing to make connections that will further your job search now and as you prepare to graduate?
“The What’s Next for Fall Program – Rising 3Ls” will address these and other important concerns for rising 3L students. Current 2L students are required to attend this program.
March 25: Federal Bar Association Presents: State of the Court and State of the City
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Auditorium
The newly formed Federal Bar Association Chicago-Kent Law Student Division, in co-sponsorship with the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter, will be hosting the "State of the Court and the State of the City." The Honorable Ruben Castillo, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and Stephen Patton, Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago, will each deliver their thoughts on the current state of their respective institutions. After their remarks in the auditorium, a reception will be held in the first floor lobby.
Spaces are limited. Registration is required, but admission is free and open to the public. Please visit http://www.fedbarchicago.org/state-of-the-court-state-of-the-city/ to register.
March 26: Sports and Entertainment Law Society Host Brenda Robinson
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Room 370
Please Join the Sports and Entertainment Law Soceity on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, from 3-4pm in Room 370. SELS is hosting Brenda Robinson, a partner from Faegre Baker Daniels, who focuses her practice on intellectual property, including copyright and trademark, and entertainment matters on behalf of clients in the music, film, television and sports industries.
Employment Opportunities
Please
check Chicago-Kent's job
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on a regular basis. Check out Symplicity's general instructions for more information.
2014 Fall Student Honors Program - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking bright, innovative, results-oriented individuals to join SEC’s Student Honors Program for Fall 2014. The Student Honors Program is a ten-week (minimum) volunteer opportunity for law students to become acquainted with the regulation of the securities market and the activities of the Commission. Honor Students are assigned to work with SEC staff members on projects covering a broad range of the Commission's work. Projects can include the investigation of industry and issuer practices, litigation of civil enforcement actions and the drafting of proposed statutes and rules. Specific duties and responsibilities will vary according to the office or division of assignment. For more information and to learn how to apply visit https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/362827700.
United State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, Externship Deadline for Fall semester April 16
The USAO for the Northern District of Illinois is responsible for prosecuting all federal crimes within the district. The Office also represents the United States and its departments and agencies in civil proceedings filed in federal court and in the Seventh Circuit. The Primary goals of the Law Student Intern Program are to provide law students with the greatest possible exposure to and participation in federal trial and appellate practice and to obtain excellent legal talent to assist this Office in handling its multitude of cases.
Qualifications: Students must be second-year or third-year law students by the beginning of the fall term. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Interns are not permitted to work in a legal capacity - private or public - during the internship.
Fall Internship – 16 hours per week for 12 weeks
Application Materials: Resume, personal statement reflecting your background and your interest in participating in this program, legal writing sample, three letters of recommendation (preferably legal), and law school transcript (unofficial is acceptable).
All application packages must be submitted by post-mail to the district contact by April 16, 2014.
USAO NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
Dirksen Federal Building
219 south Dearborn Street, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
ATTN: Monica LeKostaj, Administrative Assistant for the Law Student Intern Program
Web Site: http://www.justice.gov/usao/iln/interns.html
Questions: Contact Monica LeKostaj@usdoj.gov
City of Chicago Law Department is hiring December 2013 and May 2014 grads
City of Chicago Law Department is hiring December 2013 and May 2014 grads for entry level attorney positions for Fall 2014. Application is two step process (Step 1 due March 14, 2014 and Step 2 due March 21, 2014). You can find the details in Symplicity posted as #17151.
AT&T Legal Department, 2014 Diversity Summer Internship for 1L's: deadline March 11
AT&T encourages first year law students to apply for its 2014 Summer Internship Program. At AT&T, diversity and inclusion are essential to the company's culture and business success, and candidates should have an active commitment to increasing diversity in the legal profession. The AT&T Summer Internship Program is designed to provide first year law students with an opportunity to develop both personally and professionally, as well as to gain experience by working in a Fortune 100 corporation's legal department. Interns are paid a competitive salary and are expected to work for 8-10 weeks over the summer.
In terms of practical experience, this program provides invaluable insight into the in-house practice and a well-rounded experience dealing with a variety of issues. In the past, interns were provided exposure to and given assignments in areas including Intellectual Property, Litigation, Regulatory, Interconnection Services, and Labor and Employment.
Deadline to apply is March 11. You can find more details in Symplicity posted as #17410.
CBS Law Department Diversity Internship Program
The CBS Law Department is committed to creating and participating in programs designed to assist diverse individuals in obtaining the training, development and advancement opportunities necessary to succeed in the legal profession. To that end, the CBS Law Department has developed the CBS Diversity Internship Program with the goal of providing substantive experience and meaningful exposure to students of diverse backgrounds interested in learning about in-house practice. CBS defines diversity broadly to include not only its most “visible” aspects such as race and gender, but all of its aspects, such as age, physical disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin and marital/parental status. All students with diverse
backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
The Program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to be exposed to the various legal issues handled by in-house attorneys from across the Company. During the course of the internship, participants should expect to interact with attorneys handling matters pertaining to CBS’s various business entities, such as CBS Television and CBS Radio, Simon and Schuster, Showtime, and CBS Outdoor. Students should also expect to be exposed to several different practice areas while working under the supervision of attorneys from the Law Department’s Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, and Litigation practice groups. Participants will be invited to join CBS attorneys in attending seminars on various legal issues in the media field,and luncheons with CBS attorneys will be arranged, allowing CBS attorneys to discuss their careers and to answer student questions in an informal setting.
The Program is open to students who will be 2Ls and 3Ls at the time of the internship. The duration of the Program is for the summer session. The Program is unpaid and students will be required to receive academic credit from their law school for their participation in the Program. During the summer, students should expect to spend at least 20 hours per week at CBS. A prior background in media or news is not required. Deadline March 31, 2014. If you are interested in applying for the CBS summer program, click here for the application.
Apply Now! Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Internships
PILI's Law Student Internship Program connects law students from across the country with legal service agencies in Illinois. Interns work 400 hours full-time during the summer or 200 hours part-time during the school year, with PILI ensuring quality supervision by experienced agency attorneys, and providing extra educational, networking and mentoring opportunities.
PILI administers its Internship Program application through IllinoisProBono.org. You must register on this site before you can submit any applications. Applications for summer 2014 and are now open! Click here to learn more about how to apply.
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about PILI internships.
Fellowships & Scholarships
Zelle Hoffmann 2014 Diversity in Law Scholarship
On behalf of the national law firm Zelle Hofmann, we are pleased to announce a call for applications for our 2014 Diversity in Law Scholarship. The keystone of the firm's Diversity Outreach Plan, the Diversity in Law Scholarship was created for law students who either (1) are a member of a population or group whose background and perspectives are historically underrepresented in the private practice of law; or (2) demonstrate a long-standing commitment to diversity that will be furthered by award of the scholarship.
The scholarship awards the selected recipient a total of $30,000 to be applied towards the selected recipient's law school tuition, fees, and text books, with one half of the scholarship paid for the student's second year of law school and one half of the scholarship paid for the student's third year of law school subject to the following: To receive the second installment of the scholarship, the recipient must maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA (or its equivalent) through the student's second year of law school. Depending upon the firm's current needs, the Scholarship recipient may be offered, but is under no obligation to accept, a paid summer clerkship at one of the firm's offices for the summer following the student's first year of law school. The specific location of the potential clerkship will be decided by the firm in consultation with the student and will be based upon both the student's interest and the firm's need. Finally, in order to help ensure the recipient's successful entry into the legal profession, the firm will assign an attorney to mentor the recipient for the student's remaining law school career.
Click here for a copy of our formal scholarship application containing more in-depth information about the scholarship for your reference and dissemination.
Please note that to be considered for the Diversity in Law Scholarship students should complete and submit the application and required documents to Zelle Hofmann by April 1, 2014. Click here for contact information and respective submission information.
McGuireWoods 1L Diversity Scholarship
McGuireWoods is awarding up to 8 $5,000 scholarships this spring to diverse 1Ls. McGuireWoods’ annual Diversity Scholarship Program will award up to eight $5,000 scholarships to diverse current first-year law students with an expected graduation year of 2016, who are committed to contributing to and supporting diversity within the legal profession.
At McGuireWoods, we define diversity as recognizing and valuing the differences in our workforce. To us, diversity encompasses age, sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, marital status and veteran status, as well as educational and professional backgrounds.
For more information on McGuireWoods’ Diversity Scholarship Program, including application instructions, please click here. Application packet must be received by May 30, 2014.
Job Fairs
Diversity
CBS Law Department Diversity Internship Program
Zelle Hoffmann 2014 Diversity in Law Scholarship
McGuireWoods 1L Diversity Scholarship
Resources
Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program, Deadline April 1 at noon
The Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program provides a grant of $5,000 each to two students at the Chicago-Kent College of Law who have secured unpaid public interest legal positions during the summer. These two Stevens Fellowships are awarded to help defray living expenses of deserving and committed students working in the public interest, as well as to provide much-needed legal assistance to public interest organizations.
For application information please log-in to Symplicity, go to the "Resources" tab, Document Library under “Justice Stevens Fellowship Application.” Hard copies of the application packet are also available outside Prof. Nancy Marder’s office (839).
Deadline, Tuesday April 1, at noon. You will need an offiical transcript, which may take several days, be sure to give yourself enough time.
Americorp JD: apply for financial support for students working with veteran's, disaster relief, or civil legal corp this coming summer
AmeriCorpsJD, http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/americorpsjd. A student can apply for AmeriCorp JD funding for work in 3 areas:
1) Veterans Legal Corps
2) Disaster Legal Corps
3) Civil Legal Corps
To participate in Veterans or Disaster Legal Corps, the student needs to spend at least 50% of his or her time serving either veterans or victims of a federally recognized disaster. The applications are on a rolling basis.
To participate in Civil Legal Corps, the student can focus on a variety of legal issues, but will also provide support on a Veterans Toolkit for at least 20% of the student's required 300 hours of service (at least 60 hours). These applications are due April 15th, 2014.
AmeriaCorps JD provides a student with a $1175 Segal AmeriCorps Education award voucher that can be used to pay current educational expenses or qualified student loans.
Equal Justice America: apply for funding if you are providing legal services to the poor this coming summer
Equal Justice America is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1993. EJA has become a national leader in providing opportunities for law students to work with organizations that deliver civil legal services to those most in need. Our efforts expose a new generation of future lawyers to the urgency for pro bono assistance to our most vulnerable citizens. Students at more than 70 law schools now have the opportunity to take part in the Equal Justice America Fellowship Program. Visit www.equaljusticeamerica.org to apply, application deadline for summer 2014 is March 24, 2014.
Other CSO Resources
The Chicago-Kent Career Services Office has access to hundreds of helpful career resources. A majority of these resources are available in Symplicity under the red "Resources" tab (in the "Document Library"). Some of these resources include:
- 2013-2014 Government Honors and Internship Handbook
- Chicago Area Law Firm List
- 2013-2014 Guide to Internships & Fellowships in Reproductive Rights & Justice
- Updated Vermont Guide to State Judicial Clerkships
- BYU Intercollegiate Job Bank
- DePaul Law School International Guide and Job Resource
- Music Attorney Registry
- Prosecution Handbook
- Public Defender Handbook
- Public Interest Job Search Handbooks
- Various handouts related to the job search, including “Researching Legal Employers,” “The Out of State Job Search,” “Salary Negotiations” and “Writing Samples”
And many more!
Chicago-Kent students can also access various websites like: Policy Jobs (www.policyjobs.net), Political Jobs (www.politicaljobs.net), Human Rights Jobs (www.humanrightsjobs.com), Ethical Jobs (www.ethicaljobs.net), and Journalist Jobs (www.journalistjobs.net) by using the Login details that can be obtained in the Symplicity "Document Library" (under the Resources tab).
Speak with your Career Advisor today about the various resources available through the Career Services Office!
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