Programs, Workshops, and Speakers — Fall 2008
August 23, 2008
Assistant Dean Susan Guindi discussed our Early Interview Week program, held at the Holiday Inn Near the University of Michigan, 3600 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI.
August 26, 2008
Hear* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) OCS Assistant Dean Susan Guindi discuss how to handle callback interviews and what to expect in the callback interview process. Also view our Power Point Presentation from the presentation.
September 5, 2008
Listen* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) to Professor Joan Larsen and OCS Clerkship Advisor Robin Kaplan offer interviewing tips and advice for post-graduate judicial clerkship applicants. Judges following the Federal Hiring Plan may start contacting 3L students on Monday, September 8th at noon EDT for clerkship interviews no earlier than Thursday, September 11th at 8:00am.
September 9, 2008
Hear* (WMA file - Kerberos authenication required) OCS discuss the next steps for students in the interviewing process with legal employers. Also view our Power Point Presentation from the meeting.
September 17, 2008
Listen* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) to our program on proper etiquette for professional interviews including dining tips and other etiquette issues for interviews. Also view our Power Point Presentation from the meeting. Co-Sponsored by the Office of Career Services and the Michigan Law Culinary Club.
September 19, 2008
Hear* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) to OCS Assistant Dean Susan Guindi provide information and advice for the LL.M. job search, including participation in the LL.M. Job Fair in New York, NY.
September 26, 2008
The Office of Career Services and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations cordially invite you to a breakfast reception bringing together members of the judiciary and current University of Michigan Law School students.
September 26, 2008
Listen* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) to the Honorable Noel Anketell Kramer ('71), District of Columbia Court of Appeals, speak about the work of the D.C. Court of Appeals and the D.C. Superior Court and judicial clerkships.
September 29, 2008
Hear* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) the Office of Career Services address career questions unique to students doing joint degrees, such as how to take full advantage of having 3 summers or more to experience different kinds of jobs, how to present the value of the joint degree to prospective employers, and how to demonstrate interest in law while at the same time obtaining a degree in another discipline. Co-Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs.
October 6, 2008
Listen* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) to Michael Sachs ('98), of the Chicago office of Major, Lindsey & Africa, present an overview of the top fifty practice areas and how personality traits should affect students' choice of a practice area. It is designed to help students make more informed career choices. Also view the Power Point Presentation and the Adobe Acrobat handout from the meeting.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Hear* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) Frank Kimball '77, a headhunter in Chicago and former hiring partner of a national law firm, provide tips on job searches outside of the on-campus interview process, including how to conduct a successful mailing campaign and how to network. Also view the Power Point Presentation and the Adobe Acrobat handout from the meeting.
October 15, 2008
Listen* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) to the Office of Career Services and the Office of Student Affairs provide information on the bar exam application process, multi-state and state portions of the bar exam, bar review courses,and character and fitness considerations. Also view our Adobe Acrobat handout from the meeting. Co-Sponsored by the Office of Career Services and the Office of Student Services.
Friday, October 24, 2008 in Hutchins Hall
Students are invited to a conference on attorney wellness and how to improve it. Co-sponsored by the Office of Career Services and Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (Washtenaw County chapter). More conference information is available at http://www.happyhealthylawyers.com
October 30, 2008
Hear* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) Ricardo Egozcue '01 of PricewaterhouseCooper, Kevin Scott '02 of Sprint Nextel and Tina Juntunen '03 of Kasowitz Benson describe how they found their amazing jobs independent of Early Interview Week.
November 3, 2008
Listen to* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) Assistant Dean Susan Guindi and Assistant Dean Mary Ann Sarosi will discuss the 1L job search, including types of jobs to consider and resources to help in the search. Also view our Power Point Presentation from the program.
November 5, 2008
Hear* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) Professor Michael Barr and Mr. Peter Darrow '79 will discuss the current crisis on Wall Street and what it means to law students. Prof. Barr teaches Financial Institutions and Mr. Darrow is a partner at Mayer Brown in NYC, a firm which represents institutional lenders and investment banks in the domestic and international bank and capital markets.
November 6, 2008 and November 7, 2008
Listen to* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) OCS staff discuss resume and cover letter preparation.
November 10, 2008
Hear* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) John Franchini, a partner at Milbank, Tweed in NYC, and Debby Cusumano, Director of Attorney Recruitment at Winston & Strawn in Chicago, provide tips on how to interview successfully.
November 12, 2008 and November 14, 2008
This interviewing workshop will cover the most common interview questions and situations in detail, and will address students' concerns.
Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 12:20pm in 120 Hutchins Hall
Listen to* (WMA file - Kerberos authentication required) how to apply for judicial internships and what it's like to work at a variety of different courts. Career Services will start off the discussion by outlining how they can help. This series is geared towards helping 1L's in their job search. Co-Sponsored with the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.
* This program has been digitally recorded. Students using a PC will need windows media player which many students will already have, and which is also available for download on the Web at: Windows Media Player for PC . Students using a Macintosh computer will need windows media player for Macintosh: Windows Media Player for Macintosh