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Career Workshops -- Winter 2006
January 17, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of Jonathan Carson, founder of Kurtzman Carson Consultants in Los Angeles and formerly a lawyer with Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago, discussing his career path, and how to use your J.D. degree -- coupled with few years in a large firm -- to start an entrepreneurial endeavor.
January 19, 2006
Hear the audio file* with an overview of the Winter OCI program, held over several days this February at the Law School. Bidding instructions, interviewing procedures and deadlines were discussed.
January 20, 2006
Listen to the audio file* providing information about the LL.M. Job Fair in New York City on January 28, 2006 as well as interview tips on how to interview successfully.
January 25, 2006
Hear the audio file* of alumni panelists who have had a variety of clerkship experiences discuss their clerkships and why you should apply for one of the best jobs in law. Participating panelists: Chandra Davis, '02, former clerk to Hon. Roger Gregory, USCA-4, and to the Hon. Vanessa Gilmore, USDC SDTX. Ms. Davis is a current associate at McGuire Woods, Atlanta; Ryan Junck, '03, former clerk to Nebraska Supreme Court Justice John Gerard. Mr. Junck is an associate at Cravath Swaine & Moore, New York City; Jeremy Schulze, '04, law clerk to the Hon. Magistrate Judge Mona Majzoub, ED MI, Detroit; Bejal Shah, '02, former clerk to the Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez, U.S.Bankruptcy Court, SDNY. Ms. Shah is practicing criminal defense law at the New York Legal Aid Society; and Professor Joan Larsen, Faculty Clerkship Advisor. Professor Larsen clerked for Judge David B. Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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January 31, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of Bob Smolik, Diplomat in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, discussing his career path and offering advice to those interested in a career in international law/relations.
February 2, 2006
Hear the audio file* of Dan Ventrelle ('00) of the Oakland Raiders and David Grand ('98) of Miller Canfield , whose clients include the NCAA, speaking about their career paths and offering advice for students interested in sports law.
February 9, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of Shawn Canter '97 discussing careers in the financial sector. Mr. Canter worked at Goldman Sachs for several years after graduation, then at a smaller investment banking firm, and is now in management consulting.
February 15, 2006
Hear the audio file* of Piper Hendricks '03 who practices with the law firm of Fried Frank in DC speaking about her 2004 internship with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica. The Court is "an autonomous judicial institution whose purpose is the application and interpretation of the American Convention on Human Rights."
February 22, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of Professor Joan Larsen, the faculty clerkship advisor, and Robin Kaplan, our OCS clerkship advisor, discussing the Federal Hiring Plan and outlining the procedures for preparing application materials. Providing tips on the application process as they experienced it last year are students Bob Koch, Sarah Bookbinder and Jay Surdokowski, all of whom are going to clerkships in 2006.
March 8, 2006
Hear the audio file* of panelists offering advice on how to handle uncomfortable interview topics, inappropriate interviewer conduct and methods of investigating firm diversity.
March 9, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of Kate Patterson of Patterson Davis Consulting, Inc., (www.pattersondavis.com) speaking about IP careers. Her informative talk covers a range of subjects, from how the patent prosecution market has changed, to why using the NALP Directory alone isn't the best way to find an IP job.
March 10, 2006
You're not on a journal and/or you don't think you'd be competitive? Hear the audio file* of Martin Sybblis D'03 challenge your assumptions. Martin clerked for the Hon. Marcia G. Cooke, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami. He currently practices in Boston with the law firm of Bingham McCutchen. Martin will also speak with students about the Boston job market.
Monday, March 20, 2006, at 12:30pm in 100 Hutchins Hall
Listen to the audio file* discussing the Early Interview Week program, scheduled for August 28 - 31, 2006.
March 24, 2006
Hear the audio file* of Ms. Cohn talking about work of the organization and her career path. The Electronic Frontier Foundation protects civil liberties related to the use of digital technology.
March 29, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of Frank Kimball '77, a renowned consultant on the Chicago legal market, providing information useful to students interested in interviewing with employers in Chicago during Early Interview Week and the Fall Interview Program.
March 29, 2006
Hear the audio file* of Carol Kanarek '79, a renowned consultant on the New York legal market, providing information useful to students interested in interviewing with employers in New York during Early Interview Week and the Fall Interview Program.
March 30, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of Frank Kimball '79, a legal search consultant in Chicago and former hiring partner of an Am Law 100 firm, discussing how to navigate successfully through your summer job in order to optimize your chances of receiving an offer, in particular for those working at a law firm. The talk included Mr. Kimball addressing how to manage your time, how to handle criticisms or negative evaluations, and how to avoid mistakes that students have made in the past.
March 31, 2006
A student-led roundtable talk with 3Ls for hearing from fellow classmates who went through the clerkship application process last season. Offering tips on application strategies, interviews, and acceptance protocol.
April 3, 2006l
Hear the audio file* of Rick Kolodny '81, a renowned consultant on the Southern California legal market, providing information useful to students interested in interviewing with employers in Los Angeles/Orange County/San Diego markets during Early Interview Week and the Fall Interview Program.
April 4, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of The Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Boyce F. Martin, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit talking to students about judicial clerkships.
April 4, 2006
Hear the audio file* of Jon Escher, a renowned consultant on the Bay Area legal market, providing information useful to students interested in interviewing with employers in the Bay Area market during Early Interview Week and the Fall Interview Program.
April 5, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of Stephen Seckler, a renowned consultant on the Boston area legal market, providing information useful to students interested in interviewing with employers in the Boston market during Early Interview Week and the Fall Interview Program.
April 5, 2006
Hear the audio file* of Dan Binstock, a renowned consultant on the D.C. legal market, providing information useful to students interested in interviewing with employers in the Washington, D.C. market during Early Interview Week and the Fall Interview Program.
April 11, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of a panel of "experts" including current judicial law clerks and professors who have clerked in a discussion of the "dos and don'ts" of judicial clerkships. Panelists sharing tips on how to have a successful clerkship, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to make the most of this very unique and prestigious experience.
April 11, 2006
Hear the audio file* of Valerie Brader, career clerk to the Honorable John Feikens, USDC EDMI, presenting tips on putting the best possible clerkship application together and how to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes in the application and interviewing process.
April 12, 2006
Listen to the audio file* of a demonstration of our Judicial Database and the OSCAR Application System, including how to research and create judge lists for mail-merging application letters and requesting faculty recommendation letters, as well as building online applications through the federal OSCAR system.
* 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 |