Career Workshops -- Winter 2007
January 18, 2007
Listen* to this meeting providing interested 1L/2L and 3L students planning to participate 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 be discussed. Students should also read the Winter 2007 On-Campus Interviewing Procedures. Enter Symplicity Here
January 25, 2007
Why clerk? What is the difference between clerking for an appellate judge and a trial judge? What is a bankruptcy clerkship like? Is it worth clerking if I don't want to litigate? Can I obtain a clerkship if I'm not on Law Review? What is the value of a state court clerkship? What do magistrate judges do and what are those clerkships like? Hear the real scoop* from a distinguished panel of Michigan Law alums discuss their clerkships and why you should apply for one of the best jobs in law.
Panelists:
Prof. Lumen Mulligan, '02; Clerkship with Judge Deanell R. Tacha, U.S Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Prof. Mulligan teaches business law at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, MI. He was formerly an associate at Polsinelli Shalton Welte and Suelthaus, in Kansas City, MO.
Brian Pandya, '05; Clerkship with Judge Leonard E. Davis, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Mr. Pandya is an associate at Wiley Rein & Fielding in Washington, D.C. with a practice in intellectual property and litigation.
Samir Parikh, '01; Clerkship with Judge Alan Ahart, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California. Mr. Parikh is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins where he is a member of the Finance Department, specializing in bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters.
Leah A. Williams, '02;Clerkship with Magistrate Judge Kenneth S. McHargh, U.S. Distinct Court of the Northern District of Ohio. Ms. Williams is an associate at Baker Hostetler, in Cleveland, Ohio with a practice focused primarily on employment litigation.
Megan Whyte, '05; Clerkship with Justice John E. Wallace Jr., New Jersey Supreme Court. Ms. Whyte is a litigation associate at Fried Frank in New York City.
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January 25, 2007
Interested in tax law? Come meet lawyers that practice tax law in a variety of settings. Open to all students. Food will be provided
February 1, 2007
State court clerkships are found at both trial and appellate levels and deal with a wide range of subjects-everything from contract and tort disputes, to divorce, custody and probate issues. Often overlooked by students in the clerkship hunt, most legal disputes in the U.S. are handled in state courts and these clerkships provide excellent educational and mentoring experiences. Listen to the panel* of UMLS alums describe their experiences clerking for judges in state trial, appellate, and specialty courts. Open to all students.
Panelists:
David Alderson, '03; Clerkship: Judge William L. Graham, Franklin Circuit Court, Frankfort Kentucky. David is an associate at Richards, Watson & Gershon, in San Francisco, CA.
David Avila, '01; Clerkship: Hon. Frank Sullivan, Indiana Supreme Court, Indianapolis, IN. Mr. Avila is a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Disabilities Litigation Section (and formerly with the Employment Litigation Section), Washington, D.C.
Merrill Hodnefield, '04; Law Clerk to Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura D. Corrigan; former staff attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals.
Helen Ledgard, ’03; clerked for the Hon. Roxanne Bailin, Boulder District Court, Boulder, CO. Helen has been an attorney with the US Dept. of Education, Washington, D.C. and a project manager with the University of Michigan CARRS.
Peter P. Tomczak, ''02; Clerkship: The Honorable John W. Noble, Delaware Court of Chancery. Peter is currently an associate at Baker and McKenzie, in the corporate department, Chicago, IL.
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February 7, 2007
Hear Al Cotrone*, Director of Career Development and Student Affairs at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, discussing networking and how it can make your career a highly successful one.
February 8, 2007
Listen* to Professors Ellen Katz, Phil Frost, Daniel Halberstam, and Vivek Sankaran discuss their career paths and offer advice and information to those students interested in pursuing a career in legal academia. Additional recommended resources include: the Association of American Law School's Web site, the Guide to Law Teaching by Brian Leiter of the University of Texas, and the 11/29/04 JD Jungle article How to Become a Professor (linked with permission).
February 14, 2007
Hear Michele Coleman Mayes '74, from PitneyBowes, discuss her career path.
Part 1 of talk* and Part 2 of talk*.
February 20, 2007
Listen* to Professor Joan Larsen, the faculty clerkship advisor, and Robin Kaplan, our OCS clerkship advisor, discuss the Federal Hiring Plan and outline the procedures for preparing application materials.
March 12, 2007
Hear* Frank Kimball '77, a renowned consultant on the Chicago legal market, will provide information useful to students interested in interviewing with employers in Chicago during Early Interview Week and the Fall Interview Program.
March 13, 2007
100% of those students who attended last year's presentation received an offer to return to their employer. Listen to* Frank Kimball '79, a legal search consultant in Chicago and former hiring partner of an Am Law 100 firm, discuss 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 includes 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. Click for Mr. Kimball's Successful Summer handout.
March 13, 2007
Hear* Carol Kanarek '79, a renowned consultant on the New York legal market, provide information useful to students interested in interviewing with employers in New York during Early Interview Week and the Fall Interview Program.
March 14, 2007
Listen to* Valerie Brader, former career clerk to the Honorable John Feikens, USDC EDMI, will present tips on putting the best possible clerkship application together and how to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes in the application and interviewing process.
March 20, 2007
Hear* Jon Escher, a renowned consultant on the Bay Area legal market, provide information useful to students interested in interviewing with employers in the Bay Area market during Early Interview Week and the Fall Interview Program.
March 22, 2007
Listen to* this meeting discussing the Early Interview Week Program, scheduled for August 27th - 30th, 2007, which will be held at the Holiday Inn near the University of Michigan.
March 22, 2007
Hear* 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.
March 23, 2007
Rick Kolodny '81, was an associate at a large firm, has worked in-house, and is now President of The Portfolio Group, a legal search firm in Los Angeles, California. Thus, he is well qualified to talk to students about law firm and in house career trajectories. Listen to* Rick offer some considerations that students don't typically take into account, such as decisions about practice area selection and how that may affects your options in the future.
March 26, 2007
Hear* 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. Click for Mr. Binstock's D.C. Market Presentation and Guide to D.C. Law Firms by Practice Area.
March 29, 2007
Listen to The Honorable Gerald Tjoflat, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and The Honorable Deanell Tacha, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, talk to students about judicial clerkships.
April 3, 2007
Hear Jonathan Chudler, a renowned consultant on the Detroit legal market, will provide information useful to students interested in interviewing with employers in the Detroit market during Early Interview Week and the Fall Interview Program.
April 4, 2007
Listen to David Greenwald '86, a partner at the law firm of Jenner & Block in Chicago, and Michael Strong, a 3L student, offering useful information to students as they begin to think about Early Interview Week. Bidding strategies and how to interview effectively when you only have 20-30 minutes were also discussed. View the presentation slides here [PDF file].
April 5, 2007
Hear OCS staff give 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.
April 11, 2007
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 17, 2007
Listen to* Professor Rachel Croskery-Roberts ('00) and alum Jean Rhee ('04) discuss the "dos and don'ts" of judicial clerkships, including 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.
* 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