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CSO OPEN HOUSE
Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm AND 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: Lobby
Description: Come and meet the CSO Staff!
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PRACTICE TRACKS
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: The Chicago Bar Association
Who Can Attend: All Students
Dress Attire: Business Casual
Description: Attorneys representing over 65 different practice areas will be at the Chicago Bar Association to meet students and discuss their areas of expertise. Join us for an afternoon of informational interviewing and networking.
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CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE LAW
Date: Friday, January 25, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Room 1200B
Description: Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association's Health Care Law Section Council. Michael V. Favia, Chicago - Moderator
- Medical Malpractice Defense - Michael Daniels, Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen, Edwardsville
- Health Care as a Government Employee - Camela Gardner, Illinois Department of Human Services, Legal Services, Chicago
- Representing Health Care Professionals in Licensure/Disciplinary Matters - Michael Favia and Gerald Goldberg, Goldberg & Frankenstein, Chicago
- Hospital Attorney in a Not-For-Profit - Wes Cleveland, American Medical Association
- Representing an Insurance Entity - Mark Mosby, Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company, Downers Grove
- In-House Counsel at a Hospital - Ann Ford, Rush North Shore Medical Center, Office of Legal Affairs, Skokie
- Health Care Law in the Large Firm Environment - Tom Conley, Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Chicago
- Health Care Consulting - Monique Anawis, M.D., J.D., Chicago
This program is provided free-of-charge. Please pre-register by contacting Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu Lunch will be provided. No CLE hours are available for this program.
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STUDENT-TO-STUDENT CAREER INFO RECEPTION
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: Student Lounge
Description: Need advice on how to find a summer legal internship? Want to learn about employers from a student perspective? Want to hear about what type of assignments law students are given? Come learn this and more at The Second Annual Student-To-Student Career Fair. Did you know that many students find jobs through their classmates? John Marshall's student-to-student career fair will provide students with the opportunity to get valuable career advice from their fellow students with legal experience with a variety of legal employers.
Featured students have worked at:
AzulaySeiden Law Group
Banner & Witcoff
BP America
Bristol Myers Squibb
Chicago Bandits Women's Professional Fast-pitch Softball Team
Childress, Duffy, Goldblatt
Cook County Commission on Human Rights
Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Cook County Public Defender
Illinois Attorney General's Office
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Illinois Supreme Court
Jenner & Block
Jones Day
Judicial Extern, Honorable Richard Elrod
LaSalle Bank National
Mayer Brown
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg
Querry & Harrow
Senator Dick Durbin
Seyfarth Shaw
US Attorneys Office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
US Navy JAG Corp
And MORE!!!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE NOT REPRESENTING THE EMPLOYERBUT SHARING THEIR EXPEREINCE AND HOW THEY OBTAINED THE POSITION. 1Ls are strongly encouraged to attend! Refreshments will be served! To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu by Thursday, January 24.
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MIDWEST PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CONFERENCE AND CAREER FAIR (MPILCC)
Date: Saturday, February 2, 2008
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Northwestern University School of Law
Description: Come meet with employers during Table Talk, a session where you can informally chat with employers about their organization's opportunities. Brochures, newsletters and other organizational literature from each employer will also be available. Some students have received offers through these table talks. Over 40 Employers from the Midwest and throughout the country will be in attendance!!
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IP ALUMNI PANEL DISCUSSION: CAPITALIZING ON JOHN MARSHALL'S IP PROGRAM
Date: Monday, February 4, 2008
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Location: Room 3 East
Description: Resume tips, interview strategies, finding jobs and stories. Suggestions on how to make the most of your time in John Marshall's nationally recognized IP Program.
Featuring:
Jacob Bachman, Brinks Hofer, Chicago, IL
Brian Cheslek, Price Heneveld, Grand Rapids, MI
Adam Kelly, Loeb & Loeb, Chicago, IL
Joanna Gunderson, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL
Dan Lechleiter, Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis, IN
Sarah Walkington, Fitch Even Tabin and Flannery, Chicago, IL
To RSVP, please e-mail Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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CSO DIVERSITY PROGRAM: MINORITIES IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEREST
Date: Monday, February 11, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 532
Speakers:
Juan Carlos Linares, Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago
Rachel Heaston, Attorney, The Legal Assistance Foundation
Lunch will be served! To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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WHAT REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS ACTUALLY DO
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Room 216
Description: Knowing that someone is a real estate attorney does not tell you very much about the work they are actually doing or the clients that they represent. A real estate practice is not limited to the sale and purchase of homes and condos for individual clients.
Come and meet some Real Estate Attorneys who all received an LL.M in Real Estate Law here at John Marshall and hear what they do today and what they did earlier in their careers. Each serves a different group of clients and has a practice which focuses on different aspects of real estate law. Food will be served!
Featuring:
- Barbara A. Farrell (JD Albany Law School of Union University) Vice President/Assistant General Counsel, Fidelity National Financial
- Mark Henrikson (JD Southern Illinois University School of Law) Assistant General Counsel, Sears Holdings Management Corporation
- George Weems (JD John Marshall Law School) Private Practice, Coman & Anderson, PC
To sign up, email Dennis Mazur in the Career Services Office at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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ALUMNI MENTOR KICK-OFF BREAKFAST
Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Time: 8:00am - 9:30am
Location: Room 3 East
Description:
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LAW STUDENT INTERVIEW WORKSHOP
Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: The Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court
Description: Sponsored by The Chicago Bar Associations Young Lawyers Section, the workshop will provide law students with an opportunity to "practice" interview with attorneys, learn strategies to handle difficult and inappropriate interview questions, and to meet attorneys from different areas of practice, including law firm, corporate, and government settings. The workshop will begin with a brief informational introduction, followed by one-on-one mock interviews with attorneys. A complimentary networking reception will immediately follow the Workshop.
The Law Student Interview Workshop is free to CBA members. The fee for non-members is $12 which includes a one-year membership to the CBA.
Register early as space is limited and will be reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. Send an email to yls@chicagobar.org or call 312-554-2032 with your name, membership number and law school. To become a CBA member today, sign up online at www.chicagobar.org or send a check payable to the CBA, to CBA/YLS, 321 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604. If you become a member online, email the YLS to RSVP your attendance and indicate you joined online. Registration Deadline is February 6, 2008
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STRIVING FOR BALANCE IN A HIGH STRESS JOB
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 1200A
Description: Do you have trouble sleeping? Is stress or depression starting to affect your health, your relationships or your class work? Do you sometimes feel like you can't face what's coming tomorrow? Learn how to handle being a law student and future attorney while still maintaining a healthy life/work balance.
Presenter Susan Riegler has served as clinical director of the Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program since July 2005. In this capacity she provides individual and group counseling, assessment, family and firm consultation and referral services to lawyers, judges, and law students.
To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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RESUME & COVER LETTER WRITING WORKSHOP
Date: Monday, February 18, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 1102
Description: Applying for a job you saw posted on www.easelaw.com/jmls? Don't know how to get your resume to fit on 1 page? Confused about what to include in your job descriptions? Wondering who you should address your cover letter to? Get the answers to these questions, and more at the workshop.
To RSVP, please e-mail Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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PROFESSIONALISM SERIES: HOW TO HANDLE ASSIGNMENTS
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 532
Description: Christopher A. McVety, Associate at Reed Smith Sachnoff & Weaver, will speak about the dos and don'ts of handling assignments as a law clerk or summer associate. Find out what questions to ask when you receive an assignment. Learn what to do when you are not finding the answers you want. Hear about good ways to accept and even seek out constructive criticism of your work. Lunch Provided!
To RSVP, please e-mail Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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HEADHUNTER KATE PATTERSON SPEAKS TO IP STUDENTS
Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 216
Description: Meet legal recruiter Kate Patterson who will share with y ou -- novel, useful & non-obvious ways to find a job in the intellectual property field. Kate Patterson has specialized in recruiting and consulting services exclusively for intellectual property attorneys since 1980. Beyond basic staffing issues, she shares her considerable experience with venture capital firms and investors advising them on how best to meet their IP needs. She has structured IP functions in numerous startup companies, working with corporations from their inception to the Fortune 100. As IP law has grown and evolved, Kate has counseled major international law firms expanding their IP capabilities and worked closely with patent and trademark firms on their changing HR and staffing needs. Although recruiting is a primary concern of her company, Kate is more than a "headhunter". She strategizes with clients to develop creative solutions to their current and future concerns. Her firm has built practice groups from conception and, as they grown and mature, solves continuing concerns about compensation, hiring, benefit and workload analysis. Pizza Lunch Included!
To RSVP, please email Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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LUNCH W/ FBI SPECIAL AGENT & JMLS ALUM, FRANK BOCHTI
Date: Monday, February 25, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 527
Description: Frank graduated from John Marshall in 1985 and was accepted into the Federal Bureau of Investigations in 1987. He was assigned to the LA Field Office where he investigated Domestic Terrorism matters and eventually became the coordinator of the FBI's newly created Safe Streets Task Force in the wake of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Frank remained in the Violent Crimes/Major Offender Program for the remainder of his tour in LA and primarily investigated street gangs in South Central LS. In 1997, Frank was transferred to the Chicago Field Office where he currently has oversight responsibility for its undercover program. He also is the coordinator of the name-check program and is one of the press spokesmen of the office. Hear more in depth about Frank's career path and what the FBI looks for when they hire. Lunch Provided!
You MUST RSVP to attend this program. Please e-mail Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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BUILDING YOUR PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO - AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR A 21ST CENTURY CAREER
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: CBA Building Room 800
Description: A presentation by Dr. Margot B. Weinstein brought to The John Marshall Law School by its Centers for Excellence. In today's competitive marketplace, a professional portfolio has become one of the most effective tools that you can use to showcase direct evidence of your qualifications and abilities when you either start searching for your first position after receiving your degree, or when looking for a new position. Dr. Weinstein's presentation will help you to answer these questions and enable you to begin building your own professional portfolio:
- What are the purpose/objectives/characteristics of a professional portfolio?
- How do you start to create your portfolio?
- Is it a formal or informal paper document on paper or is something kept on your computer?
- How do you use your portfolio to improve your interviews?
Seats are limited so advance reservations are needed. To RSVP, please e-mail Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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EVENING STUDENT ORIENTATION
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Room 201
Description:
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INTERVIEWING SKILLS WORKSHOP
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 532
Description: Find out what it takes to land that legal job. How to dress, How to Prepare, Interviewing Etiquette and Tips for Success!
To RSVP, please e-mail Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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1L ORIENTATION (JA11)
Date: Monday, March 3, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Room 300
Description:
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CAREERS IN CUSTOMS & TRADE LAW
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Location: Room 300
Description: The John Marshall Law School Center for International Business and Trade Law and Career Services Office invite you to a panel discussion on Careers in Customs & Trade Law.
Featuring:
- Carolyn Amadon, Associate, Barnes Richardson
- Tom Keating, Partner, Hodes Keating & Pilon
- Christos Linardakis, Of Counsel, Braumiller Schulz LLP
Registration Required. Please register by Tuesday, March 4 at ibtlaw@jmls.edu or 312-360-2658.
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EVENING STUDENT & EVENING ALUMNI WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Room 3 East
Descripton: The Wine and Cheese Reception allows John Marshall evening students:
- A unique opportunity for you to meet John Marshall alums who have been in your shoes!
- Learn about the wide range of career paths of evening student alums
- Enjoy wine and cheese and the company of fellow evening students before the crush of exams and holiday parties
We have invited a number of evening student alumni who are willing to share their experiences and take the time to talk to you. To make this event a success, we need you to attend! We also need to know how many of you will attend.
To attend, please RSVP by February 20, 2008 to Rachel Dawson at 6dawson@jmls.edu
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WORRYING ABOUT YOUR SUMMER JOB? HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO BE DOING
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 201
Description: The session will cover: How to Look for a Legal Job, Job Search Resources on EASElaw, The Hidden Market, and Developing Job Contacts through Networking!
To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS: A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY!
Date: Monday, March 10, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 1103
Description: Have a public interest project you really care about and want to work on permanently? Want to create your own job and project in public interest law? Come learn how! A post-graduate fellowship is a fantastic opportunity to practice law for an organization that may not otherwise be hiring full-time attorneys. Through fellowships, attorneys work with a host organization on a specified project for a defined period of time (typically one or two years). The host organization provides an annual stipend, and in some instances benefits, including health care and loan repayment assistance. Post-graduate fellowships involve a wide-array of practice areas and projects, typically, but not always, with a focus on public interest practice. Food will be served!
To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Now Room 217 <---Please Note Room Change
Speakers:
- Thomas Y. Mandler, Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Daniel E. Murphy, National Labor Relations Board
- Joel A. D'Alba, Asher Gittler Greenfield & D'Alba (moderator)
Free lunch! To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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WHAT IS A JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP?
Date: Monday, March 31, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 529
Description: Its never too early or too late to start thinking about Post-Graduate Judicial Clerkships. Snacks will be served. 2Ls are strongly encouraged to attend, but ALL students are invited.
Information Session Highlights:
- Learn what Federal and State Judges look for in a judicial clerk and how to get a position
- Hear from a former judicial law clerk about day-to-day work and the career benefits of working for a judge
- Receive an overview of what it means to be a judicial clerk
- Have your burning questions about being a judicial clerk answered
Please Note: A separate forum on the judicial clerkship application process will be held at 12:00pm on Monday, April 7 in Room 529. To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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HOW TO MAKE THOSE CONTACTS: WORKING AN EMPLOYER RECEPTION
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 216
Special Speakers: Consultant Nancy Roberts Linder and JMLS Alum, Melissa Smart (Sr. Counsel, Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission)
Can you answer these crucial questions:
- What am I supposed to do while I am here?
- What can I say to introduce myself? What do I talk about?
- How can I ensure that an attorney will remember me?
- How do I end a conversation politely?
Spend an hour with us and learn some useful techiques to make your next employer reception a success! Free lunch included! Get practice for the following week's special CSO Event! To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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HOW TO APPLY TO A JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP?
Date: Monday, April 7, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 529
Description: Come and learn about the "nuts & bolts" of the judicial clerkship application process. This program will provide basic but essential information about clerkship applications including:
- How to research judges and courts
- Strategizing about your application
- Important Deadlines
- How to submit applications electronically
Even if you are only considering applying for a post-graduate clerkship, this is essential information you should not miss. 2Ls are strongly encouraged to attend, but ALL students are invited.
To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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PLANNING YOUR CLASSES FOR THE TRANSACTIONAL & BUSINESS LAW TRACK
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 300
Description: Students interested in any area of transactional law (Corporate, Tax, Bankruptcy, Securities, Commercial, etc.) are invited to hear topics addressed such as:
- What classes are offered in business law?
- Are there "core" classes I need to take?
- Do I need to take federal taxation?
- What is bankruptcy law & do I need it to practice corporate law?
- What is the difference between Secured Transactions & Securities Regulation?
- Which classes will employers expect me to to have completed?
- Are the electives I want in business law offered every year?
Speakers: Professor Art Acevedo, Professor Jason Kilborn, Professor Paul Lewis, Jodie Needham, Director of Academic Support.
Class Registration starts April 14th - Be Prepared! Lunch will be served. To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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MEET THE SMALL & MID-SIZE LAW FIRMS RECEPTION
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: Student Lounge
Description: Approximately 45 law firms will be represented at this reception. The "table talk" format allows students an opportunity to ask questions and make contacts in a relaxed setting. Attorneys in attendance are almost all John Marshall alums and will be ready to answer your questions about what it is like to work at their firm, what they look for in candidates, what it means to practice in a particular legal specialty and more!
Dress is business casual. (Please do not wear jeans.) Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. RSVP Required. Please e-mail Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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PLANNING YOUR CLASSES FOR THE TRANSACTIONAL & BUSINESS LAW TRACK
Date: Monday, April 14, 2008
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Room 300
Description: Back by popular demand... A second session of this program has been added since the one on the 8th was so popular! Professors Art Acevedo and Jason Kilborn, along with the Director of Academic Services, Jodie Needham, will be talking with students interested in transactional & business law. Specifically, they will cover how to plan your courses wisely for the business "track". Students interested in any area of transactional law (corporate, tax, bankruptcy, securities, commercial, etc.) are invited to this program to hear topics addressed such as:
- What classes are offered in business law?
- Are there "gateway" classes that should be taken first?
- Do I need to take federal taxation? Are other tax classes needed? Do I need to take Fed Tax first?
- What is bankruptcy law and do I need it if I hope to practice corporate law?
- Will any corporate classes help me with the bar exam?
- What is the difference between Secured Transactions and Securities Regulation?
- Which classes will employers expect me to have completed?
- Which classes are offered when? Are the electives I want in business law offered every year?
Often students are overwhelmed with the course selection and unsure what sequence would best serve their needs. We hope to help educate all students to make smart decisions when planning classes for your remaining semesters at John Marshall. Food will be served!!
To attend, please RSVP to Dennis Mazur at 6mazur@jmls.edu
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PROFESSIONALISM SERIES: HOW TO WORK WITH STAFF PERSONNEL
Date: Monday, April 21, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 529
Description:
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PREPARE FOR FALL RECRUITING
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Room 1200A&B
Description: Each year we hold a Fall Recruiting Program during which large firms and the larger government agencies interview and hire their candidates for summer associate, summer interns and permanent hires. Most firms and agencies will interview 2L and 3L candidates. Any student interested in these types of employers is strongly encouraged to participate in John Marshall's Fall Recruiting Program. Thus, ALL Students wishing to participate in Fall Recruiting must attend one of the two programs.
Sessions will cover the following and more:
- Researching Employers
- Preparing for Interviews
- Using the EASElaw System
If you plan to participate in Fall Recruiting and cannot attend one of these sessions, please contact Pascale Bishop in the Career Services Office at 6bishop@jmls.edu
To attend one of the sessions, please RSVP to 6mazur@jmls.edu by April 18 and please specify which session you will attend.
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PREPARE FOR FALL RECRUITING
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Room 503
Description: Each year we hold a Fall Recruiting Program during which large firms and the larger government agencies interview and hire their candidates for summer associate, summer interns and permanent hires. Most firms and agencies will interview 2L and 3L candidates. Any student interested in these types of employers is strongly encouraged to participate in John Marshall's Fall Recruiting Program. Thus, ALL Students wishing to participate in Fall Recruiting must attend one of the two programs.
Sessions will cover the following and more:
- Researching Employers
- Preparing for Interviews
- Using the EASElaw System
If you plan to participate in Fall Recruiting and cannot attend one of these sessions, please contact Pascale Bishop in the Career Services Office at 6bishop@jmls.edu
To attend one of the sessions, please RSVP to 6mazur@jmls.edu by April 18 and please specify which session you will attend.
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