CAREER SERVICES ANNOUNCEMENTS – WEEK OF SEPTEMBER …



Career Services Announcements – Week of October 5, 2009

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• 1Ls and 2Ls: ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program

• Preparing for Interviews with District Attorneys' Offices 

• Scholarship opportunity for law students from Oneida, Vilas or Forest Counties

• Mark Your Calendars - Upcoming Career Services Presentations

➢ Oct. 9: 3Ls - Program on Job Hunting Strategies for 3Ls and Recent Graduates

➢ Oct. 9: 1Ls and 2Ls - Presentation on Antitrust Law and Opportunities in Antitrust By Attorney David Blotner from the US Department of Justice (DOJ)

➢ October 9 -- Presentation on Entertainment Law

➢ Oct. 14: Lunch with Lawyers - Labor & Employment

➢ Oct. 21: How To Ace An Interview - Tips From A Legal Recruiter

➢ Oct. 22 & Oct 23: Mandatory 1L Orientation For 1Ls

➢ Oct. 27: 3Ls -  Getting Ready to Graduate Event

• 1Ls: International JD students on an F-1 or J-1 Visa

• 3Ls:  Apply Now for Special Fellowship

• Repeated Announcements

Attention 1Ls and 2Ls

The ABA Section of Litigation will begin accepting applications for its Summer 2010 Judicial Intern Opportunity Program on October 12, 2009, from second-year law students, and on December 1, 2009, from first year students.  The program places minority or financially disadvantaged students with state and federal judges in a wide variety of locations for summer internships.  Applications are due no later than December 31, 2009.  More information about the program is available in the Career Services Office; or you may visit litigation/jiop

Preparing for Interviews with District Attorneys' Offices 

If you have interviews upcoming with the Milwaukee County DA's Office, or with any other prosecuting attorney or public defender offices, and were unable to attend the presentation on September 18 on interviewing for DA/PD positions, here is a link to the audio from that presentation:  .  The  referenced handouts are available in Career Services.

Scholarship opportunity for law students from Oneida, Vilas or Forest Counties

The Oneida-Vilas-Forest County Bar Association in northern Wisconsin will award a scholarship this fall to an individual pursuing an education in law. The organization awards the scholarship based on a combination of past and potential academic performance, financial need, course of study and residence in or significant connections to Oneida, Vilas or Forest counties. Students should apply by sending a resume and letter to Lawrence, Tyler & Calvey, S.C., 8617 Hwy 51 North, Minocqua, Wisconsin 54548. Questions may be directed to Attorney Thomas E. Lawrence. Applications must be received by November 10, 2009. The scholarship will be awarded at the Association's January 2010 meeting.

Mark Your Calendars - Upcoming Career Services Presentations

Mark your calendars for the programs described below.  Career Services programs are generally open to all students; however, some presentations are primarily intended for specific classes, as is indicated below. Dates, times and locations are listed below, as well as on the Law School events calendar, law.wisc.edu/calendar:

Oct. 9: 3Ls - Program on Job Hunting Strategies for 3Ls and Recent Graduates

On Friday, October 9, 2009, at 12:30, our alum Roy Ginsburg will be here at the Law School to present his program entitled "Job Hunting Strategies for a Lousy Economy:  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."  This 90-minute seminar will cover the basic do's and don'ts of job hunting; advice on surviving the emotional rollercoaster; myths surrounding the search for a job; developing an effective network; selling yourself and closing the deal; and much more.  UW Law School alums as well as current students are welcome to attend; however, registration is required so that we are sure to have enough materials.  The program will be presented in Room 2260 in the Law School.  Please register on-line by clicking on the following link:

For more information about Roy, go to:  .

Mr. Ginsburg has also offered to meet on an individual basis with students, in the morning between 10:00 and 11:30, and after the program. If you would like to take advantage of this offer, or if you have any other questions, please feel free to contact Jane Heymann at jheymann@wisc.edu or 608-262-6413. Due to space limitations, this program is only open to University of Wisconsin Law School alumni and students.

Oct. 9: 1Ls and 2Ls - Presentation on Antitrust Law and Opportunities in Antitrust By Attorney David Blotner from the US Department of Justice (DOJ)

On Friday, October 9, 2009, at 12:20 in Room 2211, Attorney David Blotner will be giving a talk on antitrust law.  He will present examples of interesting issues and cases in the field, and will discuss opportunities that exist for students in the antitrust field at the US DOJ.  The presentation will be an introduction to antitrust issue for 1Ls and 2Ls who want to find out more about this very interesting area of law. Antitrust laws apply to all industries and to every level of business, including manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and marketing. They prohibit a variety of practices that restrain trade, such as price-fixing conspiracies (as highlighted in the recent movie "The Informant"), corporate mergers likely to reduce market competition, and predatory acts designed to achieve or maintain monopoly power.

October 9 -- Presentation on Entertainment Law

On Friday, October 9, at 2:00 in room 3247, Ryan Worrell (Class of 05), who recently completed an LL.M. program on entertainment and media law at UCLA, and is currently working in a contract counsel position at Sony Pictures Television in Los Angeles, will talk to students about entertainment law and "breaking into" that field.  The program will only be offered if a sufficient number of students indicate they will attend, so please RSVP by the close of business on Wednesday, October 7, if you plan to attend.  To RSVP, go to , click on the "Events" tab, then on "Workshops," and then select the "Entertainment Law" presentation. 

Oct. 14: Lunch with Lawyers - Labor & Employment

On Wednesday Oct. 14 from 12:20 - 1:15 in Room 2211, the State Bar of Wisconsin will host another of its popular "Lunch with Lawyers" programs with attorneys from the Labor & Employment Section. The attorneys will discuss career paths and opportunities in the Labor & Employment field, the kind of work they do, and how their career paths led to their present positions. All students are encouraged to attend the presentation.  The presenters will be Atty. Janet L. Heins, Heins Law Office LLC; Atty. Kurt C. Kobelt, Wisconsin Education Association Council- Legal Department; Atty. James J. Chiolino, Quarles & Brady LLP; Atty. David R. Friedman , Friedman Law Firm; and Atty. Deborah Little Cohn, WI Equal Rights Division.

 

Pizza will be provided but in order to attend you must RSVP by noon on Monday, Oct. 1.  To RSVP,  go to , click on the “Events” tab, then on “Workshops” and then select the “Lunch with Lawyers - Labor & Employment” presentation.

Oct. 21: How To Ace An Interview - Tips From A Legal Recruiter

On Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 12:20 to 1:15 in Room 2211, Attorney Kristin Keegan Vasquez (Class of '02), Managing Director at legal recruiting firm Major Lindsay Africa, will talk to students about  what it takes to succeed at legal interviews. Ms. Vasquez regularly counsels lateral attorneys on interviewing techniques and successfully prepares candidates for interviews with major law firms in the Midwest . The program is open to all students. 2Ls and 3Ls are especially encouraged to attend in order to learn how they can interview well during these tough economic times.  Please RSVP for the program through Symplicity by Monday, Oct. 19.  Go to , click on the “Events” tab and then on “Workshops” to find the “Ace an Interview” presentation.

Oct. 22 & Oct 23: Mandatory 1L Orientation For 1Ls

The Career Services Office will conduct two identical orientation programs for 1Ls on October 22 and 23.  All first year students should plan to attend ONE of these sessions, which will introduce first year law students to the services offered by the Office and to the resources needed for the job search starting December 1st and during Spring 2010, and will include information about options for the summer of 2010.  1L students should plan to attend one of the following sessions:

Thursday, Oct. 22, 12:05 – 1:15 in Room 5240

Friday, Oct. 23, 12:20 – 1:15 in Room 2260 

Please RSVP in Symplicity by Monday, Oct. 19 to reserve your spot for one of the presentations. Goto , click on the “Events” tab and then on “Workshops” to find the “CSO Orientation” presentation for either day.

Oct. 27: 3Ls -  Getting Ready to Graduate Event  

On Tuesday morning, October 27, the Law School and the Career Services Office will be hosting the annual "Get Ready to Graduate" event for 3Ls. Third-year students are invited to drop by the north end of the Law School Atrium anytime between 8:45 a.m. and noon to pick up valuable information about bar exams, bar review courses, the MPRE, the Wisconsin Diploma Privilege, the State Bar Young Lawyers Division, graduation festivities, etc. Representatives of the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners will be available in the Atrium, too, from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m., to answer your questions about how to reply to certain questions on the Character and Fitness application.  Free coffee and doughnuts for 3Ls!

1Ls: International JD students on an F-1 or J-1 Visa

If you are a 1L JD student on an international student visa such as an F-1, J-1, or any other kind of international student visa, please send an email to Nilesh Patel, nileshpatel@wisc.edu, indicating your name and visa status. The types of job opportunities available to you, as well as the requirements for obtaining work authorization, will depend on the type of student visa you have, and you will need extra planning in order to conduct a successful job search.

3Ls:  Apply Now for Special Fellowship

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has partnered with LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell (LNMH) to celebrate the launch of the MCCA Community on Martindale-Hubbell Connected by offering two special LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Connected Fellowship Awards. Based upon a competitive selection process, MCCA and LNMH will choose two recipients who will each receive a $15,000 fellowship funded through the generosity of LNMH to assist in furthering the educational and professional objectives of two third-year law students (1 male and 1 female) who anticipate graduating from law school in Spring 2010.        

The two $15,000 awards will be presented at the MCCA Diversity Dinner, which will take place in New York City at the Marriott Marquis on November 11, 2009. Applications are due on or before October 9, 2009. Click here for the application form . Review the rules, selection criteria, and if you will be a third-year law student (or equivalent in the case of part-time/evening) who anticipates receiving your law degree (J.D. only, LLM candidates are not eligible to apply) in Spring 2010, you are eligible to apply! Complete applications will be accepted via hard copy sent by mail or courier only. No applications will be accepted by email or fax. Only those who anticipate graduating from law school in Spring 2010 are eligible to apply.  Application deadline: October 9, 2009.

Get your application form here!

Repeated Announcements

Resume Reviews for 1Ls

If you are a first-year law student who would like to have your resume reviewed, you are welcome to email it to either Asst. Dean Jane Heymann at jheymann@wisc.edu, or to Brenda Bernstein at bbernstein2@wisc.edu.  We will be happy to review them whenever we have time, although 2L and 3L requests will be given priority.  Please remember, before you submit your resume, to make sure it is in a format that is similar to the format of the sample resumes on our website at

1Ls Who Are Sure They'll Take the Illinois Bar Exam After Graduation

If you are a first year law student and are confident that you will be sitting for the Illinois bar exam after you graduate, you might want to take advantage of the opportunity to register with the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar as a 1L. Doing so by March 1 of your first year of law school enables you to submit your Character and Fitness Questionnaire as a 1L, and pay a $100 fee, rather than submitting it when you are a 3L, when the fee is $450. The fee is nonrefundable, though, so it only saves you money if you do indeed take the Illinois bar exam after you graduate. More information about law student registration, and the appropriate forms, can be found at .

1Ls:  Planning to Seek Admission to the Florida Bar?

If you are a first year law student and you plan to sit for the Florida bar exam after you graduate, you can take advantage of significant savings by filing a student registration before January 15, 2010.  You can apply online at and pay only $75 if you apply by January 15.  The fee increases to $300 after January 15; and after March 15 the fee is $500. 

3Ls: Interested in the Presidential Management Fellowship?

The Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) is a two-year fellowship at a federal government agency, and is intended to give the fellow leadership and policy training, with the goal that the fellow would convert to a competitive position (permanent) with the agency at the end of the fellowship term.  This is NOT a fellowship for students who want to be attorneys in federal government; instead, it is for students who are interested in leadership and management of public policies and programs.  More information about the PMF is available at pmf..

The application period for the PMF is set for October 1-15, 2009, and consists of an online resume, questionnaire and nomination form, which will all be available on October 1 via a link on the PMF website.  Please note that the nominating official for the Law School is Dean Davis; however, you must turn in  your nomination form to Kristin Davis in Career Services on or before Thursday, October 15, 2009.  In addition to the formal application, the Law School requires you to complete a short questionnaire for nomination purposes, which you will be able to pick up in Career Services during the application period.  The questionnaire is due to Kristin Davis in Career Services on or before 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 22.  If you have any questions, please contact Kristin at kristindavis@wisc.edu.

3Ls: Register soon if you plan to take Nov. 7 MPRE

Every state except Wisconsin, Washington (the State of Washington, not D.C.), and Maryland requires that you pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam in order to be admitted to practice law there. The MPRE is offered three times a year: in March, August and November. The November MPRE will be administered here at the Law School on Saturday morning, November 7. The non-refundable registration fee is $60 for people who register on or before September 28; the registration fee is $120 if you register on or before October 15, which is the latest possible registration date for the November exam. For more information or to register online go to multistate-tests/mpre/guidelines/dates/

Considering Starting a Practice After Law School? Consider attending the Solo and Small Firm Conference

The State Bar of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bar Association are hosting the 4th Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference on October 29 - 31 in the Wisconsin Dells. The Conference provides an opportunity to learn about technology, ethics/quality of life, substantive law, and practice management issues faced by solo and small law practices. It will also provide an opportunity to network with practitioners and ask questions on how they started their practice and what challenges they face. Law students can benefit from this conference by making contacts with practitioners and learning what it takes to start a practice, an option more graduates are considering when they find opportunities are limited in the location or practice area they are most interested in.

Law students can attend the entire conference for $125.00 (though a lower student fee is currently being considered by the Conference sponsors). You can find registration information at: . A full conference schedule, including presentation topics, is available at .

If you are interested in the conference but unable to attend, the Career Services Office will have the conference materials available in our library in early November. 3Ls considering opening a solo practice or joining a small practice should seriously consider attending the conference. If you do want to attend the conference and want to find out about coordinating rides with others, please email Nilesh Patel, nileshpatel@wisc.edu, by October 15, 2009.  Please also inform Nilesh if you are interested in attending the conference but cannot do so because of the registration fee; the Career Services Office is discussing with the Conference sponsors the possibility of a lowered fee for 3Ls, and needs to know how many students would want to attend.

For more information about the conference, visit .

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