Category: Alternative Careers

“Documentary Filmmaker, Olympian, or Law School Grad? Mary Mazzio Is All Of The Above” – Alumni Profile of Mary Mazzio, L ‘87

Posted by Laura Hosid at 9:04 AM - Categories: All class years | Alternative Careers | Alumni | Legal News

Forbes, December 26, 2011

"Any one bullet point on documentary filmmaker Mary Mazzio’s resume could be one (extremely exceptional) person’s lifetime achievement. She has at times simultaneously managed being an Olympian rower and a lawyer (two occupations that might easily consume any one individual’s entire existence) and is now CEO of 50 Eggs Productions, an award-winning filmmaker, and a mother."

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“5 Unique Career Paths for Law School Grads” – U.S. News & World Report

Posted by Laura Hosid at 1:51 PM - Categories: All class years | Alternative Careers | Legal News

U.S. News & World Report, January 23, 2012

“After graduating from law school, you may think that practicing law is your only career option. However, some of today's law school grads, by choice or temporarily by necessity given the recovering legal market, are securing incredibly diverse careers outside of the law. The unique paths taken by these graduates reinforce the versatility of a law degree, which brings with it a plethora of marketable skills.”

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“A New Diversity Monitor for the S.E.C.” – Alumni Profile of Pamela Gibbs, L ‘91

Posted by Laura Hosid at 1:50 PM - Categories: All class years | Alternative Careers | Alumni | Government | Legal News

New York Times Dealbook, January 4, 2012

"A provision of the Dodd-Frank Act aimed at bringing more women and minorities to the male-dominated world of finance is moving one step closer to being implemented, after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced this week that it had named Pamela A. Gibbs to head its recently created Office of Minority and Women Inclusion."

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"The Green Bay Packers Have the Best Owners in Football" – Alumni Profile of Mark Murphy, L’88

Posted by Laura Hosid at 9:08 AM - Categories: Alternative Careers | Alumni | Legal News

Mark H. Murphy, L'88, president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers and the first person to win Super Bowls as both player and CEO, is profiled in this Bloomberg Businessweek piece, "The Green Bay Packers Have the Best Owners in Football." Murphy attended Georgetown Law in the evening while he was assistant executive director at the NFLPA.

KPMG Networking Reception for JD and LLM Students - Thurs., 11/3 at 4pm

Posted by Laura Hosid at 8:06 AM - Categories: All class years | Alternative Careers | Networking | Off-campus programs

KPMG LLP, an audit, tax and advisory services firm with 87 offices and more than 23,000 employees and partners throughout the U.S., is hosting a Networking Reception for Georgetown Law JD and LLM students on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the Washington Court Hotel (across the street from the Law Center) from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  This reception is an opportunity to network with KPMG professionals and to learn more about different employment opportunities at KPMG.  Students are encouraged to attend all or part of the reception.  R.S.V.P.s  to Hayley Ford at hlford@kpmg.com are welcome but not required.  For more information about KPMG, please visit www.kpmg.com.   

Credit Suisse Summer Associate Program

Posted by Laura Hosid at 1:07 PM - Categories: 2L/3E | Alternative Careers | Hot Jobs | OCS / OPICS Programs

Credit Suisse will be returning to Georgetown on October 26 to conduct interviews with 2L and 3E students.  Please see Symplicity job posting #23191 for instructions on how to apply.  Please note that the deadline to apply is this Thursday, October 20.  As of the current time, Credit Suisse is limiting its recruiting to 2L and 3E students.  We will provide additional information if the firm has any job opportunities for 3L and 4E students. 

300 Things You Can Do With a Law Degree – Free Webcast on 10/20 at 12pm

Posted by Laura Hosid at 1:01 PM - Categories: All class years | Alternative Careers | Off-campus programs

Hindi Greenberg, a nationally known career consultant who herself practiced law for ten years and has written the best-selling Lawyer’s Career Change Handbook, provides practical ideas and pointers about the variety of job and career options that lawyers can pursue. This is a free pro bono program brought to you by The State Bar of California and PLI.  It is being held live in San Francisco from 9am-12:30pm (PT) on Thursday, October 20th.  For more details and to register for the webcast, please click here.