Category: Diversity

Upcoming Event - Georgetown Law APALSA Presents: Asian Pacific American Trailblazers

Georgetown Law APALSA Presents: Asian Pacific American Trailblazers: Charting Your Own Path
Award Presentation, Panel Discussion, and Dinner

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sport & Fitness Lobby

Join us for a panel discussion and dinner honoring Asian Pacific
American leaders in law, politics, and public service:

Including:
Sam Arora, Maryland State Representative and GULC alum
David Lat, Founder of “Above the Law”
And more...

Guest of Honor:
Harold Hongju Koh, Former Legal Advisor to the U.S. Department of State and Dean of Yale Law School

RSVP by filling out the form HERE and join the facebook event HERE.

Business Casual Attire, Space will be Limited

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 9:30 AM - Categories: All class years | Diversity | Networking

Spring 2013 1L Diversity Resume Collect

Students have until 6pm TODAY to submit their resumes to the employers participating in the Spring 2013 1L Diversity Resume Collect.  Please log into Symplicity to view and place your bids.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 11:28 AM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | Diversity | Resume Collections

OCS Diversity Listserv Invitation

The Office of Career Services maintains a diversity e-mail list to notify students of diverse backgrounds about job opportunities and job-related events.  We encourage students who consider themselves diverse in any way, or who are simply interested in receiving such emails, to sign up to be added to the list...click on the headline above for more information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 3:12 PM - Categories: Diversity | OCS / OPICS News

Upcoming "Stars of the Bar" Event for Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia

The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia will hold its annual Stars of the Bar fall networking reception on September 12 from 6-8pm...Click on the headline above for more information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 3:57 PM - Categories: Diversity | Networking | Off-campus programs

Bingham McCutchen's Thurgood Marshall Fellowship - Available for 2Ls

Bingham McCutchen is pleased to announce the launch of the Thurgood Marshall Fellowship, honoring the first African-American Justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and a man who had a profound effect on the civil rights movement of the 20th century.

Bingham expects to award two fellowships to the class of 2014, one in Bingham's DC office and the other in one of their Southern California offices. For more information on the fellowship and how to apply, click on the headline above.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 2:24 PM - Categories: 2L/3E | Diversity | Law Firms

RFR and DRC Bidding Deadline TODAY at 6:00 pm EDT

Don't forget to bid on employers participating in the Request for Resumes and the Diversity Resume Collect programs. Bidding closes today at 6:00 pm, EDT. Log into...click the above link to read more.

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Posted by Kathryn Parente at 10:08 AM - Categories: 2L/3E | 3L/4E | Diversity | Resume Collections | Symplicity

Uploading Cover Letters and Other Documents in Symplicity

Please note:  There is a 15 document limit in Symplicity – students are prohibited from uploading more than 15 documents at a time. If you are interested in bidding on multiple employers who require tailored cover letters, you may upload a personalized cover letter and then delete it after you use it to place your bid.

For example, if you bid on...click the above link to read more.

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Posted by Kathryn Parente at 9:11 AM - Categories: 2L/3E | 3L/4E | Diversity | Law Firms | Resume Collections | Symplicity