Category: Job Search Strategies

Upcoming Webcast: "Ask the Experts: Answers to your Questions about Legal Job Search, Networking & Interviewing"

Law Student Webcast: Attend a live webcast hosted by LexisNexis, entitled "Ask the Experts: Answers to your Questions about Legal Job Search, Networking & Interviewing" featuring four legal career experts and get your career questions answered. Send in your questions ahead of time and the panel of legal career experts will answer them during the webcast...please click on the headline above for additional information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 10:15 AM - Categories: Interviewing | Job Search Strategies | Networking | Off-campus programs

Georgetown Law Event - "Post-­Graduation Experiences: An approach to the job search in International Arbitration"

Georgetown International Arbitration Society & The Student Bar Association LLM Affairs Committee cordially invite you to “Post-­Graduation Experiences: An approach to the job search in International Arbitration" on Wednesday, October 31st, from 6-7:30pm in Hotung 2000.

Young successful attorneys in the International Arbitration World will share their career experiences and give an informal approach on how you can join their field...please click on the headline above for additional information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 10:53 AM - Categories: Job Search Strategies | OCS / OPICS Programs | Practice Areas

Resume and Cover Letter Workshop - Now Available Online

If you missed the Resume and Cover Letter Workshop hosted by OCS and OPICS this past Monday, October 15th, the webcast is now available online.  This workshop is designed to provide you with the tools needed to update your non-legal resume and to write a compelling cover letter. Watching this workshop, and updating your materials, will enable you to make the most of your one-on-one time with your counselor! Please click on the headline above for the webcast link.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 3:17 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | Job Search Strategies | OCS / OPICS Programs

REMINDER: 1L Resume and Cover Letter Workshop this coming Monday

OCS and OPICS are hosting a Resume and Cover Letter Workshop.  This workshop is designed to provide you with the tools needed to update your non-legal resume and to write a compelling cover letter. Attending this workshop, and updating your materials, will enable you to make the most of your one-on-one time with your counselor!  The time and location is below:

•    Monday, October 15th, 12:00pm -1:00pm. – McDonough 203

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 3:26 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | Job Search Strategies | OCS / OPICS Programs

1L RESUME and COVER LETTER WORKSHOP

OCS and OPICS are hosting a Resume and Cover Letter Workshop.  This workshop is designed to provide you with the tools needed to update your non-legal resume and to write a compelling cover letter. Attending this workshop, and updating your materials, will enable you to make the most of your one-on-one time with your counselor!  The time and location is below:

•    Monday, October 15th, 12:00pm -1:00pm. – McDonough 203

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 3:41 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | Job Search Strategies | OCS / OPICS Programs

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Exciting OCS Resource - Check Out Our Regional Firms List!

Are you interested in working for a law firm located outside of the major legal markets? The Office of Career Services has put together a list of law firm employers in regional markets...click the headline above for more information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 4:21 PM - Categories: Job Search Strategies | Law Firms | Small / Medium Firms

FAQ: Is It Ever Possible To Ask For An Extension On An Offer?

According to the NALP guidelines, employers offering positions for the following summer to candidates not previously employed by them should leave those offers open for at least 28 days following the date of the offer letter or until December 30, whichever comes first. Additionally, the guidelines state that candidates may request an extension of the deadline until as late as April 1 if the student is actively pursuing government or public sector opportunities. The majority of law firm employers abide by these guidelines.

But what if you are approaching the 28th day following the date of your offer letter and you are still waiting to hear back from other private sector employers? Click on the  headline above for more information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 1:59 PM - Categories: 2L/3E | FAQs | Interviewing | Job Search Strategies