Category: Off-campus programs

DC Bar Event - Practicing Health Law: A Career Panel and Networking Event

Time: Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Description:
**This is a free event, registration is required.

During this career panel and networking reception, experienced professionals from various sectors of health law will share how they made career decisions, what they have learned along the way, the pros and cons of the paths they took and their words of wisdom for new health law practitioners. They will also speak about finding health law employment and the best tools for professional development in the health law field. Attendees will have ample time to ask questions of the panel and network with other practitioners. Light refreshments will be served.

Location:
    D.C. Bar Conference Center
    1101 K Street, NW, Conference Center
    Washington DC 20005

For more information and to register, visit http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/events/details.cfm?eventCD=201305NPP.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 3:29 PM - Categories: All class years | Networking | Off-campus programs | Practice Areas

ABA-IPL Trademark Day: Behind the Scenes at the USPTO

The ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law and the United States Patent and Trademark Office invite you to participate in this exciting opportunity to learn more about USPTO trademark operations and network with USPTO officials.

Wednesday, April 24th
USPTO Campus, Alexandria, VA
8:30 am – 4:30 pm

The program will feature presentations from Trademark Office officials on topics such as:

Electronic application filings
USPTO website tools
Overview of a "Day in the Life of a USPTO Examiner"
...AND a live TTAB hearing with a TTAB overview for CLE credit Attendees will gain insight into the examination process and the USPTO's trademark operations. Lunch will be provided with an opportunity for networking.

Participants on behalf of the USPTO include Commissioner for Trademarks, Deborah Cohn, and Chief Administrative Trademark Judge, Gerard Rogers.

Space is limited! Register now! Only $30 for law students!
(for registration link go to ABA-IPL's general website here:  http://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law/events_cle.html). 

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 11:03 AM - Categories: All class years | Networking | Off-campus programs | Practice Areas

Upcoming WBA Event: Working as In-House Counsel - How to Obtain the Position & Become Successful While There

Join the Women's Bar Association’s In-House Counsel Forum and the Arent Fox LLP Women’s Leadership Development Initiative for this event aimed to help attorneys learn the tools to obtain or transition into an inhouse counsel position.

Date: Monday, April 22, 2013
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Place: Arent Fox LLP
Address: 1717 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Metro Stop: Farragut North/Farragut West

Student registration is $10 for advance registration, or $15 for registration after April 17th.

For more information and to register, visit www.wbadc.org.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 3:30 PM - Categories: All class years | In-House Counsel | Off-campus programs

Upcoming DC Bar Event - Breakfast networking event hosted by International Law Section

The International Law Section is hosting a breakfast networking event for lawyers and law students interested in learning more from practitioners about the practice of international law, including International Trade Commission (ITC), intellectual property (IP), immigration, human rights, and global transactional law. This is a great opportunity to learn from practitioners about a variety of fields of international law by speaking individually and informally to experienced practitioners...please click on the headline above for additional information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 2:05 PM - Categories: All class years | Networking | Off-campus programs | Practice Areas

Upcoming Event - Ms. JD & the Women's Bar Association of DC Present: Hit the Ground Running Bootcamp

Ms. JD and the Women's Bar Association of D.C. are excited to invite you to Hit the Ground Bootcamp, a career preparation bootcamp that will provide you with valuable skills to help you launch your career on the right foot, on Saturday, April 6th! Whether your goal is a career at a law firm, in government or politics, with a non-profit or public interest organization, or in-house, the skills and contacts provided at the day-long Hit the Ground Running Bootcamp are precisely what you need to stand out and advance during these difficult economic times...please click on the headline above for additional details and registration information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 1:50 PM - Categories: All class years | Networking | Off-campus programs

Upcoming Event - this Thursday - Steering through the Summer: Succeeding as a Summer Law Clerk

The Clifford Chance Diversity Committee invites you to join them in a presentation and panel discussion "Steering through the Summer: Succeeding as a Summer Law Clerk."
 
Please come hear from recent alumni and students about real world tips for success and pitfalls to avoid in a summer associate program...please click on the headline above for additional information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 3:49 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E | Law Firms | Networking | Off-campus programs

Upcoming ABA Event - Beyond Law School Teleconference Series: Exploring Careers in Administrative Law

The American Bar Association, Admin Law Section is hosting a teleconference entitledCareers in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice.

Jonathan J. Rusch, Deputy Chief for Strategy and Policy, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, US Department of Justice (Former Chair of the Section of Administrative Law)

Date: Thursday March 21, 2013
Time: 12:30—2:00pm Eastern Time

Registration for the teleconference is free for Admin Law Section members, or $15 per line for non-members.

Click here for more information and to register.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 10:55 AM - Categories: Off-campus programs | Practice Areas