Category: Off-campus programs

DC Bar Event - Plotting Your Career Trajectory: Tips for Early Success

Moderated by Laura Sierra, senior associate at Alston & Bird LLP, the panel will feature two senior associates from Alston & Bird LLP, Brian Frey and Kelley Barnaby along with partners Ted Kang and Marianne Casserly. The panelists will discuss various aspects of associate development, from considerations for the most junior associate to how to properly position yourself for partnership consideration as a senior associate. Among the topics for discussion will be: how to plan your career trajectory; how to develop areas of specialization; how to obtain opportunities to develop skill sets; how to market your practice both internally and externally; how to navigate the politics of law firm life; and other associate-focused issues.

Time: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

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

The event is FREE for students. For more information and to register for the event, visit http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/events/details.cfm?eventCD=031320YLC.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 1:56 PM - Categories: All class years | Law Firms | Off-campus programs

Monday March 4: Deadline to register for Loyola Patent Law Interview Program

The last day to register for the Loyola Patent Law Interview Program is Monday, March 4.  To register please visit https://patentlawregistration.luc.edu/lawstudents/Default.aspx. 

This year’s Loyola Patent Law Interview Program will be held on Thursday, August 1 and Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Embassy Suites Chicago – Downtown/Lakefront.  For more information about the program please read the Patent Law blog at http://loyolapatentprogram.wordpress.com/.  If you have any other questions feel free to e-mail carsvcsrecruiting@law.georgetown.edu. 

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 12:26 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E | Off-campus programs

Reminder - Upcoming ABA Forum on Franchising Event

The ABA Forum on Franchising would like to invite 2Ls and 3Ls interested in practicing franchise and distribution law to attend a networking happy hour on Wednesday, February 27 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.  The event will take place at The Laughing Man Tavern at 1306 G Street, NW, Washington, DC, in the downstairs function room.  This event will give future lawyers an opportunity to socialize with young franchise attorneys from the DC area and learn more about the practice of franchise and distribution law in an informal setting.  If you have any questions regarding the event, please e-mail forumonfranchisingevent@gmail.com.  We look forward to seeing you Wednesday!

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 10:38 AM - Categories: 2L/3E | 3L/4E | Networking | Off-campus programs | Practice Areas

Upcoming Program: Practitioners' Guide to National Security Media Leaks

Please join the BADC's National Security Law Policy & Practice Committee for their upcoming program:
Practitioners' Guide to National Security Media Leaks.

Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. & light reception to follow.
Location: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
500 North Capitol Street, NW, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Please click on the headline above for additional information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 4:19 PM - Categories: All class years | Networking | Off-campus programs | Practice Areas

Upcoming Women's Bar Association of DC Event - Effective Communication Between In-House and Outside Counsel

Please join the WBA's In-House Counsel Forum for a reception and panel discussion that will help both in-house counsel and firm attorneys learn how to effectively manage their relationship with one another.

Date: Thursday, February 21, 2013
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Place: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Address: 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036

Advance Registration:             After 2/18/13:
$15 Members                         $20 members
$25 Non Members                  $30 non members
$10 Students                         $15 students

Register at www.wbadc.org

Questions: admin@wbadc.org or 202-639-8880

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 9:23 AM - Categories: In-House Counsel | Networking | Off-campus programs

Upcoming Washington Bar Association Event - Tenth Annual Career Fair for Law Students

The Washington Bar Association will be hosting its Tenth Annual Career Fair for Law Students on Saturday, February 23, 2012 from 9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.  The fair will be held at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law.  The law school is located at 4340 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Building 52, Washington, D.C. 20008...please click on the headline above for additional information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 9:19 AM - Categories: All class years | Networking | Off-campus programs

PSRP Table Talk Employer Update!

We have added three more employers to the Public Sector Recruitment Program Table Talk Session. Click above for more details.

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Posted by Ruby Sheikh at 1:05 PM - Categories: 1L/1E/2E | 2L/3E | 3L/4E | Internships / Externships | Off-campus programs | Public Interest