June 3, 2011

Next Week in LCS

If you are unable to read the newsletter in your email, here's this week dose of Career Service events, information, and more.  Enjoy your weekend!

We hope you are enjoying your summer.  Drop us a line as you continue to network, build skills, an consider next steps for your career and professional development.

The Professionalism Agreement has gone live and is required to be accepted to use Symplicity and our offices. This Agreement will be required for you to acknowledge when you sign into Symplicity.  Please read the Agreement carefully, which requires your acknowledgment by including your initials and then your full name at the end.  We will not accept the Agreement unless it is completed fully and correctly.

FERP Update! **New EARLIER Deadlines** As noted in last week's email, major changes to the FERP process are detailed in the FERP Announcements in Symplicity, but here is a highlight of the upcoming changes:

  • All of the registration and bidding procedures can now be completed online. This eliminates the need to fax or bring in materials to our office.
  • We are now able to accommodate employers that are requesting to interview students on campus during August. PLEASE NOTE: Some of these employers will be interviewing before classes begin so if you submit your materials through FERP, you must be available to interview on campus on their selected dates. If you are unavailable, the same process of submitting your materials directly to employers as explained in FERP Orientation still applies.
  • The Registration process is now separate from the Bidding process, and each has its own deadline. You will not be able to bid on employers until you have successfully completed the Registration process.
  • The Priority Registration date is now Wednesday, July 27, 2011.
  • The first bidding deadline will now be Friday, July 29, 2011 at Noon (local to DePaul).
  • Many of the other procedures and deadlines, such as having your resume approved, attending FERP Orientation (or watching the video and completing the quiz), remain the same, and more information about those and any other requirements are included in the FERP Announcements in Symplicity.

Next  Week's Calendar - check out Symplicity, the College of Law, and local bar association calendars for more events, training opportunities, and deadlines.

Saturday, June 4

  • 10:00 a.m.: Family Law Clinic Training, CLAIM

Wednesday, June 8

  • 5:30 p.m.: CLAIM Guardianship Training
  • 6:00 p.m.: An Evening with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Friday, June 17

  • Deadline - Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship
  • Deadline - 20th Annual Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference Registration
  • 8:00 a.m.: WE (Women Everywhere) Volunteer Project with Chicago Bar Association

Latest Law Career Services Blog posts:

Sampling of tweets from @DePaulLawCareer:

  • Congressmen Helping Student Borrowers - Ask Heather Jarvis - Nation's Leading Expert on Student Loans http://ow.ly/57B2f via @Heather_Jarvis
  • BEING PROACTIVE: Host your own networking events | Attorneys in Transition http://ow.ly/4M2uI
  • Surprising facts about IBR from @Heather_Jarvis on You Tube: http://ow.ly/57Bcn
  • JOBS: Now Hiring: SEC Has Glut of Attorney Jobs, Turns to Recruiter for Help - News - ABA Journal http://ow.ly/54zJr

Law Career Services Location & Details: 960 O'Malley, next to the O'Malley elevators, and directly south of Dean White's office. To make an appointment or access your Symplicity account/reset your password, stop by or call the office  at (312) 362-8385. 

SUMMER HOURS: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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