January 6, 2011

Postgraduate Judicial Clerkships

Are you considering a postgraduate judicial clerkship? Not sure where to start? We have lots of resources in the Symplicity Document Library such as:
  • Judicial Clerkship Overview (an introduction)
  • Judicial Clerkship Guide (comprehensive resource filled with advice, guidelines, and law school processes)
  • DePaul Alumni Judges List
In the Law Career Services Resource Library, this is a sampling of additional resources:
  • Behind the Bench: The Guide to Judicial Clerkships by Debra M. Strauss
  • Federal Almanac
  • American Bench
  • Yellow Book Judicial Directory
Nearly one-quarter of all state court clerkship applications are accepted in the spring of 2L year. Check out the Vermont Guide to State Court Clerkships (login/password in the Symplicity Announcements) as well as the State Court Supplement found in both the Symplicity Document Library and  Judicial Clerkship Guide.   Judicial Clerkship Nuts & Bolts presentations will be held on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 4:45 p.m. in 901 Lewis and Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Noon in 901 Lewis so RSVP in Symplicity today for these sessions!

January 5, 2011

Social Media Resolutions

This article provides strong resources for leveraging social media to make connections, share information, and continuously keep up with the latest news and developments in your areas of interest.  A simple way to do some of this is to use the Google tools such as Reader and Alerts effectively and efficiently.