Next Week in LCS- 1/20/2012

Happy Friday from Law Career Services! We hope you are staying warm and dry despite the snow and temperature drop!

1L LCS Ambassador Applications: Are you looking to become involved with a two hour or less time commitment per month? LCS is still accepting 1L applications for its Ambassadors Program to help shape the policies of our office while also learning more about the services our office provides students and alumni. The application form can be found in the Symplicity Document Library. DEADLINE EXTENDED to Tuesday, January 24th.
Are you looking to get a leg-up on the competition for Postgraduate Judicial Clerkships? Please attend the Judicial Clerkship Application Nuts & Bolts program next Thursday, January 26 at 5:00 p.m. in 341 Lewis.  RSVP in Symplicity today.

Upcoming CBA Meetings for Next Week - Week of January 23, 2012

January 23
Business Law, Corp. Doc: Forms & Best Drafting Practices Sub (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast)
Panel discussion of estate planning considerations for the general practitioner.

Elder Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit)
Laura L. Lingl, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, elder law in the hospital setting.

Real Estate Taxation, Assessment & Appeals Subcommittee
Meeting cancelled.

Trust Law, Uniform Trust Act Subcommittee
Meeting cancelled.

January 24
Federal Taxation Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast)
Mark Luscombe, Wolters Kluwer, tax law developments.

Intellectual Property Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast)
Jeffrey A. Chelstrom, Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery, effects of the new patent rules on prior art.

YLS Real Estate Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast)
Doug Henning, Ice Miller LLP, mechanics lien.

January 25
Class Litigation Committee (IL MCLE Credit)
Magistrate Judges Jeffrey T. Gilbert and Geraldine Soat Brown of Northern District of Illinois.

Human Rights Committee
Discuss progress on proposal to amend the IL Post Conviction Hearing Act and more.

Real Property Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast)
Judge Lewis Nixon on the Supreme Court Committee on Mortgage Foreclosure.

Television Committee
Upcoming slate of "You and the Law" programming and more.

January 26
Alliance for Women Committee
Jennifer Bluestein, Greenberg Traurig LLP, creating a career plan for 2012.

YLS Environmental Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast)
Panel on citizen suits under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

YLS Health & Hospital Law Committee
Meeting cancelled.

YLS Labor & Employment Law Committee (IL PR Credit)
Panel discussion on e-discovery and ethics in employment litigation.

January 27
YLS Diversity Committee
Resume review and drafting and interview skills workshop.

YLS Tort Litigation Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast)
David Ryan, Patton & Ryan, social host liability in the wake of Bell v. Hutsell.

WHAT’S HOT AND WHAT’S NOT IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION

Robert Denney Associates has issued its year-end annual report on what’s going on in the legal profession, not only in the United States but also in other parts of the world.

Public Interest Summer Job Search Webinar Series: 1/25 and 2/1

 Law Career Services and the Center for Public Interest Law Present:

Free Webinar Series:  The Summer Public Interest Job Search: Expert Tips on Cover Letters, Resumes, Interviewing, and Networking

 This two-part webinar series, cosponsored by NALP and Equal Justice Works, will provide law students with insight on the key elements of the summer public-interest job application process.   Attorneys with years of application review experience will highlight do’s and don’ts; explain how and why public interest application materials may substantively differ from law firm materials; and explore the dynamics of personal interactions in interviews and networking situations.   

Etiquette Tip of the Week: Soup Spoons

When you are finished with your soup, if there is a service plate underneath your soup bowl or cup, leave the soup spoon on this plate, to the right of the soup bowl or cup.  If there is no plate underneath, leave the soup spoon in the bowl or cup with the handle at about four o'clock. 

CBA News & Announcements

Save with OfficeMax
CBA Member Benefit Provider OfficeMax offers members discounts on copy paper, office supplies and more. Visit the CBA site for a list of first quarter specials and a coupon.

Upcoming CBA Volunteer Opportunities

29th Annual Mock Trial Competition Volunteer Meeting on January 20
The YLS is again participating in the Circuit Court of Cook County's Mock Trial Competition for high school students. The competition uses a hands-on approach to instruct students on the legal system and the courts through the preparation and presentation of a fictitious court case. Lawyers are needed to act as team coaches. Get details and sign up information at www.chicagobar.org/yls.<!--more-->

YLS e-Mentoring Program
The YLS is teaming up with Chicago Public Schools’ Richards Career Academy to host its annual e-mentoring program. The program serves approximately 40 high school students enrolled in Law & Public Safety. Over a 14-week period, lawyer volunteers commit to participating in a February 8 kick-off lunch at the CBA, a weekly email exchange, a mid-term visit to Richards Career Academy, and a May 15 closing lunch at the CBA. Topics of the e-mail exchanges include substantive legal topics in their curriculum, college/law school prep, job interviewing, and the practice of law. For more information or to volunteer, email YLS Project Coordinators Helena Levitz or Gabby Sapia.

CBF Pro Bono Support Program
Pro bono programs in and around Chicago have a variety of opportunities for you to help, and the CBF is available to help you find a pro bono opportunity that fits your skills, interests and availability. The

CBF Pro Bono Opportunities Guide is designed to help you find a pro bono program that fits your needs. For a hard copy of the Guide or for more information on pro bono opportunities, contact CBF Pro Bono Director Kelly Tautges at ktautges@chicagobar.org or visit www.chicagobarfoundation.org.

The Air Force JAG Corps Summer Internship Applications Now Available

The Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps Summer Internship application for 2Ls and 1Ls is now available on www.usajobs.gov.  The link for the 2L internship, paid at a GS-09, is at http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/306965500 and the 1L internship, paid at a GS-07, is at http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/307000500.   The announcement will be open until 11:59pm on Friday, February 10, 2012.

Upcoming CBA Continuing Legal Education

Criminal Issues in Immigration Law (2.75 IL MCLE Credit)
January 19/3:00-6:00 p.m./$80 Member/$160 Nonmember/$60 Gov't Member

Marketing for Today's Solo and Small Firms (2.75 IL MCLE Credit)
January 20/2:00-5:00 p.m./$80 Member/$160 Nonmember/$60 Gov't Member

 

What's Your Greatest Weakness?

How do you answer that predictable question of your greatest weakness?  There have been many Rules of Thumb developed over the years, from making light of the question with an answer like “Pizza!” to true confessions, putting a cloud over everyone, to developing a response that actually demonstrates a strength, “I tend to be a workaholic,” or “perfectionist.” (Yuk!)  So how do you plan for this befuddling question?  Read this article and plan your perfect response.

Upcoming 3L Government Honors and Internship Deadlines

The following government programs have 3L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm.

Spring Programs

Department of Commerce – Office of General Counsel Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline 01/15/12)

Houston Legal Department – Student Externships (Unpaid, Deadline 01/31/12)

 

Upcoming 1L Government Honors and Internship Deadlines

The following government programs have 1L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm.

Upcoming 1L Government Honors and Internship Deadlines

The following government programs have 1L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm.

Upcoming CBA Special Events

YLS January Social - January 25
Join the YLS on Wednesday, January 25, at Lizzie McNeil's, 400 N McClurg, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free drink and light appetizers. This social will be the perfect place to catch up with friends and colleagues after the busy holiday season. Sponsored by High Impact Inc., Lateral Link, and Robson Forensic.

Upcoming 2L Government Honors and Internship Deadlines

The following government programs have 2L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm.