Next Week in LCS- 2/03/2012

Happy February from Law Career Services! We are excited to kick off a month filled with some great events and career-related activities starting with the DePaul Law Auction tonight, 6pm at the Union League Club.

Mock Interview Program: Don't miss out on this great opportunity to gain real-world interview experience! During the week of March 5-9, you'll have the chance to develop valuable interviewing skills and receive feedback from attorneys by participating in mock interviews. Registration will take place February 13-24 via Symplicity (look for details in upcoming newsletters, the LCS blog, and emails). TO PARTICIPATE, you must have 1) an Approved Resume and 2) Attendance at Creating Effective Connections.

Creating Effective Connections: Wednesdays, February 8th and 15th: 11:45am-12:45pm 904 Lewis: Learn how to work a room, create and retain strategic connections, optimize mock and informational interviews, manage your social media, and more... This program will be helpful for upcoming events such as Practice Tracks (February 16). Attendance is MANDATORY for the Mock Interview Program (March 5-9). Additional Dates RSVP on Symplicity

Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference: TOMORROW: The Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC) will be held at Northwestern Law School TOMORROW, Saturday, February 4th. The conference is a great way for students to find a public interest job and to learn more about public interest employers. Students may still participate whether or not they previously registered for the Conference. Click for More Info

Patent Bar 101 Thursday, February 9th, 11:50am Rm. 343: Join the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology and Law Career Services for a Patent Bar 101 discussion with John M. White of the Practising Law Institute.For more information on topics, please Click Here. Lunch will be provided so please RSVP on Symplicity

Upcoming CBA Meetings for the Week of February 6, 2012

February 6
Federal Taxation, Practice & Procedure Division E (IL MCLE Credit)
Robert A. McKenzie, Arnstein & Lehr, LLP, IRS' new offshore voluntary disclosure program.

Shadow a Judge Opportunity

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The Institute for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution is hosting one day "Shadow a Judge" programs at the Criminal Division, Juvenile Justice Division, the Second Municipal District (Skokie), and the Fifth Municipal District (Bridgeview) of the Circuit Court of Cook County this spring.

 The Criminal Division event will take place on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

The Juvenile Justice Division event will take place on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

The Second Municipal event (Skokie) will take place on Thursday, March 15, 2012.

The Fifth Municipal event (Bridgeview) will take place Friday, April 13, 2012.

Chicago Bar Association YLS Volunteer Opportunities

E-Mentoring-February 8 Kick off Lunch
The Young Lawyers Section 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.

Etiquette Tip of the Week: When you forget what's-his-name...

Have you ever had to introduce two people and you forgot the name of one of them?  "I'd really like you to meet, uh...and you are?..."

Silly tricks like, "Pronounce your last name for me," just don't work.  The person might respond, "It's Smmiiiiitttthhh."

2012 RebLaw Conference Registration Open

Registration is OPEN for the 2012 RebLaw ("Rebellious Lawyering") Conference!
RebLaw 2012 will be held at Yale Law School on the weekend of February 17-18.

Register Here

Shadow a Judge Opportunity

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The Institute for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution is hosting one day "Shadow a Judge" programs at the Criminal Division, Juvenile Justice Division, the Second Municipal District (Skokie), and the Fifth Municipal District (Bridgeview) of the Circuit Court of Cook County this spring.

 The Criminal Division event will take place on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

The Juvenile Justice Division event will take place on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

The Second Municipal event (Skokie) will take place on Thursday, March 15, 2012.

The Fifth Municipal event (Bridgeview) will take place Friday, April 13, 2012.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: 3 Forms You Need to Know

Our friend Heather Jarvis has shared good news with us regarding documetnation for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program -- there are forms! 

From Heather's blog:

The Department of Education today released the long awaited Employment Certification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness form!  Woot!

Folks in government and 501(c)(3) nonprofit service* can finally get that warm and fuzzy feeling that will come from the government saying “yes” your employment qualifies and “yes” you made x number of payments that count towards forgiveness.

Upcoming CBA Special Events

Financial Power Lunch: 2012 Economic and Market Outlook - February 7
All members are invited to attend a complimentary Financial Power Lunch on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., at the CBA. Dan Furhman, CFP®, Vice President - Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, will address investors’ concerns, discuss what economic and market experts have forecasted, and provide tips on how you should position your portfolio for the year ahead. RSVP for the complimentary event online. Bring your own lunch or purchase it on the CBA servery.

City of Chicago Department of Law: 2012 Summer Law Clerk Program

The City of Chicago Department of Law is pleased to offer its 2012 Law Clerk Program, a summer opportunity for qualified law students.  The position begins June 1st, continues for a minimum of 10 weeks, and is unpaid.  Deadline to apply is March 2, 2012.

Upcoming CBA Continuing Legal Education

Making Sausage and Legislation in Illinois: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Illinois' Legislative Process (2 IL MCLE Credit)
January 30/12:00-2:10 p.m./$50 Member/$100 Nonmember/$35 Gov't Member

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.

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.

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.

 Summer Programs

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 1L Mentoring Program

The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity is pleased to announce that it has launched the Mentoring Program to assist in the development of diverse 1L students at certain law schools located throughout the country. The goal of the Mentoring Program is to ensure that diverse 1L students receive the mentoring and preparation they need to maximize their potential in law school and throughout their legal career.

3 LinkedIn Profile Settings You Probably Don’t Know About But Should

LinkedIn’s own search capabilities are being used less as more advanced technologies emerge, making recruiting much easier for professionals. If you are still keyword packing, get with the program. LinkedIn is a whole different animal. Keyword packing and most of those SEO tricks for your LinkedIn profile are yesterday’s news.  There are four main elements that you now need to optimize for. And they are much different then before.  Read on.

Marine JAG Corps Visit: Thursday

Representatives from the Marine Judge Advocate General's Corps will be visiting DePaul THIS Thursday, February 2nd to conduct 30 minute informational interviews about the JAG Program. This is a chance to speak one on one with Recruiters about the JAG program (summer and post-graduation opportunities) as well as answer any questions you have about the Program and the application process (or the application itself).

To sign up for a slot please email Elizabeth Boe, Assistant Director of Recruiting, eboe@depaul.edu, with your availability and a copy of your resume or stop by our office in 340 O'Malley.