Being in School May Be Your Sabbatical but...

For some people, returning to school or continuing education is the sabbatical. This blog posting however provides ways to create spaces for creativity and general health and well-being that you are encouraged to incorporate into your own life, such as:

• Working out to create space in your mind
  
• Using your commute to focus on other interests
  
• Enjoy nature

Taking time to smell the roses will help you remember why you are in law school as well as remind you that your life is not just law school.

10 Tips for Safe Social Networking for Attorneys

We posted a tweet about this a couple of weeks ago, but thought it worth revisiting as ethics rules become more complicated, and are often not written with the latest, and certainly not the upcoming, technology in mind. In what jurisdiction is your avatar practicing in Second Life? When is it soliciting clients? Did your post just tip your hand to opposing counsel? And never, never consider yourself anonymous.

Government Honors & Internship Handbook Updates

More updates, new programs, and more in the Government Honors & Internship Handbook,** including:

• National Labor Relations Board - Office of General Counsel Division of Advice - Summer Law Student Positions (2Ls)
• US Commodity Future Trading Commission -- Summer Legal Intern Program (1L, 2L, 3L, going into LLM or judicial clerkship)
• US Department of Homeland Security - San Francisco Office of Chief's Counsel's Summer Legal Intern Program (1L, 2L)

Check them out today!

**As a reminder, the login and password information is available in the Announcements section of Symplicity.

PICs Picks: Law Student Colleague Networking

As we progress through law school, the importance of networking and making connections is emphasized at every turn. However, we sometimes forget that our peers are powerful networking connections that require development too. These are in some ways your first professional and legal network and the experiences you share with these people will likely create deep and long-lasting relationships. It is critical to build and maintain relationships with these colleagues now, as they can be a valuable resource in the present, as well as years down the road in your legal career. Creating a reputation as a colleague that is hard-working, trustworthy, and willing to help others is something that your law school classmates will remember and take with them years after we have all graduated from DePaul.

1L Hiring Index from NALP Directory of Legal Employers

The NALP Directory of Legal Employers allows students to generate their own custom index of NALP employers that hire first-year students. Using the Advanced Search feature, students can enter their specific criteria and then select 1Ls from the "Organizations that Hire" drop-down list. Employers that indicated Yes or Case-by-Case (CBC) will appear in the results list.