September 30, 2011

Next Week in LCS- September 30th

Don't forget that many events and jobs are posted to Symplicity every single week! When you are booking out your calendar every week, look a couple of weeks out so you don't miss RSVPs or out on positions that employers have us pull early because they've already received enough applications. 
 

If you'd like to take part in our our Social Media Check-In Promotion, check out the full details in Symplicity Document Library. Just update your status on any medium or check-in to our office on FourSquare, then show tha check-in to our student worker, and you'll be eligible to enter our monthly drawing for various professional development prizes.

President Obama's Champions of Change will be honoring 16 lawyers on Thursday, October 13 from a live event at the White House. The Pro Bono & Community Service Initiative, along with the Center for Public Interest Law and Law Career Services will be webcasting this program from 1:00-2:30 p.m. in 341 Lewis.  If you'd like your questions for Attorney General Holder to be considered, or for more details and to RSVP, please check out the Symplicity Event Posting.

Are you interested in Communication Law? Each year, the American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law awards three full-ride scholarships to students to attend the annual meeting. This year's meeting will be held in February in Orlando, Florida. This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in media and communications law to network with top practitioners from across the country. The Forum will begin accepting applications from law students on October 1st. The deadline to apply is November 7, 2011. Information regarding the application is here.

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

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

Latest Law Career Services Blog posts:

Check out our tweets at @DePaulLawCareer! If you don't have a twitter account, you can also follow it via RSS Feed. Here's a sampling:

 

  • First 90 Days: How to Position Yourself for Success | CAREEREALISM.com http://ow.ly/6rhaT
  • Our Pleasure to Serve You: More Lawyers Look to Social Networking Sites to Notify Defendants - Magazine - ABA Journal http://ow.ly/6HqFI
  • 3 Geeks and a Law Blog: Document Analysis & Generation with Google Docs - Say What? http://ow.ly/6zPUE
  • ETHICS: Attorney-Client Confidentiality/E-mail: Lawyerist: http://ow/ly/AIS3

 Come visit us in 340 O'Malley, which is on the north side of the building, facing Jackson Boulevard. We have computers, a resource library, and lounging space as you work on your job search and professional development tasks.

Law Career Services Location & Details: 340 O'Malley, which is across from the two new small classrooms (343 & 344), facing Jackson. To make an appointment or access your Symplicity account/reset your password, stop by or call the office  at (312) 362-8385.

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