This week's Symplicity statistics: 12 new events and 61 new job postings have been listed on Symplicity. Stop by the office if you'd like help with setting up search agents to complement the job blasts to make sure you don't miss any! Some recent jobs posted include:
- 17158: Summer 2013 Intern with a National Civil Rights Organization
- 17168: Postgraduate Immigration Advocacy Fellowship
- 17185: Summer 2013 Internship in Community Relations Services in a federal agency
- 17178: Immediate Law Clerk Position for a Chicago Litigation Firm
Law Career Services is also hiring! Are you looking for a job that fits your schedule while you learn more about public interest career opportunities? Alisa Rosales is looking to hire two energetic students to serve as Public Interest Coordinators. See Symplicity Job Posting #17217 for more details.
Registration for the Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair opened closes on September 13. Check out more details here. 3L Sami Silverstein will be attending and is working with Alumni Relations to organize a networking event with local alumni for Thursday, October 25, 2012. Please email Alisa Rosales if you have any questions.
For more opportunities in government, don't forget to check out the Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password in the Symplicity Homepage Quick Links under Job Board Passwords). Make an appointment with Associate Director Alisa Rosales for more information today.
As a reminder, the blog has moved to the College of Law's blog site. Latest Law Career Services Blog posts:
- CBA Meetings for Week of September 10, 2012
- PSJD Search Agents & Job Postings
- Etiquette of the Week: Shake On It!
- 2Ls: Upcoming Government Program Application Deadlines
- 3Ls/LLMs/JLCs: Upcoming Government Application Deadlines
Next Week's Calendar - check out Symplicity, the College of Law, and local bar association calendars for more events, training opportunities, and deadlines. Don't forget about next week's CBA Meetings. **PLEASE NOTE: All Deadlines mentioned on the Symplicity Calendar will now be noted in the 9:30 a.m. slot of the deadline date. These include application and RSVP deadlines.
Tuesday, September 11
- Noon: Health Law Institute Information Session, 804 Lewis
- 3:00 PM: Illinois Legal Aid Online LiveHelp Training at DePaul, Lewis 341
- 5:00 PM: "Cheers With Your Peers" Child/Family Law Welcome Reception, 7th Floor Lounge
- 5:30 PM: The Saint Ignatius Law Society Meet & Greet Reception, Off-Site
Wednesday, September 12
- Noon: Jewish Student and Faculty Welcome Reception, DePaul Club, 11th Floor DePaul Center
Thursday, September 13
- 12:00 PM: Fundamentals of E-Discovery, Webinar
- 3:00 PM: Race Judicata, Off-Site
Friday, September 14
- 7:00 PM: Chicago Bar Foundation Young Professionals Board & Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Casino Legale, Off-Site
Saturday, September 15
- 10:00 AM: Pro Bono & Community Service Initiative's September Donate-A-Day
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:
- Two Seconds May Be All You Have to Make a Great First Impression
- For President, I Want the Guy Who's Failed: Four Job Interview Questions to be Answered
- #1 Way to Get Recruiters to Notice You on LinkedIn
- Questions to Ask When Writing Your Resume
- Employee or Independent Contractor? A Destinction with a Difference
Law Career Services Location & Details: 3rd Floor Student Services Suite (our entrance is directly above the main entrance to the 2nd Floor Student Lounge). To make an appointment or access your Symplicity account/reset your password, stop by or call the office at (312) 362-8385, option 1.
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- Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Proper Document Upload: Please remember to carefully label your documents, especially résumés, as you upload them into Symplicity. (For example, "Joe Student August 2012 Resume). Résumés need to be uploaded for review as an unlocked Microsoft Word document, not in any other format, which includes .pdf.
