Next Week in LCS- 1/27/2012

Happy Friday from Law Career Services!

Grow Your Network: Defining Goals While Seeking Opportunities & Promoting Others Wednesday, February 1, 5:30-8:00pm: 11th Floor DePaul Center: Join DePaul University's ASK Program in collaboration with attorneys Mitchell Goldberg, Lisa Zulanas, Dan Cotter, and LCS' Bonnie Tunick, for this special networking workshop, designed to bring ASK mentors, students, recent graduates, and professionals together for an informal networking training session. The workshop will include a panel discussion on joint networking skills and, after the panel discussion, participants will have an opportunity to receive on-the-spot coaching. Don't forget to bring business cards if you have them. Please RSVP: http://ask.depaul.edu/Notifications/Events/2012_Workshop_-_GROW_Your_Netw.html

Creating Effective Connections. Thursday, February 2, 11:45am-12:45pm and 4:15-5:15pm, 903 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 the DePaul Law Auction (February 3) and 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: Saturday, February 4th: The Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC) will be held at Northwestern Law School on 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

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.

Next Week in LCS- 1/13/12

Welcome Back from Law Career Services! We hope your winter holiday seasons and break were restful and productive. As the new semester gets underway, stop by our office in 340 O'Malley to schedule an appointment with your advisor, browse our library, or ask a quick question during our walk-in Ten Minute Advising sessions. Please see the Symplicity Calendar for updated dates and times for Ten Minute Advising and other career-related events.  See you soon!
Having Problems Accessing Symplicity: if you are having problems logging into your Symplicity account, you may be missing required information in your profile. When you first log onto Symplicity and are directed yo your profile, please make sure to scroll down completely and fill in ALL Required Fields. These include: your current address, preferred email, program type, and practice areas of interest. If you continue to have problems accessing the system, please contact our office at 312-632-8385 or stop by.

Twitter RSS Feeds

Do you have tweeple (people on twitter) that you want to follow without the hassle of creating a twitter account? Use TOPSY! Topsy creates "Real-time search for the social web" and enables you to create RSS feeds of your searches, which you can then have sent to your Google Reader or email. 

Next Week's CBA Committee Meetings

The following is a list of committees that have notified the CBA of their speaker/topic. Meetings are held at 12:15 p.m. for one hour at the CBA unless otherwise noted. Bring your CBA card to obtain MCLE credit for meeting attendance. Lunch is available in our servery for $9.50. There is no need to RSVP for committee meetings. Member may attend any meeting they choose.

Committee Meetings for Week of May 30, 2011
This schedule was generated on May 26. View most recent list.

June 1

• Business Law Committee: Meeting rescheduled to June 23. 
• First Municipal Division Committee (8:00 A.M.): Location: Daley Center, Courtroom 1307. Hosted by Hon. E. Kenneth Wright, Presiding Judge, First Municipal Division.
• In Court Lawyer Referral Committee:Meeting cancelled. 
• Insurance Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast):Lisa Wilson, Selman Breitman LLP, Illinois' Targeted Tender Rules. 
• YLS Family Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Daivid Hopkins, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, proposed legislation on the maintenance statute. 

 June 2

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee: Meeting cancelled. 
• Consumer Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Panel of speakers with developments in consumer law. 
• Real Estate Taxation Committee (IL MCLE Credit): John Shonkwiler, Novak & Macy, Millennium Park v. Houlihan.  
• Task Force on Issues Affecting Women As They Age Committee (12:00 P.M.): Anna M. Rappaport with "Understanding Disparities for Women and Minorities and Improving Their Retirement Security." 
• Workers' Compensation Committee: Meeting cancelled. 
• YLS Diversity Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Michelle Hughes, Law Offices of Michelle M Hughes PC, issues in adoption law.

June 3

• Committee for LGBT Rights (12:00 P.M.) (IL MCLE Credit): Panel of speakers with estate planning for same-sex couples. 
• Health Law Committee (12:00 P.M.) (IL MCLE Credit): Panel on overcoming the legal barriers to the telehealth revolution of health.

CBA Member Appreciation Week & Special Events

The Chicago Bar Association is celebrating Member Appreciation Week the week of May 9th with a slew of extra events which means more opportunities for career development, CLE, and networking. Additional special events for May are also included below.   Check out the various activities and programs today!

CBA Meetings for Next Week

Chicago Bar Association Meetings for Week of May 9, 2011 The following is a list of committees that have notified the CBA of their speaker / topic. Meetings are held at 12:15 p.m. for one hour at the CBA unless otherwise noted. Bring your CBA card to obtain MCLE credit for meeting attendance. Lunch is available in our servery for $9.50. There is no need to RSVP for committee meetings. Member may attend any meeting they choose. This schedule was generated on May 5. View most recent list.

Networking 101: Follow-Up

We can all do a better job of networking -- we fall behind in catching up with people, don't keep LinkedIn updated, etc, but we can all do a better job of follow-up.  Sometimes this is creating a spreadsheet of your contacts and when/why you last contacted them.  Sometimes this is reaching out to old contacts for new reasons.  Or trolling through LinkedIn every month for contacts you've recently solidified. Check out this blog entry for more thoughts on follow-up.

ABC Mixer Networking Reception - April 28

Connect with professionals from the Illinois CPA Society and the Chicago Chapter of the Risk Management Association on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at 5:00 p.m., at The Plymouth, 327 S. Plymout Ct., Chicago (next to the CBA!). Cost is $65 per person. See details and registration form in PDF.

CBA TV Hosts Live Call In Web Show for Law Day

The CBA Television Committee presents "Law Day Live" on Wednesday, April 26, 2011. From 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the public can call-in and get answers to legal questions in areas such as mortgage foreclosure, divorce, criminal law, estate planning, and personal injury. Questions should be emailed to lawdaylive@me.com. View the broadcast online! The broadcast schedule is available.

Alliance for Women Newsletter

The latest edition of the Alliance for Women's newsletter is now available. Catch up on what the Alliance has been up to and its new law series with the Girl Scouts.

Networking Myths Debunked: Receptions

We've been hearing a lot of networking myths lately so let's spend some time debunking those.  Today, we'll start with I can't stay for the entire event, so I won't go.

CBA Meetings for Next Week

Meetings for Week of April 11, 2011
This schedule was generated on April 7. View most recent list. 

The following is a list of committees that have notified the CBA of their speaker / topic. Meetings are held at 12:15 p.m. for one hour at the CBA unless otherwise noted. Bring your CBA card to obtain MCLE credit for meeting attendance. Lunch is available in our servery for $9.50. There is no need to RSVP for committee meetings. Member may attend any meeting they choose.

LinkedIn Tips

LinkedIn Tips: Whenever you update your resume, don't forget to update all of your online profiles, including LinkedIn.  Take the time to check any links in those profiles to make sure they aren't broken or otherwise dead (for example, including a link to your locked/private twitter account should not be on your LinkedIn profile). Need more guidance? Check out the LinkedIn Professionalism programs on April 7th or 13th. After a quick half hour, you'll also be eligible to be invited to join the College of Law Alumni group on LinkedIn. RSVP in Symplicity today!  Also in the Symplicity Document Library are a series of checklists on setting up a profile, online networking etiquette, researching employers, and more.  Use 'LinkedIn' as your keyword in the Document Library search.

**NEW FROM THE LINKEDIN BLOG: 4 Easy Ways to Spring Clean Your LinkedIn Presence

Book Review: The Modern Rules of Etiquette

Book Review: The Modern Rules of Business Etiquette by Donna Gerson and David Gerson

If you are anything like me and my friends, you have had questions about what is appropriate to do at work, what you can ask of your bosses, if what you did or said at an interview was okay, if what you did and said at an office gathering was appropriate. From my understanding, this is completely normal. We are law students trying to figure out the real world of business etiquette, and while asking your friends and other law students for advice is a great way to dissipate your worry, it is nice to have a resource to go to that can answer these questions. An easy way to figure out the Dos and Don’ts is by breezing through this short, easy read on The Modern Rules of Business Etiquette by Donna Gerson and David Gerson.

Alternative Careers in Government

Are you interested in pursuing a federal job outside of practicing law? If so, consider these types of jobs that The Partnership for Public Service is seeing JDs successfully build careers:

CBA YLS Events

Meetings for Week of March 21, 2011

This schedule was generated on March 17. View most recent list. 

The following is a list of committees that have notified the CBA of their speaker / topic. Meetings are held at 12:15 p.m. for one hour at the CBA unless otherwise noted. Bring your CBA card to obtain MCLE credit for meeting attendance. Lunch is available in our servery for $9.50. There is no need to RSVP for committee meetings. Member may attend any meeting they choose.

SUMMER FUNDING: EJW Summer Corps Application Open!

Are you working in public interest this summer? The Equal Justice Works Summer Corps application opens on March 16, 2011 so mark your calendars.  The application takes a bit of time to work through so don't leave it until the deadline to complete (which is April 5, 2011).

FREE Landlord-Tenant Law Seminar

Sterling Education Services, Inc. is a non-profit continuing education company that conducts seminars across the nation. We are holding a Landlord-Tenant Law seminar in Springfield, IL on April 14, 2011 and we would like to offer five law students free scholarship-passes to this seminar. The students get a day-long overview of a particular aspect of the law, a seminar manual, and they also get an opportunity to network with practicing attorneys. This is a win-win situation.

To take advantage of this opportunity, students must register before the seminar via phone or email. No walk-ins will be allowed. Only current law students may take advantage of these passes and MUST provide their student id number or other proof of enrollment in order to register. If you wish to register, please email or call Tasha Badzinski directly at 715-855-0495 directly with the following information:

• Information on the seminar (Title; City, ST; Date)
• Student Information (Full Name, Student ID#, Phone Number, Email Address, Full Mailing Address, School Name).

Keeping Up with the Headlines

It is a challenge to keep up with all the news -- legal, local, world, financial, government.  Whew, it is a busy world out there!  Here's some tips for keeping you current: