Next Two Weeks in LCS-5/25/2012

Happy early Memorial Day! We hope you have a wonderful summer kick-off weekend. Our office is open throughout the summer for visits, adivisng appointments, and other services. Please note that due to the Memorial Day Holiday, our office will not be open on Monday, May 28th.

Externships Still Available: Please Click Here for more information on summer externships available; however, students only have until June 5th to get registered for summer opportunities through the Field Placement Program, so it is starting to get down to the wire to gain credit and utilize these opportunities for great hands-on legal experience.

Class Year/Graduation Date Updates: As the semester comes to a close, many of you may be changing programs and/or your graduation dates. Please check your Symplicity profile to ensure your graduation date is correct and if not, please email your career advisor immediately. We do not receive any updates from Campus Connect. Please email any changes as soon as possible as we send out job opportunities and OCI information specific to class years.

 

Registration Due May 31st for Cook County Bar Association's Minority Job Fair: The Cook County Bar Association ("CCBA") is pleased to invite rising 2L and 3L students to participate in the 29th Annual CCBA Minority Law Student Job Fair in early August. Please Click Here for More Information.

REMINDER: Looking Out of Area?: Did you know that we can help you with your job search beyond the great state of Illinois? Check out Career Advisors without Borders 

 

LCS Hours: As the academic semester comes to a close, LCS has begun to implement its summer hours. Ten Minute Advising will not longer be scheduled until the Fall and our office will be open Monday-Thursday from 9:00am-5:00pm an Friday from 9:00am-3:00pm.

Registration DUE May 31st for Cook County Bar Association's Minority Job Fair

The Cook County Bar Association (“CCBA”) is pleased to invite students to participate in the 29th Annual CCBA Minority Law Student Job Fair (“Job Fair”).  In an effort to keep the student-to-employer ratio as low as possible, the CCBA is only inviting J.D. students in the classes of 2014 (Rising 2Ls) and 2013 (Rising 3Ls). Please note that students graduating during or before January 2012 (current 3Ls) are not eligible.

The Job Fair typically attracts more than 800 students from eligible U.S. law schools.  Each year law firms, corporations, and governmental agencies register for the Job Fair.  These employers are located primarily in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Washington D.C. and Wisconsin.    In addition, we attract several employers from California, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and North Carolina.  For more information, please see visit our informational website at www.ccbaminorityjobfair.org.

The CCBA Job Fair primarily is designed to obtain summer associate positions for rising 2Ls during their second summer in law school.  A limited number of employers also wish to interview rising 3Ls for entry level associate positions.  Rising 3Ls, please be aware that Job Fair interview slots for rising 2Ls (current 1Ls) typically outnumber those for rising 3Ls (current 2Ls) by a 3:1 ratio.

Upcoming CBA Meetings for the Week of May 28, 2012

May 28

CBA closed

May 29

Elder Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit)
Thomas Wendt, Center for Disability & Elder Law, Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment Statute in Illinois.

Etiquette Tip of the Week: Cocktail (or Mocktail) Refresher

If you have a cocktail (or mocktail), here are a few reminders: 

Do not try and sip through that tiny little straw -- that is a stir stick.  Use it to stir your drink, then discard it (preferably to a waste receptacle and not between the cushions of a chair or couch).

Summer Externships still Available!

There are still summer externships available; however, students only have until June 5^th to get registered for summer opportunities through the Field Placement Program, so it is starting to get down to the wire to gain credit and utilize these opportunities for great hands-on legal experience.
The Field Placement Facebook page is good for seeing which ones have recently contacted the Field Placement Program about having summer (or fall) availability.
For Any Questions: Please visit the Field Placement Program's Website or contact Natalie Taylor, Field Placement Program Coordinator, in the Field Placement Program Office - Room 312 Lewis Center. Natalie can also be reached at ntaylor4@depaul.edu or 312.362.8312