Next Week in LCS - 8/31/2012

This week's Symplicity statistics: 8 new events and 62 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! The fall semester deadline for registering for extern credit through Field Placment is Wednesday, September 5, 2012. See Natalie Taylor in 320 Lewis for more details.

Registration for the Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair opened on Wednesday, August 15 and 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.  We will also host a Drop-In Q&A  Session for anyone interested in attending the LCS Conference Room on Wednesday, September 5th from 4:30-5:30 p.m. 

DEADLINE REMINDER: The US Department of Justice Honors (postgraduate - currently advertising approximately 150 postions) and SLIP (paid summer 2013 - expecting to hire 70-90 interns) applications are due on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. For more opportunities in government, don't forget to check out the Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password in the Symplicity Quick Links under Job Board Passwords).  Make an appointment with Associate Director Alisa Rosales for more information today.

Bon appétit! Etiquette Tip of the Week

There are worse things you can do at a business meal than order steak tartare medium rare.  That is why it is helpful to know how to pronounce items on the menu correctly, so as not to look like a rube to co-workers, clients, interviewers or investors.  Please forgive us, if we are a little saucy in today's Etiquette Tip on how to pronounce a few sauces.

Roux (roo): a mixture of flour and fat used to thicken sauces

Bechamel (BAY-sha-mel): a white sauce with milk, butter, flour and onions

Mornay (mohr NAY): a thick cheese sauce, that is a variation of bechamel sauce

Beurre blanc (burr-blahn): a butter sauce made with white wine or vinegar

Demi-glace (dehm-ee-GLAHSS): a rich brown sauce reduced to a syrupy consistency

9/4 Deadline Reminder: DOJ Honors & SLIP Applications

The US Department of Justice Honors (postgraduate - currently advertising approximately 150 postions) and SLIP (paid summer 2013 - expecting to hire 70-90 interns) applications are due on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. This includes 72 positions in the Executive Office of Immigration Review.

Equal Justice Works Fellowships Update

As a reminder, the Equal Justice Works Fellowship application deadline is September 18. This exciting funding opportunity offers two-year public interest fellowships throughout the nation. 

The Equal Justice Works Fellowships Program provides financial and other forms of support to lawyers working on innovative legal projects in nonprofit organizations across the country.  The two-year Fellowships offer salary (up to $41,000 annually) and generous loan repayment assistance; a national training and leadership development program; and other forms of support during the term of the Fellowship.

October 25-27: Equal Justice Works Conference/Career Fair in Washington, D.C.

Top public interest employers travel to D.C. every year to recruit the nations finest at the Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair, and it's an opportunity not to be missed. Policy organizations, congressional services, the country's best public defender offices, and many more network with students at table talk and lectures, as well as interview selected students for summer internships and full-time postgraduate positions.