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Career Development Office Newsletter
Issue 123 • August 29, 2017
Announcements
  • Fall Interview Program: We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2017 Fall Interview Program! Government, Public Interest, and Private Practice employers are ready to receive application materials on Symplicity. Employers will schedule interviews with qualified candidates at UCI Law, by phone/skype, or at employer offices throughout the fall. You can access the session through the OCI module on the left side of your screen, and then select the "UCI Law 2017 Fall Interview Program" from the Session dropdown menu. Immediate deadlines include: 
    • 2Ls: California Employment Lawyers Association (Los Angeles, CA) - Wednesday, Aug. 30
    • 2Ls: Orange County Coastkeeper (Costa Mesa, CA) - Wednesday, Aug. 30
    • 2Ls and 3Ls: Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) - Wednesday, Aug. 30
    • 2Ls and 3Ls: Maschoff Brennan (Irvine, CA) - Thursday, Aug. 31
    • 2Ls and 3Ls: Law Offices of the Public Defender (Riverside, CA) - Friday, Sept. 1
    • 2Ls and 3Ls: Orange County Public Defender (Santa Ana, CA) - Friday, Sept. 1
    • 2Ls: Riverside County District Attorney's Office (Riverside, CA) - Friday, Sept. 1
    • 2Ls: Legislative Counsel Bureau (Sacramento, CA) - Tuesday, Sept. 5    
    • 3Ls: Ventura County District Attorney's Office (Ventura, CA) - Tuesday, Sept. 5                                                                                          ...and many more!
  • 2L TranscriptsIf you are a 2L and have not picked up CDO complementary copies of your official transcript, please come by and do so! 
CDO Workshops
  • How to Navigate Public Interest Resources: September 5 (Tuesday), 12:00pm - 1:00pm, MPAA 408. This workshop will discuss various public interest career resources and offer tips on how to use them. Public interest resources can be organized by practice areas, professional work environments, and hiring programs. Come learn how to navigate the resources that are most helpful for you! RSVP on Symplicity.
  • How to Navigate Private Sector Resources: September 13 (Wednesday), 12:00pm - 1:00pm, MPAA 408. This workshop will walk through where students can locate private sector resources and how students can make the most of these resources when seeking summer and post-graduate employment. Resources to be discussed will range from sites useful to a biglaw job search to sites and directories that enable students to locate and target small and midsize firms. RSVP on Symplicity.
  • How to Navigate Judicial Clerkship Resources: September 20 (Wednesday), 12:00pm - 1:00pm, MPAA 408. Maximize your success in landing a clerkship! Learn how to access and use research sources that will help you quickly determine whether a particular clerkship is appealing to you, as well as resources to assist you in preparing more extensively for interviews with judges. This workshop is designed for 2Ls and 3Ls applying for post-graduate judicial clerkships who want to put their best foot forward and make the most of their application and interview process. RSVP on Symplicity.
Opportunities
  • Webinar on The Attorney General's Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program at the U.S. Department of Justice: August 31 (Thursday), 8:30am. In this webinar, participants will obtain a brief overview of this year's programs and receive answers to questions about the application and hiring timeline (participants are encouraged to review the application prior to the webinars and have questions). Please RSVP (include your name, law school, and the webinar date you choose to attend). 
  • Equal Justice Works Conference Stipends: August 31 (Thursday), NOON Deadline. The EJW Conference brings together 160+ public interest employers from around the country for interviews, workshops, and networking. UCI Law has a limited budget for small travel stipends for students attending the Conference. To apply for a travel stipend, please email Tiffany Tsao by NOON on August 31st with: (a) A short statement of interest explaining your commitment to the public interest (250 words or less); (b) Your goal for the trip; (c) A list of employers/networking targets and your plan to meet them.
  • Mentor-On-Demand Goes to Law School: September 8 (Friday), NOON Deadline. Seeking two UCI Law representatives! This program provides young OCBA members with video mentoring 24/7 from a variety of top-notch attorney's in Orange County. The selected representatives will be working with an assigned team of other OCBA members. To enter the lottery to represent UCI Law on this task force, email Elexus Harris by Friday, September 8th with a short explanation of your interest in the OCBA and/or the Mentor-On-Demand program. 
  • The Association of Intellectual Property Firms Annual Meeting: September 13-15 (Wednesday-Friday), San Francisco. The AIPF Annual Meeting is an opportunity to participate in the conference, network, and gain beneficial knowledge for future endeavors. This meeting is specifically directed towards practice management and the business of IP Law. There is a promotional rate for students. Find the registration form here and the program agenda here
  • National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorney Volunteer Opportunity: September 15-16 (Friday-Saturday), Chapman Law School. This conference provides an opportunity for attendees to connect with others who have similar dreams, and learn from those who have imagines, achieved and surpassed their career goals. NCVAA is looking for 8-10 students volunteers who can help set-up, sign-in attendees, package conference bags, take photos, and organize our panel rooms. Volunteers will have their registration fee waived and will be able to attend all events on Friday and Saturday. Please contact Sonia Nguyen if you are interested. 
  • Equal Justice Works Student Representative Program: This program is an opportunity to represent Equal Justice Works and use your law degree to help low-income, marginalized and/or vulnerable clients. EJW will select up to 50 student representatives nation-wide to participate in the 2017-18 program. For more information, visit here or email