• How to Secure a Post-Grad Public Interest Job (Fellowships): March 14 (Wednesday), 12:00pm-1:00pm, EDU 1131. It's common for Big Law employers to make offers of post-graduate employment during the 2L year, but how do you line up s post-grad position in public interest? What is the timeline for securing a post-grad job? And what are the avenues most likely to lead to a guaranteed position before graduation? This presentation will explore approaches to public interest career planning, including fellowships, the timeline for applications, and how to make the most of the available resources.

• Finding and Applying for Post-Graduate Judicial Clerkships: March 20 (Thursday), 12:00pm-1:00pm, EDU 1111. Learn the “nuts and bolts” of putting together your judicial clerkship application materials, when and how to apply, and what judges look for when making interviewing decisions. RSVP on Symplicity to guarantee lunch. 

• Patent Bar Examination Information Session: March 27 (Thursday), 12:00pm-1:00pm, MPAA 408. If you are a student with an undergraduate degree (or at least two years of coursework) in engineering, computer sciences or the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, some related fields), and are interested in becoming a Patent Agent or Attorney: Practicing Law Institute (PLI) invites you to a presentation by Mark Dighton, PLI's Director of Law School Relations and a Director of their Patent Office Exam Course. Topics for discussion will include:
  
  • The latest information on the Patent Office Exam;
  • Who can sit for the Exam;
  • How the Exam works, now that it's on computer and “on demand,”
  • When you should take the Exam;
  • How the America Invents Act has impacted the Exam; and
  • Recommendations on when and how to study for the Exam.
  
  Scholarships to PLI's other IP programs will also be discussed. Students interested in attending should RSVP on Symplicity.

• California Lawyers Association - IP Section 2018 Student Reporters Program: Deadline March 16 (Friday), Midnight. This program, meant for 2Ls and 3Ls, is looking for people to serve as IP Section Reporters for 2018. Becoming a reporter includes complimentary registration for certain events, an opportunity to learn about IP law, and networking opportunities. Applications require a statement of interest, a short writing sample, and your Twitter handle. Send an email with the subject line "2018 IP Section Reporter" to John Buelter, CLA IP Section Coordinator and copy John Pavolotsky, Program coordinator. 

• Haynes and Boone, LLP - 1L Reception: March 21 (Wednesday), Costa Mesa. This reception is for UCI Law students only. The dress is business casual. Appetizers and drinks will be served. RSVP information to follow.