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Career Development Office Newsletter
Issue 156 • June 28, 2018
Announcements
  • EIW Bidding is OPEN! Deadline is Monday, July 9th at 5:00pm: If you intend to participate, now is the time to connect with your primary career counselor and send in draft materials.
    • Click on “OCI” on the left of the screen to see the list of employers participating in EIW. Select the “Session” for “UCI Law 2018 EIW – In Person.” You may bid on up to 20 employers interviewing in-person.
    • Click on “OCI” and select the “Session” for “UCI Law 2018 EIW – Resume Collect.” There is no cap on the number of bids you may place in this session. Deadline for Resume Collect submissions is Monday, July 16th at 5pm.
CDO Workshops
  • 2018 Fall EIW Interviewing Skills Workshop: July 13 (Friday), 12:00pm-1:00pm, EDU 1131. The CDO is conducting an important interview skills workshop for those students intending to participate in 2018 Fall Early Interview Week (July 30 – August 2, 2018). The presentation will cover topics including interview preparation, interview logistics, and successful strategies specific to screening and callback interviews with firms. Attendance in person is strongly encouraged. For those students unable to attend due to summer work commitments, the program will be recorded. Please RSVP on Symplicity.
  • 2018 Alumni Mock Interview Program (Limited Space!): July 16 (Monday) through July 20 (Friday). The Alumni Mock Interview Program compliments the EIW Mock Interview Program and is designed to provide students with additional interview practice and practice with interview logistics. To participate in the Alumni Mock Interview Program go to the Google Doc found here to register for one of the limited spaces available. Interviews will be conducted in person at the office of the selected alumnus. Students will be provided the name of the alumnus and his/her employer when the interview schedule is finalized. The deadline to sign up for the Alumni Mock Interview Program is 12:00 p.m. on July 12. Paired alumni and students will receive a confirmation e-mail on July 13, 2018.
  • 2018 Fall EIW Mock Interview Program: July 16 (Monday) through July 27 (Friday). The CDO will conduct mock interviews between the hours of 8:00am and 6:00pm on campus, through Skype, and telephonically. Mock interviews are strongly encouraged. 

    Students must schedule interviews utilizing the link here.  Dates and times will fill quickly, so students are encouraged to schedule their mock interviews as early as possible. The deadline to schedule a mock interview is 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 13, 2018. Students who need to cancel or reschedule mock interviews must do so a minimum of 48 hours in advance as a courtesy to classmates and the CDO staff. Please note the CDO cannot guarantee that students who wish to reschedule mock interviews after July 13, 2018 will be able to do so.

  • 2018 Fall EIW Rising 3L Student Panel/Brown Bag: July 24 (Tuesday), 12:00pm-1:00pm, EDU 1111. CDO will be moderating a panel presentation for those students intending to participate in 2018 Fall EIW. The panelists will include rising 3L students who participated in 2017 Fall EIW and worked as summer associates with law firms in summer 2018. The panelists will discuss tips and successful strategies for interview preparation, screening and callback interviews with firms, and post-interview communication with attorneys and recruiting coordinators. This event will not be recorded, so attendance is strongly encouraged. Please RSVP on Symplicity.
  • 2018 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Mock Interview Program: July 24 (Tuesday), 4:30pm-7:30pm. The Bryan Cave Women Group, Lawyers of Color and Recruiting Committee at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner will co-sponsor a Mock Interview Program in the firm’s Irvine offices. The program will simulate the EIW interview process by matching a Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner attorney with a student in a formal interview setting. The goal of this program is to provide students with interviewing skills and feedback that will benefit students in actual interviews during Fall 2018 EIW. 

    Students interested in participating in the 2018 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Mock Interview Program must RSVP via Symplicity no later than 12:00 p.m. on July 17, 2018. Students must also submit their finalized resumes and cover letters to Caleb Sullivan via e-mail at or in advance of this deadline.

Opportunities
  • Orange County Bar Association Beach Clean-Up: July 7 (Saturday), 8:30am-11:00am, Huntington Beach. This OCBA event is a community outreach activity held in conjunction with the Surfrider Foundation. For more information and to register, visit here. 
  • UCI Law Alumni Association Summer Social: July 19 (Thursday), 6:00pm, San Diego.  This social is a casual gathering for UCI Law Alumni and current students in or near San Diego. This is an opportunity to network and see old friends. Appetizers will be provided. RSVP here.  
  • UCI Law Alumni Association Summer Social: July 20 (Friday), 6:00pm, Santa Barbara.  This social is a casual gathering for UCI Law Alumni and current students in or near Santa Barbara. This is an opportunity to network and see old friends. Appetizers will be provided. RSVP here.     
  • UCI Law Alumni Association Summer Social: July 20 (Friday), 5:00pm-7:00pm, Sacramento.  This social is a casual gathering for UCI Law Alumni and current students in or near Santa Barbara. This is an opportunity to network and see old friends. Appetizers will be provided. RSVP here. 
  • ACLU Southern California Summer Brown Bag Schedule: June 8 through July 20 (Fridays), 12:00pm-1:00pm, Los Angeles. These brown bag trainings are meant for summer law clerks and are focused on an array of topics like Federal Immigration Law and Litigating International Human Rights in U.S. Courts. An RSVP is required each week by Thursday at noon to Brenda Smith. For more information, visit here.  
    • June 29—Truth about the Confederacy in the US:  White Supremacy & White Superiority (Jeffrey Robinson via You Tube)
    • July 13—Sexual Assault in Jails & Prisons (Linda McFarlane)
    • July 20—Taking Down the LA Sheriff’s Department (Brandon Fox)
  • The Western Region of the National Black Law Students Association Los Angeles Annual Job Fair: August 4 (Saturday), 7:30am-5:00pm, UCLA School of Law. Registration opens Friday, June 1, deadline Saturday, June 30. For more information and to register, visit here.  
  • UCDC Law Program Fall 2018: To register for the UCDC Law Program which could lead to an externship in Fall 2018, visit here. With more specific questions, contact Nicole Lehtman, the Director of the UCDC Law Program. 

Washington, DC: Summer Opportunities

  • Supreme Court Term in Review: June 29 (Friday), 12:00pm-2:00pm. Join this lively analysis of the recently concluded Supreme Court term through the eyes of the reporters who cover SCOTUS. For more information and to register, visit here. 
  • Perspectives on Poverty Law From the Bench - DC Superior Court: July 10 (Tuesday), 12:00pm-1:30pm. At this brown-bag lunch and panel, a trio of D.C. Superior judges will discuss their career paths, what it's like to hear cases in a busy urban courthouse, and how pro bono and public-interest lawyers help to ensure that justice is available to all. For more information and to register, visit here. 
  • U.S. Department of Justice Career Information Fair: July 19 (Thursday), 3:00pm-4:30pm. DC area legal interns are invited to meet DOJ attorneys and recruitment professionals to learn more about DOJ employment and volunteer opportunities. RSVP window opens Monday, June 25 and closes Friday, June 29. RSVP with email subject line "DOJ Career Fair RSVP" - in the email state your name, law school, email address, and internship location.
Law Firm Receptions

For students interested in working at a large or mid-size law firm, attending law firm receptions may be an important aspect of your job search strategy.  There are several benefits to attending receptions: (a) gain a sense of the firm and learn more about its office, attorneys, and culture; (b) make a positive connection with an attorney that you could later reference in a cover letter or interview (c) some firms may be more inclined to interview students who attended a reception (or it may make no difference at all); and (d) on occasion, firm receptions lead to pre-EIW interviews and subsequent pre-EIW offers.  That having been said, academic performance is often the most important criterion for EIW employers, so it is critical that you balance your attendance at receptions with your academic commitments.  If you have any questions about attending receptions, contact your primary career counselor.

  • Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - Rising 2L Happy Hour: June 28 (Thursday), 5:00-7:00pm, Seattle. RSVP to Kirsten Reisdorf. 
  • Jones Day - Clerk/Extern Happy Hour: June 28 (Thursday), 5:00pm-7:00pm, Santa Ana. The Irvine office of Jones Day invites you (Federal Clerks and Externs; CA Court of Appeals Clerks and Externs; USAO Summer Clerks; and other interested rising 2Ls) to a happy hour. For more information and to register, visit here.
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett - Rising 2L Open House: July 17th (Tuesday), 5:30pm-7:30pm, Palo Alto. This is an opportunity for students to make connections with Simpson Thacher attorneys while in the Bay Area for the summer. Contact Lauren Adriani to RSVP by Tuesday, July 10.