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Career Development Office Newsletter
Issue 77 • November 19, 2015
Announcements
  • Receive Alerts for Job Postings: In your Symplicity account, you can create Job Search Agents to set specific search criteria for job postings and to schedule a regular email alert. Because the search agent is a saved detailed search, you can review the latest search results at any time without waiting for the email. Follow the instructions for creating Job Search Agents by clicking here.

  • Summer and Postgraduate Placements List: The CDO maintains a list of practice settings where UCI Law students have spent their 1L or 2L summers or their first year after graduation. The updated list, which includes information about upper division students and recent graduates who are willing to talk about their experiences in each workplace, is available here.

Events
  • HBA Holiday Party: December 3 (Thursday), 6:00pm - 8:30pm, Country Garden in Santa Ana

    The Orange County Hispanic Bar Association invites you to its annual Holiday Party. Attendees are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy, gift card, or monetary contribution to benefit KidWorks. The event is free for law students participating in the HBA Mentoring Program. Prepaid nonmembers, $25. Pay-at-the-door nonmembers, $30. Country Garden is located at 719 N Main Street, Santa Ana 92701. For more information about the Toy Drive Wish List, directions, and online payment click here.

  • Home for the Holidays Cocktail Reception: December 21 (Monday), 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Knobbe Martens in Irvine

    Knobbe Martens invites 1L, 2L, and 3L students with a technical background and interest in intellectual property law to join them for a cocktail reception. RSVP to Carol Stanton at Carol.Stanton@knobbe.com with a resume by December 16 (Wednesday). The office is located at 2040 Main Street, Irvine 92614. Consistently ranked among the top intellectual property firms in the nation and worldwide, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has over 300 lawyers and scientists nationwide and dedicates its practice to all aspects of intellectual property law including litigation. Knobbe Martens serves a diverse group of clients from multinational corporations to emerging businesses of all stages. For more information about the event, click here. For more information about the firm, click here.

  • Public Interest/Public Sector Career Day (PICD): February 6, 2016 (Saturday), 9:00am - 3:15pm (Registration at 8:30am), UCLA School of Law

    This inter-law school event, held annually each spring semester, provides law students with the opportunity to participate in a formal interview process for summer employment and to table-talk with participating employers. Representatives from various public interest organizations, government agencies and offices, and public interest private firms throughout Southern California will be in attendance. The event also provides a great opportunity to network and learn about the array of public sector employers in our region. During the bidding period prior to the event, students may submit resumes and cover letters through Symplicity to secure interviews at the Career Day. There is no advantage to bidding early and instructions will be available before bidding begins. Plan to have your resume and cover letters reviewed by your primary CDO counselor well in advance of the deadline.
                   Important Dates

                   December 11 (Friday) at 9:00am: Bidding Period Opens
                   January 20 (Wednesday) at 5:00pm: Bidding Period Closes
                   January 30 (Saturday): Students receive notification of interview schedules.
                   February 3 (Wednesday) at 5:00pm: Student cancellation deadline
                   February 6 (Saturday): PICD

                   Schedule: February 6

                   8:30am: Registration Begins
                   9:00am - 3:00pm: Informal Table Talk
                   9:00am - 5:00pm: Prescheduled Interviews
                   12:35pm - 1:25pm: Lunch/Substantive Discussions
                   2:00pm - 3:15pm: "Criminal Law - Prosecution and Defense" Panel

Key Dates
  • December 11, 2015: PICD Bidding Period Opens at 9:00am

  • December 21, 2015: Home for the Holidays Cocktail Reception (6:00pm - 8:00pm, Knobbe Martens in Irvine)

  • January 15, 2016: PICD CDO Information Session (First Year Friday, EDU 1111)

  • January 20, 2016: PICD Bidding Period Closes at 5:00pm

  • February 6, 2016: PICD (8:30am - 3:15pm at UCLA School of Law)

Contact

Ann Chernicoff, Assistant Dean
949-824-1887 | achernicoff@law.uci.edu

Laura Baker, Assistant Director, Public Sector
949-824-3321 | lbaker@law.uci.edu

Caleb Sullivan, Assistant Director, Private Sector
949-824-7652 | csullivan@law.uci.edu

Brian Tanada, Assistant Director, Private Sector
949-824-0958 | btanada@law.uci.edu

Tiffany Tsao, Assistant Director, Public Sector
949-824-0170 | ttsao@law.uci.edu

Carmel Matin, Employer Relations Manager
949-824-0364 | cmatin@law.uci.edu

Jeananne Metskas, Career Development Coordinator
949-824-2622 | jmetskas@law.uci.edu

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