The Spring Southeast Legal Hiring Conference, being held IN Atlanta on Friday, March 28, may have just the job for you.  The list of employers who will be interviewing, for both summer and full-time positions, plus a description of who they are seeking (year in law school, etc) is available in the Career Services Office.  Pick up your packet now.  The APPLICATION DEADLINE for submission of your resumes in order to be considered for interviews is NOON ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18th.

 

Thanks to the support of the Louisville Law Community, this year's career day was a success. Both first year law students and other law students seeking guidance were able to meet with Louisville attorneys and learn about the law they practice. With the help of such mentors, our students are better able to learn how their education can shape their career and see the myriad of opportunities available to them.

Below are a few images from the event.

The Department of Public Advocacy wants to interview all 3Ls and 4Ls who

1. will be graduating this spring,

2. are interested in doing public defender work, and

3. with whom they've not previously met. 

The deadline to submit your resume, law school transcript, writing sample, references and cover letter is next Monday, January 28th.  The interviews will be conducted on Wednesday, February 13th.  The sign-up sheet (which also gives additional information) is in the Career Services library.

This is the first step towards a summer (or fall) paid clerk position which could potentially turn into a full-time attorney position upon bar passage. 

February 2nd -- Saturday morning from 9:00 to 1:00 -- will be Career Day 2008!  Session Selection/Registration forms are available in the student mailroom and in the Career Services offices.  As you know, all first-years are required to attend this event, but remember that upper division students are also most welcome to attend again.

 

When you look at the form, you will notice that there are some new specialty areas including Entertainment and JAG.  And of course, some of the presenters are new this year so you can benefit from additional information AND enhanced networking.

 

Questions? Jerie Torbeck in office #182 (852-6096) or Debra Reh in office #184 (852-6368) 

 

On Thursday, January 3, 2008, two of our area's largest law firms are throwing holiday receptions for 1Ls!  See the invitations from Frost Brown Todd (with three parties thrown simultaneously in Louisville, Lexington and Cincinnati from 4:30 to 6:30) and Graydon Head (in Cincinnati from 5:00 to 6:30) hanging on your mailroom wall, on our Career Services bulletin boards, and two-sided in your mailboxes for RSVP details. 

Make your plans now to attend and RSVP before you forget.  Outstanding networking opportunities -- you don't want to miss this chance.  And keep watching the Docket over the holidays for other invitations that could come in. 

For May 2008 or December 2007 graduates:

Do you want to have a smalll town solo practice in the not too distant future?  Robert L. Caummisar, a solo practitioner in Grayson, Kentucky, would like to interview you over this coming Christmas break.  His plan is to hire a recent or soon-to-be graduate as a clerk/paralegal with employment as an associate attorney upon bar exam passage.  Then, in 3 to 5 years, you would become a partner; and in 4 to 6 more years, Mr. Caummisar hopes to retire and have you take over his practice and equipped office.

Here's all his contact information: Robert L. Caummisar, Attorney at Law, 301 West Main Street, Grayson KY 41143-1299.  Phone: (606) 474-9522.  Fax: (606) 474-4422.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a lobbyist?  Two Louisville Law alums, Nathan Miller, class of 2002 (legislative analyst for the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington DC) and Tim Corrigan, class of 2000 (managing partner for the Rotunda Group LLC, Government Relations for Business, based here in Louisville) will talk with you about this very interesting "alternative use" for your law degree.

Come to room #175 over the noon hour on Monday, November 19th, eat pizza and hear all about what it is like to be a lobbyist at the national, state and local levels.

Reminder that Debra and I look forward to seeing every first-year on Wednesday according to the following schedule:

 

Section #1 from 10:25 - 11:30 in room #175. Pizza will be available following the session.

 

Section #2 from 11:45 - 12:50 in room #175. Pizza will be available at the beginning of the session.

 

Section #12 from 7:15 - 8:15 in room #080. Granola bars and trail mix will be available to stave off your hunger.

The recently passed "College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007," while a work in progress with many details to be finalized, is very well explained by the Fordham Law Financial Aid Office.  With their permission, we have placed a hot link to that site at Student Life (in the column on the right hand side of our home page.)  Then click on Financing Your Education.

 

We also have some hard copies of the soon-to-be-published Law Review article that is mentioned at the end of the explanation.  Stop by Dean Torbeck's office if you would like one.

The UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment invites application for its 2008-09 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.  Designed to support a new generation of young scholars (defined as those who received their JD or PhD between 1-1-04 and 6-30-08) to pursue research on labor and employment in an interdisciplinary setting. 

 

Application deadline is January 11, 2008.  More information and the application forms are available at www.irle.ucla.edu.  Two people will be selected.

 

The annual stipend is $52,000 + $3000 for research expenses.  Other expectations: teaching a one-quarter undergraduate course plus participating in the IRLE colloquia and other public programs during the  fellowship year.