Now that the fall semester is in full swing, it is time to start thinking about summer employment. The CDO has several workshops and events planned to help you navigate the employment search.
1L Employment Search Skills Workshop: How to Find Your Summer Job
Monday, October 17 through Thursday, October 20 at 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. and 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. in Rooms 103, 114A, 205, 206, 314
Each small-group session will cover the practice settings most likely to employ 1Ls; resources for pursuing summer employment organized by practice setting; resume guidelines; tips for success – a collection of practices used by the most successful job-seeking students; and a career development timeline that will guide you step-by-step during your first year. Register via Symplicity.
How I Spent my Summer: Student Tips to 1Ls on Finding a Summer Job
Friday, October 21
12:00 p.m. in Room 102.
2Ls talk about their summer jobs following first year and how they got them. Panelists include:
- Genevieve de Guzman
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, D.C.)
- Henry Moore
- Hon. Randolph Beales, Virginia Court of Appeals (Richmond, VA)
- Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General Division (Richmond, VA)
- Fernando Tevez Rosales
- Legal Aid Justice Center (Richmond, VA)
- Research Assistant – Professor Jessica Erickson (Richmond, VA)
- Research Assistant – Professor Julie McConnell (Richmond, VA)
- Sarah Wenrich
- Duane Morris Government Strategies (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Sommer Law Group (Pittsburgh, PA)
Register via Symplicity.
Maximizing Symplicity
Monday, November 14 & Tuesday, November 15
12:00 p.m. in Room 103
Learn how to maximize your Symplicity usage by taking advantage of the program features. These small-group sessions, led by Kym Osterbind, will cover searching for employers in the database, applying to job opportunities, uploading documents, setting up search agents, and more.Register via Symplicity.
Cover Letter Workshop
Wednesday, November 16
12:00 p.m. in Room 102.
Learn to draft compelling cover letters for law-related position. Register via Symplicity by November 15.