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May Employment Search Timeline

by | May 10, 2017 | Advice for Students

1Ls

  • Report summer employment to your career advisor if you have not done so already.
  • Continue to check Symplicity for employment if you do not have a full summer lined up.
  • Comply with final deadline to submit Summer Public Service Fellowship Application (May 12).
  • Student application deadline for Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (May 10).

2Ls

  • Report summer employment to your career advisor if you have not done so already.
  • Continue to develop your post-graduate federal judicial clerkship applications in OSCAR.
  • Continue to check Symplicity for employment if you do not have a full summer lined up. Some employers contact the CDO after the end of the school year.
  • Continue your post-graduate employment search. Continue building and updating your employment search network tracking document.
  • Meet as many people as you can to expand your network, talk about career options, and assess your own interests. Continue researching all career options and geographic areas in which you have interest.
  • Comply with final deadline to submit Summer Public Service Fellowship Application and (May 12).
  • Student application deadline for Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (May 10).

Recent (May) Graduates

  • Check Symplicity for employment listings for 3Ls and recent graduates.
  • If you are still seeking the right opportunities, meet with Liz Jones, the alumni Career Advisor, to discuss your employment interests.
  • Obtain reciprocity services at another law school if moving out of the area.
  • Application deadline for Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (May 10).
  • Continue building and updating your employment search network tracking document.  Meet as many people as you can to expand your network, talk about career options, and assess your own interests. Continue researching possible legal careers and geographic areas.
  • Provide the CDO your post-graduate address and contact information. Sign up for the University of Richmond’s alumni community, UROnline.
  • Begin preparation for the July 2017 bar exam.