Upgrading Business Casual
By the Culture and Manners Institute Advice for professional dress in a Business Casual work environment is always a list of “Don’ts:” Don’t show too much skin. Don’t have your boxer shorts or bra straps sticking out. Don’t wear flip flops. Don’t wear pajama pants. I...
How to Start Out Successfully on Your First Day of Work
Published in The Legal Intelligencer July 23, 2015 by Justin J. Koterba The first day at your new job can be an anxiety-provoking yet exciting time, and the first few years of your legal career can be some of the most important of your professional life. You will gain...
Public Sector Corner – May 2016
Equal JusticeWorks AmeriCorps JD Segal Education Award Equal Justice Works is still accepting applications for students working with veterans this summer. If you are providing legal services to veterans through your summer internship, apply by June 10 for a $1,222...
Ms. JD Summer Public Interest Scholarship
Ms. JD announces the opening of the 2016 Summer Public Interest Scholarship Competition. The winners of this year’s Public Interest Scholarship Competition will each receive a $500 scholarship to go towards their summer living expenses as they pursue careers in public...
2L Law Firm Diversity Scholarships
McGuireWoods’ annual Diversity Scholarship Program will award up to eight $5,000 scholarships to diverse rising second-year law students with an expected graduation year of 2018, who are committed to contributing to and supporting diversity within the legal...
Spring Networking Opportunities (May – June)
Richmond Bar Association Real Estate Section Annual CLE & Dinner: Wednesday, May 11 at 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Country Club of Virginia. Click here to register. Richmond Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Annual Meeting & Lunch: Thursday, May 12 at 12:30 p.m. at...
Message to the Class of 2016 about the Graduate Survey
Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! Graduating students are asked to complete the Graduate Survey, whether or not you have secured post-graduate employment, for three important reasons. First, the law school's accrediting agency (the ABA) requires us to...
SEMJF Pre-Registration Deadline on April 17
At the Southeastern Minority Job Fair (SEMJF) employers throughout the country will interview rising second and third year law students, as well as recent graduates, from 50+ law schools. This year the annual program will be held on July 22 – 23 in Marietta, Georgia....
LCLD Spring Group Mentoring Event
The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (“LCLD”), Hunton & Williams LLP, & Reed Smith LLP cordially invite you to the Spring 2016 Group Mentoring Event: “Hallmarks of a Great Interview and Making a Good First Impression at Work” Thursday, April 14, 2016 6:00...
Spring Networking Opportunities (April-May)
Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association Annual Legislative Luncheon: Wednesday, April 6 at 12:30 p.m. at Willow Oaks Country Club. Register at www.mrwba.org. Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association Annual Spring Mentor Reception: Thursday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. at...
Summer Job Fairs and August/Fall OCI Dates
On-Campus Interview Program dates and deadlines for August/Fall OCI, plus registration and application deadlines for the Southeastern Minority Job Fair, Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair, Loyola Patent Law Interview Program, and New England Interview Program.
Apply for a Scholarship to Attend the Local Government Attorneys Conference
The Local Government Attorneys of Virginia (“LGA”), a statewide organization consisting of attorneys who represent the interests of local governments or local government entities across the Commonwealth of Virginia, is pleased to extend a scholarship opportunity to...