2021 Fox Rothschild 1L Diversity Fellowship Program
We recognize that successfully serving our clients and providing the caliber of legal services they have come to expect from us requires the teamwork of professionals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to cultivating a diverse...
Spring OCI Roundup – Part 2
In the last CDO newsletter, I discussed how and why the CDO recruitment program for law firms will be different this year. See Spring OCI Roundup – Part 1 | Richmond Law Career Development Office. This column will offer details that we have learned through our...
FAQs on Applications to the Virtual Spring Recruitment Program
Because of public health concerns related to COVID-19, the 2021 On-Campus Interview (OCI) program will be held virtually, hence the new name: Virtual Spring Recruitment Program. This article uses the OCI and VSRP program names interchangeably. Is there an advantage...
Tales from the Trenches: Out-of-State Judicial Internships
by Harry Cohen (L'22) The summer of 2020 definitely threw us all for a loop, but there were still great experiences to be had in the world of legal internships. I was lucky enough to have served as the legal intern in the chambers of the Honorable Judge Robert Vinci...
Best Practices for Preparing and Submitting Applications
Before final submission of your employment application materials, make sure you have checked the following: General Ask multiple reviewers, including your career advisor, to proofread all of your materials. Applications with grammatical and typographical errors often...
Spring OCI Roundup – Part 1
As we approach the application deadline (January 17) for the first week of our Virtual Spring Recruitment Program (VSRP), we are sharing details we have gathered about registered employers and planned summer program size through our employer outreach efforts. As you...
2021 ABA Business Law Section – 2L Diversity Clerkship Program
Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Diversity Clerkship, current eligible second year law students are encouraged to apply. The Diversity Clerkship Program is a summer program that provides business law clerkship placements for qualified diverse second...
Holiday Strategies for New Professionals & Students from Mary Crane
The approaching holiday season provides new professionals and law students with multiple opportunities to make new contacts and deepen relationships that already exist. To make the most of these events, use these strategies: Attend every holiday Zoom party and...
Tales from the Trenches: Starting Over in a Major City
by Rebecca Pinsky (L'22) 1L Summer Employment: One, San Francisco, CA I worked for 4 years between undergrad and law school and made a point during that period to get to know the people I worked with. When it came time to look for a summer internship, I reached out to...
New Employer Outreach Efforts (No Shaking Hands)
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away… Okay, so the last time we conducted “normal” outreach to employers was only 7 months ago, but it feels like a different world now. Back then, the CDO regularly connected with employers and potential employers by phone and in...
Resume Writing Guide
Your resume serves as a marketing tool to prospective employers. You have approximately 30 seconds to catch an employer’s eye, so your resume must be concise, organized, and targeted to the employer receiving it. Thus, you may have different versions of your resume...
Common Resume Mistakes and Their Fixes
Originally Published by Idealist Careers. Below, you'll find a list of common resume mistakes, where they tend to rear their ugly, proverbial heads, and of course, how to correct them. Inconsistent punctuation and capitalization Date range: Dashes, hyphens,...