Summer Success: Best Practices for Zoom Meetings
Best Communication Practices for 2020's Summer Hires: Best practices for Zoom meetings by Mary Crane This summer you will have fewer opportunities than your predecessors had to interact in person with employers and recruiters. Because of social distancing...
Tips for Remote Interviews and Business Meetings
Arrange Background Appearance. “When you set up for your interview, look around at what the interviewer will be seeing in the background. Keep your background businesslike, clean and preferably neutral. If your desk will be showing, organize the top neatly and get...
2020 Summer Public Service Fellowship Program FAQs
2020 Summer Public Service Fellowship Program - Frequently Asked Questions Updated April 3, 2020 Q: Will the Summer Public Service Fellowship Program (SPSFP) be offered in summer 2020? A: Yes! The SPSFP will be offered with some modifications. Q: ...
Thank You Notes After an Interview
Should I send a hand-written or email thank you note after an interview? A well-written, sincere thank you note makes a good impression immediately after an interview. Send a separate note to each interviewer after a screening interview and personalize the message...
Practice Your Interview Skills: 1L Alumni Mock Interview Program
As you prepare for spring interviews including GPIIP and OCI, read the CDO's Interviewing Guide, attend the interview skills program on Thursday, January 23, and participate in a mock interview with alumni on Wednesday, January 29. Register today for the Alumni Mock...
Tales from the Trenches: Judicial Internships
By Sarah Mikowski (L'19) Judicial internships are a great opportunity for law students, especially in the summer between their first and second year. I interned for a federal magistrate judge my 1L summer and really enjoyed my experience. Through my judicial...
Area Networking Events – December
Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association Luncheon: Wednesday, December 4 at 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Willow Oaks Country Club. Visit https://www.mrwba.org/events for more information. Henrico County Bar Association Holiday Reception: Wednesday, December 4 at 6:00 p.m....
How to Submit a Summer Employment Evaluation
2Ls and 3Ls: Help current and future students with the employment search by completing an evaluation of your law-related summer experience. Even if you did not receive a 2019 Summer Stipend, please submit an evaluation. Login to Symplicity and click on the link to...
Order Personalized Student Business Cards
If you are interviewing or networking with professional contacts this year, be prepared with personalized business cards with the University of Richmond School of Law logo. To take advantage of a group discount, submit a completed Networking Card Order Form Summer...
Local Networking Events – Summer
Virginia Bar Association Summer Meeting: July 18-20 at the Homestead. Visit https://www.vba.org/events/ for more information.
Guide to Writing Samples
Purpose of Your Writing Sample Employers may request a writing sample to evaluate your research, writing and analytical skills. As prospective employers prefer a “real world” example of your writing, your sample should be legal in nature. You may select a piece you...
Social Conversations That Work
by Mary Crane Law firms and other legal employers schedule summer social events for multiple reasons. These activities provide a relaxed atmosphere in which an employer can promote its culture. They also serve as an important means via which employers discern whether...