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Office of Career Services1L Orientation

Where & When

Office Hours: M, T, Th, F: 9:00-5:00; Wednesdays 8:30 – 7:00 p.m. Additional evening hours by appointment

Open Year Round

Location: 1301 312.915.7160 law-career@luc.edu

Where Do Law Students/Grads Find Jobs? Law Firms Government Agencies Public Interest Organizations Judges Corporations Accounting Firms, Banks,

Insurance, Colleges, Associations, Non-Profits

Timing Varies widely for part-time students:

If transferring to full-time If leaving your FT job for a FT legal job during

law school If staying at your current job through law

school If planning to be a big firm summer associate

Talk with your counselor about your plan

Upcoming Dates Watch for early gov’t deadlines on our website

and blog Arizona Handbook, Application Deadlines on our

website Meet the Public Service Organizations, Nov. 5,

5:30 Register for Midwest Public Interest Law Career

Conf. in December, event takes place in February (http://mpilcc.uchicago.edu/)

PILI apps available, Dec. 1, deadline March 1 US Atty – N.D.Ill. Deadline in January 4 JIOP Deadline, Jan. 4

How To Get Legal Experience Explore law-related work w/your current employer Consider moving to a full-time job at a law firm Explore a summer sabbatical/leave of absence Use vacation time to attend conferences/CLEs Extern for a judge this summer or next year Be a research assistant to a professor Join a law journal or participate in moot court Consider limited projects for solo

practitioners/small firms – find through networking Write articles on legal topics – work with

practitioners Volunteer on weekends/breaks or on projects you

can do online (Illinois Legal Aid Online)

Career Planning Steps Read the 1L Career Services Handbook Follow the Where To Start materials on

the CSO website for Self-Assessment, Information Gathering and Career Planning

Update Your Resume for the Legal Market Meet with your OCS counselor Read the OCS blog and emails Visit our CSO library – many publications

Network 85% of all jobs are not posted! Contact individuals in your network (former

employers, parents’ friends, friends of parents) to build relationships – make a list

Meet Loyola alums and current students Talk to faculty, legal writing instructors, and

tutors about your career path and for advice Attend OCS programs to meet attorneys Join bar associations Read 1L Handbook Networking Guide

Career Planning Resources Symplicity PSJD Chicago Area 4 or More List www.Illinoisprobono.org On Campus Interviewing Program Job Fairs Government Handbooks Publications in our office

Programs to Attend Alums in Practice – monthly Meet the Public Service Organizations

Reception—Nov. 5, 5:30-7:00, Kabeer Hall 1L Speed Networking Event, Feb. 20th Practice Tracks—Jan. at the CBA MPILCC—Sat., Feb. 2 at Northwestern 1L Tuesdays through the spring semester

Working with the Office of Career Services

Who is your career services counselor? Deborah Gutman, dgutman@luc.edu

Prior to meeting with Deb Read your 1L Handbook Schedule an appointment:

law-career@luc.edu or (312) 915-7160

Student Panel Kweku Thompson Virginia Torres Antwan Williams