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Career Services Office 1L Orientation – Fall 2013
Evening Division Students
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
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Today’s Agenda
• The CSO: Who We Are
• Gaining Practical Legal Experience
• Additional Job Search Strategies
• The CSO: What We Do
• Practice Areas/Settings: Specific Resources
• Next Steps
TURN IN YOUR SURVEY!!!
1L Passport
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The CSO: Who We Are
Jeanne Kraft, Assistant Dean
Michelle Vodenik, Director Meredith Schmitt, Director
Allison Smith, Career Advisor
Rachel Jennings, Career Advisor
Barbara Clemmer, Administrative Assistant
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Critical Information
MUST READS • CSO weekly email newsletter
Week’s events and deadlines, quick reminder of what’s coming up
• CSO monthly 1L newsletter Job opportunities, upcoming deadlines, activities to
further your job search, additional resources
• The Record LOTS of events, ability to plan ahead
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Mapping a Career Path
• Choosing Practice Areas
• Finding the Right Environment
• Picking the Best Opportunities
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No matter what, NETWORK!
• Who do you know?
• Who do you want to know? – Alumni Advisor Network
– Alumni Community on LinkedIn
– Martindale.com
– LinkedIn.com
• Meet new people: – Informational Interviews
– Networking Events
– Bar Associations
CSO Website Networking: http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/career-preparation/career-services/students/career-strategies/networking Informational Interviews: http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/career-preparation/career-services/students/career-strategies/informational-interviews
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Evening Student Panel
• Heather Collinet, Day, Class of 2015
• Philip Micha, Day, Class of 2014
• Songmei Cheng, Evening, Class of 2014
• Sarah Aagaard, Evening, Class of 2014
• Renee McKinney, Alumni, Class of 2008
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Gaining Practical Experience
• Meet with your Career Advisor EARLY
• Work with your current employer
– Legal Departments
– Sabaaticals
– Flexible Work Schedules
– Work Assignments: Gaining Transferrable Skills
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• Opportunities at Chicago-Kent
– The Law Offices of Chicago-Kent
– Judicial Externship Program
– Legal Externship Program
– Faculty Research Assistant
– School Administration Positions
Gaining Practical Experience
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• Volunteer
– IllinoisProBono.org
– Chicago Kent Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC)
– Flexible Opportunities:
• Illinois Legal Aid Online: Live Help Operator
• C-K Center for Access to Justice & Technology Self Help Web Center
• Ladder Up
Gaining Practical Experience
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• Making the Leap to Legal Employment
– Now: Part-time Law Firm Work
– Later: Planning Your Transition to the Legal Community
• Day Division
• Full Time Law Clerk/Paralegal Positions
Gaining Practical Experience
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• Use Your Networks
• Informational Interviews
• Bar Association Activities
• Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Classes
• Articles: Bar Journals, Legal & Non-legal Publications
Additional Job Search Strategies
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Positions
Judicial: • Chicago-Kent Judicial Externships: Summer & Semester
Credit • Judicial Intern Opportunity Program • Just the Beginning Foundation • Symplicity postings
Corporate: • Association of Corporate Counsel Chicago Chapter – Diversity
Summer Internship Program • Other Diversity Programs • Access 2 Practice Externships • Semester Legal Externships
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Positions
Government:
• RESOURCES:
– Government Honors & Internship Handbook – EARLY DEADLINES!
– Criminal Law Specifically:
• Prosecution & Public Defender Handbooks in Symplicity
• Collar Counties
• Fall Recruiting
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Government Continued:
CSO Programming:
– PAST: DOJ & Federal Government
– Presidential Management Fellowship Program
– Public Interest Week: October 8 – 12, 2013
• State, County & City Government Speed Networking, October 9
• Prosecution & Public Defender, October 10
• Explore the Possibilities: Public Interest &Pro Bono, October 12
Positions
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Government Continued:
• Federal Work Study
• Access 2 Practice Externship Credit
• Semester Legal Externship Credit
Positions
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Government Continued:
• EVENTS – Meet the Public Service Employers Reception, October 29
at Loyola
– Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair, October, Washington D.C.
– Practice Tracks, November 14 at the Chicago Bar Association
– Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC) • Register by December 4, 2013
• Upload documents and bid on positions January 2014
• MPILCC: February 1, 2014
– Government Agency Career Expo, next August at John Marshall
Positions
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Positions
Law Firms:
• Small & Midsize Firms – Post positions for law clerks as they have a need
• Large Law Firms – DEPENDS ON GRADUATION DATE
– Don’t typically hire 1L students for summer (IP exception: December 1 Deadline)
– Firm Diversity programs
– Final Summer = Fall Recruiting; deadlines late spring/early summer, interview at end of August
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Law Firms Continued:
• Resources
– Chicago Area Law Firm List – Symplicity
– Martindale.com
– NALP Directory of Legal Employers
– Practice Tracks November 14 at the CBA
– Paid positions
– Access to Practice Summer Externship Credit
– Semester Legal Externship Credit: Limited
Positions
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Public Interest • Resources
– Public Interest Handbooks, 1L, 2L, & 3L
• CSO Programs: Public Interest Week: October 8 – 12, 2013 – October 8: Finding a Legal Aid position through PILI – State, County & City Government Speednetworking,
October 9 – Prosecution & Public Defender, October 10 – Explore the Possibilities: Public Interest &Pro Bono,
October 12
• Public Interest Resource Center • PSJD.org
Positions
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Public Interest Continued: • Events
– PILI Explore The Possibilities: Pro Bono & Public Interest Law Opportunities Program, October 12 at C-K
– CBA YLS Pro Bono & Community Service Fair, October TBD – Meet the Public Service Employers Reception, October 29
at Loyola – Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair, October,
Washington D.C. – Practice Tracks, November 14 at the CBA – Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC)
• Register by December 4, 2013 • Upload documents and bid on positions January 2014 • MPILCC: February 1, 2014
Positions
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Positions
Public Interest Continued • Volunteer – Starting Now! • Access to Practice Summer Externship Credit • Semester Legal Externship Credit • Federal Work Study • Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI): Applications
Open December 1st • Kent Justice Foundation • Equal Justice Works • Equal Justice America
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Positions
• Law Offices: In-house Clinics
• Research Assistant Positions
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Alternative Careers
• Legislature
• Corporations
• Non-profit Organizations
• Educational Institutions
• Trade Associations
• Banking/Finance/Investment
• Consulting Firms
• Real Estate
• Communications
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Additional Considerations
• Chicago-Kent Certificate Programs
• IL Supreme Court 711 License
• The Out-of-State Job Search
• Fall Recruiting
– Large Law Firms
– Government Agencies
– 3L year: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
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The CSO: What We Do
• Career Advising
• Resume, Cover Letter, and Other Document Review – MANDATORY Resume & Cover Letter Program:
Tuesday, September 24, 6pm – Upload to Symplicity; details emailed after program
• Networking Resources
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• Application Resources – Document preparation guides
– Symplicity job postings
– Resume Books
• Interview Preparation – Strategy
– Mock Interviews
– Salary Questions
• Work-related Questions
The CSO: What We Do
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Resources: • CSO Website
– Information Guides – Programs & Videos – Alumni Advisor Network – Job Fairs
• Symplicity: – Now: access to Resources – Document Library – Additional functions detailed in October
• CSO Office – Videoconference & phone interviews – Fax/scanner/copier – Print materials (10th floor library)
The CSO: What We Do
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Professionalism
• Regardless of which career path you take, your legal, professional reputation begins NOW.
• Act in a professional, respectful manner to classmates, professors, staff and attorneys.
• Be mindful of your interactions in: – E-mail correspondence
– Use of social media
– Use of phone and voicemail
– Personal interactions
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Next Steps
• FOCUS ON YOUR CLASSES
• Attend career related programming
• Network, Network, Network!!!
– Conduct informational interviews
– Attend other networking events and engage with attorneys
• After Resume & Cover Letter program, draft resume for review & upload to Symplicity
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The CSO is Here for You!
• Bring any and all questions to the CSO – we’re here to help!
• We are your partners in the job search