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November 3, 2009

 Etiquette Quick Tip: Networking Event

When you are at a networking event or a cocktail party, hold your drink in your left hand so your right hand is free to shake hands.

If your beverage is in your right hand and you suddenly have to switch it to your left to shake a person's hand, then your hand will be cold, wet and clammy from the beverage glass.  A cold, wet and clammy handshake does not leave a good impression.

Tip provided by the Culture and Manners Institute at http://www.cultureandmanners.com/

Contents:

Upcoming Events: Job Search Skills for the New Economy; Resume and Cover Letter Writing Workshop

Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference

FBI Information Session

Strategic Planning Meetings with Dec. ’09 Grads

Professional Development/Networking Opportunities for students  

This Week’s “Hot Job”: Judicial Intern Opportunity Program

Evening Hours Schedule

Upcoming Professional Development Events:  Please RSVP through Symplicity

Career Opportunities with Lexis-Nexis Corporate Office (Wed., Nov. 4):

·         12:00 – 1:00, Room 1002.  Pizza provided to those that RSVP by Monday, Oct. 26^th.

Take Charge of Your Career!  Job Search Skills for the New Economy (Tues., Nov. 10):

·         12:00 – 1:00, Room 1013. Pizza will be provided. Evening Program TBA soon.

·         Dean Douglas Ray, Assistant Dean Heather Karns and Assistant Director Jessica Mehl will present a program on job search skills that will be useful over winter break and for the rest of your career. Topics include: Making a Good First Impression, Identifying Job Opportunities, Getting the Interview, and Building and Demonstrating the Core Competencies Sought by Employers

Resume and Cover Letter Writing Workshop (Thurs., Nov 12):

·         12:00 – 1:00, Room 1013.  Please bring a brown bag lunch and join us.  All class years welcome.

Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference:

You are cordially invited to participate in the Twenty-Second Annual Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference, at Northwestern University School of Law (downtown Chicago) on Saturday, February 6, 2010. Participation in the Conference is free and open to first, second, and third year law students from law schools in the states below, who have registered and paid for conference participation.

The Conference offers you opportunities to:

• Interview with a variety of public interest and government employers for summer law clerk and entry-level attorney positions (employers will pre-screen resumes and select students to interview). Though most of the opportunities are unpaid or invite outside funding, there are positions that offer a stipend. Since most of the employers come mainly from the Midwest, you may find a position in the communities you seek to serve.
• Meet with employers during Table Talk, a morning session where you can informally chat with employers about their organization's opportunities. Brochures, newsletters and other organizational literature from each employer will also be available.
• Respond to on-line employer resume requests for internships (volunteer or paid), fellowship, and entry level positions. This service is available to you throughout the school year.

Student Registration:

To register to attend this conference, please send the following information to jessica.mehl@utoledo.edu by Dec. 8^th.

1. Last Name
2. Middle Initial or Middle Name
3. First Name
4. E-mail Address (must have - no typos!)
5. Class Year (1L, 2L or 3L)
6. Law School (understood)
7. Registered Last Year? (yes or no)

Your Office of Career Services will transmit this information to the MPILCC Conference administrators and it will be used to update prior attendees and to create new student accounts in the MPILCC Symplicity site. Students will subsequently be issued login and password information, as well as bidding instructions for employer interviewing, on December 14, 2009.

Complete conference information is available at: http://mpilcc.uchicago.edu/students.html

FBI Information Session:

The FBI will hold an information session on The University of Toledo Bancroft campus on Nov. 9, 2009. This session will take place in the Student Union Room 2592 from Noon to 1. Students should plan to be present for most of the hour to get all of the information about Special Agent, Professional Staff and Linguistics Divisions. All majors are encouraged to attend. The FBI has jurisdiction over and investigates more than 300 federal violations. The agency wants individuals representing all genders, ethnicities, and majors.

Questions? Contact Jean Baker in Career Services jean.baker@utoledo.edu

Strategic Planning Meetings with Dec. Grads:

If you have plans to graduate this December, the Office of Professional Development would like to meet with you to formulate a strategic plan for your career and professional development.  Please e-mail lcs@utoledo.edu to schedule an appointment.   

 Professional Development/Networking Opportunities for students:

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Washington DC Alumni Reception

Join Dean Douglas E. Ray, Asst. Dean Heather Karns, Assoc. Dean Daniel Steinbock, and Professor Beth Eisler for cocktails & hors d’oeuvres

Rayburn House Office Building
Congressional Reception Room B-354,
Independence Ave and First Street SW
5:30-7:30 p.m

Travel to location: Take Metro to Capitol South Metro stop, Rayburn is on left hand side

RSVP to Ann Elick at 419.530.2628 or ann.elick@utoledo.edu by Oct. 30, 2009

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Friday, November 13, 2009

The Big Unwind, sponsored by TWBA, TBA, LCBA & WLSA

Time: 6:00 – 10:00

Where: Navy Bistro Courtyard & Eileen’s Wine Bar (Toledo, OH)

Tickets for WLSA members and their guests are $10, $15 for others.  Soda, beer and wine all night.  Grazing stations from 6:00 – 7:30.  Live Music, chair massages, and prizes donated by local vendors.  Proceeds benefit charities of sponsoring organizations. 

Tickets on sale through the Office of Professional Development. 

This Week’s “Hot Job”:

Judicial Intern Opportunity Program

Applications for second-year law students will be accepted on October 12th, and December 1st for first-year students, in accordance with NALP guidelines.  The deadline for applying is December 31, 2009.

The Judicial Intern Opportunity Program is a full-time, six-week minimum, summer internship program open to all first- or second-year minority and/or financially disadvantaged law students who want to do legal research and writing for state or federal judges in participating cities. Participating judges are from Illinois; Texas; Miami, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA; and Washington DC. Students may indicate geographic location preferences on their applications. Interns will receive an award of $1,500.

The mission of the Judicial Intern Opportunity Program is to provide opportunities to students who are members of racial and ethnic groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the profession. The program also provides opportunities to students with disabilities, students who are financially disadvantaged and students who identify themselves as gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgendered. To assist you in identifying how you qualify for this program please click here.

The program is only open to students who have not previously participated as an intern in the program. Students applying to the program must submit a completed application, grades (second-year students), resume, legal writing sample and a statement of interest. Students may rank location preferences on their application; however students may not request particular judges or courts.

Screening interviews will be conducted to better determine student qualifications. Only qualified students will be sent on for judicial interviews. Judicial interviews will continue until all positions are filled.

Go to https://www.abanet.org/litigation/jiop/ and click on APPLY HERE.
Your application must be submitted by the December 31, 2009 deadline.

Contact Information:
Gail Howard, Program Director
Judicial Intern Opportunity Program
321 CLark Street Chicago
Chicago, IL 60654

Evening Hours:

Our office will be open until 6:00 p.m. on the following dates:

Wednesday, November 4

Tuesday, November 17

Wednesday, December 2

The University of Toledo College of Law is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in education, employment, membership and contracts. No differentiation will be made based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, veterans status or the presence of a disability except as mandated by pertinent legal requirements.