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February
12, 2008
Contents:
Upcoming
Programs: Kimm Walton Seminar “Guerrilla Tactics for Getting
the Legal Job of Your Dreams” (Wed., Feb. 13, Auditorium-11:45 &
4:45); Non-Traditional Legal Careers Panel (Tues. Feb. 19, Room
1012- 12:00 – 1:00)
Loyola
Patent Law Interview Program
Registration
Michigan Bar
Exam Application Deadline: March 1, 2008 for July 2008 Bar
Exam
This
Week’s “Hot Job”: City of Toledo Internship
Program
Kimm
Walton Seminar (TOMORROW):
Please make plans to
join us for the Kimm Walton
Seminar “Guerrilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams”
on Wednesday, Feb.
13 in the Auditorium from 11:45 – 1:00. (Pizza will be provided)
o A
special Q&A session with Ms. Walton will take place immediately
following the program. (RSVP required- jessica.mehl@utoledo.edu)
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In addition, we will
show a video re-play of the seminar in the Auditorium from 4:45 –
6:00 for evening
program students.
Kimm
Walton is the author of numerous books and articles, including the
new second edition of Guerrilla
Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams,
What Law School Didn’t Teach
You…But You Really Need to Know, America’s Greatest Places to Work With a
Law Degree, and The
Best of The Job Goddess. She is a renowned
motivational speaker, lecturing at law schools nationwide. She
is also the author of Law in a Flash, one of the country’s most
popular law school study aids. Ms. Walton received her J.D. from
Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio
Non-Traditional
Legal Careers Panel:
If you are
considering utilizing your law degree to pursue a non-traditional
legal career, please make plans to attend this panel presentation on
Tuesday, February 19th
from 12:00 – 1:00 in Room 1012. Pizza will be provided.
Panelists
include: Non-law school faculty members and representatives from the
fields of healthcare, banking, and business.
Loyola
Patent Law Interview Program: Student Registration Opens on Wed.,
Feb. 20th
All
Eligible Students Interested in Pursuing a Career in INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY should make Plans to Attend!
The 2008 Patent Law
Interview Program will be held on Thursday, July 31 and Friday,
August 1, 2008 at the Chicago Marriott Suites O'Hare. This is a
nationwide interview program that targets patent law employers,
second and third year J.D. students with engineering and/or
technical science academic backgrounds. Last year 150 patent law
employers, 140 accredited law schools and 1700 law students from
across the country participated. Employers prescreen and choose all
of the students they interview.
Student
Eligibility to Participate:
Please
note that ONLY law students returning to law school in the Fall of
2008 may participate in this program. Students beginning school in
the fall of 2008, students graduating this year, or alumni are NOT
eligible. This program is for summer associate and entry-level
attorney positions for 2009. The only exception is for a law
graduate studying for an LL.M. in Intellectual
Property.
Patent Bar Exam
Requirement:
Virtually all employers want students who
have taken or plan to take the patent bar exam (please note that not
all computer science majors will qualify). The U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office annually publishes requirements for taking the
patent bar exam. To learn more go to www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/examregist.htm.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE
PROGRAM:
Student
registration will take place from February 20th – March
14th through the following website: http://www.patentlawregistration.luc.edu/. Students are required to
register and pay on-line using a credit or debit card (VISA,
MasterCard, AmEx only). Personal checks will not be accepted. The
charge for students is $50.00 and is
NON-REFUNDABLE.
Michigan Bar
Exam Application Deadline: March 1,
2008
To avoid late fees,
candidates for the July 2008 Michigan Bar Exam must submit
their bar exam application by March 1, 2008. The application
is available at: http://www.michbar.org/professional/fillableforms.cfm
The State Bar of
Michigan, Character and Fitness Department has created a PowerPoint
presentation highlighting unique aspects of the Michigan Bar Exam
Application Process: http://www.michbar.org/professional/pdfs/LawSchoolPresentation_files/frame.htm
This
Week’s “Hot Job”:
Internship
Program UT-CoTIP: Applications are now being
accepted for the UT-City of Toledo Internship Program:
UT-CoTIP. The selected individuals will receive a stipend of $2,500
for the ten week program, May 27, 2008 through August 01, 2008. More
details about the program are available in the Student Research
Handbook available online or at the Office of Undergraduate Research
(OUR-UT).
To apply, submit
electronically the following materials to the Office of
Undergraduate Research by the February 29, 2008 deadline: 1)
completed, signed cover page ; 2) Academic goals and expertise
statement; 3) resume and UT transcript; 4) two letters of reference.
Materials should be directed to the attention of Mr. Thomas
Kvale at tkvale@UTNet.UToledo.Edu
The following city
offices are anticipated to have internship positions: " Affirmative
Action / Contract Compliance " Board of Community Relations "
Economic Development " Finance " Health Department " Human Resources
" Law " Mayor's Office " Neighborhoods " Planning Commission "
Public Service / Fleet & Facilities " Youth
Commission.
Application
deadline: February 29, 2008 Undergraduate
Research Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR-UT) UH3190, M/S939
2801 West Bancroft
Street Toledo,
OH 43606 Phone: 419.530.2983
http://www.undergraduateresearch.utoledo.edu
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
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