3L FAQ February 23 rd 2011

CSO Resources: Now & Post Graduation  5 introductions to contacts in your preferred location  Resume and cover letter review  Counseling: Schedule a Meeting  Symplicity Job Postings  Alumni lists  Reciprocity with other law schools  Intercollegiate Job Bank  DC City Connect March 16 th  Small & Midsize Firm Day April 6 th  City Connect [Cities TBD] Week of June 6  NYC Off-Campus Interviews August 4 th and 5 th  DC Off-Campus Interviews August 9 th ALL CSO RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE POST-GRADUATION

Partner with CSO: Now & Post Graduation  Complete Symplicity Profile  We you when we have potential opportunities  Update Resume on Symplicity  We provide your resume if you give us authority  Keep CSO informed about meetings, job applications, opportunities and follow up with alumni and other contacts  We can put in a good word if we have a contact at employers where you have submitted your application  Attend ALL events providing an opportunity to meet attorneys

2010 Graduates: Success  Jessica Mendez Brown & James PC  Jay Greathouse Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC

Alternative Career Options: Thinking Outside The Box What are your passions?  Foundations  Non-Profits  Corporations  Financial Services  Venture Capital  Start Ups/Incubators  Associations  Lobbyist  Policy/Advocacy

Post Graduate Stipends / Fellowships  Post Graduate Public Interest Stipend  Limited number available  September – November  $3,000  Where? Firm – doing exclusively pro bono Non-profit Private non-profit Government  Fellowships  Limited Availability:

Clerkships  State Court  Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures  Some states still hiring but deadlines quickly approaching (New Jersey March 31 st )  Federal Court  OSCAR  Apply at anytime – not bound by Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan  Judges still have openings for 2011 start date  Apply to Judicial Nominees: Judicial Nominations Database  Application Materials  Cover Letter  Resume  Unofficial Transcript  Writing Sample  2-3 Letter of Recommendation Washington University Law Recommendations: Beverly Owens

Further Education: Washington University  Business Certificate: Olin Business School  The Master of Laws (LLM) in Intellectual Property / Technology  24 credit hours / 2 semesters full time (standard) May transfer up to 9 credit hours of IP course work from JD toward LLM  Required: At least one seminar with research paper  Recommended: Apply for unpaid internships during the program or immediately following the program. Alumni and friends of the LLM program offer opportunities in corporate general counsel offices and firms of all sizes.  The Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation  24 credit hours / 2 semesters full time (standard)  Required: Federal Income Tax, Corporate Taxation, Federal Partnership Taxation or Pass-Through Business Taxation and Additional 15 hours Tax Courses  Seven-Semester JD/Tax LLM  Federal Income Tax and 9 additional qualifying tax credits during JD program plus 15 tax credits during 1 semester full time after obtaining JD  Required: Corporate Taxation and Federal Partnership Taxation or Pass-Through Business Taxation  Admission  Complete Online Application (No Fee) & Release Form – Academic Record/Information

LLM: Career Opportunities  IP/Technology LLM  Corporations with IP needs  Large Firms  Boutique IP Firms  Tax LLM  Large Firms: corporate tax, real estate, and estate planning  Small/Midsize Firms: corporate tax, real estate and estate planning  Trust Companies/Banks: traditional trust work and real estate development via tax credits  IRS  Department of Justice  Big 4 and Regional Accounting Firms  Companies: in-house corporate tax positions  Tax Consulting Firms  Universities and Law Schools: professor or administrator

Further Education: Additional Options What is your interest?  LLM options (at various universities) Health Law Corporate Goverance and Practice Criminal Law Securities and Banking Trade Law Transactional Law Public Law and Regulation Human Rights Law Child Law and Policy International and Trade Law  Additional Degrees or Certificates

Financial Considerations  Loan Repayment / Loan Consolidation  LRAP  Health Insurance  Bar Associations  COBRA

Bar Exams  Which State?  Bar Exam Loans

Questions & Contacts  Career Services Office   Clerkships  (Rachel Braaf Koehler, Judicial Clerkship Advisor)  (Professor Adam Badawi, Faculty Clerkship Advisor)  Student Services/LRAP  (Elizabeth Walsh, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs)  Admissions – Tax LLM  (Mary Ann Clifford, Assistant Dean for Admissions)  (Sarah Narkiewicz, Tax LLM Advisor)  Admissions – IP/Tech LLM   Loan Repayment / LRAP  (JoAnn Eckrich, Director of Financial Aid)