Office of Career Services 1L 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  

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 (  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 s  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   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,  Prior to meeting with Deb  Read your 1L Handbook  Schedule an appointment:  or (312)

Student Panel  Kweku Thompson  Virginia Torres  Antwan Williams