1. Career Services and Professional Development Office
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
2011 Spring OCI Program

2. ASU Spring OCI Program
Approximately 30 employers participate throughout the semester
Very few large firms; public interest agencies; corporate in-house; small firms
Paid, non-paid, Federal Work-study
Off-campus: check internship websites
Also----
Externships
Mock Interviews, February 7 (deadline to apply January 25, noon)

3. OCI Deadlines First Round Deadline: January 27, noon
Bid results: Friday, February 4, 8:00 am
Interviews begin Monday, February 14

4. Application Materials

5. Transcript (Unofficial Grade Report)
Resume
Transcript (Unofficial Grade Report)
Note: 1L rankings next week; others early February
Cover Letters
List of References
Writing Samples
Undergraduate Grade Reports*
* Mainly for those students interested in patent work. Undergraduate degree in hard science required.

6. A few important notes on uploading documents :
You may upload different documents in the system, which allows for individual cover letters, multiple writing samples, etc.
When you upload documents into Symplicity, the system will convert your document from Word or WordPerfect into a .pdf format. Make sure you review the .pdf before submitting your document to ensure that the formatting has converted properly.
You will only be able to upload one transcript into the system-- you will need to update it each semester.

7. A few important notes on uploading documents :
ASU Transcripts: PDF must be converted to a Word document. See Symplicity Document Library.
Occasionally documents are too large to upload; consider separating into smaller documents.
There is a 20 document limit in Symplicity. After you have attached documents to an application, it is safe to delete cover letters from your documents section.
Do not wait until the last minute as you may experience slow transmission service from Symplicity system.
See Career Services for any problems with uploading your documents.

8. How to Apply

9. View a list of participating employers by clicking the OCI/Externship tab. Review upcoming dates on the Important Dates sidebar. Select the Review button to the left of each organization to view specific details about their participation (i.e., eligible class years, requested materials, etc.) Submit an OCI application by clicking on the Apply button. Default OCI Resume will be included with the application for Office Use. 1 3 2

10. Select the Review button from the Employers/Bidding screen to review schedule details (1). Update the attached resume by selecting a new resume under the Application Details sidebar and then click Submit (2). Check the Additional Requests section when bidding on employers (3). 2 1 3

11. The results of your application will be shown next to the employer name. If selected for an interview (1), an Accept Preselect and Decline buttons will show. Otherwise notations of Alternate or Not Invited will be visible. 1

12. If you accept a Preselect interview, you will see available appointment times under the Scheduled Interview tab. Select your time and click the Signup button. Keep in mind class times and other scheduled interviews.

13. You can see a listing of your interviews under the Scheduled Interview tab.

14. RECAP
Students must upload a resume and all other application materials to
participate in the OCI Program. To apply to an employer:
1. Select the REVIEW button
2. Under Bid Details in upper-right corner, for each requested document, browse under each pull-down menu for your document you wish to submit, (e.g., cover letter, resume, writing sample, etc.), and select.
3. Press the Apply button.
This will place a 'bid' for that employer and attach an electronic copy of your application materials to be forwarded by Career Services, to those employers that request an electronic copy.
Symplicity document upload and electronic resume submittals to Career Services must be completed by Thursday, January 27, noon.

15. Symplicity Job Bank: Law Clerk and Intern Postings

16. Practice Areas Administration 36 All Practice Areas 89
Antitrust & Trade Regulation 12
Appellate 24
Appellate Advocacy 9
Arbitration 3
Banking/Consumer Banking 5
Bankruptcy/Insolvency 51
Bio Tech 1
Business
Commercial 21
Commercial-Insurance
Construction 32
Corporate 26
Criminal 35
Criminal - Prosecution
Criminal – Defense
Education/School
Elder Law 14 18
Employee Benefits 12
Employment/Employee Relations 24
Environmental 9
Estate Planning/Probate/Trusts 3
Family 5
Finance/Corporate Finance/ Bond Capital markets 15
Government 1
Government Contracts 36
Health 21
Immigration/Refugee
Indian/Native American 32
Insurance 26
Intellectual Property 35
International 14
Juvenile
Legislation/Lobbying/Gov Affairs
Litigation 18 45
115
Litigation (civil) 91
Litigation (commercial) 59
Litigation (defense) 54
Malpractice – Defense 4
Malpractice - Plaintiff 1
Mediation/Arbitration 4
Medical/Medical Malpractice
Natural Resources 19
Probate 5
Real Estate 57
Regulatory 29
Securities 11
Taxation 16
Torts/Toxic Tort 6
Water Law 12
Worker's Compensation 3

17. Job Search Agents

18. Final Tips
Professionalism: answering messages, voice messages, prompt replies
Thank you letters
RSVPs/Regrets
Clean, polished, communications.
Honoring commitments
Review and Protect online image
Maintain current updated resume (use Symplicity)