PLI's How to Succeed as a Summer Associate

The Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) 6th Annual “How to Succeed as a Summer Associate” will be offered in New York City on June 4, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., and via Live Webcast at www.pli.edu.

For more information and to register, click here.

Summer Associate Success - Final Days to Register

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Having a Successful Summer

To help you prepare for your summer, below are hyperlinks to relevant articles.

Should you have individualized questions, please feel free to call OCS at (310) 206-1117 to schedule an appointment with your Section Advisor.

Tips on How to Have  Successful Summer:

• Southern California Pro Bono Center Webinar "Introduction to Professionalism: A Guide for Law Students." See in particular Ch. 5 at http://vimeo.com/18514292   (01.06.11)
• From Boardroom to Classroom - 20 Tips (2011) 
• Top Ten Tips for a Successful Summer Legal Experience (Utah Law,  03.30.10) 
• Dos and Donts for Summer Associates (Law Career Blog, 5.06)   
• Embrace Editing Techniques to Improve Briefs (Texas Lawyer – 1.23.2012).  While this article is geared towards attorneys preparing briefs, the tips can help summer associates perfect their own written product on assignments.

You can also find the following articles on Lexis:

• Writing Tips for a Successful Summer
  (New Jersey Law Journal, Ross Guberman, 6.25.09)
• 10 Tips for Beginning a Successful Legal Career
  (Legal Intelligencer, 11.12.09)
• How Junior Associates Can Avoid Common Problems
  (National Law Journal, Steven C. Bennett , 8.4.09)
• Tips to Help Law Students Stay Positive This Summer -- and Beyond
  (The National Law Journal, Elizabeth Tillinghast,  6.30.09)
• Stay Plugged In to Networking to Get the Most Out of Your Summer
  (Marketing the Law Firm, Christy Burke, 6.10.09)
• Working Smart: Create a Mentor Network
  (Lawjobs.com, Valerie Fontaine, 4.04.11)
• Essential Skills for Lawyers that Aren’t Taught in Law School
  (The National Law Journal, Kimberly K. Egan, 3.01.11)

Resource with Helpful Information for Transactional Practices:

• Practical Law Company (PLC) provides straight-forward resources and how-to guides on transactional law.  As a law student, you have free access to PLC’s resources, including their “Summer Associate Survival Guide” that will assist you with assignments such as running a closing, forming a corporation, drafting agreements, conducting due diligence and more. PLC’s resources are written by experienced lawyers and provide nuts & bolts guidance on corporate, securities and finance law. You can take a quick virtual tour of PLC’s resources here:  http://us.practicallaw.com/about/ustour. All students are invited to register for their free student accounts by visiting www.plclawschool.com. 

Tips on Having a Successful Judicial Externship

Here are some helpful tips from a former judicial extern:

Take your lawyering skills materials – the blue book, California Style manual, and the packet that has the predictive writing notes outlines, showing you how to put together an effective memo, etc.

When you get your assignment, make sure you ask any clarifying questions and also ask for suggested resources to begin with. You’ll start with those resources but then also do some further research (and remember, the Lexis and Westlaw reps can help with searches.) Collect your follow-up questions rather than hitting the clerk or judge in a piecemeal fashion. Remember, also that the clerks are there to help. That said, you do want to respect their time and be prepared when you meet with them as well.

Make sure you’re using the right elevator and not the one reserved for judges.

Be careful of interacting with or even smiling at jurors – you’re to remain neutral.

Find other helpful tips here.

GCG Consulting Group

Our office has been informed that GCG Consulting Group has uncovered some opportunities for law students in the Northeast.  The vast majority of these appear to be sole practitioners or very small law firms, and GCG is charging students $50 to register: http://www.lawschooljobfairs.com/northeast.html.  The deadline is May 10, 2012. 

Although we have limited information about GCG’s program, we wanted to send provide the link in case you’re interested in these types of employers and are looking for a way to use your Career/Conference Fund (CCF) for this fiscal year that ends on  June 30.   If you’ve already used this year’s allotted $100 and are interested in the above program, please contact your Section Advisor.  More information about CCF can be found on the Dean of Student’s website at: http://cdn.law.ucla.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/Student%20Affairs/CCF%20Guidelines%20and%20Application.pdf.  

Summer Reading List

Now that summer is upon us, some good reads are in order. PSLawNet has compiled a list of 35 fiction and non-fiction books for the public interest-minded crowd. You can check out the list at PSLawNet: http://www.pslawnet.org/summerreadinglist.   

Summer Success: Getting the Most from Your Summer Public Interest Experience

 

NALP is hosting “Summer Success: Getting the Most from Your Summer Public Interest Experience” on May 23 at 3:00 PM EDT. This free webinar will give practical tips on how to develop professionally and personally while interning at public interest offices this summer. You’ll get insider advice from public interest attorneys and community leaders on how to walk away from your summer positions having had an invaluable experience!   

Register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/824680642 or here: http://pslawnet.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/were-hosting-a-free-webinar-on-maximizing-your-summer-experience-come-one-come-all/

Upcoming 3L Government Deadlines

The following government programs have deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm.   

• District of Columbia – Capital City Fellows Program (Paid, Deadline 05/01/12)

Upcoming 2L Government Deadlines

The following government programs have deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm.

• Lake County Public Defender – Law Student Internships (Unpaid, Deadline 04/30/12)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Chicago District Office (Unpaid, Deadline 05/01/12 Milwaukee & Minneapolis Legal Units)
• Rhode Island Office of the Public Defender – Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Rolling Basis until Mid-May)

Upcoming 1L Government Deadlines

The following government programs have deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm.   

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Chicago District Office Volunteer Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 05/01/12 Milwaukee & Minneapolis Legal Units)

Article of Interest - Standing Out From the Pack in Networking, Interviews and Beyond

Standing Out From the Pack in Networking, Interviews and Beyond
Grover E. Cleveland
ABA

To land a job, you have to convince other lawyers that you will do a better job of making their lives easier than anyone else they are interviewing. That first requires understanding their needs and then demonstrating that you have both the ability and desire to meet those needs. 

Articles of Interest

Internetworking

Gyi Tsakalakis

Lawyerist.com

April 16, 2012

Law Students Should Learn eLawyering 
Laura Bergus
Lawyerist.com
October 17, 2011

How to Network: Get Out and Do Things. WithPeople.

Sam Glover

Lawyerist.com

October 17, 2011

LexisNexis for Public Interest Students & New Graduates

ASPIRE from LexisNexis provides all students and graduates (including December 2011 graduates) engaged in verifiable 501(c)(3) public interest work, free access to federal and state cases, codes, regulations, law reviews, Shepard's® Citation Service and Matthew Bender^® treatises on Lexis. Students need to complete the Registration Form to get started. Please refer to this flyer for additional details.

Academic Summer Access Program: Students will have full access to Lexis Advance all summer for educational purposes. Students simply need to have a registered Lexis Advance ID as there is no longer a summer access registration requirement. Educational use includes:

      Summer course preparation and assignments

      Research associated with Moot Court, Law Review, or Law Journal

      Research associated with pursuing a grant or scholarship

      Services as a research assistant to a professor, whether paid or unpaid

      An internship, externship, or clinic position for school credit or graduation requirement

      Study for the bar exam

      Research skill improvement for educational purposes

NOTE: Summer Access to lexis.com® Registration Form Coming Soon
At the end of April, a new, short registration form will be available at www.lexis.com/lawschool to request full access to Lexis.com for educational purposes.

NGOP Orientation, Wednesday April 18th

NGOP Orientation  
Wednesday, April 18 
12:15-1:15 pm  
Room 1357 

CELA Southern California Diversity Leadership Summit, Saturday, May 12

This event will be an opportunity to network with leaders in the field, learn how to increase your visibility by public speaking and effect change through leadership.  We would love for as many newer attorneys and students to attend.  The Summit includes refreshments, a networking lunch and materials.

Our three panels will cover:

     The Faces of Diverse Leadership: Paths Taken, Stories Told

     Leadership and Visibility Through Speaking Engagements

     Effecting Change Through Inspirational Leadership

We have a great line up of speakers:

Honorable Soussan G. Bruguera, Los Angeles Superior Court

     Bernard Alexander, Alexander, Krakow & Glick

     Rupert Byrdsong, Ivie McNeill; Wyatt 

     Phyllis Cheng, Director, California Department of  Fair Employment & Housing

     Toni Jaramilla, CELA Chair, Toni J. Jaramilla, APLC

     Tracey Kennedy, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter; Hampton

     Angeline Kwik, Mehr & Associates

     Dolores Leal, Allred, Maroko & Goldberg

     Anna Park, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

     Maria Rodriquez, DLA Piper

     Usha Sampath, Educator, Trainer and Leader, Los Angeles Unified School District

Please RSVP by Friday, May 4, 2012 to info@cela.org.

The Summit is funded by a grant from the Labor & Employment Law Section of the State Bar of California.

Upcoming 3L Government Honors Deadlines

The following government programs have 3L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm.

• New York State Senate – New York state Senate Fellowship Program (Paid, Deadline 04/20/12)
• National Indian Gaming Commission - Office of General Counsel - Summer Intern Program (Paid, Deadline 04/27/12) 
• District of Columbia – Capital City Fellows Program (Paid, Deadline 05/01/12)

Upcoming 2L Government Honors Deadlines

The following government programs have 2L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm.

Summer Programs

• Florida Attorney General – Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 04/14/12)
• Office of the Governor of Texas – Texas Governor’s Fellowship Program (Unpaid, Deadline (04/15/12)
• Lake County Public Defender – Law Student Internships (Unpaid, Deadline 04/30/12)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Chicago District Office (Unpaid, Deadline 05/01/12 Milwaukee & Minneapolis Legal Units)
• Rhode Island Office of the Public Defender – Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Rolling Basis until Mid-May)
• National Indian Gaming Commission – Office of Counsel, Summer Intern Program (Paid, Deadline 04/27/12)

Upcoming 1L Government Honors Deadlines

The following government programs have 1L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm.

Summer Programs

• Florida Attorney General – Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 04/14/12)
• Office of the Governor of Texas – Texas Governor’s Fellowship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 04/15/12)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Chicago District Office Volunteer Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 05/01/12 Milwaukee & Minneapolis Legal Units)

New DOJ Resource: "Guide to the Department of Justice for Law Students and Experienced Attorneys"

New DOJ Resource

"Guide to the Department of Justice for Law Students and Experienced Attorneys"

We are pleased to announce that our “Guide to the Department of Justice for Law Students and Experienced Attorneys” is now available on the main page of the DOJ Legal Careers website at www.justice.gov/legalcareers.  The actual document is at http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/legal-careers-brochure.pdf. 
The guide highlights Justice’s four law student and attorney recruitment and hiring programs, and provides useful information on the DOJ offices (including descriptions of the sections within the larger Divisions) that hire law students and attorneys.  It is divided into three major sections:
Part One (pages 1-8) gives an overview of Justice’s four hiring programs, and provides information about eligibility, application processes, and frequently asked questions.
Part Two (pages 9-45) highlights the DOJ organizations that employ law students and attorneys. This section first describes the DOJ organizations that employ the largest number of attorneys (i.e., more than 100 attorneys) and, therefore, typically have the most hiring needs. Next are descriptions of the smaller DOJ organizations that hire attorneys.
Part Three (pages 46-51) is composed of two directories. The first is a directory of field office locations employing law students and attorneys, which is included to help individuals interested in employment with Justice outside of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The second is a chart of DOJ organizational practice areas, which is included to help individuals explore the work of the various DOJ organizations and find those that best match their interests and expertise.
We believe this resource will be informative for both current DOJ employees as well as law students and experienced attorneys interested in joining Justice.  

Networking Opportunity

ABA Criminal Justice Section Cordially Invites You

To Attend Its Spring meeting

erwin chemerinsky

To deliver luncheon keynote  

Erwin Chemerinsky, Constitutional Scholar and Founding Dean of University of California Irvine School of Law will deliver the keynote address during the A-List Luncheon at the Spring Meeting. Mr. Chemerinsky will speak on the recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision in U.S. v. Jones, and the direction in which he sees the Court moving on the issue of electronic searches. Mr. Chemerinsky’s renowned areas of expertise are constitutional law, federal practice, civil rights and civil liberties, and appellate litigation. He is the author of seven books, most recently, The Conservative Assault on the Constitution (October 2010, Simon & Schuster), and nearly 200 articles in top law reviews.

E-DISCOVERY IN GOVERNMENT 
INVESTIGATIONS AND CRIMINAL 
LITIGATION

Friday, APRIL 13, 2012

8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA,

Red Carpet Reception

Immediately Following the Program

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

E-discovery in criminal matters is no longer lacking formal guidance.  Last month the Joint Working Group on Electronic Technology in the Criminal Justice System (comprised of representatives from the Department of Justice, Federal Defender Organizations, the U.S. Judiciary, and private Criminal Justice Act panel attorneys) formally issued its Recommendations for ESI Discovery in Federal Criminal Cases, representing an important development that should significantly aid criminal attorneys who have previously wrestled with e-discovery issues.  The recommendations are guided by 10 principles and based on core concepts that have been developed in civil matters, including meet and confers between parties, direction about form of production, the use of advanced technology, and conflict resolution. 

These Recommendations are likely to have a major impact on the way courts and practitioners deal with ESI in criminal matters.  Three of the primary architects of the Joint Recommendations -- Andrew Goldsmith and Sean Broderick -- are among the exceptional panelists at the upcoming ABA Criminal Justice Section’s Spring Meeting:  E-Discovery in Government Investigations and Criminal Litigation, and will provide their unique insight into the new Protocol and other important issues relating to this rapidly developing field, including ESI and the Fourth Amendment; The Internet, Social Media, Ethics & Juror Issues; Post-Indictment Discovery and Trial Evidence; Cost-Effective Approaches to Dealing with ESI, and Investigations and Subpoena Compliance.

We have assembled a stellar group of corporate, judicial, academic, government, and  (defense -- private, FPD, and CJA )  panelists who are experienced in this rapidly expanding field,  including:  Andrew Goldsmith, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Dept of Justice; Hon. John Facciola, United States District Court for the District of Columbia; Michael Martinez, Marriott International, Inc.; Hon. Brian Hoffstadt, Superior Court of Los Angeles; Jerone English, Intel Litigation Group; Hon. Lee Rosenthal, Southern District of Texas; Patrick Oot, Securities and Exchange Commission; Kathryn Showers, High Tech Crime Division, L.A. District Attorney’s Office; James Aquilina, Stroz Friedberg; George Cardona, United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California; Hon. Craig Shaffer, United States District Court for the District of Colorado; Gary Collins, GE Energy Financial Services (GE Capital), Kimberly Quan, Huron Legal, Director.

Dealing with electronically stored information (ESI), for clients, prosecutors and defense attorneys, over the years has steadily grown in cost and complexity – with little guidance provided by courts and none from the rules.  On Friday, April 13^th, tracking the evolution of a case – from the outset of a government investigation to the trial – five panels will discuss the evolving world of e-discovery relating to government investigations and criminal matters, focusing on subpoena compliance; Fourth Amendment issues; post-indictment discovery and trial evidence; social media and cyber ethics; and cost effective approaches to dealing with ESI.

 Click on the link to see Conference brochure AND FULL LIST OF PANELISTS:

http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/criminal_justice/2012_Spring_Conference.authcheckdam.pdf