Summer 2021 Career Fairs & Programs
30th Annual Delaware Diversity Job Fair (DDJF)
The DDJF was founded by a consortium of Delaware law firm, corporate, and public sector/interest legal employers committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Delaware bar by encouraging interested law students to explore summer and full-time opportunities to work in Delaware. The DDJF is pleased to announce that there are currently 14 Delaware employers interviewing this summer.
The DDJF is an invitation-only event limited to rising 2L/3LED (2023) and rising 3L/4LED (2022) students interested in summer or full-time employment opportunities with law firm, government, and/or public sector/interest employers in Delaware. Questions about the DDJF may be directed to the Job Fair Administrator at ddjf@dsba.org or (302) 651-3246.
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 4, 2021 at 10:59 p.m. CST
Job Fair Date: Saturday, July 31, 2021
Click Here for the Registration Link
Southeastern IP Job Fair
Registration Deadline: Monday, May 10, 2021
As we get closer to the student registration deadline, Monday, May 10, 2021, we at SIPJF wanted to provide you more information on employers.
Thomas Horstemeyer (Atlanta) and Flaster Greenberg (Philadelphia) are hiring for non 2L summer positions and both require patent bar eligibility.
The following firms will consider non-patent bar eligible candidates: Alston & Bird, Baker Hostetler, Eversheds Sutherland, Jones Day, Kilpatrick Townsend, Troutman Pepper, and Womble Bond Dickinson.
Regarding location, AT&T is only hiring for Atlanta, Banner Witcoff is Chicago and D.C., Dority & Manning is Greenville, S.C., and Seattle, Eversheds Sutherland is Atlanta, Flaster Greenberg is Philadelphia, K&L Gates is Chicago, L.A., Seattle, Pittsburgh, and Boston, Kramer Levin is New York, Meunier Carlin & Curfman is Atlanta, and Thomas Horstemeyer is Atlanta. The remainder have either not stated a specific office or all hiring for any office.
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Sunflower Legal Job Fair - Wichita Bar Association
The Sunflower Legal Job Fair is hosted by the Wichita Bar Association. All are invited to participate regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability.
Registration Deadline: Saturday, May 1, 2021
Job Fair Date: Saturday, June 5, 2021
Minnesota Court of Appeals Virtual Law Clerk Presentation
A virtual panel discussion with former court of appeals law clerks (a group of diverse and talented lawyers) to be held via zoom on June 22, 2021 designed to provide more information about clerking at the COA.
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Click Here for the Zoom Link
The deadline to apply for the 2022 term Minnesota Court of Appeals Clerkship is July 25, 2021
Young Lawyer Division of the Iowa State Bar Association
The YLD will be sponsoring a CLE focused on estate planning featuring (Hope Wood JD P.L.L.C.). The noon-hour live webinar "Power of Attorney: More Than A form," will strive to equip an attorney with the knowledge to competently counsel a client on the execution of power of attorney documents. Learn more and register at: www.iowabar.org/powerofattorneyCLE.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Reminders
Attention 3L’s: FREE STUFF!
As you get ready to graduate, it’s time to load up on Iowa Law gear! What’s better than Iowa Law gear? FREE Iowa Law gear! Each week, the Career Services Office is holding a raffle for a $25 gift certificate to the ISBA Bookstore. All you have to do to be in the raffle is to complete your Graduate Employment Survey! If you have already completed your Survey, you don’t have to take any additional steps. You should complete your survey even if you do not yet have post-graduate employment secured! You can find the Survey by logging into Symplicity and clicking the link in red font under “shortcuts” on the right-hand side of the homepage. If you have any trouble accessing or completing your survey, please contact Nathan Davis for assistance.
L3 The Public Interest Law Award – Deadline May 5, 2021
The Public Interest Law Award was established in 1988 by the classes of 1987 and 1988 to honor and support law school graduates who choose to enter the field of public interest law. Eligible recipients must have more than $5,000 in student loan debt and demonstrate the procurement of employment in public interest law, an area that includes but is not limited to legal assistance groups, public defenders offices, special interest and minority group advocates, and civil liberties unions. The recipient's starting and projected average annual salary derived from the employment described above must be less than 125 percent of the "standard maintenance allowance (SMA)." Recipients are selected by a committee comprised of a member of the establishing class, faculty and staff. Applications are made the summer after graduation. Public Interest Law Award Application
L3 Public Interest Law Foundation Grant – Deadline May 5, 2021
The Public Interest Law Foundation Grant was established to encourage and support students engaged in public interest legal work, in 1995 the Iowa Law Foundation Board, at the recommendation of students and faculty, agreed that $20,000 of annual spendable earnings from non-restricted endowed scholarship accounts be awarded in the form of grants to 3-5 third-year students. The recipients must have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing public interest work and have substantial indebtedness from student loans. If a recipient of this grant does not procure employment in public interest work, the grant converts to a loan under the same terms of the Iowa Law School Foundation Loan program. A committee of faculty and staff selects recipients. Public Interest Law Foundation Grant Application.
Scholarships Available For NELA 2021: Raising The Bar For Workers’ Rights - Deadline May 24, 2021
Scholarships to attend NELA’s 2021 virtual Convention, Raising The Bar For Workers’ Rights, are available through The Employee Rights Advocacy Scholarship Program, a project of The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy (The Institute), NELA’s public interest organization.
NELA and The Institute are committed to ensuring that NELA’s nationally renowned continuing legal education programs are accessible to those who would otherwise not be able to attend without financial assistance. We encourage applications for scholarships from legal services, public interest, and private lawyers who represent workers. Scholarship awards will cover the cost of the virtual Convention registration fee.
Visit www.nela.org/raisingthebar for details
South Asian Bar Association of Chicago Law Student Public Interest Fellowship - Deadline May 15, 2021
Thank you for your interest in the South Asian Bar Association of Chicago Foundation (the “SABA Chicago Foundation”) Law Student Public Interest Fellowship! The SABA Chicago Foundation Fellowship will be providing a $2,500 grant to two (2) law students this year who have demonstrated a commitment to public service.
All applicants for the 2021 SABA Chicago Foundation Law Student Public Interest Fellowship (“Fellowship”) must complete this application and sign the Applicant’s Certification at the end of this form. Additionally, to promote the grant recipient's exposure to public interest law, the selected applicant must commit to volunteering for a minimum of 18 hours, between June to December of 2021, in support of SABA Chicago Foundation's pro bono activities, including to the Indo- American Center's Cyriac Kappil Clinic, as the SABA Chicago Foundation Summer Intern.
Click Here for additional information, including how to apply.
Additional Resources
AttorneyJobsinUSA.com
AttorneyJobsinUSA.com is a website that the Iowa Law Career Services Office has subscribed to so our students and recent graduates can use the site at no cost to you! AttorneyJobsinUSA.com provides attorney jobs, in house counsel jobs and law student jobs around the US. In the daily or weekly email, you will see a snippet of the positions and the number of years’ experience required; look for 0-3 years if you are a graduating 3L, or law student jobs if you are a 1L or 2L. We would also appreciate your feedback since this is a new service for Iowa Law, and want to provide you the best options!
Click Here to access this job site. If you have questions on how to register for the site, please contact Tami Diebel.
BradTraverse Job Board
Username: LawHawks
Password: IowaLaw2021
The Brad Traverse Group listserv publishes internship and post-graduate job opportunities on Capitol Hill and the Washington, DC area.
Entry Level District Attorney Positions
Below is a link entry level District Attorney Positions location throughout the country. If you would like us to include additional States or Cities, please let us know.
Click Here for the list
Entry-Level and Internship Opportunities
Below are links for additional career opportunities located around the country. If you would like us to include additional States or Cities, please let us know.
Click Here for entry-level positions.
Resume and Cover Letter Tools
This comprehensive guide contains instructions on resumes, cover letter, writing samples, transcripts, and references.
Please click here to download.
Summer Housing in Des Moines
Looking for short-term housing in Des Moines? Try checking out the Drake Law/Iowa Law Sublet Finder! Drake University Law School and University of Iowa College of Law have established this page to facilitate connections between students. The institutions play no role in the contracting of the sublease and make no guarantees about the condition of the housing. https://www.facebook.com/groups/470175410823365
Spring 2021 Virtual Drop-In Hours
The Career Services virtual Drop-In will be open Monday-Thursday, from 3:00-5:00 pm and Friday from 9:00-11:00am Central Time. You can access the virtual drop-in hours by clicking here.
Washington Council of Lawyer Public Interest Job Clearinghouse
The mid-month Public Interest Jobs Clearinghouse has almost 100 pages of fresh opportunities in a variety of practice settings. Please click here to download the job report.
Many thanks,
AJ Finch
The University of Iowa College of Law
