**Spring Break Opportunities**
Ganje Law Office is currently adding an additional part time remote research clerkship position. The position will continue into the spring and perhaps thereafter. Ganje Law Office is a boutique, small firm. Mr. David Ganje is a former adjunct lecturer at Albany Law and other law schools.Prospective applicants should review the office website at lexenergy.net. We post for a remote 2L, 3L or post-graduate opportunity for applicants with strong academic credentials including excellent writing and research skills. The candidate will work directly with an attorney and support staff in areas of law indicated on the law firm website; much of the work relates to
natural resources and environmental law litigation and commercial law practice. Duties include:
- Confidential research and writing, drafting correspondence, assisting attorneys and staff with file
maintenance as well as trial preparation.
Candidates will work remotely but will have the opportunity to interact remotely with attorneys during client meetings and remote court hearings.
The position is currently open, and applications are now accepted for review.
How to Apply: applications should be sent directly to David at davidganje@ganjelaw.com with a resume and cover letter. The position involves approximately 5 to 10 hours per week and may be undertaken while in school or while engaged in other clerkships. Compensation amount will be provided and is dependent on the applicant’s background and experience.
Dean Emily Hughes will be working with the NCDC Advanced Cross Examination Workshop at The University of Iowa College of Law March 19 to 23. To ensure the conference's success, she needs the assistance of 10 students.
Duties include: Driving University Fleet Services vans to transport conference attendees to and from the airport and/or hotel – must have valid license for at least 3 years, and pass driving review and online safety course (not all students will be assigned a driving role, so if you do not have a license, you should still apply!)
- Assisting with food setup
- Printing materials
- Greeting and checking people in
- Running various errands that could include grocery runs, local transportation for conference guests, and other
Students are also able and encouraged to attend plenary sessions throughout the conference. The program will run from June 3rd to June 6th. More information is located here: https://darrowbalduscollege2025.sched.com. This is a great opportunity to meet attorneys and judges from across the country.
How to Apply: Click here to apply.
Application Deadline: March 18, 2025.
Upcoming Career Services Events
Chapman and Cutler LLP On Campus Luncheon
The 1Ls who are interested in Big Law are invited to attend an on campus Luncheon to meet the Iowa Law alumni who are currently at Chapman and Cutler LLP Chicago to talk about the firm, what its like working there and what it takes to succeed. Lunch will be catered in. The attorneys from Chapman and Cutler are interested in meeting with students 1:1 after the session. However, the timeframe only allows for a small number of students to meet. If you are interested in meeting them 1:1 in the afternoon, please email Tami Diebel your resume and Chapman will contact as many students as they can for those 1:1s to coordinate.
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025 @ 12:45 pm
Location: Room 245
Upcoming Off-Campus Career Programs & Job Fairs
2025 CCBA Minority Law Student Job Fair Registration Now Open!
The Cook County Bar Association is pleased to announce registration for the 42nd Annual Cook County Bar Association ("CCBA") Minority Law Student Job Fair ("Job Fair") is now open! This year we will host the job fair on June 6. The date has been moved up once again because employers are making offers even sooner and it is important that this Job Fair remains relevant.
Last year, approximately 70 employers and 500 law students participated in the job fair, resulting in a number of callbacks and job offers extended.
How to Register: Click here to learn more and register.
Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 16, 2025.
2025 Equal Justice Works Disaster Resilience Program
Equal Justice Works’ Disaster Resilience Program mobilizes Fellows (legal aid attorneys) and Student Fellows (law students) to provide free civil legal aid in disaster-prone areas to ensure vital legal services are accessible, comprehensive, and responsive to the unique needs of individuals, families, and communities.
The Disaster Resilience Program will provide funding for a small cohort of Fellows to increase capacity for legal services organizations that are currently addressing legal issues of low-income residents impacted by disasters in the Midwest. Equal Justice Works, as the nation’s largest facilitator of opportunities in public interest law, will support the Fellows and collaborate with the host legal services organizations (“host organizations”) throughout the implementation of the program.
Please see the full Request for Proposals (RFP) and accompanying appendices, Notice of Intent to apply (requested, not mandatory; response by March 21), and the host organization application (due March 31, 2025) links below.
You can find more information about the grant supporting this Request for Proposals in our press release here.
Allen Matkins - 1L Spring Receptions
We’re excited to invite your students to our upcoming California 1L Spring Receptions! Students will have the opportunity to connect with our attorneys and learn about our summer program, practice areas, and firm culture. The receptions will be held in various offices, all outlined in the image attached and below.
Delaware Diversity Job Fair
The 34th Annual Delaware Diversity Job Fair (DDJF) to be held VIRTUALLY on Friday, May 16, 2025. 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 career opportunities in Delaware.
DDJF invites rising 2L/3LED (2027) and rising 3L/4LED (2026) students interested in 2026 2L Summer Associate or full-time positions with law firms, government, public sector and public interest employers in Delaware to apply. Similar to your school’s OCI format, students may apply to one, some or all of our participating legal employers.
Virtual interviews, hosted via FloRecruit, will take place between 10:00 am (ET) and 1:30 pm (ET) on May 16, 2025. Pre-selected students will receive an invitation to interview with one or more legal employers through the DDJF in April and be asked to accept or decline by May 1. Additional information about the DDJF, including confirmed interview timing and virtual access details, will be provided to participating students in early May.
The application deadline is Friday, April 10, 2025.
Foley & Lardner LLP: 1L Spring Reception Invitation
This is an invitation for 1Ls or 2027 graduates to meet Foley & Lardner Chicago attorneys at an in-person networking reception on March 20, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. CT. All of the details and RSVP link are in invitation.
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2025 @ 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Virtual, click here to register.
Spring Forward in the City at Fox Rothschild's 2L Receptions!
We're hosting receptions for rising 2Ls in several of our offices this spring and we hope you'll join us! Meet and mingle with Fox Rothschild attorneys in your area while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. The event will take place in the following days and locations.
San Francisio, CA - April 1, 2025. Click here to RSVP.
Seattle, WA - April 1, 2025. Click here to RSVP.
Pittsburg, PA - April 2, 2025. Click here to RSVP.
Philadelphia, PA - April 3, 2025. Click here to RSVP.
New York, NY - April 10, 2025. Click here to RSVP.
Denver, CO - April 21, 2025. Click here to RSVP.
Minneapolis, MN - April 24, 2025. Click here to RSVP.
Reminders
Law360 Summer Associate Survey
You likely received an email from Law360 asking you to complete a survey about your experience during the recruiting process. Iowa Law knows how many requests you receive for surveys. This survey is important, especially right now, given the earlier and earlier recruiting timelines. If you can find the time, we do feel it will provide valuable insight from you, the students, the ones impacted the most by these new timelines. If you can complete it, here is the link again: https://www.law360.com/help/1821185 Iowa Law will share the results with you, the students, when we receive them. Thank you for your input and assistance.
Summer Grants Program is Accepting Applications for Summer 2025
- 1Ls & 2Ls: The Summer Grants Program has funds available to ease the financial burden of Iowa Law students working in unpaid summer positions (including judicial chambers). Several grants are available, including funds raised by the Equal Justice Foundation. Check out the descriptions and requirements of available grants in the Instructions & Information document, and then start your application at our website, https://law.uiowa.edu/summer-grants-program.
- Students may apply at any time, once they have secured a position; awards of $1000 per student will be made on a rolling basis, while funds remain. Additional specialized awards are available; students must apply by April 1, 2025.
- Questions may be directed to law-fpp@uiowa.edu.
The UI Center for Human Rights offers two sources of funding to support law students engaged in rights-related summer ex/internships. The Weston ($2500 single recipient) and Cmiel (multiple awards) programs support travel, housing, and incidentals. Informational sessions will be held on March 27 & April 2 (3:00-3:30 pm) via Zoom. Registration for the info sessions, funding eligibility, and application requirements may be found
here. The application deadline is April 18, 2025 (5:00 pm CST)
Upcoming Off-Campus Career Programs & Job Fairs
2025 CCBA Minority Law Student Job Fair Registration Now Open!
The Cook County Bar Association is pleased to announce registration for the 42nd Annual Cook County Bar Association ("CCBA") Minority Law Student Job Fair ("Job Fair") is now open! This year we will host the job fair on June 6. The date has been moved up once again because employers are making offers even sooner and it is important that this Job Fair remains relevant.
Last year, approximately 70 employers and 500 law students participated in the job fair, resulting in a number of callbacks and job offers extended.
How to Register: Click here to learn more and register.
Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 16, 2025.
2025 Equal Justice Works Disaster Resilience Program
Equal Justice Works’ Disaster Resilience Program mobilizes Fellows (legal aid attorneys) and Student Fellows (law students) to provide free civil legal aid in disaster-prone areas to ensure vital legal services are accessible, comprehensive, and responsive to the unique needs of individuals, families, and communities.
The Disaster Resilience Program will provide funding for a small cohort of Fellows to increase capacity for legal services organizations that are currently addressing legal issues of low-income residents impacted by disasters in the Midwest. Equal Justice Works, as the nation’s largest facilitator of opportunities in public interest law, will support the Fellows and collaborate with the host legal services organizations (“host organizations”) throughout the implementation of the program.
Please see the full Request for Proposals (RFP) and accompanying appendices, Notice of Intent to apply (requested, not mandatory; response by March 21), and the host organization application (due March 31, 2025) links below.
You can find more information about the grant supporting this Request for Proposals in our press release here.
Allen Matkins - 1L Spring Receptions
We’re excited to invite your students to our upcoming California 1L Spring Receptions! Students will have the opportunity to connect with our attorneys and learn about our summer program, practice areas, and firm culture. The receptions will be held in various offices, all outlined in the image attached and below.
Delaware Diversity Job Fair
The 34th Annual Delaware Diversity Job Fair (DDJF) to be held VIRTUALLY on Friday, May 16, 2025. 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 career opportunities in Delaware.
DDJF invites rising 2L/3LED (2027) and rising 3L/4LED (2026) students interested in 2026 2L Summer Associate or full-time positions with law firms, government, public sector and public interest employers in Delaware to apply. Similar to your school’s OCI format, students may apply to one, some or all of our participating legal employers.
Virtual interviews, hosted via FloRecruit, will take place between 10:00 am (ET) and 1:30 pm (ET) on May 16, 2025. Pre-selected students will receive an invitation to interview with one or more legal employers through the DDJF in April and be asked to accept or decline by May 1. Additional information about the DDJF, including confirmed interview timing and virtual access details, will be provided to participating students in early May.
The application deadline is Friday, April 10, 2025.
Foley & Lardner LLP: 1L Spring Reception Invitation
This is an invitation for 1Ls or 2027 graduates to meet Foley & Lardner Chicago attorneys at an in-person networking reception on March 20, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. CT. All of the details and RSVP link are in invitation.
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2025 @ 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Virtual, click here to register.
Curated Job Opportunities
2025 Summer Legal Job Postings
Click here to review a listing of open summer 2025 job postings in various locations and legal fields. This list also includes opportunities for 1Ls.
Weekly Open State Judicial Clerkship Job Posting
Click here to review the weekly open state clerkship job postings.
Additional Resources
AccessLex Student Events
You, your students and your alumni are welcome to attend one of our new webinars on the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Debt Relief Plan to hear about how it impacts law students and current borrowers. We’ll share a brief overview of the plan followed by a Q&A with one of our Accredited Financial Counselors®. Feel free to send them questions in advance and they will answer them live!
In addition, the What You Need to Know About Student Loan Debt Relief page — an all-inclusive resource for student loan borrowers as they navigate returning to repayment, the PSLF Limited Waiver and now the Student Loan Debt Relief Plan.
Arizona Handbook
The Government Honors & Internship Handbook (for law students and graduates) and the Public Policy Handbook (for graduate and undergraduate students interested in public policy analysis and implementation) have been in publication since 2001 and 2005. The Handbooks provide students and graduates with resources to 475+ government agencies, think tanks, and advocacy groups, offering nearly 2,000 intern, fellowship, and post-graduate positions each year.
Each opportunity is set forth in a detailed Handbook entry, describing the employer’s mission and organizational structure, position description, desired applicant qualifications, deadlines and the application and selection process.
You may access the guide online at http://arizonahandbooks.com/u/lawcareerservicesuiowaedu.
The Password is: IowaLaw2022
Attorney Jobs
Attorney Jobs 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! Attorney Jobs provides attorney jobs, in-house counsel jobs and law student internships 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 on this service, as we 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.
The Bar Program
Did you miss Dean Crain's presentation about the bar exam earlier today? The recording of the program is now available to view on-demand.
Click here to view the presentation.
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.
Click here to access the job board.
Drake Law/The University of Iowa College of 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.
Click here to access the housing board.
Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance Job Portal
The Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (“GIPA”) has launched a new IP Career Portal to help law students, PhD students, science-based students, and IP associates find new positions in the intellectual property practice.Building on our success with the Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair, GIPA seeks to leverage our network of employers and higher education contacts to create a job board and portal that facilitates easy lateral movement among attorneys and patent agents.
Likewise, many job posts will be entry level positions for attorneys and patent agents.
Click here to access the Career Portal.
Intercollegiate Job Bank
The University of Iowa College of Law Office of Career Services participates in the online Intercollegiate Job Bank with over 130 other law schools from across the country. Participating law schools upload newsletters with job listings to this job bank.
The following is the login information with the new password:
intercollegiatejobbank.com
Password: 2024ICJB
Opportunities in Public Affairs
The latest issue of Opportunities in Public Affairs, with hundreds of sought-after jobs in the Washington, DC area all focused on Jobs in Government Affairs & Policy, Public Relations & Advocacy, Media & Journalism, and Entry Level Jobs & Internships. These jobs are on Capitol Hill, in non-profits, think tanks, institutions, the government and in corporations and professional firms.
Click here to login to the OPA website.
Public Defender Mentorship Program
The Iowa State Public Defender will offer a Monday Mentors program beginning at 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 or later if warranted. It will take place every Monday thereafter at the same time and via the same zoom link provided below. The idea is to provide a time for young public defenders, contract attorneys, and aspiring law students to ask questions whether related to a specific case, criminal defense in general, or career questions, and obtain feedback and guidance from others similarly situated and from defense attorneys with years of experience. Breakout rooms will be provided as needed to facilitate communication. We hope you take advantage of this program. If you are interested in public defense, and cannot make the Monday meetings, please reach out to Kimberly DePalma at kdepalma@spd.state.ia.us.
Date: Every Monday at 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Click here for the Zoom link.
Remote Interview Space
If you have a remote interview coming up and need space in the College of Law, the Career Services Office can assist you in finding space. Please notify the Career Services Office as soon as possible if you anticipate needing a remote interview space.
Vermont Law Judicial Clerkship Guide
You may access the guide online at https://www.vermontlaw.edu/careers/judicial-clerkship.
The Username is: Eastern and the Password is: Hemlock.
Many thanks,
AJ Finch
The University of Iowa College of Law
