Career Services Announcements – Week of FEBRUARY 1, 2010

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1Ls: Boardman Law Firm To Conduct On-Campus Interviews Feb. 19

Attention 3Ls

  • Job Postings from Small Wisconsin General Practice Firms

Reminder: 1Ls and 2Ls - Great Lakes Indian Law Center Clerkship Applications Due February 1, 2010

Applications for Summer Public Service Fellowships Now Available in the Career Services Office!

Workshops to Prepare 2Ls for Summer Jobs

Legal Internship in Vietnam

NALP Apartment Exchange Now Available

Environmental Law Essay Contest for UWLS Students Only

Japan-America Student Conference - Call for applications

International Career Employment Weekly

InterestingArticles

1Ls: Boardman Law Firm To Conduct On-Campus Interviews Feb. 19

Boardman Law Firm, a mid-size Madison firm, will be interviewing selected 1Ls here at the Law School on Friday, Feb. 19, for a summer law clerk position. To be considered for an interview, go to the "OCI" section of Symplicity, select the "Spring 2010 OCI" session from the "Sessions" drop-down menu, and review the application requirements. After you have uploaded the required documents, you can select those documents and then click on the "apply" button to submit your bid. You must complete the bidding process by 5 p.m. on February 10.

Attention 3Ls

Create a Job Search Plan: Jennifer Schmied Larson of the Career Services Office isputting ona program just for you on February 2 at noon, in Room 5229 (note room change), entitled "Create a 3 Month Job Search Plan." There is no time like the present to start searching for a job for after graduation. For those of you who have already started the search, ensure that you are utilizing all of the resources available to you, taking all of the necessary steps to ensure a successful transition from law school to the legalfield and are aware of all of theopportunities available. Your questions will be answered and your fears hopefully alleviated. For those of you who have not visited Career Services and met with an advisor, this program will be particularly helpful to you.
On-Campus Interview Opportunities this Spring: Several employers have recently registered to interview 3Ls here at the Law School for post-graduate jobs:
The First Judicial District of Wisconsin (Milwaukee County) will be hiring judicial clerks this spring, and plans to interview interested 3Ls here at the Law School on Friday, March 5. These are full-time, one or two year positions that pay approximately $44,300, but that do not include benefits. If you want to be considered for an interview, log on to Symplicity, click on "OCI" in the top line, select "Spring 2010 OCI" from the "Sessions" drop-down menu, and then apply by selecting the appropriate documents that this employer has requested. You must bid by 5 p.m. on Monday, February 15, in order to be considered for an interview.
In addition, representatives of the Army JAG Corps, the Air Force JAG Corps, and the Marines JAG Corps will be visiting the Law School soon to interview 3Ls interested in becoming commissioned JAG officers. To bid for an interview with the Marine JAG Corps, submit a bid through the OCI section of Symplicity by February 1. If you'd like to interview with the Army JAG Corps, submit a bid by February 5. To interview with the Air Force JAG, submit your bid through Symplicity by February 26.
Job Postings from Small Wisconsin General Practice Firms

In the last two weeks, five small Wisconsin general practice firms have submitted job postings to us. All of them are interested in hiring a May 2010 graduate to join the firm as a new associate. Please be sure to check the Job Bank on Symplicity on a weekly basis so that you don't miss any of these opportunities.

In addition, two other Madison postings came in this week that may be of interest to some 3Ls: A Staff Attorney/Director of Training position with the Wisconsin Realtors Association; and an Executive Policy and Budget Analyst position with the State Department of Administration, which has hired our graduates for similar positions in the past. Both are in the Job Bank on Symplicity.

Reminder: 1Ls and 2Ls - Great Lakes Indian Law Center Clerkship Applications Due February 1, 2010

From Professor Richard Monette: The Great Lakes Indian Law Center is accepting applications from 1Ls and 2Ls for clerkships for Summer 2010. Approximately 10 - 12 students will be placed with Indian tribes in Wisconsin for summer clerkships with judges, legislative offices, and executive branch agencies. No coursework or background is needed in Federal Indian Law, though it helps to have established an interest and knowledge in Federal Indian Law matters.

Indian nations are sovereign entities that have their own unique constitutions and laws but also have to deal with everyday legal matters such as contracts, real estate, environmental law, employment law, family law, health and human services, criminal law, etc. In addition there is the unique interaction of a nation with State and Federal law and agencies.
The clerkships pay a stipend of at least $2400 for the summer. As well, we ask the various tribes to match that amount, and generally, although not always, they do. We will know if they intend to match before applicant selection. If interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to the attention of Professor Richard Monette, Director, Great Lakes Indian Law Center. Please place hard copies of the cover letter and resume in my personal mailbox on the 5th floor. The submission deadline is February 1, 2010.

Applications for Summer Public Service Fellowships Now Available in the Career Services Office!

Applications for Summer Public Service Fellowships (SPSF) are now available in hard copy in the Career Services Office, and online at SPSFs provide funding for students who work a minimum of 10 weeks/400 hours in unpaid or low paid summer public interest/public service jobs. There are two deadlines associated with the 2010 SPSF application. The first deadline, Friday, March 12, is for the submission of financial aid paperwork, including your 2010-2011 FAFSA and a copy of your 2009 federal income tax return. The second deadline, Thursday, April 8, is for the submission of the SPSF application itself. You do not need to have obtained a qualifying public interest position by the first deadline; you do need to have obtained such a position by the second deadline (although certain exceptions apply; please see the SPSF application for details).
When you pick up the SPSF application, you must also pick up the accompanying green Fact Sheet, which contains very important information about the application process. In addition, you must pick up the accompanying white Student Federal Tax Return Cover Form (which must be submitted with your 2009 federal income tax return by the March 12 deadline).
If you have any questions about the SPSF, please contact Kristin Davis at .

Workshops to Prepare 2Ls for Summer Jobs

If you are a 2L who will be working as a law clerk this summer, you will be interested to know that we have arranged for you to get some excellent advice and tips to help you put your best foot forward in your summer job. On Wednesday, February 10, and Wednesday, February 24, at 4:00 in Room 2260, several lawyers from local firms (Foley & Lardner, Godfrey & Kahn, and Reinhart Boerner) will be offering advice and recommendations to 2Ls on how to have a successful summer clerkship. The first workshop on Feb. 10 will focus on general advice about how to make a great impression as a summer employee; the second workshop on Feb. 24 will focus on making sure your written work product is up-to-par. All 2Ls are invited to attend the two workshops.
In addition, up to 24 second-year students will be offered the opportunity to participate in a "writing project" as well. Those 24 students will be given a writing assignment that will require them to read a few cases/regulations and draft a legal memo of five to ten pages in length that will be due in mid-March, and will receive one-on-one feedback about that memo from one of the participating lawyers. We are looking into the possibility of offering one law school academic credit to students who complete the writing project portion of the program. If you think you might want to participate in the writing project/writing feedback portion of the program, please contact Asst. Dean Jane Heymann at as soon as possible.

Legal Internship in Vietnam

YKVN Lawyers, a widely respected Vietnamese law firm formerly the affiliate of White and Case in Vietnam , is recruiting summer 2010 interns for both their Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offices. There are also possibilities for fall 2010 semester interns.

The East Asian Legal Studies Center assists YKVN by collecting applications and interviewing applicants. Final decisions are made by YKVN Lawyers. Information about and assistance with housing, visas, and work assignments are given through YKVN Lawyers. The Center will provide a stipend to defray some of the costs of the internship, such as the intnernational flight.

Candidates should have a basic familiarity and interest in contracts, finance, corporate law. No Vietnamese language skills required.

Interns gain international legal experience, experience first hand the second fastest growing economy in Asia , and work in areas such as contract litigation, securities, corporate and finance law, and international investment. The internships provide the potential opportunity to do international legal work for important Fortune 100 clients and to review documents as an English proof-reader, as well as the ability to live in a quickly developing country in Asia and an unusual addition to your resume, which previous interns say is a good 'talking point' during job interviews.

Summers in Vietnam are hot and applicants should familiarize themselves with the climate so they know what to expect.

There were 4 JD students who went on the internship last summer. If you want to contact one of the previous students for more information, write to the Center's Associate Director, Susan Katcher, , and ask for the contact information.

To apply for the summer 2010, submit the items below between January 19 and February 11 as attachments to , or drop them off in hard copy to room 4312 - either way, by 3 p.m. on February 11, 2010 .

1. A "top sheet" that you make yourself, as follows:
At the top of the page, type APPLICATION FOR VIETNAM INTERNSHIP. Below this, include:

• Your name, full mailing address, email address, telephone number, and UWID number;
• Your current year in Law School (1L or 2L) and your expected graduation date;
• Your passport status: Do you have one? If yes, from what country and when does it expire?
2. Cover letter addressed to Professor John Ohnesorge explaining why you are interested in the program.
3. Current resume.
4. Unofficial Law School transcript requested from your "MyUW" web site and sent to you as a pdf file, which you then forward to the Center.

Applications for the summer 2010 will be reviewed starting in February 11, 2010 . If you are interested or have questions, please contact . For more information on YKVN Lawyers, see

NALP Apartment Exchange Now Available

NALP's annual free Apartment Exchange will be available at until May 15. This is a service that law students can use if they are looking for housing in a different city this summer, or if they would like to try to sublease their own apartment to a student from another law school who may be working in Madison this summer.

Environmental Law Essay Contest for UWLS Students Only

The Environment Law Section of the Wisconsin State Bar will award a prize of $1,000 for the best student essay on any topic in Environmental Law. The competition is open to law students currently enrolled at the University of Wisconsin Law School . All environmental essays are welcome, and topics of interest to Wisconsin practitioners are especially encouraged.

Papers should be based on original research. Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, properly documented, and roughly article length (7,500 - 10,000 words excluding notes). People wishing to enter should deliver three copies of their papers to Professor Stephanie Tai, UW Law School, 975 Bascom Mall, Madison, Wisconsin 53706. Deadline for submission is end of business on April 15, 2010.

For further information, contact Professor Tai by email, .

Japan-America Student Conference - Call for applications

The February 22nd application deadline for the 62nd Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) is rapidly approaching. As the oldest student conference between the U.S. and Japan, JASC offers a unique experience where students are able to engage in academic forums and debates, connect with international students, and attain networking skills with not only their peers but also with prominent figures of academia, business, and much more. For more information about JASC please see The application and brochure can be downloaded from the website. For questions, contact or .

International Career Employment Weekly

The January 29, 2010 issue of International Career Employment Weekly is now posted on the Web.

To access the weekly issues, go to:

Contact Nilesh Patel, , for the username and password.

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