Alumni Give One Half-Day of Their Time to Help First Year Law Students Find the Right Career Path!

Over 40 alumni volunteers are expected to attend Law Career Day, Law Career Services’ most popular event, on Saturday, January 28.  Law Career Day, held each January-just as first year students are beginning to explore summer job possibilities-provides a chance for alumni to help students learn more about different areas of practice and employment opportunities in various legal work environments. Students are given lists of alumni attending and their areas of practice so that they can talk informally to those who have the inside story on what it’s like to work for firms, big and small, government and nonprofits, in different substantive areas of practice.  According to Alexandria Bullara, Assistant Dean for Law Career Services, students find the event appealing because it provides an informal and relaxed environment for interacting with alumni.  The event normally draws more than 100 students. 

Law Career Day begins with the “Practice of Law” panel discussion, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in the Willaman Room, followed by a “Meet the Attorneys” networking event in the Benson Parlors, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.  Panelists are invited to participate by Fred Gonzales, ’77, a long-standing contributor to the event and a member of the Alumni Board.  This year’s panel will consist of alumni working in the fields of IP, criminal defense, elder law, and corporate law, and in settings including law firms, corporations, nonprofit organizations, private practice, and the judiciary. 

Participation in the “Meet the Attorneys” networking event is open to all alumni.  Past participants include judges and attorneys from a wide variety of practice settings, including solo practices, small, medium and large law firms, in-house counsel, contract negotiators and administrators, public sector and public interest organizations and the judiciary.

To learn more, interested students should visit http://lawscuedustage.wpengine.com/careers/law_career_day_for_student.html Alumni interested in participating should visit: http://lawscuedustage.wpengine.com/careers/law_career_day.html