Duke Law Career & Professional Development

Upcoming Event: Parker Poe Program for Minority Students

"Life in a Law Firm: An Overview"

Parker Poe’s sixth annual minority law student program being held in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday, February 4, 2012 and in Raleigh, North Carolina on February 18, 2012, from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm.  This program, “Life in a Law Firm: An Overview,” will include panels of practicing attorneys discussing topics such as the distinction between a litigation practice and a transactional practice and highlights from a day in the life of a lawyer.  During lunch students will be able to participate in informal discussions with attorneys and other students.  After lunch, students will take a tour of Parker Poe’s Columbia or Raleigh office followed by several smaller break-out sessions on topics related to the transition from law school to law practice.  In addition to the break-out sessions, students will have an opportunity to participate in an individual mock interview with an attorney.  

Tto register for this program, students may send an e-mail to crystaljones@parkerpoe.com or call Crystal Jones at (704) 371-6165 with any questions.

1Ls and 2Ls: Stanback Internship Program and Information

Interesting in learning more about opportunities available ONLY to Duke Law Students? Check out the Stanback Program:

Download Stanback 2012 Presentation, plus partial listings from e-Recruiting

Upcoming events for all classes, week of January 9

The following are CPDC events happening within the next two weeks. Visit the Career Center website for more information, and feel free to contact Emily Sharples (sharples@law.duke.edu) if you have any questions. We hope to see you there!

Friday, January 13, 2012
Working In-House: A Conversation with Arturo Banegas Masia and Julien Vasques
12:15 PM, Law School 4047

Please join Arturo H. Banegas Masiá LLM '00, a Senior Legal Consultant at Verizon Wireless and Julian R. Vasquez LLM '05, Director - International Tax Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, for an informal conversation about working as in-house attorneys at major corporations and the career path that led them to these positions. Lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Oleg Kobelev at kobelev@law.duke.edu.

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Friday, January 20, 2012
Women in Law Conference
All Day, Law School 3043

The Women Law Students Association is hosting its second Women in the Law conference. Panelists will discuss policy issues facing women, careers in foreign relations and in the Armed Services, and how to transition from student to successful associate. For more information, please contact Kate Dickinson at kjd16@duke.edu.

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Friday, January 20, 2012
Private Equity 101 with Debevoise & Plimpton
12:15 PM, Law School 3037

Private Equity Deals: Stories from the Front Lines with Debevoise & Plimpton Please join partners and associates from Debevoise & Plimpton as they walk you through a typical private equity deal and discuss the financing steps. For more information, please contact Jennifer Lan at jennifer.lan@duke.edu.

2011 1L Holiday Receptions

As of Monday, December 12:

Employer: Mckenna Long & Aldridge
Date: Thursday, December 22
Time: 5:00-6:30 PM
Location: 209 Peachtree Street, NE, 53rd Floor; Atlanta, GA
RSVP: Sayako Matsuzaki, smatsuzaki@mckennalong.com, by Monday, December 19 

Employer: Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal
Date: Thursday, December 22
Time: 5:30-7:30 PM
Location: 2721 Cahaba Road; Birmingham, AL 35223
RSVP: Leila Deep, ldeep@cabaniss.com

Employer: Sirote & Permutt
Date: Wednesday, December 28
Time: 4:30-6:30 PM
Location: 2311 Highland Avenue South; Birmingham, AL 35205
RSVP: Shirley Gillis, sgillis@sirote.com 

Employer: Thompson Coburn
Date: Wednesday, December 28
Time: 5:00-7:00 PM
LocationL Thompson Coburn, 35^th Floor, 1 US Bank Plaza; St. Louis, MO 63101
RSVP: Samantha Frankie, sfrankie@thompsoncoburn.com by December 22^nd

Employer: Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Time: 5:30-7:30 PM
Location: 800 LaSalle Ave, 7^th Floor; Minneapolis, MN 55402
RSVP: Lacey Moen, ljmoen@rkmc.com, by December 29

Event Name: National 1L Diversity Reception (numerous employers)
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Time: 5:00-7:00 PM
Location: Dorsey & Whitney, 501 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600; Seattle, WA
Contact Deverie Robinson, deverie.robinson@klgates.com, with questions

Employer: Balch & Bingham (Birmingham, AL office)
Date: Thursday, December 29
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: Swann Lake Stables, 4291 Sicard Hollow Rd.; Birmingham, AL
RSVP: Barrie Wilson, bwilson@balch.com

Employer: Balch & Bingham (Jackson, MS office)
Date: Wednesday, December 28
Time: 5:00-6:30 PM
Location: One Jackson Place, 188 E Capitol St., Suite 1400; Jackson, MS
RSVP: Lynlee Stacy, lstacy@balch.com 

Employer: Barnes & Thornburg
Date: Wednesday, December 21
Time: 5:00-6:30 PM
Location: 11 South Meridian Street, 5th Floor; Indianapolis, IN
RSVP: Debbie Snyder, dsnyder@btlaw.com

Employer: Bradly Arant Boult Cummings (Nashville office)
Date: Tuesday, December 20
Time: 5:00-7:00 PM
Location: Roundabout Plaza, 1600 Division St., Suite 700; Nashville, TN
RSVP: Kelly Fiala, kfiala@babc.com

Employer: Bradly Arant Boult Cummings (Birmingham office)
Date: Tuesday, December 20
Time: 5:00-7:00 PM
Location: One Federal Plaza, 1819 5^th Avenue N.; Birmingham, AL
RSVP: Mary Screws, mscrews@babc.com

Employer: Burr & Forman
Date: Wednesday, December 28
Time: 4:30-6:00 PM
Location: Wells Fargo Building, 420 N 20^th St., 34^th Floor; Birmingham, AL
RSVP: Katherine Marsh, kmarsh@burr.com

Employer: Choate, Hall & Stewart
Event Name: “A Day on the Job”
Date: Thursday, December 29
Time: Event begins at 2:30 PM
Location: Two International Plaza; Boston, MA
RSVP: Nicole Oriani, noriani@choate.com; please RSVP by Friday, December 23

Employer: Godfrey & Kahn
Date: Tuesday, December 27
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: 780 N Water St., 17^th Floor; Milwaukee, WI
RSVP: Jenna Lauer, jlauer@gklaw.com

Employer: Lightfoot, Franklin & White
Date: Tuesday, December 20
Time: 4:00-6:00 PM
Location: The Clark Building, 400 20^th Street N.; Birmingham, AL
RSVP: Catie Yielding, cyiedling@lightfootlaw.com, please by December 16

Employer: Maynard, Cooper & Gale
Date: Wednesday, December 21
Time: 5:00-7:00 PM
Location: 1901 6^th Ave North, Suite 2400; Birmingham, AL
RSVP: Kate Clinton, kclinton@maynardcooper.com (by December 14)

Employer: Michael Best & Friedrich
Date: Tuesday, December 27
Time: 5:00-7:00 PM
Location: 100 E Wisconsin Ave., 33^rd Floor; Milwaukee, WI
RSVP: Brooke Buntrock, blbuntrock@michaelbest.com

Employer: Quarles & Brady
Date: Tuesday, December 27
Time: 4:00-6:00 PM
Location: 411 E Wisconsin Ave., 24^th Floor; Milwaukee, WI
RSVP: Linda Lamp, linda.lamp@quarles.com

Employer: Paul Hastings (Atlanta office)
Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: 600 Peachtree St., NE, 24^th Floor; Atlanta, GA
RSVP: Pearl Sampson, pearlsampson@paulhastings.com

Employer: Paul Hastings (New York office)
Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: 75 East 55^th St.; New York, NY
RSVP: Jessica Luce, jessicaluce@paulhastings.com 

Employer: Paul Hastings (Palo Alto office)
Date: Wednesday, December 28
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: 1117 S. California Avenue; Palo Alto, CA
RSVP: Mariaelena Gutierrez, mariaelenagutierrez@paulhastings.com

Employer: Paul Hastings (Chicago office)
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: 191 N. Wacker Drive, 30^th Floor; Chicago, IL
RSVP: Katherine Ford, katherineford@paulhastings.com

Employer: Paul Hastings (Orange County office)
Date: Tuesday, December 20
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: 695 Town Center Drive, 17^th Floor; Costa Mesa, CA
RSVP: Katey Dies, kateydies@paulhastings.com

Employer: Paul Hastings (San Diego office)
Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: 4747 Executive Drive; San Diego, CA
RSVP: Katey Dies, kateydies@paulhastings.com

Employer: Snell & Wilmer (Denver, CO office)
Date: Wednesday, December 28
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Tabor Center, 1200 Seventeenth St., Suite 1900; Denver, CO
RSVP: Kara Blakey, kblakey@swlaw.com, by December 15

Employer: Snell & Wilmer (Orange County, CA office)
Date: Monday, December 19
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Plaza Tower, 600 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400; Costa Mesa, CA
RSVP: Kara Blakey, kblakey@swlaw.com, by December 15

Employer: Snell & Wilmer (Tucson, AZ office)
Date: Wednesday, December 21
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Unisource Energy Tower, One South Circle Ave., Suite 1500; Tucson, AZ
RSVP: Kara Blakey, kblakey@swlaw.com, by December 15

Employer: Snell & Wilmer (Las Vegas, NV office)
Date: Tuesday, December 20
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Hughes Center, 3883 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 1100; Las Vegas, NV
RSVP: Kara Blakey, kblakey@swlaw.com, by December 15

Employer: Snell & Wilmer (Phoenix, AZ office)
Date: Tuesday, December 20
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: One Arizona Center, 400 East Van Buren St., Suite 1900; Phoenix, AZ
RSVP: Kara Blakey, kblakey@swlaw.com, by December 15

Employer: Snell & Wilmer (Los Angeles, CA office)
Date: Wednesday, December 21
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Two California Plaza, 350 South Grand Ave., Suite 2600; Los Angeles, CA
RSVP: Kara Blakey, kblakey@swlaw.com, by December 15

Employer: Snell & Wilmer (Salt Lake City, UT office)
Date: Thursday, December 29
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Gateway Tower West, 15 West South Temple, Suite 1200; Salt Lake City, UT
RSVP: Kara Blakey, kblakey@swlaw.com, by December 15

Employer: Stinson Morrison Hecker
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Time: 5:30-7:00 PM
Location: 1201 Walnut Street, Suite 2900; Kansas City, MO
RSVP: Anna Kowalewski, recruiting@stinson.com

Employer: Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Date: Tuesday, December 20
Time: 5:30-7:30 PM
Location: 660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600; Newport Beach, CA
RSVP: Lee Ann Dennis, ldennis@sycr.com 

Pass the Bar for 3Ls, Nuts and Bolts

Though its hard to believe, its time to start preparing for the Bar Exam. Dean Elvin, Dean Jason Belk and the Executive Director of the Board of Law Examiners held a quesiton and answer panel on Tuesday, September 20th to discuss the Character & Fitness portion of the Bar.

Unable to attend the program in person on the 20th? Find the Nuts & Bolts presentation here.

Let us know if you have any questions!

2Ls & 3Ls: Student Advisory Board positions open now!

Dear 2Ls and 3Ls:

We invite you to apply to join the 2011-12 Student Advisory Board to the Career & Professional Development Center.  The Board will be comprised of approximately 15-20 students from all three years and will meet at least twice per semester.  Since career development has such a significant impact on all aspects of both student life and the atmosphere within the Law School, it is essential that students are involved in important decisions and have the opportunity to present their thoughts, raise questions and concrete suggestions in an organized forum.  In addition, upper level members work with 1Ls and LLMs on mock interviewing, resumes and skill development.

In prior years, the Board's collective input was instrumental in revising Law School Rules & Policies, assessing the timing of campus interviewing, selecting the winning student organization for $1000 to host an Open Doors Speakers program, contributing to the website, teaching LLM students, interviewing candidates to join the law school and more.  We have some new ideas for ever deeper Board responsibility and would welcome your thoughts, too.

Please apply by emailing a paragraph describing why you are interested in joining the Board to Emily Sharples at careercenter@law.duke.edu by Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at NOON.

Since we know you have many other obligations, the meetings will be as efficient and rewarding as possible, and lunch will be served.

Meetings will be on Mondays at 12:30 for 2011-12:

Monday, September 19
Monday, November 14
Monday, January 23
Monday, April 2

Sincerely,

The CPDC Team

 

The end of another OCI, Segment I

As we near the end of the week of OCI Segment I here at Duke, take a moment to reflect on your interviews and how you feel the week has gone. Though it was exhausting, we do hope you enjoyed the experience and feel confident coming out of it and heading toward classes next week.

Here are a few articles to keep you encouraged, and to give you some advice for the next steps in your job searching joruney. Keep your chins up, and remember, this a grueling process for everyone, so you are not alone!

Connecting with others - without social media!

Dressing for the job you want

Keep your head above water - at all times, not just the summer.

Finding, keeping and evaluating your job

Here are some articles that might interest you as your summer progresses, and you learn the ins and outs of being an associate.

Keys to Finding a Legal Job

Remember, you are always being evaluated

What's Hot in the Legal Market?

We hope your summer is going well - make sure you keep us in mind if you have questions or concerns!

Summer 2011 - your time to shine

Congratulations on finishing the year at Duke Law! We're excited to hear about your summer - and we wish you the best of luck. 

Looking for ways to make yourself indispensible this summer? Here are a few articles you might find of interest.

Creating a Mentoring Network to be proud of

Finding Your Niche

Acing that interview!

Be proud of what you've done - but, be modest.

 

How to succeed during and after law school

In law school, you learn all about how to be a lawyer, and be successful as a lawyer. But, are there pieces of wisdom law school doesn't impart? To be savvy and successful in any career path you must know how to navigate all aspects of the career. For lawyers, this means being open to learning skills you don't necessarily get in law school, as evidenced iin this article.

Being a savvy business person as well is also paramount to your success. In conjunction with that, a law degree and financial services background could lead to opportunities in retail or other banking as the ability to understand complex regulatory regimes becomes ever more important.  Read about the field here.

Remember, having skills up your sleeve can do nothing but help your chances of success in your career. Learn and soak up what you can!