September 23, 2011

Next Week in LCS - September 23, 2011

Please join us on Tuesday, September 27 from 4:00-5:30 pm in 340 O'Malley for our first Social Media & Sustenance Open House! Which forms of social media do you use? We'd like to encourage you to use them to promote your job search and professional development activities through our Social Media Check-In Promotion (full details in Symplicity Document Library). Just update your status on any medium or check-in to our office on FourSquare, then show tha check-in to our student worker, and you'll be eligible to enter our monthly drawing for various professional development prizes. You'll receive double check-ins the weeks that we host our monthly Social Media & Sustenance Open Houses, where you can stop by for some fruit and cookies before or after class.
3Ls/4Ls/LLMs: Are you interested in a government career? The Presidential Management Fellows nomination application is available in the Symplicity Document Library and is due by Noon on Monday, September 26, 2011. The USAJobs Vacancy # is: 519543.
President Obama's Champions of Change will be honoring 16 lawyers on Thursday, October 13 from a live event at the White House. The Pro Bono & Community Service Initiative, along with the Center for Public Interest Law and Law Career Services will be webcasting this program from 1:00-2:30 p.m. in 341 Lewis.  If you'd like your questions for Attorney General Holder to be considered, or for more details and to RSVP, please check out the Symplicity Event Posting.
Next  Week's Calendar - check out Symplicity, the College of Law, and local bar association calendars for more events, training opportunities, and deadlines. 
Saturday, September 24
Tuesday, September 27
Wednesday, September 28
Thursday, September 28
Latest Law Career Services Blog posts:
Check out our tweets at @DePaulLawCareer! If you don't have a twitter account, you can also follow it via RSS Feed. Here's a sampling:
  • RT @penncareerserv: Heard of behavioral job interviewing? @QuintCareers explains how it differs from trad interview q's: http://ow.ly/6yiQa
  • How to REALLY Grow Your Network on LinkedIn http://bit.ly/j1qjD0 (via RT @SLSCareer @OnlineResume @marinafeehan)
  • SM savvy --> RT @abajournal: How Can Attorneys Use Google+ to Generate Business?
Come visit us in 340 O'Malley, which is on the north side of the building, facing Jackson Boulevard. We have computers, a resource library, and lounging space as you work on your job search and professional development tasks.
Law Career Services Location & Details: 340 O'Malley, which is across from the two new small classrooms (343 & 344), facing Jackson. To make an appointment or access your Symplicity account/reset your password, stop by or call the office  at (312) 362-8385.
SCHOOL YEAR OFFICE HOURS:
  • Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.