January 14, 2011

1L Government Honors & Internship Upcoming Deadlines

The following government programs have 1L deadlines coming up in the next two weeks. Details of these programs are provided in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (the password/login are located in the Symplicity Annoucements). Don't forget to use the Goverment Job Search Guide in the Symplicity Document Library to expand your search and locate other government positions.


Summer Programs
Dept. of Justice - Volunteer/Part-time Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Between Dec. and April 2011)
Federal Trade Commission – Bureau of Competition Summer Intern Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Between 12/01/10 & 02/01/11)
Transportation Security Administration – Office of Civil Rights Summer Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, After 12/01/10, but no later than end of March)
Environmental Protection Agency – R1 Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Between 01/01/11 & 02/28/11)
• Federal Communications Commission – Wireline Competition Bureau Pricing Policy Division, Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Between 01/01/11 & 03/15/11)
Overseas Private Investment Corporation – Dept. of Legal Affairs, Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Between 01/01/11 & 02/15/11)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission – OGC Summer Intern Program (Paid, Deadline 01/22/11)
Oregon Dept. of Justice – Summer Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline 01/26/11)
Dept. Health & Human Services – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Summer Honors (Unpaid, Deadline 01/29/11)
Dept. of Interior – Office of Regional Solicitor Pacific NW Summer Law Clerk (Unpaid, Deadline 01/29/11)


Many federal and state programs will be filled as soon as the ideal candidates are identified. You should consider that any Federal or State Program with a Rolling Deadline (see the top of Table 2 – 1L Programs Sorted by Deadline) as soon as possible.

2L Government Honors & Internship Upcoming Deadlines

The following government programs have 2L deadlines coming up in the next two weeks. Details of these programs are provided in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password located in the Symplicity Annoucements). Don't forget to use the Goverment Job Search Guide in the Symplicity Document Library to expand your search and locate other government positions.

Summer Programs
Government of District of Columbia – Office of Police Complaints Law Clerk Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline 01/22/11)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission – OGC Summer Intern Program (Paid, Deadline 01/22/11)
Office of the City Attorney San Francisco – Summer Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 01/22/11)
Oregon Department of Justice – Summer Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline 01/26/11)
Dept. of Interior – Office of Regional Solicitor Pacific NW Summer Law Clerk (Unpaid, Deadline 01/28/11)
Dept. of Health & Human Services – Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Summer Honors (Unpaid, Deadline 01/29/11)

Fall Programs
Securities & Exchange Commission – Law Student Observer Program (Unpaid, Deadline Between 01/24 & 04/04/11)

Many federal and state programs will be filled as soon as the ideal candidates are identified. Apply for programs with Rolling Deadlines (see the top of Table 3 – 2L Programs Sorted by Deadline) as soon as possible.

January 13, 2011

CBA Meetings for Next Week

January 17
  • CBA Closed for Holiday.
January 18
  • Cyber Law & Data Privacy Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Brian Hengesbaugh, Baker & McKenzie LLP, with "Data Security Breach Laws: What Every Client Needs to Know."
  • Energy and Communications Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Dr. James Duncan, ConocoPhillips Gas & Power, with "The New Shale Gas Revolution and How It Fits Inside The New Short and Long Term Outlook for Natural Gas."
  • Probate Practice Committee (IL MCLE Credit:Marisa Cipolla, The Northern Trust Company, with nuts and bolts of guardianship from corporate guardianship perspective.
  • RPL, Condominium Subcommittee (IL MCLE Credit): John Polich, Gabriel Environmental Services, with how condominiums can use geothermal and other forms of renewable energy technology.
  • YLS Women in the Law Committee: Strategies for Successful Marketing: Branding Yourself in the Legal Community
January 19
  • Committee For LGBT Rights (12:00 P.M.) (IL MCLE Credit): James L. Bennett, Lambda Legal, with the IL civil union legislation , the status of marriage equality, and more.
  • Joint CBA and YLS Bankruptcy & Reorganization Committee Mtg (IL MCLE Credit): Panel on the use of cash collateral in real estate bankruptcy cases.
  • RPL, AIA Construction Contracts Subcommittee (8:00 A.M.) (IL MCLE Credit): Location: Deutsch Levy & Engel, 225 W. Washington, 17th Fl. Group discussion on operative intent and potential litigative results in comparing AIA A201 w/ConsensusDOCS200, Sections A.2.3/4.3.2, et seq.

January 20
  • Commercial Finance & Transactions Committee:Meeting cancelled.
  • Customs & US International Trade Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Dennis Blasius, Consumer Protection and Safety Commission, with enforcement at the border.
  • Immigration & Nationality Law Committee: Meeting cancelled.
  • Municipal Department Committee (12:00 P.M.) (IL MCLE Credit): Location: Daley Center, Room 1307. Author Laura Caldwell with "Long Way Home and Life After Innocence Project."
  • Securities Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit): Rick March, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., with FINRA developments and regulatory priorities.
  • Social Security Law Committee (IL MCLE Credit, Webcast): Alan Goldstein, Equip for Equality, the Ticket to Work Act and Program.
January 21
  • Professional Responsibility Committee (IL professional responsibility credit, subject to approval): Panel with "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about ABA Ethics 2020."

Top Ten Networking Tips

In case you don't follow the PSLawNet blog, check out DePaul alum Michael Bergmann's Top Ten Networking Tips posted this past week. Michael is currently serving at the Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Initiative, an important organization doing lots of great work in support of public interest and pro bono efforts in Illinois, and in providing national leadership. Get to know this organization to better understand the Illinois legal landscape.

January 11, 2011

NALP Employment Statistics

NALP, the professional association in which all the Law Career Services advisers are active, is one of the organizations to which we provide our graduate employment statistics. They provide us with technical assistance in creating the data we share about our employment outcomes, as well as then also aggregate that locally, regionally, and nationally for salary snapshots.  Please email your career adviser with the geographic location and we'll provide you the latest set of data pertinent to that locale.