January is the time for new beginnings and resolutions for change - that can be true in your career development and job search too! As we close out 2017 and look ahead to the Spring 2018 semester, consider the following: Refresh your application materials. If you're an upper-level student, it is possible that you haven't [...]
The Spring Recruitment Program begins very shortly after the start of the spring semester. Please take a few minutes now to mark your calendar with these important dates and deadlines: Wed., January 17: OCI Overview Program, 5:15 pm, Room 208 (strongly encouraged for all 1L students) Thurs., January 18: Bidding opens for the Spring Recruitment [...]
The Office of Career Planning subscribes to the Public Policy Handbook, an extensive listing of summer internships and post-graduate fellowship programs in public policy, legislative affairs, and issue advocacy. Access the Public Policy Handbook through the CareerConnect Resource Library. Rolling Deadlines: At the top of Fellowship and Internships "Applications by Deadline” Table is a list [...]
The Office of Career Planning subscribes to the Government Honors & Internship Handbook, a comprehensive listing of federal government agency legal hiring programs (and many state-level programs as well). Access the Handbook through the CareerConnect Resource Library. Rolling Deadlines Access the "Applications by Deadline" tables for your class year for a quick reference of all [...]
If you are a first-year student selecting your first legal writing sample, the OCP has important advice to share. Some first-year students may have completed an initial writing assignment that reflects a "closed-universe" of research. This means that the research was provided to you by the professor and you did not conduct independent research to complete the [...]
Following are a few opportunities offering interesting work, good writing experience, and/or immediate hiring needs that have so far received no or very few applications. We encourage you to review and consider applying! Job # 12586: Content Writer with Liner Legal LLC (excellent opportunity for students considering solo practice at some point in the future) [...]
Cleveland State University & Cleveland-Marshall College of Law will be closed December 23 - January 1, reopening on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. During this time, phone messages will not be checked and email response times will be slowed. Students: Please allow at least 48 hours for document reviews. Employers: Spring Recruitment Program registrations and job postings will be accepted; response [...]
Attention 1L & 2LE Students! The NBA's annual Damali Booker 1L Minority Job Fair will be held on Saturday, January 27, at Waller in Nashville, TN. The event will kick off with a reception for all candidates and participating employers on Friday, January 26, at 5:30pm (also at Waller). 2018 JOB FAIR TIMELINE The Job Fair recruits aspiring, [...]
Law Students are invited to the 2nd annual “Law Night with the Columbus Blue Jackets” on February 6th. RSVP to Malinda Smith at msmith@BlueJackets.com . WHEN: Tuesday, February 6th vs. Washington Capitals WHO: Michelle Kennedy of the Nashville Predators Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer Honored as one of 10 Women in Business selected by Nashville Lifestyles Magazine [...]
As we approach the Spring semester, one of the biggest misconceptions we hear from 3Ls and 4LEs is that there is nothing you can do to move forward with your permanent job search until you've graduated and passed the bar exam. This is absolutely not true, and if you take this approach during your final [...]