Loyola University-Chicago School of Law is hosting the 2025 Patent Law Interview Program.
If interested, review the participation and eligibility instructions on the Patent Law Interview Program webpage, and then register to participate on the Flo Recruit website, which includes payment of a non-refundable $50 registration fee. Once your registration is complete, you will receive a FloRecruit account, which will allow you to review participating employers and their hiring criteria, upload application materials, and begin submitting applications.
If you have questions, contact Josie Mitchell, CPD Associate Director, and Loyola Patent Law Program Liaison.
Attention, rising 3Ls and 4Ls: applications for the 2025-26 Ms. JD Fellowship are being accepted from now until 11:59 pm ET on May 4, 2025.
The fellowship promotes mentoring and professional development to a group of twelve outstanding 3Ls each year. Learn more about the Ms. JD organization at ms-jd.org, including exploring details about the fellowship.
Join the YMCA Mock Trial program for the upcoming Snohomish County Middle School Mock Trial Tournament and play a vital role in shaping the next generation of legal professionals.
This volunteer opportunity allows law students to network with attorneys and judges, refresh their knowledge of the Rules of Evidence, and provide valuable feedback to aspiring attorneys.
The NW Consortium of Law Schools invites you to register for the 2025 NW Public Service Career Fair. This fair will be virtual on Friday, January 31 and in-person on the Lewis & Clark undergrad campus in Portland, OR on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Employer registration is now open and participation is free. Employer registration closes December 18, 2024 at 11:59 pm, but don’t delay! Please see important registration instructions detailed below.
Important Registration Instructions
When completing the registration for NWPSCF interviews, please note that interviews need to be 20 minutes and we will provide one (1) 15-minute break halfway through the afternoon. The total # of interviews in one day cannot exceed 12 interviews.
Resume Collection: We are also happy to collect application materials for you through a resume collection process and you can schedule interviews on your own timeline - preferably outside of our interview dates set out above. ***If you would like to use the resume collection option, please select Sunday, January 19 as the “interview date” when you register (this is an arbitrary system-required placeholder and all materials will be released on the same date).***
We welcome postings for students at any level as well as entry level attorney positions for our recent grads (i.e. rising 2L & 3L clerks, externs or interns, more experienced certified law students, post-grad clerks or attorneys, and both short-term and long-term opportunities.)
Recruitment Process Deadlines:
Employer Registration Opens – October 28
Student App Period Opens – November 20
Employer Registration Closes – December 18
Student App Period Closes – January 9
Applications to Employers for Selection – January 13
Employer Selections Deadline – January 21
Student Accept/Decline – January 23
Interview Schedules Released – January 27
Why should you attend the NWPSCF?
Your organization can join the fair even if you are not actively hiring. Each morning of the fair, we open the floor for “Table Talks” - a chance for students to "hop" from Zoom room to Zoom room or physical table to table in one large ballroom - and learn about the importance of your organization and/or future opportunities.
If you are hiring, we can arrange interviews for you at the fair or organize a resume collection. The NWPSCF offers two convenient ways to hire for summer, fall, spring, or postgraduate positions. By posting your job through the fair, your opportunity can be viewed by students from across the region. If you would like to interview at the fair, we can schedule up to 12 students per day, each day of the fair. If you prefer to interview on your own schedule, we can collect student applications for you and provide them to your organization.
With a virtual day, you can join from anywhere. The past few years of virtual fairs proved we are able to welcome more employers than ever from across the country. Our Consortium students are open to opportunities anywhere - across the country or around the world; if you cannot join us in person, then we invite you to join us virtually.
The Northwest Consortium of Law Schools brings together ten law schools in the Northwestern and Rocky Mountain states that work together to enhance public service, employment, and professional opportunities for their students. The Consortium schools have worked together for three decades creating the annual NW Public Service Career Fair to introduce public service-minded law students to employers working to advance concepts of justice, fairness, and the well-being of the general public. The NWPSCF traditionally brings nonprofit employers, civil legal aid organizations, and government offices together with hundreds of law students.
The ten
participating Consortium law schools are: Arizona State University, Brigham
Young University, Gonzaga University, Lewis & Clark, Seattle University,
University of Idaho, University of Oregon, University of Utah, University of
Washington, and Willamette University.
Attention new lawyers, the King County Bar Association New Lawyers Division is hosting an attorney panel just for you - sign up today!
Navigating Your First Few Years of Practice: Attorney PanelFriday, October 25, from 4:00 - 5:00 pm with Happy Hour to follow
The Department of Justice Association of Black Attorneys (DOJABA) would like to extend an invitation to summer interns, law clerks, and law students to attend the annual Summer Intern Lunch, July 12th 12:00-1:30p.m. Eastern.
If you are interested in learning about entry-level employment and internship opportunities at the Department of Justice, this program is for you.
The Office of Attorney
Recruitment and Management will present, and then a panel of attorneys from
across the Department will discuss their paths to DOJ. This hybrid event will be held in person at 175 N Street
NE, Washington, DC, with the option to attend virtually as well. For those attending in person, lunch will be provided.
If you would like to attend, please register no later than July 9 at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8Yeq-fWlNY4nQHXYlKxwAwUisOS05sTYmcO4RPbTEed60fw/viewform?usp=sf_link.
Once you register,
you will receive information on how to attend this program.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out Natasha Williams, natasha.williams@usdoj.gov.
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WILLIAM L.
DWYER INN OF COURT STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
APPLICATIONS Current
2Ls are invited to apply for 2024-25 membership in the William
L. Dwyer Inn
of Court. One of the Inn of Court’s
functions is to serve as an educational and mentoring organization to law
students who are dedicated to the pursuit of high-quality, ethical lawyering. APPLICATION
INSTRUCTIONS Applications
for membership in the William L. Dwyer Inn of Court are due Friday, March 8 at 12 pm. A resume and letter of interest detailing why you
would like to join the Inn should be addressed and emailed to Deans Deborah
Ahrens and Erin Fullner. ABOUT
THE INN Inn
membership is made up of judges, professors, law firm partners, defenders,
prosecutors, and other lawyers with varying levels of practice experience.
The Inn meets on the Seattle U campus the second Tuesday night of each of the
nine months of the school year for dinner, networking, and a continuing legal
education (CLE) presentation. Students
are expected to attend every Tuesday evening meeting and are each assigned
to one of seven sub-groups, called pupilages. Students work with the judges
and lawyers in their pupilages to develop and help lead CLEs (each pupilage
presents one CLE for the year). SELECTION
CRITERIA This
is a competitive process. There are seven spots available for Seattle
University law students who will be 3Ls during the 2024-25 academic year. Selection criteria include a demonstrated interest in
litigation and dispute resolution, participation in activities supporting
that interest, and a thoughtful and compelling cover letter. MEMBERSHIP
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Please join the Council on Public Defense on Wednesday, January 10 for an Equity Forum hosted by the Council’s Race Equity Subcommittee.
The focus of this Forum will be on elevating the voices of future BIPOC legal professionals. Over the past year, the Race Equity Subcommittee has hosted several forum discussions aimed at improving recruitment and retention of BIPOC legal professionals working in indigent defense. For this, the final forum, the Subcommittee is facilitating a discussion between these legal professionals and BIPOC law students interested in this work.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
12pm-1:30pm on Zoom
Questions: cpd@wsba.org
Career Conversations are monthly meetups for professionals of all levels. Once a month, alumni come together to learn and practice new skills for building and reimagining careers that align with their values, purpose, strengths, interests and practical marketplace realities.
Next week’s
discussion will focus on setting intentions for 2024. Whether you are in
transition, beginning a new role, or anchored in a job, it is worthwhile to
begin a new year thoughtfully. You will walk away from this session with
ideas about starting strong in 2024.
WHEN: Wednesday,
January 10
TIME: 7:45-8:45 a.m. (PST)
WHERE: Online via
Zoom | Join here
Career Conversations: Summer Networking
Career
Conversations are monthly meetups for professionals of all levels. Once a month
we come together to learn and practice new skills for building and reimagining
careers that align with our values, purpose, strengths, interests and practical
marketplace realities.
Summertime
means smiles and sunshine, which often leads to more natural social
interactions. This month's discussion focuses on proactively investing in your professional relationships. Whether
you are actively looking for a new role externally or internally, now is a
great time to be intentional and strategic in building relational equity.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 9
TIME: 7:45-8:45 a.m. (PST)
WHERE: Online via
Zoom | Join here
Students who will be 3Ls or 4Ls during the 2023-24 academic year are invited to apply for membership in the Honorable Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court.
About the Inn
The American Inns of Court (AIC) are designed to improve the skills, professionalism, and ethics of the bench and bar. The Honorable Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court is a long-standing local chapter of the American Inns of Court, America’s oldest, largest, and fastest growing legal mentoring organization. For over 35 years the Bryan AIC has provided judges, lawyers, law students, and law professors a unique opportunity to participate actively in developing a deeper understanding and sense of professionalism, in achieving higher levels of excellence, and in furthering the practice of law with dignity and integrity. The Bryan AIC continues its outreach by seeking new members who share the values embodied by the American Inns of Court.
Meetings and Membership
The Bryan AIC meets one Monday evening per month, September through May, both to share a meal and to hold programs and discussions on matters of ethics, skills, and professionalism, with the goal of fostering more effective advocacy and a keener ethical awareness. Members learn side-by-side with some of the most experienced judges and attorneys throughout the South Sound communities.
The meetings begin at 5:30 pm with a CLE component followed by a dinner meeting; attendance at both the CLE and the dinner meeting is required. Membership to the Bryan AIC is limited to no more than 80 active members. Because of this, the organization must adhere to a strict attendance policy where new members must attend at least 5 out of 6 of these meetings to remain in good standing. The Bryan AIC’s meetings are held on a fully in-person basis.
Submit your application by August 15.
The Huneke Fellowship is an annual program administered by the Washington State Bar Association’s International Practice Section (IPS). The Fellowship is designed to provide real-world experience, networking opportunities, and modest financial assistance to a law student interested in the international practice of law. The Huneke Fellow will also have the opportunity to work directly with practitioners in the field of international law on IPS events and logistics.
Each year the IPS awards one Huneke Fellowship, which includes a $1,000 stipend, to a current 1L or 2L student.
Each Huneke Fellow agrees to serve as the official student liaison of the IPS for the subsequent school year and is expected to:
Any current 1L or 2L attending law school in Washington State is eligible for the Huneke Fellowship.
The Huneke Fellowship was created to honor the memory of Rob Huneke, a dedicated and highly regarded international attorney who served for many years on the Executive Committee of the International Practice Section before passing away at a young age. Rob volunteered countless hours to improve the International Practice Section and the services it provided to section members, and was highly supportive of young lawyers trying to develop an international practice. More information regarding Rob Huneke and the history of the Fellowship is available on the following IPS webpage (please scroll down to “Huneke Fellowship”).
To apply for the Huneke Fellowship, please send a (i) cover letter (maximum 500 words), (ii) resume, (iii) law school transcript, and (iv) short writing sample (3-5 pages) to Elly Baxter by April 30, 2023.
The Washington Defender Association (WDA) Defenders Rising Initiative is hosting two upcoming Public Defender Panels. These panels are virtual meet-ups offered to law students who are interested in learning about internship opportunities and life and work in public defense careers in Washington state.
The same content will be offered on two dates/times to give students flexibility. This year the dates and times are:
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 12:00 - 1:15 PM
Wednesday April 19, 2023, 4:00 - 5:15 PM
Bring your questions and join the Zoom! (The same link and meeting ID will be used for both sessions.)
Meeting ID: 825 6224 4244
Passcode: 133179
What: Networking with civil plaintiff-side attorneys
When: Wednesday, April 12, 4-6pm
Where: The Chieftain, 908 12th Ave @ Marion
RSVP to raphaela@washingtonjustice.org
