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
Student loan repayment can feel overwhelming, but you can chart a path to a debt-free future based on your specific income and career trajectory. Join this event and learn about common repayment strategies for different legal careers and essential details regarding repayment plan options, consolidation, and loan forgiveness programs. If you do not have student loans, you do not need to attend.
To help you prepare for the next stage in your life, take these next steps:
These sessions and resources are free to you and our school, due to our partnership with Access Lex Institute—Center for Education and Financial Capability.
Presented by BARBRI and Major, Lindsey & Africa:
10 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Choosing a Practice Area
On Wednesday,
March 30, at 5 p.m. ET, recruiters Ru Bhatt and Kate Reder
Sheikh will introduce 10 questions that will help students narrow down which
practice area is the best fit by looking at:
OCI Prep
Then on Wednesday,
June 15, at 5 p.m. ET, Stephanie Biderman and Summer Eberhard
will help law students prepare for OCI walking them through all the things they
should know before going into OCI, including:
Seattle U Law students are invited to attend. Please contact Erin Fullner for info on how to request one of a limited number of free tickets.
ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (ACC) WASHINGTON CHAPTER PRESENTS: TECHNOLOGY & START-UPS – AN IN-HOUSE PERSPECTIVE
Tuesday, April 5 | 4:30 - 6:00pm
Virtual Event | Teams | (Link will be provided to registered students)
RSVP in Symplicity by Friday, April 1, at NOON
Please join attorneys from the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Washington Chapter and guest speakers for an informal discussion about "Technology & Start -Ups, An In-House Perspective”. The attorneys will discuss their experience, their respective practices, and the in-house career path: how to prepare for, obtain, and advance in a corporate counsel position, This is a fantastic opportunity to meet experienced attorneys, ask questions, and learn how you can position yourself for a career in-house.
MODERATORS
Julia
Abelev, Principal Corporate Counsel, Microsoft
Renee Grant Bluechel, Senior Counsel, The Boeing Company
PARTICIPATING ATTORNEYS
Matt
Boisen, ’06, General Counsel, Highspot
Ben
Golden, Founder, Ben
Golden Consulting PLLC
Megan
Lutes, ’08, General Counsel and CHRO, Glowforge,
Inc
Jessica Nguyen, Chief Legal Officer, Lexion
Questions? Contact Josie Mitchell, CPD Associate Director.
This event is open to Seattle University School of Law students, staff, and faculty.
The New Jersey Courts will host a webinar (via Zoom) on March 16, 2022 with its Family Division judges from various counties to discuss the judicial clerkship positions available each year.
All law students are invited to attend:
The Occupational Safety and Health Division of the Office of the Solicitor in the U.S. Department of Labor is offering a virtual presentation for current law students about the office's work.
The program will provide an overview of the office's appellate, enforcement, and regulatory work, and the kinds of careers available to attorneys interested in occupational safety and health, as well as give students an idea of what the day-to-day work of being an attorney for the federal government looks like.
There will be time for questions.
To access the meeting students can use this information:
Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health Law
April 12, 2022, 4-5 pm eastern
Big Law Is Not
Your Only Option: The Solo and Small Firm Experience
Date: February 10, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Pacific
Location: Virtual
Moderator: Kari
Petrasek, Petrasek Law, PLLC
Panelists:
·
Shashi Vijay, VJ Law Firm
·
Mark O’Halloran, Gosanko O'Halloran &
Lepore PLLC
· David Levesque, Law Office of David Levesque
This FREE program will feature an expert panel of attorneys with a vast array of experience working in different practice settings, who have all chosen solo or small firm practice. The program will include time for questions from participants. All are welcome to attend!
Register here.
Sponsored by the ABA Law Student Division, ABA Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division, ABA Young Lawyers Division, and Seattle University School of Law.
Free June CLE – Registration Open Now
The NLD’s June CLE offering is “COVID-19 Impacts on LGBTQ+ Community: Practical Steps for Inclusive Representation,” by Alphonse Littlejohn and J. Denise Diskin, QLaw.
COVID-19 has significantly impacted access to justice, especially in communities already experiencing legal barriers. This conversation will provide information about how COVID-19 has impacted LGBTQ+ communities, with a particular focus on Black, Indigenous, and other people of color and rural communities, and will offer an overview of common legal issues arising in LGBTQ+ communities because of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as updates to legislation protecting marginalized and poor people in Washington. Attendees will also have an opportunity to share best practices and litigation strategies for serving LGBTQ+ clients.
To: All Students Attending Law School in Washington State and 2021 Graduates of WA Law Schools
The WSBA will present the 2021 Solo and Small Firm Conference in July in partnership with the WSBA Solo & Small Practice Section. This year’s Conference will be a two-day virtual program offered online as a live webinar July 30-31.
All current first year and second year law school students
attending a law school in Washington State may register for this online program
for free. It’s an excellent opportunity
to become more familiar with challenges and issues you may need to deal with if
you become a solo/small firm practitioner.
Program Details:
The Resilient Law Firm: Adapt, Pivot and Thrive
2021
Solo and Small Firm Conference
Dates:
Friday and Saturday, July 30-31, 2021
Schedule:
Day 1 - Friday, July 30, 2021
8:30 a.m. Webcast Login Opens
8:45 a.m. Webcast Begins
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
4:15 p.m. Adjourn
4:30 p.m. Trivia and Networking Virtual Event
Day 2 - Saturday, July 31, 2021
8:30 a.m. Webcast Login Opens
8:45 a.m. Webcast Begins
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
The Conference features presentations by five national speakers; Paul Unger, Sam Glover, Sharon Nelson, John Simek, and Stuart Teicher in addition to speakers from Washington State. (Please click on each name for a hyperlink to further information about the speaker).
Program topics include:
The Conference presentations on Friday will be followed by a Virtual Trivia and Networking Event.
Click here to download a fillable scholarship application by July 23.
Law students are invited to the US Department of Justice's “Wednesday Webinar” on November 4 at 9 am. highlighting some of DOJ’s non-litigating components. The webinar will include representatives from the Office of Information Policy, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, Office of the Pardon Attorney, and others. Law students interested in learning more about the work of these offices will hear from panelists about student opportunities and application process and tips.
Students are also invited to a second webinar event introducing DOJ’s Volunteer Legal Internship Program. Students will learn about summer and academic-year vacancies and the application process, along with a chance for Q&A. There will be two chances to attend this webinar, either Tuesday, November 10, at 9 am or Thursday, November 12, at noon.
No RSVP is required. Use the following links to access the webinars:
Wednesday Webinar Featuring Non-Litigating Components at DOJ
Introduction to Volunteer Legal Internships at DOJ
The webinars will be on Microsoft Teams. You can join by clicking the “join on the web” link that comes up when you click the meeting links: Learn more about Teams
