On-Campus Interviewing Session 1 Deadline is THIS SUNDAY, July 17

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B4 OCI: Get the Real Story The interviewing season for second year law students can be daunting and we want to help you navigate it successfully. Please join us for a panel discussion that will provide concrete and specific advice for the coming interview season. Our panel of partners and recruiting professionals will share their tips and suggestions with a particular focus on preparing for interviews – both OCI and callback interviews – and then navigating those interviews and the post-interview process. This event is for 2L law students participating in interviews during the summer of 2021. Questions? Please contact Shelley Levine via email.   Monday, June 14, 2021 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PT 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. MT 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. CT 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET Breakout session will be held the last 30 minutes.   RSVP HERE   Online Event Login instructions will be included in the confirmation email you will receive after registering.     Moderator Katie Monin | Director of Legal Recruiting | Seattle Katie oversees all law student, lateral associate and counsel hiring across the firm. She has been with Perkins Coie for more than 6 years. Katie graduated from UVA Law and practiced law with a large national New York law firm before coming to Perkins Coie. She has presented at the Annual NALP Conference and is a past president of the Seattle Area Legal Recruiting Administrators.   Panelists Mike Gotham | Senior Director of Legal Talent | San Francisco As the Senior Director of Legal talent, Mike oversees law student and associate recruiting for the firm’s 17 U.S. offices. He is a past president of NALP, served on the NALP Board of Directors and chaired multiple NLP committees and task forces. Mike was director of the Career Planning Office at the University of Washington School of Law, his alma mater, for five years. Mike’s 25 years of experience in all areas of recruiting gives him insight into the legal job markets nationally and in different regions across the country.   Tyler J. Hagenbuch | Partner | Political Law | Chicago Tyler Hagenbuch advises businesses, campaigns, and other clients engaged in a wide range of political activities. When clients participate in this highly regulated field, Tyler helps them understand how political and ethics laws can serve as strategic tools that both help them solve business problems and protect their reputational interests. Tyler also has extensive experience in voting rights and voter participation laws, and regularly counsels organizations around activities such as campaigns for voter registration and get out the vote, as well as the development of election-related technology products. Victoria Q. Smith | Partner | Patent Litigation | Palo Alto Victoria Q. Smith is experienced in litigating patent and other intellectual property rights in the telecommunications, biotech, electronics and software fields. Victoria has experience in various aspects of patent infringement cases and has practiced in the federal district courts and before the International Trade Commission. Victoria also has experience with appeals to the Federal Circuit, and ex parte reexaminations and inter partes reviews for the U.S. Patent Office. Victoria speaks Cantonese fluently, and reads and writes Chinese.   FORWARD TO A FRIEND   Advertising Materials - Some jurisdictions in which Perkins Coie LLP practices law may require that this communication be designated as Advertising Materials. You are receiving this email as a friend or client of Perkins Coie LLP. Legal Notice | Privacy Policy Firm Headquarters: 1201 Third Ave., Suite 4900, Seattle, WA 98101 ©2021 Perkins Coie LLP. All Rights Reserved.

Perkins Coie Webinar

Optimizing Your Summer and Future Employment Opportunities Summer jobs have been interrupted this year for countless students as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, shelter-at-home orders, and the resulting economic impact on many legal employers. If your summer employment plans have changed, fallen through, or never materialized, there is still much you can do to optimize your summer and your future employment opportunities. This program is designed to focus on you and your options. Our speakers will offer you concrete advice on how you can use your time this summer to become the “preferred candidate” employers describe in their job postings.

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PT 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. MT 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. CT 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. ET Online Webinar Registered guests will receive a confirmation email with login instructions. RSVP today. Questions? Please contact William French via email.

SPEAKERS Mike Gotham | Director of Recruiting & Retention | San Francisco As Director of Legal Recruiting, Mike oversees law student and associate recruiting for the firm’s 17 U.S. offices. He is a past president of NALP, served on the NALP Board of Directors and chaired multiple NALP committees and task forces. Mike was director of the Career Planning Office at the University of Washington School of Law, his alma mater, for five years. Mike’s experience in all areas of recruiting gives him insight into the legal job markets nationally and in different regions across the country.

Katie Monin | Senior Attorney Recruiting Manager | Seattle Katie Monin oversees all law student, lateral associate and counsel hiring for the Seattle and Bellevue offices. She has been at the firm for six years; prior to joining Perkins Coie, Katie practiced law with a large national New York law firm. She supports the Seattle Hiring, Summer Associate and Diversity Committees, as well as the firmwide Associate & Counsel Committee. She is the current president of SALRA (Seattle Area Legal Recruiting Administrators) and is a member of NALP and SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management). Katie earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Justin Moon | Partner | Seattle Justin Moon is the current co-chair of the firm’s Technology Transactions & Privacy practice group. His practice focuses on complex intellectual property and technology transactions, licensing and services agreements. In particular, he counsels some the world’s largest technology companies on a wide range of cloud computing arrangements, from infrastructure to applications, and advises on issues involving public, private and hybrid cloud solutions, risk allocation, and privacy and data security obligations. Justin served as the Seattle office hiring partner and chair of the Seattle Hiring Committee from 2017-2019. Justin is a member of the firmwide Strategic Diversity Committee as well as the Seattle office Diversity Committee. Justin regularly speaks with and mentors law students on professional development topics and does pro bono work with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. Justin joined the firm as a summer associate in 2004.

Gwendolyn Williamson | Partner | Washington, D.C. Gwen Williamson is a partner in the Investment Management group in the Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on the asset management industry and she represents registered investment companies and their independent directors, as well as investment advisers, family offices and nonprofit organizations. Gwen currently serves on the firm’s Associate & Counsel Evaluation Committee and co-chairs the firm’s LGBTQ+ affinity group. She is also a member of the Washington, D.C. Diversity & Inclusion and Pro Bono Committees. Gwen serves on the Editorial Board of the Investment Lawyer and frequently writes on governance and compliance issues. Her most recent article focused on social impact investing. Gwen also maintains an active governance-focused pro bono practice.

2020 Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship

The 2020 Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship application is now available.

$10,000 scholarships will be awarded to three diverse rising 2Ls for the summer of 2020. Recipients will also receive a a six-week, salaried 2L Summer Associate position in one of the firm’s offices.

For complete eligibility criteria, instructions, and to apply for the Scholarship Program, visit the scholarship application page.

Please direct all questions about the 2020 Diversity Scholarship to Helen Beasley.