**Reminder** Spring OCI Coming Soon
Spring On Campus Interview (OCI) Season is coming soon with bidding opening Thursday, January 4th @ 8:00 am CST and will close on Tuesday, January 16th at 4:00 pm CST.
Please check your email from Nathan Davis. If you have any questions about the OCI or uploading documents please let him know.
Upcoming Career Services Programs
Judicial Clerkships - Navigating The OSCAR Website
OSCAR (Online System for Clerkship Application and Review) is the primary source for information on federal law clerk openings, clerkship application information, and law clerk employment information. While not every judge posts their openings on OSCAR, applicants should start their searches with this system.
In this program, we will show you how to utilize and apply for Federal Judicial Clerkships via the OSCAR website. We will also talk about best practices for requesting recommendation letters from professors and job supervisors.
Date: Monday, January 8, 2024 @ 11:30 am
Location: Virtual, please click here to RSVP and for the Zoom link
Spring OCI Townhall: Bidding Logistics
Join us for a demonstration of how to “bid” on OCI employers (upload documents, review opportunities, submit documents, enter your ranking) in 12Twenty as well as a discussion of the OCI Timeline. This Townhall is also meant to be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have at this point! It will be recorded.
Date: Monday, January 8, 2024 @ 3:00 pm
Location: Virtual, please click here for the Zoom link.
Off-Campus Law Firm Winter Events
Stinson LLP's Open House for 1Ls - Minneapolis
Please join us for an Open House for 1L students!
Come visit our Minneapolis, MN office and meet with attorneys to:
- Talk about your areas of practice interest
- Learn more about large firm practice and our practice areas
- Learn of our diversity & inclusion initiatives
- Learn more about Stinson's Summer Associate Program and other job opportunities
The firm has several first-year positions available including Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Twin Cities Diversity in Practice (TCDIP) and Stinson LLP Equity Fellowships. Please visit our website for more information regarding our Summer Associate Program.
Guest parking is available in the 50 South Sixth Street parking garage. Your parking ticket will be validated at the reception area.
If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Stinson's Attorney Recruiting Team.
Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Fellowships/Scholarship Opportunities
Zelle LLP Call for Applications for 2024 Diversity in Law Scholarship and 1L Summer Clerkship
Zelle LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s Diversity in Law Scholarship and Paid 1L Summer Clerkship will be offered again in 2024. The Scholarship is designed to encourage and assist students from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives, as well as students with a proven interest in diversity-related issues, in pursuing the law as a profession.
The 1L Diversity in Law Clerkship at Zelle pays $2,500 per week and the position ranges between 5 to 8 weeks. The range is $12,500 to $20,000 depending on a mutually agreeable number of weeks that aligns with the schedule of both the law clerk and the Zelle office where the clerk will work. If you have additional questions, please reach out to diversity@zellelaw.com.
How to Apply: Completed applications may be submitted to: diversity@zellelaw.com
Application Deadline: Application submissions will close on January 8, 2024 at Midnight PT.
Curated Job Opportunities
2024 Summer Legal Job Postings for 1Ls and 2Ls.
Click here to review a listing of open summer 2024 job postings in various locations and legal fields.
Entry Level Legal Job Postings
Click here to review the weekly open entry-level job postings in various locations and legal fields.
Weekly Open State Judicial Clerkship Job Posting
Click here to review the weekly open state clerkship job postings.
Additional Resources
2024-25 The University of Iowa College of Law - Federal Court Judicial Clerkship Application Process Toolkit
This guide details how and when to apply for federal judicial clerkships at and how to research federal courts. You can access the guide by clicking here.
2023 - 24 The University of Iowa College of Law Resume and Cover Letter Toolkit
This comprehensive guide contains instructions on resumes, cover letter, writing samples, transcripts, and references.
Please click here to download.
AccessLex Student Events
You, your students and your alumni are welcome to attend one of our new webinars on the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Debt Relief Plan to hear about how it impacts law students and current borrowers. We’ll share a brief overview of the plan followed by a Q&A with one of our Accredited Financial Counselors®. Feel free to send them questions in advance and they will answer them live!
In addition, the What You Need to Know About Student Loan Debt Relief page — an all-inclusive resource for student loan borrowers as they navigate returning to repayment, the PSLF Limited Waiver and now the Student Loan Debt Relief Plan.
Arizona Handbook
The Government Honors & Internship Handbook (for law students and graduates) and the Public Policy Handbook (for graduate and undergraduate students interested in public policy analysis and implementation) have been in publication since 2001 and 2005. The Handbooks provide students and graduates with resources to 475+ government agencies, think tanks, and advocacy groups, offering nearly 2,000 intern, fellowship, and post-graduate positions each year.
Each opportunity is set forth in a detailed Handbook entry, describing the employer’s mission and organizational structure, position description, desired applicant qualifications, deadlines and the application and selection process.
You may access the guide online at http://arizonahandbooks.com/u/lawcareerservicesuiowaedu.
The Password is: IowaLaw2022
Attorney Jobs
Attorney Jobs is a website that the Iowa Law Career Services Office has subscribed to so our students and recent graduates can use the site at no cost to you! Attorney Jobs provides attorney jobs, in-house counsel jobs and law student internships around the US. In the daily or weekly email, you will see a snippet of the positions and the number of years’ experience required; look for 0-3 years if you are a graduating 3L, or law student jobs if you are a 1L or 2L. We would also appreciate your feedback on this service, as we want to provide you the best options!
Click Here to access this job site. If you have questions on how to register for the site, please contact Tami Diebel.
The Bar Program
Did you miss Dean Crain's presentation about the bar exam earlier today? The recording of the program is now available to view on-demand.
Click here to view the presentation.
BradTraverse Job Board
Username: LawHawks
Password: IowaLaw2021
The Brad Traverse Group listserv publishes internship and post-graduate job opportunities on Capitol Hill and the Washington, DC area.
Click here to access the job board.
Drake Law/The University of Iowa College of Law Sublet Finder
Drake University Law School and University of Iowa College of Law have established this page to facilitate connections between students. The institutions play no role in the contracting of the sublease and make no guarantees about the condition of the housing.
Click here to access the housing board.
Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance Job Portal
The Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (“GIPA”) has launched a new IP Career Portal to help law students, PhD students, science-based students, and IP associates find new positions in the intellectual property practice.Building on our success with the Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair, GIPA seeks to leverage our network of employers and higher education contacts to create a job board and portal that facilitates easy lateral movement among attorneys and patent agents.
Likewise, many job posts will be entry level positions for attorneys and patent agents.
Click here to access the Career Portal.
Intercollegiate Job Bank
The University of Iowa College of Law Office of Career Services participates in the online Intercollegiate Job Bank with over 130 other law schools from across the country. Participating law schools upload newsletters with job listings to this job bank.
The following is the login information with the new password:
intercollegiatejobbank.com
Password: 12202022
Opportunities in Public Affairs
The latest issue of Opportunities in Public Affairs, with hundreds of sought-after jobs in the Washington, DC area all focused on Jobs in Government Affairs & Policy, Public Relations & Advocacy, Media & Journalism, and Entry Level Jobs & Internships. These jobs are on Capitol Hill, in non-profits, think tanks, institutions, the government and in corporations and professional firms.
Click here to login to the OPA website.
Public Defender Mentorship Program
The Iowa State Public Defender will offer a Monday Mentors program beginning at 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 or later if warranted. It will take place every Monday thereafter at the same time and via the same zoom link provided below. The idea is to provide a time for young public defenders, contract attorneys, and aspiring law students to ask questions whether related to a specific case, criminal defense in general, or career questions, and obtain feedback and guidance from others similarly situated and from defense attorneys with years of experience. Breakout rooms will be provided as needed to facilitate communication. We hope you take advantage of this program. If you are interested in public defense, and cannot make the Monday meetings, please reach out to Kimberly DePalma at kdepalma@spd.state.ia.us.
Date: Every Monday at 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Click here for the Zoom link.
Remote Interview Space
If you have a remote interview coming up and need space in the College of Law, the Career Services Office can assist you in finding space. Please notify the Career Services Office as soon as possible if you anticipate needing a remote interview space.
Vermont Law Judicial Clerkship Guide
You may access the guide online at http://www.vermontlaw.edu/careers/judicial-clerkship-guide.
The Username is: Crab and the Password is: Apple.
Many thanks,
AJ Finch
The University of Iowa College of Law
Happy New Year Law Hawks!
