Midwest-California-Georgia Consortium
The Midwest-California-Georgia Consortium (MCGC) is an annual interviewing event among a small group of law schools. Events this year will all be virtual and will include interviewing programs for Washington, D.C. (July 18), New York (July 19), Chicago (July 20), and Texas (July 21), as well as a resume collection. The employer list will be viewable and student bidding opens on June 1st. The bidding deadline is June 30th.
Please see the website for additional details.
Upcoming Summer Career Events
Enhance Your Superpowers by Clerking at the Minnesota Court of Appeals
The Minnesota Court of Appeals will host an event, entitled "Enhance Your Superpowers by Clerking at the Minnesota Court of Appeals". It will be hosted by Judge Peter Reyes and will feature a diverse group of our former clerks who have gone on to success in private practice, government offices, in-house positions, the nonprofit world, and more. The panel will discuss the many benefits of clerking with judges on our court and will answer questions.
Panelists:
- Lance Bonner (Associate General Counsel, Pentair)
- Erica Holzer (Appellate Specialist, Maslon LLP)
- Veena Iyer (Executive Director, Immigrant Law Center)
- Diana Ky (Attorney, University of Minnesota Office of Equal Opportunity)
- Raoul Shah (Assistant County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office)
- Sarah Shah (Policy Aide, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office)
Register by email to lindsey.arzt@courts.state.mn.us
Date: Thursday June 9, 2022 @12:15 - 1:30 PM
Location: virtual - click here for the Zoom Link.
LGBTQ @ Venable Presents: Cultivating your Authentic Career
Venable LLP invites you to join our annual LGBTQ virtual panel for law students. Members of the firm’s affinity group, LGBTQ @ Venable will share their experience building a practice here and what it means to them to cultivate their authentic career. Other discussion topics will include insights on the Venable summer program, interviewing, and the firm’s practice groups. Following the panel, please join us for a networking opportunity with lawyers from across the firm.
Guest speakers:
- Colin Vandell, Partner, Los Angeles, CA
- Theodore Randles, Counsel, Washington, DC
- Meredith Boram, Associate, Baltimore, MD
- Alxis Rodis, Associate, Baltimore, MD
- Angel Garganta, Partner, San Francisco, CA
Please RSVP by June 3
Date: Thursday June 7, 2022 @ 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Location: virtual - click here for the Zoom Link.
Skadden Fellowship Information Sessions for Applicants
The Skadden Fellowship Foundation provides two years of funding for recent law school graduates to work in the public interest, addressing the civil legal needs of people living in poverty in the U.S. Join one of Skadden's virtual information sessions to learn more.
The full schedule and login information can be found on the website.
Date: Thursday June 23, 2022 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Fall 2022 Internships/Field Placement/Grants
3Ls – Fall Field Placements
Looking ahead to your fall schedule? Thinking about graduation requirements? There’s still time to apply for a fall field placement. Various placements are still available on a part-time local basis, with pre-approved law offices. Make a Zoom appointment with Professor Tai to discuss whether a field placement makes sense (https://calendly.com/jttai). New placements are being added including the below fall field placement with the City of Davenport Attorney’s Office.
City of Davenport Attorney’s Office Hall Field Placement
Description: The City Attorney’s Office acts as Chief Legal Counsel to the City Council, City Administrator, the various City departments and staff, and most City commissions, committees and boards. The City Attorney’s office also reviews and approves proposed City ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and other legal documents; oversees property acquisition needed for public improvements; prepares legal opinions for Council and City staff; and represents the City in litigation in which the City is involved, including violations of City ordinances. The student can expect to engage in all aspects of municipal law, including drafting ordinances, preparing legal opinions, discussing city code compliance issues with residents, reviewing open records requests, and drafting administrative search warrants. The student will also prosecute ordinance violations and municipal infractions in Magistrate’s Court and represent the City in administrative proceedings.
Requirements: Rising 3Ls only; 15-25 hours on-site per week, spread out over the week, and attend an associated class at the law school. Hours to be arranged with the on-site supervisor. For purposes of Magistrate’s Court, interested students should plan to work Monday or Wednesday mornings. Students must have taken Evidence and first preference will be given to students who have also taken Trial Advocacy or similar classes. Land use and planning, administrative law, and employment law are helpful and students in general, students should have an interest in legal areas that are handled by the City Attorney, such as employment law, planning and land use, civil litigation, administrative law and proceedings, and executive functions of a municipality. Six to nine academic credits will be available, four to seven credits pass/fail for the field work and two credits graded numerically for the class.
2023 Summer Associate Direct Hire Opportunities
Cleary Interview Program (CIP)
Cleary Gottlieb is pleased to solicit applications for our 2023 Summer Associate positions in the New York and Washington, D.C. offices through the Cleary Interview Program (CIP).
As a summer associate at Cleary Gottlieb, you will have a unique, immersive experience while working on a diverse and exciting range of matters, including innovative deals, large corporate transactions, and high-profile litigation matters. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with our lawyers, create meaningful relationships with colleagues, and be part of our world class and international practice. Candidates who are interested in applying to our Cleary Interview Program (CIP) in New York and/or Washington, D.C. may submit an application through our online portal. CIP permits students who have a strong interest in Cleary Gottlieb to participate in an accelerated application process.
Application Materials:
- Resume
- Law school transcript (unofficial copy is acceptable and second semester grades should be provided as a supplement if not available when application is submitted)
- Undergraduate transcript (unofficial copy is acceptable)
- Optional personal statement (limited to 500 words or fewer) at callback stage. If you are invited for a callback interview, you may provide a statement on any topic that is meaningful to you. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, an experience or interest that has shaped your identity or has contributed to your decision to pursue a legal career and/or a position at Cleary Gottlieb.
Application Procedure:
- Applications will be accepted as of Wednesday, June 1, 2022 through Friday, July 1, 2022.
- Candidates should have an anticipated graduation date of spring 2024 and must be able to participate in Cleary Gottlieb’s 2023 Summer Associate Program for a minimum of 7 weeks.
- Selected candidates will receive an invitation to interview no later than Friday, July 8, 2022.
- Selected candidates who receive an offer will have 14 days to respond. Extensions will not be granted.
- Candidates who attend law schools where early interviewing is prohibited should abide by their law school guidelines and only apply through their law school interview process.
Applications will be accepted between Wednesday, June 1, 2022 and Friday, July 1, 2022 and should be submitted to: SUBMIT CIP APPLICATION HERE
Upcoming Summer Diversity Career Fairs
June
Veterans Legal Career Fair: Veterans Legal Career Fair will take place in Washington, D.C. This career fair will match employers with experienced lawyers who have served in the U.S. military or are transitioning out of U.S. military service. The career fair will arrange one-on-one interviews and informational sessions for veterans (including active-duty JAG Corps members and reservists) seeking positions as lawyers, including with corporate legal departments, law firms, other private sector employers, and government agencies. Spouses of active members and veterans are also eligible to participate.
July
Bay Area Diversity Career Fair: In 2005, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and The Bar Association of San Francisco created the Bay Area's first ever Diversity Career Fair for rising second-year law students.
The Diversity Career Fair brings together prominent law firms, government legal departments, and nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area with highly qualified diverse rising second-year law students. The participating students come from distinguished local law schools, as well as other top schools from around the nation to interview for coveted positions in summer associate programs.
Boston Lawyers Group Job Fair: BLG members participate in various law schools on campus interviewing programs, but they do not have access to a significant number of qualified law students of color. The BLG Job Fairs provide members with access to qualified law students of color and assist them in implementing a well-rounded recruiting program. Participating members therefore expect to interview students of color; however, no student will be denied an opportunity to participate in any job fair or BLG program.
Cook County Bar Association Minority Student Law Fair: The 32nd Annual Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair will be held in August. This event is open to rising 2Ls and 3Ls. Participating students must be from fully accredited law schools that are ranked among the top 30 as determined by U.S. News and World Report, from law schools at historically black colleges and universities, from law schools located in the Midwest as defined by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), or the student must be a fellow or associate of the Council on Legal Educational Opportunity.
Delaware Minority Job Fair for Second and Third-year Law Students: The Delaware Diversity Job Fair Committee of the Delaware State Bar Association invites you to apply to participate in the 31st Annual Delaware Diversity Job Fair (DDJF) to be held VIRTUALLY on Saturday, July 23, 2022. The DDJF was founded by a consortium of Delaware law firm, corporate, and public sector/interest legal employers committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Delaware bar by encouraging interested law students to explore summer and full-time opportunities to work in Delaware. The DDJF is an invitation-only event limited to rising 2L/3LED (2024) and rising 3L/4LED (2023) students interested in summer or full-time employment opportunities with law firm, government, and/or public sector/interest employers in Delaware.
Applications for the DDJF, which must include a resume, unofficial academic transcripts (law school and undergraduate), and a personal statement, are submitted through the DDJF's Symplicity recruiting site: https://lawdmpd-csm.symplicity.com/students. The application deadline is 11:59 pm ET on Friday, May 27, 2022.
Questions about the DDJF may be directed to the Job Fair Administrator at ddjf@dsba.org or (302) 651-3246.
LGBT Bar Association Annual Lavendar Law Fair: The National LGBT Bar Associations annual Lavender Law Career Fair is designed to achieve a sense of community and inclusion for LGBT candidates within the legal professions recruiting efforts. By participating in this career fair, candidates will talk directly to LGBT-friendly recruiters from law firms, government agencies, LGBT rights groups, and corporate legal departments. This program is designed to provide students with a safe, confidential space where they can ask questions about job search skills, being out on your resume, in interviews and in the workplace, and other related issues. The 2022 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair will be held in Los Angeles from July 27 to July 29, 2022!
August
Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair: The IndyBar Diversity Job Fair seeks DIVERSE candidates representing aspects of diversity who are looking for a one-of-a-kind legal community in a Midwestern city that has both cosmopolitan style and small-town charm. It is open to full-time 2L students or part-time 2L and 3L. Please note employers will be hiring clerks or interns, not offering permanent placement. The 2022 IndyBar Diversity Job Fair will be held in Indianapolis from August 8 to August 9, 2022!
National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Conference and Job Fair: The National Black Prosecutors Association (NBPA) hosts in Annual Job Fair Washington, D.C. The goal of the National Black Prosecutors Associations (NBPA) Job Fair is to promote diversity in prosecutors offices by providing a forum where law students, recent law graduates, and experienced attorneys from across the nation can meet and interview with prospective prosecutorial employers at the local, state, and federal levels. The 2022 Job Fair will be held at the Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria on August 2, 2022.
Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference: The Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference (MMRC) is an annual event that connects the largest legal employers in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area with diverse rising 2L and 3L candidates from around the country. Employers participating in the interviews will include small, medium and large firms; corporate law departments; and public interest, nonprofit and government entities. The conference is sponsored by Twin Cities Diversity in Practice but is a unique opportunity to interview with both private law firms and local government employers as well. During lunch, students enjoy a discussion on key issues relevant to their job search and building a successful career. The student registration window runs from May 9 to May 24, 2022. The conference will take place on August 5, 2022.
Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair: The 11th Annual Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (HDLJF) will be held in Kansas City, Missouri. Students who are interested in becoming part of Kansas City's dynamic legal community should strongly consider attending this event. Students who will be returning to school in August and those graduating in May are eligible to attend the job fair, as employers will be interviewing for both summer and post-graduate positions. The job fair will take place on August 12 to August 13, 2022.
Northwest Minority Job Fair: The Northwest Minority Job Fair will be held in Seattle, WA. The Northwest Minority Job Fair, sponsored and funded by a consortium of legal sector employers, is an excellent place to begin. For 29 years, this event has brought together private and public law firms committed to promoting diversity by providing a unique opportunity for employers, law students, and lawyers to match legal talent with needs. Date TBD.
St. Louis Diversity Professional Job Fair: The St. Louis Diversity Job Fair will take place on August 8th. The primary goal of the Fair is to attract a diverse group students to the metropolitan St. Louis legal and professional community, encourage them to practice law in the area, and become an integral part of our community. The Job Fair steering committee has invited law firms, corporations, and government agencies from all over the nation. The job fair will take place on August 10, 2022.
Fellowships/Scholarship Opportunities
Summer 2023 2L Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship
Baker Donelson is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where the individual differences among us are understood, respected, appreciated, and recognized as sources of strength of the Firm. These qualities enrich the environment in which we work. We will award three scholarships to three diverse rising 2L law students who will complete their first year of law school by June 2022. Recipients will be awarded a six-week, salaried 2L Summer Associate position for the summer of 2023 in one of our Firm’s offices. Additionally, each recipient will be awarded $10,000, which will be paid prior to the student's third year of law school, to help defray the cost of law school tuition and related expenses.
How to Apply: Click here for additional information, including how to apply.
Application Deadline: Friday, June 10, 2022.
Summer 2023 2023 2L Mintz Summer Associate & Diversity Scholarship
Mintz is currently accepting applications for 2L students who seek a highly personalized summer experience for our Boston Summer Associate program. Our Summer Associates select a practice area of interest (Corporate, Litigation, or Intellectual Property) and are immersed in that practice area for the duration of the program. Summer Associates work on an array of matters, often staffed on cases or deal teams, where they can gain real, hands-on experience working side by side with our lawyers. Our small class size, coupled with our Member and Associate mentorship program, allows students a broad range of opportunities and experience, customized to their individual goals and interests. After spending nine weeks at the firm, our Summer Associates know our lawyers, understand what we do, and are ready to hit the ground running after law school.
How to Apply: Click here for a link to the application page.
Application Deadline: Rolling but apply as soon as possible for consideration.
Summer 2023 2L Warner Norcross + Judd Diversity Scholarship
Warner Norcross + Judd's scholarship program is intended to promote diversity in the legal profession in Michigan by assisting rising 2L law students in good standing from a historically marginalized community. Warner will award one scholarship of $20,000 to a qualified candidate, divided into four-$5,000 payments over four consecutive semesters. In addition, eligible applicants will be offered a 2L summer associate position in 2023. The scholarship winner will be announced and notified by July 11, 2022.
How to Apply: Click here for a link to the application page.
Application Deadline: Thursday, June 30, 2022.
Reminders
Win an iPad! Complete Your Graduation Employment Survey by May 31st
The American Bar Association requires law schools to provide employment information as part of the accreditation process, making it crucial that we have accurate employment information. All individual identifying information is confidential and not shared outside the law school. The GES also gives our office your ongoing contact information so that we can share relevant job opportunities with you after graduation if you are looking for employment.
Those who complete their GES by May 31st will be entered into a raffle to win a 10.2-inch Apple iPad! Raffle drawing will take place on June 1st.
To complete the survey:
- Log in to Symplicity
- Click on the words "Graduate Employment Survey.” It is the blue banner on the home screen when you login.
- Fill in the missing information (your screen may refresh with the addition of new information)
- Click the "Save Changes" button when you have completed the survey
Notable Clarifications
- Timing of offer: before or after graduation -This question is asking when you accepted your offer, not your start date. If you accept your offer on May 10th and graduate May 14th, you select “before graduation”.
- Start date deferred - This is only to be selected if you start your job after March 15, 2023 (so the spring AFTER you already graduated).
- If you will be working as a Public Defender, your “Job Type” is “Public Interest,” not “Government.” This categorization is set by the ABA.
- “I have not received an offer and should not fill out the GES.” - Fill the survey out anyway! It is a useful tool to help the Career Services Office better serve you.
If you have any questions about the GES please reach out to Nathan Davis at nathan-c-davis@uiowa.edu.
FREE Supplemental Bar Review!
With bar review just around the corner, we want to remind you that everyone at Iowa Law is here to support you. We know that the bar exam is a challenging feat. We are thinking about you and wishing you the very best.
To support you as you prepare, Iowa Law is offering you a FREE supplemental Kaplan course, which typically costs $250 per student. There is no obligation to complete this course –it is simply an extra resource for those who feel it would be helpful. This is a three-day course which gives you the opportunity to take a practice MBE and virtually attend a lecture to learn tips and tricks for improving your score – you are even able to interact via chat with a live professor to ask questions! The three-day supplemental course fills some of the time between the end of your extended course and the administration of a bar exam.
Please note, this is a three-day supplemental course only and will not alone prepare you for the bar exam. If you have not yet, you should still sign up for and diligently complete a full-length bar preparation program. If you need financial help to purchase a full-length course, Jessica-Diers@uiowa.edu can discuss bar loans with you.
To register for this free course, you need to do two things:
- Email melissa-norman@uiowa.edu by Friday, July 1st, to let her know which bar you will take. Then she will share your name and email address to register you with Kaplan; AND
- Complete your Graduate Employment Survey (GES) in Symplicity, even if you haven’t yet secured a job. If you have trouble completing your GES, contact Nathan-c-davis@uiowa.edu for assistance.
Fall 2022 OCI Schedule
Wave 1 OCI
• Student Bidding: June 20th – June 28th
• Final Schedules Available: July 19th
• Interviewing (All Virtual): July 25th – July 27th
Wave 2 OCI
• Student Bidding: July 14th – July 25th
• Final Schedules Available: August 19th
• Interviewing (Hybrid): August 24th – September 9th on Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridays
The Career Services Office encourages you to consider participating in both waves of OCI. While both waves are open to all employers, many of the big firms tend to participate in Wave 1. Bidding instructions as well as the employer lists will be sent out closer to the bidding periods.
Curated Post Graduate Opportunities
Weekly Open State Judicial Clerkship Job Posting
Click here to review the weekly open state clerkship job postings.
Additional Resources
2022-23 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.
2021 -22 The University of Iowa College of Law Job Search Toolkit
This comprehensive guide contains a collection of various websites and to search for both Public Interest and Private Sector Internships and Post-Graduate Employment. You can access the guide by clicking here.
2021 -22 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.
AttorneyJobsinUSA.com
AttorneyJobsinUSA.com 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! AttorneyJobsinUSA.com provides attorney jobs, in house counsel jobs and law student jobs 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 since this is a new service for Iowa Law, and 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:
https://jobbank.law.byu.edu/
Password: jobs2022
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.
User Id: Finch7772
Password: Finch
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. Aaron Hawbaker will moderate the meetings.
Date: Every Monday at 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Click here for the Zoom link.
Spring 2021 Virtual Drop-In Hours
The Career Services virtual Drop-In will be open Monday-Thursday, from 3:00-5:00 pm and Friday from 9:00-11:00am Central Time. You can access the virtual drop-in hours by clicking here.
Vermont Law Judicial Clerkship Guide
You may access the guide online at http://www.vermontlaw.edu/careers/judicial-clerkship-guide.
The Username is: Sugar and the Password is: Maple.
Many thanks,
AJ Finch
The University of Iowa College of Law
