Career Services Announcements
OCI Wave I Bidding Opens Monday, June 12th!
The first wave of OCI is approaching! Now is the prefect time to get your application material together so you are not rushing and accidentally submit incorrect information. You will need transition to your student accounts to 12twenty in order to participate.
Timeline for OCI Wave I
- Student Bidding: June 12th – June 21st
- Final Schedules Available: July 12th
- OCI Town Hall June 13th time TBA (Central)
- Mechanics of Bidding & OCI and answer questions
- OCI Town Hall July 13th time TBA (Central)
- OCI Interviewing Process
- Withdrawing from Interviews
- Switching Interview times
- Interviewing (All Virtual): July 24th, 25th and 27th
Bidding for MCGC is Now Open!
All rising 2L or 3L students can register for an MCGC interview program via the MCGC Symplicity. You must complete the pre-registration process by or before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, June 27. NOTE: We will not accept late submissions for ANY reason(s). Registrations received after June 27 will be delete.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
- Access MCGC Symplicity - https://law-midwestcali-csm.symplicity.com/students/.
- Click SIGN UP and complete the Student Registration Form. You must enter all your contact information, so make sure the information below is correct. You MUST use your UIowa email address. B) Graduation Date and Year in School; 2L= May 2025; 3L= May 2024
- You will receive an email shortly after verifying your email address’s validity. Click the second link to confirm your email address when you receive the “MCGC Email Verification” message.
- We will review new requests within 24-48 business hours of your registration; you will receive a “Welcome Message” when your MCGC account is approved.
VIRTUAL INTERVIEW PROGRAM DATES
- July 17: Washington, D.C. Interview Program
- July 18: New York Interview Program
- July 19: Chicago Interview Program
- July 20: Texas Interview Program
New Career Services and Job Searching Platform
The College of Law is in the process of transitioning from Symplicity to our new platform 12Twenty. You should have just received an email from Nathan Davis with a direct link to sign in and access your accounts. Please sign in as soon as possible.
Things to know:
- We will completely transition to 12twenty beginning June 1st. Job postings will be cross-posted on both Symplicity and 12twenty until June 1st. There will be no new job postings or event postings on Symplicity starting June 14, 2023.
- Fall OCI will be hosted through 12twenty. Career Services will be hosting information sessions to show the new processes so please keep an eye out for that invite.
- Nathan Davis will have office hours this summer to help anyone having issues with 12twenty.
Upcoming Summer Diversity Career Fairs
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. Registration will open March 13, 2023. Will be held July 13 and July 14, 2023.
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. Student registration opens in May 2023.
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 32nd Annual Delaware Diversity Job Fair (DDJF) to be held VIRTUALLY on Saturday, July 22, 2023. 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. The application period will open on Monday, April 24, 2023 and close in early June.
LGBT Bar Association Annual Lavender 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 2023 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair will be held in Chicago, Illinois from July 24 to July 26, 2023.
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. The IndyBar Diversity Job Fair seeks to provide opportunities to those who present diverse characteristics such as race, gender, ethnicity, physical abilities, and sexual identity. The 2023 event is open to all students (1L, 2L, 3L, full-time and part-time) and post-graduate early career attorneys. Employees will be hiring clerks, interns, and entry-level associates. Registration is open until June 6, 2023. Event takes place in Indianapolis, IN on July 24, 2023, to July 25, 2023.
August
National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Conference and Job Fair: The National Black Prosecutors Association (NBPA) hosts its annual job fair in Chicago, IL. 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 2023 Job Fair will be held at the Hyatt Centric Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL from August 13, 2023 to August 18, 2023.
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 June 2, 2023. The conference will take place on August 5, 2023.
Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair: The 19th 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, 2023. See website for more registration details.
St. Louis Diversity Professional Job Fair: The St. Louis Diversity Job Fair will take place on August 9, 2023. 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.
Diversity Fellowships/Scholarship Opportunities
Baker Donelson's 2024 Diversity Scholarship
We will award three scholarships to three diverse rising 2L law students who will complete their first year of law school by June 2023. Recipients will be awarded a minimum six-week, salaried 2L Summer Associate position for the summer of 2024 in one of our Firm’s offices. Additionally, each recipient will be awarded $20,000, to help defray the cost of law school tuition and related expenses, which will be paid in two disbursements, conditioned on the following:
- $10,000 will be awarded after the completion of a 2L summer associate clerkship, and
- $10,000 will be awarded upon offer and acceptance of a permanent associate position.
Eligibility. To qualify for the scholarship, the candidates must:
- Have completed their first year of a full-time JD program with an anticipated graduation date of 2025 at the time of application.
- Be a member of a diverse population that historically has been underrepresented in the legal profession.
- Attend an ABA Accredited Law School.
- Candidates may not be the recipient of a similar scholarship award from another law firm.
Application Deadline and Requirements. Applications are due by midnight, Friday, June 9, 2023. Interested students must include the documents below with their application. Students will have the availability to save their application and upload these at a later time. Students may start the application process using this link.
- Current Resume including undergraduate and law school GPA and class rank (if available)
- Personal Statement. This scholarship helps us attract the best and brightest to Baker Donelson and supports our evolving diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. How do you envision contributing to Baker Donelson substantively and culturally if you were to join our firm? Please limit to 500 words.
- Unofficial Law School Transcript must include 1L Fall and Spring semester grades.
- Legal Writing Sample. The sample may be from your legal writing course in law school (please limit to 10 pages).
- Professional Recommendation. One written professional recommendation from a law school professor or employer. Recommendations should be addressed to Rebecca Simon, Director of Recruiting. The recommendation document name should be labeled LastName-FirstName. It may be uploaded to the application or emailed directly to diversityrecommendation@bakerdonelson.com.
Simpson Thacher Conrad Harper 2L Diversity Fellowship
The Conrad Harper Fellowship seeks to increase Simpson Thacher’s pipeline of diverse summer associates and promote the advancement and retention of attorneys from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession. Our application link is now live here. Fellowship offers will be held open for the same period as 2024 summer program offers.
Curated Job Opportunities
Weekly Open State Judicial Clerkship Job Posting
Click here to review the weekly open state clerkship job postings.
Additional Resources
2023-24 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.
2022-23 The University of Iowa College of Law - State Court Clerkship Application Guide
Guide for researching and applying for clerkships with state courts. You can access the guide by clicking here.
2022 -23 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.
2022 - 23 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
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:
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
