Reminders
Summer Legal Placement. Students in unpaid legal internships with government and nonprofit organizations may apply for credit through the Summer Legal Placement program. The program awards 3 credits P/NP for a minimum 150 hours over the course of at least 6 weeks. There is tuition and work associated with the class over the course of the semester. Prof. Tai reviews and approves all placements prior to enrollment and enrollment is done by the Registrar (not by the student through MyUI). Students must contact Professor Tai (june-tai@uiowa.edu) for approval of the proposed placement and to register for the class. The deadline to provide all materials to the Field Placement Program Office is April 11. Questions? Feel free to make an appointment (https://calendly.com/jttai).
Prosecutor Intern Program. Students who have completed at least 3 semesters of law school and are interning with a County Attorney’s Office in Iowa over the summer are eligible for student practice, but must attend the Prosecutor Intern Program certification course. The course will be held at Boyd Law Building in May (exact days TBD). This is an uncredited, no-fee course; please email law-fpp@uiowa.edu to register.
Career Services Upcoming Programs
All About Big Law, Feat. Professor Robert Miller
Please join the Career Services Office and Professor Robert Miller on Monday, March 18th at 12:45 p.m. for a discussion about Big Law. Prior to entering academia, Professor Miller worked as an associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York. Hear from Professor Miller about his experience as well as his advice for breaking into Big Law. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP.
Please review this interactive chart prior to the program, as it will be referenced: https://public.tableau.com/views/2023ProfitsPerequityPartner/2023RevenuePerLawyer?:language=en-US&:sid=&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link
Location: BLB Room 245
Date: Monday, March 18, 2024
Disability Law Alumni/Student Discussion
Have you ever wondered what Disability Law looks like? Or what might be entailed in practice? Join several Iowa Law Alumni to learn more about all the different aspects of the legal issues surrounding all types of disabilities. In addition to lunch, we will welcome:
Nichole Johnson
Anthony Sokolowski
Cyndy Miller
Whitney Driscoll
Emily Ehlers
Location: BLB Room 245
Date: Monday, March 18, 2024
Careers in Hospitality Law
Join the Office of Career Services and Iowa Law alum Lisa Sommer Devlin to learn more about legal careers in the field of hospitality law. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP.
Location: BLB Room 225
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Upcoming Events/Programs
2024 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is hosting the 2024 Patent Law Interview Program on Thursday and Friday, July 18-19. This nationwide interview program targets patent law employers and rising 2L and 3L students. The 2024 Patent Law Interview Program Interviews will be held virtually.
Last year roughly 130 employers, 190 law schools, and nearly 1,000 law students from across the country participated in the program. The program is entirely pre-selected, which means that students submit application materials to apply to interviews with the employers they are interested in, and employers then review their materials and select the students they wish to interview at the program. Last year, approximately half of the participating students were selected for interviews.
Students with undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering or a technical science should consider registering for the program. You do not need to be patent bar eligible to register, although the vast majority of employers participating in the program are seeking patent bar eligible students.
Online student registration for this year’s Patent Law Interview Program is now open and closes on Wednesday, March 27.
Click here to register!
ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting
The ABA Business Law Section has some exciting opportunities coming up for law students in conjunction with our Section Spring Meeting taking place in Orlando, Florida April 4-6, 2024 that we’re delighted to share with American University. Please share this important information with your student networks.
First, the registration for the Section Spring Meeting is complimentary for law students. If you’re not able to attend in person, you can virtually join us for all committee meetings and participate via zoom, including the Law Student Committee Meeting and Young Lawyer Committee Meeting remotely.
For students who are able to attend in person, signing up for the Law Student Scholars Program is a must. The Law Student Scholars Program offers a tailored conference experience to law students by rewarding them with an official ABA certificate for completing tasks such as attending committee meetings, CLE programs, receptions, and networking events. To register for the Scholars Program, fill out this form.
Prior to the meeting, the Law Student Committee will be hosting 2 virtual orientation meetings to prepare students to get the most out of the conference. The first orientation will take place Friday March 15 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET with an overview, and the second will take place Wednesday March 27 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET with a focus on how to effectively network. To receive updates and registration information for these orientations, fill out this form.
Thursday, April 4 is packed with law student focused programming. The Law Student Institute takes place from 3:00 – 5:00 PM ET, first with the A Day in the Life of a Business Lawyer panel where young, accomplished Business Law professionals discuss their pathways to practice and what practicing business law day-to-day is like. Q&A will follow the presentation, and then Law Student Speed Networking will start immediately after in the same room. Students will get the opportunity to speed network with some of the Section’s (and the field’s) top business law professionals. The next morning on Friday, April 5, the Law Student Committee will be meeting from 9:00 – 10:00 AM ET to provide information on the Section’s law student focused initiatives and give students the opportunity to discuss feedback and their ideas for how the Section can better serve them.
Please reach out to chad.johannes@americanbar.org with any questions.
Chapman and Cutler LLP - Virtual Law Panel
Champan and Cuttler LLP is hosting an informational virtual panel geared towards students interested in transactional and finance law. Click here to RSVP.
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024
Cleary Gottlieb Career Series
Register for all events here.
Monday, April 1, 2024, 6:00 – 6:45 PM ET Washington Office Spotlight
Please join us to meet the lawyers working in Washington, DC to learn more about our office, their practice areas, and clients as we continue to deliver value to existing clients.
Thursday, April 4, 2024, 6:00 – 6:45 PM ET Hiring Chair Perspective
Please join us for a conversation with Cleary’s partner chairs of the Recruiting Committees in the Bay Area, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices to discuss the hiring process and hiring trends in the legal market.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 6:00 – 6:45 PM ET Practice Area Highlights, Part III: Working Across Transactional Practices
During the final session of the Practice Area Highlights mini-series, meet lawyers from the ERISA, mergers & acquisitions, and tax groups. Please join us for a dynamic, moderated panel to learn about how these transactional practices work together to put together exciting Wall Street deals as well as the day-to-day experiences of associates working in these areas.
Monday, April 15, 2024, 12:00 – 12:45 PM ET What I Wish I Had Known When Deciding on a Career in Big Law
Join us for a conversation with Cleary’s junior and incoming associates as they describe their job search experiences, their tips and best practices for preparing for interviews in a hybrid space, and their advice on how to be successful in your job search and as a summer associate.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 6:00 – 6:45 PM ET Introduction to the Cleary Interview Program and Interview Tips & Best Practices
As a kick-off to interview season, this information session on our Cleary Interview Program (CIP) will share detailed information and logistics about our hiring and interview timelines. This informal discussion will also provide important tips and best practices for the early interview process to assist in maximizing and landing multiple offers. We will create a space to have all your questions answered.
Friday, June 14, 2024, 12:00 – 12:45 PM ET Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Cleary
Join us for a lively conversation with some of Cleary’s diversity champions as we celebrate their achievements in their respective practice areas, pro bono work, and within the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion space.
Institute for Justice's Annual Legal Intensive
IJ will be hosting our spring Legal Intensive in our Austin, TX office and would like to extend an invitation to you and your peers to attend. The event is an in person, one-day training program where we’ll focus on the practitioner skills necessary to be a successful litigator. Students will walk away having learned about IJ’s issue areas as well as a deeper understanding of how litigation practitioner skills are put into practice.
The focus of this year’s event will be how states serve as labs for Liberty. Our hope is that students will have a deeper understanding of how to advocate for people’s constitutional rights through litigation, legislative efforts, and localized activism on a state and federal level, and implement these skills in their home states!
Date: Saturday, March 23rd from 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Location: Austin, TX: Space is limited and applications for this event will be due by Thursday, February 29th. Please visit https://ij.org/event/law-student-event-spring-2024-legal-intensive/ to see the full programming agenda and to apply for the event.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clerkship Webinar
Want to learn more about clerkships and how to apply? View the recording from their live webinar on Feb. 27, 2024.
Scholarships/Fellowships
Cmiel & Weston Summer Intern/Externship Funding Opportunity
UI Center for Human Rights is offering funding opportunities through these programs to support rights-related summer intern/externships:
- Kenneth Cmiel funding program, campus-wide, merit-based selection process, multiple recipients
- Burns Weston funding program, Iowa Law students, merit-based selection process, single recipient ($2500)
- Law students can apply for both Weston and Cmiel with a single application
- Programs provide funding to support travel, housing, and other living expenses associated with summer, rights-related intern/externship
How to Apply: Click here for additional information including application instructions.
Application Deadline: Friday, April 19, 2024
Public Counsel Postgraduate Fellowship Opportunities for Fall 2025
Public Counsel is now accepting fellowship applications for the fall of 2025. Applications for those proposing 2025 Equal Justice Works or Skadden fellowship projects should be submitted by July 1, 2024. Applications for those proposing law school fellowships are reviewed on a rolling basis. This year Public Counsel will consider fellowship proposals limited to those that fall within the scope of the following projects:
How to Apply: We do not have an application form separate from those used by the organizations that fund the fellowships. Students who are interested in a fellowship at Public Counsel should send their resume and a brief description of their proposed project directly to the Directing Attorney of the Public Counsel project with which they wish to work. If you have a problem reaching the Directing Attorney or you have other questions, contact Senior Executive Assistant Uzoamaka Ogbodo EMAIL HERE.
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
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: 2024ICJB
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
