Upcoming Career Services Programs
Minnesota Appellate Court Clerkship Information Session
Are you interested in what it is like to clerk in the Minnesota Supreme or Appellate Court? Please join us as we virtually welcome Judge Kevin Ross (’94) and two law clerks as they discuss opportunities for clerking in Minnesota and the application process. Lunch provided!
Date: TODAY - Wednesday, March 22, 2023 @ 12:45 p.m.
Location: BLB Room 245 and Via Zoom.
Lateralling into Big Law
Are you interested in pursuing a career at a Big Law firm but did not participate in one of their summer associate programs? In this program, the Career Services Office will discuss with our panelist how you can lateral into a Big Law firm after graduation. Panelist include:
- Alex Levin (‘16) – Wilson Elser (Chicago, IL)
- Jonathan Garvin (‘17) – Mintz (Washington, DC)
- Stephanie A. Koltookian (‘15) – Faegre Drinker (Des Moines, IA)
- Emily R. Summers (’17) - Faegre Drinker (Chicago, IL)
Date: Friday, March 31, 2023 @ 12:40 p.m.
Location: BLB Room 235 and Via Zoom
2023-2024 Iowa Law Student Ambassadors
Iowa Law’s Offices of Admissions and Alumni Relations are searching for current law students to fill the role of Student Ambassadors. Student Ambassadors work closely with these offices to represent the school to prospective students and alumni. Please refer to the job positing in Symplicity for further information about the position and to submit an application. Please contact amy-best@uiowa.edu with any questions.
Career Events & Programs
American Society of International Law Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting will offer over 50 hours of substantive content, including an entire track dedicated to professional development, comprising mentoring sessions, a session on how to get a career in international law, a resume and cover letter writing workshop, and more. Your students also will have access to interest group sessions in which they can engage directly with leaders in their specialized fields of interest.
Other highlights of the meeting will include:
- Keynote addresses by leading figures in international law
- More than 45 substantive panels on a wide variety of international law topics
- A dedicated track of professional development sessions
- Multiple opportunities for inter-personal engagement and networking, including coffee breaks, receptions, and social activities
- Interest Group social events and substantive meetings
- Access to the leading publishers of international law materials
- Continuing Legal Education credits (optional at a modest fee)
The full program, schedule, and registration information can be found at www.asil.org/AM.
Registration deadline: Monday, March 27, 2023. Please email AJ Finch if you plan on attending this event.
Foley & Lardner LLP: Introduction to Intellectual Property
Please join Foley and Lardner for an insightful panel discussion designed to introduce law students to an overview of Foley's Intellectual Property department. Our attorneys will speak about their robust careers and provide valuable information about their practice during an hour long panel moderated by Kadie Jelenchick. Following the panel, in breakout sessions, you'll have an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations with our panelists and other Foley attorneys from various Intellectual Property practice groups. We look forward to receiving your RSVP!
Date: Monday, April 3, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m. (Central)
How to register: Click here to register.
Foley & Lardner - Under Pressure: Managing Stress in Law School and Beyond
It’s no secret that law school is demanding, and it’s widely agreed that the first year is often the most challenging. We invite you to take a few deep breaths and a break from your busy 1L schedule to join us for a program aimed at helping you to better navigate and constructively handle the pressures and stresses associated with being a law student. Designed specifically with 1L students in mind and led by Foley & Lardner’s own Director of Coaching, Anjali Desai, this interactive session will help you:
• Understand the science of stress and its impact on your brain and body
• Identify your common stress triggers and default responses
• Learn science-backed, actionable strategies to intentionally interrupt your stress cycle and shift into a healthier state
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central)
How to register: Click here to register.
Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance
Now in its 19th year! SIPJF undertakes a multi-faceted approach to ensure that students are gaining the best employment opportunities and employers are procuring the brightest future members of the IP community.
Throughout the year, SIPJF is reaching out to even more law schools and working with additional career service departments to attract top students interested in IP law.
Registration deadline: Monday, May 8, 2023.
How to register: Click here to register for this career fair.
Loyola Patent Law Interview Program for 1L's and 2L's
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is hosting the 2023 Patent Law Interview Program on Thursday and Friday, July 20-21. This nationwide interview program targets patent law employers and rising 2L and 3L students. The 2023 Patent Law Interview Program will be held IN PERSON* at the Embassy Suites Chicago – Downtown/Lakefront.
Last year roughly 150 employers, 190 law schools, and 1,300 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.
For more information on the program, please refer to the Loyola Patent Program website at: https://www.luc.edu/law/currentstudents/careerservices/patentprogram/.
How to register: Online student registration for this year’s Patent Law Interview Program will begin on Tuesday, February 14 and close on Monday, March 27. Students can register at: https://epay.luc.edu/C20996_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=311&SINGLESTORE=true
Missouri State Public Defenders Virtual Career Expo
This event is informational to learn more about amazing career opportunities you could have with MSPD—open to all law students, bar candidates, and licensed attorneys.
How to register: click here to register for this career expo. Registration deadline is Friday, March 31, 2023.
Date: Monday, April 6, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m. (Central)
The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s annual Lavender Law® Career Fair
Register now for the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ legal professionals in North America! This year's event will include three days of lively CLE and gatherings, networking opportunities, and the largest diversity career fair with LGBTQ+ law students interested in internship and full-time opportunities. 75+ recruiting sponsors have already signed up to participate in the career fair!
Members of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association receive substantial discounts on registration. You can join or renew your membership online here.
We are also making some exciting new changes for this year's Conference, including:
• The Career Fair will take place on the first full-day of the Conference, Monday, July 24th.
• We will hold our first-ever Recruiter and Student Mixer on Sunday, July 23rd, the evening before the start of the Conference.
How to register: Click here to register for the career fair.
Polsinelli OutLaw Law Student Recruiting Event
Join Polsinelli's LGBTQ+ Resource Group for a Virtual Open House. We will have an intimate conversation about living authentically in BigLaw and gain an insider's perspective on the culture at Polsinelli. Hear from lawyers about their journey from Summer Associate to their pathway to Shareholder. Ask questions and connect with some of our leaders about what DEI means to them and find out more about opportunities in our 2024 Summer Associate program.
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 @ 6:00 p.m. (Central)
How to register: Click here to register.
Varnum LLP 1L Spring Reception
Save the date! Varnum LLP is hosting a spring reception in their Ann Arbor, MI office.
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023 @ 5:30 p.m. (Central)
How to register: Click here to learn more about registration.
Wilson Sonsini 1L Life Sciences Summit
Home to one of the largest life sciences practices in the U.S., Wilson Sonsini is the premier provider of legal services to thousands of innovation-focused life sciences enterprises worldwide. The firm is excited to announce its inaugural 1L Life Sciences Summit. The summit will bring together law students from across the country with interest and/or experience in the life sciences. The event will be held in our Boston, Massachusetts office. The summit will introduce 1L students to the firm’s diversity of life sciences practice areas to help students explore how they can leverage their life sciences backgrounds and interests in their future legal careers.
First-year law students enrolled at ABA-accredited law schools are eligible to apply. Pre-law students with life sciencesbackgrounds who have been admitted to ABA-accredited law schools will also be considered.
Dates: March 23 - 24, 2023.
How to register: Click here to register for this program.
Fellowships/Scholarship Opportunities
We are documenting as many as we can find or are made aware. If you would like us to find information for fellowships in specific a geographical locations, organizations or firm, please let us know.
https://law.uiowa.edu/summer-grants-program
https://www.psjd.org/summer-funding-primer-usa
https://www.psjd.org/summer-funding-sources
UI Center for Human Rights invites law students to apply for Kenneth J. Cmiel and Burns H. Weston funding to support your public interest summer externships. Funding may be used to support housing, transportation, food, and incidental expenses. The application deadline is April 14, 2023 (5:00 pm CT).
Application workshops will be held on March 8th and 21st at 4:00 pm. For information about the workshops, eligibility, and the application visit: https://uichr.uiowa.edu/academics/funding-summer-internships.
ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty - Curtin Fellowship
The ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, is pleased to announce the 2023 Curtin Fellowship. This fellowship provides $3,500 stipends to law students who spend their summers supporting organizations that work to prevent homelessness and support indigent clients or clients at risk or experiencing homelessness.
The ideal intern will have a demonstrated interest in public interest law and experience working with people experiencing homelessness/poverty or on issues affecting them. All law students are eligible, and first year law students are encouraged to apply. The intern must commit no less than eight continuous weeks between May 1 and September 1 to their chosen program.
How to Apply: Students can submit an application to homeless@americanbar.org.
Application Deadline: Friday, March 24, 2023.
Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay Competition
The University of Pennsylvania Law Review is pleased to announce its eighth annual Public Interest Essay Competition. The Competition has been renamed the Dorothy E. Roberts Public Interest Essay Competition, in recognition of Professor Roberts’ immense, pervasive impact on not only the Penn Law community but communities around the country. Professor Roberts takes a unique interest in advancing public interest discourse, and her willingness to mentor and advise public interest students adds unparalleled value to our community.
The Competition is a national writing competition for student-authored articles on the topic of social justice and public interest law. The winner will be awarded a $5,000 grant to implement a public interest project related to the article and a $1,000 cash prize. The Law Review is committed to improving the surrounding community in Philadelphia and the national legal community as a whole. Through this Competition, the Law Review seeks to serve this mission by publishing serious legal scholarship focused on social justice and public interest law.
How to apply: Click here for application instructions.
Foley & Lardner 1L Fellowship Opportunity - Milwaukee, WI
Foley & Lardner LLP and Johnson Controls International, two leaders in intellectual property, have partnered to create the Johnson Controls – Foley IP Law Fellowship for current first-year law students interested in pursuing a career in intellectual property law. The fellowship combines two outstanding summer internships followed by an opportunity to become a new IP associate at Foley & Lardner LLP. The JCI-Foley Fellow will spend the summer following the first year of law school, 10 weeks beginning in May/June of 2023, at Johnson Control’s corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, WI. If the JCI-Foley Fellow performs well during the first summer at Johnson Controls, the Fellow will join Foley’s Summer Associate Program as a 2L summer associate, for 10 weeks beginning in May/June of 2024, in Foley’s Milwaukee office (or other agree-to Foley office). Following a successful completion of the 2024 Summer Associate Program, the JCI-Foley Fellow will have the opportunity to join Foley & Lardner LLP as a new associate in the fall after law school graduation.
Diversity is a core value of Johnson Controls and Foley & Lardner LLP. A diverse and inclusive workforce enriches our work experiences and enables us to offer unique and innovative legal solutions to our clients. Eligible applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and completed one year at an ABA-accredited law school. Continued enrollment in a JD program, with an emphasis on intellectual property, must be shown. Preference will be given to students with engineering or scientific backgrounds (either career, education, or both).
A minimum undergraduate and law school GPA of 3.0 is required. If applying before a first semester law school transcript is available, please send a transcript when it is available to Foley's IP Legal Recruiting Senior, Steve Fundarek, at sfundarek@foley.com. Please reference the Johnson Controls-Foley IP Law Fellowship in the email subject line, so that we may add your transcript to your application. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Vet/Disabled.
Fellowship at Texas Law - Mithoff Pro Bono Progam
The Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program at The University of Texas School of Law. Please help us get the word out to current 3Ls and recent law graduates! Applications received by noon on Monday, March 6 will receive priority consideration. Additional information and application instructions can be found here.
Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program
The Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program empowers students to use their developing legal knowledge and skills to address unmet legal needs in the community starting as early as their first semester at Texas Law.
The Mithoff Program supports over 1,000 law student pro bono opportunities each academic year, and provides legal information and advice to over 500 people through pro bono projects supervised by Mithoff Program attorneys and Texas Law faculty. Mithoff Program pro bono projects provide legal assistance in areas including asylum and humanitarian parole; expungement of criminal records; parole; small business formation; special education; and Title IX. The Mithoff Program regularly works with law students, faculty, and community partners to develop new pro bono projects that are responsive to community priorities and law student interest.
Rollie White Pro Bono Fellowship
The University of Texas School of Law invites applicants for a two-year post-graduate fellowship in the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program. This position will offer a recent law graduate with an interest in working in legal education the opportunity to supervise law student work on pro bono projects and at pro bono workshops and clinics.
Responsibilities
- The Fellow, under the supervision of Mithoff Program attorneys, will assist in overseeing in-house pro bono projects, working with student leaders, and supervising law student pro bono work.
- The Fellow will assist with pro bono trainings, pro bono event planning and operations, and the evaluation of projects and student experiences.
- The Fellow may have the opportunity to help develop and support new pro bono projects and other opportunities for Texas Law students.
Curated Job Opportunities
Post Graduate Weekly Job Posting
Click here and here to review the weekly open post graduate job postings in various locations and legal fields.
Summer 2023 Weekly Job Posting
Click here to review the weekly open summer 2023 job postings in various locations and legal fields.
Summer 2024 Weekly Job Posting
Click here to review the weekly open summer 2024 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
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.
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. 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: American and the Password is: Ash.
Many thanks,
AJ Finch
The University of Iowa College of Law
