Upcoming Career & Student Services Programs
Fall FestivALL Celebration
Hosted by our Peer Advisors, Fall FestivALL is not just an event; it's a home away from home. We recognize that not everyone can return home for the holidays, so we’ve created a space where everyone is welcome to enjoy the festive season right here with your Iowa Law family!
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Location: BLB Room 265
Upcoming Off-Campus Career Programs
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz - 1L Holiday Meet & Greet
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz's annual Meet & Greet Holiday Party for 1L students across the country who may be from the Tennessee area and would be interested in working in Memphis next summer.
Dates: Monday, December 16, at 5:00pm (Central)
Location: 165 Madison Ave., Suite 2000 Memphis, TN 38103
Choate, Hall & Stewart - Home for the Holidays
Choate, Hall & Stewart will be hosting an in-person “Home for the Holidays” event in Boston, MA. This will be a great opportunity for them to learn more about Choate, meet some of our attorneys and see our office!
Dates: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 4:00pm (Eastern). First-year law students: Space is limited and on a first-come basis. Reserve your spot today by registering by December 30th, 2024. Click here to register.
Location: Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110
National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) Job Fair
The NDAA 2025 Job Fair is an exciting opportunity to meet a number of prosecuting agencies seeking to hire persons for entry-level and lateral positions as well as internship opportunities.
Justice-driven students and attorneys who have a passion for advocating for the rights of all involved in the criminal justice system should attend. An opening night networking reception will take place on Saturday, February 1 for employers and job seekers. Law students/job seekers are encouraged to register by Friday, January 24, 2025.
Dates: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Location: Washington, D.C. Register by Friday, January 24, 2025. (Eastern)
Holland & Knight Hoome for the Holidays Reception for 1L Students
Please join Holland & Knight for a reception for 1L students (J.D. Class of 2027) in our Tampa or Jacksonville office during your winter break.
Celebrate the New Year and the completion of your first semester of law school while enjoying food, drinks and getting to know our attorneys before you head back to campus.
Dates: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 & Wednesday, January 8. 2025
Location: Virtual. Register by Friday, December 27, 2024.
Fellowships and Mentorship Opportunities
EPA Legal Careers at U.S. EPA Region 7 Webinar
The webinar is geared toward law students who may have an interest in a legal career in the public sector or just want to learn more about what it is like to work as an attorney at EPA. We plan to do a panel discussion for approximately 45 minutes and leave about 15 minutes for questions.
Dates: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 12:00pm-1:00pm (Central).
Location: Virtual.
Ford Foundation Fellowship in Nonprofit Law
The Ford Foundation Fellowship in Nonprofit Law permits a Fellow each year to spend a year in residence at the Ford Foundation’s Office of Legal Services in New York, working with the General Counsel and staff of attorneys to provide legal advice on grantmaking, operations, governance, human resources, and investments. The Fellow will also work closely with the foundation’s Grants Compliance department and engage with program and operations staff in New York and ten global offices on a variety of initiatives and special projects.
A Fellowship at the Ford Foundation will provide a recent law school graduate with exposure to an unusually wide variety of domestic and international legal issues encountered by private foundations operating globally.
How to Apply: Application Information: A link to the application form and requirements can be found here. The term of the Ford Foundation Fellowship is one year. The Fellows will receive a salary of $100,000 plus benefits.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur (MacArthur) Foundation Residency in Nonprofit Law
The MacArthur Foundation is pleased to announce that it will be offering a one-year residency in nonprofit law to a recent law school graduate to work in its Office of the General Counsel. The purpose of the residency is to provide exposure to the legal work of the MacArthur Foundation as well as experience and exposure to the field of nonprofit law.
The residency will commence on a mutually agreeable date in the fall of 2025 at the MacArthur Foundation’s headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. The Office of the General Counsel of the MacArthur Foundation currently consists of a ten-person team that includes its Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, a Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, and two Associate General Counsels. The Office of the General Counsel works closely with all MacArthur Foundation departments and programs on matters involving state and federal tax-exempt law, general corporate law, intellectual property law, international law, investment matters, impact investments, corporate governance, and regulatory issues.
Term and Salary: The term of the MacArthur Foundation Residency in Nonprofit Law is one year. The 2025-2026 residency will commence in September 2025 with the term ending in August 2026. Residents will receive a salary of $85,000 plus benefits available to full-time employees of MacArthur, including health benefits, subject to the terms of the plan.
Application Information: Additional information and the application form can be found at this link.
McLean County Bar Association Scholarship 2024-2025
The McLean County Bar Association (MCBA) is announcing a $2,500 scholarship for eligible second or third year law school students with strong ties to and an expressed interest or intent to practice law in McLean County, Illinois. The MCBA reserves the right, in exceptional cases, to divide the scholarship equally between two candidates.
Applicants for the MCBA Community Service law school scholarship should demonstrate a commitment to McLean County, Bloomington-Normal and/or its surrounding communities through residency in the county, through academic ties to local schools or through past or future employment. Prime candidates will express and demonstrate a commitment to legal aid work, pro bono activities and/or community service.
How to Apply: Click here to apply.
Application Deadline: To be considered, scholarship applications should be received electronically by midnight CST on Thursday, October 31, 2024. The recipient will be selected on or before November 23, 2024. A member of the MCBA will call and email the successful scholarship recipient shortly after November 23, 2024.
National Center on Philanthropy and the Law (NCPL) Fellowship in Nonprofit Law
The NCPL Fellowship in Nonprofit Law permits one Fellow each year to spend a year in residence at a nonprofit organization. The 2025-2026 Fellow will work closely with senior staff and staff attorneys at Lawyers Alliance for New York (Lawyers Alliance) who have practice specialties that will expose the Fellow to a broad range of disciplines that address the legal needs of nonprofit organizations. Given the varied nature of the legal work performed by Lawyers Alliance and the diverse group of nonprofit organizations it represents, the NCPL Fellow will experience the widest possible exposure to representing nonprofit organizations on interesting and complex legal projects. These legal challenges will enable the NCPL Fellow to develop relevant skills to the maximum extent. An article about the NCPL Fellowship in the Autumn 2021 Lawyers Alliance newsletter can be found here.
How to Apply: A link to the application form and requirements can be found here. The term of the Fellowship is one year. Fellows are funded annually at a salary of $70,000 plus benefits.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
Curated Job Opportunities
2025 Summer Legal Job Postings
Click here to review a listing of open summer 2025 job postings in various locations and legal fields. This list also includes opportunities for 1Ls.
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 https://www.vermontlaw.edu/careers/judicial-clerkship.
The Username is: Eastern and the Password is: Hemlock.
Many thanks,
AJ Finch
The University of Iowa College of Law
