Graduation Employment Surveys
The 2021 Graduate Employment Survey is available to all 3L’s! 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.
To complete the survey:
- Log in to Symplicity
- Click on the words "Graduate Employment Survey.” It is the first link in red font under “shortcuts,” along the right-hand side of your home screen.
- 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
Common Errors
- 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, 2022 (so the spring AFTER you already graduated).
- “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.
Upcoming Career Services Programs
Online Networking in Legal: LinkedIn Strategies for Professional Development
Led by Ashley Hollingsworth, Industry Marketing Manager at McDermott Will & Emery, this program will highlight ways to develop your LinkedIn profile to showcase your personal brand, create posting strategies that drive visibility and engagement, and productively connect with others online.
Date: Friday, February 19, 2021 at 12:40 p.m. CST
Click Here for the Zoom link. Passcode: 762634.
You can submit questions to Ashley in advance by clicking here.
Diversity Fellowship/Scholarship Opportunities
Chapman and Cutler LLP Fourth Annual Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Diversity Scholarship
Chapman is now accepting applications for our fourth annual $10,000 Chapman and Cutler LLP Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Diversity Scholarship. The scholarship is available to law students from diverse backgrounds to help defray the cost of their law school education. Different from other scholarships, students need not apply for and earn a Summer Associate position at Chapman in order to be eligible; the scholarship is open to all diverse students in the legal community.
Students can also access the materials here. Students should send all application materials directly to Shannon Burke shaburke@chapman.com, our Professional Development, Diversity and Pro Bono Manager, prior to September 17, 2021.
Reminders
Spring 2021 Virtual Drop-In Hours
Monday 3:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m.
Melissa Norman
Link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/95309411784?pwd=QlAzNEpzOTBNdFJ3bStSLzUwUlYvdz09
Passcode: ZoomBy!
Tuesday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91098686637?pwd=dDZiMWtnaTBONU0xSm96eS8xMDRqUT09
Meeting ID: 910 9868 6637
Passcode: GoHawks
Wednesday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
AJ Finch
Link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/93400705389?pwd=T2M0dnRkQkV5MUcxbnUvWnJJQVo5Zz09
Passcode: RedSox
Thursday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tami Diebel
Link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91098686637?pwd=dDZiMWtnaTBONU0xSm96eS8xMDRqUT09
Meeting ID: 910 9868 6637
Passcode: GoHawks
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
AJ Finch
Link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/93400705389?pwd=T2M0dnRkQkV5MUcxbnUvWnJJQVo5Zz09
Passcode: RedSox
Additional Resources
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.
Resume and Cover Letter Tools
This comprehensive guide contains instructions on resumes, cover letter, writing samples, transcripts, and references.
Please click here to download.
Summer Public Interest Grant Applications Now Open
1Ls & 2Ls: if you are interning this summer in a nonprofit organization or government agency (including judicial chambers) you may apply for summer public interest grants with one application. This includes funds raised by the Equal Justice Foundation. Applications are available online at: https://law.uiowa.edu/summer-grants.
New this year: Students may apply any time they have secured a position; awards of $750 per student will be made on a rolling basis, while funds remain. Additional specialized awards are available and will be determined in April. This is a new streamlined process, so please do not delay – we hope this will help with planning.
Questions may be directed to law-fpp@uiowa.edu.
UI Center for Human Rights Summer Funding
Each year, the UICHR grants one law student $2500 to help pay for housing, transportation, etc. through the Burns Weston fund. This year, we also have $10,000 in Cmiel funds to award on a competitive basis to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Last year, law students received $4600 in Cmiel support from UICHR. Please click here to learn more about finding and the application instructions.
Washington Council of Lawyer Public Interest Job Clearinghouse
The mid-month Public Interest Jobs Clearinghouse has almost 100 pages of fresh opportunities in a variety of practice settings. Please click here to download the job report.
