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November 6, 2007

 Contents:

·         Upcoming Career-Related Programs/Events

•   November Job Search Time-line
•   Finger-printing for OHIO Bar Applications on November 7

·         This Week’s “Hot Job(s)”: Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (Washington, DC); Eastman and Smith (Toledo, OH)

Upcoming Career-Related Programs/Events:

·         Resume and Cover Letter Writing Workshop on Wednesday, November 7^th and Friday November 9^th from 12:00 – 1:00 in Room 1013.   Please bring your lunch and join us as we cover the basics of drafting a legal resume and cover letter. 

November Job Search Timeline - Suggestions to keep you on schedule:

1L Full-time/2L Evening:

• Attend the 1L Career Services Orientation and resume and cover-letter writing workshops.

• Review the Career Services web site (www.utlaw.edu/students/career/index.htm).

• Schedule an individual appointment with LCS to discuss your summer job search.

• Research firms/employers who interest you--there is no substitute for this!

2L Full-time/3L Evening:

• Submit applications to medium firms & stay on top of deadlines for summer gov’t and public interest opportunities.

• Schedule an individual appointment with LCS to discuss your summer job search plans.

• Review application requirements for bar exam in state in which you hope to practice.

3L Full-time/ 4L Evening:

• Schedule an appointment to meet with the Director of Law Career Services.

• Attend workshops/programs offered on campus and by the local bar association. (network!)

• Brush up your interview skills with a mock interview.

• Sign up to take the MPRE Examination (www.ncbex.org) if you haven’t already.

To schedule an individual counseling appointment with the Office of Professional Development, Law Career Services, to discuss your career goals and job search, please send an e-mail to lcs@utoledo.edu with your class schedule and preferred meeting times. 

Finger-printing for OHIO Bar Applications on November 7:

2L/3L/4L’s: If you missed getting finger-printed last week, please makes plans to do so on Wednesday, November 7 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the SLK Lounge.  $10 cash or check only.

You can pick up the Fingerprinting Card for the Ohio Bar Application from the Registrar’s Office on the 2^nd floor of the law school. When filling out a fingerprint card, students need to use black ink, put their height in inches, use following format for date of birth: 2-digit month, 2-digit day, 4 digits for the year.

This Week’s “Hot Job(s)”:

JUDICIAL LEGAL INTERN OPPORTUNITY:  The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals on occasion permits law students to serve as legal interns for judges. The Board is a judicial body within the federal executive branch that conducts hearings and decides cases concerning contracts between government agencies and private companies.  Our decisions are reported in Board of Contract Appeals Decisions (CCH), and appeals from our decisions are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  We also hear and decide cases involving the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation,  and settle claims filed by companies which provide transportation services to the government, and claims filed by government employees regarding expenses of official travel and relocation to new duty stations.

Legal interns assist Board judges by conducting legal research, drafting legal memoranda, preparing analyses of facts, assisting in the preparation of orders and decisions, and attending hearings.

These internships are unpaid positions and there is no possibility that you will be paid for your work.

You must receive academic credit for your internship except during the summer. There are no exceptions to this requirement.

Interns are required to work a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Interns must be able to use Westlaw and WordPerfect.

Applicants should send a law school transcript, a resume, and a cover letter to:

Judge Martha H. DeGraff
Re:  Intern Announcement
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
1800 F Street, N.W.
 Washington, DC 20405

If your transcript does not reflect last semester's grades, include those grades in your cover letter.  State in your cover letter whether you are available for the fall, summer, or spring semester. We accept applications at any time.