Career Services (Overview)

Please join us for an intensive two-day training series in which we will spend one hour a day improving and polishing your work product.

Please join the San Diego County Bar Association in opening the new school year at the Law Student Welcome Reception & Section and Committee Fair on Thursday, September 30 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. This reception provides a unique opportunity for San Diego's law students to meet attorneys and judges, as well as representatives from the SDCBA’s various Sections and Committees, and San Diego's specialty bar associations. This event is free of charge, and all law students are invited to attend. For more information and to register, visit www.sdcba.org/lswelcome.

Please join the San Diego County Bar Association's New Lawyer's Division for its next business development networking event on Thursday, September 23, 2010 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Playa Grill, located at 2401 Fenton Parkway San Diego, CA 92108.  The SDCBA is co-hosting this event with the Early Career Professionals of the San Diego Psychological Association. There will be light appetizers provided, along with drink specials during the event. Please RSVP at www.sdcba.org/ynldsept23.

The Equal Justice Works program offers dozens of public interest fellowships to students and recent grads each year. Fellowships are two–year jobs with salary, benefits, loan repayment assistance and other perks. The deadline for 3Ls and recent graduates to apply for the 2010-2011 fellowship is Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Applications must be submitted on-line and received by 5:00pm (EDT). For more information, please visit www.equaljusticeworks.org or contact Dovie King in Career Services. 

Stanford Law School is a leading research institution, providing rich opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation. Each year, Stanford Law offers a variety of fellowship opportunities cutting across legal specialties. Currently, Stanford Law is seeking to fill a number of post-graduate positions in the area of legal research, clinical teaching, law and policy, and fundraising. Graduating students and newer attorneys from Thomas Jefferson School of Law are encouraged to apply for these unique job opportunities. For application guidelines, requirements and deadlines, please visit http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html. Contact Dovie King in Career Services for more information.

The Equal Justice Works Fellowships Program offers dozens of paid post-graduate fellowship opportunities to law students each year to do challenging public interest work. The two-year Fellowships provide salary, benefits and generous loan repayment assistance; a national training and leadership development program; and other forms of support during the term of the Fellowship. The application deadline for 2010-2011 fellowships cycle is Wednesday, September 15, 2010. For more information about this exciting job opportunity, please visit www.equaljusticeworks.org or contact Dovie King in Career Services.

Students, contact an alumni mentor today! The alumni listed on Symplicity are waiting to hear from you. These attorneys are eager to take you to court, talk with you over lunch, or provide guidance related to your law school journey and transition to the practice of law. Mentors are amazing resources whether you are in the top 10% of your class, struggling academically, or enrolled full or part-time. These mentors, including volunteer professors, judges, and attorneys in private and government practice are ready to talk with you. Instantly expand your network today by logging in to Symplicity and choosing a mentor.