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How to be a Public Interest Attorney at a Private Law Firm

Interested in doing public service while working at a private law firm? How can you find out more about a firm's pro bono policy? What can you ask about pro bono in your interviews?  What advantages will you have over other associates by doing pro bono work?

Please join us for the upcoming panel:  

How to be a Public Interest Attorney at a Private Law Firm
Monday, February 25, 2008
12:00pm-1:00pm
Caplin Pavilion

For more information on the event (including a list of panelists and how to RSVP to receive lunch during the talk), please see the posting on Public Works.   See you Monday!

 

Dress for Success Seminar

Dress for Success, Tuesday, February 19, 2008

6:00 PM, Caplin Pavilion

Career Services and PILA will hold a "Dress for Success" seminar next Tuesday night, February 19 at 6pm in Caplin Pavilion. The presentation will cover the basics of dressing for a professional environment and the finer points of dressing for an interview, building a functional business wardrobe, and dressing in a business casual environment.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Conference on Public Service and the Law

The 9th Annual Conference on Public Service and the Law will be held this Friday and Saturday at the Law School. Founded by law students nine years ago, the conference brings together students, citizens, and attorneys to discuss current public interest legal issues.

The Conference will feature a Keynote Address by Richard Cohen, President of the Southern Poverty Law Center.  Cohen is a renowned civil rights litigator named a "young lawyer outside the private sector whose vision and commitment is changing lives."  He is the Executive Producer of 2 Oscar and Emmy-winning documentaries.

The following panels will be offered on Saturday at 1:00pm:

• Public Interest Law in the Private Sector (WB 104)
• Careers in International Public Interest Law (WB 103)
• Careers in Poverty Law (WB 105)
• Careers in Prosecution and Defense (WB 126)
• Women in Public Interest Careers (WB 102)
• Careers in the Federal Government (WB 128)

Full schedule and registration available here. More information is available here.