We know everyone is busy registering for classes, but wanted
to make sure you don’t miss these great upcoming programs and opportunities. In
this week’s digest read about:
- Yale Leonard & Irene Merker Rosenberg Fellowship Program – A great opportunity for graduating 3Ls seeking public interest careers!
- On Campus Interviews Informational Session – TODAY!
- Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop
- Lunch with a Lawyer
- Apprentice Program – Not to be missed by any current 2Ls who are still seeking summer internships!
- Summer Work Study Program
- Professor Stalder’s Bar Survival Facebook Page
- Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Texas Scholarship
- Hot Jobs
Yale Leonard and Irene Merker Rosenberg Fellowship
Program
The University of Houston is proud to announce its brand
new, re-vamped Graduate Fellowship Program. Through this long term fellowship
program, select public interest organizations will host a Law Center graduate
to work with its office for a 13 month period. The Law Center will cover a
significant portion of the fellow’s salary, while the organization will cover
the remaining salary and benefits. Confirmed
placements include:
- Tahirih Justice Center, Immigration Fellow (Houston, TX)
- Lone Star Legal Aid, Consumer Law Fellow (Houston, TX)
Tentative placements in mental health and juvenile criminal
defense are still being discussed. Stay tuned for more information and
application instructions throughout the month. For questions, please email
Bhavika Shah at bashah2@central.uh.edu
On-Campus Interview Informational Session
Friday, April 4, 2014 | 12:30
- 3:00 pm | 240 BLB
The Career Development Office (CDO) will be holding an On-Campus
Interview (OCI) Informational Session to prepare all interested 1Ls for the
Fall OCI process. The session will consist of 3 segments:
Segment 1: CDO Presentation – The CDO will discuss all of the logistics for
applying to OCI employers through the Symplicity system.
Segment 2: 3L+
Presentation – Co-founders of 3L+, a professional
development training company that provides practical lawyering skills training
and consulting services to current and aspiring attorneys, will discuss how to
conduct yourself during the OCI interview and callback process. Topics
covered will include: how to conduct yourself during an on-campus screener
interview, how to accept/reject a callback interview, how to conduct yourself
during a callback interview, how to accept/reject an offer.
Segment 3: 2L
Student Panel Presentation – Current 2L students who participated in the OCI
process last year will discuss their thoughts on the process and how they
managed it with their schoolwork and extracurricular activities.
Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop
Friday, April 11,
2014 | 9 am – 12 pm | UH, Agnes Arnold Hall, Rm 210
The
Women’s Resource Center, along with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Program, will be offering a workshop on developing salary negotiation skills
for women entering the workforce. The program aims to assist woman learn
how to negotiate their first salary effectively and close the gender wage gap. The workshop
is free to female UH students, but space is
limited. To RSVP or for more information: wgss@uh.edu or 713-743-3214
Lunch with a Lawyer
Wednesday, April 16, 2014|
12:00—1:00 pm | Career Development Office
This program is designed to give students the opportunity to
discuss career goals and learn from attorneys who are practicing in an area of
interest. These small group lunch meetings will be held the third Wednesday of
every month. This month's guest is Chip B. Lewis, a prominent criminal
defense attorney representing clients across the state of Texas. Please
RSVP by emailing Catherine Wright at cmwright@central.uh.edu
a copy of your resume and a brief biography—no more than 1 paragraph
highlighting your career interests.
Apprentice Program
Bidding:
March 31 – April 6, 2014
Current 2Ls, don't miss this great opportunity to gain law
firm experience in one of a number of practice areas this summer! The Law Center
has decided to make some exciting changes to the Apprentice Program this year
to align more closely with the interests of our students. The goal will remain
the same: providing a meaningful and educational employment experience to
participating students. This year, however, rather than offering academic
credit to student participants, students will be paid $16 per hour and will
expected to work 30 hours a week for six to eight weeks over the summer.
For more
information, go to: http://www.law.uh.edu/career/student/Apprentice-Program.asp or contact Mona Elchahal at mdelchah@central.uh.edu.
Summer Work
Study Program
Deadline to
Apply: April 15, 2014
Every semester UHLC is provided with
work study funds for students who are performing work out in the legal
community. Students who are working with our partner organizations and can
demonstrate financial need may be eligible to earn compensation for work
performed. Partner organizations include: (1) Harris County District Attorney’s
Office, (2) Harris County Attorney's Office, (3) Lone Star Legal Aid, (4)
Harris County Public Defender’s Office, (5) City of Houston Legal Department, (6)
Texas Civil Rights Project, (7) U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Office of the
Associate Chief Counsel, (8) Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office, (9)
Houston Bar Foundation Veterans Legal Initiative.
Work study students are paid
approximately $15/hr until their original award amount is exhausted (a maximum
of $4,000). For more information and application instructions, go to: http://www.law.uh.edu/pil/workstudy.asp
Professor Stalder’s Bar Survival Facebook Group
3Ls who will be taking the bar
this summer are encouraged to join Professor Stalder’s Bar Survival Facebook
Group. The page is created for students to share tips and strategies for
maintaining their sanity during bar preparation and the job search beyond. Students
can email Professor Stalder for the link and then request to join the group.
Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Texas Women
& Minority Scholarship
Deadline to
Apply: May 12, 2014
The
Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Texas will award two
$5,000 scholarships, each to a woman and/or minority law student at this year’s
State Bar IP Section Luncheon in June 2014. Any woman or member of a recognized
minority group, including but not limited to African Americans, Hispanics,
Asian Americans, and Native Americans who intends to practice IP law in the State
of Texas, is eligible to apply. Selection
criteria of the scholarships include: merit, scholastic performance, and
financial need. Consideration is also given to extracurricular activities both
inside and outside law school. Interested students can obtain an application
form online at www.texasbariplaw.org. Applications must be
postmarked by no later than May 12, 2014.
Hot Jobs
Just a few of the great jobs currently posted in the
Symplicity Job Bank:
10101 – Contract Associate (Houston TX)
10094 – Law Clerk, Office of the Attorney General
Child Support Division (Houston,
TX)
10099 – Professional Petroleum Landman, Tiger Stripe
Resources (Houston, TX)
10090 – 2015-2016 Judicial Clerk, Court of Appeals State
of Minnesota (St. Paul, Minnesota)
10097 – Law Clerk, Ramey,
Chandler, Quinn & Zito (Houston, TX)
10082 – Summer Law
Fellow, Children at Risk (Houston, TX)
9090 – Employment
Litigation Attorney, Wills Law Firm (Houston, TX)
10074 – Entry-level
Title Examination Position, Three Pointe Land & Title (Plano, TX)
10076 – Law Clerk,
Lin & Valdez (Houston, TX)
Stay up to date with the CDO Events Calendar. For questions, you can make an appointment with your counselor here.
