Passport to Diversity Initiative: Eye-Catching Resumes: Crafting a Resume That Employers Will Notice

We’ve all heard the rules and requirements for legal resumes, but what is it that employers really want to see.  What makes them chose one resume over another?  These legal insiders will let you in on the resume components that catch their eye and the ones that make them pass. A panel of 2-4 Baker & McKenzie LLP attorneys will discuss the dos and don’ts of resume writing.

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013
12 noon
209 BLB

Lunch provided to the first 50 students to RSVP.

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2013 Sunbelt Minority Recruitment Program

The 2013 Sunbelt Minority Recruitment Program will be held Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, at the Wyndham Dallas Suites, Park Central. Hosted by numerous law schools in the southern states, employers from across the country interview 2Ls for summer associate positions and 3Ls for permanent attorney positions. All 2Ls and 3Ls may participate. However, the employers registered for the Sunbelt Minority Job Fair expect to be able to interview law students of color that are part of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Students register and bid through the Sunbelt Symplicity website. Click here to go directly to the site.

Information about registration and bidding may be found at the Sunbelt website. Follow this link and click on Symplicity Instructions under Students.

Registration is open and bidding begins June 26. One you have registered, the career office will approve your registration during office hours (Mon-Fri 8-5). Once approved, you will be able to begin bidding.

Important Dates:

June 26, 2013	Student bidding begins at 9:00 am CST
July 12, 2013	Student bidding ends at 5:00 pm CST
July 15, 2013	Employers start reviewing resumes/employer preselect begins
July 31, 2013	Noon deadline for employers to make interview selections
August 5, 2013	Students view interview awards
August 9, 2013	Noon deadline for students to accept/decline
August 14, 2013	Schedules available to employers and students
August 23, 2013	SUNBELT MINORITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAM

Zelle Hofmann 2013 Diversity Scholarship

From Zelle Hoffman:

On behalf of the national law firm Zelle Hofmann, we are pleased to announce a call for applications for our 2013 Diversity in Law Scholarship.  The keystone of the firm's Diversity Outreach Plan, the Diversity in Law Scholarship was created for law students who either (1) are a member of a diverse group (broadly defined to include race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity, physical disability or economic/educational disadvantage) that is historically underrepresented in the private practice of law; or (2) demonstrate a long-standing commitment to diversity that will be furthered by award of the scholarship.

The scholarship awards the selected recipient a total of $30,000.00 to be applied towards the selected recipient's law school tuition, fees, and text books, with one half of the scholarship paid for the student's second year of law school and one half of the scholarship paid for the student's third year of law school subject to the following:  To receive the second installment of the scholarship, the recipient must maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA (or its equivalent) through the student's second year of law school. The scholarship recipient will also be offered a paid summer clerkship at one of the firm's offices for the summer following the student's first year of law school.  Finally, in order to help ensure the recipient's successful entry into the legal profession, the firm will assign an attorney to mentor the recipient for the student's remaining law school career.

It is our hope to spread the word about our Diversity in Law Scholarship to eligible students attending your law school.  I thought you would be the perfect "go to" person to assist the firm in our communication outreach efforts. Click here for a copy of our formal scholarship application containing more in-depth information about the scholarship for your reference and dissemination.

Please note that to be considered for the Diversity in Law Scholarship students should complete and submit the application and required documents to Zelle Hofmann by April 1, 2013.  Click here for contact information and respective submission information.

If you would like additional information about Zelle Hofmann, please visit www.zelle.com.

PASSPORT TO SUCCESS

PASSPORT TO SUCCESS DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
Presented by UHLC and  Shook, Hardy and Bacon

Saturday, February 23, 2013
Law Center, Frankel and Heritage Rooms

A great opportunity for ALL UHLC students to learn valuable resume, interviewing, and networking skills! 

This event is now open to walk-ins. We want to see you there!

There will be prizes!

Event Schedule:

8:00am Registration and Complimentary Breakfast 
9:00am Resume Enhancement Workshop 
10:00am Interviewing Skills Workshop
11:00am Networking Workshop 
12:00pm Networking in Practice Lunch

Business casual attire

Bring your resume for on-the-spot resume review

Participating Employers: 
Shook, Hardy Bacon LLP | ConocoPhillips | Children at Risk
Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Texas
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry LLP

Participating Student Organizations:
Asian Law Students Association | Black Law Students Association Hispanic Law Students Association | Muslim Law Students Association Native American Law Student Association | OutLaw
South Asian Law Students Association | Association of Women in Law

Winstead Juris Doctor Scholarship

Teresa Schneider from Winstead will be on campus Tuesday, February 26, 2013 to discuss the scholarship. Lunch will be served to the first 30 students in attendance. Noon, 240 BLB.

Note: Application materials can be found in the Document Library on Symplicity.

Winstead PC is proud to announce that, beginning January 14, 2013 it will begin accepting applications for the 2013 Winstead Juris Doctor Scholarship Awards.

Each year, Winstead awards three $20,000 scholarships to ethnically diverse first-year law students* – to a student at The University of Texas School of Law, the University of Houston Law Center, and the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.  In addition to a cash award, each Scholarship recipient will be offered a position in the Firm’s 2014 Winstead Summer Associate Program.

Applications will be available beginning January 14, 2013, both on our website at www.winstead.com, and in the Financial Aid and Career Services offices at each participating law school.  Applications are due no later than March 1, 2013.  We will interview finalists in the second week of March 2013 and will notify scholarship recipients shortly after we have concluded our interviews.  In early April, the Firm will host a reception for scholarship recipients.

Each scholarship winner will receive up to $20,000, distributed as follows:  (i) $1,500 to be presented to each winner at the formal reception in April 2013; (2) $1,500 to be awarded to the law student interest group of the scholarship recipient’s choosing (e.g. BLSA, ALSA, APLSA, CHLSA, TMLS, etc.); (3) a $3,500 signing bonus at the beginning of the summer associate’s clerkship at Winstead, if the scholarship recipient accepts the summer associate position; and (4)  a $13,500 signing bonus on the start of a full time position with Winstead if an offer of full-time employment is made and accepted.**

Winstead’s Juris Doctor Scholarship Program is just one way in which the Firm demonstrates a strong commitment to diversity in the legal profession.  Each year, the Firm participates on career panels at schools and reaches out to leadership and members of minority bar associations and student organizations.  Because diversity requires not just ideas, but action and support, Winstead actively participates in a number of key organizations and events.  Please visit www.winstead.com for a complete list of the diversity-related organizations, recruitment activities and outreach programs we are proud to support.

* Part-time and joint degree students are eligible to apply for the scholarship upon completion of the number of credit hours that are equivalent to the hours required for the first semester of a full-time, first-year law student.  Part-time and joint degree students will be offered a summer associate position for the summer immediately prior to the student’s last year in his or her law school program.

** During the Summer Associate Program, Winstead will evaluate scholarship recipients on the same basis as all other summer associates.  The Firm will have sole discretion to determine whether or not to extend a fulltime position to any of the scholarship winners at the end of their summer employment.

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Award

To further promote diversity within our firm, Winstead is pleased to offer the sixth annual Winstead Juris Doctor Scholarship.  The scholarship is available to one ethnically diverse first-year* law student at the following Texas law schools:  The University of Texas School of Law, The University of Houston Law Center, and Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.  At each school, the scholarship will consist of a cash award of up to $20,000.

Eligibility

Scholarship applicants must meet the following criteria:

·     U.S. Citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the United States;

·     Member of an ethnically diverse population that historically has been underrepresented in the legal profession;

·     Attending The University of Texas School of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law, or The University of Houston Law Center;

·     Full-time, first-year law students or part-time or joint degree students who have completed the number of credit hours equivalent to the hours required of a full-time, first-year law student;

·     Excellent academic performance in law school; and

·     Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Application

Applications must be received no later than March 1, 2013.  To apply, please submit:

·     The Winstead Juris Doctor Scholarship application;

·     A 500 word personal statement sharing your ambitions, a personal experience or unique perspective;

·     Your resume;

·     Your official transcript of first-semester grades; and

·     A legal writing sample such as a memo from a legal writing class, if available.

Selection Process

·     Application packets will be reviewed by the selection committee.

·     Interviews will be held for scholarship finalists at the applicant's law school in the second week of March 2013.

·     Scholarship winners will be announced in April 2013.

·     Congratulatory receptions will be held at the Winstead offices for scholarship winners, their immediate family members and their designated student interest group during the first week of April, 2013.

Applications must be received no later than March 1, 2013.
Please send your complete application packet to:

Dominique Anderson, Director of Attorney Recruitment

Winstead PC

500 Winstead Building

2728 N. Harwood Street

Dallas, Texas 75201