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Staff Tim Swensen Assistant Dean, Director of Career Services timothy.swensen@notes.udayton.edu Julie Jackson Program Coordinator/Counselor julie.jackson@notes.udayton.edu Rita Barney Senior Administrative Assistant rita.barney@notes.udayton.edu Contact Phone: (937) 229-3215 Fax: (937) 229-4772 Website: www.law.udayton.edu Email: CSO@udayton.edu Office Hours Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Student Services ◗ Individual Career Counseling – schedule a session with Tim or Julie to discuss your job search strategy. ◗ Job Search Skills Workshops – watch your mailbox or the Opening Statement for a schedule of workshops and programs. ◗ Review and critique of resumes and cover letters – bring your resume and cover letter to the CSO. ◗ Job Vacancy Postings – visit the CSO website and LawMatch. ◗ Reciprocity Assistance – gain access to the Career Services Office at other law schools. Request forms are available in the CSO. CSO Programs We offer a variety of career-oriented programs each year. Examples of these informational programs include: ◗ Super Start Saturday ◗ Resume and Cover Letter Writing ◗ Interviewing Tips ◗ Lawyers in Practice Program ◗ Judicial Clerkship Panel ◗ Ohio Bar Application Workshop ◗ Public Interest Law ◗ Intellectual Property Law ◗ Sports and Entertainment Law ◗ Real Estate Law ◗ Guest Speakers Career Fairs UDSL participates in a number of career fairs every year. Watch your email for more information. Chicago Patent Law Program Chicago, IL (August) Cook County Bar Association Minority Job Fair Chicago, IL (August) Tri-State Diversity Recruiting Program Covington, KY (August) BLSA Midwest Regional Minority Recruitment Conference Cleveland, OH (August) Prosecutorial Symposium Chicago, IL (September) AIPLA Job Fair Washington, D.C. (October) Equal Justice Works Job Fair Washington, D.C. (October) Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference Chicago, IL (February)
On Campus Interviews On campus interviews take place in the fall and spring. We will post an updated list of participating employers on our web site. This information will also be supplied in the CSO Summer Newsletter. Resume Collection Service Many firms and organizations contact us to express an interest in hiring UDSL students. They request that we collect and submit resumes from interested students who meet certain qualifications. The CSO forwards these resumes to the employer in one packet. Our Resume Collection schedule changes frequently throughout the fall. Check the CSO web site or office bulletin boards for an updated list of employers and due dates. Direct Contact Listings Employers notify us in the fall of an interest in UDSL students for summer and permanent jobs and request students forward their resumes directly to the employer. This list changes frequently and the CSO maintains an up-to-date list of participating employers and applicable deadlines on our web page. Job Postings Many area firms, companies, and government agencies contact us throughout the year when they have part-time and full-time job vacancies. We post these vacancies on bulletin boards in the CSO and on our webpage via LawMatch. LawMatch is an online job bank in which UDSL and many other law schools participate. This job bank allows students to search quickly and efficiently for part-time, fulltime, and summer jobs using a password. See the LawMatch Reference Guide at the end of this book for instructions on how to use and register for LawMatch. Resources The Career Services Office houses an extensive resource library containing employer profiles, legal directories, periodicals, and career related books on topics ranging from legal practice areas to interviewing skills. We also maintain a very comprehensive list of online career related web links on the Career Services website under “Job Postings” where you can directly link to over to many other job search sites. CSO Publications ◗ Opening Statement Student Newsletter (monthly) ◗ Student Summer Newsletter (mid-summer mailing) ◗ Employer Brochure (as needed) ◗ Law & Technology Resume Book (fall) ◗ Workshop Handouts (as needed) Student Files As we often receive calls from employers who are looking to fill a certain position, we recommend that students submit a Registration Release form available in the CSO along with three copies of their resume. The CSO also maintains student files and a database to aid in our ability to provide individualized job search assistance. Thus, having information about your undergraduate major, job experience, and areas of interest allows us to refer you for these types of employment opportunities. Be sure to keep us informed of your job status and supply us with updated copies of your resume throughout the school year. State Bar Exam Materials The CSO provides students information about the Ohio Bar Examination and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. For all other state bar examinations, we can provide students with the appropriate contact information. Our materials include information such as required courses, application deadlines, and application procedures. Each fall, representatives from the Ohio Supreme Court give a presentation outlining procedures for applying to the Ohio Bar Exam.
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