Dean Huebner will be hosting a Community Career Chat lunch on with three guest attorneys! These attorneys work in the patent industry. The lunch is intended to be an informal event where you'll be able to ask questions regarding career planning and receive advice on landing a patent attorney position! Because the lunch is intended to be a small group chat, our RSVP list is limited to 10 students. Read More ...

Registration is now open for the 7th annual Working in the Public Interest Conference at the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, Georgia. Read More ...

CAREERS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW - PRIVATE SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES Read More ...

Grode lectures around the country to law students about how to improve their chances of getting hired. Today's program will focus on how you can leverage your assets to get noticed by employers! Read More ...

Join LCS and its co-sponsors on Monday, January 30th from 4-6 in Bannan 142 for a presentation by Entertainment attorney and USC professor Lance Grode. The title of his presentation is "Every Statistic Becomes an Excuse," which will focus on a practical discussion of techniques you should be employing to make yourself a more attractive candidate on the job market. Read More ...

The next New Attorneys' Roundtable will focus on the question "When does a corporate trustee make sense?" Senior attorney will be Charles Dombrowski who is an experienced trust officer with Comerica Bank in Palo Alto. He will be available to answer questions about the advantages and disadvantages of corporate trustees, what corporate trustees do (and don't do), and how to compare corporate trustees. Read More ...

1L's and 2L's may now schedule advising appointments with Morgan Dain during February. Please visit our online scheduler to make an appointment. Read More ...

Are you interested in gaining legal experience in an in-house setting? If so, the Applied Materials internship might be right for you. Read More ...

If you are planning on applying to the Summer Associate Position at Lowenstein Sandler, please complete your applications ASAP! They are due tomorrow! Read More ...

AT&T's legal Department is excited to offer the following summer employment opportunity to students who will complete their first year law school in Spring. Read More ...

This position is currently a resume collection. The On-Campus Interview date is TBD. In the event that you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by Christina Johnson, in Law Career Services to be scheduled. Read More ...

Reminder: In anticipation of PI/PS day interviews, Law Career Services and Public Interest Law Career Services is offering mock interview sessions on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, between 10am and 6pm. Read More ...

We know our Law Career Services calendar has been very full of appointments and some of you are in need of a quick resume review so that you can begin applying to summer positions. To help you receive some advice, Dean Huebner has offered two dates and times for resume reviews in Bannan Lounge. Please come to Bannan Lounge on Wednesday, January 25th or Friday, January 27th. These resume reviews will both be at noon! Read More ...

Are you curious about the latest trend in legal hiring? Do you want to learn about what your peers and SCU alumni are doing to find their first permanent employment position? This is your opportunity to chat with Dean Huebner about the legal employment market! Dean Huebner has been the director of Law Career Services for several years now and she can share ideas that other students have used to successfully land their first job, without top grades! Read More ...

Are you looking for a competitive edge to advance in today's job market? Would you like to learn about the legal job market AND have the chance to win some great prizes? Join Law Career Services and the Santa Clara Law Alumni Board for our annual Law Career Day panel. Read More ...

This two-part webinar series, cosponsored by NALP and Equal Justice Works, will provide law students with insight on the key elements of the summer public-interest job application process. Attorneys with years of application review experience will highlight do's and don?ts; explain how and why public interest application materials may substantively differ from law firm materials; and explore the dynamics of personal interactions in interviews and networking situations. Read More ...

The scholarship provides financial support to qualified students who enhance diversity in the legal profession and have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing a career in IP law. Read More ...

Morrison & Foerster is one of the only large, international, general practice law firms with a full service patent practice. For nearly two decades, our world-class patent practice has represented many of the globe's most innovative technology and life sciences companies such as DreamWorks Animation, Genentech, Kyocera Wireless, and The University of California. Read More ...

The Navy is now accepting applications for full-time Navy JAG officer positions to commence after graduation. JAG officers receive early exposure to direct client contact, trial experience, leadership positions and travel opportunities. Students who have completed one year of law school are eligible to apply. Read More ...

Mark your calendars for the upcoming PIPS Day information session. Get information on making the most out of your applications and interviews at the upcoming PIPS day in San Francisco. Read More ...

The Online Communications Coordinator will be part of a 3-4 person online communications team. They provide social media and general technology support to the Law Careers Services staff by developing the online presence of the office. The online communications team engages Santa Clara University's law students, law alumni, faculty, and friends of the university. To create and maintain an online presence, the team uses Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Linked-In, iMovie, Bit.ly and Santa Clara's mySCU. Read More ...

Preparing cover letters and choosing writing samples for job applications can be extremely difficult. This lunch time workshop is being presented by Assistant Dean Vicki Huebner, from Law Career Services and by LAWRAW professors Patty Rauch and Michael Flynn. They will teach you how to form both the content and structure of cover letters. They will also explain how you choose and modify writing samples for job applications. Read More ...

The Alameda County Office of County Counsel is seeking highly qualified law students to fill two positions during the summer of 2012. Read More ...

Lowenstein Sandler's Intellectual Property Section of the Tech Group is seeking a Patent Agent who is a 1L to work as a 2012 Summer Associate. The position at Lowenstein Sandler's Palo Alto office involves preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications for software, including operating systems, middleware software, directory servers, network management, virtualization and cloud computing. The Patent Agent must have a degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. Must be registered to practice before the USPTO. Work experience as a software developer is a plus, along with solid academic credentials. Salary will be $2,700/week as a Summer Associate. Read More ...

The PSLawNet Fellow is the principal manager and administrator of the PSLawNet website. PSLawNet, which is housed at the NALP, is the nation's largest public interest law jobs database, and also includes detailed information on thousands of public interest and government employers, as well as a library of resources to aid job seekers. Read More ...

Zynga is searching for stellar 1L's to join its legal team for the summer. At Zynga, our mission is to connect people through games. We make popular social games like FarmVille, CityVille, Mafia Wars and Words with Friends that are accessible for everyone to play. With over 2500 employees worldwide, we are having a ball! Come join us! Read More ...

Our guest speakers Lee Anne Masetti-Martin and Michelle LeBiavant are recruiters from Morrison & Foerster LLP. These women make the first "cut" to determine which candidates get interviewed! Find out what makes a resume stand out to them! Read More ...

The following government programs have 3L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks. Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located on on the Law Career Services Claranet page. To access the handbook after finding it on the Claranet page, use the user name and password that is written in the link. Read More ...

The following government programs have 2L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks. Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located on on the Law Career Services Claranet page. To access the handbook after finding it on the Claranet page, use the user name and password that is written in the link. Read More ...

The following government programs have 2L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks. Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located on on the Law Career Services Claranet page. To access the handbook after finding it on the Claranet page, use the user name and password that is written in the link. Read More ...

Upcoming Events for the week of 1/9 from LCS Read More ...

The Washington State AGO has not been funded to offer paid positions to 1L law clerks for the past several years. Nevertheless, we have found that many students benefit from a summer with us by fulfilling public service requirements and gaining invaluable first-hand legal training. We are currently accepting applications from those students who wish to serve as a volunteer. Although this program is primarily targeted towards first year law students, we also accept and encourage applications from second year and LLM law students. Read More ...

The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area is proud to announce its 2012 Law Foundation Scholarships. AABA recognizes the importance of fostering the growth of law students to improve the future development of the Asian Pacific American bar. AABA will award scholarships to deserving law students who are committed to advocating and improving their communities. Read More ...