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February 16, 2016
Spring 2016 OCI and Resume Collection
Bidding (applying) is now open. Students can access OCI job postings in the OCI & Resume Collection section of Symplicity. All bidding goes through Symplicity.
New RESUME COLLECTION Session: Spring 2016 (VSP Resume Collection) Employer: VSP Global Class Level: 2L Bidding Deadline: Feb. 23 at 11:00pm Alumni Directory
New OCI EMPLOYER Job Search Resources California DOJ, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Law Division, Correctional Law Section Symplicity OCI Date: March 16 Session: Spring OCI 2016 (March 16) Career News Archives Bidding Deadline: March 3 at 11:00pm Class Level: 1L, 2L Archive of Recorded OCI Process Questions: CSO Presentations
Please contact Kim Thomas at 530.754.5719 or [email protected] with questions pertaining to Symplicity, OCI, the Resume Collection Walk-In Hours: process. You can also stop by Career Services. 11 AM - Noon & 4 - 5 PM, Monday - Thursday; Make Your Own Dream Job: Everything You 11 AM - 1 PM, Friday
Need to Know about Post-Bar Public Interest 3Ls: 12 PM - 1 PM, Tuesday - Fellowships Thursday (with Lisa Carlock); 12 PM - 1 PM, Monday and Have you discovered your dream public interest employer, but Friday (with Shannon Kahn). they'll never be able to pay you? Do you have the next big public 3Ls may also access general walk-ins. interest law project idea, but no money to launch it? Want to start your public interest legal career with a bang? Need more than a few minutes? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need to Call 530.752.6574 to know about Post-Bar Fellowships. schedule an appointment.
Please join us Wednesday, February 17th from 12-1 in Room 1002 for a Post-Bar Legal Fellowships Information Session & Panel Discussion with Former Fellows. You'll come away with a sense of the range of fellowships available, what you need to do to apply, how to be competitive and when you need to get on it.
Orrick Panel: The Diverse Universe of Private Practice
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wells Fargo Building 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000
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Sacramento, CA
Private practice is not a monolith; rather it offers the opportunity to specialize in many different fields. The panelists will discuss some of the practice groups at Orrick and why they chose their particular areas of expertise. Panelists include:
Eugene Clark-Herrera, Public Finance Partner Katie DeWitt, Commercial Litigation Senior Associate Stephanie Albrecht, White Collar & Corporate Investigations Managing Associate Lesley Durmann, Insurance/Restructuring/Public Policy Managing Associate Shaunicie Fielder, Employment Managing Associate
Space is limited. Please RSVP to Linda Partmann by March 1, 2016. Food and refreshments will be provided. Parking in the Wells Fargo Building will be validated.
Judicial Clerkship Events
Career Services invites you to attend the Alumni Judicial Clerk Panel and Reception on Thursday, February 18, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in Room 1001 at King Hall. The panel will feature King Hall alumni who have previously clerked for a variety of judges and who will discuss their clerkship experiences as well as the long term career benefits of clerking. Panelists include:
Kelly Volkar '14 - U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Judge Richard Tallman Jonathan Kendrick '13 - Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, Judge Robert Molloy Gabriel Zeldin '10 - Alaska Supreme Court Justice Daniel Winfree Ryan Stahl '09 - U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judge Richard Clark Eric Olah '13 - U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Chief Judge Bruce Kasold, U.S. Magistrate Judges of the Eastern District of CA Court, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of CA, Chief Judge Morrison England
Following the panel, there will be a general reception with food and beverages in the hallway outside Room 1001, so that you may speak further with alumni. Please RSVP to Career Services if you have not done so already.
If you would like information on how to obtain a post-graduate judicial clerkship, please plan to attend the Judicial Clerkship Information Session on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at noon in Room 2302 (Please note the date change). A judicial clerkship provides unparalleled legal experience, prestige and resume enhancement, broad exposure to the law, a great lifestyle, and the chance to build a relationship with a judge that will last a lifetime. In this program, Career Services staff will discuss the clerkship application process, hiring timeline, and strategies for obtaining a judicial clerkship.
Questions? Please contact Natalie Butcher.
1Ls and 2Ls: Still Looking for a Summer Position?
Flex (San Jose, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350372 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
LinkedIn (Sunnyvale, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350371 (for Class of 2018)
Pandora Media Inc. (Oakland CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350369 (for Class of 2018)
IMAX Corporation (Santa Monica, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350368 (for Class of 2017)
University of California, Davis School of Law, Professor Imwinkelried (Davis, CA): Deadline March 9, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350309 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler (Sacramento, CA): Deadline February 19, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350083 (for Class of 2017)
Walt Disney Studios (Burbank, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350179 (for Class of 2017)
Mozilla (San Francisco, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350183 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
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Salesforce.com (San Francisco, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350184 (for Class of 2018)
Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (San Mateo, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350185 (for Class of 2018)
Splunk Inc. (San Francisco, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350186 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason, District of Alaska (Anchorage, AK): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350158 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
Alcatel Lucent Enterprise (Calabasas, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350177 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler (Sacramento, CA): Deadline February 19, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350083 (for Class of 2017)
AT&T Entertainment Group (El Segundo, CA): Deadline February 19, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350110 (for Class of 2018)
Orange County Superior Court (Santa Ana, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350112 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
Nestle USA (Glendale, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350111 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
Solazyme (South San Francisco, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350059 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
GoPro (San Mateo, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350055 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
Public Advocates, Inc. (San Francisco, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350061 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento (Sacramento, CA): Deadline March 7, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350026 (for Class of 2018)
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA): Deadline February 26, 2016, Symplicity ID # 349906 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
Juniper Networks, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA): Deadline February 29, 2016, Symplicity ID # 349880 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
CA Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (Sacramento, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 349746 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
1L 2016 Reed Smith/Kaiser Permanente Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Diversity Fellowship (San Francisco, CA): Deadline March 4, 2016, Symplicity ID # 349990 (for Class of 2018)
Adobe Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 349945 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar (San Francisco, CA): Deadline March 2, 2016, but applications considered on a rolling basis, Symplicity ID # 349703 (for Class of 2018 and 2017)
Equal Justice Works Public Interest Awards
Applications are now open for the 2016 Equal Justice Works Public Interest Awards!
This year, Equal Justice Works' National Advisory Committee is presenting awards to law students at Equal Justice Works member schools in eight regions who have a demonstrated commitment to public interest law and pro bono work.
The Equal Justice Works Public Interest Awards seek to identify and honor law students who have
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provided extraordinary service through law school clinics, volunteer work, internships, and/or extracurricular projects. Recipients will be honored during an Award Ceremony with a commemorative plaque and $250.
Applications are currently open through March 1, 2016. Please find the application here as well as a list of our member schools divided into eight regions. If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].
ABA Section of Litigation FREE Law Student Membership
The ABA Section of Litigation's is providing FREE law student membership. With membership, law students will receive:
Access to the Business Development webpage featuring videos and articles to help law students network, build a resume, and get a job; Subscriptions to the award-winning Litigation Journal and Monthly Litigation News electronically; Opportunities to network and learn more about practice areas you are interested in through over 35 committees; Discounts on 1-day Regional Meeting Workshops where law students can learn and network locally.
Law students can join today by completing this form.
National Association of Women Lawyers -- Free Law Student Membership The National Association of Women Lawyers offers free NAWL Memberships to law students for the duration of their time in law school and would love for more students to take advantage of this opportunity to become more involved in NAWL. In addition, NAWL will be partnering with Prudential Financial, Inc. to provide a summer internship opportunity for a first-year law student. Please see the website for more information.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CA Pro Se Department currently hiring summer externs
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Pro Se Department is currently hiring summer externs. Pro Se Department externs assist the Pro Se Department staff attorneys in managing prisoner habeas corpus and civil rights cases for the court. Externs participate in court extern activities (court days, social events) and work closely with the court's career staff attorneys. Pro Se Department externs research and draft proposed procedural and dispositive orders in prisoners' cases challenging their convictions and conditions of confinement. Students with a special interest in criminal law and/or prison law are encouraged to apply. Apply through the online application for judicial extern positions here.
Attention First Year Future Prosecutors
Apply now to the Contra Costa District Attorney's 2016 Prosecutors' Academy. The Prosecutors' Academy is a free, week-long, hands-on training on everything a prosecutor does in a courtroom. This intensive trial training program will afford 1L students the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to succeed in the courtroom. During the five day seminar, experienced prosecutors from our county will instruct you on the various phases of a jury trial, including: opening statements, direct examinations, cross examinations, and closing arguments. In addition, you will put your knowledge into action with daily practical exercises in an actual courtroom. Following each exercise, your instructors will give individualized feedback and the opportunity for you to perfect your craft.
Dates: May 23-27, 2016 Locations: Martinez Superior Court & Walnut Creek Courthouse To Apply: email a resume and cover letter to DDA Ryan Wagner [[email protected]] Deadline: March 1, 2016
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U.S. Department of Justice Volunteer Program
Every year over 1,800 volunteer legal interns serve in DOJ components and U.S. Attorneys' Offices throughout the country. If you are interested in a DOJ volunteer internship, please review the many opportunities featured at www.justice.gov/careers/legal/volunteer-intern.html.
Judicial Clerkship Opportunities
If you are interested in judicial clerkships, please set up an appointment with Natalie Butcher in Career Services to discuss your individual clerkship application strategy.
OSCAR - Please remember to set up clerkship alerts in your OSCAR account for up-to-date notifications when a judge in your preferred grouping of states has created a new position: http://oscar.uscourts.gov. Some judges who are hiring for the 2017 term or later:
U.S. District Court Judge Edward Shea (Richland, WA) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Carolyn King (Houston, TX)* This judge has hired King Hall law clerks! U.S. District Court Judge Neil Wake (Phoenix, AZ) U.S. District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez (Los Angeles, CA) U.S. District Court Judge Josephine Staton (Santa Ana, CA) U.S. District Court Judge Howard Lloyd (San Jose, CA) U.S. District Court Judge Beth Freeman (San Jose, CA) U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Martin Barash (Woodland Hills, CA) U.S. District Court Judge James Selna (Santa Ana, CA)* This judge has hired King Hall law clerks! U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Dorothy Nelson (Pasadena, CA) U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson (Los Angeles, CA) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Richard Tallman (Seattle, WA)* This judge has hired King Hall law clerks! U.S. District Court Judge James Robart (Seattle, WA) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge J. Wallace (San Diego, CA) U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones (Seattle, WA) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Mary Schroeder (Phoenix, AZ) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jane Kelly (Cedar Rapids, IA) U.S. District Court Judge Steven Logan (Phoenix, AZ) U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick (San Francisco, CA) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Richard Clifton (Honolulu, HI) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ferdinand Fernandez (Pasadena, CA) U.S. District Court Judge Robert Brack (Las Cruces, NM) U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour (Seattle, WA) U.S. District Court Judge John Mendez (Sacramento, CA)* This judge has hired King Hall law clerks! U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell (Phoenix, AZ) U.S. District Court Judge Michael Fitzgerald (Los Angeles, CA) U.S. District Court Judge John Tuchi (Phoenix, AZ) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Morgan Christen (Anchorage, AK) U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Guilford (Santa Ana, CA) U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Hughes (Houston, TX) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Carlos Lucero (Denver, CO) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ronald Gould (Seattle, WA) U.S. District Court Judge Jesus Bernal (Riverside, CA) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Susan Graber (Portland, OR) U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Raymond Fisher (Pasadena, CA)
Symplicity - Judges' chambers around the country occasionally post clerkship openings on Symplicity. Please check the website often, as positions are sometimes open only for a short period of time.
Vermont Guide: Information on state judicial clerkships can be found in the Vermont Guide: http://forms.vermontlaw.edu/career/guides. Please contact the Career Services Office at (530) 752-6574 for login information.
The following is a sampling of state and other judicial clerkship opportunities for students and alumni. To see many additional clerkship opportunities, please refer to the resources above.
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit Staff Attorney (Washington, DC): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID 350346
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U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Carolyn McHugh (Salt Lake City, UT): Deadline March 15, 2016
U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers (Oakland, CA): Deadline May 31, 2016
U.S. District Court Judge Kevin McCoy (Anchorage, AK): Deadline March 5, 2016
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore (Oakland, CA): Deadline June 1, 2016
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA): Deadline March 7, 2016, Symplicity ID 350323
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Judge Harry Pregerson (Woodland Hills, CA): Deadline August 2, 2016
U.S. District Court Judge Rozella Oliver (Los Angeles, CA): Deadline June 1, 2016
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jean Rosenbluth (Los Angeles, CA): Deadline August 15, 2016
Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA): Deadline March 14, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Symplicity ID 350125, (for Class of 2016 and 2015)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Staff Attorneys' Office (Atlanta, GA): Deadline March 1, 2016, Symplicity ID 349484
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Milan Smith (El Segundo, CA): Deadline August 15, 2016
U.S. District Court Judge Edward Shea (Richland, WA): Deadline March 15, 2016, (for Class of 2016, 2015)
CA Supreme Court, Justice Leondra R. Kruger (San Francisco, CA): Deadline ASAP, (for Class of 2017, 2016, and 2015). Justice Kruger is still considering applications for the 2016 term. She is now looking at applications for the 2018 term. The 2017 term has been filled. Send cover letter, resume, writing sample (critical), law transcript, and letters of recommendation or list of references to [email protected].
Nevada Second Judicial District Court, County of Washoe Law Clerk (Reno, NV): Deadline February 26, 2016, (for Class of 2016)
U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Scott (Santa Ana, CA): Deadline August 16, 2016, (for Class of 2016)
Supreme Court of Guam Research Attorney (Hagatna, Guam): Deadline ASAP, (for Class of 2016 and 2015), Symplicity ID 349742
U.S. District Court Judge William Martinez (Denver, CO): Deadline April 1, 2016, (for Class of 2015)
U.S. District Court Judge G. Snow (Phoenix, AZ): Deadline June 20, 2016, (for Class of 2016 and 2015)
U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro (Las Vegas, CA): Deadline March 31, 2016, (for Class 2015)
U.S. District Court Judge Howard Lloyd (San Jose, CA): Deadline May 1, 2016, (for Class 2016 and 2015)
DIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES
Below is a sampling of diversity opportunities for students. To see additional opportunities please see our Diversity Opportunities webpage. Additionally, diversity opportunities are also posted on Symplicity. Please contact Career Services if you have any questions regarding diversity opportunities.
Goodwin Procter & MassMutual / Goodwin 1L Diversity Fellowship Deadline: February 19, 2016
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Reed Smith/Kaiser Permanente Foundation Health Plan, In. Diversity Fellowship Program Deadline: March 4, 2016 by 5:00pm
Farella Braun + Martel LLP Diversity Scholarship Deadline: March 7, 2016
A Sampling of Symplicity
Below is a sampling of career opportunities for students. To see many additional career opportunities, as well as full descriptions of the job openings, please visit Symplicity.
Yolo County District Attorney's Office (Woodland, CA): Deadline February 21, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350315 (for Class of 2015)
Parker Kern Nard Wenzel (Fresno, CA): Deadline April 1, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350294 (for Class of 2015)
Lozano Smith (Fresno, CA): Deadline April 5, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350293 (for Class of 2015)
Law Offices of Crystal Cunningham (Woodland, CA): Deadline February 21, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350306 (for Class of 2015)
Bones Law Firm (Sacramento, CA): Deadline March 1, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350299 (for Class of 2015)
Immigration Center for Women and Children (San Francisco, CA): Deadline March 9, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350316 (for Class of 2015)
Porter Scott (Sacramento, CA): Deadline February 23, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350326 (for Class of 2015)
Project Sentinel (Sacramento, CA): Deadline April 29, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350339 (for Class of 2016 and 2015)
East Bay Municipal Utility District (Oakland, CA): Deadline February 26, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350232 (for Class of 2015)
California State Assembly (Sacramento, CA): Deadline February 26, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350198 (for Class of 2015)
Sieving Law Firm, A.P.C. (Sacramento, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350188 (for Class of 2017 and 2016)
Gilbert & Sackman A Law Corporation (Los Angeles, CA): Deadline March 25, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350178 (for Class of 2016 and 2015)
Bradshaw & Associates, P.C. (San Francisco, CA): Deadline February 29, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350162 (for Class of 2017, 2016 and 2015)
University of California, Davis School of Law Research Assistant for Professor Joslin (Davis, CA): Deadline February 26, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350194 (for Class of 2017 and 2016)
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP (San Francisco, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350143 (for Class of 2015)
Albert and Mackenzie (Roseville, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350084 (for Class of 2015)
Alameda County Counsel (Oakland, CA): Deadline February 16, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350070 (for Class of 2016 and 2015)
Ropes & Gray (San Francisco, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 350145 (for Class of 2015)
Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office (San Jose, CA): Deadline March 4, 2016, Symplicity
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco, CA): Deadline March 1, 2016, Symplicity ID # 350054 (for Class of 2017 and 2016)
Employee Rights Advocacy Institute for Law & Policy (Oakland, CA): Deadline April 1, 2016, Symplicity ID # 349962 (for Class of 2016 and 2015)
Wanger Jones Helsley P.C. (Fresno, CA): Deadline February 29, 2016, Symplicity ID # 349949 (for Class of 2015)
U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate/Marine Officer (Sacramento, CA): Deadline July 1, 2016, Symplicity ID # 349786 (for Class of 2015)
State Water Resources Control Board Graduate Legal Assistant (Sacramento, CA): Deadline ASAP, Symplicity ID # 349603 (for Class of 2015)
Law Offices of Dale S. Wilson (Sacramento, CA): Deadline February 18, 2016, Symplicity ID # 336737 (for Class of 2015)
Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale (San Francisco, CA): Deadline May 1, 2016, Symplicity ID # 349157 (for Class of 2016)
Timothy M. Cary and Associates (Cameron Park, CA): Deadline May 2, 2016, Symplicity ID # 348999 (for Class of 2017, 2016, and 2015)
Career Services Presentations -- Video Recordings Available
Did you miss a Career Services presentation? Video recordings of presentations are available on the intranet in the Mediasite Videos section. Please contact Career Services with any questions.
Questions? Contact the Career Services Office at [email protected] or call 530.752.6574
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