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This Week at the CDO (Week of October 19, 2009)

Monday, October 19 – Friday, October 23 On Campus Interviews continue this week. Coming Up This Week:  CDO & International Law Society Meeting  – Wednesday, October 21st at 12:30 p.m. – Room 109 Cover Letter Workshop for International LL.M. Students – Thursday, October 22nd at 12:30 p.m. – Room 216B Equal Justice Works Conference and […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of October 5, 2009)

Monday, October 5, 2009 Fall On Campus Interview Program (OCI) Interviews Begin (Phase II // Session III) Fall OCI Phase II // Session III interviews begin.  Interviews will continue through Friday, October 23. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 First Annual Employer Appreciation Reception The Career Development Office and Student Bar Association cordially invite all students to the […]

Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair – Deadline Extended

The deadline to apply to the Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair has been extended to September 14, 2009.  The EJW Conference and Career Fair features over one hundred employers from government agencies, non-profit organizations and public interest law firms are participating. For more information, please see our previous blog post.

This Week at the CDO (Week of September 7, 2009)

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Fall On Campus Interview (OCI) Program Interviews (Phase II) begin.  Interviews will be held in the CDO and the Law Library. U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program Application Deadline is at midnight.  Applications must be completed online. NYU ISIP Workshop for International LL.M. Students,12:30 p.m., Room […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of August 31, 2009)

August 31-September 7 Fall OCI Phase II // Session II Bidding Now Open Fall OCI (Phase II // Session II) Bidding will take place this entire week.  The deadline to bid is Monday, September 7 at 11:00 p.m.  Be sure to review the email sent last week regarding Session II, consult the Fall OCI Handbook […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of September 7, 2009)

Thursday, September 10 Post Graduate Fellowship Information Program, 12:30 p.m., Room A110 Those students interested in pursuing a career in public interest should plan to attend this program to learn of how funding can be obtained for such a career.  Most fellowship applications come due in the fall semester so now is the time to […]

This Week at the CDO

To all of our returning students, welcome back to campus!  For our first year students, welcome to the University of Miami School of Law.  Here is what is happening this week at the CDO: Saturday, August 15 – Sunday, August 23 Bidding for Phase II // Session I of OCI will take place from Saturday, […]

Phase II of the Fall 2009 OCI Program Begins Soon!

Phase II of the Fall 2009 On Campus Interview (OCI) Program will begin on Tuesday, September 8 and will end on Friday, October 23.  Because of the length of the phase, bidding will be conducted in several sessions.  Bidding for the first session of employers (who will interview between September 8 and September 17) begins […]

Callback Interviews

With Fall OCI underway, it is not too early to start thinking about callback interviews.  OCI interviews are just the first step in the fall recruiting process.  Employers typically conduct callback interviews which often last for several hours, include a meal and are held at an employer’s office. The CDO has prepared a guide specifically […]

Social Networking Sites and the Job Search

Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace are great to use but there can be pitfalls to using such sites.  Therefore, it is important to review and update your social networking pages and be aware of any information about you that is searchable on the web.  In this day and age, it is not out […]