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Advancing Your Legal Career in the 21st Century: Panel Discussion

The CDO Presents  Advancing Your Legal Career in the 21st Century:  Panel Discussion • Identifying what you want to do with your law degree • Marketing yourself for the job you want • Achieving success in your career • The importance of being open to change and new opportunities Panelists include the following UM Law […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of February 28, 2011)

Monday, February 28 Exploring Solo and Small Firm Practice at 12:30 p.m. in the Student Lounge.  Lunch will be provided.  Learn more about this type of practice, including networking tips, how to find/contact employers and how to best position yourself as a competitive applicant. Thursday, March 3 13th Annual Career Fair at 12:30 p.m. on […]

Thirteenth Annual Informational Career Fair

ATTENTION ALL LAW STUDENTS! Career choices keeping you up at night?  Get the answers you’ve been looking for at this year’s Informational Career Fair.  Take this opportunity to speak with attorneys practicing in different areas of law about how they got started in their fields and what it’s like to practice law on a day-to-day basis.  The fair […]

LegalArt is Seeking Law Student Volunteers

Seeking Law Student Volunteers SeminArt: Contracts for Artists SeminArt: Contracts for Artists Monday, March 7, 2011 / 6:00 – 7:30pm LegalArt 1035 N Miami Avenue Suite 200, Second floor Miami, FL 33136 Want to get involved with LegalArt? We are seeking two student volunteers for help checking in artists and speaker attendees and event set-up/clean-up. […]

Great Networking Opportunity for Students Interested in Practicing in Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County

The Broward Inns of Court brings together judges, lawyers, law professors and law students who meet regularly to discuss issues involving professionalism for the benefit of the bench and bar. Evening meetings center around dinner and thought provoking contemporary programs suited to increase professionalism and guide the less experienced members. Membership is considered an honor, […]

Exploring Small Firm and Solo Practice

Did you know that the largest entry level law firm market in Florida is the small firm market and that firms of 10 attorneys or less comprise of 73% of Florida Bar membership? Learn more about small firms and solo practice by joining Monica Elliot, a representative of the Florida Bar Small Firm and Solo […]

This Week at the CDO (Week of February 14, 2011)

Monday, February 14 University of Miami School of Law Externship Program Information Session for students interested in obtaining academic credit for qualified unpaid internships this summer.   12:30 p.m., room F309.  Lunch will be served. Thursday, February 17 Backpack to Briefcase Professional Development Series.  Learn how to be an effective networker at 12:30 p.m. in room […]

Backpack to Briefcase Professional Development Series

From Lunch Interviews to Cocktail Parties:  What You MUST Know about Etiquette and Networking to get HIRED! Presented by Dr. Sharon Meit Abrahams, Director of Professional Development for Foley & Lardner, LLP and Co-Sponsored with the Effective Firm Management Society Thursday, February 17th @ 12:30 pm in Room F108 Please join us for a lively […]

Palm Beach County Bar Association Law Student Forum & Networking Event

The Palm Beach County Bar Association would like to invite diverse law students to attend a conference on diversity, followed by a reception.  The conference is attended by approximately 1200 judges, lawyers and staff and is a signature event for the Palm Beach County legal community.  Please visit www.palmbeachbar.org for more information and to register […]

Florida Bar’s 9th Annual Litigation and Arbitration Conference

Registration is now open for the Florida Bar’s 9th Annual Litigation and Arbitration Conference (the ILAC) to be held on Friday, February 4, 2011, at the beautiful Westin Diplomat Hotel Resort in Hollywood, Florida. Don’t miss out on this phenomenal gathering of legal experts from around the globe as they discuss and present on the […]