Wednesday, March 3<\/p>\n
Informational Career Fair
\n12:30 p.m.
\nThe Bricks<\/p>\n
Career choices keeping you up at night?\u00a0 Get the answers you’ve been looking for at this year\u2019s Informational Career Fair.<\/p>\n
Take this opportunity to speak with attorneys practicing in different areas of law about how they got started in their fields and what it is like to practice law on a day-to-day basis.\u00a0 The fair will include attorneys working in a variety of practice areas \u2013 including antitrust, appellate, bankruptcy, business reorganization, civil litigation, class action litigation, commercial litigation, corporate, criminal defense, criminal prosecution, entertainment, family, immigration, insurance defense, intellectual property (patent and trademark), international, labor and employment, landlord\/tenant, law enforcement, legal recruiting, media, military, municipal, products liability, public interest and securities \u2013 in small, midsize and large firms; government agencies; public interest organizations; the judiciary; and multinational corporations.<\/p>\n
Attorneys from many different organizations will be in attendance including:<\/p>\n
Akerman Senterfitt<\/p>\n
American Express<\/p>\n
Burger King Corporation<\/p>\n
Carlton Fields, P.A.<\/p>\n
Caterpillar Inc.<\/p>\n
Discovery Communications LLC<\/p>\n
Eleventh Judicial Circuit<\/p>\n
FBI<\/p>\n
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit<\/p>\n
GEICO<\/p>\n
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.<\/p>\n
HBO Latin America Group<\/p>\n
Legal Aid\/Put Something Back Pro Bono Project<\/p>\n
Legal Services of Greater Miami<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade County Public Defender\u2019s Office<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade County State Attorney\u2019s Office<\/p>\n
Ryder System, Inc.<\/p>\n
Third District of Court of Appeal<\/p>\n
U.S. Air Force JAG Corps<\/p>\n
U.S. Department of Homeland Security<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll have the opportunity to<\/p>\n
meet and network with many attorneys in both the private and public sectors<\/p>\n
learn firsthand about various practice areas<\/p>\n
assess your qualifications for and interest in particular practice areas<\/p>\n
sound like an \u201cinsider\u201d when meeting with future potential employers<\/p>\n
For more information on the Career Fair, please contact Cristina Ortega Lopez or Tamesha Keel in the Career Development Office at cortega@law.miami.edu or tkeel@law.miami.edu.<\/p>\n
and…<\/p>\n
Registration opens for the Florida Bar Solo and Small Firm Interview Program.\u00a0 Registration will end on March 9 at 12:00 p.m.\u00a0 Registration materials are available from the CDO.\u00a0 Questions?\u00a0 Contact Cristina Ortega at cortega@law.miami.edu.<\/p>\n
and…<\/p>\n
Bidding ends for Spring OCI Phase II employers at 11:00 p.m.\u00a0 Please contact your advisor with general OCI questions and Nirva Pierre-Louis (npierrelouis@law.miami.edu) with any technical questions about the bidding process.<\/p>\n
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Thursday, March 4<\/p>\n
Preparing to Practice Learning Seminar Co-Sponsored by LexisNexis 12:30 p.m.
\nRoom 109<\/p>\n
Are you getting ready for a summer internship or a postgraduate position?<\/p>\n
Are you worried about making a good impression?<\/p>\n
Are you curious about what employers are looking for when they make hiring decisions?<\/p>\n
Want to know what you can do to succeed this summer, fall and beyond?<\/p>\n
Join LexisNexis as they present “Preparing to Practice,” a learning seminar during which you’ll learn how to prepare yourself for the legal work environment including:<\/p>\n
Cost effective research strategies<\/p>\n
Understanding confidentiality<\/p>\n
Mastering the location of documents:\u00a0 CourtLink, Shepard’s etc.<\/p>\n
Martindale Hubbell Connected<\/p>\n
Where to go for help when given a challenging research project<\/p>\n
Lunch will be served and LexisNexis will be giving out helpful items such as leather portfolios, flash drives and computer bags.\u00a0 All attendees can choose between receiving a Starbucks gift card or 400 Lexis Reward points.\u00a0 All attendees will also be entered into a raffle to win a $1000 Brooks Brothers gift card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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