INTERESTED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? DEADLINES APPROACHING!

Details of the following programs are included in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook. Password information is available to USF law students on USFLawLink.

Upcoming 2L Deadlines:

• Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel – Summer Law Intern Program (Deadline extended to Oct. 15, 2010)
• Central Intelligence Agency (Paid, Sept. 30, 2010)
• Dept. of Justice – Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) (Paid, Deadline Sept. 7, 2010). Applicants can access the application through the Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM) web page (www.usdoj.gov/oarm) by selecting "Opportunities for Attorneys and Law Students," then selecting the appropriate program.
• Environmental Protection Agency, Kansas City (Region 7) (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Summer Program in the Office of Enforcement, Division of Investigations (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Federal Reserve Board - (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Federal Trade Commission - (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Sept. 15, 2010)
• Dept of Health & Human Services, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General - (Paid, Deadline Sept 17, 2010)
• Internal Revenue Service – as soon as possible/ on a rolling basis.
• U.S. Navy, Office of the General Counsel - (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - Office of General Counsel - (Paid, Deadline Sept. 15, 2010)
• U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California - the official application deadline is generally December 15, but applications should be submitted in Early Fall since positions are considered on a rolling basis and may fill up early.

Upcoming 3L Deadlines:

• Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel – Honors Program (Paid, Deadline extended to Oct.15, 2010)
• Securities & Exchange Commission – Law Student Observer Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 8, 2010)
• Dept. of Interior, Office of Solicitor – 2011 Honors Attorney Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 7, 2010)
• Dept. of Justice – Attorney General’s Honors Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 7, 2010)
• Attorney General of Washington – Preferred Pool Status in Attorney Hiring (Paid, Deadline Sept. 17, 2010)
• Central Intelligence Agency - Legal Honors Program (as soon as possible/ rolling basis.)
• Federal Trade Commission - Bureau of Competition Entry-level Attorney Program (Sept. 15, 2010)
• Comptroller of the Currency - Chief Counsel's Employment Program for Law Graduates (Sept 18, 2010)
• Environmental Protection Agency - Office of General Counsel’s Honors Fellowship Program (Sept. 24, 2010)
• Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, San Francisco Honors Attorney Program (Oct. 1, 2010)
• Internal Revenue Service - Honors Attorney Program (apply early/ rolling basis)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel’s Judicial Law Clerk Program (Sept. 30, 2010). Office of General Counsel Honor Law Graduate Program (Oct. 1, 2010)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Honors Attorney Program (Sept. 30, 2010)
• Maryland Office of the Attorney General - Attorney Honors Program (Sept.15, 2010)
• Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General - Fellowship Program (Sept. 17, 2010)
• Oregon Department of Justice - Attorney Honors Program (Sept. 24, 2010)
• Attorney Hiring Program, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia – (Deadline Oct. 4, 2010)

Many federal and state programs will be filled as soon as the ideal candidates are identified. Get your applications in early! For a list of programs by year, see the top of Table 3 – 2L Programs Sorted by Deadline and the top of Table 4 – 3L Programs Sorted by Deadline.

E-Professionalism and Social Media: 5 Steps to Create and Maintain an Online Persona

The National Association for Law Placement, Inc. published an article in their August 2010 NALP Bulletin by Kristen Uhl Hulse titled, A Guide to E-Professionalism for Law Students: Five Steps to Create and Maintain a Professional Online Persona. This article, edited by OCP's Assistant Director, Marina Feehan, describes five easy steps that can help clean up and maintain your social networking image to ensure that your professional persona matches your online persona.

Step 1: Identify your online social networking goals and choose the social networking platform accordingly.

Be sure to err on the side of professionalism because it can be difficult to clean up “digital dirt” in the future. Any information you post on a social networking site creates an electronic record that may be accessible for years.

LinkedIn.com is the recommended website for lawyers, law students and other professionals. Think of it as "Facebook for Lawyers." Creating a profile on LinkedIn instantly results in a high search engine result with your LinkedIn profile appearing close to the top, if not the top, of a google search.

For tutorials on how to use LinkedIn professionally, visit the LinkedIn Learning Center and the LinkedIn Learning Center for attorneys.

Step 2: Conduct due diligence on your online presence

Many legal employers have admitted to running searches of a candidate’s name, the results of which can influence the employment process. Therefore, be sure to not only google yourself but conduct searches of your name and maiden name if applicable on all the major search engines such as yahoo.com, bing.com and pipl.com.

Step 3: Clean up your online presence to reflect a professional online persona.

Start by thoroughly examining the information you have posted on social networking sites, including status updates, photographs, and even responses to friends’ comments.

Even if your personal pages are private, your friends’ pages may be publicly accessible, allowing personal information you post on friends’ pages to be discoverable.

Review information you have posted online as if you are an easily offended employer and purge any questionable material.

Step 4: Actively manage your online persona to meet your social networking goals.

Online reputation management is a key component of e-professionalism. Join LinkIn groups or guest blog for sites which promote your career goals to reflect the type of lawyer you want to be.

Step 5: Be accountable for your online persona.

If you wish to engage in social media from your office, be sure to check whether your employer has an official social media policy governing employees' use of social media and abide by that policy.

If you have any questions or would like additional information on how to maintain a professional online persona, the above referenced article is available in the Office of Career Planning. Additionally, OCP will be holding a workshop on "Managing Your On-Line Persona" this Fall. Watch for announcements in your e-mail for date and time.

Upcoming Legal Career Fairs

The Office of Career Planning has compiled a list of career fairs for law students. Recent graduates may also considering attending as part of their job search.
JULY
2010 Public Service Career and Internship Fair, Wednesday, July 14, 3 - 7 PM, Washington, D.C.
click here for info.

National Black Prosecutors Association 27th Annual Conference, July 18-24, San Francisco, CA
click here for info.

Annual Law Student Conference on Public Interest Litigation, July 23-25, Washington, D.C.
click here for info.

National Center for Adoption Law & Policy Summer Institutes Child Welfare Institute, July 26-30, Columbus, OH
click here for info.

BASF Bay Area Diversity Career Fair, July 30-31, San Francisco, CA
click here for info.

Vault/MCCA Legal Diversity Career Fair, Friday, July 30, Washington D.C.
click here for info.

African American Partner and Summer Associates Reception

African American Partner and Summer Associates Reception

July 27, 2010: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

All USF law students and alumni are invited to attend the African American Partners and Associates Reception, welcoming African American Summer Associates to the Bay Area.

Established in 2007, BASF's annual Partner-Summer Associates Receptions provide an opportunity for networking, meeting mentors and appreciating the achievements of minority and LGBT partners in the Bay Area. At this event, African American partners and summer associates can gather to network and learn about the achievements of African American attorneys in the Bay Area. BASF recognizes the benefits that minority and LGBT law students and young lawyers receive when afforded opportunities to network with other lawyers and successful partners who look like them and/or have similar experiences and hopes that you will attend.

Please RSVP by July 22 to diversityevents@sfbar.org and write "African American Reception" in the subject line.

Location

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
405 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA

Alumni Services Available from the Office of Career Planning

USF School of Law's Office of Career Planning is open all summer. During our slower summer months, we are available to assist alumni with career planning and job search strategies. Phone and in-person appointments are available.

In addition to resume and cover letter review, we can help create job search action plans, conduct mock interviews, and assist with other job-related activities such as networking and informational interviewing. We also have an online jobs database, www.USFLawLink.com which posts new jobs daily.

Please call our office at (415) 422-6757 for an appointment or to obtain your USF LawLink password.

Sincerely,
The Office of Career Planning
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HIRING? Consider USF Law Students and Graduates for Your Needs

In these challenging economic times, it is important for the USF Law community to look out for one another. The next time you are looking to hire, whether on a full-time, part-time, contract or summer basis, please remember there are talented USF School of Law students, recent graduates and alumni currently seeking positions.

As finals end in May, students will be available to begin as law clerks in the immediate future and members of the class of 2010 will be ready to launch their careers after they take the Bar Exam in late July.

The Office of Career Planning provides employers an opportunity to post job listings for USF Law students and alumni or to collect resumes in bulk and receive them in one electronic or paper package, free of charge.

Jobs may be posted directly to the USF Law Career website at www.USFLawLink.com. If you need help or instructions on posting a job, please contact Jocelyn Simon, Recruiting Coordinator, at jusimon@usfca.edu or (415) 422-6757. Jocelyn can also assist you if you would like to have resumes collected for you.

Thank you for considering USF Law for your hiring needs and we look forward to assisting you.

Sincerely,
Marina Sarmiento Feehan
Asst. Director | USF Law | Office of Career Planning
msfeehan@usfca.edu | http://twitter.com/marinafeehan

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