Transcript FALL 2015 RECRUITING SEASON Information about On-Campus, Off-Campus, and Government Honors Hiring General Overview  Overview of employers  Geographic options  Timelines and Requirements:  Off-campus  Federal Honors Program/Government Internships 

FALL 2015
RECRUITING SEASON
Information about On-Campus, Off-Campus, and
Government Honors Hiring
General Overview
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Overview of employers
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Geographic options
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Timelines and Requirements:
 Off-campus
 Federal
Honors Program/Government Internships
 On-campus
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Tips for success
Employers
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Small, medium and large firms
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In-house departments at various companies
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Federal government opportunities
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Public Interest organizations
Geographic Options
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Madison, Milwaukee, and the rest of the state
Minneapolis
Chicago
Washington, DC
NYC
Bay Area
Nationwide
Geographic Options: OCI Examples
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Madison: Axley Brynelson; Hawks Quindel; von Briesen;
and DeWitt, Ross & Stevens
Milwaukee: Quarles & Brady; Foley Lardner; Godfrey
Kahn; Michael Best
Chicago: Mayer Brown; Schiff Hardin; McDermott, Will
& Emery
Minneapolis: Robins Kaplan; Dorsey & Whitney;
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly; Fredrickson & Byron
National: Jones Day; Latham & Watkins; Gibson Dunn
Geographic Options: MCGC Examples
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Chicago: Baker & McKenzie; Greenberg Traurig; Jenner &
Block; Locke Lord; Mayer Brown; McDermott Will & Emory;
Morgan Lewis
New York: Bronx DA; Cahill Gordon; Cleary; Davis Polk; Kaye
Scholer; NYC Law Dept.; Seward & Kissel; Skadden; Sullivan
D.C.: Cadwalader; Cleary; Wilson Sonsini; NRC; CRS; FCC; FTC;
NLRB; Dept of Ed; U.S. House of Rep.; State Dept; SEIU; EEOC
S.F. Bay: King & Spalding; Gibson Dunn; Nixon Peabody;
Schwegman, Lundberg; Shartsis Friese
Geographic Options: Gov’t Internships
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
 Mostly Washington, DC
 Some regional offices participate
 Dept. of Agriculture (Milwaukee)
 Dept. of Education (Denver, Chicago)
 Environmental Protection Agency (Dallas, Seattle, SF)
 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Chicago, NY, Milwaukee)
 Dept. of Health & Human Services (Baltimore, Chicago)
 Dept. of Interior (Portland, Denver)
 Dept. of Justice (Chicago, New York, SF, Miami, etc.)
 Dept. of Homeland Security-Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(Chicago)
Geographic Options: State Gov’t Internships
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Ohio AG
Indiana AG
Philadelphia DA
Colorado PD
Texas AG
City of Chicago
Georgia AG
Miami-Dade Cty Atty
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NYC DA
Alaska AG
California DoJ
Florida AG
New Jersey AG
Nevada AG
New York State Senate
Washington AG
Timeline: MCGC
Off-campus Job Fair application deadlines are EARLY
 MCG CONSORTIUM:
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DC Interviews: July 29
 New York Interviews: July 31
 San Francisco Interviews: August 7
 Chicago Interviews: August 10
Timeline: MCGC
MIDWEST-CALI CONSORTIUM REGISTRATION
 On OCPD website click the MCGC Symplicity tab or go to
https://law-midwestcali-csm.symplicity.com/students/
 Register for an account any time after this presentation
using your wisc.edu e-mail address
 Once approved you can view employers & upload docs
 Bidding begins June 1, 2015
 Bidding deadline is July 6, 2015 (11:59 AM)
 Employers begin inviting applicants for interviews July 13
Timeline: Other Off-Campus Fairs
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LAVENDER LAW CONFERENCE AND CAREER FAIR
 August
5-8, 2015 in Chicago
 For more information: http://lgbtbar.org/annual/
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BAY AREA DIVERSITY CAREER FAIR
 Registration
runs from March 30 – May 1
 For more information:
http://www.sfbar.org/jdc/diversity/diversityprograms/career-fair.aspx
Timeline: Other Off-Campus Fairs
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COOK COUNTY MINORITY LAW STUDENT JOB FAIR
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is open until May 15, 2015
 Job Fair: August 14, 2015 at the Embassy Suites
Chicago Downtown-Lakefront
 More info: http://ccbaminorityjobfair.org/student-faq/
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More Recruiting Conferences available at
http://law.wisc.edu/career/jobfairs.html
Timeline: Equal Justice Works
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EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND
CAREER FAIR
 Largest
national public interest legal career fair in the
country
 Fair: October 23-24, 2015 Bethesda North Marriott
Hotel & Conference Center, Bethesda, MD
 Registration info TBD – Sign up for the public interest list
serve to stay informed! (email: [email protected])
 More info: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/lawschool/conference-and-careerfair
Timeline: Federal Internship Programs
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Dept. of Commerce (August)
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Gov’t Accountability Office (August)
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Overseas Private Investment Corp (August)
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Environmental Protection Agency (August)
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Regional office deadlines vary
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Federal Communications Commission (August)
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Dept. of Interior (September)
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Dept. of State (September)
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Department of Justice (September)
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Most U.S. Attorney’s Offices have deadlines in January/February, but you are encouraged to apply early!
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Federal Trade Commission (September)
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EEOC (Rolling)
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Bookmark this website: https://www.law2.arizona.edu/career/Government_Honors2014-15/loginform.cfm
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Username: thin, password: mints
Timeline: State & Local Gov’t Options
California Department of Justice
(Rolling)
 Denver District Attorney
(September)
 Ohio Attorney General
(September)
 Philadelphia District Attorney
(September)
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Indiana Attorney General
(September)
 Colorado Public Defender
(October)
 Texas Attorney General (October)
 City of Chicago Mayor’s Office
(December)
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Bookmark this website:
www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm
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Username: thin; password: mints
NOTE: Wisconsin Government Agencies hire for the summer mostly during
spring semester and/or as part of the Wisconsin Public Interest Interview
Program in February
Fall Recruiting Terms
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OCI: On-Campus Interview.
Bid: Submission of your materials to an employer participating in OCI, i.e., applying for a job with that
employer.
Pre-select: When an employer selects you to participate in an OCI. You will receive an email from
Symplicity when an employer chooses you as a pre-select.
Alternate: An employer may designate you as an alternate for an OCI. They may interview you if time and
space allows; alternates will be able to sign up for OCIs on the final day of interview scheduling.
Accepting a pre-select: Signing up for an OCI with an employer.
Declining a pre-select: Declining an offer to interview with an employer. If you would not accept a job
with an employer, you should decline a pre-select.
Call-Back Interview: When an employer (usually after an OCI) invites you to its organization for an on-site
interview.
Not Selected: You might see this if you were not selected for an interview OR if the employer failed to
make their selections by their deadline.
Fall Recruiting Terms (cont.)
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Off-Campus Interview/MCGC: The program that UW Law holds in conjunction with 6 other law schools that
takes place in the employers’ city either in a central location or in the employer’s office.
Resume Collect (RC): Organizations that don’t come on campus often have an interest in UW Law students
but don’t have the resources to visit all schools or there is not a critical mass of students to make a visit
feasible.
Direct Submit Application: If there are organizations in which you have an interest that are not
participating in OCI, RC or MCGC, you should submit an application to them directly. This should be done
during the same time (or before) you are submitting your applications to the other programs.
Rolling Basis: Many public interest jobs will state an application deadline as “Rolling Basis” which means
they will continue to collect materials from those interested until they find the right person. This means you
should apply sooner rather than later.
NALP: National Association of Law Placement is the organization that sets the standards for recruiting that
all law schools and most larger legal employers follow.
NALP Waiting Period: The 28 days a NALP employer should provide to a student to whom they have
extended an offer for summer employment. The student needs to verify the offer within 14 days.
Timeline: On-Campus Interviews
PHASE ONE: AUGUST 12-21 INTERVIEWS IN GRAINGER HALL
 Upload
relevant documents at any time between now
and the bidding deadline.
 Resume
 Cover
letters
 Transcripts
 Bidding
opens Sunday, July 5
 All student bids must be made by Monday, July 27 at
10:59PM. No exceptions.
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Phase 1, you are allowed to bid on up to 16 employers.
Timeline: On-Campus Interviews
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Phase 1
Aug 12-21
Phase 2
Sept 8-12
Phase 3
Sept 14-30
Bidding opens
July 5
July 5
July 5
Student bid deadline
July 27
10:59p.m.
July 28 –
August 5
August 6
August 24
10:59 p.m.
August 25 –
September 2
September 3
August 31
10:59p.m.
August 6
10:59p.m.
September 3
10:59p.m.
September 10
10:59p.m.
Students may hear
about being selected
Alternate Sign-ups
Student accept/decline
preselect deadline
September 1-9
September 10
Fall OCI: Employers (examples)
Phase One
Employers
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Quarles & Brady
Godfrey & Kahn
Jones Day
Axley Brynelson
Hawks Quindel
Mayer Brown
Dorsey & Whitney
Whyte Hirschboeck
Michael Best
Schiff Hardin
Dewitt, Ross & Stevens
Foley & Lardner
Dykema Gossett
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
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Gray Plant Mooty
Perkins Coie
Oppenheimer Wolff&
Donnelly
von Briesen
Kinney & Lange
Ford Motor Company
Public Defender Service for
the District of Columbia
Merchant & Gould
Faegre Baker Daniels
Troutman Sanders
Ruder Ware
Fall OCI: Other Information
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Researching and choosing firms
Multi-office firms
Resume collect opportunities
 Latham
& Watkins (National)
 Cravath, Swaine & Morrow (NYC)
 Briggs & Morgan
 Skadden (National)
 And more . . .
Other Summer/Fall Recruiting
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What if an organization you are interest in is not
participating in OCI or Off-Campus Programs?
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the same timeline – Mid-July to Mid-August
 Don’t wait until you see how other options shake out
 Send application to Recruiting Manager (or Partner if
no Manager)
 Let them know if you are (going to be) in the area
Application Requirements: Firms
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Resume
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Format
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Contents
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Highlight directly relevant experience and transferable skills
Cover Letters
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Connect your skills and academic performance with the firm
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Explain why the firm is of particular interest (geography, types of
work, reputation, summer/new associate opportunities)
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Transcripts – Sign Transcript Release form if you haven’t
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Biggest Tip: PROOFREAD
Application Requirements: Firms
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Writing Sample
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need for interviews
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use LRW memo or brief
 Do
an additional proofread and editing. Do not have
to use it “as is”.
 Some
need it as part of the application, but many will
have you bring it to the interview
OCI and Off-Campus: Symplicity
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Each Job Fair has a separate Symplicity website.
You will need to upload resumes, cover letters, and
writing samples to each website.
MCGC Symplicity
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https://law-midwestcali-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php
Fall OCI Symplicity
Application Requirements:
Federal Government Honors Program
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Online application
Resume
Transcripts (required at time of application or prior to
interview)
Writing sample (required at time of application or
prior to interview)
References (either a list of references or letters of
recommendation)
A Note About Public Interest
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Public Interest hiring for summer tends to happen
later in the school year (December-April)
Keep in mind that a number of non-profits/NGOs
fill their internship spots on a rolling basis, so
applying early is encouraged
The geographical and interest-area options are
numerous, so discuss your options with OCPD
Final Announcements
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General recommendations on interview preparation:
 Dress
 Interview
Bootcamp - August 10-11
 Substance
 Speed
 Mock
& Style Presentation
Interviews
Interviews
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Fill out your summer employment survey!!!
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Read your e-mails
Accepting and Rejecting Offers
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Before you accept or reject an offer, talk to your
advisor at OCPD!
If you are up against a deadline and you have not
heard from another employer, CALL THAT
EMPLOYER!
Keep in mind: acceptance of an offer will be
viewed by the employer as a promise to cancel
other interviews and end your search!
Final Thoughts
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These are but some of opportunities to find a Summer
2016 position.
Fall recruiting is a fit for some, but not all.
Use the OCPD staff. We are here to help best
prepare you for this experience. Don’t hesitate to
reach out.
Really Final Thoughts
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Approach your summer position with the same level of
professionalism no matter where you are working.
Use this summer to do some self-assessment. Think
about where and what you’d like to be doing next
summer.
Take the opportunity to reach out to and meet
attorneys through receptions, CLE’s, bar events, and
INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS.