Office of Professional and Career Development

Suffolk University Law School

Spotlight

Weekly PCD Student Newsletter 

 

• Welcome to Spotlight, the weekly PCD student newsletter.  Spotlight will be emailed to all students on Tuesday afternoons and will also be archived on Symplicity (in the News Feed).  Most items will not be repeated in future issues of the newsletter, so be sure to read Spotlight every week to keep updated on all career-related news and information.
• The ABA Business Law Section announces their 2015 Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest. This highly regarded student writing contest is in its 29th year. Law students writing on a business law subject of general and current interest have the opportunity to win up to $2,500 and an all-expense paid trip to the April 2015 Section Spring Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Details and a submission entry form are available on their website. Submissions are due Friday, January 9, 2015. Contact Lauren Shores at lauren.shores@americanbar.org or 312-988-6398 with any questions. 
• Registration for the 12th Annual National Animal Law Competitions (NALC) is open. NALC is an inter-law school competition presented by the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark in collaboration with the Animal Legal Defense Fund. It will take place February 27 through March 1, 2015 at Harvard Law School. NALC provides law students from across the U.S. an opportunity to develop knowledge in the field of animal law while honing their written and oral advocacy skills. NALC draws competitors from American law schools to participate in three separate competitions: Appellate Moot Court, Closing Argument, and Legislative Drafting & Lobbying. More information is available on their website. 

• Can't attend a PCD program but want to know what happened?  Program audio for many past PCD programs is available in a playlist on the Symplicity News Feed.

• Student Business Cards - As a reminder, students are able to order business cards with the Suffolk Law logo from Andrew T. Johnson Company.  Order Forms are available in the PCD office.
• Visit the Judicial Clerkship and Internship Resource Center on Symplicity for information on judicial internships and post-graduate clerkships. Scroll down the News Feed and click on the link!
• Applications are currently being accepted for the following post-graduate judicial clerkships for the 2015-2016 term: MA Superior Court (Symplicity job posting #12718, apply online, deadline is 11/12), MA Probate and Family Court (Symplicity job posting #12758, more information, deadline is 11/14), Vermont Supreme Court (Symplicity job posting #12752, deadline is 12/1).

• Check back for details on PCD spring semester programming. A listing of upcoming PCD Programs will also be available on the Symplicity News Feed. 

Other Programs   

• Join the MBA and the Judicial Administration Section Council for MBA's A View From the Bench Series: Appellate Practice on Wednesday, December 3 from 4:30 to 6:00pm with a reception to follow. This program will take place at the U.S. District Court-Central Division (Harold D. Donohue Federal Building & Courthouse) in Worcester. Details and registration information are available online.
• SULS's Journal of High Technology Law and the Sports and Entertainment Law Association will present Copyright Battles Over Digital Music Royalties with David Herlihy, Esq. on Wednesday, December 3 at 6:00pm in room 495F. Details and registration information are available on their website.  Students may attend for free; email Lucy Loviren for a code to enter at checkout and bring your student ID to the event.
• The New Lawyers Section of the BBA is offering Developing and Refining Your Elevator Pitch as part of their professional development breakfast on Thursday, December 4 from 8:30 to 9:30am at the BBA, 16 Beacon Street, Boston. Join them as they learn what elements make for a great elevator pitch and develop yours to highlight your skills and objectives, or refine an existing pitch to add some professional polish.  RSVP

• The BBA presents Polish Your Public Speaking Skills on Friday, December 5 from 12:30 to 1:30pm at the BBA, 16 Beacon Street, Boston. The BBA welcomes voice and performance instructor Celia Slattery to share tips and techniques for more effective presentations and public speaking. RSVP

• Join the members of the BBA New Lawyers Section for some holiday cheer and to celebrate with the newest members of the bar.  The BBA New Lawyers Section Winter Reception will be held on Tuesday, December 9 from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the BBA.  RSVP

Diversity Announcements    

• Join old friends and meet new ones at the BBA Diversity & Inclusion Section's Second Annual "Mix and Mingle" Holiday Reception on Thursday, December 11 from 6:00 to 8:00pm at the BBA. There will be tasty hors d'oeuvres, delectable deserts, festive drinks and fun networking for all.  RSVP 
• The ABA Business Law Section announces their 2015 Business Law Section Diversity Clerkship Program. Up to nine law students from diverse backgrounds are placed in summer business court clerkships around the country. The selected clerks will receive a stipend to cover living expenses for the duration of the 8-week clerkship and an all-expense paid trip to the September 2015 Section Annual Meeting in Chicago. Review the details and access the application on their website. The application deadline is Friday, December 26, 2014.
• Evan as Native nations achieve greater levels of self-determination, Indian Country continues to be influenced by U.S. federal law and policy.  The Udall Internship places students in Senate, House, and federal agency offices to learn firsthand how the U.S. government works with Native nations. Interns will gain a better understanding of the government to government relationship and how they can use this knowledge on behalf of their tribes. 2015 program dates are May 28 through August 1.  More information can be found on their website. Applications must be postmarked by January 31, 2015.

Recruitment Programs  

• Application deadline is NEXT WEEK! Bidding is now open for the MLSC Government & Public Interest Interview Program to be held at Suffolk on January 26 and 27. An updated list of interviewing employers is available in the Document Library on the Suffolk Symplicity site - five new interviewing employers were added last week. If you are interested in applying ("bidding") for a position with an employer INTERVIEWING at the program, you must upload your documents (resume, cover letters, transcript, references, writing sample) to the MA Consortium Symplicity site (NOT the Suffolk site) and bid for employers by noon on Thursday, December 4.

• Please notify Michelle Dobbins in the PCD (mdobbins@suffolk.edu) if you receive a callback interview or offer. This feedback is appreciated.