Feb 04 Fri
2022

Annual Intellectual Property & Technology Career Coaching and Speed Networking

04:00PM - 06:00PM Washington College of Law

 In this annual event, PIJIP & TLS students and recent WCL graduates match with practicing alumni working in their field of interest for one-on-one meetings. Each online meeting will be approximately 15 minutes and may include advice on revising your resume and making contacts in the field. Registration requires an uploaded resume and a short description of your field of interest to share with career coaches. 

  • Meeting
  • Open To Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Feb 05 Sat
2022

Intro to the Bar Exam

11:00AM - 12:00PM Washington College of Law

 Are you interested in learning about the bar exam? Please join Lisa Curtis, Assistant Director of the Office of Academic Excellence, for a look behind the curtain on format, filing, financing, and other bar exam-related matters.

  • Presentation
  • Open To Students
Feb 07 Mon
2022

Legal Innovators: Big Law Hiring for 2Ls/3Ls

12:00PM - 01:00PM

Legal Innovators, an alternative legal service provider, will be hosting an information session for 2Ls and 3Ls to learn more about upcoming job opportunities with the company on February 7, 2022 at 12pm ET. Legal Innovators recruits graduating 3L students to provide a new pathway into law firms and corporate legal departments. Their clients include Locke Lord LLP; Latham & Watkins LLP; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Shearman & Sterling LLP; Gilbert LLP; Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.; Bechtel Corporation; FTI Consulting, Inc.; and more. 

In the first year, you will be assigned to work with a law firm or corporate legal department as an attorney of that firm/organization. Upon starting with Legal Innovators, you will go through intensive orientation training to get you ready for the rigors of your first-year practicing law. Once you are placed with the firm or legal department, you will receive ongoing formal and informal training, mentorship and professional coaching. The objective is to launch you into your career in BigLaw or in-house.

See CareerLink for registration information. 

  • Information Session
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Feb 07 Mon
2022

Congressman Jamie Raskin Book Talk "UNTHINKABLE"

07:30PM - 09:00PM Online via Zoom

Please join us as Congressman Raskin and Professor Angela Davis have an in depth conversation about his new book, "UNTHINKABLE, Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy"

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Feb 08 Tue
2022

Maryland Bar Exam: Character & FItness

05:15PM - 06:15PM Washington College of Law

Please join the Office of Academic Excellence in discussing the process of applying to sit the Maryland Bar Examination including Character and Fitness. Please email oae@wcl.american.edu for the zoom link. 

  • Presentation
  • Open To Students