AUWCL Welcomes Employers to Fall Recruitment Program

August 5, 2019

Raquel Skinner, manager of employer outreach, and Stacy Ettinger '93, partner at K&L Gates.
Raquel Skinner, manager of employer outreach, and Stacy Ettinger '93, partner at K&L Gates.

American University Washington College of Law welcomed employers from across the country to campus for the Office of Career and Professional Development’s (OCPD) annual Fall Recruitment Program.

Fifty-three employers from various legal fields—including intellectual property, trade, health, corporate, environmental, antitrust, criminal and international law — were in attendance during Session I of the program, held Monday, Aug. 5 through Thursday, Aug. 15. During this time, the employers conducted over 750 interviews with students. As in previous years, many employers were represented by AUWCL alumni.

Session I employers included Alston & Bird LLP, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Jones Day, Akin Gump, Venable LLP, the New York City Law Department, Keller and Heckman LLP, Finnegan, White & Case LLP, and the U.S. Department of Labor.