Mentor Lunches-May & June 2012
The Solo Support Series continues with a series of evening “boot camp” workshops taught by Kyle Hoskins. These will cover establishing a business plan, marketing, and pitfalls to avoid in setting up a private practice. They will be held the evenings of May 15, 17, 22, ... Read this post »
It is often said that our true character shows most in times of adversity. Unfortunately, many job seekers these days have all too many opportunities to show their character—rejections are plentiful for those who are diligently applying for jobs. Still, as difficult as it can be, use even rejections as ... Read this post »
If you haven’t done so already, check your Symplicity account as your class year may have changed. This means that you will only see job postings that apply to your class year, and in the case of OCI, you can only see employers that will be coming to interview your ... Read this post »
How I Got My Job as a Public Defense Attorney-Parker Douglas, Federal Public Defender (SJQ 2000) and Megan Green, Former Federal Public Defender (KU 1999)
Locally, these offices include the Federal Defenders, Salt Lake Legal Defenders, and Utah County Public Defenders. Each of these offices has SJQ Alumni working there, and ... Read this post »
We all do it. We chat at work about our family. We chat on Facebook about school classes, social life, family and work. I am guilty of all of this. Sometimes I need to remind myself that we don’t need to share everything with everyone. And sometimes the stuff we ... Read this post »
Those of you interviewing for fulltime employment may find yourself negotiating for a salary, or simply being asked "what are your salary expectations?" If the job you are interviewing for is one where the salary can be negotiated, you may be confused about what to do.
1. Do your Homework ... Read this post »
Are you about to graduate? Take a few moments to brush up your resume so that it continues to be fresh and accurate.
1.) Have someone else review your résumé—PDO, faculty, 2 friends.
2.) For the time being, you may keep it to one page. But this is no ... Read this post »
How I Got My Job: Vanessa Clayton, Associate General Counsel, VIA Motors (SJQ 2011)
This article contains PDO’s feature of Vanessa Clayton, who got an in-house counsel job at VIA Motors after graduating from the S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2011 and completing a post-graduate fellowship ... Read this post »
I’ve noticed in the past week that many of the members of the class of 2012 have either created or freshened up their LinkedIn profiles. This is great! If you haven’t done so recently, as school winds down, take stock of your online presence—particularly LinkedIn.
1. Create a LinkedIn profile if ... Read this post »
The past few editions of the Career Brief have featured recent graduates who have gone directly into in-house counsel positions after graduation. This career path is one that seems to be increasingly possible.
In general, about 10-11% of the SJ Quinney graduates who are employed are working in business, including in-house ... Read this post »