CAAS Update
Issue date: 1/29/08 Section: News
Spring Recruiting Begins: Employers (generally small to midsized law firms, government agencies, Hill representatives and
committees, some judges, the military, and a few general counsel offices) may hire using a variety of methods during the Spring
Hiring Season. One formal mechanism mployers utilize is the Spring Recruiting Program, which begins this week and runs through early April. All Mason law students are eligible to participate. Employers may seek part-time and full-time law clerks for
either school year or summer positions, unpaid interns, or entry-level attorneys. In Mason's Spring Recruiting Program, participating employers primarily conduct resume collections and sometimes
participate in on-campus interviews. Spring Recruiting announcements are sent weekly via the listservs; applications are uploaded
through the Symplicity system. Contact Laurie Neff in CAAS at lneff@gmu.edu if you have questions.
The Right Stuff: What it Takes to Become a Patent or IP Lawyer in the Wide World of Intellectual Property Practice: Join Kate
Patterson, a national consultant in the intellectual property law field, for this session on Thursday, January 31, at 1:00 pm in Room 120. Sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Society, the session
is open to all students interested in intellectual property. Students may come for a portion or all of the discussion, and Ms.
Patterson will be available to talk one-on-one with students until 3:00.
Spring Job Hunting: Students searching for summer or permanent legal or law-related employment should (1) monitor the GMU Job
Bank and 2-5 local, regional, or national job banks on a weekly basis (see CAAS for a listing of popular job sites); (2) participate in Spring Recruiting and applicable job fairs; and (3) reach out to
potential employers through targeted mailings, employer and oncampus
events, outreach to alumni, participation in local bar association events, participation in trial, appellate or writing competitions
committees, some judges, the military, and a few general counsel offices) may hire using a variety of methods during the Spring
Hiring Season. One formal mechanism mployers utilize is the Spring Recruiting Program, which begins this week and runs through early April. All Mason law students are eligible to participate. Employers may seek part-time and full-time law clerks for
either school year or summer positions, unpaid interns, or entry-level attorneys. In Mason's Spring Recruiting Program, participating employers primarily conduct resume collections and sometimes
participate in on-campus interviews. Spring Recruiting announcements are sent weekly via the listservs; applications are uploaded
through the Symplicity system. Contact Laurie Neff in CAAS at lneff@gmu.edu if you have questions.
The Right Stuff: What it Takes to Become a Patent or IP Lawyer in the Wide World of Intellectual Property Practice: Join Kate
Patterson, a national consultant in the intellectual property law field, for this session on Thursday, January 31, at 1:00 pm in Room 120. Sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Society, the session
is open to all students interested in intellectual property. Students may come for a portion or all of the discussion, and Ms.
Patterson will be available to talk one-on-one with students until 3:00.
Spring Job Hunting: Students searching for summer or permanent legal or law-related employment should (1) monitor the GMU Job
Bank and 2-5 local, regional, or national job banks on a weekly basis (see CAAS for a listing of popular job sites); (2) participate in Spring Recruiting and applicable job fairs; and (3) reach out to
potential employers through targeted mailings, employer and oncampus
events, outreach to alumni, participation in local bar association events, participation in trial, appellate or writing competitions
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