CAAS Update
Issue date: 1/26/10 Section: News
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Public Service Career Fair: This is a reminder that all students can still participate in the Table Talk component of the eighth annual Washington, D.C./Baltimore Public Service Career Fair. The career fair will be held on Friday, January 39 at Mason Law in conjunction with five other area law schools and the Federal Bar Association. Government agencies and public interest employers will be attending the career fair and students have been very successful in obtaining their summer jobs from the Table Talk component in previous years. During Table Talk, students can stop by employers' tables to drop off resumes and talk about potential jobs. To view participating table talk employers, students must register on the career fair's website (https://law-dcpscf-csm.symplicity.com/students).
Spring Recruiting: Employers (generally small to mid-sized 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 employers utilize is the Spring Recruiting Program, which begins in early February 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 via the listservs; applications are uploaded through the Symplicity system. Contact Suzanne Mund in CAAS at smund@gmu.edu if you have questions.
Spring Job Hunting: Students searching for summer or permanent legal or law-related employment should (1) monitor the GMU Job Bank (Symplicity) and 2-5 local, regional, or national job banks on a weekly basis (a listing of popular job sites is available in CAAS); (2) participate in Spring Recruiting and applicable job fairs; and (3) reach out to potential employers through targeted mailings, employer and on-campus events, outreach to alumni, participation in local bar association events, participation in trial, appellate or writing competitions - to name just a few of the ways students get their names out in the legal community. Many students start by speaking to a counselor about alumni contacts and searching through the law school's online alumni directory, which is maintained by CAAS. If you are heading out of town for summer or permanent employment, join a bar association to see local job postings and ask CAAS to request reciprocity for you at a law school in your target area.
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