Career Center Connects Students To Employers

This fall, the Career Center is hosting numerous events for students to connect with potential employers. August, September and October are the On Campus Interview (OCI) season, and many legal employers visit the Law School to conduct interviews for summer and entry-level associates.

These are mostly larger law firms who can predict their hiring needs six to nine months ahead of time and who have the resources to conduct interviews at law schools around the area and across the country.

The Career Center also provides information on how to get a job outside of OCI. In September, Mindy Baggish, the director of the center, gave a workshop on directly applying for a job. Other workshops this month include: Post Interview Etiquette; How to Begin a Successful Career in International Law Practice; and Judicial Clerkship Interviewing Tips.

The UC Davis School of Law has a strong presence in law firms nationwide, and many alumni actively participate in recruiting Davis students and in providing guidance on career decisions. On September 26, alumnus Mike Chase of Boutin Dentino Gibson Di Giusto Hodell, Inc. is holding a workshop on judicial clerkship interviewing tips. Mike is a former judicial clerk for John T. Elfvin, Senior U.S. District Judge, Western District of New York (1997-1999) and Garland E. Burrell, Jr., U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of California (1999-2001).

Many students are interested in careers in public service, and the career center provides seminars on the public interest/public sector job search.

For more information.
http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/current/career-services/index.html