2008 Mock Interview/Resume Workshop for Law Students of Color

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Event Sponsored By:
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Epstein Becker & Green P.C.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Herrick Feinstein LLP
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
New York City Bar Association

Location:
NYC Bar Association
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
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Mock Interview/Resume Workshop for Law Students of Color

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

3:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.

Reception: 5:45 - 7:00 p.m.

hosted by

The New York City Bar

42 W. 44^th Street (btwn 5^th and 6^th Avenues)

Do you know how to present yourself effectively and successfully? This workshop is designed to help law students of color prepare for the fall recruiting season by identifying the key aspects of an interview that legal employers look and listen for when they interview law students for positions as summer associates, interns and clerks.  The program will also offer participants the opportunity to participate in mock interviews and receive critical feedback on interviewing skills. Learn how to communicate who you are, to give yourself the best opportunity to secure your next job in the legal field.

Student Check In:  3:00 p.m.

Hiring Panel 3:15 p.m.

Attorney Check In: 4:15 p.m.

Interviews begin at 4:30

Students must arrive promptly at 3:00 in business attire.

1) Students will be required to RSVP in advance and bring several copies of their resume and transcript.  Students must RSVP to participate in the interviews. Priority will be given to students have joined PALS via the PALS website: www.palsprogram.org.  

2) Students must attend the entire hiring panel to participate in the interviews.

HIRING PANEL

Moderator: Timothy Lynch - United States Attorney's Office

Panelists:

Robin Edwards - New York County District Attorney's Office

Afua Matta-Mensah – The Legal Aid Society

James H. Sullivan, Jr. - Hiring Partner, Alston & Bird LLP

Interviewers:

1) Attorneys must arrive at least 15 minutes before they are scheduled to interview.  Interviews begin at 4:30.

2)  Attorneys will be given a list of observations that PALS would like them to address with the students.

3) Attorneys are requested to commit to the 1 3/4 hours or share the time segment with a colleague from their firm.

Reception - Open to all participants.  From 5:45 - 7pm

Click here for Program FAQs

RSVP by August 1, 2008 on the PALS website www.palsprogram.org  Please address all questions to info@palsprogram.org

Students must include:  Full Name, Law School, e-mail address, and class year. 

Attorneys must include:  Full name, email address and employer.  For questions email info@palsprogram.org

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