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Feature: 
  • Suffolk Connect: 104, 28%, 5, 1 and You
  • Plaxen & Adler Scholarship
  • EJW JDs for Justice Network
  • WilmerHale Focus
  • New job postings 
  • Consumer Law Public Service Fellowship, apply by 3/27
  • Callback and offer information to PCD
  • Striving for Success in a World of Diverse Backgrounds, 3/21
  • All About Judicial Clerkships - What is a Clerkship and How to Apply, 3/22
  • Breached: Are Your Health Records Secure? Legal Implications and Why You Should Care, 3/23
  • Court on Campus: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 4/4
  • Suffolk Connect, 4/4
  • Navigating On-Campus Interviewing, 4/4
  • Dining with Confidence: A Business Dinner Etiquette Program, 4/5
  • Court on Campus: U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 4/6
  • Court on Campus: Massachusetts Appeals Court, 4/11
  • Career Launch, Class of 2017, 4/12
  • Pathways to a Career in Law School Teaching, 4/13
*Satisfies Suffolk Professional Development Requirement
  • Higher Education Legal Conference, 3/22
  • Fighting Fascism: Lessons from Nazi Germany about the Rule of Law, 3/22
  • Veterans Meet & Greet Luncheon, 3/23
  • Starting or Jump-Starting an Innovative Law Practice, 3/23
  • Sales Representative and Distributor Liability in Medical Device Litigation, 3/23
  • Fundamentals of a Financial Services Legal Practice, 3/24
  • Pro Bono Training: Immigration Detention 101, 3/27
  • WEBINAR: Debt Relief Basics - An Overview about Managing Student Debt, 3/30
  • How to "Win" at Mediation: Effective Strategies for Representing Your Client in Mediation, 3/31
  • Speed Networking with Health Law Attorneys, 4/5
  • BLG Mentor Program, apply by 3/24
  • National LGBT Bar Association Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair
  • IndyBar Diversity Job Fair
Feature
Suffolk Connect: 104, 28%, 5, 1 & You

Suffolk Law's annual alumni-student networking reception is Tuesday, April 4th from 6:00 to 8:00p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Omni Parker House Hotel. This is your best opportunity to practice your networking skills, meeting alumni eager to help mentor you as you progress in defining and obtaining your career goals. At this formal reception, alumni will gather around tables by practice areas and you'll be provided a list of attendees by table to assist you in finding alumni of interest.  To attend, prior reservation on Symplicity and business attire (suit) is required. Sign up this week as space may be limited based on demand.
 
104: The number of alumni who pre-registered to attend the reception before the end of Spring Break.  This number continues to grow!
 
28%: The percentage of employed 2016 graduates who reported getting their jobs through networking.
 
5: The number of different passed hors d'oeuvres on the menu. This event not only is a great opportunity to sample the hotel's best fare, but practice meeting professionals at a formal cocktail reception.
 
1: To prepare, each participant will receive one drink ticket. As with any professional event, you never over indulge!
 
You: This is the easiest, most fun way to invest in your future.  It can be hard to walk into a room of professionals and start up conversations, but it is expected of attorneys and most all professionals in any field. This is your chance to practice with a group of people who are there because they want to meet you and help answer your questions or guide you in any way they can. Don't miss out! RSVP today!

To reserve your space, name tag, and drink ticket for the event, you must RSVP on Symplicity. Click on the 'Events' tab and then 'Programs.' On the next page you will see a list of upcoming programs. Click on the program title (Suffolk Connect) to view the event details. Click the 'RSVP button' on the bottom of the page to submit your response.
Announcements
What's New?

  • Plaxen & Adler, P.A. is pleased to continue its efforts by offering the Plaxen and Adler Scholarship, a private award granted annually to a law student who demonstrates an interest in civil trial advocacy and a career as a civil trial lawyer.  The scholarship details, including requirements, deadlines and the previous year's winner, can all be found on their website. The s cholarship value is $2,500 and  will be awarded each year in perpetuity to a law student who: w ishes to pursue a career in civil trial advocacy; h as a passion for a fair Civil Justice system; and i s interested in representing people who have been injured and who rights are in jeopardy. 
     
  • Sign up for Equal Justice Works JDs for Justice Network. Get information on public interest law resources and opportunities - from summer funding and internships to post-grad fellowships and student debt. When you sign up for the mailing list, you get first dibs on all Equal Justice Works programs, resources and opportunities, including a Public Interest Law Jobs Digest. 
     
  • WilmerHale has created "WilmerHale Focus," an email communication for current 1LD/2LE students. The focus of their first email is Diversity and Inclusion, and the Women's Leadership Initiative. 
     
  • CareerBuzz is the weekly PCD student newsletter. CareerBuzz will be emailed to all students on Tuesday afternoons and will also be archived on  Symplicity (in the News Feed). Most items will not be repeated in future issues, so be sure to read CareerBuzz every week to keep updated on all career-related news and information.  
Hiring
career fairs
Who's Hiring?

  • View this week's list of job postings. 
     
  • Apply for a PAID Consumer Law Public Service Fellowship for Summer 2017! The Consumer Law Public Service Fellowships support current students at Suffolk Law School working in internships in the field of consumer law. Fellowship applications for Summer 2017 will be accepted via Symplicity (job posting #17205) through Monday, March 27 at 10:00am (deadline extended). Students are encouraged to try to secure their internship prior to receiving the fellowship as the award is contingent on obtaining a placement with an eligible employer, but it is not necessary to have a placement beforehand to be awarded a fellowship. In the past, fellows have found placements with agencies such as the Boston Fair Housing Commission, Greater Boston Legal Service's Consumer Rights Unit, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and the National Consumer Law Center. Awards may be for up to $5,000. Please see the Fellowship webpage for more details, including completion requirements.  
     
  • Please notify Michelle Dobbins in PCD if you receive a callback interview or offer. The feedback is appreciated. 

SuffolkWhat's Going On At Suffolk?
  
  • TODAY! Striving for Success in a World of Diverse Backgrounds - Tuesday, March 21, 6:00 to 8:00pm, Main Function Room. The goal of the event is to provide students with an opportunity to seek guidance and advice from experience faculty advisers, human resource directors, and practicing attorneys from various legal fields and backgrounds on how to market themselves in the legal practice profession when seeking employment and/or going into interviews. Panelists, Prof. Renee Landers, Shagha Tousi Russell (Nutter Diversity Action Committee member at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLC) and April English (Organization Development & Diversity Chief at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office), will have an open dialogue and give some of their very own insights on how to fill the gap between the legal profession and lack of diversity. Panelists will share their experiences and give advice to students on ways to stand out when entering the legal field and audience members will be able to participate with a follow up question and answer period. Prof. Dyane O'Leary will moderate. Co-Sponsored by the Office of Diversity Services; Muslim Law Student Association; International Law Society; PCD; and Women of Color Law Student Association.
     
  • All About Judicial Clerkships - What is a Clerkship and How to Apply! - Wednesday, March 22, 3:30pm, Faculty Dining Room.  Justice Peter Zarella (Ret.), SULS 1975, and Justice Richard Robinson of the Connecticut Supreme Court will talk to students about clerking for a judge after graduation.  This is a terrific opportunity to hear firsthand what law clerks do, how to gain relevant experience, and what judges seek in a law clerk!   Reception to follow.
     
  • Breached: Are Your Health Records Secure? Legal Implications - and Why You Schoul Care - Thursday, March 23, 11:00am to 3:00pm, Main Function Room. Journal of Health & Biomedical Law Annual Symposium. In recent headline news, hospitals, health plans, government health care programs, and pharmacies have fallen victim to breaches in their patient data systems, losing social security numbers and detailed patient histories to hackers. The data pirates are only getting more sophisticated. The symposium addresses data breach in healthcare settings, the importance of avoiding HIPAA violations, and the European Union data protection directive. 
     
  • Court on Campus: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Tuesday, April 4, Moot Courtroom. (1) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Case Preview and Hearing - 12:45 to 2:00pm. (2) Successful Advocacy in Administrative Inter-Partes Hearings, Panel with the Judges - 2:15 to 3:00pm. (3) Patent Trial and Appeal Board Case Preview and Hearing  3:15 to 5:00pm. Reception to follow. 
     
  • Suffolk Connect - Tuesday, April 4, 6:00 to 8:00pm, Omni Parker House. Connect with Suffolk Law alums practicing in a wide range of legal fields at our annual Law School alumni-student networking reception. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres. Business attire required. RSVP required on Symplicity by 3/28.  
     
  • Navigating On-Campus Interviewing - Tuesday, April 4, 3:00 to 4:00pm, room 285 and Wednesday, April 5, 5:00 to 6:00pm, room 315. 
    Learn about on-campus interviews: What is OCI? How does it work? When and how do you apply? This is mandatory for 1LD/2LE students interested in participating in large firm, summer associate hiring this summer and fall. Attendance will be taken.
     
  • Dining With Confidence: A Business Dinner Etiquette Program - Wednesday, April 5, 6:00 to 8:00pm, Smith Dining Hall, 20 Somerset Street. This interactive evening will help you hone your business and dining etiquette skills. You will become the master of the meal, from juggling conversations to decoding a complex place setting, as you learn to negotiate a course-by-course dining experience while maintaining your professional presence. This dinner event will include a presentation by Jean M. Papalia, President of A+ Etiquette and Director of Graduate Career Services at Tufts University. $25 Alumni, $30 Guests, $15 Graduate and Law students. Price includes a three course dinner and a $3 gift to the Suffolk University Annual Fund. Sponsored by the Law Alumni Association Graduates of the Last Decade Council and the University Graduates of the Last Decade Council.  Register 
     
  • Court on Campus: U.S. District Court, District of Masachusetts - Thursday, April 6, 2:00 to 3:30pm, Moot Courtroom. View a live motion session with Judge Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
     
  • Court on Campus: Massachusetts Appeals Court - Tuesday, April 11, 9:30am to 12:00pm, Moot Courtroom. See oral arguments before a three judge panel. 
     
  • Career Launch, Class of 2017 - Wednesday, April 12, 12:00 to 2:00, Main Function Room. We'll have great food, ice cream, a raffle for a $200 Apple gift card and, most importantly, important information on everything you'll need to start your career. Exhibitors include: Professional & Career Development; Bar Associations (Boston Bar Association, Mass. Bar Association); Volunteer Organizations (Volunteer Lawyers Project, MassProBono); Robert Half Legal; Personal Branding with ePortfolios & LinkedIn; Law Library; and Alumni Engagement.
     
  • Pathways to a Career in Law School Teaching - Thursday, April 13, 4:30 to 6:00pm, Faculty Dining Room. This panel discussion will offer practical advice and information for anyone interested in pursuing a position in law school teaching. Panelists will share their experience breaking into teaching in the realms of doctrinal courses, legal practice and writing, clinics, and academic support. Seating is limited to 40. RSVP by April 3 to [email protected].  Co-Sponsored by the Diversity Committee of the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research.

NetworkingWhat Else is Hapenning?
  
  • Higher Education Legal Conference - Wednesday, March 22, 8:00am to 5:30pm, Courtyard Boston Downtown.  Hear from leaders in higher education about the primary legal issues they've been confronted with and the problem-solving approaches they've enacted to facilitate institutional development and promote positive campus affairs. The conference is geared towards college and university legal practitioners who advise higher education leadership directly and professionals who wish to participate in discussions around the emerging legal issues within the higher ed space.  RSVP (SULS PDR credit)  
     
  • Fighting Fascism: Lessons from Nazi Germany about the Rule of Law -  Wednesday, March 22, 4:00 to 6:00pm, Boston College Law School, East Wing 115A.  The Rappaport Center invites you to their next program  which  will include a showing of the documentary "Nazi Law: Legally Blind" followed by a conversation with documentarians John and Susan Michalczyk, moderated by Professor Judith McMorrow. Please RSVP to  [email protected] . 
     
  • Veterans Meet & Greet Luncheon - Thursday, March 23, 12:00 to 1:00pm, BBA. Join the Boston Bar Association's Veterans Committee, current members of the military, veterans, their families and friends in the legal community for lunch at the BBA. This is an opportunity to meet your fellow attorneys who served in the military and attorneys currently working in veterans legal services. This luncheon will feature guest speakers Leland Goldberg, Founder, and Marie Shirley, Program Manager, of the Veteran Entrepreneurial Training & Resource Network (VETRN) on the work of their organization.  RSVP 
     
  • Starting or Jump-Starting an Innovative Law Practice - Thursday, March 23, 12:00 to 2:00pm, MBA. This two-hour workshop is the fourth in a series on starting or jump-starting your law practice. The client experience is at the heart of a successful law firm. The fourth and final chapter of this series will show participants how to use the client experience to design and implement a marketing strategy that attracts the clients to the experience of working with a particular lawyer and firm in contract to the few clients who are only looking for an impersonal transaction. They will examine and analyze what happens (in their hearts and minds) at different stages the legal services decision-making process. Participants will learn what to do and start planning to influence the decision-making of a potential client or group of clients. This will conclude their four-part workshop series that combines traditional tools, including business plans, marketing plans and check-lists, with more innovative tools, such as visual facilitation and imagery, to help you develop and leverage an entrepreneurial mindset.  Register (SULS PDR credit) 
     
  • Sales Representative and Distributor Liability in Medical Device Litigation - Thursday, March 23, 12:30 to 1:00pm, BBA. Plaintiffs are becoming increasingly adept at developing theories against sales representatives and distributors in medical device litigation.  They name local defendants in lawsuits as a mechanism for keeping cases in state court, the less-preferred jurisdiction of large corporations. Also, allegations based on the conduct of independent sales representatives are fact-based inquiries that come with risk for companies and can potentially leave them on the hook for huge damages.  The line between promoting a product, and advising a doctor on how to treat a patient, is becoming more and more blurred.  Companies can no longer rely on the well-settled learned intermediary and "captain of the ship" doctrines to keep themselves out of places they do not belong:  the doctor-patient relationship.  Rather, courts are finding ways to deny summary judgment and let juries decide whether independent representatives have overstepped their boundaries in interacting with doctors.  This is a dangerous proposition for any company defending high-stakes litigation. After this seminar, attendees will know how to best defend medical device companies and independent sales rep/distributors in product liability suits.  RSVP (SULS PDR credit) 
     
  • Fundamentals of a Financial Services Legal Practice - Friday, March 24, 12:30 to 2:00pm, BBA. "Friday Fundamentals" is the BBA's weekly educational series designed to offer an introduction to the basic legal skills and fundamental knowledge lawyers need to get a foothold and grow in their understanding of a given area of practice. The program will describe generally the various types of investment advisers/investment vehicles, the relevant statutes/rules/regulations, and what a securities/IM lawyer does, both in-house and at a firm.  The program will also discuss the role of broker-dealers, the statutes/regulations/rules that govern them, and what broker-dealer attorneys do, both in-house and at a firm.  RSVP (SULS PDR credit) 
     
  • Pro Bono Training: Immigration Detention 101 - Monday, March 27, 12:30 to 2:30pm, BBA. The training will cover immigration law basics and immigration detention, and focus on how to assist clients gain release from detention by requesting bond from an immigration judge. You'll learn the basics of eligibility, gathering documents, how to present a case, and post-grant procedures. Attorneys and law students from all backgrounds and skill levels may attend. No prior immigration law knowledge is required. After the program, you'll have the chance to volunteer with the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR). RSVP 
     
  • WEBINAR: Debt Relief Basics - An Overview about Managing Student Debt - Thursday, March 30, 3:30 to 4:30pm.  Join Equal Justice Works for a conversation about the various repayment plans, options for loan cancellation and forgiveness,  payment postponements via forbearances and deferments, and much more. This webinar is perfect for those who want a general overview about how to make student loan management easier.  Register  
     
  • How to "Win" at Mediation: Effective Strategies for Representing Your Client in Mediation - Friday, March 31, 12:30 to 2:00pm, BBA. More disputes are resolved through mediation than trial.  This program will provide an overview of helpful practices to become a more effective advocate in a mediation setting.  Topics will include: preparing for mediation; managing client expectations; and basic negotiation strategies.  RSVP (SULS PDR credit)
     
  • Speed Networking with Health Law Attorneys - Wednesday, April 5, 5:30 to 7:30pm, BBA. This event gives law students and new lawyers a unique opportunity to meet with several Boston-area Healthcare attorneys in just one evening. Those who attend this event will have the chance to meet all guest attorneys in small groups to learn about the career paths and legal opportunities available in Boston's health law landscape. A reception with hors d'oeuvres, beer & wine will directly follow the program. Space is limited. Pre-Registration is required.

DiversityDiversity and Inclusion                                 
  
  • The BLG is now accepting applications for the 2017 Mentor Program! The Boston Lawyers Group Mentor Program is designed to assist law students with identifying and expanding their legal career options. Towards that goal, the Mentor Program provides these students with the opportunity to develop a relationship with an experienced practitioner from a BLG participating member organization. Eligibility is limited to 100 first and second year law students of color from Boston area law schools. Applications for the 100 available slots will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Mentors and mentees will be informed of their pairings by email prior to the Mentor Kickoff Reception. Attendance to the Mentor Kickoff Reception on April 6 is mandatory to be considered for the program. Application instructions are available online and the application deadline is Friday, March 24, 2017.
     
  • The National LGBT Bar Association announces their annual Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair, which will take place August 2-4,2017 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. The program provides: (1) CAREER FAIR; (2) CAREER COUNSELING - Students can receive individual career counseling from NALP volunteers throughout the day during the career fair; (3) WRITING SCHOLARSHIPS - Students are eligible to compete in the Michael Greenberg Writing Competition, which awards $1,000 in prize money and a complimentary trip to the LGBT Bar's Annual Conference & Career Fair, as well as a publication in the Tulane Law School Journal of Law and Sexuality; (4) CUTTING-EDGE CLE's - These workshops provide law students and attorneys with an education on an array of legal topics, many with an LGBT focus; and (5) NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES - Attendance at the Conference & Career Fair provides a unique opportunity for law student attendees to network with attorneys from all sectors of the legal field, as well as judges and other legal professionals! Registration information is available online. 
     
  • The IndyBar Diversity Job Fair will be held August 14-15, 2017 at the Hilton Indianapolis. Open to students graduating in 2018 and 2019 who represent all aspects of diversity and who are looking for a one-of-a-kind legal community in a Midwestern city that has both cosmopolitan style and small-town charm. The program will provide: numerous networking opportunities for students through a reception, interviews and a luncheon; more that 25 firm, government, court and corporate legal employers conducting hundreds of interviews with students; and a student workshop focusing on presenting oneself in interviews and social media. Details are available online. Register before July 1, 2017. 
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