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Events for Fall 2007 and Spring 2008

The Career Services and Professional Development Office sponsors a variety of skill building, informational, networking and special events throughout the academic year. Be sure to mark your calendar for these events. All events are open to all students, unless otherwise noted. Additional information will be available on campus throughout the semester, or feel free to stop by the Career Services and Professional Development Office to ask about specific programs.

August 2007
Date	Time	Event	Location
August 13	5 p.m.	Career Services Orientation for LL.M. students	237A
August 15 - August 17	8:30 am	New Student Orientation	Lobby
August 15	10:30 am	Transfer Student Orientation	Lobby
August 20	9 a.m. - 11 a.m.	Coffee with the Career Services and Professional Development Staff	Lobby
August 21	4 p.m.	Symplicity Refresher/OCI Questions – for 2Ls and 3Ls	378
August 22	noon	Symplicity Refresher/OCI Questions – for 2Ls and 3Ls	378
August 23	9:00 a.m. -noon	Fall OCI Resume Drop Deadline for 2Ls and 3Ls	237B
August 24	noon	Student Business Cards Order Deadline	CSPDO
August 29	noon	Introduction to the Professional Development Series/ Symplicity Training/ Creating Goals/Assessing Yourself	237A
September
Date	Time	Event	Location
September 5	noon	Finding Jobs and Researching Employers / Networking	237A
September 6	noon	Open House for Public Law Center/Legal Aid Society	237A
September 6	5 p.m	Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association IP Road Show	hosted at Whittier Law School
Begins September 10	9:00 a.m.	Fall OCI for 2Ls and 3Ls	CSPDO
September 12	5:30 p.m.	California Republican Lawyers Association Reception	237B
September 13	noon	Drafting Your Legal Resume / Cover Letter	237A
September 18	noon	FBI Information Meeting	237A
September 24	noon	Criminal Law- Working at the District Attorney's or the Public Defender's Office: Getting In and Being Successful	237A
September 25	noon	How to Get the Job: Interviewing Tips and Techniques	237A
October
Date	Time	Event	Location
October 2	6:00 p.m.	Meet the Firms; Hosted by the Tax Law Society	237B
October 3	noon	Practicing Entertainment Law/Sports Law/Intellectual Property Law: Getting a Job and Succeeding	237A
October 8	4 p.m.	Debate	237A
October 8 – 12		Diversity Week
October 9	noon	Breaking the Barriers: Diversity in the Legal Profession	237A
October 17	noon	Government Careers & Externships	237A
October 18	noon	Life at a Large Law Firm: Getting In and Being Successful	237A
October 19	8:30 a.m.	Intellectual Property Career Day	Hosted at Whittier Law School
October 22	noon	Working as a Judicial Extern or a Clerk	237B
October 23	noon	Negotiating Offers / The Business of Law	237A
October 30	noon	Being Professional/Summer Associate Success	237A
October 30	4 p.m. – 7 p.m.	Chapman University Career Fair	AF 209
November
Date	Time	Event	Location
November 1	5:00-7:30 pm	Bar Day	237A/B
November 1 - 16	Due: Nov 16, 5:00 pm	Mentor Program Sign up for all students	CSPDO
November 2		Tax LL.M. Job Fair	La Jolla, CA
November 3	8:30 a.m.	Orange County Law Firm Practice Day	Hosted at Chapman Law School
November 7	Noon	OCI Orientation	237A
November 7	5 p.m. - 7 p.m	Speed Networking	AF 209
November 9	noon	OCI Orientation	237A
November 13	noon	Beyond OCI: Obtaining a Job the Modern Way	237A
November 14-15	noon	Public Interest Career Day Orientation Meeting – Early Bird	237A
November 16	5:00 p.m.	Mentor Program Student Registration Deadline	CSPDO
November 16	Deadline 5 p.m	Student Business Card Order	CSPDO
January 2008
Date	Time	Event	Location
January 8	noon	Public Interest Career Day Orientation Meeting	152
January 8	12:30 p.m.	Mentor Program Mandatory Orientation Meeting	152
January 8	4 p.m	OCI Orientation	152
January 8	4:30 p.m	Symplicity Refresher	152
January 9	noon	OCI Orientation	237A
January 9	12:30 p.m.	Symplicity Refresher	237A
January 9	4 p.m	Mentor Program Mandatory Orientation Meeting	237A
January 10	noon	Interviewing Tips & Techniques	237A
January 14	noon	Introduction to the Professional Development Series/ Symplicity Training/ Creating Goals/Assessing Yourself	237A
Deadline January 15	9:00 a.m. - noon	Spring OCI - Resume drop	237B
January 23	5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m	Mentor Reception	237A & B
January 29	noon	Drafting Your Legal Resume / Cover Letter	237A
February 2008
Date	Time	Event	Location
February 2	8:30 a.m.	Public Interest Career Day	Hosted at UCLA Law School
February 5	noon	Finding Jobs and Researching Employers / Networking	237A
February 6	noon	How to Get the Job: Interviewing Tips and Techniques	237A
February 16	9:00 a.m.	Entertainment Law Career Day	Hosted at Southwestern Law School
February 18	noon	Negotiating Offers / The Business of Law	237 A
February 23	8:30 a.m.	Government Career Day	Hosted at Chapman
February 26	noon	How to Open a Solo Practice	237A
February 27	noon	Being Professional / Summer Associate Success	237A
March 2008
Date	Time	Event	Location
March 11	noon	Preparing for Your First Year in Practice	237A
March 26	noon – 2 p.m.	Legal Recruiter's Fair	Lobby
April 2008
Date	Time	Event	Location
April 9	5:30 p.m. for employers 6:00 p.m. for students– 7:30 p.m	Small Law Firm Career Fair & Reception	237A & B