UB Law Career Services Lecture Series

10 am – 12 pm “Keys to Career Success in DC,” career panels

Panel 1: David Franasiak, Kristin Koehler, Nicole Lee, Jane Mago, Lewis Rose

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Panel 2: David Koehler, Kim Stock, Adam Vodraska, Marc Weinberger

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1:30 – 2:30 pm “Getting to Washington, DC: An Overview of Opportunities”

Topics: What to Do, Where to Live, and Who to Work For
Presenter: Suzanne Patrick

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GUERRILLA TACTICS FOR GETTING THE LEGAL JOB OF YOUR DREAMS: The seminar to make your career dreams come true, regardless of your grades, your school or your work experience!

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We are once again delighted to have nationally-known author (and Job Goddess) Kimm Walton, JD, join us to give her seminar on job searching techniques. Kimm’s proven job search strategies have helped thousands of law students (and graduates) get the legal job of their dreams. Based on her best-selling book, you won’t want to miss this energizing and entertaining seminar!

Learn how to use self-assessment tools in order to figure out what you want from a job, communicate effectively with prospective employers, and target your job search!

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Speaker:

Rob Liddle, MLIR,’77; JD,’76; BA, ’72
Vice President of Global Labor Relations
McDonald’s Corporation

Rob leads the McDonald’s Labor Relations function globally, managing a staff of 18. He is responsible for managing all employment law and traditional labor relations matters; he serves on the McDonald’s Human Resources Leadership team. Rob joined McDonald’s in 1982 as a Labor Relations staff attorney. Previously, he was a trial attorney at the National Labor Relations Board and a labor associate at the Buffalo firm of Jaeckle, Fleishmann & Mugel.

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Our speakers are all UB Law graduates who were awarded 2008 Presidential Management Fellowships and just began working at their respective sites this fall:

Harold Babcock-Ellis (JD 2008), Dept of Defense, Dept of the Air Force (Los Angeles, CA)

Daniel Christiansen (JD 2008), Department of Education (Washington, DC)

Emily Conley (JD 2008), Dept. of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Asylum Adjudicator (Washington, DC)

Brian McCarthy (JD 2007; MPH 2008), Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (Washington, DC)

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Speaker:

Marc Hirschfield (’92), partner in the NYC office of Ropes & Gray.

This session will focus on firm call-back interviews and will be beneficial for anyone applying for firm positions, whether you have a call-back scheduled already, or hope to have one scheduled in the future.  During this session, Marc will fill you in on what to expect during your call-back and what interviewers are looking for in a candidate before they extend a candidate an offer.

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Speaker:

Robert Schwenkel, UB Law Alum and Partner at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, New York, NY.

Mr. Schwenkel discusses interview techniques for students interviewing with law firms.

The program offers interview techniques for students interviewing with district attorney offices, NYC corporation counsel office or any other public interest/government offices.

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Speakers:

Hannah Moore (2007 UB Law Grad), Bronx District Attorney’s Office

Allen Blount (2005 UB Law Grad), New York City Corporation Counsel

Recruiting Information Session

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Presented by:  Lisa M. Patterson, Associate Dean for Career Services

An informational program on post-graduation judicial clerkship opportunities. Though the focus is US and NYS courts, the information is transferable to other state courts. The session includes a description of the work, application process and other advice.

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Speakers:

Andrew W. Moeller, current Confidential Law Clerk to Judge William Skretny, US District Court, Western District of New York.

Craig Peterson, 1976 UB Law School graduate. Currently, Chief Appellate Court Attorney, NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 4th Department in Rochester, NY.

Caroline Brancatella, 2007 UB Law School graduate. Currently, an associate at Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel (Buffalo, NY). In the fall of 2008, Caroline will clerk for Judge Cynthia Rufe, US District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.