Make your summer investment pay off

"One of the most important things I think law students need to remember when starting their summer jobs is that they are entering into a professional environment where they are expected to act like young lawyers. It is crucial to not only complete work assignments with a degree of professional skill, but to also act in a professional manner, especially towards junior or support staff. If you have a secretary during your summer job, that person's view of you will often spread through the workplace faster than a supervisor's impression of your work." - Andrew Weaver'02, Associate, Cleary Gottlieb, New York, New York

As you head into a summer position, whether with a private firm or public entity, whether for pay or as a volunteer, hold yourself to these standards:

• 1. Demonstrate the enthusiasm, reliability and work ethic that legal employers expect.
• 2. Be a team player.
• 3. Dress for success.
• 4. Show you understand that your employer is a business, needing to maximize production and minimize expenses.
• 5. Make sure every assignment you turn in is "A" quality.

As a related opportunity, the Columbus Bar Association's Legal Research and Information Resources Committee will present its 2010 Summer Associate Seminar, Summer Success: Practical Tips & Strategies, on Friday, May 28 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This seminar is designed for first or second-year law students who are summer associates at law firms, courts, or government offices in Columbus. The seminar is free to attend, however, pre-registration is required due to the format of the presentations.

When you get the work study job offer....

Whether you have already secured a work-study position or are still looking, you need to be familiar with the process once you have the offer. Moritz’s work-study options have expanded significantly for the upcoming work-study year, which begins once the school year ends, so continue checking Symplicity regularly in the next weeks for new postings.
If you already have a position lined up, or when you do so in the future, you need to follow these steps to complete your employment:
1. After notification that you are approved for work-study eligibity, which will via e-mail from the OSU Financial Aid Office, you must accept the award on line.
2. When you have a job offer, go to the work-study web site (http://sfa.osu.edu/jobs/), do a search for the position you have been hired into and print off the referral form.
3. Secure your hiring supervisor’s signature on the form.
4. Meet with your Renatta Laney (Drinko 220H) to complete forms and get details relating to time sheets, deadlines, and pay schedules. If you are going to be working in Moritz’s library, your meeting should be with Vicki Payne instead.

Fortune 100 companies are hiring

Cnn.com includes an article today noting that 20 selected Fortune 100 employers have at least 200 openings each, totaling more than 60,000 jobs. Many of the identified positions are related to a law school education and some of them are specifically identified as being legal positions. The article names each of the 20 companies and the positions for which they are hiring. Cnn.com asked company representatives what they're looking for and for some secrets to getting hired.

Update your summer calendar

As your school year’s end approaches, you may have difficulty seeing past your last exam or hooding day. Taking a few minutes now, though, to get some important dates on your calendar will pay off as a good investment. The endless summers of your childhood don’t exist any more, you will find, and journal competitions, OCI bidding, etc., will be here much sooner than you may anticipate. Every year we hear students express surprise at almost or actually missing important deadlines because next school year seems to far off when this year concludes. Review the information below with your calendar in hand:

Journal competitions- May 11-21
OCI early fall 2010 bidding begins June 14, ends July 25
OCI regular fall 2010 bidding begins June 14, ends August 25
Out-of-state interview programs bidding dates begin June 14, end July 22
Out-of-state resume collect programs begin June 14, end August 9

In addition, review critical summer dates in 1L, 2L and 3L timelines, which contain comprehensive lists of everything you can do over the summer to make your professional life a lot easier next year.

Deloitte lunch: respond by Monday, April 19

Students are invited to lunch on Wednesday, April 21st and an information session about Deloitte LLP. Learn more from Deloitte professionals about their international tax practices and the types of backgrounds they are looking for in their professionals, including law degrees!

Wednesday, April 21, from noon to 1:30 in Room 246.

RSVP to wiles.65@osu.edu no later than Monday, April 19th.

Top 10 ways to be the best in your summer position

Abovethelaw.com recently posted a list of ten ways you can make the strongest impression with your summer employer. Although the list addresses itself to summer associates at firms, the directions on how to make yourself noticed in a really positive way apply to all sorts of summer work. Read these over before you start your summer job, and make a point of re-reading at least once in the middle of your time on the job.