1. 1L Orientation By: Sari Zimmerman Director Office of Career & Professional Development UC Hastings College of the Law

2. 2 Coming Up! Resume / cover letter writing workshops Online training sessions Upcoming programs: - Creative Career Options w/a JD: 11/5 -How I Found My 1L Summer Job: 11/2 -Judicial Externship Opportunities: 11/17 -Public Interest & Gov’t Resumes: 11/16

3. 3 Nuts & Bolts Work with all students, no matter your interests Appointments: call 565-4619 or come by Drop ins: every day 3:15-4:30 HastingsCareersOnline.com & career pages on uchastings.edu Full service office – resume/cover letter reviews, self-assessment, interview preparation, etiquette questions, salary negotiations and much more!!

4. 4 Brief Practice Roadmap Litigation / trial Transactional (i.e. deal-based) Firm (plaintiff vs. defendant?) Non profit Government (local, state, federal) Question assumptions re: practice Different employers: different hiring criteria and practices

5. 5 Timing Nov. 1:Full access to counseling, programs, mentoring, etc. Dec. 1:Start contacting employers (who looks this early? Large firms / judges outside Northern District / national public interest) Feb 6:Public Interest/Public Sector Day Feb – April: Spring OCI

6. 6 Job Search Pre-reqs Resume, cover letter, writing sample, references, grade sheet Self Assessment-question assumptions, do homework Interviewing: ▸ Elevator speech ▸ Why this employer?

7. 7 What Jobs? Paid jobs? Part-time splits? 60-70 each year work for judges (ABA JIOP program) DAs/PDs Other gov’t: US DOJ, CA AG, City Atty. In-house Firms Public interest Organizations Research Assistant for a professor

8. 8 Mythbusters: OCI ▸ most employers don’t hire this way Grades ▸ different employers value grades differently ▸ start thinking now about what else you want to show employers: ▸ s pecialized coursework ▸ community service ▸ extracurricular leadership ▸ externships, clinics ▸ Moot Ct., journal

9. 9 Self assessment Security / stability Entrepreneurial creativity Prestige Financial rewards Service/dedication to a cause Work / life balance Opportunity to be an expert in a field Pure challenge Autonomy What are your anchors?