Public Interest week has already arrived! This week we are devoting time to publicizing and honoring the great work that public interest employers and our students are doing to serve the community. Public interest is a broad category, which includes everything from non-profits to government employers. Please join us for the following events:
Tuesday 4:00 to 5:30PM: Public Interest and Government Career Fair!
5:30 to 6:30PM: Networking Reception!
The event will consist of employer panels from 4-5:30 p.m. that will provide representatives from each organization the opportunity to describe the organization’s mission, everyday activities, and internship and volunteer opportunities. From 5:30-6:30 p.m., we are hosting a Public Interest and Government Employer Thank You Reception that is open to the legal community at large in addition to those employers who are participating in the fair. If you join us, please plan to attend the entire event (this is not structured as a come and go event) and take advantage of these opportunities to network with employers and find out more about their organizations. Business attire is suggested but not required.
The following employers will be represented:
Air Force JAG
Army JAG
Child & Family Services Clinic/Jackson County Prosecutor Clinic – Family Law
City Counselor’s Office, City of St. Louis
City of Kansas City, Missouri
Death Penalty Clinic
Death Penalty Clinic
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office
Johnson County, KS Court Services
Kansas Court of Appeals
Kansas City Anti-Violence Project
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Marine Corp JAG
Missouri National Education Association
Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services
Missouri State Public Defender System
Social Security Office of Disability Adjudication and Review
U.S. Attorney Western District of Missouri
U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Kansas
U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Region 7, Office of Labor Standards Enforcement
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Region 7, Office of Regional Counsel
Wednesday – 12:00 to 1:00: Public Interest Luncheon – Please join us for a Margarita’s taco bar and remarks from Dean Suni, the 2014 Law Foundation & Alumni Association Pro Bono Award Winner, and the past five recipients of the Judge John W. Oliver Public Service Fellowship. The Oliver Fellows Program extends a loan of funds to assist with student loan repayment to a graduating law student engaging in qualified public service employment each year for the three years following graduation and will forgive that loan as long as the graduate remains in qualifying employment.
Thursday – 11:30 to 12:30 in Room 4 – Finding Public Service Internships and Post-Graduate Fellowships Workshop: Interested in finding an internship or post-grad fellowship? Applying to public service internships and fellowships is an extremely competitive process and takes a lot of time and effort to do right. Come and learn what it takes to succeed! RSVP on Symplicity.
Finally, stop by CSO’s table in the hall near the Student Lounge Monday and Tuesday get some additional information (and Monday/Tuesday mornings, a yogurt parfait!)
We hope you can join us!
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