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, OCTOBER 6
4:30 to 5:15PM: Public Interest and Government Career Fair!
5:15 to 6:30PM: Networking Reception!
The event will consist of a traditional career fair with a bingo game component from 4:30-5:15 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 5:15-6:00 p.m., we are hosting a Public Interest Appreciation Reception that is open to the legal community at large in addition to those employers who are participating in the fair. Please participate in as much of the event as your schedule allows and take advantage of these opportunities to network with employers and find out more about their organizations. Business casual attire is suggested but certainly not required. No RSVP necessary.
The following employers will be represented:
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Kansas
Better Business Bureau of Greater Kansas City
City of Kansas City, Missouri Prosecutor’s Office
Death Penalty Litigation Clinic
Federal Bureau of Prisons (Kansas City, KS)
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office (Kansas City, MO)
Kansas Legal Services
Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office (Leavenworth, KS)
Legal Aid of Western Missouri (Kansas City, MO)
Missouri Attorney General’s Office (Jefferson City, MO)
Missouri Commission on Human Rights (Kansas City, MO)
Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Attorney’s Office (USDOJ) – District of Kansas (Wichita, KS)
U.S. Attorney’s Office (USDOJ) – Western District of Missouri (Kansas City, MO)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – Office of the General Counsel, Region VII (Kansas City, MO)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – (Kansas City, MO)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 7 (Kansas City, KS)
U.S. Marine Corp
U.S. Navy
Wednesday, OCTOBER 7 – 12:00 to 1:00: Oliver Fellows Luncheon – Please join us in the Student Lounge for an Italian (pasta) lunch and remarks from Dean Suni, recipients of the Judge John W. Oliver Public Service Fellowship, and a member of the Kansas City legal community who was instrumental in establishing this fellowship in honor of the late Judge John W. Oliver. 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. No RSVP necessary.
Thursday – 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. in the Student Lounge – Clinics and Externships – Planning Your Schedule Workshop: Join the Career Center and various professors and clinical supervisors to learn more about the more than 25 opportunities for amazing practical experience offered through UMKC Law. We will give you pizza and TONS of helpful information to consider as you plan your course schedule for upcoming semesters, so be sure to make time for this workshop! No RSVP necessary.
Friday – 9:00-10:00 a.m. 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 via Symplicity “Events” tab by October 8.
We hope you can join us!
Questions? Contact us.
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