Public Service Events
2012-2013 Center for Public Service Law Programs
October 10
Externship Information Session
October 15
Discussion with Justice Goodwin Liu “Federal Law in State Court”
October 17
Pro Bono Honors Mini-Info Session and Pro Bono Fair and Panel Kickoff Session
“Why Pro Bono?” Speakers Professor Kimberly Ambrose, David Donnan, Washington Appellate
Project and 3L’s Courtney Skiles and Jesse Woo
October 19
“Truthiness, Civil Liberties and the Presidential Election”
Speaker: Susan Herman, ACLU National Board Chair
October 23
Finding a Target for your Job Search strategy
Speakers: Holly Morris, CPLD and Amy Kosterlitz, CPLS
October 24
Pro Bono Honors and Clinical Law Training: Reducing Secondary Trauma & Stress
Through Mindful Practices
November 14
Moderate Means Information session
Speaker: Clay Wilson, Moderate Means Attorney
November 15
Speaker: Esther Park, Director of Externships
January 10
“Successful Careers of Past Judicial Clerks”
Speakers: Aurora Bearse, Court Commission for Division II, Ramsey Ramerman, City
of Everett, City Attorney’s Office, Joseph Schaeffer, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless,
Professor David Ziff, UW School of Law
January 18
Criminal Law Connections Breakfast
Speakers: Rich Anderson, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; Joan Cavagnaro,
Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; Suzanne Pickering, NW Defender Association;
Travis Stearns, Washington Defender Association
February 1
NW Public Service Career Fair at Seattle University
February 6
Public Service Connections Breakfast
Join an informal panel discussion and light breakfast with attorneys from: ACLU,
Social Security Administration, Unemployment Law Project, WA Attorney General’s
Office
February 6
Nuts and Bolts of Preparing Clerkship Applications/OSCAR Overview
How UW Helps you get your applications submitted and overview on OSCAR
Speaker: Esther Park, Director of Externships
February 7
Private Firms in the Public Interest
Join us for an engaging panel discussion with attorneys working for plaintiff-side
public interest firms from: Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Skellenger Bender,
Bean Porter Hawkins, Public Interest Law Group, Chihak and Associates
February 13
Public Service Law Dinner
“Human Rights: The Use of Law as a Development Tool”
Speaker: Jennifer Duncan, Landesa Senior Attorney and Land Tenure Specialist
February 14
Developing a Clerkship Strategy
How to select courses, connect with faculty, research courts and judges and successfully
manage the application interview process
February 20
“Working Towards Cultural & Cross Difference Competent Legal Assistance”
A joint Clinical Law Program and Pro Bono Honors Program Training
February 21
Clerkship Cover Letters, Resumes and Writing Samples
How to create an effective application
February 27
“Entrepreneurship with a social purpose: There are more options that just a
501c3
Speakers: Libby Ludlow and David Cromwell from the UW Law Entrepreneurial Clinic
February 28
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee Information Session
March 7
International Human Rights Careers at Home and Abroad
Speakers: Angelina Godoy, UW Center for Human Rights, Mary Fan, Assistant Professor
of Law, Jonathan Eddy, Professor of Law, Stephen Rosenbaum, Visiting Lecturer
March 22 and 23
“Social Justice Lawyering, Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship”
Trina Grillo Retreat Talaris Conference Center and UW School of Law
April 24
Gates Public Service Law Speaker
“The Interaction of Legal Systems in the Proceedings of the International Criminal
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia”
Speaker: Judge Patrick Lipton Robinson
May 2
Four Job Search Essentials
Speakers: Aline Carton-Listfjeld, Center for Public Service Law and Ay Kosterlitz,
Professional Development Consultant
May 15
Summer Externship Orientation
Speaker: Esther Park, Director of Externships
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