Information for 2Ls

June-July:

Update resume with summer work experience; student organizations involvement; honors and awards. Samples
Have career coach review your updated resume
Participate in the Fall Recruiting Program
Submit OCI applications via Symplicity
Get materials together for Seattle firms sponsoring 2L Diversity Fellowship Programs; applications are due in early September
If you are interested in leaving Seattle for the summer, consider national diversity fellowship programs sponsored by law firms. You can find information about these opportunities here.

August:

If selected for interviews, schedule a mock interview with your career coach the week before scheduled interviews

If you are interested in pursuing a post-graduate judicial clerkship, select courses for 2L year that will provide you with the opportunity to have strong letters of recommendation. We recommend trying to take at least two courses with two faculty members. Attend clerkship information sessions and connect with Clerkship Program Directors.
Take on a leadership role in a student organization
Identify Rule 9 employers for summer work (prosecutor’s office; public defenders)
Reassess practice interest areas based on summer experience

Finalize application materials for 2L Diversity Programs. Most applications due mid-January:
Judicial Externship applications due Jan. 17.

Some federal judges begin to accept clerkship applications as early as March; some state courts begin to accept applications in May; work with the Clerkship Program Directors to learn about the different deadlines
If working as a Rule 9 Legal Intern this summer, apply for a license with WSBA four weeks before the end of Spring Quarter.

Keep the application due dates for the Presidential Management Fellows Program in your mind (usually Fall Quarter)

206-616-7326
(available in Jan.)

Last updated 12/12/2012

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