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Keep on Track with Career Services

The Center for Career Services (CCS) hopes that you all have enjoyed a productive summer in which you were also able to reserve some time to recharge for your busy school year ahead. Fall semester is a time full of high activity. In fact, many events and deadlines are occurring during your first few weeks back. To assure that you do not miss out on important information or deadlines, it is crucial that you keep up with what is going on in and through the CCS. To keep on track, be sure to:

• Read the CCS section of FlaLaw Online each week. Articles here will highlight upcoming deadlines and program information, and point you towards resources that will become invaluable for your job search.
• Sign up for up for the CCS Listserv for the most up-to-date information regarding career programming and workshops, job opportunities, on-campus interviews, off-campus interviews, employer receptions, and more. Consider signing up for Judicial Clerkship and Public Interest Listservs if these are also areas of interest for you. To sign up for these Listservs, consult http://www.law.ufl.edu/newdesigncareer/resources/hotline.shtml.
• Watch for CCS in the courtyard during One Quick Question (1QQ) each Tuesday from 9:45-11:15 a.m. Come with any last minute or quick question you have.

The Center for Career Services team is here to help you. Be sure to make full use of the center’s resources by attending programs, having your resumes and cover letters reviewed by our professional staff, scheduling an individual counseling session, participating in job fairs and on-campus interviewing, reviewing posted job opportunities, and borrowing career planning books. Their resources will complement your UF legal education while enhancing your marketability. Please know that counselors are here for each and every law student. For individual guidance with one of our professional counselors, call, email or stop by to make an appointment.

A Special Note to 1Ls
Welcome to UF Law! As you read in the July 26, 2007 letter emailed to you, your access to Career Services is limited until November 1, in order for you to spend your entire efforts on acclimating to law school and its academic rigors. By keeping track in FlaLaw Online and the CCS Listserv, you will hear of programs which you are eligible to attend, and be notified of upcoming 1L programs and workshops. Most importantly, learn to be aware of the information CCS is putting out there for you. Many employment deadlines occur 6-12 months before the event even takes place, so learning where important information is publicized now is important. If you did not receive the CCS email that included the 1L letter and timeline, please email careers@law.ufl.edu. The CCS staff looks forward to working with you.

New Faces & Additions
Returning 2Ls and 3Ls will notice some changes to the CCS space at 244 Bruton-Geer Hall. In the Career Services and Legal Research and Writing Reception Area, you will notice two new computer workstations. These stations are for you to use for career related matters only. Because of the changes and enhancements to this area, the administration requests that you refrain from eating or drinking in the Reception Area.

Another new addition to CCS is new Resource Coordinator Kimm Tyson. Kimm will help you by answering your questions and setting you up with appointments with counselors. It is Kimm who will be your first point of contact for the office whether you are calling, emailing, or stopping by.

Kimm joins the rest of the CCS team, including: Assistant Dean Linda Calvert Hanson, Director Jessie Howell Wallace, Assistant Directors Sam Sarno and Jocelyn Ferguson, Attorney Advisor Annemarie Schuller, and Recruitment Coordinator Wanda Chapman. The CCS team’s areas of expertise run the gamut, whether your interests lie in working for the government, the public interest, law firms both small and large, or even if you are interested in exploring alternative careers.