Your PSLawNet Bloggers, You, and the NALP Annual Conference
By: Steve Grumm
Hello, dear readers. This week Kristen and I are staffing NALP’s annual conference in Austin, Texas. Dozens of law school public interest career advisors and public interest employers will attend. They will share the latest on lawyer hiring, professional development, and other news affecting public interest law students and lawyers.
Programming focused on the public interest arena includes:
- Beyond the Beltway: Opportunities in Federal, State, and Local Government
- Running a Successful Field Placement Program: An A to Z Primer on the Academic and Practical Grounding for Career Services Professionals
- Beyond the Basics: Leveraging Employer, School, State, and Federal Loan Repayment Assistance Funds
- DOJ Decoded: Answering Questions and Debunking Myths about Getting a Job and Getting Ahead at the Department of Justice
- Hypothetically Speaking: Preparing Students for Prosecutor and Public Defender Interviews
- Judicial Clerkships as a Career Accelerator
- Careers in the Military: Panel Presentation with Representatives of the Sister Services
- Children’s Rights, Parental Rights, and Juvenile Justice, Oh My! How Knowing the Nuances Can Get Your Students Jobs
- Learning by Doing (Good): Pro Bono and Lawyer Professional Development
Kristen and I will be blogging and tweeting this week to share what we learn. If you have any specific issues you’d like us to address while we’re at the conference, leave a note in the comments section. Also, follow us on Twitter at:
- @PSLawnet
- @KristenPavon
- @SteveGrumm
- Follow all NALP Conference developments via the hashtag #nalp12