Each year the college dedicates one week to bringing in alumni and other successful professionals who have earned their JDs but don't necessarily use them in a traditional way. Come learn about the career paths of UNL Law graduates who are now in fields of banking and finance; entrepreneurs who now own and run local businesses; marketing, lobbying, litigation support, and radio and those serving in positions of leadership for local businesses and non-profit organizations. We encourage you to attend and expand your understanding of where your law degree can take you!
Monday a pizza lunch is provided (if you haven’t RSVP’d, contact Holly in career services) and Tuesday through Friday are brown-bag lunches.
MONDAY: Alternative Legal Career Week Kick-off
Key note address by one of our successful alums, David Parker. Mr. Parker currently resides in Colorado and is excited to share his career path as well as his thoughts on finding jobs and building careers outside a law firm with all of you. Whether you are a 1L just looking for ideas or a 3L still looking for your first post-graduate job, we encourage you to spend your lunch hour Monday with Mr. Parker and hear what he has to share with you.
Dave Parker is currently senior legal counsel for Great West Casualty Company and Great West Risk Management, Inc. Prior to Great West, Mr. Parker held various executive positions in a number of trucking companies, most recently as executive vice president-administration of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Parker graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Colorado in 1962 and a Juris Doctorate with Distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1970. He currently serves as chairman of the FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee, is an active member of the American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association, and Canadian Transport Lawyers’ Association, a fellow of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation, and is vice chairman & director of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, in Quantico, VA. He is a past president of the Transportation Lawyers Association and past chairman of the Nebraska Trucking Association.
TUESDAY: Banking and Finance
Panelists include Michael Johnson of Executive Wealth Management, Jacob Schaffer of Fremont National Bank, Jamie Brummond of Oak Creek Valley Bank, and Bradley Philson of Union Bank.
WEDNESDAY: Entrepreneurs
Panelists include Marcus Powers of Zipline Brewing, Ryan Cooper of Golf Status, David Arnold of MindMixer.
THURSDAY: Marketing, Lobbying, Litigation Support and Radio
Panelists include Susan Sweetser of Sweetser Consulting Group (CEO), Jennifer Martinez of Allied Insurance (Litigation Consultant), Matt Schaefer of Mueller Robak (Lobbyist), and John Liesveld (aka Jack Mitchell) of KILN (Radio Personality)
FRIDAY: Business and Non-profit Organizations
Panelists include Amy Ostermeyer of BryanLGH (HR Director), Topher Hanson of Centerpointe (Executive Director), Paula Metcalf of Lincoln Community Foundation (Vice President for Gift Planning), and Diana Liska of First National Bank (Senior Compliance Auditor; previously with PayPal and WalMart)
For more information contact Career Services at http://law.unl.edu/career-services or call 402-472-5130