1L Receptions and Open Houses in January
January 26 – Koley Jessen Annual Open House at their firm
January 28 – 1L Reception and Happy Hour: Fraser Stryker at Sebastian’s Table
January 29 – 1L Reception: Baylor Evnen Curtiss Grimit & Witt LLP at their firm
February 6 – 1L Reception: Gross & Welch at their firm (Omaha)
For more information, please log into your ROSCOE account and RSVP for these events by their respective deadlines.
Exploring Opportunities: Public Interest Law
Tuesday, January 27 12:10pm-1:00pm
Location: Auditorium
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Join us for a panel discussion with professionals from the field of public interest law.
Robbie McEwen, Nebraska Appleseed
Tina Marroquin, Seward County Public Defender
Amy Miller, ACLU
Sophia Alvarez, Legal Aid
Victor La Puma, Boys Town
Please RSVP in ROSCOE by noon on Monday, January 26th!
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JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP NEWS
New posting!
Chief Judge Riley has posted for his fall 2016 clerk in OSCAR. He will be reviewing his applications as they are submitted so don’t wait if you are planning to apply. If you are unfamiliar with OSCAR, click here https://oscar.uscourts.gov/ There are some good introductory videos. If you are only open to Nebraska, then Chief Judge Riley ,ay be the only application that you make in OSCAR.
List Serv
If you are interested in Judicial Clerkships, we want to make sure you have the information you need. We have a list serv just for you. Regardless of your class standing, if you want to receive e-mail alerts and information related to judicial clerkships, please send your name, class year and preferred e-mail address to Natalie at lawcareer@unl.edu.
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Rural Practice Opportutnies
There are some upcoming events that you should be aware of.
First, the NSBA is again working this year to connect students interested in summer rural clerkships with attorneys looking to hire as part of the Rural Practice Initiative Summer Clerkship Program In addition to playing a matchmaker role, the bar this year has funding through an ABA grant to assist students with housing as well as additional funding to help attorneys defray the cost of a law clerk. The form for being considered is attached. If you know an attorney in greater Nebraska you would like to work with, I would encourage yo not to wait to reach out to them. Applications to the NSBA are due on February 3rd. (see attached application)
Second, On Friday, February 20, the NSBA is planning a Rural Practice Initiative Clerkship Conference (Interviews and Networking) in Kearney, Nebraska They are still seeking attorney participation from each of the judicial districts around the state but the conference call I participated in earlier this week made it sound like they anticipate participation to be strong. The goal is to bring together students who are seeking both post-graduate attorney pistons and those seeking summer clerkships with the attorneys looking to make those hires. We anticipate that there will be interviews starting at 12:00 noon followed by a networking reception in the late afternoon. If you are interested in attending this event, please rsvp in the events section of ROSCOE and also let Sam Cinch at the bar association know. His contact information is in the event description. I will be attending the event in Kearney and have a van that seats eight. I am happy to transport as many students as are interested. I plan to drive to Kearney in the morning in time for noon interviews and return that night after the conclusion of the networking reception.
Finally, The NSBA collects and places resumes of those students interested in rural practice student resume section of their website. Periodically, we must refresh their resume books. To be included in the NSBA Rural Practice Resume Book, simply upload your resume to the job posting in ROSCOE. I will submit the new resumes to the NSBA office for inclusion on their password protected website on Wednesday, February 4th.