Career Development Office

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CDO will be in the Lobby every Monday from 9:45 – 10:45am and Friday from 2:30 – 3:30pm.

Great Jobs found in ROSCOE:
Project Harmony Child Advocacy Summer Internship, 1L, 2L, (Lincoln, Omaha, Council Bluffs)
Spring 2019 Law Clerk, 1L, 2L – First National Bank (Omaha, NE)
Space Law Summer 2019, 1L, 2L, 3L – NASA Internship (Nebraska College of Law)
2019 Summer Intern, 1L – Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith (Sioux Falls, SD)
Summer Intern, 1L, 2L – Chicago Immigration Court (Chicago, IL)
Rural Practice Initiative Program, 1L, 2L, 3L – Nebraska State Bar (North Platte, NE)
Restorative Justice Paid Summer Internship, 2L – The Resolution Center (Beatrice, NE)
Nebraska Supreme Court Law Clerk, 3L – Nebraska Judicial Branch Judge John Freudenberg (Lincoln, NE)
Deputy Lincoln County Attorney, 3L – Lincoln County Attorney’s Office (North Platte, NE)

Rural Summer Legal Corps: Applications due February 11

The Rural Summer Legal Corps (RSLC) program will connect law students with different civil legal aid sites across the country this summer to address pressing legal issues facing rural communities. There are 30 positions available nationwide with a variety of legal aid organizations, including Legal Aid of Nebraska, which will be a hiring a fellow for the Lincoln office to work with the Housing Justice Project, and Iowa Legal Aid, which is offering the opportunity to work out of any of its ten regional offices, one of which is in Council Bluffs. Students will earn a $5000 stipend for the summer.

Each site has a different project focus and students can select up to three sites that they're interested in with one application. 

Find out more about this program and apply here. Do not miss out on this incredible public interest opportunity! 

If you are a 1L don’t forget to RSVP to the Employer hosted events in your ROSCOE account. Take this opportunity to meet with the firms before they are on campus holding interviews! See ROSCOE for more details and to sign up.


1L Atwood Holsten Brown Deaver & Spier Social
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
4:30 – 6:00pm
Atwood Law Firm (Lincoln, NE)

Baird Holm Employer Social
Thursday, January 24, 2019
5:00 – 7:00pm
Lazlo’s (Downtown Lincoln)

Husch Blackwell 1L Social
Thursday, January 31, 2019
5:30 – 7:00pm
Blue Sushi Sake Grill (Downtown Lincoln)

Upcoming CDO Events:
Beyond OCI
Thursday, January 24, 2019
12:00 – 1:00pm
Room: Auditorium

Lamson Dugan & Murray
January 30, 2019
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Omaha, NE
RSVP in ROSCOE

Are you worried about finding and interviewing for summer jobs? Come and hear from a panel of upper-class students on how they secured their summer positions. Receive tips and have the opportunity to ask questions.

Exploring Opportunities: Family and Juvenile Law
Thursday, January 31, 2019
12:00 – 1:00pm
Room: Auditorium

Come and hear from legal professionals about their careers in Family and Juvenile Law. Find out about the challenges and benefits about choosing this particular path.

Please RSVP in ROSOCE. If you have any questions please come to the CDO.

The first on campus interview deadline is January 25th at 10:00am. You CAN NOT sign up to interview with any employer if you do not have an approved resume in the system. If you have not gotten into your ROSCOE account or have not had your legal resume edited and returned please contact the Career Development Office (lawcareer@unl.edu).

Resume and Cover Letter tips and examples can be found here: https://law.unl.edu/career/application-materials/
An electronic copy of your transcript/grade report can be requested from Vicki Lill vlill@unl.edu