What is Fall OCI?

OCI stands for On-Campus Interviews. Every fall and spring, legal employers come to the Pacific McGeorge campus to interview 2D/3E and 3D/4E students for summer and post-graduation jobs.

Private firms, non-profit, government and public-sector; they're all coming to McGeorge to meet you! The list of employers can be found on MCO in the document library -- start your research now!

Some upcoming dates:

June 10th - Student bidding begins

July 18th- Group One Student Bid Deadline

Don't wait! Schedule an appointment on MCO to review your resume with a career advisor or email your documents to be reviewed to lawcareers@pacific.edu.

Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California Scholarship

VABAnc

 

VIETNAMESE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

2013 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

 

Who should apply:

The annual VABANC scholarship recognizes students who have demonstrated a commitment to serving the needs of the Vietnamese-American or Vietnamese community. Open to all currently enrolled law students, the scholarship is intended to provide assistance to students towards their public interest or social justice goals.

What the scholarship entails:

VABANC has historically awarded 2 scholarships of at least $1,000 each at our past annual

scholarship dinners. The award amount may increase based on fundraising. Priority will be given to those who have demonstrated a commitment to serving the Vietnamese-American or Vietnamese community in Northern California, and to those who will be using the scholarship award towards public interest or social justice work, either by pursuing post-graduate work or for a summer position.

The 2013 scholarship recipient(s) will be recognized at VABANC's annual scholarship dinner on September 27, 2013, at the University Club in Palo Alto. Attendance at the scholarship dinner is mandatory and conditional to the award. Please note that VABANC is unable to pay for any expenses, including transportation and lodging, in connection with your interview and/or attendance at the Scholarship Dinner.

What you will need:

1) A completed application form; 2) a résumé and three references; and 3) a personal statement (no more than 800 words) describing:

• What you see as a pressing concern(s) facing the Vietnamese-American or Vietnamese community, and how you see yourself contributing to or engaging in such an issue; and/or

• Your contributions to or activism within the Vietnamese-American community and/or Vietnamese community; and/or

• Your experience(s) in overcoming socioeconomic and/or other barriers.

Important things to know:

 The deadline is Sunday, June 30, 2013, by 11:59pm.

 Please e-mail applications to scholarship@vabanc.org.

 In-person/Skype interviews will be conducted at the beginning of August.

 For more information, please visit www.vabanc.org.

Bay Area Diversity Career Fair- July 27, 2013

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Hilton San Francisco Financial District
750 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94108 (map)

The Bay Area Diversity Career Fair attracts hiring representatives from the Bay Area's most prominent law firms, government legal departments, and nonprofit organizations.  Only law students who have completed their first year of law school by the time of the interviews are eligible to participate.  Openings are for 2014 2L summer associate positions.

Registration begins on:
Monday, May 20, 2013
The registration site can be found at: https://basf-orrick-dcf-csm.symplicity.com/students/

Registration and bidding deadline:
Sunday, June 16, 2013

A welcome reception will be held Friday, July 26, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
The Orrick Building
405 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105 (map)

For questions, please contact:
Jenny Li
Bay Area Diversity Career Fair Project Manager
registration@orrick.com

ANNOUNCING: FREE TICKETS FOR STUDENTS!

The McGeorge Capital Center Lecture Series Presents:

California Gaming: Implications of Internet and Off-Reservation Gaming Activities

Dean Mootz III will be moderating a panel of gaming experts, who will discuss the implications of internet gaming and off-reservation gaming on the state, its citizens and the state’s economy.

California Gaming is one of the biggest industries in California and a hot topic at the legislature just now – a vote coming soon.  This panel discussion is made up of top experts in the field and topics will be lively debated. 

You are invited to join us at this alumni mixer event. 

When: May 23, 2013 at 11:30 (lunch and panel from 12:00-1:00)

Where: California Room, California Chamber
1215 K Street, Suite 1400, Sacramento, CA

Expert Panelists:
Cathy Christian, Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni, LLP
Howard Dickstein, Dickstein Law Office
David Fried, Law Office of David Fried
Cheryl Schmit, Stand Up California

Please RSVP at alumni.mcgeorge.edu/gaming

Questions? Contact 916.739.7141 or alumnimcgeorge@pacific.edu

Blue Shield Job Fair | Wednesday, May 22nd @ McGeorge

Blue Shield is actively hiring smart thinkers and courageous doers who are passionate about transforming our Nation's Healthcare system. Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health insurance company dedicated to providing Californians with access to high-quality health care at an affordable price. Learn about the exciting career opportunities in Healthcare.

Location: McGeorge School of Law -- Classroom C

Date and Time: Wednesday, May 22

Session 1: 1:30 – 3 pm

Session 2: 4 – 5:30 pm

Executives from Blue Shield of California have reached out to Pacific McGeorge to help fill a number of positions being created to address the needs of consumers, policy holders and the company in navigating the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and other federal, state regulatory compliance matters. 

This week’s afternoon town hall events will provide an opportunity for the Blue Shield representatives to discuss their program, answer questions and engage in some initial job interviews for legal analyst and other law related positions within the company. 

Please RSVP to Professor Kelso at ckelso@pacific.edu.

IP Law Opportunity

The Chair of an ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law is pleased to invite McGeorge students to apply to their most-popular program, the Law Student Reporters Program!

Applications for the program are accepted until June 30th and applications are considered on a rolling basis.  We have an early acceptance program that ends Monday, May 20th and we strongly recommend that students try to apply by the early acceptance deadline or as early as possible because we are receiving an unprecedented number of candidates and competition will be high. 

The application can be downloaded at http://goo.gl/80CT0 and more information is available about this program at http://goo.gl/C3lPh.  More information about the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law’s programming during the ABA Annual Meeting is available at the Section's website http://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law.html.  More opportunities are available for law students who join the Law Student Action Group at http://goo.gl/1KHSU.

The Insurance Law Committee of the California State Bar presents a Symposium

The Insurance Law Committee of the California State Bar presents a symposium:

Thursday, May 16, 2013

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Reception to follow

Please send your RSVP to alexandria.dennett@hoganlovells.com by Monday, May 13.

LOCATION:  Sutter Club

                        1220 9^th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Governing California’s Insurance Industry: Priorities and Challenges

Insurance and the insurance industry play a pervasive role in California’s economy. The insurance industry covers 5.8 million homes and an additional 1.2 million renters, as well as the 24 million insured cars on California’s roads. It also employs hundreds of thousands of Californians, is the fourth largest contributor (through premium taxes) to California’s General Fund, and is a significant investor in municipal bonds issued by California municipalities.

This symposium will provide keen insight into the dedicated system governing the California insurance industry, define the priorities of the Legislature and the California Department of Insurance in governing the industry, and explore associated challenges. Our speakers, which include industry and consumer advocates, will describe their roles in the process, and their goals for their constituents. They will also discuss current issues of importance affecting California and Californians that you should be aware of.

FEATURED SPEAKERS:  

Adam Cole, General Counsel, California Department of Insurance

Consumer Watchdog, founded by Harvey Rosenfield, author of Proposition 103

Ken Cooley, Assembly Member and Member of the Assembly Committee on Insurance

Kara Cross, General Counsel, Personal Insurance Federation of California

Armand Feliciano, Vice President, Association of California Insurance Companies

Vanessa Wells, Partner, Hogan Lovells (Moderator)

1.0 hours MCLE credit