Audience: 1L

Hear Wasserstein Fellow and Chief Deputy Attorney General for Tennessee Jonathan Skrmetti speak about his experience litigating on behalf of both federal and state governments, including insights on the differences between the two and tips for how to get hired by each. He will also talk about transitioning into and out of private practice. Finally, Jonathan will talk about some of the prominent work state attorneys general have been engaged in lately, including the $26 billion opioids settlement, the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, and the multistate antitrust suits against Google and Facebook.

The process for applying to 1L summer diversity positions at major law firms can be daunting. Hear from students who have been through the application process before and succeeded.

In a small group setting, learn to draft a professional resume and cover letter for the private sector.

In a small group setting, learn to draft a professional resume and cover letter for the private sector.

In a small group setting, learn to draft a professional resume and cover letter for the private sector.

In a small group setting, learn to draft a professional resume and cover letter for the private sector.

In a small group setting, learn to draft a professional resume and cover letter for the private sector.

In a small group setting, learn to draft a professional resume and cover letter for the private sector.

This event is designed to help 1L students navigate domestic summer employment options in the public sector.

Join Wasserstein Fellow and Staff Attorney for the ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project Olivia Ensign for a discussion about the winding, often overlapping, and ever shifting paths that define the public interest career. This talk will include a discussion of useful skillsets that transcend the international and domestic rights frameworks and the decision points and learning curves that mark the first few years of practice. Most of all, this talk will center on some of the people that marked Olivia’s own journey in public interest and the lessons she learned from each of them.

The world of public interest law is broad, and it includes “public-private” lawyers who serve as outside counsel to government enforcement agencies. When the largest corporations break the law, many state and local governments don’t have the in-house resources and specialized expertise to level the playing field. The high-stakes, high-profile, and high-impact field of representing states and cities in some of the hardest-fought and most complicated civil cases is a rapidly growing area of law. Betsy Miller will discuss her work as one of the pioneers of this practice area, the rewards and perils of serving as outside counsel to the government, and some of the groundbreaking cases that have benefitted from this public-private partnership.

Interested in international public interest work this summer? Join OPIA to learn more about how to research and connect with employers, making your application stand out, the timeline, and much more.

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Join OPIA and OCS to learn about career paths and hiring processes in the public and private sectors and how to make the most of your next three years to set yourself up for success.

An informational session, panel discussion, and Q&A about the Upper Level Ames Moot Court Competition. Any second-year student interested in competing should attend the meeting to learn about the structure of the competition, discuss basic rules, and hear from past competitors about their Ames experiences. If you have any questions, please reach out to AmesHLS@gmail.com.