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Neema Sahni ’10, Partner, Covington & Burling Neema’s practice is focused on litigation in the media, entertainment, and sports industries. Neema also maintains a…

Blake Lawit ’00, General Counsel at LinkedIn Blake Lawit ’00, General Counsel at LinkedIn, shares his path from Biglaw partner, to joining LinkedIn as…

Learn some of the key distinctions between litigation and corporate work and advice for determining which might be the better fit for you. Ethan…

Join Betsy DiPardo for information on summer judicial internships and how to search for them. Note: OCS reviewed the content of this podcast on September…

Erica von Pechmann '16 is a Managing Associate in the Houston office of Sidley. Erica advises clients in the power and renewable energy industry, with a focus on project development and finance, as well as project acquisitions, dispositions and other investment arrangements. Erica serves on the working committee for the Houston Chapter of Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) as Director of Marketing and has been recognized by Texas Super Lawyers as a Texas Rising Star. 

Christian Williams '17 practices intellectual property law as the founder and managing attorney of Bevel Law in the DC area. Prior to founding Bevel, Christian was an associate at Covington & Burling in DC where she represented top pharmaceutical companies and national trade associations.

Tammy Albarrán ’99, Chief Deputy General Counsel at Uber. Ms. Albarrán talks about her path from transactional work to litigation in Big Law, her move to Uber, how Uber’s 350 lawyer in-house legal team operates, and her recommendation for law students and alumni considering this type of work.

Tim Keifer ’98, practices criminal defense, DUI, and family law at his own firm, Kiefer Law Office in Madison, WI

Betsy Dipardo from OCS discusses the state of the legal market in Boston with Jacon McCann, a recruiter with Gridline .

Sara Dana from OCS discusses the state of the legal market in Atlanta with Desha Dardenne, a recruiter from Major, Lindsey & Africa.

Joel Fleming '11 is a partner at Block & Leviton LLP, focusing on securities, corporate governance, and merger-and-acquisition litigation. Mr. Fleming is one of the top plaintiffs lawyers in the country and has recovered over $100 million dollars for his clients since joining the firm in 2014. In 2019, Law360 named Mr. Fleming as one of the top six litigators in the country under the age of 40.

After graduating from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, Patricia Paul practiced public interest law and then was a litigation associate at Kramer Levin in NYC for more than five years. She’s been a legal recruiter doing both in-house and law firm placement since 2006. She also has leadership roles in the NYC chapters of the HLS Women’s Alliance and the HLS Association.

Michael Murphy, Partner, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher Michael Murphy is a partner at Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher in Washington, DC. He…

Join Dena Sacco for information on law firm hiring for 1Ls, including how to search for and apply for positions in Big Law, small-midsized firms, and firms in international locations.

Interested in applying for a summer internship with an in-house legal department? In this podcast, join Betsy DiPardo for an overview of in-house opportunities…

Tarek Austin '16 is an associate at Covington & Burling in Washington, DC. He has handled a range of patent, commercial, and other litigation matters before state and federal courts, government agencies, and international tribunals.

While looking for an international job during EIP is in many ways the same as looking for a domestic summer job, there are also some different issues and questions that may arise. Listen to this podcast for a brief introduction to the international summer job search. You will learn the broad and specific questions you must consider to be as prepared as possible for your unique and exciting job search.

Ben Wilson '76 is Chairman of the environmental law firm, Beveridge & Diamond in Washington, DC. He has been lead counsel in numerous complex environmental litigation and regulatory matters for major consumer product corporations, retailers, oil and gas companies, municipalities, and developers.

Bryan Killian '05 is a partner in the DC office of Morgan Lewis. Bryan is an appellate lawyer who represents clients facing complex, important, or unresolved questions of constitutional, statutory, and administrative law. He has argued more than 35 cases in the US Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuits.

Hear Sara Dana of OCS discuss the Miami legal market with Abbe Bunt from Bunt Legal Search.

Hear Sara Dana of OCS discuss the Washington, DC legal market with Dan Binstock, a recruiter from Garrison & Sisson, Inc.