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  • Miami Legal Market (podcast)

    January 7, 2025

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

  • Washington, DC Legal Market (podcast)

    December 17, 2024

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

  • Finding Alumni for Networking (video)

    December 12, 2024

    In this video, OCS Peer Adviser, Nick Rosshirt, will walk you through how to find alumni for networking purposes. She shows some great resources for searching alumni and discusses various ways to identify alumni of interest and how to contact them.

  • LL.M. Series: Intro to the LLM Job Fair (video)

    October 1, 2024

    The 2025 Overseas-Trained LL.M. Interview Program will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2025. (virtually). At this information session you will learn about how…

  • LL.M. Series: Networking (video)

    September 24, 2024

    Networking is an important part of your LL.M. job search. Many law firm jobs are obtained, or sometimes even created, through networking. Attend this program…

  • Judicial Clerkships 101 (video)

    September 23, 2024

    A judicial clerkship is one of the most substantive jobs you can have at the beginning of a career in law. Learn about this exciting…

  • LL.M. Series: Drafting Job Search Materials (video)

    September 17, 2024

    Professional and polished job search documents are the foundation for every successful LL.M. job search. Hear from OCS Adviser Marj Lichtenberger and OPIA Adviser Jillian…

  • International Job Search at EIP (Podcast)

    June 4, 2024

    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.

  • London Legal Market (podcast)

    April 17, 2024

    Hear Marjorie Lichtenberger of OCS discuss the state of the legal market for U.S. law students and grads in London with April Stockfleet, a recruiter based in Europe. 

  • Early Offers (podcast)

    April 4, 2024

    Listen to Yih-hsien Shen discuss how to navigate Early Offers from EIP Preview. In this podcast Yih-hsien will discuss what to do if you’re ready to accept a Preview Offer, or how to proceed if you need more time to consider the offer. We also encourage you to review Schedule and Manage EIP Preview Interviews and Offers for more about the issues discussed in this podcast.

  • Researching Firms for EIP (video)

    April 1, 2024

    In this video, former OCS Peer Adviser, Haley O’Connor, gives an overview of the EIP Week bidding process and tips for how to approach creating bid list before meeting with an OCS Adviser for a bid list review appointment. She shows some of our most popular employer research tools (Firm Prospects, Market Intelligence, Vault, Chambers, and others) and discusses which sites are better for different questions you might have about the firms.

  • Asia Legal Market (podcast)

    March 21, 2024

    Yih-hsien Shen from OCS discusses the state of the legal market in Asia with Evan Jowers and Alejandro Vargas recruiters from Jowers | Vargas.

  • Seattle Legal Market (podcast)

    February 27, 2024

    Head Dena Sacco of OCS discuss the Seattle legal market with Inti Knapp, a recruiter with Harris Legal Search.

  • Researching Judges (video)

    February 27, 2024

    This step of the clerkship application process probably will take the most time. With many different types of courts and thousands of judges among them, you will need to set some priorities and related parameters for your search.

  • Texas Legal Market (podcast)

    February 7, 2024

    Hear Yih-hsien Shen from OCS discuss the Texas legal market with Tim Regan from ELR Legal Search.

  • EIP Orientation (video)

    February 7, 2024

    This program is essential if you plan to participate in the Early Interview Program (EIP). Learn how to navigate the new EIP Preview, what to expect from EIP Week, how to develop your strategy for both, and how to use the spring semester to maximize your success.

  • Thinking About Practice Areas (podcast)

    February 6, 2024

    In this podcast we'll cover how you should go about considering various practice areas to narrow down your list of employers. 

  • Applying to Law Firm 1L Diversity Positions 2023 (video)

    November 1, 2023

    The process for applying to 1L summer diversity positions at major law firms can be daunting. When do I apply? What should I say in my…