The Office of Career Services at Elon Law recently began a series of employment planning forums for law students, with attorneys from a variety of practice settings offering advice on how to prepare for and cultivate career opportunities in diverse arenas of the legal profession.
• LITIGATION CAREER PANEL – held September 29
The following panelists described their career paths, areas of practice and professional growth in the litigation arena, and advised on how law students can prepare for careers in litigation:
Larry I. Moore, III, Esq. – Younce & Moore, LLP; Jacob S. Wharton, Esq.– Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC; Karen Strom Talley, Esq. – Henson & Talley, LLP; Harriett T. Smalls, Esq. – Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP
• CONDUCTING A D.C. JOB SEARCH FROM NORTH CAROLINA – held September 25, 2009
Alan R. Swendiman of Jackson & Campell, PC, in Washington, D.C., delivered a presentation about cultivating career opportunities in both the public and private sectors of Washington, D.C.
• INTERVIEWING FROM THE EMPLOYER’S PERSPECTIVE – September 22
This forum provided Elon Law students with insider-insights about law firm assessments and evaluations of job candidates during the screening and interviewing process.
Panelists included:
Jeffrey M. Davis, Esq. – Higgins, Benjamin, Eagles & Adams, PLLC; J. Patrick Haywood, Esq. – Carruthers & Roth, PA; and H. Arthur Bolick II, Esq. & Elizabeth Bilcheck, Recruiting Coordinator, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP.
Upcoming Career Services panels at Elon Law include:
• LEGAL CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE & PUBLIC INTEREST LAW – October 6
Panelists to include:
Celia Pistolis, Esq. – Assistant Director of Advocacy & Compliance, Legal Aid of North Carolina; William B. Davis, Esq. – Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, District 18, Greensboro, N.C.; Gill P. Beck, Esq. – Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney’s Office, Greensboro, N.C.; Susan E. Campbell, Esq. – Chief Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Greensboro, N.C. Field Office
• CORPORATE COUNSEL EMPLOYER PANEL – October 13
Panelists to be announced.
The Office of Career Services at Elon Law offers a comprehensive series of innovative professional development activities to assist students with the transition to the workplace.
In addition to employer panels, skills workshops, and networking opportunities, Career Services encourages all Elon Law students to meet with the office’s professional staff for individual career planning meetings.