It is critical that you read your emails from the CCD as you receive them. In the past weeks we have sent numerous essential emails on our careers@law.ufl.edu listserv. There are many upcoming deadlines in August and September that you cannot afford to overlook in this market.
The 7/31/10 email contained a chart of out-of-area large firms who will accept direct applications from students attending law schools where the firm doesn’t currently recruit. If you are interested in these opportunities, it is critical that you submit your credentials now to be competitive with other students currently under consideration. If you wait until October, it will be too late and some firms only hire entry-levels from their 2L summer associate’s class.
The 7/29/10 email contained passwords and charts for government opportunities with deadlines in August and early September.
2L's: note that for some agencies, the only way to gain entry-level employment upon graduation is to have participated in the agencies SLIP (summer law intern program) with deadlines soon.
3L's: note that for some agencies, the only way to gain entry-level employment upon graduation is to have applied for the "Honors" program with deadlines soon.
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