Careers

Do you know what "success" looks like as a summer or entry-level law firm associate? Curious how to use your time and energy as your launch your career to maximize the choices you'll have a few years in? Join us for this 4-part series providing specific advice on how to be a great associate and what to do to control your own career path.
Students and new attorneys who understand the business drivers of a large firm are best positioned to add value to their firm and to be competitive for the best opportunities at and beyond their firm. Associate Dean Bruce Elvin introduces the business and economics of law firms today. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by January 30 for planning purposes.
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Sponsored by CPDC. For more information, please reach out to Jasminka Vujic (jasminka.vujic@law.duke.edu).

Do you know what "success" looks like as a summer or entry-level law firm associate? Curious how to use your time and energy as your launch your career to maximize the choices you'll have a few years in? Join us for this 4-part series providing specific advice on how to be a great associate and what to do to control your own career path.
Join Sang Lee, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangjinlee/ or https://www.thine.co/sang-lee, a leading legal industry entrepreneur with decades of experience in the legal industry. Hired by law firms around the country to train their attorneys, Sang will share some of the specific behaviors and attributes her clients prize in summers and entry-level attorneys. If you're a headed to a law firm this summer or fall, you won't want to miss this special opportunity. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by February 13 for planning purposes.
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Sponsored by Career and Professional Development Center. For more information, please contact Jasminka Vujic (jasminka.vujic@law.duke.edu).

Join our distinguished panelists, the Honorable R. Guy Cole, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, the Honorable Robin S. Rosenbaum, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and the Honorable Justin R. Walker, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, for a discussion about clerkships. The judges will share their perspectives on topics such as the benefits of clerking, what they look for in applications, and how they work with their clerks. They will also answer questions. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Clerkship Office. For more information, please contact Leigh Marquess at leigh.marquess@law.duke.edu.

Do you know what "success" looks like as a summer or entry-level law firm associate? Curious how to use your time and energy as your launch your career to maximize the choices you'll have a few years in? Join us for this 4-part series providing specific advice on how to be a great associate and what to do to control your own career path. Join Jason Pearl, hiring partner for Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and Adrian Davis, Chief Human Capital and Talent Officer for Latham & Watkins, for a conversation about succeeding as a summer and entry level associate. Learn tips and advice for how to build relationships with firm decision makers, become the go-to associate within your practice group, and generate work for yourself as an associate. Whether your goal is to continue your career at a law firm or take a different path after a few years, associates with these attributes will be in high demand. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by February 22 for planning purposes:
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Sponsored by Career and Professional Development Center. For more information, please contact Jasminka Vujic (jasminka.vujic@law.duke.edu).

Do you know what "success" looks like as a summer or entry-level law firm associate? Curious how to use your time and energy as your launch your career to maximize the choices you'll have a few years in? Join us for this 4-part series providing specific advice on how to be a great associate and what to do to control your own career path. Students and new attorneys who understand the business drivers of a large firm are best positioned to add value to their firm and to be competitive for the best opportunities at and beyond their firm. Associate Dean Bruce Elvin introduces the business and economics of law firms today. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by January 30 for planning purposes. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeAnriEy7M3MVstT9Qzapw5-LzYk8…
Sponsored by CPDC. For more information, please reach out to Jasminka Vujic (jasminka.vujic@law.duke.edu). Please note this event has been rescheduled from an earlier date in February.

All 1Ls considering a 2L private sector job search should attend this annual networking event to establish meaningful connections with law firms from around the country that frequently hire Duke Law 2Ls. The event will be held at the Durham Convention Center. Sponsored by the Career and Professional Development Center. For more information, please contact Susan Anderson at susan.anderson@law.duke.edu.