The Office of Student & Professional Life has been hard at work creating some handouts for you to use as you work on your job searches, and we have posted a number of them in the Document Library on Symplicity.  Here’s a list of what you can find there:

• Tips for a Strong Law Student Resume
• Sample Resumes
• How to Write a Cover Letter for a Legal Job
• Sample Cover Letters
• Writing Sample Guidelines
• Writing Sample Cover Page Examples
• NALP Guidelines for Candidates
• Networking 101
• Job/Salary Negotiation Tips
• Guide to Dressing Professionally in the Workplace
• LinkedIn Tip Sheet – Building Your Professional Brand
• LinkedIn Sample Profile Guide
• Recommended Online Career Resources for Elon Law Students
• Recommended Career Resources (Print) for Elon Law Students
• Timetable for Legal Recruitment
• Informational Interview Tips
• Sample Job Postings (intended to help you practice writing cover letters for similar positions) for:
  • District Attorney’s Office
  • S. Attorney’s Office
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Summer Associate, Law Firm
• References

In the coming weeks, we’ll be posting more information about job search tips, thank-you notes, and information about careers in specific practice areas, such as compliance.

We hope this information is helpful to you as you work toward summer or post-graduation employment. As always, if we can provide you with assistance in your search, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Preparing U.S. Lawyers for Future Foreign Investment, Trade and Business Transactions

SPRING BREAK PROGRAM
Program Dates: March 19 – March 26

Application Deadline: January 10, 2016

After 50 years of estrangement and conflict, the United States and Cuba have started the process of normalizing diplomatic, political and economic relations.  Over the next few years, substantial opportunities will open up for American investors, business people, and the lawyers needed to facilitate and provide legal advice for trade and investment transactions.

This course will provide an introduction to Cuba, the evolving Cuban legal system, and the Cuban legal and economic framework regulating foreign investment, trade, and international business transactions.  Students will study the Cuban legal, political, and economic system, and recent Cuban legislation and regulatory changes in the areas of foreign investment, migration, small enterprises, and self-employment.  In addition, students will study the major legal and regulatory issues in key sectors of the Cuban economy such as tourism, energy, mining, and agriculture, to help prepare them for advising U.S. clients doing business in Cuba.  The program will include visits to the Cuban Bar Association, a major Havana law firm, the recently renovated Capitol building (built in 1923 after the U.S. capitol in Washington, DC) where the national legislature meets, and a Cuban court proceeding.

For more information click here.

Syracuse’s Law in London summer internship program is the nation’s longest-running internship program in London.

Our Program: Each summer, students from ABA-accredited law schools have the opportunity to gain professional experience during an eight-week internship with London’s leading barristers and solicitors. Placements include distinguished institutions such as London’s Crown Prosecution Service; Withers LLP, international human rights organizations, like the AIRE Centre and Reprieve; the British and Irish trade union, Unite the Union, and many others.

Our Students: We have hosted students from over 30 U.S. ABA-accredited law schools, recently including students from William & Mary, Case Western Reserve, Albany Law School, SUNY Buffalo, Indiana University, Tulane University, the University of Iowa, New York Law School, and Whittier Law School.

Webinar: An informational webinar is planned for Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. (EST). Use this link to access the webinar meeting room.

Application Process: Complete application details can be found online. Candidates must be in good academic standing and be prepared to submit an application form, a Letter of Good Standing on school letterhead, a personal statement, a résumé, and most recent transcripts. The deadline to submit an application is February 20, 2016.

For more information contact:

Andrew S. Horsfall, Esq., ’05 L’10|

Assistant Director of the LL.M. Program for Foreign Law Graduates & Associate Director of Admissions

Syracuse University College of Law

t 315.443.1962 f 315.443.9568 e ashorsfa@law.syr.eduw law.syr.edu