The Office of Student Professional Development (SPD) creates and supports career and professional information programming for the law student population in collaboration with Legal Career Services (LCS), bar organizations and others. SPD events include programs about law practice specialties and employment settings, as well as networking events and mentor matching opportunities. Additionally, Student Professional Development maintains online and hardcopy career and professional information resources.
FEATURED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE:
Alumni and other attorneys share brief biographies and advice for students interested in their career paths.
Stay tuned as additional Profiles are added. If you would like to be Profiled, or to suggest an attorney to be Profiled, please e-mail profdev@uga.edu.
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Explore the ProfessionThe SPD office offers information and resources about various careers in the law field, including:
To learn about specific practice areas and specialties, explore SPD's Practice Specialty Career Clusters. |
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Professional PreparationsMany services and resources are offerred by the SPD office, including: |
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Contact
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(706) 542-7541, lcs@uga.edu
David O'Brien, Director
Adam Land, Assistant Director
Kristin Strunk Lowry, Assistant Director
Robbie Eddins, Interview Coordinator
(706) 542-5156, profdev@uga.edu
Beth Shackleford, Director
There are helpful ways to structure debt and manage loans, and there is support available to those pursuing careers in public service or managing debt payments on lower salaries.
Bar exam registration procedures and dates vary across jurisdictions. Discounts may be given for those registering early, including 1L and 2L registrants, so check these sites for requirements on fitness and examination registration.
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