Students who cannot attend with their section are welcome to attend one of the other sections' training sessions. Please notify Laura Roqueta (lauraroqueta@uga.edu) if you need to do this.
Nick Leach is Managing Counsel at Chevron focusing on IP strategy and legal support for Chevron's renewable and bio-fuels, lubes and gas technology development and commercialization initiatives. For 13 years, he served as Chief IP Counsel. He oversaw procuring, managing and protecting Chevron's intellectual property rights and intangible assets globally and supported Chevron's IP Governance Board.
Dr. Larry Richard is recognized as the leading expert on the psychology of lawyer behavior. He has advised hundreds of top law firms and major corporate law departments on leadership, lawyer well-being, building psychological resilience, management, and related issues such as teaming and collaboration, coping with change,
motivation, innovation, collaboration, influencing skills, talent selection, assessment, and other aspects of professional development and OD. Widely known as an expert on the lawyer personality, he has gathered personality data on thousands of lawyers.
The Law School has excellent opportunities for you to spend a semester in Atlanta or Washington DC, while getting experience and taking classes. Learn what you need to know to take advantage of these opportunities, and hear from former Semester in Practice students.
Two UGA Law graduates will discuss their careers in tax, provide guidance on pursuing a career in tax, and also provide exciting information on other topics, including the Tax Moot Court Competition!
Guest speakers:
Register in LawDawgDash events to obtain Zoom meeting information.
We are honored to welcome Ms. Natalie Phan as our first guest speaker of the semester. Ms. Phan is not only the founding attorney of Natalie Phan Law, but also a fellow Law Dawg. Her firm specializes in immigration law, family law, and wills/estates. Ms. Phan will share her story of how she came to start up and run her own firm. This will be a good listen for those who are interested in starting their own firms at some point in time.
Whether you are still seeking 1L summer employment, and especially if you have finalized your summer plans, this session will help you to successfully navigate your summer work.
Attend the live Zoom session, or watch the video, and complete & submit the quiz.
The deadline to apply for pre-selected job interviews at the Georgia Public Sector Career Fair is 1/21/20. Annually, 70+ public interest and government employers participate.
Come to this session to find out how to submit applications, register and prepare.
RSVP for the information session in Symplicity or by email to profdev@uga.edu.
Registered employers, as of January 7:
The IPLS is hosting a student panel for any students interested in attending the Loyola Patent Interview Program or the Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair. Anyone interested in these programs should come hear students who have participated in previous years talk about their experience and give advice about what worked for them.
Student registration deadlines are early (Loyola Patent Law Interview Program is March 6).
A collaboration between several organizations, this unique program is designed to round out skillsets needed to navigate and succeed in the ever-changing legal landscape. Going beyond a speaker series, Passport to Practice will require modest pre-reads, session attendance, and brief learning comprehension checks. Participants completing the requirements will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.