Current Students Events

We are honored to welcome Ling Ling Nie, the General Counsel and Vice President for Ethics and Compliance at Georgia Tech, as a guest speaker this semester. Before working at Georgia Tech, she was the Chief Compliance Officer & Assistant General Counsel at Panasonic Corporation. Ms. Nie will be sharing her career experiences working in-house. This will be a good listen for those who are interested in working in-house at some point in time.

Learn how joining the Atlanta Bar Association can expand your network and create opportunities for your career.

Bertis Downs: Bertis Downs lives in Athens, Georgia, where he received his law degree in 1981 from the University of Georgia's School of Law. He represented the band R.E.M. throughout the band's career and has remained an advisor to their various endeavors since disbandment. In 1988 Downs originated the Entertainment Law course at the University School of Law. Since then, he has regularly nourished his interest in teaching by speaking at various continuing legal education, law schools and music industry conferences.

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Every spring, 1Ls and LLMs are invited to attend firm visits with big Atlanta law firms. These visits provide are an excellent professional networking and personal growth opportunity. You will meet attorneys who can provide advice and additional contacts, as well as, learn about hiring processes for 1L & 2L summers and post-graduate jobs.

This year King & Spalding will host a panel open to 1L and 2L students, followed by a networking session where students will be divided into breakout rooms.

Visit Law Dawg Dash to register and obtain the Zoom information.

In conjunction with their sponsorship of mock interviews, attorneys from Alston & Bird will share career and job search advice with 1Ls.

Please RSVP in Symplicity or via email to profdev@uga.edu.

The Career Development Office welcomes the following employers to campus today:

• Burr & Forman
• Maynard Cooper & Gale
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Join the School of Law's Financial Literacy graduate assistant, Timi Jorgensen, for a deep dive into the world of student loans. This session of the Financial Literacy Series will explore borrowing, repayment strategies, and the impact of loans on your overall financial plan.

Lunch provided.

Please RSVP via Qualtrics at

https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eVCrmcDjD5QOARL

Representatives from the branches of the U.S. military will discuss attorney careers within each branch, sharing information on jobs for lawyers and on hiring procedures.

RSVP in Symplicity or via email to profdev@uga.edu