Career Development Events

The Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) program is a route to post-grad higher level employment within the U.S. government. Positions are fast-tracked policy, management and other jobs, not specifically attorney positions (the J.D. is a valued degree, however).

Join this workshop to learn about the program, options, and hiring procedures. It is recommended that 3Ls attend and learn if you think you might want to apply, as the process differs from typical law job hiring.

If you are interested in a career practicing business law in Georgia, you may have cases before the new Georgia Business Court. Join Judge Walt Davis and one of his law clerks to learn more about the court and opportunities to advance your career by working for the court, either as an extern during the school year or summer or as a post-grad law clerk for the court. Judge Davis will describe the jurisdiction and procedures of the court and talk about the kinds of cases and controversies that he is hearing since the court began operations on August 1 of this year.

Tony Waller, Director of Public Sector Career Advising, will host a prep session for students who are attending interviews and networking events at the Equal Justice Works Virtual Conference and Career Fair.

Register in LawDawgDash to obtain Zoom link.

There are numerous fellowship and grant options to support unpaid public service work (for summer and for post-grad). Come learn about these; this information will be particularly helpful to those who attended the Georgia Public Sector Career Fair.

Please visit Law Dawg Dash to register and gain the zoom information.

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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.

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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:

• Morgan Klinzing (J.D. '14) Troutman Pepper
• Benjamin Newell (J.D. '15) Senior Director & Counsel, Legal & Tax at Spigot, Inc.

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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.