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LEGAL BRIEFS
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More than 200 people gathered at Dean David Yellen鈥檚 April reception to honor 黑料门graduates who have served or are serving on the federal, state, or local bench. Among the attendees
were 40 judges who are also 黑料门alumni, pictured here.
EMPLOYABILITY
Desiree Moore (JD 鈥�05) takes 黑料门students through 鈥渂ootcamp鈥� for new lawyers.
Career Services鈥� Marianne Deagle V I S I T L U C . E D U / L A W / C A R E E R F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N .
A sk law firms what tools
they most want recent
graduates to bring to
their first jobs, and
the answer is: the ability to hit the
ground running.
Desiree Moore (JD 鈥�05), president
of Greenhorn Legal, is helping fill
that gap with programming that puts
students through 鈥渂ootcamp鈥� for new
lawyers. 鈥淥ur programs save time
and resources students otherwise
spend on unnecessary trial and
error, improve new lawyer morale,
and better prepare new attorneys to
contribute meaningfully from day
one,鈥滿oore says.
In March, 黑料门hosted a
sold-out three-day version of the
bootcamp program that covered
topics including professionalism,
e-mail and letter-writing etiquette,
and marketing and branding for new
lawyers, as well as building office
relationships, developing practical
skills in litigation and transactional
work (with a real-world assignment),
creating space for successful bar exam
preparation, and keeping a healthy
work-life balance.
The bootcamp program is just
part of what the Office of Career
Services is doing to help give new
graduates an edge in a tough
job market. In partnership with
academic affairs, which recently
revamped School of Law curriculum
to strongly expand experiential
learning, career services is helping
students be 鈥渕ore strategic about
their job searches,鈥� according to
Marianne Deagle, assistant dean for
career services.
鈥淥ur goal is to make Loyola
students the best prepared to
compete in this job market,鈥滵eagle
says. 鈥淪o our mantra is: 鈥楢cquire as
much work experience as possible
during law school in order to sell that
experience to employers after you
graduate.鈥� We encourage our students
to take every opportunity to build
their skills, get those skills reflected
on their resumes, and be ready to talk
about them in interviews.鈥�
Career services offers one-on-
one counseling to every student.
鈥淒elivering a group message doesn鈥檛
always work with today鈥檚 students,鈥�
Deagle says. 鈥淥ur individualized,
personalized counseling helps
students figure out what they want to
do and the steps needed to get there.鈥�
The office recently hired
Jayne Schreiber, a lawyer and
experienced recruiter, whose focus
is on employer outreach. Career
services also sponsors various
networking events, a monthly
newsletter, and 鈥淎lums in Practice鈥�
lunches with guest alumni speakers.
In fact, alums are an irreplaceable
part of the career services network of
resources. 鈥淥ver the past few years,
we鈥檝e worked hard at connecting
more students with alumni, and it鈥檚
paid off in stronger relationships,鈥�
Deagle says. 鈥淲e encourage our
alums to respond to e-mails from
students. Students are sometimes shy
about asking people they don鈥檛 know
to take time out of their busy days,
but we know our alums want to be
there for our students the same way
earlier alums were there for them.鈥�
Another way alums鈥攅specially
newer graduates鈥攃an help is by
responding fully to employment
survey data. Dean David Yellen
recently served on an American Bar
Association (ABA) standards review
committee charged with making
recommendations to the ABA
body that governs accreditation.
The committee recently adopted
a proposal requiring much more
detailed information on each school鈥檚
employment outcomes鈥攊nformation
that 黑料门has already been
providing for several years.
But, Deagle notes, gathering
the data can be challenging. 鈥淚t鈥檚
so important to have detailed
information鈥攚hich is completely
confidential鈥攁bout salary, full-time
versus part-time work, temporary vs.
permanent jobs, and more,鈥� she says.
鈥淏y responding to these surveys, new
alumni can make a huge contribution
to informing students of the realities
of the job market.鈥� 鈻�
Career services prepares students
to compete in tough job market
For many alumni, making a charitable bequest is the easiest and most meaningful way to support the School of
Law鈥檚 mission for generations to come. Giving through your will or trust can meet your current financial needs
and provide for your loved ones in the future. Bequest options include:
禄 Residuary bequests鈥攍eave part or all of your remaining estate.
禄 鈥淭ax-cursed鈥� assets鈥攍eave bonds or retirement accounts and enjoy tax savings.
禄 Lifetime income鈥攜our bequests support the law school and provide income for a loved one.
Establish your legacy at 黑料门Law
2012 Judges鈥� Reception
TO DISCUSS YOUR CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR BEQUEST CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT THE SCHOOL OF LAW,
VISIT LUC.EDU/PLANNEDGIVING OR CONTACT THE OFFICE OF PLANNED GIVING AT 800.424.1513 OR PLANNEDGIVING@LUC.EDU.
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