5th Annual JD Pathways

When	Friday, January 8, 2016 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location	Schaden Commons, Room 304, Room 305
For	Students; Career Development

The Career Development Office is pleased to invite all three classes to attend the 5th Annual JD Pathways career conference on January 8, 2016. This day-long, conference-style event is designed to educate and inspire Colorado Law students about their career options.

JD Pathways will begin at 9:00 AM on January 8, the Friday before spring classes begin. The agenda can be found below. Students MUST RSVP through CDOnline by December 30 to participate in any portion of JD Pathways. Attorneys interested in attending, please contact Asst. Dean Todd Rogers for more information.

Mock interviews will be scheduled in the CDO interview rooms and other rooms in the Wolf Law Building from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., and 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Students will interview with an attorney for 20 minutes, and will receive 10 minutes of live feedback. To the extent we have cameras available, interviews will be taped so students can receive additional feedback at a later date from a CDO counselor. To participate in a mock interview, please RSVP for "JD Pathways Mock Interviews" in the Events/Workshops section of CDOnline.

A Strong Interest Inventory assessment will also be available from 9:00 - 9:50 a.m. The Strong Interest Inventory assessment is one of the world's most widely respected and frequently used career planning tools and this session will extend the inventory to legal and law-related careers. Participants need to complete a 20-minute, online assessment before the session. To participate in the Strong Interest Inventory assessment, please RSVP for the "JD Pathways Strong Interest Inventory" in the Events/Workshops section of CDOnline. There are 10 spots available and they will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

JD Pathways 2016 Agenda

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
What I Did Last Summer (Wittemyer Courtroom)
-- Panel of 2Ls discussing their summer 2015 experiences
Strong Interest Inventory Assessment (Room 330)
-- Led by Dean Leary

10:00 -– 10:50 a.m.
Interviewing Tips and Techniques (Wittemyer Courtroom)
** The Honorable Brian Boatright, Colorado Supreme Court
** Pamela Colquette, Senn Visciano Canges P.C.
** Misae Nishikura, Holland & Hart
** Cheriene S. Nowick, U.S. Attorney's Office

11:00 -– 11:50 a.m.
Law Firm Economics (Room 304)
** Bruce Dahl, Fennemore Craig
** Victor Morales, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
** David Thrower, Dietze & Davis
How to Succeed in Your First Legal Job (Room 305)
** Javed Abbas, Harris Law Firm P.C.
** Marissa Johnson, Rocky Mountain PBS
** Richard Johnson, Ball Corporation
** Halleh Omidi, McGuane & Hogan

12:00 -– 1:15 p.m.
Networking Lunch (Schaden Commons)

1:30 -– 2:20 p.m.
Civil Litigation (Room 304)
** Anna Bond, Gard & Bond, LLC
** Casie Collignon, Baker & Hostetler LLP
** Arash Jahanian, Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC
** Elizabeth Francis, Caplan and Earnest LLC
State and Local Government (Room 305)
** Kathy Parker, Boulder County Attorney?s Office
** Roberto Ramirez, Arvada City Attorney?s Office
** Lisa Rorden, Denver City Attorney?s Office ? Airport Legal Services

2:30 -– 3:20 p.m.
Transactional Law (Room 304)
** Brad Hamilton, Jones & Keller
** Irit Lockhart, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel
** Jessica Morgan, Boulder Brands
** Allison Nelson, Fennemore Craig
** Robert Simmons, Molson Coors Brewing Company
Public Interest Law (Room 305)
** Joel Hayes, Boulder County Legal Services
** Alexander Hood, Towards Justice Colorado
** Abbie Johnson, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
** Lisi Owen, Prisoners' Justice League of Colorado, LLC

More Information

Contact	Annie Wills annie.wills@colorado.edu