6th Annual JD Pathways

When	Friday, January 13, 2017 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location	Schaden Commons, Room 304, Room 305, Wittemyer Courtroom
For	Students; Career Development

The Career Development Office is pleased to invite all three classes to attend the 6th Annual JD Pathways career conference on January 13, 2017. This day-long, conference-style event is designed to educate and inspire Colorado Law students about their career options.

JD Pathways will begin at 8:30 AM on January 13, the Friday before spring classes begin. A tentative agenda is below. Students MUST RSVP via CDOnline to participate in any portion of JD Pathways. Attorneys and alumni more than one year out who are interested in attending should 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 throughout the day. 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 you can review the footage and receive additional feedback at a later date from the CDO. To participate in a mock interview, simply RSVP for one of the "JD Pathways Mock Interview Sessions" in the Events section of CDOnline. All those who RSVP will be given additional information on mock interview registration.

A Strong Interest Inventory assessment will also be available from 10:00 - 10:50 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, email Annie Fogleman with your intent to participate. This will be on a first come, first served basis. This session will be capped at 10 students.

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
♦ Mock Interview Session 1 (multiple locations)

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
♦ How to Succeed in Your First Legal Job (Wittemyer Courtroom)

10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
Concurrent sessions:
♦Resumes, Cover Letters, and LinkedIn: Laying the foundation for a good interview (Wittemyer Courtroom)
    ♢ Jamie Olberding, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
    ♢ Carl Patten, Centura
    ♢ Lauren Romer, Ping Identity
♦ Strong Interest Inventory (Room 330)
    ♢ Conducted by Jennifer Sullivan

11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Concurrent sessions:
♦ Interviewing Tips and Techniques (Wittemyer Courtroom)
    ♢ Tim Lane, Colorado District Attorneys' Council
    ♢ Logan Martin, Westerfield & Martin, LLC
    ♢ Rebekah Pfahler, Colorado Legal Services, Family and Children?s Unit
    ♢ Dmitry Vilner, White & Steele, P.C.
♦ Mock Interview Session 2 (multiple locations)

11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
♦ Networking Lunch (Schaden Commons)

1:30 - 2:20 p.m.
Concurrent sessions:
♦ Civil Litigation (Room 304)
    ♢ Tiffanie Stasiak, Kutak Rock
    ♢ Arash Jahanian, Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC
    ♢ Sarah Kellner, Faegre Baker Daniels
    ♢ Heather Strack, Harris Law Firm
♦ Public Interest Law (Room 305)
    ♢ Mekela Goehring, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN)
    ♢ Alex Hood, Towards Justice
    ♢ Brett Landis, Boulder County Legal Services
    ♢ Rebecca Wallace, ACLU Colorado

2:30 - 3:20 p.m.
Concurrent sessions:
♦ Transactional Law (Room 304)
    ♢ Micah Halverson, Kutak Rock
    ♢ Richard Johnson, Ball Corporation
    ♢ Allison Nelson, Fennemore Craig
    ♢ Rob Simmons, Molson Coors Brewing Company
♦ State and Local Government (Room 305)
    ♢ Erin McLauthlin, Colorado Office of the Attorney General
    ♢ Jessica Pault-Atiase, Boulder City Attorney's Office
    ♢ Roberto Ramirez, Arvada City Attorney's Office
    ♢ Lisa Rorden, Denver City Attorney's Office, Airport Legal Services

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
♦ Mock Interview Session 3 (multiple locations)