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  • [CDO] Speed Clerking

    Goldberg Room/Warren Room

    This event is essentially a rapid-fire networking event where students interested in clerkships can ask questions to 3Ls who have navigated the process and obtained clerkships.  Our hope is that these casual, informal Q&A rotations will help demystify the process and provide an easy ice-breaker to connect students with each other.  See the current list of […]

  • [CDO] 1L Launch: Intro to the 2L PIPS Summer Job Search

    100 Law Building

    The CDO’s attorney-counselors will overview how 2L summer hiring works for the Public Interest/ Public Sector, including non-profits, government agencies, public defender offices, and public interest firms. We will also discuss the interaction between your 2L summer job choices and your long-term public interest career goals.  Questions? Contact PIPS Counselor Ja'Nai Aubry at janaiaubry@berkeley.edu. Food will be […]

  • [CDO] Make the Most of DAR’s Private Sector Alumni Mentorship Program (For 1Ls)

    132 Law Building

    Please come join us to learn more about how you can make the most out of DAR’s Private Sector Alumni Mentorship Program! This program is designed for 1L students* interested in the private sector who plan on applying to law firms for 2L summer and participating in our Summer Preview Program and/or Summer OCI. This […]

  • [CDO + SAASS] Navigating Accommodations in the Workplace

    140 Law Building

    In this program co-sponsored by CDO and SAASS, an alumni panel will share their experiences navigating accommodations in the workplace. We will also be joined by Ricardo Flores, Career Advisor from Disabled Students' Program, who will share tips and resources. This program is intended for all students. You can join the program in Room 140 […]

  • [CDO] Your Post-Graduate Fellowship Action Plan

    Are you a 2L interested in applying to project-based post-graduate public interest fellowships in the coming year? Or perhaps you're a 3L who may apply for fellowships after a clerkship, or a 1L looking ahead! These PIPS fellowships typically provide 1-2 years of funding for recent graduates to work on a project of their own […]

  • [CDO] Tips for Success This Summer at a Law Firm

    132 Law Building

    For students working at a law firm this summer (as 1Ls or 2Ls), we want you to be set up for success from Day 1 at work. Join CDO private sector counselors and a panel of students that worked at law firms last summer discuss issues including: best practices for communicating with attorneys what to […]

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    [CDO] 1L Launch: CDO Orientation

    Booth Auditorium

    The UC Berkeley Law Career Development Office (CDO) is here to partner with you throughout law school and beyond as you explore and navigate different career opportunities. Join us for this orientation, where the CDO’s experienced and specialized team will brief you on legal career exploration and pathways and how to balance legal job recruitment […]

  • [CDO] 1L Launch: Your Professional Toolkit

    Booth Auditorium

    Regardless of your career path, this “professional toolkit” program, presented by CDO Attorney-Counselors, will lay the foundation for successful career exploration during your 1L year and beyond. In this program, we will cover how to assess your skills and interests to support your career research and goals. We will also cover how to research legal […]

  • [CDO] What Is a Judicial Clerkship (and Is It for Me)?

    100 Law Building

    This program, featuring Judge Jacqueline Corley (N.D. Cal.) and alumni who have clerked in various courts, will cover the basics of post-graduate judicial clerkships and why students should consider these opportunities, which are launchpads to all kinds of legal careers. This program is intended for all students. 2Ls who are thinking about applying to clerkships […]

  • [CDO] [Judges-in-Residence] Open Office Hours with Judge Dana Douglas (5th Cir.)

    486 Simon 225 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

    We are delighted to welcome The Honorable Dana Douglas (5th Cir.) and The Honorable Dale Ho (S.D.N.Y.) for our 2025 Judges-in-Residence Program.  Judge Douglas will be available for informal, drop-in Q&A.   All students are welcome! Questions? Contact Anna (ahan@law.berkeley.edu) in the CDO.

  • [CDO] [Judges-in-Residence] The View from the Bench

    100 Law Building

    We are delighted to welcome The Honorable Dana Douglas (5th Cir.) and The Honorable Dale Ho (S.D.N.Y.) for our 2025 Judges-in-Residence Program. Judge Douglas and Judge Ho will participate in class visits and other programming. During this lunchtime panel, they will discuss judicial externships and clerkships and their paths to the bench.   All students are […]

  • [CDO] [Judges-in-Residence] Open Office Hours with Judges

    122 Law Building

    We are delighted to welcome The Honorable Dana Douglas (5th Cir.) and The Honorable Dale Ho (S.D.N.Y.) for our 2025 Judges-in-Residence Program.  Judge Douglas and Judge Ho will be available for informal, drop-in Q&A.   All students are welcome! Questions? Contact Anna (ahan@law.berkeley.edu) in the CDO.

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