Career Programming for Law Students

A Note for 2Ls: Foundations Graduation Requirement

Attending one of these events during your 2L year - or meeting with your Career Advisor - will satisfy your Career Services Foundations graduation requirement. You must RSVP on Career Connect as each event draws near for attendance credit. These events are also open to 1L and 3L students for enrichment purposes, but they do not meet graduation requirements. Events that meet the 2L Foundations requirement will be designated as such in the event description in Career Connect.

Questions? Email lscs@lclark.edu.

Upcoming Events

See Career Connect for a list of our upcoming events. 

Explore Our Past Events

Spring 2023 Events:

Oregon Tax Court Externship Info Session

February 14, 2023, 12:00-1:00 p.m. PST via Webex - link in Career Connect!

Learn about the benefits of externing with the Oregon Tax Court from an exciting panel! The Oregon Tax Court is a statewide court with exclusive jurisdiction to hear many kinds of tax appeals under state laws. Questions encouraged! 

Career Paths in Sustainable and Equitable Energy with WRISE (Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy) - registration link in description!

February 15, 2023, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the LRC student lounge!

Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) PDX chapter is excited to host an evening event to highlight careers in energy law. Join them from 5:30 - 7:30 PM on Wednesday, February 15th at Lewis & Clark Law School to hear women attorneys from the private, nonprofit, in-house, and government sectors discuss their careers in energy law. Following the panel discussion, attendees will have an opportunity for networking. Light refreshments will be provided. The event is open to all – we hope to see you there!
There will be time for questions as well as networking after the panel. 

Fireside Chats Lineup

Fireside Chats are small group meetings with an attorney or two for the purpose of networking and advice. 2L, 3L, and recent grads are given priority on attendance. 1Ls will be placed on a wait list and if space allows, will be invited to join 24 hours in advance.

Past Spring 2023 Fireside Chats:

March 2023

• Monday, March 13, 12:10-1:00 pm - Mark Johnson Roberts, retired Deputy General Counsel to the Oregon State Bar - topics: family law, appellate litigation, lawyer conduct regulation, and more! 
• Thursday, March 23, 12:10-1:00 pm - Troy Pickard, Managing Attorney at Portland Defender - topics: landlord-tenant disputes, housing, eviction defense, private practice, and more!

April 2023

• Wednesday, April 12, 12:10-1:00 pm - Jenny Logan, Attorney Advisor for the US District Court of Oregon - topics: civil rights, immigration, housing, clerking, and more!

Career Series Lineup

Career Series events are open to all students and alumni of Lewis & Clark Law School. Each event is a presentation by a subject expert or experts focused on skills, tips, tricks and general info about a unique feature or area of practicing law.

Past Fall 2022 Events

• Wednesday, October 12, 12:10-1:00 pm - Career Exploration Panel: ABA Forum on Affordable Housing. American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing is partnering with Career Services to give a talk about their careers in this practice area across varied government, nonprofit and private law settings. Panelists include:
  • Jennifer Evert, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  • Kelley Longwell, Coats Rose, New Orleans
  • Kelly Rushin Lewis, Jones Walker, Birmingham, AL

and more!

Past SPRING 2022 Events

January 2022

• Thursday, January 13, 12:15 - 1:15 pm - Overview of the Oregon Department of Justice: Practice Areas and How Law Students Can Work With Us. (recording available, email lscs@lclark.edu)
  The Oregon Department of Justice serves state government and supports safe and healthy communities throughout Oregon by providing essential justice services. Headed by the Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, it is the main legal branch of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. The DOJ is part of Oregon’s executive branch, and most of its employees work in Oregon’s capital, Salem. For more information and a deeper overview, including how you might work in the many program offices and areas, watch this panel. Speakers include:
  Office of the Attorney General - Ellen Rosenblum, Attorney General
  Appellate - Nani Apo, Sr. Assistant Attorney General
  General Counsel Division - Ella Rauch, Sr. Assistant Attorney General
  Criminal Justice Division - Amy Seely, Sr. Assistant Attorney General
  Civil Enforcement Division/Child Advocacy Section - Hannah Vaughn, Assistant Attorney General
  Civil Enforcement Division - Kate Campbell, Assistant Attorney General
  Trial Division - Nate Aggrey, Assistant Attorney General
  Human Resources - Mistie Slauson, Sr. Recruiter
• Tuesday, January 25, 12:00 -1:00 pm - Meet the Washington County District Attorney’s Office

  Come get a sneak peak of the NWPSCF and meet the Washington County District Attorney’s Office in a casual, fun Zoom forum. Ask questions, learn about their work, find out more about current and future employment opportunities, and meet Deputy District Attorney Christina Luedtke. This event is open to all students, even if you are not registered for the NW Public Service Career Fair. 

• Wednesday, January 26, 12:30 - 1:30 pm - Oregon Appellate Courts Externships Information Session. Justice Meagan Flynn, Justice Rebecca Duncan, and Judge Aoyagi share the benefits of externing with Oregon’s Appellate Courts. Students will have a chance to ask questions and learn how to apply for these opportunities.

February 2022

• Tuesday, February 15, 12:10 - 1:00 pm - Oregon Tax Court Judicial Externship Panel. The Oregon Tax Court is part of the Oregon Judicial Department. It is a statewide court and has exclusive jurisdiction to hear tax appeals under state laws, including personal income tax, property tax, corporation excise tax, timber tax, local budget law, and property tax limitations. The Tax Court has two divisions: the Magistrate Division and the Regular Division. Learn about Judicial Externships in this court. Speakers: Honorable Judge Robert T. Manicke, Presiding Magistrate Allison R. Boomer, and Staff Attorney Amelia Haynes. 

• Wednesday, Feb. 16, 12:00 pm - Amy van Saun, JD ’11, Senior Attorney at Center for Food Safety; topics: administrative law; environmental law; complex litigation; and food safety litigation, policy and legal strategy. 

March 2022

• Wednesday, March 16, 12:00 pm - US Patent and Trade Office Panel. The US Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. Staff Attorneys Charlema Grant and Emily B. Sprague from the Office of Enrollment and Discipline will discuss the work of the USPTO, their career journeys, and job opportunities at USPTO. Bring your questions and curiosity! This event is a collaboration of Career Services and the Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC), which is part of the USPTO’s Law School Clinic Program.
• Friday, March 11, 4:00 pm - Panel for 1Ls: What It’s like to be a 2L Summer Associate at a Large Portland Firm. Career Services will host a panel and small group Q&A featuring large firm recruiters talking with Career Services from all three Oregon Law Schools. Topics covered will be the timing and basics of the application process and how to learn more about the culture of each firm. After the panel there will be break out rooms for each law firm, so that you can pop in to meet attorneys and ask them any specific questions you might have.

  While this event is focused on the process of Fall Recruitment for current 1L students (interviews occurring in August 2022 the summer before they start 2L year), part time students, 2Ls and 3Ls are all welcome to attend to learn more about these Portland firms and their practice areas and hiring tips. 

  Panelists include:

  Hiroko Peraza, Davis Wright Tremaine
  Sharae Gross, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn
  Sharina Nath, Lane Powell
  Ariana Howell, Perkins Coie
  Alvin Ma, Schwabe Williamson Wyatt
  Bethany Brown, Stoel Rives
  Jeri Chavis, Tonkon Torp

Past Coffee Chats

November 2022

• Thursday, November 10, 4:00 pm - Kristen Hilton, Senior Assistant Attorney General at Oregon Department of Justice - topics: working in government, data privacy, networking when new to Oregon, and more!

October 2022

• Tuesday, October 4, 1:00 pm - Randi Johnson, Principal Attorney and Chief Communications Officer at Gravis Law - topics: disability law, starting and running a law firm, acknowledging that traditional law practice isn’t for you, networking, and more!

 

• Wednesday, October 5, 1:00 pm - Matthew Sweeney, Trial Attorney at Brownstein Rask - topics: litigation, clerking, building a practice, and more!

 

September 2022

• Tuesday, September 27, 12:10 pm - Amy VanHeuverzwyn, Senior Counsel at the AES Corporation - topics: Renewable Energy law practice (what it is and what it isn’t!), Law firms vs. Inhouse, Litigation vs. Transactional work, and more

April 2022

• Monday, April 4, 12:00 pm - Erik C. Swallow, JD ’02, and Sarah King, Umpqua Valley Public Defenders, topics: criminal law, public defense, and more! 
  
  
• Thursday, April 7, 12:00 pm –  Bradley B. Brownlow, partner in the West Coast Land Use and Environmental Group in Holland & Knight’s San Francisco office – topics: advising clients on the various aspects of the energy and land use development process.
• Thursday, April 14, 12:00 pm –Jennie Bricker, JD ’97, Land Shore Water Legal Services, LLC – topics: practicing in the area of natural resources, helping clients navigate the complex labyrinth of environmental regulations, water law, shoreline development, and more!

March 2022

• Tuesday, March 8, 12:00 pm - Ana Ching, JD ’21, associate at Dunn Carney LLP topics: practicing in the area of estate planning and in the area of advising and forming nonprofits; what turned out in a surprising way after law school; what turned out as expected.
• Friday, March 4, 12:00 pm – Emery Wang, JD ’09, partner in the law firm Vames|Wang topics: practicing personal injury law and helping clients who suffered injuries resulting from auto, bicycle, or pedestrian collisions; accidents on premises; or defective products; PI litigation, claims, and negotiations.
• Wednesday, March 30, 12:00 pm - Alee Soleimanpour, JD ’15, Master of Laws, Taxation ’16, and Lewis & Clark Law Alum Blake Bowman ‘JD 14, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, topics: business transactions and tax law.

February 2022

• Friday, Feb. 11, 12:00 pm - Trung Tu, JD ’00, City of Portland; topics: civil litigation in the areas of employment law, business, real estate, insurance, bankruptcy, commercial, and malpractice law. Mr. Tu will be sharing his litigation experiences in these areas of law from a wide range of perspectives, including litigating when he was a law firm partner, a sole practitioner, in-house counsel for private corporations, and now as Deputy City Attorney for the City of Portland.

• Wednesday, Feb 23, 12:00 pm – Vera E. Warren, JD ’19, Judicial Appellate Law Clerk for Judge Darleen Ortega, topics: working as an appellate clerk and networking for job opportunities post-clerkship.

***A SPECIAL NETWORKING SERIES: BRUNCH WITH THE BENCH***
 Virtual meet & greets with area Justices and Judges:

• Honorable Melvin Oden-Orr, Multnomah County Circuit Court | Tuesday, October 26th at Noon 
• Honorable Ramon Pagán, Washington County Circuit Court | Wednesday, October 27th at Noon 
• Honorable Morgan Long & Honorable Patrick Henry, Multnomah County Circuit Court | Thursday, October 28th at Noon 
• Honorable Josephine Mooney & Honorable Steven Powers | Friday, October 29th at Noon
• Honorable Adrian Brown, Multnomah County Circuit Court | Wednesday, November 3rd at 11:00 am 
• Honorable Youlee Yim You & Honorable Michael McShane, US District Court for the District of Oregon | Wednesday, November 3rd at Noon 
• Honorable Meagan Flynn, Honorable Lynn Nakamoto, & Honorable Adrienne Nelson, Oregon Supreme Court  | Thursday, November 4th at Noon
• Honorable Ricardo Menchaca, Washington County Circuit Court | Friday, November 12th at 9:00 am 

You can learn about clerking, ask them about their work, career paths…