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 and scan the QR code at the event 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

Oregon Tax Court Externship Info Session

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)

Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) PDX chapter hosted an evening event to highlight careers in energy law, with women attorneys from the private, nonprofit, in-house, and government sectors discuss their careers in energy law. 

Coffee Chats 

Coffee Chats are small group meetings with an attorney or two for the purpose of networking and advice.

Some Past Coffee Chats:

• Rural Opportunities w/ Sean Pank ’12 and Connor McDermott ’21, both public defenders at Columbia Gorge Defenders in The Dalles, Oregon - topics: criminal defense, what life and practice are like in rural Oregon, and about how you can find opportunities in rural communities. 
• Employment Law coffee chat with Kelsey Peddie ’18, Chenoweth Law Group  - topics: employment and business litigation, general commercial litigation, personal injury, partition, and environmental disputes.
• Coffee and Fireside Chat with Department of the Interior Senior Attorney Geoff Painter - Attendees learned more about Geoff’s work with the Office of the Solicitor including public land management in Oregon and Washington, and litigation seeking recovery of costs and damages resulting from wildfires. 
• IP Law with Sam Thacker, Frank Morton Park, and Michael Loy from Klarquist Sparkman - Topics included general IP law, trademarks, patent prosecution and litigation.
• Ins and Outs of Estate Planning with Abby Landon, Founder and Managing Member of Wool Landon - Topics included: probate or trust administration process, testator’s capacity, potential undue influence claims, and disagreements amongst family members. Abby also discussed the process of starting a law firm.

Career Panels

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.

Select Past Events:

• International Environmental Law Job Panel - ILS and SIEL presented a panel about career opportunities in international environmental law with the opportunity to learn from the experiences of our wonderful faculty.
• Careers in Direct Civil Legal Services - Panel Q&A with Local Nonprofit Leaders  - This informal Q&A session, moderated by Director of Public Interest Law Kyle Johnson, featured executive directors and legal directors from six local nonprofits that offer direct services to our community’s most vulnerable individuals and demographics.
• OSB Business Law Section’s Careers in Business Law Panel - A panel of local business attorneys presented a discussion about the ins-and-outs of practicing business law. Sponsored by the Oregon State Bar Business Law Section’s New Business Lawyers Subcommittee.
• Oregon DOJ Honors Attorney Info Session - Attendees had the opportunity to learn about the Honors Attorney program from Genny Brown, Senior Recruitment Coordinator, and a panel of attorneys from 7 DOJ divisions (Office of the Attorney General; Appellate; Civil Enforcement; Child Advocacy/Protection; Criminal Justice; General Counsel; and Trial).  

• Rural Job Opportunities - The Oregon New Lawyers Division (ONLD) presented an exploration of job opportunities in rural Oregon. Panelists, most of whom are actively looking to hire new attorneys for their organizations, spoke of their experiences and answered questions about the joys and challenges of working in a small town or rural community.

  ***A SPECIAL NETWORKING SERIES: COFFEE WITH THE COURTS***

 Meet & greets with area Justices and Judges with the opportunity to learn about clerking, ask them about their work, and career paths.

• Judge Michael Simon and Judge Stacie Beckerman (U.S. District Court) 
• US Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Armistead and his clerks 
• Judge Andrew M. Lavin, (L&C Class of 2003)- Multnomah County Circuit Court
• Judge Robyn Aoyagi - Oregon Court of Appeals
• Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jude Pate (L&C alum and PILP Founder!)
• Judge Manicke and Magistrate Boomer of OR Tax Court 
• Oregon Appellate Court Panel - The Honorable Steven R. Powers, Honorable Anna M. Joyce, Honorable Kristina Hellman
• Judge Russo (U.S. District Court of OR) and Judge Watkins (Clackamas County Circuit Court)