CAREERS THE CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM at the University of Virginia School of Law is one of the most successful among national law schools and provides students with a wide range of job opportunities across the nation and abroad. Virginia enjoys a reputation for producing lawyers who not only master the intellectual challenges of legal practice, but also contribute broadly to the institutions they join through strong leadership and interpersonal skills. As a result, private- and public-sector employers heavily recruit Virginia students each year. Graduates start their careers across the country with large and small law firms, government agencies and public interest groups. WHERE OUR GRADUATES GO, CLASSES OF 2010-12 TOP JOB LOCATIONS, CLASSES OF 2010-12 District of Columbia (253) Virginia (172) New York (171) California (60) Texas (55) Georgia (35) Massachusetts (30) Pennsylvania (28) Florida (27) Maryland (26) North Carolina (25) Illinois (23) LAW FIRMS 64% with firms in American Lawyer’s top 100 by gross revenue 12% with firms ranked between 101-200 23% with smaller firms CLERKSHIPS (including alumni clerkships 2010-12) 5 U.S. Supreme Court 60 U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal 100 U.S. District Courts and other federal courts 60 state courts PUBLIC INTEREST JOBS (including 159 postgraduate fellowships) 64 federal government 50 state and local government 21 military 105 public interest groups CAMPUS RECRUITING FALL 2012 More than 650 offices Over 6,000 on-campus interviews of second- year students Averaged more than 18 interviews per participating second- year student FIRST-YEAR SUMMER JOBS Class of 2014 (summer 2012) 34% public sector 22% judicial 22% law firm 19% academic 4% corporate FIRM: 57% (625) PUBLIC INTEREST: 22% (244) POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS (159) CLERKSHIP: 16% (180) CORPORATE: 3% (36) ACADEMIC: 1% (8) REBECCA GANTT ’11 clerked for Judge Michael Boudin of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and later for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer during the 2012-13 term.
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
careersThe career services program at the University of Virginia
School of Law is one of the most successful among national law schools and provides students with a wide range of job opportunities across the nation and abroad. Virginia enjoys a reputation for producing lawyers who not only master the intellectual challenges of legal practice, but also contribute broadly to the institutions they join through strong leadership and interpersonal skills. As a result, private- and public-sector employers heavily recruit Virginia students each year. Graduates start their careers across the country with large and small law firms, government agencies and public interest groups.
reBecca gaNTT ’11 clerked for Judge michael Boudin of the 1st u.s. circuit court of appeals, and later for u.s. supreme court Justice stephen Breyer during the 2012-13 term.
represeNTaTiveemploYers, classes of 2010-12
uNiTed sTaTes
AlAbAmAbirminghAm
Bradley Arant Boult CummingsBurr & FormanLightfoot Franklin & WhiteMaynard, Cooper & Gale Scott, Dukes & Geisler
AriZOnAphoeNix
Snell & WilmerTidmore Law Offices
tucsOnSnell & Wilmer
cAliFOrniAbeverly hills
Cohen Gardner huntingtOn beAchAdams & Associates irvineKnobbe Martens lOs AngelesCalifornia Department of
JusticeGibson Dunn Initiative Legal GroupJones DayLatham & WatkinsLos Angeles County District
Attorney’s OfficeMilbankPaul HastingsProskauer RoseRiot GamesSpace and Missile Systems
Center menlO PArkLatham & WatkinsO’Melveny & Myers mOuntAin viewFenwick & West OrAnge cOuntyThomas Vogele & Associates PAlO AltOAccess SoftekGibson Dunn Gunderson Dettmer Latham & WatkinsWilson Sonsini Goodrich &
Rosati sAlinAsMonterey County District
Attorney’s Office sAn DiegODLA PiperKnobbe Martens Latham & WatkinsLuce Forward Hamilton &
Scripps sAn FrAnciscOGarteiser HoneaJones DayLatham & WatkinsLawyers’ Committee for Civil
Tripp Scott JAcksOnvilleU.S. Army Corps of Engineers miAmiBilzin SumbergCarlton FieldsDiaz Reus & TargGreenberg TraurigLydecker DiazWeissman Nowack Curry &
WilcoWhite & Case OrlAnDOBakerHostetlerDunlap & ShipmanFoley & LardnerPeters Trial GroupSanta Rosa Beach tAmPABradley Arant Boult CummingsMacFarlane Ferguson
McMullenTrenam, Kemker, Scharf,
Barkin, Frye, O’Neill & Mullis
west PAlm beAchWest Palm Beach City
Attorney’s Office
geOrgiAAtlAntA
Alston & BirdArnall Golden & GregoryBryan CaveFinnegan, Henderson,
MosleDavis Polk & WardwellDebevoise & PlimptonFried Frank
Fulbright & JaworskiGibson Dunn Goldman Sachs Kasowitz Katten Muchin RosenmanKing & SpaldingLambda LegalLatham & WatkinsLinklatersMayer BrownMcDermott Will & EmeryMcKinsey & CompanyMilbankMorgan Lewis New York City Department of
Environmental ProtectionNew York City Law DepartmentNew York County District
AttorneyFederal Public Defender for the Eastern District of
VirginiaHudgins Law FirmOliff & BerridgeU.S. Patent and Trademark
Office ArlingtOnProfessional Risk Management
Services blAcksburgSupreme Court of Virginia
(Magistrate) chArlOttesvilleBlack Mountain Law OfficeDavid M. Branch, Esq.Legal Aid Justice CenterLexis-NexisMcGuireWoodsSneathern & L’hospitalSouthern Environmental Law
CenterSt. John, Bowling, Lawrence &
QuaglianaTremblay & SmithUniversity of VirginiaU.S. Army Judge Advocate
General’s CorpsZobrist Law Group cOlOniAl heightsColonial Heights
AttorneyRichmond Public DefenderSRNN Games The Environmental Law GroupTroutman SandersWilliams Mullen rOAnOkeRoanoke Public DefenderDeneka Law Firm tysOn’s cOrnerSemmes, Bowen & Semmes
Jackson & Kelly mArtinsburgSteptoe & Johnson PArkersburgU.S. Federal Mine Safety and
Health Review Commission
iNTerNaTioNal
AFghAnistAn kAbul
U.S. Air Force
chinA beiJingClifford Chance hOng kOngHerbert Smith shAnghAiAnderson & Anderson
englAnD lOnDOnLinklaters
itAly milAnStudio Ubertazzi
sOuth AFricAJOhAnnesburg
Section 27
switZerlAnDgenevA
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
thAilAnDbAngkOk
Allen & OveryNeepa mehTa ’11 is an associate in skadden’s litigation department in Washington, d.c.
serge marTYN ’10clerked for Judge carlos T. Bea on the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals in san francisco before taking a position with davis polk in london.
career services
WhaT You Need To lauNch Your career
our services The office of career services,
the Judicial clerkships office and the mortimer caplin
public service center offer the tools and
preparation students need to launch themselves
into the legal workforce.
services iNclude:
couNseliNg sTudeNTs on job-search strategies, from understanding
which employers to target to planning long-term career goals
prepariNg aNd TraiNiNg sTudeNTs to have successful interviews, including through
live or videotaped mock interviews, to assess weaknesses and strengths
revieWiNg aNd criTiquiNg resumes, cover letters and other
employment-related communications
scheduliNg eveNTs throughout the school year that are designed to inform students
about a variety of career paths and employment options, best practices for interviews
and internships, and how to advance your career after law school
helpiNg sTudeNTs uNdersTaNd what kinds of careers they will find rewarding
TeachiNg sTudeNTs best networking practices
maiNTaiNiNg aN oNliNe JoB daTaBase that also allows students to receive alerts
about jobs in their chosen field or city
coordiNaTiNg The school’s iNvolvemeNT in career fairs and recruiting events
across the country, in addition to the law school’s extensive
on-campus recruiting efforts
“We Team WiTh The sTudeNTs on all parts of their job
search. We guide students in identifying employment
options that will be personally and professionally fulfilling,
work with them on their resumes and cover letters, assist
them in preparing for interviews and then educate them on
skills that will aid them in the workplace.”
—KeviN doNovaN, senior assistant dean for career services
office of career services
KeviN doNovaN seNior assisTaNT
deaN for career
services
J.d., university of
pennsylvania
B.a., dartmouth
college
Kevin donovan leads the office of career services and counsels students and alumni on general career choices and on pursuing positions with law firms. Before joining the school in 2009, donovan was a litigation partner in the philadelphia office of morgan lewis & Bockius, where his practice focused
on complex tort litigation, including class actions and national serial litigation. While at morgan lewis, he was the firm’s pro bono chair from 2003-08, was heavily involved in recruiting and participated in running three summer associate programs. after law school, donovan clerked for u.s. district Judge frank J. Battisti in the Northern district of ohio. following his clerkship he joined morgan lewis and became a partner in 2000.
paTrice haYdeNdirecTor of laW
firm recruiTiNg
J.d., m.B.a., university
of virginia
B.a., stanford
university
With eight years of large-firm practice experience, patrice hayden assists students who are considering positions in law firms and coordinates virginia law’s presence in job fairs across the country. hayden also works with students who are evaluating different practice areas and comparing
alternative jobs to firm practice. she previously served as an associate at Bryan cave in Washington, d.c., where she specialized in white-collar, regulatory and consumer protection matters. during her tenure there, she spent five years on the recruiting committee, culminating in her chairing the summer program, and served as co-chair of the office’s lawyers of color affinity group.
sarah BeTTs esTerhaYdirecTor of
career services
J.d., university of
virginia
B.a., cornell university
sarah esterhay advises students interested in applying to law firms and other private-sector employers. she helps students with job-search strategy, including the exploration of different practice areas, crafting resumes and cover letters, and preparing for interviews. prior to joining the law school, esterhay
practiced law at Buckleysandler in Washington, d.c., where she worked with financial services industry clients on a broad range of regulatory and litigation matters. While at the firm, she served as a member of the associate & counsel committee and as a mentor for new associates. esterhay began her legal career as a judicial clerk for Judge raymond a. Jackson of the u.s. district court for the eastern district of virginia. While at uva law as a student, esterhay was managing editor of the virginia Journal of social policy & the law.
JoBY rYaNdirecTor of
career services
J.d., university of
virginia
a.B., harvard
university
Joby ryan counselsstudents andalumni on a broadarray of careerchoices, with afocus on law firmpositions. he works with students to evaluate practice areas, firms and legal markets, and helps students and alumni develop strategies to compete effectively for the positions they target. ryan previously was an
associate at hogan lovells in Washington, d.c., for nearly
eight years. at hogan, ryan’s litigation practice concentrated on securities class action and derivative suits, white-collar investigations, antitrust litigation and other complex commercial lawsuits. during his tenure at hogan, ryan spent six years as a member of the firm’s recruiting committee and was elected chair of its associates’ committee, both for the d.c. office and nationally. as a student at virginia law, ryan was a member of the editorial staff of the Journal for social policy & the law.
virgiNia’s career couNselors
have extensive experience in private practice,
in public interest lawyering and as clerks.
cAreercOunselOrs
office of Judicial clerKships
ruTh paYNedirecTor
of Judicial
clerKships
J.d., university of
virginia
B.a., claremont
mcKenna college
ruth payne advises students and alumni as they navigate the application process for both judicial internships and judicial clerkships. This includes counseling, reviewing cover letters and resumes, conducting mock interviews and running workshops on the clerkship process. payne was an articles editor on the virginia law review. after law school, she clerked for Judge J. harvie Wilkinson iii on the 4th u.s. circuit court of appeals and completed a one-year Bristow fellowship with the u.s. solicitor general’s office. from 2004-08, she was an honors attorney with the criminal division of the department of Justice, where she worked in the office of international affairs.
morTimer capliN puBlic serviceceNTer
aNNie KimassisTaNT deaN
for puBlic service
aNd direcTor,
morTimer capliN
puBlic service
ceNTer
J.d., B.a., university of
virginia
m.f.a., creative
Writing, Warren
Wilson college
annie Kim leads the mortimer caplin public service center, through which she counsels students seeking public-interest jobs and fellowships, invites speakers to discuss careers in public service and coordinates numerous other activities that support public service at the law school. after graduating from the law school in 1999, she practiced commercial and school litigation at the mclean office of hunton & Williams and later worked at a small firm in alexandria. starting in 2002, Kim served as in-house counsel for virginia local governments for nine years, working on everything from civil rights and employment law cases to representing schools, police and other local government departments. she won her first case before the 4th u.s. circuit court of appeals in 2012, her final case arguing on behalf of albemarle county.
amaNda YaledirecTor of puBlic
service
J.d., Northeastern
university
B.a., colgate
university
amanda Yale previously worked at legal services for children in New York city, where she defended the rights of indigent disabled children in special education and social security disability benefits proceedings. after graduating from law school, she worked as a staff attorney at the 2nd u.s. circuit court of appeals. she then clerked for Judge i. leo glasser in the u.s. district court for the eastern district of New York.
exTerNships
a. sprighTleY rYaNassociaTe
professor of laW,
geNeral faculTY;
direcTor of
exTerNships
J.d., university of
california at Berkeley
B.a., Yale university
sprightley ryan directs the externships program at virginia law. externships allow students to work full-time or part-time doing legal work for public service employers while earning academic credit. as director, ryan counsels students who are in the program or who are considering an externship, and advises them on selecting an employer. ryan also teaches a seminar to students in the uva law in dc externship program that helps participants make connections between legal theory and practice. ryan previously served as inspector general of the smithsonian institution, worked for the environmental crimes section of the u.s. department of Justice as a trial attorney, and served as a special assistant u.s. attorney with the u.s. attorney’s office for the district of columbia.
pro BoNo program
KimBerlY emerYassisTaNT deaN
for pro BoNo aNd
puBlic iNTeresT
J.d., university of
virginia
B.a., carleton college
Kimberly emery has been the law school’s assistant dean for pro bono since 2004, and was a founder and director of the mortimer caplin public service center. emery coordinates and administers pro bono programming for law students, counsels students and graduates regarding pro bono and public interest opportunities, develops and fund-raises for new service projects, and oversees the law school’s pro Bono challenge. under emery’s direction, the pro Bono program in a typical year coordinates pro bono projects with more than 100 employers nationwide, from work with full-time public interest lawyers to pro bono efforts undertaken by private practitioners. emery was a board member for the legal aid Justice center for more than 15 years and was recognized in 2000 as the organization’s volunteer of the Year.
JuDiciAl clerkshiPs, clAsses OF 2010-12
u.s. supreme courT
Stephen G. Breyer Anthony M. KennedyAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas
u.s. circuiT courTs of appeal
D.c. circuitwAshingtOn, D.c.
Karen L. Henderson
FeDerAl circuitwAshingtOn, D.c.
William C. Bryson
1st circuitbOstOn
Michael Boudin
2nD circuitnew yOrk
Debra Ann LivingstonRobert D. Sack rutlAnD, vt.Peter W. Hall
3rD circuitDuncAnsville, PA.
D. Brooks SmithtrentOn, n.J.
Maryanne Trump Barry
4th circuitchArlestOn, w.vA.
M. Blane MichaelStephanie Thacker
chArlOtte, n.c.Albert Diaz
chArlOttesville, vA.J. Harvie Wilkinson III
5th circuitAustin, texAs
Fortunato P. BenavidesPatrick E. HigginbothamPriscilla Owen
hOustOnWill GarwoodEdith Hollan JonesJerry E. Smith
JAcksOn, miss.Rhesa H. Barksdale
new OrleAnsEdith Brown Clement
6th circuitcOlumbus, OhiO
R. Guy Cole Jr.Jeffery S. Sutton
DetrOitEric Clay
lOnDOn, ky.Eugene E. Siler Jr. lOuisville, ky.
Danny J. BoggsBoyce F. Martin Jr. memPhis, tenn.Bernice B. DonaldJulia Smith Gibbons nAshville, tenn.Jane Branstetter Stranch
7th circuit sOuth benD, inD.Kenneth F. Ripple
8th circuit Des mOines, inD.Steven M. Colloton kAnsAs city, mO.Duane Benton
9th circuit lAs vegAsJay S. Bybee PAsADenA, cAliF.Alex Kozinski POrtlAnD, Ore.Susan P. GraberDiarmuid F. O’Scannlain sAn FrAnciscOCarlos T. Bea seAttleRobert R. Beezer Betty Binns Fletcher
10th circuit lAwrence, kAnsAsMary Beck Briscoe OklAhOmA cityWilliam J. Holloway Jr.
11th circuit AtlAntABeverly B. MartinGerald Tjoflat birminghAm, AlA.William H. Pryor Jr. JAcksOnville, FlA.Gerald Tjoflat mOntgOmery, AlA.Joel F. Dubina
federal disTricT courTs
AlAbAmAmiddle disTricT of alaBama
mOntgOmeryW. Keith WatkinsNorTherN disTricT of
alaBama
birminghAmVirginia Emerson Hopkins
huntsvilleC. Lynwood Smith Jr.
AriZOnAdisTricT of arizoNa
PhOenixDavid Campbell
District OF cOlumbiARosemary M. Collyer Colleen C. Kollar-Kotellyu.s. courT of federal claims
Lawrence M. BaskirChristine O.C. MillerMary Ellen Coster Williams
u.s. Tax courT
Joseph H. Gale
FlOriDAmiddle disTricT of florida
FOrt myersJohn E. Steele
OrlAnDOCharlene Edwards Honeywell
geOrgiANorTherN disTricT of
georgia
AtlAntAJ. Owen ForresterC. Christopher HagyCharles Pannell
illinOisNorTherN disTricT of
illiNois
chicAgOEugene Wedoff
kentuckyeasTerN disTricT of
KeNTucKY
lOnDOnAmul Thapar
lOuisiAnAeasTerN disTricT of
louisiaNa
new OrleAnsNanette Jolivette Brownmiddle disTricT of
louisiaNa
bAtOn rOugeBrian A. Jackson WesTerN disTricT of
louisiaNa
lAke chArlesPatricia H. Minaldi
shrevePOrtDonald Walter
mArylAnDdisTricT of marYlaNd
bAltimOreRichard D. BennettBenson E. LeggJ. Frederick Motz
greenbeltPeter J. Messitte Alexander Williams Jr.
new JerseydisTricT of NeW JerseY
newArkStanley R. Chesler
new mexicOdisTricT of NeW mexico
lAs crucesWilliam P. LynchGregory B. Wormuth
new yOrkeasTerN disTricT of
NeW YorK
brOOklynCarol Bagley AmonI. Leo GlassersouTherN disTricT of
NeW YorK
new yOrkStuart M. BernsteinAllison Nathan
Edgardo RamosLouise Stanton
nOrth cArOlinAeasTerN disTricT of
NorTh caroliNa
new bernLouise W. Flanagan
rAleighJames C. Dever IIIWesTerN disTricT of
NorTh caroliNa
chArlOtteFrank D. Whitney
OhiONorTherN disTricT of ohio
clevelAnDDan A. Polster
OregOndisTricT of oregoN
POrtlAnDMichael W. Mosman
PennsylvAniAeasTerN disTricT of
peNNsYlvaNia
PhilADelPhiAFelipe RestrepoPetrese Tuckermiddle disTricT of
peNNsYlvaNia
hArrisburgYvette Kane
sOuth cArOlinAdisTricT of souTh caroliNa
chArlestOnC. Weston HouckDavid Norton
tennesseeeasTerN disTricT of
TeNNessee
knOxvilleThomas A. Varlan
texAsNorTherN disTricT of Texas
DAllAsJane BoyleSidney A. FitzwaterBarbara LynnJorge SolissouTherN disTricT of Texas
brOwnsvilleAndrew S. HanenWesTerN disTricT of Texas
AustinAndrew Austin
utAhdisTricT of uTah
sAlt lAke city Clark Waddoups
virginiAeasTerN disTricT of virgiNia
AlexAnDriA John AndersonJames C. CacherisThomas S. Ellis IIIRobert G. Mayer
nOrFOlkMark S. DavisRobert G. DoumarRaymond A. Jackson
ashleY BroWN ’12 is clerking for Judge petrese B. Tucker of the u.s. district court for the eastern district of pennsylvania.
Henry C. Morgan Jr.Rebecca Beach Smith
richmOnDJohn GibneyHenry E. HudsonRobert E. PayneJames R. SpencerWesTerN disTricT of virgiNia
wAshingtOn, D.c.Clerk for Senior JudgesTodd Edelman
Alfred IrvingJuliet M. McKennaStuart NashMaribeth RaffinanRobert RigsbyFrederick Weisbergy
FlOriDAflorida courT of appeals
DAytOnA beAchThomas D. Sawaya
mArylAnDmarYlaNd courT of appeals
rOckvilleMary Ellen Barber
tOwsOnRobert N. McDonaldsT. marY’s couNTY circuiT
courT
st. mAry’sC. Clarke Raley
minnesOtAmichigaN supreme courT
st. PAulG. Barry Anderson
missOurimissouri courT of appeals
kAnsAs cityAlok Ahuja
new hAmPshireNeW hampshire supreme
courT
cOncOrDCarol Ann Conboy
new JerseyNeW JerseY superior courT
FreehOlDLawrence M. LawsonNeW JerseY superior courT,
appellaTe divisioN
AtlAntic cityCarmen H. AlvarezWilliam E. Nugent mOrristOwnAlexander P. Waugh Jr. trentOnAnthony Parrillo westhOlDMarie E. LihotzNeW JerseY supreme courT
chesterFielDFrederick G. Rockwellfairfax couNTY circuiT
courT
FAirFAxStaff Clerkship NorfolK circuiT courT
nOrFOlkStaff Clerkship richmoNd circuiT courT
richmOnDStaff Clerkship roaNoKe couNTY circuiT
courT
rOAnOkeCharles N. DorseyrocKiNgham circuiT courT
hArrisOnburgStaff Clerkship virgiNia Beach circuiT courT
virginiA beAchStaff Clerkship virgiNia courT of appeals
richmOnDStephen McCulloughvirgiNia supreme courT
chesAPeAkeS. Bernard Goodwyn richmOnDWilliam C. Mims
chrisTopher BroWN ’10 clerked for Judge Karen henderson of the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. circuit before joining Kellogg huber hansen Todd evans & figel in Washington, d.c.