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2023 Private Sector Career Symposium

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Career Workshop Careers OPSC Hosted Private Sector Career Symposium

Thu, Mar 23, 2023 5:00 PM –

Fri, Mar 24, 2023 3:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Columbia Law School

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Details

The Private Sector Career Symposium will feature distinguished practitioners, recruitment professionals, and professional development experts from top law firms. The symposium will commence with a networking reception in the evening, followed by concurrent day panels on career paths within the private sector.

Agenda

Past Events

Fri, Mar 24, 2023
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Private Location (sign in to display)
Demystifying the Private Sector Law Firm

A look inside law firms to understand how they work. Topics will include the business of law firms, identifying the key stakeholders, understanding advancement opportunities, and more.

  • 1L
  • 2L
  • 3L
  • LLM
Fri, Mar 24, 2023
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Private Location (sign in to display)
A Discussion of Industries of the Future

A discussion about the Industries of the Future (including food, transportation, and digital assets), and the issues that arise representing clients in these industries, such as structuring transactions and managing risk.

  • 1L
  • 2L
  • 3L
  • LLM
Fri, Mar 24, 2023
10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
Private Location (sign in to display)
Beyond the Badge: A Discussion of DEI in Today's Law Firm

Join us for a discussion about DE&I in law firms now, and as we look to the future. Panelists will discuss true inclusion, changing demographics and that they mean for future law firms, and more.

  • 1L
  • 2L
  • 3L
  • LLM
Fri, Mar 24, 2023
10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
Private Location (sign in to display)
Antitrust

Join leaders in antitrust and competition as they discuss their career paths, emerging issues in the space, and how to best prepare for the evolution of the practice area.

  • 1L
  • 2L
  • 3L
  • LLM
Fri, Mar 24, 2023
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
Private Location (sign in to display)
Corporate and Transactional Practice

An in depth discussion of corporate and transactional practice career paths, and emerging issues in the field including, and how to best prepare for the evolution of the practice area.

  • 1L
  • 2L
  • 3L
  • LLM
Fri, Mar 24, 2023
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
Private Location (sign in to display)
Future of Litigation

An in depth discussion of litigation career paths, and emerging issues in the field including, and how to best prepare for the evolution of the practice area.

  • 1L
  • 2L
  • 3L
  • LLM
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Fri, Mar 24, 2023
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Private Location (sign in to display)
Latham & Watkins LLP Dean’s Panel: Inside the Mind of a Client

This panel gives students insights into how their potential clients view external counsel and how clients measure success.

  • 1L
  • 2L
  • 3L
  • LLM
Thu, Mar 23, 2023
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Private Location (sign in to display)
Private Sector Career Symposium Reception

OCS invites you to connect with distinguished practitioners from top-tier law firms and listen to the keynote address by Jess Leinwand '09, who serves as the General Counsel for UNICEF USA. The dress code for the occasion is business casual, and hors d'oeuvres* will be provided.

Special thanks to our lead Sponsor, Latham & Watkins LLP!

  • 1L
  • 2L
  • 3L
  • LLM

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