Law Day Schedule

Registration and Light Breakfast

Resume and Interview Workshop

Attorney and legal recruiter Cristina Leon will give an overview of the current legal market and will work with law students on creating and/or polishing their legal resume and being prepared for job interviews in the legal field.

Financial Success 101

Student Loan Repayment Specialist, Meagan Landress, will provide students with vital information about what to expect regarding the student loan process, tips on budgeting their personal finances, and how to best manage their cash flow.

Lunch & Learn- Self-Care: Living an Integrated Life In and Out of Law School

Moderator: Ana Maria Martinez
Panelists: Judge Ken Hodges (Georgia Court of Appeals), Joyce Gist Lewis (State Bar Wellness Committee), Alexis Martinez (Georgia State University College of Law), and Plamen Russev (State Bar Wellness)

Getting a Job Outside of On Campus Interviews (Track 1)

A panel on landing a job outside of your law school’s on campus interview program, with Lyn Knapp, the Senior Director for GSU Law’s Center for Professional Development; Jessica Davila, corporate counsel at Fiberlight; Frank Montes de Oca, an associate with Troutman Sanders; and moderated by Jonathan Grunberg, a partner at L. Lin Wood P.C.

Succeeding in Internships and Externships (Track 2)

A panel on succeeding in your internship with Dan Zambrano, General Counsel of Techinicolor’s Connected Home Group; Luis Avila, Vice President of Governance & Compliance for Cox Enterprises; Pamela Peynado-Stewart, a partner with Lee & Peynado Immigration; and moderated by Glianny Fagundo, a partner with Taylor English.

Keynote Address - Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren, Supreme Court of Georgia

Speed Networking

This fast-paced session will introduce law students to attorneys from numerous practice areas at various stages in their career. Each law student will have 4-5 minutes to interact with each attorney before the bell rings!

Effective Networking Workshop (Pre-Law Track)

This fast-paced session will introduce law students to attorneys from numerous practice areas at various stages in their career. Each law student will have 4-5 minutes to interact with each attorney before the bell rings!

Beer & Wine Reception

Open to law students and attorneys, the Law Day reception will take place at the GSU COL building.

Registration and Light Breakfast (1Ls/LLMs)

Registration and Light Breakfast (Pre-Law/2Ls/3Ls)

The Ins and Outs of a Successful Law School Career (1Ls and LLMs)

GSU COL professor and director of the Academic Success Program Kendall L. Kerew will spend the morning with incoming 1Ls and LLMs discussing the ins and outs of law school. They will practice briefing a case, and will discuss law school myths, effective study skills, etc.

Entering Law School Successfully (Pre-Law) (Track 1)

GSU COL Faculty Associate for Pre-Law Programming, Ryan Grelecki, will provide tips, techniques, and information to pre-law students who want to apply to law school. The pre-law students will have an opportunity to receive guidance on the application process and how to plan for law school well in advance.

This is What You Came For: The Bar Exam (Track 2)

Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School Assistant Dean of Academic Achievement, Sarah Murphy, will provide tips, techniques, and information to current law students expected to take the bar exam in 2020. This will be a great opportunity for our current students to gain insight of the bar exam and relieve pre-exam anxieties.

Legal Writing Workshop: Personal Statements and LSAT Essays - (Pre-Law Students)

GSU COL Faculty Associate for Pre-Law Programming, Ryan Grelecki, will introduce pre-law students to the importance of legal writing for their admittance into law school. The pre-law students will learn tips on how to effectively draft personal statements, how to obtain letters of recommendations and how to tackle the LSAT essay.

Legal Writing Workshop: (2L/3L/LLMs)

Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School Associate Professor, Browning Jeffries, will provide the law students with an introduction to contract drafting. The current students will be introduced to the basic concepts and importance of contract drafting regardless of a student's choice in practice area.

Lunch & Learn- Getting Involved in the Bar

During lunch our students will be introduced to attorneys serving as leaders in different local bar associations. Our bar associations leaders will share information about their bar associations, explain how students can get involved, and their experience serving as leaders in the legal community.

Alliance Theater Workshop: Strategic Storytelling and Breaking Through Implicit Bias Workshop

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Closing Remarks

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