Mason Law: First-Year Calendar (Day/Full-time Program)

Action Items Aug

Outline and Practice Exams

Attend CAAS Workshops and Counseling Sessions

Prepare Resume, Cover Letter, References

Refine Writing Sample From LRWA I

Network w/ Profs, Bar Assocs., and Other Contacts

Apply for Summer Government Internships

Apply for 1L Summer Associate Positions at Large Firms

Apply for Summer Judicial Internships

Review Postings for Part-Time and Summer Jobs

Participate in Spring Recruiting and Washington, D.C./Baltimore Public Service Career Fair

Register for Summer Legal Clinic

Apply for Extracurricular Activities (Journals, Mt. Ct.)

Consult CAAS on Post-Grad. Jud. Clerkship Apps.

Work in Legal or Law Related Positions

Update Resume, Cover Ltr., Refs., Writing Sample

Review Fall Recruiting and Symplicity-CSM Procedures

Submit Application Materials to CAAS for Review

Consider Fall Clinics or Externships

Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

GMU-Law: Second-Year Calendar (Day/Full-time Program)

Deadline Aug

Continue Networking with Professors and Contacts

Continue Adding Legal or Law Related Experiences

Participate in Mock Interviews

Attend Upper-Class Career Workshops

Apply for Early Hiring State & Fed’l Judges’ Clerkships*

* Hiring delay to 3D yr. in effect for many judges.

Consider Course Selections (Bar, Areas of Interest)

Apply in Fall Recruiting for Summer Jobs

Apply for Government Summer Internship Programs

Apply for Leadership Positions in Student Organizations

Apply for Open State Supreme/Appellate Ct Clerkships

Contact Small/Mid-Size Employers: Summer Jobs

Participate in Spring Recruiting and Washington, D.C./Baltimore Public Service Career Fair

Consider courses/GMU clinics for summer and final year

If moving out of area, make contacts, visit/work in area & consider being a visiting student for final semesters.

Work in Legal or Law Related Positions

Research Post-Graduation Fellowships

Update Resume, Cover Ltr., Refs., Writing Sample

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Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

GMU-Law: Third-Year Calendar (Day/Full-time Program)

Deadline Aug

Continue Networking/Join Bar Associations

Apply for State Trial Court Clerkships

Apply for Open Federal Court Clerkships

Apply for Other Court Clerkships

Confirm Graduation Requirements with Registrar

Apply for Post-Graduation Fellowships

Confirm Bar Application and Review Courses

Meet with CAAS to Plan Post-Graduation Jobs

Participate in Fall Recruiting (begin in July)

Submit Papers to Writing Competitions

Apply for Government Entry-Level Attorney Programs

Complete Application to Graduate

Apply to Small/Mid-Size Employers

Apply to Legal, Law Clerk, and Law Related/Policy Government Positions (i.e., OPM listings)

Obtain Reciprocity if Moving Out of Area

Update Email and Address Information with CAAS

Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul