Office Services & Events

Advising and Counseling
The Placement Office assists law students and alumni in all aspects of their job search, offering individualized career counseling. Sometimes this means helping students identify and articulate what specific areas of law or types of employment they are interested in. Other times it means working with students who know what they want to do but who need help to develop a creative and effective strategy for reaching their goal. The office also assists alumni in finding lateral positions.

To make an appointment with the Director or Assistant Director please call 850.644.4495.

Networking Nosh
The purpose of these luncheons is to connect working professionals with students. The small intimate environment of a Networking Nosh fosters networking. Past participants of the luncheons include: Ronald Flury - Office of the State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit; William Sansone - clerk to the Hon. Susan Bucklew, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida; Mary K. Simpson - Huey, Guilday, Tucker, Schwartz & Williams, P.A.; Tom Stahl - Florida United Businesses Association; Kelly O’Keefe - Broad and Cassel; Tom Maida - Foley & Lardner LLP; Hon. Terry Lewis - Circuit Court Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit; and Ed Tellechea - Office of the Attorney General.

To sign up to speak at a Networking Nosh lunch, please contact the Placement Office at 850.644.4495.

 

Speakers, Seminars, and Workshops
Each semester, the Placement Office hosts an array of speakers, seminars, and workshops designed to assist students in various aspects of the job search. Whether students are looking for tips on how to create a more effective resume or simply want to learn more about a particular job, our office is here to inform and assist them with a variety of current and cutting-edge programming events.

During the past year, the office has hosted Albert H. Parnell and Evelyn M. Fletcher - "The Business of Practicing Law;" and Mathew Wilson - "Distinguishing Yourself Through International Law Opportunities."

To sign up to speak to law students, please contact the Placement Office at 850.644.4495.


Mach Speed Mock Interview
This interviewing program applies the concepts of speed dating to the task of job preparation. Students wait in lines with resumes in hand and interview with attorneys for four minutes, then students are critiqued. After the critique students change interviewers. The mock interviews evaluate students on their resume, appearance, eye contact, and oral communication skills. Many College of Law alumni, including C. Howard Hunter with Hill Ward & Henderson; Mary Ellen Clark with the Office of the Attorney General; Elmer Ignacio with Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer; David Herman with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; Reginald Dixon with the Department of Health and Ladasiah Jackson with the Office of the Attorney General, volunteered to serve as mock interviewers for this event in the past.

To participate in Mach Speed Mock Interview, please contact the Placement Office at 850.644.4495

 

 


Destination Inspiration
This program allows students to interact with legal professionals and takes advantage of the many legal opportunities in Tallahassee. The purpose of the program is to take students into courtrooms and law firms so they can observe lawyers in action. During the program, students take tours and visit with lawyers working in various settings.