CHAPMAN LAW STUDENTS CAN NOW ORDER PERSONALIZED BUSINESS CARDS

We are excited to announce business cards for law students. With this new service, Chapman Law students will have the opportunity to purchase business cards through the school with their individual name and contact information listed. With this added service, Chapman Law students will have another tool to make networking more successful for them. The first order deadline is the second day of school, Tuesday, August 22. If you are interested in receiving business cards, do not delay. We will only be taking orders twice a year; again the first deadline is August 22 for delivery on September 15. The next deadline will be November 17 for delivery in January. The cost is $30 for 250 personalized business cards. They are printed on the same high quality business card paper as the faculty, staff and administration of the law school.

If you would like to receive your very own personalized business cards, please email me the following information to August Farnsworth at afarnswo@chapman.edu:


1. Your name the way you want it to appear
2. Your anticipated graduation month and year
3. Your phone number that you would like listed - only one please
4. Your email address you would like listed - only one please
5. Optional - One law related organization you are involved in that you would like listed, for example Chapman Law Review, the Student Bar Association

Please also either mail or bring in a check in the amount of $30 payable to "Chapman University" to the Career Services and Professional Development Office.

The Chapman Law School Career Services and Professional Development Office is proud to Introduce the E-Mentor Program!


The Chapman Law School E-Mentor Directory will be a listing of practicing attorneys who are available to provide quick advise to students on practice trends and tips, and other career related topics via e-mail. The time commitment will be a brief response to a student e-mail inquiry. As an E-Mentor, attorneys will help current students avoid some of the pitfalls and perils commonly faced by new lawyers. Attorneys can also stay or become connected to Chapman Law School and develop contacts with current students (who will soon be practicing themselves) as well as Chapman alumni which can be both personally and professionally rewarding.

How will the E-Mentor Directory work? The attorney's name, practice area and e-mail information will be included in a private database accessible to current Chapman Law School students only. As a student seeks career counseling and needs specialized advice in a specific practice area, the student would have the opportunity to send a very short e-mail to the attorney regarding that attorney's area of practice.

If you would like to make a gift of your time and experience by becoming an E-Mentor, simply email August Farnsworth at afarnswo@chapman.edu. Please include your name, practice area, work address, work phone number and e-mail address and we will include you in the E-Mentor Directory.

Chapman Law students will be introduced to this program this fall!

WHO WRITES THIS STUFF?

Have you ever wondered who the Career Service professionals are at Chapman Law School? Well here is a little bit of background information:

Vicki Huebner

Vicki Huebner, is the Assistant Dean for Career Services at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. She counsels students on legal career opportunities and develops programs designed to market Chapman Law and its students to a wide array of employers.

Dean Huebner has written numerous articles and has given many presentations regarding small firm practice.

She is a member of the American Bar Association, the California Bar Association, and the National Association for Law Placement (NALP). She chairs a product development committee for the ABA’s General Practice Solo and Small Firm Division, and is NALP’s liaison to the General Practice Solo Division.

Dean Huebner earned both her bachelor's (cum laude) and Juris Doctor (cum laude) degrees from Brigham Young University. Prior to becoming a law school administrator, she practiced law for a small firm in Orange County, California specializing in personal injury and medical malpractice.



August Farnsworth, Esq.

August is the Assistant Director of Career Services and Professional Development at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. In this capacity she counsels students on career choices, teaches job searching skills, plans and coordinates programs for students and alumni, and develops relationships with legal employers.

August earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin where she was on the Dean’s Honor Roll. While attending U.T., she also worked as an Orientation Advisor for three years welcoming freshman and transfer students to the University of Texas at Austin. In this position she advised and counseled individual students and parents about college classes and about college life.

She received her Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. She clerked for a Barrister in London, England and clerked for a part-time Magistrate Judge. Prior to becoming a law school administrator, August practiced law as a litigation attorney. She began working as an attorney in civil litigation at the law firm of Haberfeld & Haberfeld in Malibu and Beverly Hills. She then moved to Foley Lardner Weissburg & Aronson serving as the Litigation Case Manager. She then moved on to practice as a litigation contract attorney at Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker. For the last four and half years, August has worked as a legal recruiter specializing in placing attorneys and paralegals into temporary and permanent positions.

Ms. Farnsworth is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association, the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), the Los Angeles Area Legal Recruitment Association (LAALRA), the Orange County Legal Recruitment Association, and the southern California Law School Career Advisors. She is admitted to practice law before the State Bar of California.



Carlo Tomaino

Carlo Tomaino is the Recruitment Coordinator for the Office of Career Services and Professional Development at Chapman University School of Law. He helps manage the office and its programming on a day to day basis. In addition, he has worked within the Orange County legal community in various capacities for the past seven years.

Carlo earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (magna cum laude) and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (cum laude) from California State University Fullerton. He is currently in the process of finishing a Master of Arts in Public Administration.

Mr. Tomaino is also a member of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) and the Los Angeles Area Legal Recruitment Association (LAALRA).

ON CAMPUS INTERVIEWING AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

For Employers:

Chapman University School of Law hosts two annual On Campus Interviewing Programs. Fall On Campus Interviewing is held from September through October and is open to second and third year Chapman law students. Spring On Campus Interviewing occurs in February and March. All Chapman law students are eligible to participate in the Spring On Campus Interviewing Program. If you would like your organization to participate in either Fall or Spring OCI, please contact Vicki Huebner at (714) 628-2517 or by e-mail at vhuebner@chapman.edu.

For Chapman Law Students:

Hey there! Congratulations, on your accomplishments! I hope you are enjoying your summer and are finding your summer associate jobs rewarding and challenging. Just a heads up for Fall On Campus Interviewing, our resume drop deadline will be at noon on Tuesday, August 22. This is only the second day of school, so definitely plan accordingly and be checking your emails over the summer for important information about participating!

FREE JOB POSTINGS FOR EMPLOYERS/SIMPLIFYING THE JOB SEARCH WITH "SYMPLICITY" FOR LAW STUDENTS

This past school year we unveiled our new web based program called “Symplicity”. We learned that it is extremely easy to use and definitely simplifies the job searching process for both employers and law students. Every current Chapman law student received their user name and password last fall. (If you forgot where you put yours, please contact Carlo Tomaino at tomaino@chapman.edu and he will get you all set up.) With Symplicity, students create their own student profile and have the ability to attach their resume, writing samples, and their transcript. Employers can also register for Symplicity. This allows employers to be able to quickly search through our law student’s resumes with the student’s permission to find that perfect candidate for their summer or post graduate position. Symplicity is packed with information; all of the Career Services and Professional Development Office’s events are listed in the Calendar and Workshop sections. All of our open jobs are posted there as well. Employers have the ability to post their jobs directly onto Symplicity for free. Employers also have the option to email us job postings that they would like to see posted for our current law students and alumni to view and we will post it for them.

If you would like to post a job on our Symplicity website for free or would like access to view our law student’s resumes, please contact either Carlo Tomaino at (714) 628-2520 or at Tomaino@chapman.edu or August Farnsworth at (714)628- 2593 or at afarnswo@chapman.edu. Symplicity has really made job searching a snap, or rather just a “click” of the mouse.