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To be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 from 5-8pm at the UCLA Faculty Center. The UCLA Journal of Law & Technology Career Forum gives UCLA law students the opportunity to meet and learn about some of the nation's leading law firms with expertise in Intellectual Property and general technology law. Students gain a better understanding of the industry and the industry's professionals while mingling over food and drinks with representatives from each of the firms and companies in attendance. This year's Career Forum should prove to be bigger and better than years past. Our sponsors for the 10th Annual JOLT IP Career Forum are: One student's testimonial on his success in finding a summer job at the Career Forum:
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The Journal of Law and Technology's IP/High Tech Career Forum
Many students attended the forum to get a sense of where they should apply for summer associate positions. Betsey Hillman, a first year student at UCLA Law, commented that "it's nice to be able to put a personality with a firm. That's something you can't get from online research." Many attorneys encouraged this friendly atmosphere by discussing a range of topics including politics and sports as well as the importance of balancing work with life outside the firm. Many students were uncertain about their futures in IP and high tech law, and they came to explore their options. Several participants, such as Jones, Day, Reavis, & Pogue, and O'Melveny & Myers are large, full service firms, whose practice areas span the breadth of the law. Others, like Fish & Richardson, are focused on the nuances of intellectual property law. However, even this relatively specialized firm explained that it had opportunities for those without hard science backgrounds, and they encouraged all interested students to apply. For most firms, this was not a time to recruit first year students for summer associate positions, but an opportunity to publicize their firms for the fall recruiting blitz. Students seemed cognizant of this. "I wanted to learn more about the firms even if I wasn't interested in IP," remarked Todd Piro, also a first year law student. Piro, while generally encouraged by the event, said, "it's not like you walk in and get a job." Many attendees came for the camaraderie, free food, and drinks provided by the UCLA Journal of Law and Technology. Hillman was enthusiastic about the opportunity to "socialize with people you don't always get to see in your section." The Journal provided various drinks and appetizers to facilitate a casual ambiance. Piro summed up the evening by remarking that while meeting the firms was important, for a law student, "it's also about dinner."
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