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May 14, 2010

The 2010 Summer Associate Seminar: Summer Success--Practical Tips and Strategies

The Legal Research and Information Resources Committee will present its 2010 Summer Associate Seminar, Summer Success: Practical Tips & Strategies, on Friday, May 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Columbus Bar offices, 175 South Third Street, 11th Floor. Don’t miss this opportunity for free instruction for your first or second-year law students who are summer associates at law firms, courts, or government offices in Columbus.

This year’s seminar will feature The Honorable William A. Klatt, 10th District Court of Appeals for the State of Ohio, with "Ten Lessons a Youth Must Learn." Shawn Beem, Associate Director for Career Services at Capital University Law School, will follow with practical tips on how to adapt to the business environment, based on feedback he has received from law firms and government agencies. Columbus law librarians will then offer breakout sessions with concurrent programs designed to enhance the legal research skills of the students, focusing on Ohio legal research. Jennifer Edwards, an attorney from Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, will offer a session on Legal Writing. A session on professional responsibility, presented by Kent Shimeall of the Office of the Ohio Attorney General, will also be offered.

The seminar will also include panels of practicing attorneys, who will share their insights on working and succeeding in the real world. The students can choose to attend a panel with attorneys from law firms or government agencies and courts.

The seminar will conclude with a session on cultural competency presented by Neal Semel of Diversity Matters.

There is no charge to attend this seminar; however, because of the format, pre-registration is required. To register your summer associates, please have each associate complete the registration form, selecting the session they would like to attend. Send all forms to Jon Chagat, Ohio Attorney General Library, 30 E. Broad Street, 15th floor, Columbus, OH 43215-3428 no later than Friday, May 21. If preferable, fax forms to Jon Chagat at 614/728.8680 or e-mail a registration request and selections to jonathan.chagat@ohioattorneygeneral.gov.

For questions regarding registration, contact Jon Chagat at 614/387.0534. With specific questions regarding this year’s seminar, please contact Erin Waltz at 614/227.8910.