To OCI or Not To OCI

Wednesday, March 27th | 12:30pm in Room 4047

The decision to participate in OCI Segment I at the end of July is significant for GPI-focused 1Ls. Due to the large scale of the event, which focuses almost exclusively on private sector and “big law” employers, deciding whether to participate in OCI quickly becomes the flashpoint for deciding whether to pursue private sector and/or “big law” for 2L summer and post-grad or GPI. For 1Ls, this session will help you determine how OCI Segment I may or may not fit into your career goals, as well as how to weigh competing values to figure out those goals in the first place. The Career Center will review the general job search timeline for private sector and GPI 2L jobs and a panel of upper-class students will candidly share how they decided what was right for them. Lunch will be served. Sponsored by the Government and Public Service Society and the Career and Professional Development Center. For more information, please contact Bethan Eynon at bethan.eynon@law.duke.edu.

UPDATE: Please use this link and your NetID to access the recording of the event. You can also access the recording from the CPDC Resource Site at the “GPI Quicklinks” left sidebar. The Idea Sandbox Decision Making Tool is also attached, and if you wish to contact our panelists, their names and emails are included here: Craig Jones; David Gardner; Molly Petrey; Shoshana Silverstein.

Introduction to Financial Planning for Government and Public Interest Students

Thursday, March 21st | 12:30pm in Room 4044

A personal finance expert from the Wellness Center will discuss what students considering careers in government and public service should know about financial planning. Topics to be discussed include Duke Law’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and best practices for saving, retirement, and investment. Sponsored by the Government and Public Service Society. For more information, please contact Nick Lynch at nal22@duke.edu.

GPS Lunch with Professor Griffin

Wednesday, March 20th | 12:30pm

Please join GPS for lunch with Professor Lisa Kern Griffin. Space is limited, so please RSVP here. Sponsored by the Government and Public Service Society. For more information, please contact Peyton Coleman at peyton.coleman@lawnet.duke.edu.

Professor Griffin’s scholarship focuses on evidence theory, constitutional criminal procedure, and federal criminal justice policy. After graduating from Stanford Law School, she clerked for Judge Dorothy Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor of the Supreme Court of the United States.  She also spent five years as a federal prosecutor in the Chicago United States Attorney’s Office.