May 1, 2013
Saturday, May 25, 2013, from 1:00 PM (You may enter or leave at any time)
Distance Learning Room, B4 Floor, South Building, Mita Campus, Keio University
* No prior registration is required. Please come directly to the classroom. (Current students are also welcome to attend.)
* Materials for the event will either be uploaded to keio.jp after the bar examination or distributed on the day of the seminar. A further announcement regarding the materials will be made after the bar examination.
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This year again, we will be holding a career guidance seminar for Law School graduates, led by legal apprentices (graduates from the previous year).
This seminar, held at the proactive suggestion of our graduates, is primarily intended for those taking the 2013 bar examination. The goal is to help them plan their future careers and job-hunting prospects by having last year's examinees share their job-hunting experiences and what they have seen and heard as legal apprentices.
Specifically, we will provide an opportunity for several legal apprentices who secured employment at different times (e.g., before the announcement of exam results, after the announcement but before their apprenticeship, or after their apprenticeship began) to share how they conducted their job search after the bar examination.
We are also arranging for individuals who pursued job opportunities as in-house counsel or in general corporations to speak, so that attendees can learn about career paths outside of traditional law firms.
Additionally, we plan to have legal apprentices aspiring to become public prosecutors or judges speak about the significance of job hunting at law firms for those seeking public appointment, as well as the job-hunting process for these positions, all from their perspective as apprentices.
The following is a message from the legal apprentices who are organizing this event.
"In recent years, the job market for those taking the bar examination has become quite challenging. We believe many of you may feel lost about what to do for your job search, or have concerns such as, 'Since I'm not aiming for a major firm, is there any point in job hunting before the results are announced?'
However, it is crucial to start your job search as early as possible. We will also have a Q&A session, and we believe this is a rare opportunity to ask frank questions to graduates with a variety of experiences. We know you will be tired right after the bar examination, but we strongly encourage you to attend."
Keio University Law School
Alumni Follow-up Committee