Careers Brochure, 2013

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CAREERS THE CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM at the University of Virginia School of Law is one of the most successful among national law schools and provides students with a wide range of job opportunities across the nation and abroad. Virginia enjoys a reputation for producing lawyers who not only master the intellectual challenges of legal practice, but also contribute broadly to the institutions they join through strong leadership and interpersonal skills. As a result, private- and public-sector employers heavily recruit Virginia students each year. Graduates start their careers across the country with large and small law firms, government agencies and public interest groups. WHERE OUR GRADUATES GO, CLASSES OF 2010-12 TOP JOB LOCATIONS, CLASSES OF 2010-12 District of Columbia (253) Virginia (172) New York (171) California (60) Texas (55) Georgia (35) Massachusetts (30) Pennsylvania (28) Florida (27) Maryland (26) North Carolina (25) Illinois (23) LAW FIRMS 64% with firms in American Lawyer’s top 100 by gross revenue 12% with firms ranked between 101-200 23% with smaller firms CLERKSHIPS (including alumni clerkships 2010-12) 5 U.S. Supreme Court 60 U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal 100 U.S. District Courts and other federal courts 60 state courts PUBLIC INTEREST JOBS (including 159 postgraduate fellowships) 64 federal government 50 state and local government 21 military 105 public interest groups CAMPUS RECRUITING FALL 2012 More than 650 offices Over 6,000 on-campus interviews of second- year students Averaged more than 18 interviews per participating second- year student FIRST-YEAR SUMMER JOBS Class of 2014 (summer 2012) 34% public sector 22% judicial 22% law firm 19% academic 4% corporate FIRM: 57% (625) PUBLIC INTEREST: 22% (244) POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS (159) CLERKSHIP: 16% (180) CORPORATE: 3% (36) ACADEMIC: 1% (8) REBECCA GANTT ’11 clerked for Judge Michael Boudin of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and later for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer during the 2012-13 term.

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careersThe career services program at the University of Virginia

School of Law is one of the most successful among national law schools and provides students with a wide range of job opportunities across the nation and abroad. Virginia enjoys a reputation for producing lawyers who not only master the intellectual challenges of legal practice, but also contribute broadly to the institutions they join through strong leadership and interpersonal skills. As a result, private- and public-sector employers heavily recruit Virginia students each year. Graduates start their careers across the country with large and small law firms, government agencies and public interest groups.

Where our graduaTes go, classes of 2010-12

Top JoB locaTioNs,classes of 2010-12

district of columbia (253)

virginia (172)New York (171)california (60)

Texas (55)georgia (35)massachusetts (30)pennsylvania (28)florida (27)

maryland (26)North carolina (25)illinois (23)

laW firms64% with firms in

american lawyer’s top 100 by gross revenue

12% with firms ranked between 101-200

23% with smaller firms

clerKships (including alumni clerkships 2010-12)

5 u.s. supreme court60 u.s. circuit courts of

appeal100 u.s. district courts

and other federal courts60 state courts

puBlic iNTeresT JoBs (including 159 postgraduate fellowships)

64 federal government50 state and local

government21 military105 public interest

groups

campus recruiTiNgfall 2012more than 650 officesover 6,000 on-campus

interviews of second-year students

averaged more than 18 interviews per participating second-year student

firsT-Year summer JoBs

class of 2014 (summer 2012)

34% public sector 22% judicial 22% law firm 19% academic 4% corporate

firm: 57% (625) puBlic iNTeresT: 22% (244) posTgraduaTe felloWships (159)

clerKship: 16% (180) corporaTe: 3% (36) academic: 1% (8)

reBecca gaNTT ’11 clerked for Judge michael Boudin of the 1st u.s. circuit court of appeals, and later for u.s. supreme court Justice stephen Breyer during the 2012-13 term.

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represeNTaTiveemploYers, classes of 2010-12

uNiTed sTaTes

AlAbAmAbirminghAm

Bradley Arant Boult CummingsBurr & FormanLightfoot Franklin & WhiteMaynard, Cooper & Gale Scott, Dukes & Geisler

AriZOnAphoeNix

Snell & WilmerTidmore Law Offices

tucsOnSnell & Wilmer

cAliFOrniAbeverly hills

Cohen Gardner huntingtOn beAchAdams & Associates irvineKnobbe Martens lOs AngelesCalifornia Department of

JusticeGibson Dunn Initiative Legal GroupJones DayLatham & WatkinsLos Angeles County District

Attorney’s OfficeMilbankPaul HastingsProskauer RoseRiot GamesSpace and Missile Systems

Center menlO PArkLatham & WatkinsO’Melveny & Myers mOuntAin viewFenwick & West OrAnge cOuntyThomas Vogele & Associates PAlO AltOAccess SoftekGibson Dunn Gunderson Dettmer Latham & WatkinsWilson Sonsini Goodrich &

Rosati sAlinAsMonterey County District

Attorney’s Office sAn DiegODLA PiperKnobbe Martens Latham & WatkinsLuce Forward Hamilton &

Scripps sAn FrAnciscOGarteiser HoneaJones DayLatham & WatkinsLawyers’ Committee for Civil

Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

Morgan Lewis

graduaTes are

readY for

Their careers

oN daY oNe

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Morrison & FoersterOrrickPaul Hastings Sedgwick Detert Moran &

Arnold silicOn vAlleyQuinn Emanuel wOODlAnD hillsU.S. Department of Justice yubA cityU.S. Air Force Judge Advocate

General’s Corps

cOlOrADODenver

Arnold & PorterGibson Dunn Hogan LovellsOffice of the Colorado State

Public DefenderRocky Mountain Children’s

Law Center

cOnnecticuthArtFOrD

Murtha Cullinanew hAven

Withers Bergman

DelAwArewilmingtOn

Abrams & BaylissMorris NicholsPotter, Anderson & CorroonRay Quinney & NebekerRichards Layton & FingerWilks, Lukoff & BracegirdleYoung Conaway Stargatt &

Taylor

District OF cOlumbiAAkin Gump Strauss Hauer &

FeldArent FoxArnold & PorterBaily & EhrenbergBaker & McKenzieBaker BottsBakerHostetlerBeveridge & DiamondBingham McCutchenBlank RomeBooz Allen HamiltonBracewell & GiulianiBuckleySandlerCadwalader Cause of ActionChadbourne & ParkeCleary Gottlieb Coaches Inc.Covington & BurlingCrossfitCrowell & MoringDebevoise & PlimptonDechertDeloitteDickstein ShapiroDLA PiperDrinker Biddle & ReathDSR StrategiesEarthRights InternationalEnvironmental Law InstituteFinnegan, Henderson,

Farabow, Garrett & DunnerFried FrankFulbright & JaworskiGeneral Electric

Gibson Dunn Groom Law GroupHogan LovellsHollingsworthHunton & WilliamsInstitute for International Law

and Human RightsIvins, Phillips & BarkerJESS3Jones DayK&L GatesKaye ScholerKeller & HeckmanKelley Drye & WarrenKing & SpaldingKirkland & EllisKnobbe Martens Latham & WatkinsMajors Law FirmMayer BrownMcDermott Will & EmeryMilbankMorgan Lewis Morrison & FoersterNelson MullinsNixon PeabodyNorthwestern MutualO’Melveny & MyersOrrickPatton BoggsPaul HastingsPaul, WeissPerkins CoiePillsbury Winthrop Public Defender Service for the

District of Columbia Quinn EmanuelQuinn, Racusin & GazzolaReed SmithRopes & GraySeward & KissellSheppard MullinSidley AustinSimpson Thacher SkaddenSteptoe & JohnsonSullivan & CromwellSutherlandU.S. Administrative

Conference of the United States

U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps

U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps

U.S. Department of DefenseU.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Health and

Human ServicesU.S. Department of Housing

and Urban Development U.S. Department of Justice,

various divisionsU.S. Department of

Transportation U.S. Department of Veterans’

Affairs U.S. Environmental Protection

AgencyU.S. Federal Communications

CommissionU.S. Federal Election

CommissionU.S. Federal Energy Regulatory

CommissionU.S. Federal Mine Safety and

Health Review Commission

U.S. Federal Trade CommissionU.S. House Committee on

Financial ServicesU.S. House Committee on

Oversight and Government Reform

U.S. House Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs and National Security

U.S. National Labor Relations Board, Region 5

U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Minority Staff

VenableVinson & ElkinsWeilWhite & CaseWiley ReinWilliams & ConnollyWillkie Farr & GallagherWilmerHaleWinston & Strawn

FlOriDAFOrt lAuDerDAle

Tripp Scott JAcksOnvilleU.S. Army Corps of Engineers miAmiBilzin SumbergCarlton FieldsDiaz Reus & TargGreenberg TraurigLydecker DiazWeissman Nowack Curry &

WilcoWhite & Case OrlAnDOBakerHostetlerDunlap & ShipmanFoley & LardnerPeters Trial GroupSanta Rosa Beach tAmPABradley Arant Boult CummingsMacFarlane Ferguson

McMullenTrenam, Kemker, Scharf,

Barkin, Frye, O’Neill & Mullis

west PAlm beAchWest Palm Beach City

Attorney’s Office

geOrgiAAtlAntA

Alston & BirdArnall Golden & GregoryBryan CaveFinnegan, Henderson,

Farabow, Garrett & DunnerJones DayKilpatrick Stockton

laura paliaNi ’12 works in the litigation group for sullivan & cromwell in New York.

david perez ’12works in Jones day’s los angeles office.

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King & SpaldingMcKenna Long & AldridgeSutherlandTroutman Sanders

lAFAyetteWomack, Gottlieb & Rodham

illinOischicAgO

Cook County Public DefenderHealth and Disability

Advocates Jenner & BlockKatten Muchin RosenmanKirkland & EllisKPMG Peat MarwickLatham & WatkinsMcGuireWoodsSchiff HardinSidley Austin

elginIllinois Office of the State

Appellate Defender

iOwADes mOines

Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O’Brien

kentuckystAnFOrD

Kirk Correll Law Office

mArylAnD AberDeenU.S. Department of Defense bAltimOreBrown Goldstein Levy Gohn, Hankey & StichelMaryland Department of the

EnvironmentMiles & StockbridgeU.S. National Labor Relations

Board, Region 5 bethesDAGet Well Network rOckvilleState’s Attorney for

Montgomery CountyU.S. Food and Drug

Administration

mAssAchusettsbOstOn

Bingham McCutchenChoate Hall & StewartEdwards WildmanFinnegan, Henderson,

Farabow, Garrett & DunnerFoley & LardnerFoley HoagGoodwin ProcterLatham & WatkinsMassachusetts Committee for

Public Counsel ServicesNixon PeabodyProskauer RoseRopes & GrayWilmerHale brOcktOnPlymouth County District

Attorney’s Office cAmbriDgeCambridge and Somerville

Legal Services sAlemEssex County District

Attorney’s Office

minnesOtAminneAPOlis

Dorsey & WhitneyFaegre & BensonRobins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi

st. PAulMinnesota Department of

Transportation

missOuriJAcksOn

Lichtenegger, Weiss & Fetterhoff

kAnsAs citySeigfreid, Bingham, Levy,

Selzer & GeeStinson Morrison Hecker st. lOuisBryan CaveMississippi Lime

mOntAnAhelenA

Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

nevADAlAs vegAs

Ballard SpahrSnell & Wilmer

new JerseyhAckensAck

Lesnevich & Marzano-LesnevichnewArk

McCarter & English

new mexicOAlbuquerque

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan Akin & RobbsAntA Fe

Sommer Udall Sutin

new yOrkAlbAny

Boies Schiller & FlexnerbrOnx

Bronx County District Attorney’s Office

mineOlANassau County District

Attorney’s Office new yOrkAkin Gump Strauss Hauer &

FeldAllen & OveryArent FoxBaha’i International

CommunityBaker & McKenzieBakerHostetlerBarclays CapitalBoies, Schiller & FlexnerBracewell & GiulianiCadwaladerCahill Gordon & ReindelCenter for Constitutional

RightsChadbourne & ParkeChaseClifford ChanceCurtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt &

MosleDavis Polk & WardwellDebevoise & PlimptonFried Frank

Fulbright & JaworskiGibson Dunn Goldman Sachs Kasowitz Katten Muchin RosenmanKing & SpaldingLambda LegalLatham & WatkinsLinklatersMayer BrownMcDermott Will & EmeryMcKinsey & CompanyMilbankMorgan Lewis New York City Department of

Environmental ProtectionNew York City Law DepartmentNew York County District

Attorney’s OfficePaul, WeissPillsbury Winthrop Proskauer RoseQuinn Emanuel Robert Bosch FellowshipSchulte Roth & ZabelShearman & SterlingSidley AustinSimpson Thacher SkaddenStroockSullivan & CromwellThompson HineTroutman SandersWeilWhite & CaseWillkie Farr & GallagherWilmerHale

nOrth cArOlinAAsheville

Roberts & StevenschArlOtte

Alston & BirdCadwaladerMcGuireWoodsMoore & Van AllenWomble Carlyle Sandridge &

Rice DurhAmDurham County District

Attorney’s OfficeLegal Aid of North Carolina,

Advocates for Children’s Services

greensbOrOBrooks Pierce rAleighBrown LawHutchison Law GroupOgletree Deakins

winstOn sAlemKilpatrick Stockton

nOrth DAkOtAFArgO

Conmy Feste

OhiOcincinnAti

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and PeaseclevelAnD

Baker HostetlerJones DayVorys, Sater, Seymour and

Pease cOlumbusPorter Wright Morris & Arthur

The Owen FirmVorys, Sater, Seymour and

Pease

OklAhOmA eniDGungoll Jackson

OregOnPOrtlAnD

Oregon Health AuthorityTonkon Torp

PennsylvAniAhArrisburg

McNees Wallace & NurickPost & Schell

PhilADelPhiABlank RomeCozen O’ConnorDechertDrinker Biddle & ReathEducation Law Center Foundation for Individual

Rights in EducationMorgan Lewis U.S. Small Business

AdministrationPittsburgh

Cohen & GrigsbyDeloitteJones DayReed Smith

reADingStevens & Lee

rhODe islAnDnewPOrt

U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center

U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps

sOuth cArOlinAcOlumbiA

Murphy & Grantland sPArtAnburgLonon Law Firm

tennesseechAttAnOOgA

Chambliss, Bahner & StophelMiller & Martin memPhisBass, Berry & Sims nAshvillePhillip A. George, Esq.Tennessee Post-Conviction

Defender OfficeVolunteer Lawyers for the Arts

texAsAustin

Austin City Attorney’s OfficeBaker BottsGjerset & LorenzJackson WalkerScott, Douglass & McConnicoShannon Gracey DAllAsAlston & BirdBaker BottsBoston Consulting GroupDLA PiperHaynes and BooneJackson WalkerJones DayMorgan Lewis

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Patton BoggsU.S. Internal Revenue ServiceVinson & Elkins el PAsOU.S. Department of Homeland

Security hOustOnBaker BottsBracewell & GiulianiCoolidge Energy VenturesHarris County District

Attorney’s OfficeJackson WalkerLatham & WatkinsLocke Lord Morgan Lewis SkaddenVinson & Elkins richArDsOnHaynes and Boone

sAn AntOniOCox, Smith, & Matthews

utAhsAlt lAke city

Burbidge Mitchell & GrossVan Cott, Bagley, Cornwall &

McCarthy

virginiAAlexAnDriA

Alderman, Devorsetz & HoraAlexandria Commonwealth’s

AttorneyFederal Public Defender for the Eastern District of

VirginiaHudgins Law FirmOliff & BerridgeU.S. Patent and Trademark

Office ArlingtOnProfessional Risk Management

Services blAcksburgSupreme Court of Virginia

(Magistrate) chArlOttesvilleBlack Mountain Law OfficeDavid M. Branch, Esq.Legal Aid Justice CenterLexis-NexisMcGuireWoodsSneathern & L’hospitalSouthern Environmental Law

CenterSt. John, Bowling, Lawrence &

QuaglianaTremblay & SmithUniversity of VirginiaU.S. Army Judge Advocate

General’s CorpsZobrist Law Group cOlOniAl heightsColonial Heights

Commonwealth’s Attorney culPePerDavies, Barrell, Will, Llewellyn

& Edwards DAnvilleDaniel, Medley and Kirby eArlysvilleTerry Lynn, Esq. FAirFAxBlankingship & KeithExxon MobilTrichilo, Bancroft, McGavin,

Horvath & Judkins

FAlls churchInova Health SystemsStrong Law FirmU.S. Social Security

Administration FreDericksburgRobert Barlow, Esq. hAmPtOnSupreme Court of Virginia

(Magistrate) hArrisOnburg

Botkin Rose hOPewellHopewell Commonwealth’s

Attorney leesburgRobert M. Gordon, PLLC mcleAnHolland & Knight newPOrt newsJones Blechman Woltz & Kelly nOrFOlkKaufman & CanolesNorfolk Public DefenderNorfolk SouthernU.S. Navy Judge Advocate

General’s CorpsWillcox & Savage OAktOnThe Baldwin Firm OnAncOckTurner & Turner OrAngeOrange County

Commonwealth’s Attorney quAnticOU.S. Marine Corps restOnCooleyFinnegan, Henderson,

Farabow, Garrett & Dunner richmOnDCapital OneChristian & BartonHunton & WilliamsKutak RockMcCandlish HoltonMcGuireWoodsRichmond Commonwealth’s

AttorneyRichmond Public DefenderSRNN Games The Environmental Law GroupTroutman SandersWilliams Mullen rOAnOkeRoanoke Public DefenderDeneka Law Firm tysOn’s cOrnerSemmes, Bowen & Semmes

wAshingtOnseAttle

Farm ForwardFoster PepperK&L GatesLane PowellLegal Voice

west virginiAchArlestOn

Jackson & Kelly mArtinsburgSteptoe & Johnson PArkersburgU.S. Federal Mine Safety and

Health Review Commission

iNTerNaTioNal

AFghAnistAn kAbul

U.S. Air Force

chinA beiJingClifford Chance hOng kOngHerbert Smith shAnghAiAnderson & Anderson

englAnD lOnDOnLinklaters

itAly milAnStudio Ubertazzi

sOuth AFricAJOhAnnesburg

Section 27

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

thAilAnDbAngkOk

Allen & OveryNeepa mehTa ’11 is an associate in skadden’s litigation department in Washington, d.c.

serge marTYN ’10clerked for Judge carlos T. Bea on the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals in san francisco before taking a position with davis polk in london.

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career services

WhaT You Need To lauNch Your career

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our services The office of career services,

the Judicial clerkships office and the mortimer caplin

public service center offer the tools and

preparation students need to launch themselves

into the legal workforce.

services iNclude:

couNseliNg sTudeNTs on job-search strategies, from understanding

which employers to target to planning long-term career goals

prepariNg aNd TraiNiNg sTudeNTs to have successful interviews, including through

live or videotaped mock interviews, to assess weaknesses and strengths

revieWiNg aNd criTiquiNg resumes, cover letters and other

employment-related communications

scheduliNg eveNTs throughout the school year that are designed to inform students

about a variety of career paths and employment options, best practices for interviews

and internships, and how to advance your career after law school

helpiNg sTudeNTs uNdersTaNd what kinds of careers they will find rewarding

TeachiNg sTudeNTs best networking practices

maiNTaiNiNg aN oNliNe JoB daTaBase that also allows students to receive alerts

about jobs in their chosen field or city

coordiNaTiNg The school’s iNvolvemeNT in career fairs and recruiting events

across the country, in addition to the law school’s extensive

on-campus recruiting efforts

“We Team WiTh The sTudeNTs on all parts of their job

search. We guide students in identifying employment

options that will be personally and professionally fulfilling,

work with them on their resumes and cover letters, assist

them in preparing for interviews and then educate them on

skills that will aid them in the workplace.”

—KeviN doNovaN, senior assistant dean for career services

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office of career services

KeviN doNovaN seNior assisTaNT

deaN for career

services

J.d., university of

pennsylvania

B.a., dartmouth

college

Kevin donovan leads the office of career services and counsels students and alumni on general career choices and on pursuing positions with law firms. Before joining the school in 2009, donovan was a litigation partner in the philadelphia office of morgan lewis & Bockius, where his practice focused

on complex tort litigation, including class actions and national serial litigation. While at morgan lewis, he was the firm’s pro bono chair from 2003-08, was heavily involved in recruiting and participated in running three summer associate programs. after law school, donovan clerked for u.s. district Judge frank J. Battisti in the Northern district of ohio. following his clerkship he joined morgan lewis and became a partner in 2000.

paTrice haYdeNdirecTor of laW

firm recruiTiNg

J.d., m.B.a., university

of virginia

B.a., stanford

university

With eight years of large-firm practice experience, patrice hayden assists students who are considering positions in law firms and coordinates virginia law’s presence in job fairs across the country. hayden also works with students who are evaluating different practice areas and comparing

alternative jobs to firm practice. she previously served as an associate at Bryan cave in Washington, d.c., where she specialized in white-collar, regulatory and consumer protection matters. during her tenure there, she spent five years on the recruiting committee, culminating in her chairing the summer program, and served as co-chair of the office’s lawyers of color affinity group.

sarah BeTTs esTerhaYdirecTor of

career services

J.d., university of

virginia

B.a., cornell university

sarah esterhay advises students interested in applying to law firms and other private-sector employers. she helps students with job-search strategy, including the exploration of different practice areas, crafting resumes and cover letters, and preparing for interviews. prior to joining the law school, esterhay

practiced law at Buckleysandler in Washington, d.c., where she worked with financial services industry clients on a broad range of regulatory and litigation matters. While at the firm, she served as a member of the associate & counsel committee and as a mentor for new associates. esterhay began her legal career as a judicial clerk for Judge raymond a. Jackson of the u.s. district court for the eastern district of virginia. While at uva law as a student, esterhay was managing editor of the virginia Journal of social policy & the law.

JoBY rYaNdirecTor of

career services

J.d., university of

virginia

a.B., harvard

university

Joby ryan counselsstudents andalumni on a broadarray of careerchoices, with afocus on law firmpositions. he works with students to evaluate practice areas, firms and legal markets, and helps students and alumni develop strategies to compete effectively for the positions they target. ryan previously was an

associate at hogan lovells in Washington, d.c., for nearly

eight years. at hogan, ryan’s litigation practice concentrated on securities class action and derivative suits, white-collar investigations, antitrust litigation and other complex commercial lawsuits. during his tenure at hogan, ryan spent six years as a member of the firm’s recruiting committee and was elected chair of its associates’ committee, both for the d.c. office and nationally. as a student at virginia law, ryan was a member of the editorial staff of the Journal for social policy & the law.

virgiNia’s career couNselors

have extensive experience in private practice,

in public interest lawyering and as clerks.

cAreercOunselOrs

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office of Judicial clerKships

ruTh paYNedirecTor

of Judicial

clerKships

J.d., university of

virginia

B.a., claremont

mcKenna college

ruth payne advises students and alumni as they navigate the application process for both judicial internships and judicial clerkships. This includes counseling, reviewing cover letters and resumes, conducting mock interviews and running workshops on the clerkship process. payne was an articles editor on the virginia law review. after law school, she clerked for Judge J. harvie Wilkinson iii on the 4th u.s. circuit court of appeals and completed a one-year Bristow fellowship with the u.s. solicitor general’s office. from 2004-08, she was an honors attorney with the criminal division of the department of Justice, where she worked in the office of international affairs.

morTimer capliN puBlic serviceceNTer

aNNie KimassisTaNT deaN

for puBlic service

aNd direcTor,

morTimer capliN

puBlic service

ceNTer

J.d., B.a., university of

virginia

m.f.a., creative

Writing, Warren

Wilson college

annie Kim leads the mortimer caplin public service center, through which she counsels students seeking public-interest jobs and fellowships, invites speakers to discuss careers in public service and coordinates numerous other activities that support public service at the law school. after graduating from the law school in 1999, she practiced commercial and school litigation at the mclean office of hunton & Williams and later worked at a small firm in alexandria. starting in 2002, Kim served as in-house counsel for virginia local governments for nine years, working on everything from civil rights and employment law cases to representing schools, police and other local government departments. she won her first case before the 4th u.s. circuit court of appeals in 2012, her final case arguing on behalf of albemarle county.

amaNda YaledirecTor of puBlic

service

J.d., Northeastern

university

B.a., colgate

university

amanda Yale previously worked at legal services for children in New York city, where she defended the rights of indigent disabled children in special education and social security disability benefits proceedings. after graduating from law school, she worked as a staff attorney at the 2nd u.s. circuit court of appeals. she then clerked for Judge i. leo glasser in the u.s. district court for the eastern district of New York.

exTerNships

a. sprighTleY rYaNassociaTe

professor of laW,

geNeral faculTY;

direcTor of

exTerNships

J.d., university of

california at Berkeley

B.a., Yale university

sprightley ryan directs the externships program at virginia law. externships allow students to work full-time or part-time doing legal work for public service employers while earning academic credit. as director, ryan counsels students who are in the program or who are considering an externship, and advises them on selecting an employer. ryan also teaches a seminar to students in the uva law in dc externship program that helps participants make connections between legal theory and practice. ryan previously served as inspector general of the smithsonian institution, worked for the environmental crimes section of the u.s. department of Justice as a trial attorney, and served as a special assistant u.s. attorney with the u.s. attorney’s office for the district of columbia.

pro BoNo program

KimBerlY emerYassisTaNT deaN

for pro BoNo aNd

puBlic iNTeresT

J.d., university of

virginia

B.a., carleton college

Kimberly emery has been the law school’s assistant dean for pro bono since 2004, and was a founder and director of the mortimer caplin public service center. emery coordinates and administers pro bono programming for law students, counsels students and graduates regarding pro bono and public interest opportunities, develops and fund-raises for new service projects, and oversees the law school’s pro Bono challenge. under emery’s direction, the pro Bono program in a typical year coordinates pro bono projects with more than 100 employers nationwide, from work with full-time public interest lawyers to pro bono efforts undertaken by private practitioners. emery was a board member for the legal aid Justice center for more than 15 years and was recognized in 2000 as the organization’s volunteer of the Year.

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JuDiciAl clerkshiPs, clAsses OF 2010-12

u.s. supreme courT

Stephen G. Breyer Anthony M. KennedyAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

u.s. circuiT courTs of appeal

D.c. circuitwAshingtOn, D.c.

Karen L. Henderson

FeDerAl circuitwAshingtOn, D.c.

William C. Bryson

1st circuitbOstOn

Michael Boudin

2nD circuitnew yOrk

Debra Ann LivingstonRobert D. Sack rutlAnD, vt.Peter W. Hall

3rD circuitDuncAnsville, PA.

D. Brooks SmithtrentOn, n.J.

Maryanne Trump Barry

4th circuitchArlestOn, w.vA.

M. Blane MichaelStephanie Thacker

chArlOtte, n.c.Albert Diaz

chArlOttesville, vA.J. Harvie Wilkinson III

5th circuitAustin, texAs

Fortunato P. BenavidesPatrick E. HigginbothamPriscilla Owen

hOustOnWill GarwoodEdith Hollan JonesJerry E. Smith

JAcksOn, miss.Rhesa H. Barksdale

new OrleAnsEdith Brown Clement

6th circuitcOlumbus, OhiO

R. Guy Cole Jr.Jeffery S. Sutton

DetrOitEric Clay

lOnDOn, ky.Eugene E. Siler Jr. lOuisville, ky.

Danny J. BoggsBoyce F. Martin Jr. memPhis, tenn.Bernice B. DonaldJulia Smith Gibbons nAshville, tenn.Jane Branstetter Stranch

7th circuit sOuth benD, inD.Kenneth F. Ripple

8th circuit Des mOines, inD.Steven M. Colloton kAnsAs city, mO.Duane Benton

9th circuit lAs vegAsJay S. Bybee PAsADenA, cAliF.Alex Kozinski POrtlAnD, Ore.Susan P. GraberDiarmuid F. O’Scannlain sAn FrAnciscOCarlos T. Bea seAttleRobert R. Beezer Betty Binns Fletcher

10th circuit lAwrence, kAnsAsMary Beck Briscoe OklAhOmA cityWilliam J. Holloway Jr.

11th circuit AtlAntABeverly B. MartinGerald Tjoflat birminghAm, AlA.William H. Pryor Jr. JAcksOnville, FlA.Gerald Tjoflat mOntgOmery, AlA.Joel F. Dubina

federal disTricT courTs

AlAbAmAmiddle disTricT of alaBama

mOntgOmeryW. Keith WatkinsNorTherN disTricT of

alaBama

birminghAmVirginia Emerson Hopkins

huntsvilleC. Lynwood Smith Jr.

AriZOnAdisTricT of arizoNa

PhOenixDavid Campbell

District OF cOlumbiARosemary M. Collyer Colleen C. Kollar-Kotellyu.s. courT of federal claims

Lawrence M. BaskirChristine O.C. MillerMary Ellen Coster Williams

u.s. Tax courT

Joseph H. Gale

FlOriDAmiddle disTricT of florida

FOrt myersJohn E. Steele

OrlAnDOCharlene Edwards Honeywell

geOrgiANorTherN disTricT of

georgia

AtlAntAJ. Owen ForresterC. Christopher HagyCharles Pannell

illinOisNorTherN disTricT of

illiNois

chicAgOEugene Wedoff

kentuckyeasTerN disTricT of

KeNTucKY

lOnDOnAmul Thapar

lOuisiAnAeasTerN disTricT of

louisiaNa

new OrleAnsNanette Jolivette Brownmiddle disTricT of

louisiaNa

bAtOn rOugeBrian A. Jackson WesTerN disTricT of

louisiaNa

lAke chArlesPatricia H. Minaldi

shrevePOrtDonald Walter

mArylAnDdisTricT of marYlaNd

bAltimOreRichard D. BennettBenson E. LeggJ. Frederick Motz

greenbeltPeter J. Messitte Alexander Williams Jr.

new JerseydisTricT of NeW JerseY

newArkStanley R. Chesler

new mexicOdisTricT of NeW mexico

lAs crucesWilliam P. LynchGregory B. Wormuth

new yOrkeasTerN disTricT of

NeW YorK

brOOklynCarol Bagley AmonI. Leo GlassersouTherN disTricT of

NeW YorK

new yOrkStuart M. BernsteinAllison Nathan

Edgardo RamosLouise Stanton

nOrth cArOlinAeasTerN disTricT of

NorTh caroliNa

new bernLouise W. Flanagan

rAleighJames C. Dever IIIWesTerN disTricT of

NorTh caroliNa

chArlOtteFrank D. Whitney

OhiONorTherN disTricT of ohio

clevelAnDDan A. Polster

OregOndisTricT of oregoN

POrtlAnDMichael W. Mosman

PennsylvAniAeasTerN disTricT of

peNNsYlvaNia

PhilADelPhiAFelipe RestrepoPetrese Tuckermiddle disTricT of

peNNsYlvaNia

hArrisburgYvette Kane

sOuth cArOlinAdisTricT of souTh caroliNa

chArlestOnC. Weston HouckDavid Norton

tennesseeeasTerN disTricT of

TeNNessee

knOxvilleThomas A. Varlan

texAsNorTherN disTricT of Texas

DAllAsJane BoyleSidney A. FitzwaterBarbara LynnJorge SolissouTherN disTricT of Texas

brOwnsvilleAndrew S. HanenWesTerN disTricT of Texas

AustinAndrew Austin

utAhdisTricT of uTah

sAlt lAke city Clark Waddoups

virginiAeasTerN disTricT of virgiNia

AlexAnDriA John AndersonJames C. CacherisThomas S. Ellis IIIRobert G. Mayer

nOrFOlkMark S. DavisRobert G. DoumarRaymond A. Jackson

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ashleY BroWN ’12 is clerking for Judge petrese B. Tucker of the u.s. district court for the eastern district of pennsylvania.

Henry C. Morgan Jr.Rebecca Beach Smith

richmOnDJohn GibneyHenry E. HudsonRobert E. PayneJames R. SpencerWesTerN disTricT of virgiNia

AbingDOnJames P. Jones

chArlOttesvilleB. Waugh Crigler

hArrisOnburgMichael F. Urbanski

lynchburgNorman K. Moon

rOAnOkeRobert Ballou Rebecca ConnellyJames Turk

west virginiANorTherN disTricT of

WesT virgiNia

clArksburgIrene M. KeeleysouTherN disTricT of

WesT virgiNia

beckleyIrene C. Berger

wyOmingdisTricT of WYomiNg

cheyenneClarence Addison Brimmer Jr.

sTaTe courTs

AlAskAalasKa superior courT

AnchOrAgeWilliam MorsealasKa supreme courT

Morgan Christen

cAliFOrniAlos aNgeles superior courT

lOs AngelesStaff Clerkship

cOlOrADOcolorado supreme courT

DenverAlex Martinez

cOnnecticutcoNNecTicuT supreme courT

hArtFOrDC. Ian McLachlan

DelAwAredelaWare superior courT

wilmingtOnPeggy AblemanWilliam CarpenterdelaWare supreme courT

DOverMyron T. Steele

District OF cOlumbiAdisTricT of columBia

superior courT

wAshingtOn, D.c.Clerk for Senior JudgesTodd Edelman

Alfred IrvingJuliet M. McKennaStuart NashMaribeth RaffinanRobert RigsbyFrederick Weisbergy

FlOriDAflorida courT of appeals

DAytOnA beAchThomas D. Sawaya

mArylAnDmarYlaNd courT of appeals

rOckvilleMary Ellen Barber

tOwsOnRobert N. McDonaldsT. marY’s couNTY circuiT

courT

st. mAry’sC. Clarke Raley

minnesOtAmichigaN supreme courT

st. PAulG. Barry Anderson

missOurimissouri courT of appeals

kAnsAs cityAlok Ahuja

new hAmPshireNeW hampshire supreme

courT

cOncOrDCarol Ann Conboy

new JerseyNeW JerseY superior courT

FreehOlDLawrence M. LawsonNeW JerseY superior courT,

appellaTe divisioN

AtlAntic cityCarmen H. AlvarezWilliam E. Nugent mOrristOwnAlexander P. Waugh Jr. trentOnAnthony Parrillo westhOlDMarie E. LihotzNeW JerseY supreme courT

reDbAnkStaff Clerkship

PennsylvAniApeNNsYlvaNia disTricT

courT

lincOlnAndrew Jacobsen peNNsYlvaNia superior

courT

hArrisburgStaff Clerkship

sOuth cArOlinAsouTh caroliNa supreme

courT

chArlestOnCosta M. Pleicones

texAsTexas courT of appeals

AustinDiane Henson

Texas courT of crimiNal

appeals

AustinSharon KellerTexas supreme courT

AustinDale Wainwright

vermOntvermoNT superior courT

mOntPelierStaff Clerkship

virginiAalexaNdria circuiT courT

AlexAnDriADonald HaddockStaff ClerkshiparliNgToN circuiT courT

ArlingtOnStaff Clerkship chesapeaKe circuiT courT

chesAPeAkeStaff Clerkship chesTerfield circuiT courT

chesterFielDFrederick G. Rockwellfairfax couNTY circuiT

courT

FAirFAxStaff Clerkship NorfolK circuiT courT

nOrFOlkStaff Clerkship richmoNd circuiT courT

richmOnDStaff Clerkship roaNoKe couNTY circuiT

courT

rOAnOkeCharles N. DorseyrocKiNgham circuiT courT

hArrisOnburgStaff Clerkship virgiNia Beach circuiT courT

virginiA beAchStaff Clerkship virgiNia courT of appeals

richmOnDStephen McCulloughvirgiNia supreme courT

chesAPeAkeS. Bernard Goodwyn richmOnDWilliam C. Mims

chrisTopher BroWN ’10 clerked for Judge Karen henderson of the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. circuit before joining Kellogg huber hansen Todd evans & figel in Washington, d.c.

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careerswww.law.virginia.edu/career coNTacT Kevin donovan (career services)(434) [email protected] Kim (public service)(434) [email protected] payne (clerkships)(434) [email protected]

virgiNia laW’s career placemeNT success

virgiNia has graduates

in 99 of the American Lawyer

top 100 firms (as of May 2013).

virgiNia ranks second in the number of graduates

leading the nation’s top 100

firms, according to an Above the Law report in 2013.

virgiNia is fourth in the number of partners

in the National Law Journal’s top 100

firms, according to a paper

published in the Journal

of Legal Education in 2011.

virgiNia is fourth in placing

clerks on the U.S. Supreme Court from 2005-12,

behind Harvard, Yale and

Stanford.

According to a 2011 Forbes

survey, virgiNia laW alumni rank fourth-highest

nationally in mid-career median income

(median age 45).

virgiNia ranks second

after Harvard in the number

of chief legal officers at the nation’s

top 500 companies, according to a 2010 report in Corporate

Counsel magazine.

virgiNia ranked third in the number of associates

promoted to partner among the National Law Journal’s

top 250 firms in 2012.

virgiNia ranked fifth in the number of lawyers at the

top 300 U.S. law firms in a 2010 study by Stanford Graduate School of Business

professors.