I'm posting because I was wondering if anyone had any experience working with the MU Career Services office or MU Alumni association/Marquette Club of Chicago to help advance their career in Chicago, and what your experience was.
I'm an '06 MU grad and will be graduating from SLU Law School in May with dual concentrations in Civil Litigation and Criminal Litigation, and taking the Illinois Bar Exam in July. I've previously worked on the staff of a large corporate law firm, clerked for a judge, spent the past summer as a Rule 711 Student Attorney working for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, and spent the fall in Missouri Family Court representing juveniles in child advocacy cases.
Tough thing is, with all the experience, little if anything has come in way of leads to a job after the bar. The big firm like most big firms isn't recruiting, the judge already has a full-time clerk on staff, and the State's Attorney's Office will have its smallest hiring class in years thanks to budget cutbacks.
My grades were respectable (mostly Bs and B+s), and I've collected as much work experience as I could hope to, but the job market is weak. Any other lawyers or people who know Chicago lawyers on this board? I'm looking for any help or advice I can get in the MU community since finding a job in this economy is pretty daunting.
