California Western School of Law Career and Professional Development Office

Powerhouse alum Priscilla Higuera, Esq. ‘14 joins us for a Virtual Lunch With Lawyers on Tuesday, 11/10 at 1:00 PM to talk about her career in immigration and deportation law. RSVP [email protected] for Zoom info. From Ms. Higuera’s firm website: Priscilla Higuera, née Salgado, focuses solely on the practice of immigration law. She has represented hundreds of clients in deportation proceedings. She has successfully litigated asylum, cancellation of removal, and Convention Agai...nst Torture claims. In addition to litigation, she has extensive experience in appellate matters and has represented clients before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. As a first-generation U.S. citizen, Ms. Higuera understands the many challenges immigrants encounter upon arriving to the United States. With these challenges in mind, she has structured her firm in a manner that minimizes the stress and anxiety that is typically accompanied with obtaining lawful status. Ms. Higuera is a graduate of California Western School of Law, and received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada. She is admitted to practice law in California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. See more

Students, click below to register for CWSL's upcoming Orientation to The San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA) & The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Diversity Fellowship Program (DFP). The Orientation is Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM. The DFP provides an opportunity for diverse, first year and part-time second year law students to learn and develop skills that are necessary to be successful in law firms, corporate legal departments, and public sector agencies and exposes such employers to qualified individuals who might not otherwise have come to their attention.

1Ls- The Judicial Resources Committee and Just the Beginning - A Pipeline Organization is inviting law students, specifically 1Ls, to apply for the Summer Judicial Internship Diversity (SJID) Project. The application is now open. The SJID Project’s goal is to provide summer judicial internships to diverse law students from communities underrepresented in the legal community. The SJID Project is national in scope and will place law students as judicial interns in federal a...ppellate, district, bankruptcy, magistrate and select state appellate judges’ chambers across the country. Interns will have the opportunity to draft bench memoranda, judicial orders, and opinions on a variety of substantive matters, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, magistrate judge reports, and habeas corpus petitions. Applicants should possess strong research and writing skills and be prepared to handle the rigors of working in judge's chambers. If anyone has any questions, they are encouraged to contact Cristina Figueroa, at [email protected].

Hi Students, Are you interested in food and drug law? The Food and Drug Law Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution, is pleased to host the Food and Drug Law Journal 2020 Symposium, which is complimentary to full-time students. In collaboration with the Georgetown University Law Center and the O’Neill Institute of Global and National Health Law, this year’s topic, This Teachable Moment: How COVID-19 Provides Lessons from FDA’s Past and Present That Will Ben...efit Its Future Preparedness, takes place on November 1213 as a completely virtual program. This academic Symposium will focus on the federal response to COVID-19 and potential legislative and regulatory changes that might help inform federal agencies’ responses to future pandemics, including discussion of thoughtful scholarship from authors on issues such as legislative innovation, the pharmaceutical supply chain, vaccine-related liability, FDA’s One Health initiative, Emergency Use Authorizations, regulation of personal protective equipment, and new diagnostic tests. Authors will present their papers, followed by commentary from speakers and a moderated discussion. Given the timeliness and importance of this subject, many students may find the conversation enlightening. If this might be of interest to you, you may sign up at the following link: https://portal.fdli.org/s/lt-event?id=a1U3j000003CqiSEAS. More information, including the agenda and confirmed speakers, is available on their website at www.fdli.org.

Our first video in partnership with CWSL‘s Lexis team, Preparing for Interviews with Lexis+ is available here and on the CPDO’s IGTV channel. Enjoy!

Students! As promised, the Lexis team at CWSL is offering Practical Guidance tools that will help you prepare for your upcoming internship interviews with confidence. Videos are coming soon to our IGTV Channel. Enjoy and please don’t hesitate to reach out to the CPDO or our Lexis liaison, 3L Eddy Grichanik, at [email protected] with any questions.