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P ubl i cS p e aki ngS e r i e s Ourpubl i cspeak i ngser i esi sacol l ect i onhi ghl ypopul arsk i l l dev el opmentsessi ons,wher est udent sat t endpr esent at i onsf r om pr of essi onal sonhow t hey ' v eusedpubl i cspeak i ngi nt hei rcar eer s andhow t heyl ear ntt oi mpr ov ei t ,andanyt opt i pst heymayhav e. Thet al ki sf ol l owedbyanoppor t uni t yt oi mpr ov eanddemonst r at e t hei rsk i l l st hr oughv ar i ouswor k shops.Oneex ampl eofapar t i cul ar l y popul arwor k shopwas' dr agonden'st y l e,wher est udent si mpr ov i sed t hesal eofar andom i t em pl acedi nf r ontoft hem.Law schoolt ut or s hav ecomment edont hei mpr essi v enessoft hi sev entandhav enot ed t hesi gni f i canti ncr easei nconf i denceamongstpar t i ci pat i ngst udent s. Anet wor k i ngsoci alal way sf ol l owst hesessi ons,wher ef oodanddr i nk i sl ai donf orst udent ’ senj oy ment . Asasponsor ,wewoul dl i k ey out ov i si tandr unatl eastonewor k shop aspar toft heev ent ;webel i ev ei ti sanoppor t uni t yf orat r ai neeor memberofst af ft oshowcaset heex cel l entex per i encet heyhav ehad aty ourf i r m andhow t hei rex per i enceshav eshapedt hei rsk i l l sand conf i dence.Muchl i k eourot hersponsor shi poppor t uni t i es,y ourname woul dact i v el ybepr omot edal ongsi det heev ent ,andbei ncl uded i nal lsoci almedi aandev entpost s.
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Af t erat ought hr eey eardegr ee,i ti sr ecogni z edbyusandt he Law Schoolt hatpeopl e’ sef f or t sshoul dber ecogni z edand appr eci at ed.Fort hepastf ew y ear swehav et hr ownsuccessf ul gr aduat i onpar t i es,whi chhav ecel ebr at edi ndi v i dualef f or t s ofst udent s.Theev eni nghasi ncl udedawar ds,andal sodr i nk s andcanapÊs. Asasponsory ouwoul dbeont hei nv i t esandt het i ck et s, andi ncl udedi nal lsoci almedi apubl i cat i ons.Ther ewoul dbe anoppor t uni t yf ornet wor k i ngwi t hgr aduat es,andal sof or st udent sf r om al ly ear st oseey ournameonphot osandsoci al medi apost s.
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U np r e ce d e nt e dmagazi ne andbl og Ourt er ml ymagaz i neal l owsst udent st odemonst r at et hei rr esear chand wr i t i ngsk i l l s.St udent sar eabl et owr i t eanar t i cl eonanysubj ectt hey chooseandwi l lbepubl i shedonl i neandi naphy si calmagaz i newhi ch i sav ai l abl et oal lst udent s.Ourst udent scanbepr oudoft hei rwor k , andt heex t entofr eader shi pt hei rar t i cl esat t r act . Asasponsoroft hemagaz i ne,y ourf i r m wi l loccupyaspacewi t hi n t hemagaz i ne.Dependi ngonwhatwoul dsui ty ourf i r m,t hi scoul d si mpl ybeal ogo,orcoul dbey ourownar t i cl eori nf or mat i onaboutt he f i r m andappl i cat i ons.I nt hepastwehav ehadwel lr eadhi nt sand t i psf r om t r ai nees,andmi cr obl ogsabouta‘ Dayi nt hel i f e’and wewoul dbei nt er est edi npubl i shi ngsi mi l art hi sy ear .