“The goal of this webinar is to help drive interest in expanding existing student associations as well as starting new ones in all corners of the country.” — Harrison Pittman
By Drew Viguet
National Agricultural Law Center
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fast facts:
- NALC and AALA webinar explores development of student ag law associations
- NALC Director Pittman will present other ag professionals
- Registration is free online
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Law students interested in agricultural law have student associations available to them for networking, learning and other career opportunities, they just have to know where to look — or, how to build one.
An upcoming webinar in the National Agricultural Law Center’s “Growing Careers” series will feature insight on starting and growing these programs and the role they can play in professional development.
“Growing Careers: Planning for the Success in Starting and Maintaining an Agricultural Law Student Association” will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. Central/Noon Eastern. The “Growing Careers” webinar series for law students is a joint effort from the National Ag Law Center, or NALC, and American Agricultural Law Association, or AALA. The series is a part of the NALC’s Bridges Initiative, a student-focused effort designed to provide a legal-focused pipeline of talent into the agricultural and food industries.
“Student associations focusing on agricultural and food law can be a great learning and career development tool for law students,” NALC Director Harrison Pittman said. “The goal of this webinar is to help drive interest in expanding existing student associations as well as starting new ones in all corners of the country.”
The webinar will briefly discuss the background of AALA and NALC, along with resources both organizations offer. It will also explore best practices for student law associations, examples of organizational documents, and a question-and-answer portion. Registration for the webinar is free and available online.
“In addition to the information and resources we plan to share, we want this to be a discussion that helps law students, including prospective students, in any way that we can,” Pittman said.
During the webinar, Pittman will be joined by a panel of agricultural professionals: Austin Vincent, co-chair for the AALA Students and Young Professionals Outreach Committee and staff attorney for the Kansas Department of Agriculture; Caitlin Klingenberg, co-chair for the AALA Students and Young Professionals Outreach Committee and intellectual property counsel at Vermeer Corporation; and Regan O’Donnell, law student at the University of North Dakota School of Law and current NALC research fellow.
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