MARGARET RANDALL
Author of Sandino's Daughters
presents
Mother and Daughter
San Pedro del Norte
Nicaragua/Honduras border'
Originally published m Calyx
A journal of Art and literature
by Women Vd 7 # 5
Margaret Randall
A POETRY OF RESISTANCE
A PERSPECTIVE ON CENTRAL AMERICA
Sponsored By The Friends of Latin American Culture
and the EMU Cultural Forum
MONDAY MAY 21st - 8 p.m.
EMU on U of O Campus, Room 167
Students $1.50, General Admission $2.00
Advance tickets available at EMU Main Desk and Mother Kali s Books
Photo by Michael Clapp
The University School of Law receives 1,000 applications yearly and selects only 1 70 students,
says Bert Fukumoto, director of placement.
Lawyers
Prestige, fame and fortune —
but only if they find a job
By Melissa Martin
Of the Emerald
Not all professions have been hit hard by
the economy.
University law school graduates can look
forward to a trend of increasing salaries, says
Bert Fukumoto, placement director at the
School of Law.
According to a recent graduate survey, star
ting salaries for lawyers have increased by
$3,200, he says. Today's salaries range from
$10,000 for public service jobs — legal aids or
public defenders — to $43,000 for a job with a
large firm, Fukumoto says.
Ana tnere s more
good news for Universi
ty law students. Out of
100 responses from 159
graduates in the class of
1983, more than 80 have
found law-related jobs,
Fukumoto says.
Of the 1983 law
graduates now
employed in the field,
about 60 percent of are employed in Oregon and
the majority of the remaining 40 percent in the
Northwest, he says.
Part of the success can be attributed to the
placement department.
"Our primary goal is to find permanent
employment for third year students," Fukumoto
says.
Still, law students need to be concerned
about employment long before their final year
in law school, Fukumoto says.
First and second year students should jump
into the field early by finding law clerking posi
tions. These positions sometimes develop into
full-time jobs with firms, Fukumoto says.
With more and more students interested in
business law, this pre-graduate experience is
very beneficial, he says.
And, as in any profession, having a family
member already established in the business is
to the graduate's advantage.
"It's a tough job market and anything you
can use is to your advantage," Fukumoto says.
"If you have a father that's a lawyer, chances are
the father will turn around and hire the
daughter or son."
At the same time, Fukumoto says, "there are
students whose fathers aren't lawyers who are
finding employment."
Like doctors, lawyers have to chose between
*If you have a father that’s a
lawyer, chances are the father
will turn around and hire the
daughter or son’
— Bert Fukumoto
pursuing money or a
satisfying employment
sitution, Fukumoto says.
If students are lucky,
they can find a place in
between.
This term Fuku
moto's office has sent
700 letters to law firms
inviting them to vis
it the University law
school in search of future employees.
He says firms may be more likely to con
sider the University because it is ranked in the
top third percent of law schools nationwide. The
Carter Report ranked the school of law 40th out
of 166 schools, and the Courman Report placed
it 51st out of 166.
Despite all the optimism concerning the
field, there is one pessimistic note. The market
continues to be saturated, thus, the search for
employment can be frustrating.
We try to encourage students to look very
early," for employement, Fukumoto says. He
recommends students seek personal interviews,
especially if their transcripts are weak.
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