This year all Employers that wish to participate are required to register on-line by April 1st. Please refer to the information below for information about the program. If your question is not answered below, please email us at law-patentprogram@luc.edu.

ON-LINE REGISTRATION

• Employers must register and pay on-line by April 1st using a credit or debit card (VISA, MasterCard, Discover) only.
• Late Registration: If you register after April 1st, you will not be included in the initial information provided to students. Instead, your materials will be made available to students after they have made their initial resume submission selections. The number of students who respond to late registering firms is far fewer than those who respond to firms that registered on time and had been included in the initial information packet. Therefore, please register by April 1st.

WHERE THE PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE:
Chicago Marriott Suites O'Hare
6155 North River Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
(847) 696-4400
(847) 696-2122 (fax)

WHEN THE PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE:
Thursday, July 31, 2008 and Friday, August 1, 2008. You may interview on one or both days.
Evening cocktail reception: Thursday, July 31st from 5:30pm – 7:00pm

2008 Patent Law Interview Program - Timetable

February 15	Deadline for schools to register
February 27 – March 21	Student registration period
March 3 – April 1	Employer registration period
April 15 – May 2	Students register in Symplicity, upload resumes, bid on employers
May 9	Employers can log on to Symplicity to view student resumes and create and download resume packets
June 3	Deadline for employers to select students for interviews
June 25	Interview schedules available for students, schools and employers in Symplicity
June 27	Deadline for students to cancel interviews
July 31 & Aug. 1	2008 PATENT LAW INTERVIEW PROGRAM

Interview Schedules - Symplicity:
All interview schedules will be created and managed through Symplicity.

Interview Schedule Process
Each interview schedule allows for 16 interviews. Interviews will last 20 minutes, with 5 minute breaks between interviews. The first interview begins at 9:30 a.m. The lunch break is from 12:50 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Interviews conclude at 5:20 p.m.

How The Interview Schedules Are Created:

• After you register, Symplicity will inform all registered students which employers are participating.
• Students then bid on employers and upload their resumes into Symplicity.
• Employers can then log on to Symplicity to view student resumes, and create and download resume packets.
• Employers then choose the students they wish to interview, plus alternates (in case of cancellations).
• Symplicity then creates interview schedules based on employer choices and student availability.
• Employers can then view the interview schedules in Symplicity.
• Students can also view their interview schedules in Symplicity.
• Students are permitted a short cancellation period. If a student cancels an interview, the employer's alternate list is used to fill the schedule.
• After the cancellation period and alternates are placed in those slots, employers may not remove students from the interview schedule. Students rely on these schedules to make travel plans and, therefore have incurred costs to fly into Chicago for these interviews.
• If the number of students you are interested in interviewing exceeds the number of available time slots, you can contact our office and we will assist you in creating additional interview schedules or in modifying your existing schedule to accommodate additional students. DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF ADMINISTERING THIS PROGRAM WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD CONTACT US REGARDING MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR SCHEDULE. DO NOT CONTACT ANY STUDENTS DIRECTLY.

Resume Collect Employers
If you are unable to attend the program, we offer the option of having us collect resumes from interested students. We will then forward the resumes to you for your review. If you would like us to collect resumes for you, please email us at law-patentprogram@luc.edu. The fee for a resume collect is $300.00