Volunteer Opportunities
IP Career Management Guide
A tool is being prepared for students that will assist them in learning about various types of employment opportunities
in the intellectual property field.
Contact(s):
Elizabeth Lester Elizabeth.Lester@sablaw.com
Corporate IP Roundtable
The College of Law is collaborating with the J. Mack Robinson College of Business to provide educational
discussions and presentations for corporate intellectual property representatives.
Contact(s):
Scott Frank Scott.Frank@bellsouth.com
Corporate IP Institute
Educational programs, including business intellectual property training, are being planned for legal
and business people.
Contact(s): Scott Frank Scott.Frank@bellsouth.com
IP Hot Topics Discussions
Short luncheon presentations are provided for attorneys and are focused on new and exciting topics, and additional electronic broadcasting methods are being considered.
Contact(s): Creighton Frommer cf@hkw-law.com and Doug Isenberg disenberg@GigaLawFirm.comSoutheastern IP Job Fair
The premier job fair for employers in the Southeastern United States is being held at Georgia State University College of Law, including hundreds of students and dozens of law schools and dozens of employers.
Contact(s):Tia Arzu tia.arzu@cingular.com and Vickie Brown vmbrown@gsu.eduIP Law Review Symposium
The GSU Law Review is holding a symposium on Friday, March 23, 2007, at which well-known speakers from all over the world will discuss important IP topics.
Contact(s): Michael Landau mlandau@gsu.edu IP Law Society
The student organization providing support to the IP efforts at GSU is very involved with assisting students in a variety of ways.
Contact(s): Randy King rking@rtgsoft.com IP Moot Court Teams
Students are organized to annually participate in the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and International Trademark Association (INTA) moot court competitions, and volunteers are always needed for practice round benching and brief review assistance.
Contact(s): Jeff Kuester jeff@tkhr.com, Elizabeth Lester Elizabeth.Lester@sablaw.com, and Debbie Butler debbie.butler@tkhr.comIP Newsletter
The primary mouthpiece of the GSU IP initiatives is through a well-structured electronic newsletter that regularly provides up-to-date information and opportunities.
Contact(s): Doug Isenberg disenberg@GigaLawFirm.com IP Scholarships/Awards
After a careful evaluation, students are provided scholarships in order to encourage continued interest and opportunity in the IP field.
Contact(s): Jeff Kuester jeff@tkhr.com IP Speaking Series for Students
A plan is being developed for providing an IP speaking series to students to provide education and increase interest in the IP field.
Contact(s): Randy King rking@rtgsoft.com IP Student Mentoring
Students continue to be matched with volunteer IP practitioners in order to receive mentoring advice and feedback in order to ease their transition into the legal community and provide opportunities.
Contact(s): Randy King rking@rtgsoft.com and Creighton Frommer cf@hkw-law.comIP Website
This website requires frequent updating, and additional functionalities are continually being considered.
Contact(s): Jeff Kuester jeff@tkhr.com IP Celebration
A periodic celebratory event is hosted to recognize outstanding achievements and accomplishments and to thank supporters for their exceptional contributions.
Contact(s): Kathryn Wade kathryn.wade@sablaw.com Volunteer Sponsorship
In addition to the above opportunities for volunteering your time, you can also volunteer your financial resources to help fund the activities described above. For more information on how you can make a contribution, please contact Vickie Dye at lawvad@langate.gsu.edu.