The success of the William S. Richardson School of Law is owed in large part to the volunteering and networking by our alumni. There are many ways for you, our proud alumni, to get involved in the WSRSL 'Ohana! We hope at least one of the following fits within your interests. If not, please forward any ideas for alumni involvement to Assistant Faculty Specialist Shawn Benton at shawnb@hawaii.edu.

Alumni Association

The WSRSL Alumni Association is comprised and operated completely by our WSRSL alumni. This volunteer organization has a Board of Directors whose purpose is to spearhead various events throughout the year, such as the All-Class Reunion, Food & Wine Extravaganza, and Ete Bowl, just to name a few. As a proud member of the Alumni Association, you will receive the quarterly newsletter, discounts to various events, and a whole lot more! For more information or to join the Alumni Association, please contact Jim Williston '78 at lawalum@hawaii.edu and/or visit their website at http://www2.hawaii.edu/~lawalum/.

Networking Workshops and Seminars
The Law School serves as a bridge between students, alumni and employers and we have many programs of interest to potential employers including: Launch-a-Lawyer, Career Day, Career Panels, Career Alternatives Series, Pau Hana receptions, and Open Houses. Each program offers alumni employers an opportunity to showcase practice or interest areas, share insights and advice based on your experiences, and give you a chance to meet our wonderful students. For more information on any of the following networking workshops and seminars or to volunteer, please contact Director of Career Services Amy Wiecking at (808) 956-3003 or onoa@hawaii.edu.

• Launch-a-Lawyer
  This year, we celebrated our second annual Launch-a-Lawyer program. This program aims to introduce our great students to the varied, intriguing personal stories of some key people about what it means to lead a professional life in the law in Hawai`i. Basically, we ask each alumni lawyer willing to help to come to a reception where s/he will be introduced to a law student. Participating alumni lawyers then commit simply to taking that student to breakfast or lunch at a convenient time and place that you and the student arrange between yourselves.
• Career Day - We have our annual Career Day early in the spring semester. Career Day features panel presentations by local attorneys who are invited to share their "real world" experiences working in various legal office environments, a lunch presentation by a guest speaker, and a Public Interest Career Fair in the afternoon. Panel presentations provide an opportunity for practicing alumni attorneys to share their insights and experiences with law students while the Public Interest Career Fair provides participating organizations a forum to share information about their focus areas.
• Career Panels - We have a variety of panel presentations throughout the academic year that provide law students with information and insights about various aspects of law practice and legal employment environments. Previous panels have ranged from a focus on practicing environmental law to panelists speaking about their experiences working in various types of law firms.
• Career Alternative Series - In addition to providing forums about traditional law practice, we have a series of panels in the spring semester focused on legal career alternatives. Invited panelists share their experiences in their chosen careers and expand awareness of the incredible variety of career options available to law students and graduates.
• Pau Hana Series - This year, we held our first annual Pau Hana Series at the law school. Many of our students are interested in working for various offices but have little practical sense of what attorneys do on a daily basis. Each Pau Hana reception offered a unique learning and networking opportunity and provided students a chance to talk to attorneys who work in government offices at the Federal, State and County levels.
• Open Houses - We've had several legal employers host Open Houses at their offices for our law students. Each Open House began with a short orientation, followed by a tour of the office and ended with an informal "talk story" reception.