The 2026 OutLaw Career Workshop includes speakers, panels, and a rigorous mock-interview program, all tailored to help LGBTQIA+ students navigate the law firm and public interest recruiting process. The workshop allows OutLaw members to meet LGBTQIA+ attorneys, ask them questions, and find lifelong friends and mentors.
Friday, September 25
OutLaw Reception (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Myron Taylor Hall, The Gallery
Saturday, September 26
Check-in and Breakfast (8:30 AM – 9:10 AM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Myron Taylor Hall, The Gallery
Opening Remarks: Nick Likos and Skyler Johnson, Co-Presidents (9:10 AM – 9:15 AM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Landis Auditorium,184 Myron Taylor Hall
Public Interest Law Panel (9:15 AM – 10:00 AM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Landis Auditorium,184 Myron Taylor Hall
Attorneys in public interest jobs with a wide array of practice will present on their experiences and career trajectories.
Panelists:
- Sawyer Nash (CCSNY, CLS ’24)
- Matt Nelson (Public Defense Attorney, Stein, Lotzkar, and Starr, CLS ’23)
- Marisa O’Gara (Institute for Responsive Government, CLS ’21)
- Omar Gonzalez-Pagan (Lambda Legal, CU ’07)
- Shay Storz (Legal Services of Central NY, CLS ’25)
Brief Break (10:00 AM – 10:15 AM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Myron Taylor Hall, The Gallery
Alternative Law Panel (10:15 AM – 11:00 AM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Landis Auditorium,184 Myron Taylor Hall
- Kevin Cryan (Associate, Selendy Gay PLLC)
- Jason Steuerwald (Associate, Getman, Sweeney, & Dunn, PLLC, CLS ’23)
- Hon. Elizabeth A. Garry (Presiding Justice State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department)
- Hon. Gary A. Wilson Jr. (Buffalo City Court Judge)
- Charlie Arrowood, Esq. (Senior Counsel, Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission)
- Brian Sperber (Executive Director, Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission)
Brief Break (11:00 AM – 11:15 AM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Myron Taylor Hall, The Gallery
Big Law Panel (11:15 AM – 12:00 PM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Myron Taylor Hall, Room 184
Attorneys at law firms with an array of practices will present on their experiences and career trajectories in the New York City market. Big Law attorneys discuss some of the unwritten best practices for managing life within a law firm and will present on their personal experiences.
Panelists:
- Sean Davis (Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, CLS ‘05)
- Andrew MacLachlan (Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP)
- Victor Celis (Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader LLP)
- Thomas Dicsi (Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP)
- Benedict Bussmann (Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP, CLS ’21)
- Jason Bach (Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP)
Lunch (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Myron Taylor Hall, The Gallery
Closing Remarks: Marella Yan and Samuel Posner, Co-Career Weekend Chairs (1:00 PM – 1:05 PM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Myron Taylor Hall, The Gallery
Mock Interviews (1:05 PM – 2:00 PM)
Location: Cornell Law School, Various Rooms
Attorney volunteers will conduct one-on-one mock interviews and provide
feedback to participating students.
Sponsors
If you want to get involved or sponsor our student Career Days, please email cls_studentactivities@cornell.edu.
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