Career Services
About Career Services
The School of Law provides career counseling and placement assistance to students and graduates. The small size of the student body allows for individualized, one-on-one attention in all aspects of career development and job search methodology. Many private firms, state and federal government agencies, and public interest legal institutions regularly send representatives to interview students at the school. Career & Student Services sponsors an annual Mock Interview Program and regularly offers programs on resume writing, interviewing skills, and presents opportunities to visit with practicing lawyers.
Because of its unique position as the only law school in the state, Career & Student Services frequently receives requests to include law students in State Bar events, such as the District Attorney Conference. Students are often invited to submit papers or give presentations at meetings and conferences.
The close relationship between the state's practicing attorneys and law students affords networking opportunities and development of professional connections before students graduate. The Director and staff of Career & Student Services help students bridge the gap between academic learning and legal employment. They are always available to assist students or alumni in the career path they choose.
The Career & Student Services office is located in room 2502, the northwest corner of the Hart Wing. We have a resource room containing a variety of books, brochures, and periodicals on legal practice, the legal job search, and ways to use a law degree. We maintain a collection of books, directories, brochures, newsletters, and other sources of information about employment in legal fields. Our files also include information on local, state, federal, and international legal organizations. Notices of summer law school and internship programs in the U.S. and abroad are posted on the bulletin board outside our office. Our staff produce electronic and paper publications that contain job announcements, writing competitions, fellowships, and features about career issues of interest to law students. Position vacancies requiring immediate attention are circulated by Email, mailbox fliers, and postings in the building.
Some materials are free to students, some may be checked out, and some are to be used only in the office.
