The Career Services Office (CSO) is committed to assisting students and alumni in all aspects of their career development, from job search strategy and interview preparation to professional development and beyond. We also actively engage with employers to promote the School of Law and to encourage them to consider our students when making hiring decisions.
CSO Services
Our staff. The CSO staff is comprised of five attorney-counselors with varied professional backgrounds, as well as an office manager and a recruitment coordinator. The size of our office allows us to quickly respond to student needs and questions.

One-on-one career counseling. Each student is assigned to a career counselor during their first year and is encouraged to meet with their counselor as often as needed. These one-on-one meetings can address all aspects of career planning including: basic document preparation (resumes and cover letters) and application procedures, market and employer information, practice area and career options exploration, interview preparation, and personal professional development. Appointments are available in person, via telephone, and via email.

First-year programming. Each year, the CSO designs certain aspects of our programming calendar with first-year students specifically in mind. This includes the 1L Orientation and Career Kick-Off program, which introduces first-year students to the legal market, resume preparation, and the law school’s online jobs posting system. The CSO also hosts several “Theme Week” programs throughout the year, which provide panels and information sessions to allow first-year students to explore some of the most popular paths students choose to take with their legal education.

Job Postings. In the 2008-2009 academic year, the CSO posted over 1400 job opportunities to our students and alumni. These opportunities included part-time law clerk positions during the school year, summer opportunities, opportunities for experienced as well as entry-level attorneys, public interest fellowships, judicial clerkships, international opportunities, government employment, internships, and in-house corporate opportunities. Our job postings are updated each weekday and are available to students and alumni at any time via Symplicity, our password protected web-based jobs posting and recruitment system.

CSO Resource Room. In addition to online resources available through Symplicity and the CSO’s course on Blackboard, the CSO maintains a resource library of hard copy reference materials, including directories, informational handouts, binders of fellowship and clerkship opportunities, legal periodicals, salary and practice-area reports and statistics, and more. The Resource Room also contains a lending library of reference books regarding legal practice options, preparing for interviews, drafting application documents, and general job search advice.