Services Offered by the CSO
Resume and Cover Letter Review Service
- Students can bring or email their resumes or cover letters to the Career Services Office to be critiqued by either Mary Hoagland or Beth Hansen. Turnaround time is normally 48 hours.
Career Classes/Seminars
- Professional Development Skills Training Class. Includes instruction on writing resumes and cover letters, interviewing, networking and other career development skills. (1/2 credit, Fall Semester only)
- Professional Development Lecture Series Class. This class provides students with the opportunity to hear from practicing attorneys from a variety of firms and offices. (1/2 credit per semester, Fall & Winter Semesters)
- Small group discussions and/or networking interviews with Alumni Board Members (normally during Fall Semester)
- Small group discussions with visiting Law Society members (normally during September)
Law Society/Networking/Mentoring Program
- April Conference Reception
- October Conference Reception
- Law Society Reception
- Alumni Mentoring Program
Library
- Listing of career-related resources in the Howard W. Hunter Library
- Career Services own book collection including Martindale-Hubbell, city guides and employment helps
- Folders containing specific firm information, including firm brochures & NALP forms
- NALP pamphlets on career related topics
- Information on government employers, such as Department of Justice, JAG, FBI and CIA
CSO Career Publications
- 1L Professional Development Handbook
- The Job Hunt Book (2L & 3Ls)
- Judicial Clerkship Handbook
- The Public Interest Handbook
- LLM Professional Development Handbook
Placement Services
- Externship Program which includes placements in domestic and international locations as well as with firms, corporations, judges, government and public interest agencies.
- Off-site job fairs including, Southern California Job Fair, Southern Nevada Job Fair, and the Northwestern Consortium Public Interest/Government Job Fair.
- New York and Washington, D.C. Early Interviewing Program
- Job Postings board (graduate, student and clerkship sections)
- Study abroad and post-graduate study opportunities
- Web access to job postings and resources
- On-campus interviews
- Judicial Clerkship Web site and Database
- Intercollegiate Job Bank/Newsletter Exchange
Counseling
- Individual Counseling appointments
- Mock interviews for students
- Exit interviews for graduating students
