The Career Development Office offers many recruitment programs during the fall season.  We encourage you to participate in any or all of these formal recruitment programs, but it is extremely important for you to realize that these programs are not the only way to secure a summer or permanent position.  These programs receive much attention, but it is typically only the large law firms which are able to predict their hiring needs for the next year and recruit in the fall.  Only an estimated 10% of all law students nationally are hired through formal recruitment programs.  The Career Development Office offers many other programs and services to help you reach your goals.

To participate in the recruitment programs you will have to use Symplicity, a web-based recruitment and database management system.  Symplicity contains information on the organizations recruiting at Suffolk this fall and allows you to research employers, apply to employers, and sign up for interviews online. 

Resources to help you during the recruitment process:

• Office Procedures and Recruitment Programs (pdf) -- information on each recruitment program with application instructions
• Office Interview Policies and Rules (pdf)
• Student Guide to Symplicity (pdf)
• Applying Directly to Large Law Firms (pdf) -- handout on how to apply to large law firms which are not interviewing on-campus
• The Second or "Callback" Interview (pdf) -- handout about the callback interview process
• Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions After Fall On-Campus Recruiting (pdf) -- CDO handout
• Open Letter to Law Students -- useful handout from the National Association for Law
  Placement with interviewing tips and information
• General Standards for the Timing of Offers and Decisions -- guidelines established by the National Association for Law Placement

List of Fall 2009 Recruitment Programs and Participating Employers (pdf)
List of Schedule Changes and Additions to Fall 2009 Recruitment Programs (pdf)

List of Employers Participating in the Government/Public Interest Program (pdf)
***Additional interviewing employers have been added to the list.***
October 15 & 16, 2009 at Boston College Law School

MA Consortium Symplicity website (Session: Gov/PI Program - October 2009 BC Law)

Due Date:  Wednesday, September 9th, noon  

List of Employers that Have Returned Their Interview Selections

Phase Names and Resume Due Dates:

(by phase name)

Phase Names and Resume Due Dates:

(by due date)

List of Employers Participating in the Government/Public Interest Program (pdf)
List of Additions and Changes for the Gov/PI Program (pdf)
January 21 & 22, 2010 at Suffolk Law School
MA Consortium Symplicity website (for interviewing employers)
Due Date:  Thursday, December 3rd, 12:00pm