| SERVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND GRADUATES |
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| Recruitment Programs |
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| Every fall and spring, the Career Development Office sponsors and participates
in a number of on and off-campus recruitment programs and job fairs.
These programs provide students with interviewing opportunities
for summer and permanent positions. We currently sponsor and participate
in the following programs (details are available in the Career
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| On-Campus Interviews
at Suffolk Law as well as collection only and send direct employers
National Recruitment Program (MA Law School Consortium)
NH Legal Job Fair
Philadelphia, PA Off-Campus Recruitment Program (Northeast Law School Consortium)
Washington, DC Off-Campus Recruitment Program (Northeast Law School
Consortium)
Fall Government/Public Interest Recruitment Program (MA Law School
Consortium)
Spring Government/Public Interest Recruitment Program (MA Law School
Consortium)
Equal Justice Works National Public Interest Law Career Fair in
DC
Patent Law Interview Program in Chicago
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Job Fair
Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair
IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities
Boston Lawyers Group Minority Student Job Fair
Delaware Minority Job Fair
Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair
Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Convention and Job Fair
Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference
Northeast BLSA Job Fair in New York
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| Counseling Appointments |
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Eight full and part-time counselors are available to take individual student appointments.
Assistance with resumes, cover letters and interviewing skills, as well
as advice on negotiating salaries and benefits and assessing job offers,
is available.
Self assessment services
are also available. The more you understand about yourself, the
better able you will be to make satisfying career choices and conduct
a successful job search. A thorough self-assessment should involve
a careful consideration of your skills, interests, values and an
appreciation for how your personality may match with key aspects
of a particular job. One step in matching personality to a job is
to evaluate your personality type. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI), available through the Career Development Office, is a reliable
personality assessment instrument which provides students/graduates
with a framework for understanding their individual personality
type.
Contact the CDO at 617-573-8148
to arrange an appointment. |
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| Mock Interviews |
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| If you wish to fine tune your interview skills, you can make an
appointment with a member of the Career Development staff to participate
in a mock interview session. You will be formally interviewed on videotape
by a career counselor. Together, you and your counselor can assess
your skill level and make suggestions for improvement. Contact
the CDO at 617-573-8148. |
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| Alumni Career Network |
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The Alumni Career Network is a group of Suffolk Law graduates who
are interested in talking with current students and other graduates
about legal careers. They are working in a variety of specialty areas
within the legal profession. These alumni are an excellent resource
to use to learn more about different legal opportunities.
Search the Alumni Career Network database
and arrange an informational interview
with one or more of these graduates (check with the Career Development Office
for the current password).
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| Reference/Resource Materials |
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| The Career Development Library contains many useful publications on various areas of law practice,
professional directories, judicial clerkship information, and statistical
information on the employment status of recent graduates. In addition,
we have a number of books on resume and cover letter preparation,
job search strategies, and interview techniques. The office also subscribes
to an extensive list of law periodicals and job bulletins, and maintains
files on firms and agencies, which contain resumes and organization
descriptions. We offer numerous handouts with information on career planning, job search strategies, resume preparation,
interviewing and networking tips, judicial clerkships, and recruitment
programs. |
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| Job Postings |
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The Career Development Office receives postings from employers for
full-time attorney, full-time law clerk, part-time law clerk, summer,
work-study and volunteer positions. These postings can be accessed through the Symplicity site with your login ID and password (available from the Career Development staff). |
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| Career-Related Panels |
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| Each semester, the Career Development Office sponsors several interesting
and informative panels addressing specific practice areas and/or issues
relevant to the legal job search. Panels usually consist of successful
Suffolk alumni who are enthusiastic about their work. Students who are
interested in exploring a variety of fields within the law are encouraged
to attend these panels. A listing of up-coming panels can be found on
our calendar of events. |
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| Workshops |
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| The Career Development Office offers numerous workshops on resume preparation,
interviewing skills, and job search strategies throughout the year.
Students are encouraged to attend a resume workshop before making an appointment
with a career counselor. A listing of up-coming workshops can be found
on our calendar of events. |
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| Newsletter |
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| Spotlight, is the student newsletter published weekly by the
Career Development Office. It contains information on various workshops
and seminars being held; new materials received on fellowships, internships,
and job postings; details about upcoming job fairs and recruitment programs;
and all other information relevant to job search and career development. You can read Spotlight by clicking on the 'Newsletter' link on the right hand menu. |
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| Reciprocity |
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Students and graduates may request a letter of reciprocity which will allow them
to use the Career Services Office at another ABA-accredited law school (subject to the
other school's reciprocity policy). You can view the reciprocity policies of other
law schools on NALP's
website. Please request a letter from our office at
least two weeks before you expect to be visiting the area.
Students from other schools may use our Career Development Office subject to Suffolk's
reciprocity policy as follows:
- Services are available to students and graduates in good standing of ABA-accredited
law schools which allow Suffolk University Law School students and/or graduates to
use their facilities.
- All requests for services must be made in writing or by email by a career services representative in
advance of the student's/graduate's visit.
- The services will be available to a student/graduate for a three-month period. Extensions
beyond the three-month time frame must also be made in writing.
- Requests for reciprocity will not be honored during the fall recruiting season,
which runs from August 1st through November 15th.
- Online viewing of jobs posted on Symplicity are available only through a computer located in the Suffolk University Law School Career Development Office.
- Students and graduates of other schools will not be permitted to schedule on-campus
interview appointments with prospective employers.
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First Year Students
We adhere to the NALP guidelines for counseling first year students in their job search. As stated in
Part V (General Standards For the Timing of Offers and Decisions) of NALP's
Principles and Standards for Law Placement and Recruitment Activities:
D. Summer Employment Provisions for First Year Students
1. Law schools should not offer career services to first-semester first year law students prior to November 1 except in the case of part-time students who may be given assistance in seeking positions during the school term.
2. Prospective employers and first year law students should not initiate contact with one another and employers should not interview or make offers to first year students before December 1.
3. All offers to first year students for summer employment should remain open for at least two weeks after the date made.
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