| 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 Development Office): |
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| Counseling Appointments |
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Six 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.
You may schedule an appointment online or contact the CDO at 617-573-8148.
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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.
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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. Spotlight will be emailed to all students on Tuesday afternoons. Issues will also be archived on the website. |
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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 job postings through individual login will be granted for a period of three months.
- Students and graduates of other schools will not be permitted to schedule on-campus interview appointments with prospective employers.
Requests for reciprocity should be sent to:
Jessica Bonzek, Office Coordinator
Career Development Office
Suffolk University Law School
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108
lawcdo@suffolk.edu
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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 - D (General Standards For the Timing of Offers and Decisions) of NALP's Principles and Standards for Law Placement and Recruitment Activities:
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.
Career Development Office and Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service Joint Statement on NALP Guidelines Regarding Employment and Professional Orientation Services for First Year Students (pdf)
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