Employment Opportunities
There are many different ways to identify potential employment opportunities. The list below contains links to some sources for identifying opportunities. Additional resources for a job search, including more information on types of legal jobs, how to search for jobs, and traditional letter writing, can be found on the Professional Development page.
- The Interviewing Process: a brief description of what legal interviews are like, including a link to a pronunciation guide for law firms.
- On-Campus Interviews: Much hiring of Duke students is facilitated through Duke Law's extensive on-campus interview program (OCI). Here is an overview of the basics of Duke's OCI.
- Symplicity: Symplicity is the web-based recruiting system and job bank used not only for the OCI process but also for job postings and resume solicitations for non-OCI employers. This provides an overview of Symplicity and a link to the system.
- Job Fairs: The Law School facilitates student participation in many different job fairs throughout the year to give students opportunities to engage with a variety of employers. Here is a list of some of the job fairs Duke students attend.Each year NALP collects information on career fairs for publication online. The current list is available on NALP's web site at www.nalp.org/careerfairs.
- Anti-discrimination Policy: Duke Law School is committed to providing students and graduates with equal opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination based on race, color, veteran status, religion, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age or handicap. Duke's policies cover all recruiting and interviewing events as well as summer employment of Duke students. The policy and complaint forms are available here.