Individual Counseling
We encourage you to make an appointment to discuss your career related questions with a professional staff member. We are also willing to see you on a drop-in basis if a staff member is available.
Resume/Cover Letter Critique
Students may drop off resumes or cover letters at the Career Services Office. It will be critiqued and returned to you within approximately 3 days.
Panels, Programs and Workshops
The Career Services Office invites alumni and other practitioners from a wide variety of practice settings to speak with students about their practice and their careers. These programs are important educational vehicles for students to learn about the practice of law and to meet practitioners in their areas of interest.
We also schedule skills workshops designed to help prepare students for the job search process. These one-hour sessions have included presentations on: Resumes and Correspondence, Interviewing Skills, and Job-Search Strategies.
Recruitment & Interview Programs
Recruiting programs are managed through a web based program called Symplicity (https://law-bc-csm.symplicity.com). This program allows students the ability to:
• search all of our employers participating in on-campus, off-campus and resume collection programs. Also, search all employers submitting job postings;
• post their resume to the Web in a downloadable PDF format and submit it to Career Services electronically to be sent to employers;
• receive notification of interview selections by e-mail; and
• sign-up for interviews on the Web.
Job Postings
The Career Services Office receives job postings from employers throughout the year. These notices are for summer positions, permanent positions, and positions which are part-time during the academic year. They are located in the Job Postings on Symplicity..
Resume Collections
Some employers request that the Career Services Office collect the resumes of interested students and forward the resumes to them in one packet. Resume Collections are located in Symplicity under the Jobs/Resume Collections. It is recommended that you include a cover letter with these resumes.
On-Campus Recruiting
During the fall of your second and third year, many employers will interview students on-campus. If you choose to participate, you will find a list of participating employers in OCI on Symplicity .
Off-Campus Recruiting
The Career Services Office also sponsors Off-Campus Recruitment Programs for 2L’s and 3L’s in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago and Philadelphia. These programs take place during the Fall Recruitment season.
Consortium Programs
The Career Services Office coordinates several programs each year with the Massachusetts Law School Consortium. This Consortium is made up of the Career Services Offices at the seven Massachusetts law schools. Interviews for students from the seven schools are held at one central location.
Career Services Resource Library
The Career Services Resource Library includes books, directories, periodicals and videotapes on a wide range of legal employment areas and issues. Background information about employers is located in the black file cabinets (organized by state). A complete list of library resources is available in the Career Services Office. Most books may be signed-out overnight.
Summer Employment Questionnaires
Located in the Career Resources Library, these questionnaires are completed by second- and third-year students describing their previous summer work experiences. They are excellent resources because they provide the names of employers who have hired BC Law students in the past and a description of the students’ experience. Feel free to contact any student on campus for further information about an employer about whom you would like to learn more. Please remember that the questionnaires reflect the students' personal opinions.
Job Search Databases
Students can access the following databases on the computers in the Career Services Resource Library and in the Lutch Computer Lab in the law school library.
• Alumni Career Network
• Alumni Directory (available on CD)
• Law Firms by Geographic Area
• New England Corporations
• Government/Public Interest
• Judicial Clerkships
• PSLawNet
Links to Career Related Resources on the Web
The internet has extensive information about careers, job search, employers and bar requirements. We have linked to many of these sites.
Legal Links
Job Search Telephone
Students may make any job-related telephone calls, both local and long distance, free of charge. The job search telephone is located in the Career Services Office and students must sign-in at the front desk and log-in the calls that are made. If other students are waiting to use the telephone, there is a 30-minute time limit.
Reciprocity
If you are looking for a job outside of Massachusetts and would like to use the resources and services of another law school, you may request from the Career Services Office a "Letter of Reciprocity". This letter will entitle you to the privilege of visiting another law school's career services office. Since each career services office offers different services and has different limitations, it is best to check in advance. Please note: Letters of reciprocity are not granted between August 1st and November 15th due to NALP regulations; you may request only one letter of reciprocity per city at a time; and Boston area law schools do not grant reciprocity to each other.
Alumni Services
After graduation, the Career Services Office remains available to assist you in career development. Alumni are welcome to use the placement resources and to schedule appointments for career counseling. Job announcements for alumni are available on the Career Services Web page which is updated weekly.