Career Planning
Charting Your Career Path
Our Career Services team coordinates more than 100 programs and 2,000+ on-campus interviews each year. But the most important number is one-on-one鈥攖hat鈥檚 how 香蕉秀 Law career planning works.
From the day you step on campus, we help you look ahead with advising and programs designed to identify your unique interests in the law and pave the way to meaningful employment in either the private or public sector.
Our unique 1L Boot Camp begins the process. Boot Camp picks up where case law leaves off and gives you access to legal market experts, job search training, mock interviews, many professional networking events, and practitioner practice panels.听For upper-class students, our Path to Practice Program helps students zero in on practice areas and professional fields that are the best fit for their strengths and interests.
Jumpstarting Your Search
Careers kick off through 1L Boot Camp, a yearlong interactive program that combines skills coaching with alumni interaction.
Meet Our Career Services Staff
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A Bridge to Your Professional Future
We鈥檙e the bridge to your professional future. One-on-one or through more than 100 programs, we help with preparation skills, resources, alumni, and employer contacts.
Visit East Wing, Suite 201, 9鈥�5, Monday through Friday (9-3 on Fridays during summers). Or contact us: 617-552-4345 or law.career@bc.edu.
Programs
The Career Services Office (CSO) sponsors over 100 programs each year
Career Fundamentals
Programs that introduce students to the basics of the legal job market.
Sample programs:
- Summer Job Search Basics: Firms & Businesses
- Summer Job Search Basics: Public Interest, Pro Bono & Judicial Internships
- Resume and Cover Letter Clinics
- Effective Interviewing
- Professional Presence and Business Communication
Recruitment & Related Programs
On- and off-campus interviewing programs connect students and employers. Specialized mock interviews and other programs help students prepare for any type of interview.
Sample programs:
- On-Campus Interview (OCI) Resume & Cover Letter Review Program
- Off-Campus Interview Programs 鈥� Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia San Francisco, & Washington, DC
- City Mock Interviews with Alumni (10+ cities)
- Equal Justice Works Job Fair听with Public Interest and Government Employers in Greater Washington, DC
- Government/Public Interest Interview Program with Massachusetts Law School Consortium
- Business Interview Days On-Campus Interview Program
- Small & Mid-Sized Firm On-Campus Inverview Program
- Boston Lawyers Group Diversity Interview Program
- OCI Mock Interviews with Career Services
- Lavender Law Career Fair
- Patent/IP Loyola Career Fair
- International Student Resume Book
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Job Search Strategies
Learn networking and other job search strategies from alumni, fellow students, and CSO staff.
Sample programs:
- Effective Interviewing
- Networking
- Landing your Dream Job: 2L/3L Job Search
- Searching for a Job Outside of Boston
- Job Search for International Students
- Public Speaking and Professional Presence
- Effective Communication in the Legal Industry
Clerkship Programs
Clerkships working with a judge are among the most prestigious jobs a graduating law student can get. These programs prepare you to navigate the clerkship application process.
Sample programs:
- Introduction to Clerkships
- Panel of Judicial Clerks
- Mechanics of Applying for a Clerkship
- Webinar on Mid-Career Clerkships
- 1L Judicial Internship Presentation
1L Boot Camp
Our innovative 1L Boot Camp, co-led with the Law Student Association, provides the core career curriculum for first year students as they pursue jobs for the summer and after graduation.
Sample programs:
- 1L Boot Camp: Kickoff听to Career Paths
- 1L Boot Camp: Networking/How to Work a Room
- 1L Boot Camp:听 Resume Drafting and Cover Letter Workshop
- 1L Boot Camp OCI Market Overview
- 1L Boot Camp:听 Practitioner Practice Panels & Networking Reception
- 1L Boot Camp: Meet the Employers
- 1L Boot Camp: Applying to New York, DC and other markets
- 1L Boot Camp: How to Have a Successful Summer
Practice Area and Networking Programs
Build your network and learn about the job market in the areas of the law where you expect to practice. These programs also offer students an opportunity to explore areas of practice that are emerging in the market or with which they may not be familiar.
Sample programs:
- Careers in Cyber Security/Privacy
- Post-graduate Federal Honors Information Session
- Careers in Health Law-Firms, Government and In-House
- Visiting Advisor Series One-on-One Informational Interviews with Alumni
- Careers in Civil Rights
- Basic Financial Literacy for Law Students听
Government and Public Interest Programs
Students interested in government and public interest careers will find extensive programs and networking opportunities to help launch their careers.
Sample programs:
- Public Interest Law Retreat
- Careers in Criminal Law: District Attorneys and Public Defenders
- JAG (Judge Advocate Generals) Information Session (military careers for lawyers)
- PILF (Public Interest Law Foundation) Client Communication Workshop
- Presidential Management Fellows Program Info Session
- How to Fund Your 1L Summer Job in Public Interest
- Skadden, EJW and other Fellowship Advising
- Mock Interviews for Government and Public Interest Interview Programs
Pro Bono
Students in our Pro Bono Program pledge to contribute 50 or more hours of law-related community service while at 香蕉秀 Law. These programs help connect students with pro bono opportunities.
Sample programs:
- NY Pro Bono Scholars Program
- Pro Bono Fair & Pro Bono Week
- Project Citizenship Training & Pro Bono Opportunity
- Spring Break Pro Bono Immersion Trips
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