Career Services for Employers

How to Hire Our Students

Career Services offers a variety of services to help employers recruit both students and graduates for a variety of positions. Whether employers are seeking to fill a permanent or temporary position, full- or part-time position, summer or school-year position, work-study, or legal or non-legal position, the office provides an array of recruiting mechanisms to assist employers in recruiting qualified candidates.

For the convenience of employers, on-campus interviewing periods are offered twice a year in the fall and the spring. Fall on-campus interviewing is limited to 2L and 3L students, while spring interviewing also includes our first-year law students.

2009/2010 On-Campus Interview Dates

 

Fall '09 Semester Interview Dates

• August 11-14 (Early OCI)
• September 9-24 (Regular OCI)

Spring '10 TBD

Resume Collection

A resume collection is a useful recruiting tool for employers who desire to receive resumes and other application materials from interested students all at one time.

• Complete the Job Posting/Resume Collection Form
• Sign on to Symplicity to receive resumes.

Off-Campus Job Fairs

As a member of The National Law School Consortium (NLSC), we hold job fairs in various large US legal markets. The National Law School Consortium is an association of ten top public law schools from across the United States. Employers who participate in these job fairs include a cross section of large firms, medium-sized firms and government employers. As a member of NLSC we will be participating in the following Off-Campus Job Fairs in 2009:

• New York City, N.Y.-August 4
• Washington, D.C.-August 5
• Philadelphia, Pa.-August 6*
• Chicago, Ill.-August 10
• Los Angeles, CA-August 27 *
• San Francisco, CA-August 28 *
• Atlanta, GA-September 3 *
• Dallas/Houston, TX-September 10
• Miami, FL-September 11*

Please contact Linda Jones in our office or visit NLSC if you would like to participate or learn more about the 2009 job fairs.

We also host a Job Fair with several schools in North Carolina on the follwing dates:

• Raleigh, NC - August 27*
• Charlotte, NC -August 28*

*Students interview in the employer's offices.

If you wish to register for the North Carolina Job Fair, please complete the attached form.

Government & Public Interest Opportunity Forum & Job Fair

Designed for our public interest, government, and work-study employers, this event is held each year in the spring semester. The Forum brings together more than 30 public interest and public service employers seeking paid interns for the summer or for the school year, work-study eligible students, or volunteers to work in their offices.

This year it will be held on February 17 and 18, 2009.

For those employers who are interested in interviewing candidates for available summer, school year, permanent, volunteer, paid, or work-study positions, we will collect student resumes and other materials based on the hiring criteria that you submit and you may select up to six candidates to interview. We will arrange the interview schedule and handle all of the arrangements for you. Interviews will be scheduled in 30 minute intervals either from 9 a.m.-Noon on February 17 or 1-4 p.m. on February 18.

Employers who do not wish to interview students at this time may participate in the "Table Talk" sessions held from from noon-1:00pm either day. Please direct questions to Cybele Smith at smith.302@osu.edu.

Examples of Opportunity Forum employers who have participated in the past are: The Legal Aid Society of Columbus, City of Cleveland Law Department, Franklin County Public Defender's Office, Ohio Consumers' Counsel, Equal Justice Foundation, Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, Community Refugee and Immigration Services, Ohio Department of Mental Health, U.S. Attorney's Office, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, and others.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the Interest Form.

Post a Job

There are three ways to post a job for our students and or alumni:

• Sign on to Symplicity
• Complete the Job Posting/Resume Collection Form
• E-mail mobley.26@osu.edu

Please be sure to include a brief description of the position, contact information, to whom candidates should apply, and what application materials to include. Rate of pay or salary are helpful but optional.

Work Study

Moritz College of Law participates in the Federal Work-Study Program which is a federally funded financial aid program administered by The Ohio State University. It is designed to assist students in meeting the cost of post-secondary education through work experiences. If you are selected as an employer, federal funding will cover 75% of your pay, while 25% will be covered either by Ohio State or your agency.

To be considered as an employer, your agency must be either a public or private non-profit agency working in the public interest, serving the needs of the local community. Off-campus agencies are invited to apply during our autumn application period (October 1 through December 31).

NALP Principles and Standards for Law Placement and Recruitment Activities

Employers must adhere to the Principles and Standards for Law Placement and Recruitment Activities as set forth in the NALP Guidelines. See Section IV, Principles for Employers and Section V, Standards for the Timing of Offers.

The services of the Career Services Office of the Moritz College of Law are available only to employers who provide equal opportunities for all, in compliance with the policy of The Ohio State University, regardless of sex, age, race, color, gender identity or expression, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, Vietnam-era or other veteran status, except as mandated by pertinent legal requirements.