The following services are available to alumni:
Career Advising
Alumni are welcome to schedule career planning and job search advising appointments with our staff. Please call the Career Services Office at 404.727.6513 to schedule a telephone or in-person appointment.
Please call as far in advance as possible to schedule an appointment; a limited number of appointments are available each week.
Reciprocity
NALP member law schools support a policy of providing job search assistance to students and graduates of other schools through reciprocity. Reciprocity is a mutual exchange of privileges. This allows law schools to provide reasonable access to their career resources for students and graduates from other law schools that agree to provide similar services.
Requests/Requirements for Obtaining Reciprocity
It is important to understand that every law school has its own reciprocity requirements. While a few law schools accept reciprocity requests via e-mail, telephone or fax, most law schools require an original written request for reciprocity from the requesting law school's office of career services. This request should be sent several weeks in advance of the student's/graduate's planned visit. In some geographic areas with several law schools in close proximity (such as New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, etc.) reciprocity services may be arranged only with one law school in that area. Review reciprocity policies of law schools at the site below.
To make a request for reciprocity with another law school, email michelle.stevens(at)emory.edu, providing your name, Emory Law graduation year, email address, telephone number, and mailing address, as well as the name of the school from which you request reciprocity. If reciprocity is granted, it is important for the student/graduate to read and honor the reciprocity policy of the host school. Failure to comply with school policies may result in the termination of reciprocity privileges.
Reciprocity Services
Services vary among the law schools that offer reciprocity. These services may include access to:
- the host law school's career services facilities;
- legal publications, directories, handouts and resource library;
- job listings (typically on-site only, and not online);
Typically, the following services are not available through reciprocity:
- participation in on-campus recruitment programs and job fairs;
- advising;
- resume review services.
The duration of reciprocity services also varies from school to school, and, when granted, services are usually available for a limited time or limited number of visits. Many schools have additional restrictions on who may use resources (e.g., only recent graduates), so be sure to check the appropriate school's reciprocity policy.
In addition, most law schools have a "blackout" period -- a time during which no reciprocity requests are granted and during which reciprocity is unavailable. This usually occurs from mid- to late summer until late fall when law schools are preparing for and conducting their on-campus recruitment programs.
All law school career services offices reserve the right to refuse services to any individual school or to any person who misuses or abuses the staff, facilities and/or resources of the host school. A law school may also suspend reciprocity access to one particular school if that school's requests become substantially disproportionate.
Resources
Publications and printed materials in, or available through, the Career Services Resource Center include:
- Periodicals and subscription services which list job openings.
- Publications discussing career planning, job search techniques, legal specialties and alternative careers.
- On-line sites to which the Career Services Office subscribes for the benefit of students and alumni.