Career Services

One of Rutgers’ greatest career resources is its alumni!  Students are eager to learn more about practice areas and settings, how to navigate the legal market, and become successful members of the legal community. The following are some of the ways you can help students and recent graduates successfully transition into the legal community.

• Mentoring Program
• Mock Interviews
• Career Panels & Programs
• Hire Rutgers Law Students & Alumni

To get involved and volunteer your time, please contact careerplanning@law.rutgers.edu (Camden location) or CareerDevelopment@law.rutgers.edu (Newark location)

The Center for Career Development uses a web-based system called Symplicity for all job postings and other online career information. Current students and alumni may access more than 1,500 job listings annually from the convenience of their own homes. Your student account remains active upon your graduation from law school and automatically becomes an alumni account. If you do not have a Symplicity account, email careerplanning@camlaw.rutgers.edu (Camden location) or CareerDevelopment@law.rutgers.edu (Newark location) with the subject line “Alumni Symplicity Account Request.” Include your full name and year of graduation in the email.

Counselors in the Center for Career Development are available for one-on-one counseling, in person or via telephone, throughout the year. We are here to help you develop a strategy, research potential employers, and point you toward useful resources. To request an appointment, please email careerplanning@camlaw.rutgers.edu (Camden location) or CareerDevelopment@law.rutgers.edu (Newark location). Please include your full name and year of graduation.

Symplicity

Vault

Lexis Career Center

Legal Recruiter and Staffing Agencies

• Lawmatch's National Directory of Legal Recruiters
• The National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC)

Law Firms

• Chambers Global
• Chambers USA
• Martindale-Hubbell
• NALP Directory
• The Legal 500
• US News and World Report Best Law Firms
• ABA Solo and Small Firm Resource Center
• New Jersey Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Section

In-House Positions

• Association of Corporate Counsel
• Inside Counsel
• Minority Corporate Counsel Association
• FAQs on In-House Careers
• Goinhouse.com

Judicial Clerkships

• Online System for Clerkship Applications and Review (OSCAR)
• Federal Circuit and District Court Maps
• New Jersey Judiciary Law Clerk Information
• Federal Judiciary Workplace Conduct Resources

Non-Legal and Alternative Legal Careers

• Legal Writing Positions
• Higher Education Jobs
• Higher Education Jobs in New Jersey
• New Jersey Judiciary Job Openings
• What Can You Do With A Law Degree by Deborah Arron
• The Unhappy Lawyer: A Roadmap to Finding Meaningful Work Outside of the Law by Monica Parker

If you are looking for a job in another geographic area, we can make a request on your behalf to obtain access to the career services office of another law school in that part of the country. Many law schools post information about their respective reciprocity policy on their website. Please check potential schools’ sites when making a decision as to which law school you wish to utilize.  After you have selected a school, please contact the appropriate person at your location - Marie Peeke at peeke@camden.rutgers.edu (Camden location) or Wendi Taylor at CareerDevelopment@law.rutgers.edu (Newark location) - to submit a request for you.

The Center for Career Development at Rutgers Law will provide reasonable access to resources for alumni and students of law schools outside the New York and Philadelphia areas on the terms outlined in the policy found here.

Contact Career Development in Camden

careerplanning@law.rutgers.edu | 856-225-6178

Contact Career Development in Newark

CareerDevelopment@law.rutgers.edu | 973-353-5555