Below are guides prepared by the Career Planning Center that contain foundational information and advice to guide you in your job search efforts. Most of these guides are included in the Career Planning Handbook that is provided to students at 1L Career Planning Orientation. Note that these guides are revised annually and the electronic versions reflect the most current edition of each guide. The guides are not intended to be a definitive compilation of all the career-related information you will require in the job search. Instead, they are designed to supplement and complement the human and myriad other resources available through the CPC.
Many of the guides are in pdf format. If you do not have the pdf viewer, you can download it from the adobe.com website.
- Résumé Guide (PDF)
- Cover Letter Guide (PDF)
- References
- Writing Samples
- Transcripts This web page provides instructions for obtaining both law school and undergraduate transcripts, including how to request that your law school transcript be uploaded to Symplicity.
- Interviewing Guide (PDF)
- Thank You Letter Guide (PDF)
- Thank You's for Screening Interviews
- Salary Negotiations
- Accepting & Declining Job Offers (PDF)
- Judicial Clerkship Handbook (PDF)
- Online Research Resources (PDF)
- Public Interest Career Guide (PDF)
- Symplicity Quick Guide for OCI