Student Services

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The Office of Career Services is a focal point for students and alumni seeking help in achieving their employment goals. We can assist in your job search, help you present a polished resume, attract law firms with targeted, effective cover letters, and prepare for interviews.

Schedule an appointment with a Career Services counselor to plan employment strategies discuss career options, review resumes, target cover letters, and enhance job application materials.

Essential Links

• Career Planning Timeline A guide for planning career search activities while in law school.
• Job Search Tools: Cover Letters, Resumes & More Guides and samples for designing your resume and cover letters for targeted impact. Also: tips on job search, interviewing and appropriate interview attire.
• Symplicity: Search Job Listings Job opportunities are posted here. Check listings often.
• Job Web Links Research job listings from a broad range of organizations.
• Career Fest Attend this one-day intra-school job fair, featuring public and private sector employers looking for summer interns. Sponsored by Career Services.
• Job Fairs Participate in a variety of fairs held throughout the Northwest.
• Externships Gain valuable work experience; available to third-year students or those who have completed at least 60 hours of coursework. 
• Internships and Clerkships Linked to the Career Services job postings showing deadlines to apply for a number of these opportunities.
• Fall On-Campus Interviews Prospective employers visit Gonzaga Law to recruit students for the following summer or fall, or after the bar exam.
• Reciprocity Utilize other law school career services offices for job postings and counseling to further assist in your job search.

Resources

These resources are available to you in the Career Services Office:

• Internet-connected computers, printers, copy machine, fax machine, and a telephone for long-distance calls with employers
• A library (pdf) stocked with a wide range of reference materials, books, and periodicals useful in career development
• Interview room for use by employers

Contact us to learn more or to schedule an appointment.

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