career services
Career Services Links for
Students, Alumni, and Employers
Our ambitious Career Services program yields impressive results for our graduating students. Beginning the first semester of the first year, students participate in forums led by practicing lawyers - including those working in government agencies, public interest organizations, small and large firms, and nontraditional practice options. In addition, Career Services offers a mock interview program in which hiring attorneys from Eugene and Portland firms conduct videotaped interviews with advanced law students.
Mentoring programs by Portland alumni and the Lane County Bar Association offer networking opportunities for School of Law students. Portland alumni host a January reception, and larger Portland firms host socials in Eugene during spring semester.
Each of the School of Law's centers and programs hold their own networking and job search efforts. For example, Portland Program externships place law students in major metropolitan-area organizations such as Nike, Freightliner, and Mentor Graphics.
At a Glance
| 2006 graduates |
177 |
| Employment status known |
94.4% |
| Employed or in advanced degree programs |
156 |
| Private practice |
48% |
| Government service and judicial clerkships |
27% |
| Public interest nonprofit |
12% |
| Postgraduate study |
2% |
| Academic |
1% |
| Employed in Oregon |
44% |
| Employed elsewhere |
56% |
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Most popular destinations for graduates: Oregon, Washington, California, Intermountain West, East Coast, Upper Midwest
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The Law and Entrepreneurship Student Association organizes networking forums each year with venture capitalists, corporate counsel, intellectual property experts, and even with local wine and beer makers and distributors (both growth industries in the Northwest).
During a typical academic year, representatives of more than forty-five employers visit the campus to conduct interviews with School of Law students. Many more private firms, businesses, government agencies, and public interest organizations use the University of Oregon and School of Law career offices to search for candidates for law student summer positions, as well as for postgraduate positions. The School of Law also participates in major career fairs and interview programs in Portland, Seattle, and the rest of the country. This pays off in the number of successful placements in private practice. In addition to all of the major Northwest firms, our alumni occupy senior positions, and our new graduates compete successfully for associate positions in many large national firms.
Where do They Work?
Half of our 2005 and 2006 graduates work outside of Oregon, including but not limited to the following cities:
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Seattle
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago
Las Vegas
New York City
Denver
San Diego
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Salt Lake City
Honolulu
San Antonio
Austin
Anchorage
Atlanta
Santa Fe
Philadelphia
New Orleans
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Our graduates succeed in other areas as well. We are among the top ten schools for Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals clerkships, ahead of all but the most elite American law schools.
Our alumni are founders and leaders (present or past) of the major environmental public interest organizations such as the Sierra Club, the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide, and the Western Environmental Law Center. Others work in federal agencies that shape government environmental policy, including the U.S. Department of Justice, tribal agencies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and many others.
Based on the School of Law's strong history of public service, one-third to one-half of our graduates choose careers in government service or nonprofit organizations. These graduates work as prosecutors, public defenders, federal and state judicial clerks, international human rights advocates, elected officials, military attorneys, and legal aid lawyers.
Best of all, our graduates keep in touch and continue to help law students find positions that best suit them. Tax law Professor Nancy Shurtz, many of whose students go on to earn advanced degrees in tax law, says, "Our graduates really help each other. It's all about Ducks helping Ducks."
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