Extern/Graduate Services

1. Individual Consultation (regardless of externship location)

Externs/alumni are encouraged to schedule appointments for personal consultation to discuss:

• Goal setting;
• Job search tips;
• General job-hunting;
• Specific job-hunting strategies;
• Preparation or revision of resumes and cover letters; and
• Interview preparation.

For students conducting their externships outside the Lansing area, telephone career consultations and electronic resume and cover letter review are available.

Group Meetings Join a career advisor for monthly Alumni Access meetings to discuss a wide range of career related subjects with other recent alumni.

2. Job Bulletin Exchange

The Career Services Office receives job bulletins from over 100 other law schools. Externs/alumni can sign-up to have up to five of these bulletins sent to them. Some job bulletins are also available on-line.
 

3. Weekly Job Listings

The Cooley Classifieds consists of two editions, listing student and graduate employment respectively. Listings are separated by geographic location, identifying job opportunities around the country and world. The Cooley Classifieds are updated weekly and are available every Friday.

Externs/alumni can subscribe to the graduate edition of the Classifieds. As a service for Cooley students and alumni, subscriptions are free and are sent by regular mail or e-mail. Subscribers who chose to receive the Classifieds by regular mail will get them every two weeks. Those who chose e-mail will receive the Classifieds weekly.
 

4. Reciprocity

The Career Services Office can arrange for externs/alumni to use the services of another law school's career office subject to the policies of that law school. Information about reciprocity agreements with specific schools is available at the Career Services Office.
 

5. Law Firm Profiles

The Career Services Office has a collection of law firm profiles from a variety of geographic locations in addition to the NALP National Directory of Legal Employers and the Martindale-Hubbell Directory. Students/alumni are also encouraged to visit a number of on-line resources including: individual firm/office websites, Lexis and Westlaw career sites, and Martindale Hubbell. These valuable informational tools can be accessed via the Internet, regardless of externship location.

6. EmplawyerNet

The Career Services Office is a member of EmplawyerNet. This important on-line search service provides access to thousands of legal jobs across the country as well as to a variety of career-related information and advice. To obtain your password and I.D. contact EmplawyerNet at: 1-800 270-2688 or membership@emplawyerNet.com.
 

7. Contact Information

The Career Services Office is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Graduating students and alumni who want more information about services can contact the Career Services Office:

By phone at (517) 371-5140, Ext. 4110;

By fax at (517) 334-5756 or

By e-mail at tclscss@cooley.edu.

For students conducting local externships, the following resources are available in "hard-copy" in the Career Services Office's Resource Center.

Newspapers

The Career Services Office receives legal newspapers that list employment opportunities. They include:

• Lawyer's Weekly USA
• Legal Times
• Michigan Lawyer's Weekly
• The National Law Journal
• The Chronicle of Higher Education

National Employment Listings
The Career Services Office regularly subscribes to national employment listings that can be viewed and copied in the office. These publications include:

• AAR/EEO Affirmative Action Register
• AALS Association of American Law Schools Placement Bulletin
• Canada Employment Weekly
• Environmental Career Opportunities
• Federal Bar Association, Lawyer's Job Bulletin Board
• International Career Employment Opportunities
• Michigan Employment Newsletter - Legal Edition
• Attorney Jobs: The National and Federal Legal Employment Report
• Job Announcements, National Center for State Courts
• Opportunities in Public Affairs
• PIES Job Alert
• Washington Council of Lawyers, Public Interest Job Clearinghouse