Career Services for Alumni
JOB LISTINGS AND RESOURCES
NYLS Online Job Database
Access
The Office of Career Services posts job listings for graduate and
student positions. All listings are placed on NYLS Symplicity,
accessible to all alumni. If you have not already done so, you may sign-up
for free access, by emailing your (1) name and (2) graduation year, with
the subject line “Login Information for Symplicity,” to career@nyls.edu. An
account will be created, and login information will be sent to you.
Please understand that the Office of Career Services sometimes experiences
a high volume of requests regarding Symplicity, but will make every effort
to respond to your email as soon as possible.
Alumni Resume
and Cover Letter Writing Resources:
Sample Recent Graduate
Resumes
Cover Letter
Writing Tips
Legal Resume And Cover Letter Writing
Resources:
Best Resumes For Attorneys, BY Joan Fondell And
Jo Russo, Wiley Press
The Five O'clock Club, Building A Great Resume,
By Kate Wendleton, Career Press
Guerilla Tactics For Getting The
Legal Job Of Your Dreams, By Kimm Walton, Harcourt Brace
The Non-Traditional
Legal Careers Report
Twice a month, The Non-Traditional
Legal Careers Report provides over 100 pages of non-traditional legal
positions for graduates and students. These include positions in business,
education, government, policy research, the judiciary and international
affairs. For free access to this report, please email career@nyls.edu for the NYLS username
and password.
Public Service Law Network (PSLawNet)
The Public Service Law Network (PSLawNet), now housed in the NALP
office, contains numerous public interest job listings, including
fellowship type, title, and location, and organization type. You will be
able to access PSLawNet for free as part of the NYLS membership level.
Simply indicate NYLS as your law school, and create a username and
password.
Alumni Mentor Database – this database is located on NYLS Symplicity. If you need a user name and password, please contact our office at 212-431-2345 or by email at career@nyls.edu.
Bar Associations Alumni Can Join
Legal
Recruiters (Connecticut, New Jersey and New York)
Source: 2010 The American Lawyer Legal Recruiter
Directory
Reciprocity
Programs
National Association for Law Placement (NALP) member
law schools support a policy of providing job search resources to students
and graduates of other law schools through a system called reciprocity.
Reciprocity allows law schools to provide reasonable access to their
career resources for graduates and students from other law schools that
agree to provide similar services.
Temporary Agencies in NY, NJ, & CT
Registrar's Office (Transcripts, etc.)
