Field Placement Options A field placement is an attorney-supervised student internship for which academic credit is granted. Field placements present a wonderful opportunity to receive course credit as well as exposure to the practice of law in an area of interest. Sometimes these experiences lead to employment opportunities. Reciprocity Career services professionals understand that looking for a job, be it the first job or a change to another one, is a stressful activity. To help ease the stress, NALP member law schools support a policy of providing job search assistance to students and graduates of other schools through reciprocity.
Reciprocity is a mutual exchange of privileges.
This allows law schools to provide reasonable access to their career resources for law students and graduates from other law schools that agree to provide similar services. Reciprocity is offered as a service to students and is only one aspect of the job search process. It is important to understand that every law school has its own reciprocity requirements. Students and alumni should check with their own law schools' career services offices regarding the reciprocity policies of other schools. While a few law schools accept reciprocity requests via e-mail, telephone or facsimile, most law schools require an original written request for reciprocity from the requesting law school's office of career services.