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. In some geographic areas with several law schools in close proximity, reciprocity services may be arranged only at one law school in that area. Accordingly, requests should be made to only one of these schools.