ABA accredited and NALP member law schools support a policy of providing job search assistance to their students and graduates. Reciprocity is a mutual exchange of privileges. Law schools use reciprocity to provide reasonable access to their career resources for law students and graduates from other law schools who agree to provide similar services.
Reciprocity is only one method in 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 school's career services office regarding the reciprocity policies of other schools. NALP publishes a survey of member law school reciprocity policies which is available in most law school career services offices. While a few law schools accept reciprocity requests via E-mail, telephone or facsimile, most law schools require written requests for reciprocity from the requesting law school's office of career services. In some geographic areas having a number of law schools in close proximity reciprocity services may be arranged only at one law school in that area.