Each year, hundreds of private law firms, government and public interest agencies, and corporations from throughout the country visit USC Law School to interview students for permanent or summer employment. In addition, a large number of additional employers, who may not regularly travel to California to interview law students, solicit resumes from USC students through direct contact with the Career Services Office. On-campus interview programs are scheduled twice each year in the fall and spring. Also in the spring, the Career Services Office coordinates a series of Career Days which draw the participation of agencies of local, state, and federal government and public interest organizations. Before meeting prospective employers, students prepare with workshops that develop interviewing skills, sessions with career counselors, and employer research using materials in the Career Services Resource Library.
Students begin to develop their job-search strategies in the first year.
A series of special career workshops for first year students starts the process, followed by the spring on-campus interview program. The Career Services Office resource library is extensive and includes information on private firms, government agencies, public interest organizations, summer and post-graduate fellowships and clerkships, as well as general career planning and legal alternative resources. There is a resource list of all Career Services Resources available in the Information Center in the Career Services Office. Law School Web Page Communication between the Career Services Office and the law school community is currently facilitated through the school's e-mail system and web page. Current USC Law Students are strongly encouraged to sign-up for the listservs as they are the primary means of communicating such notices.