Recruiting Opportunities

2022 - 2023 Recruitment Planning Guide

The 2022 - 2023 Recruitment Planning Guide provides details about the hiring practices of traditional legal employers, dates and deadlines for summer/fall recruitment opportunities, and advice on securing a second-year summer job. For ease of reference, we’ve created a click-through visual presentation of the most important details in the guide, available here.

Interview Preparation

An interview is an opportunity to demonstrate to a prospective employer that you meet their hiring needs. While your credentials will help you secure an interview, thorough preparation is key to successfully converting an interview to an offer.

Mock Interview

Regardless of your prior interview experience, participating in a videotaped mock interview is one of the best ways to prepare for an upcoming employment interview. A one-hour session includes a 20-minute interview followed immediately by a feedback session during which you will review some of your recorded performance. In addition to a mock interview for the in-person interview process, mock interviews are available for telephone and Skype interviews also.

Alumni Mock Interview Program

Each January the CDO hosts an Alumni Mock Interview Program. Alumni and friends of the law school working in various practice areas and settings return to campus in the evening to conduct mock interviews for interested students. The Alumni Mock Interview Program is a great way to meet an alum, as well as an opportunity to hone your interview skills and prepare for spring interview programs offered by the CDO. Contact the CDO for more information on program scheduling and how to register to participate.

CDO Recruitment Programs

Below is a brief overview of the programs and services available to Richmond Law students during the academic year. The Career Development Office calendar is updated annually. In addition to the programs below, the CDO regularly cosponsors career-related programming with student organizations. One-on-one advising appointments, job search correspondence review, interview strategy sessions and mock interviews can be scheduled throughout the academic year and summer on an as-needed basis.

To subscribe to the Recruitment Guide Google Calendar, open this link in your internet browser. Sign in to your existing Google account if not already logged in, and you then will see a pop-up window titled, “Add calendar.” Click “Add," and the CDO will receive your subscription request. Once the CDO grants your request you will be able to view the calendar and keep track of important recruitment dates and deadlines. Alternatively, you may request to subscribe to the calendar using these instructions and the calendar’s email address: urlawcdocalendar@gmail.com.

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  • VACLSC Government & Public Interest Interview Program

    February 10, 2023
    Interviews will be conducted virtually from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    The VA Commonwealth Law School Consortium (VACLSC) Government and Public Interest Interview Program (GPIIP) is held in conjunction with William & Mary and Washington & Lee law schools. Interviewing employers primarily are interested in interviewing first and second-year students for summer employment.

    The student application period opens via the VACLSC Symplicity website in early December 2022.

    Please contact Kym Osterbind or your career advisor for more information.

  • VACLSC Spring Interview Program

    March 24, 2023 
    Interviews will be conducted virtually from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    The Interview Program is a joint effort of the University of Richmond, William & Mary, University of Virginia, and Washington & Lee law schools held in mid-March on the campus of the University of Richmond. Participants in this small spring interview program primarily are small to mid-size law firms recruiting second- and third-year law students for summer and post-graduate positions. The student application period opens mid-February through the VACLSC Symplicity website.

  • Equal Justice Works Conference & Career Fair (Washington, D.C.)

    Each year this event brings together more than 1,200 public interest law students, law school professionals, and attorneys for two days of interviews, workshops, resume/cover letter review, mock interviews, networking, and other career opportunities.

    2022 Dates TBD.

    Please contact Aaron Campbell or your career advisor for more information.

  • August/Early Fall Interview Program

    A majority of the employers who participate in the program are interested in interviewing second-year students for summer associate positions. Third-year students interview for part-time school-year and post-graduate positions.

    The program will be held virtually August 1 - September 16, 2022. It is run entirely through the University of Richmond Law Symplicity website.

    Students must be available to interview the day of the scheduled employer interview date.

  • New England Interview Program (Boston, MA)

    The New Engand Interview Program will be held virtually on Friday, August 5, 2022.

    At this consortia program, employers throughout the New England region will interview second-year students for summer positions and third-year students for full-time positions.

  • Patent Law Interview Program (Chicago, IL)

    The Loyola Patent Law Interview Program will be held in-person on Thursday-Friday, July 21 & 22, and virtually on Monday, July 25, 2022.

    This program is a two-day interview for students with undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering or a technical science. You do not need to be patent bar eligible to register, although a vast majority of employers participating in the program are seeking patent bar eligible students.

  • Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair (Atlanta, GA)

    Corporations, law firm and government agencies recruit for summer and post-graduate employment in intellectual property.

    The fair will be held virtually on July 26, 2022.

  • Southeastern Minority Job Fair (Atlanta, GA)

    Through this two-day diverse program, employers throughout the United States interview second and third-year students and recent graduates for summer and post-graduate positions.

    The fair will be held virtually on July 14 & 15, 2022.

  • Spring On-Campus Interview Program

    January 2023
    Virtual

    The CDO hosts a small Spring On-Campus Interview Program (OCI) beginning in late January. The majority of participating employers are interested in interviewing first-year students for summer positions, though a few opportunities may be available for second-year students.

    The student application period opens via the University of Richmond Law Symplicity website in early December 2022.

    Please contact Kym Osterbind or your career advisor for more information.

  • The Corporate Scholars Program of ACC National Capital Region

    Through its Corporate Scholars Program, the ACC National Capital Region interviews and hires first and second-year law students for summer work in the legal departments of prestigious local companies and organizations.

    The interviews are typically held during the spring semester.