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WHO WE ARE:
Welcome to the Office of Career Services! Our office and The Social Justice Program Office are committed to your career development. We offer a wealth of resources to both help you find meaningful work as legal practitioners as well as provide you with the skills you need to enter the world of work as consummate professionals. We genuinely look forward to getting to know you all.
WHAT WE DO:
Our office offers many invaluable services. These include:
* Individualized Career Counseling:
We have several wonderful counselors on staff, most of whom are lawyers. Our counselors have decades of counseling as well as practice experience and a wealth of resources to help you create your own career path. They are committed to giving you the tools you need to identify and achieve your career goals.
* Introduction to a Vast Network of Employers:
Through our Early Interview Program (EIP), Fall Interview Program (FIP) for 2Ls & 3Ls, our Spring Interview Program for 1Ls and our Overseas-Trained LLM Job Fair, you will have the opportunity to meet and interview with a large number of employers in both the private and public sectors. During the school year, many of these employers also host on-campus events and participate in programs hosted by our office. Therefore, you will have many opportunities to make meaningful contacts that will serve you well during the recruitment process and in your life beyond graduation.
* Opportunities to Develop Strong Relationships with Alumni:
Our office works closely with the Development and Alumni Relations office to ensure that all of you have access to our alums across the country and the world. Our alums are eager to work with you during your time at CLS and you will have many opportunities to develop rich, lasting relationships with them.
* An Extensive Range of Cutting-Edge Programming:
Throughout the academic year, our office will host a large number of programs that are designed to fully introduce you to the exciting and diverse opportunities available to lawyers and to address important professional development issues.
* A Wealth of On-line Resources:
From podcasts to articles to webinars to useful links, our office is committed to providing you with easy-to-access information about the job market, professionalism, stress management, financial planning, alternative careers and similar topics.
WHERE WE ARE:
Our mailing address is:
435 W. 116th St., Box A-5
New York, NY 10027
HOW TO FIND US:
We are located on the second floor of the Jerome Greene Annex, off the courtyard east of Greene Hall, the main law school building. The nearest subway is the 1 at 116th Street.
Please click here for a map
Phone: 212.854.2683
Email: careerservices@law.columbia.edu
WHEN TO REACH US:
* Academic Year
We are open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm
* June through August
We are open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm
* Weekends and Public Holidays
The office is closed on these days.
See you all soon!
Please click on the appropriate link to your left for further information.
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CALENDAR:
Researching Your Way to a Job Offer Wednesday, February 10, 12:10 - 1:10 PM. More information to come.
3L Advisory Days. February 12 and 17 and March 5 and 9, all day.
NYC Bar Association: Increasing Diversity Among Labor and Employment Arbitrators. Thursday, March 11, 2010 06:00 PM - 8:00 PM. NYC Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street
This panel event has been put together to offer assistance and guidance to women and minority arbitrators with five years or less of experience. We've assembled a panel of experienced arbitrators to discuss how they were able to break into successful careers as both labor and employment arbitrators. Following the panel discussion, participants can register for a mentoring program sponsored by the Committee on Labor and Employment Law of the New York City Bar.
See the Full Career Services Calendar
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