The Early Interview Program ("EIP") August 12th-13th and 17th-19th, 2009. EIP, the largest of Columbia 's five annual recruitment programs, takes place at a hotel in midtown Manhatten and places 2L and 3L students in summer and postgraduate jobs.
Prescreening is not permitted, though employers may specify criteria such as technical degree(s), or particular language(s). Employers receive resumes from every student that bid for them (including those who could not be scheduled) a few days prior to the interview date.
The Office makes every possible effort to accommodate employers' requests for specific dates and other special requests, especially when requiring coordination with other law schools' on-campus programs.
All employers (including law firms) with fewer than 20 attorneys, and public sector employers of any size, may participate free of administrative fees. Participation in these and other Columbia programs is arranged by Columbia for employers annually beginning in late January.
Fall On-Campus Interview Program Columbia’s Fall Program runs from October 1 to November 1 and offers smaller and public sector employers an opportunity to interview 2L and 3L students chosen by our bidding/lottery system for summer associate and postgraduate positions.
Spring 1L Interview Program Columbia’s Spring Program takes place from late January to late February and focuses on 1L opportunities. The program offers employers an opportunity to interview 1Ls chosen by our bidding/lottery system for summer associate positions.
Overseas-Trained LL.M. Student Interview Program, January 2010, Exact Date TBA Columbia, in cooperation with Harvard, Stanford, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, and Yale, organizes an Annual Overseas-Trained LL.M. Student Interview Program. More than 150 employers from around the world interview some of the nation’s most highly qualified international LL.M. candidates from the seven law schools for associate and/or internship positions.
Other Interview Programs Columbia has in the past offered interview programs in several cities, usually in participation with other schools. Such programs are not offered every year and they are dependent upon student interest.
Columbia Law School students also regularly participate in the Association of the Bar of the City of New York 's Bar Fellows Intern Program, Northeast BLSA Job Fair, the International Student Program, the Public Interest Symposium, the NAPIL Public Interest Job Fair, the Delaware Minority Job Fair, and the Chicago Intellectual Property Job Fair.
Employers Seeking Resumes. For employers who are not interviewing on campus, but would like to receive student resumes, can contact careerservices@law.columbia.edu to set up a resume collection. You can choose to have the students' email their resumes directly to you or to have the resumes accumulate online for you to then download.
For further information or to register for any of the above programs, please contact Career Services at 212- 854-2683 or careerservices@law.columbia.edu.
