For Employers

You may post a job for students and alumni on Symplicity. 

Posting Instructions:

1. Go to the Symplicity homepage at  https://law-columbia-csm.symplicity.com/employers
2. Click the Jobs tab on the navigation bar, followed by Job Postings
3. Click Post A Job 
4. Fill out the details of the position, including how you would like to receive applications (via email, external url (‘other - enter below’), or Resume Collect (‘accumulate online’), and click Submit.

If you have any questions or issues posting a private sector position, or would like to set up a Symplicity account, please email us.  

Members of the judiciary interested in hiring a Columbia Law School student or graduate should contact the Office of Judicial Clerkships. Employers interested in hiring a Columbia Law School student or graduate for a public interest or public sector position should contact Social Justice Initiatives.

If you would like to connect with our students, host networking events, and/or participate in a practice interview program, please contact Sonovia Harmon, Associate Director of Programming and Events.

The directory of student organizations and journals can be found here.

The chart below summarizes the types of employers and students participating in each of our JD interview programs:

The Summer Recruiting Program (EIP/EAP) is the largest of Columbia Law School’s annual recruitment programs and provides the opportunity for 2Ls and 3Ls to interview with private and select public sector employers for summer positions. To be eligible for Columbia Law School’s Summer Recruiting Programs, students must participate in mandatory programming designed to prepare them for the recruiting process. For more information, please click here.

If you would like to speak further regarding whether your organization might benefit from participating in the Summer Recruiting Program (EIP/EAP), please contact Jennifer Torres, Assistant Director of Recruiting.

The Office of Career Services and Professional Development in conjunction with the Social Justice Initiatives office hosts two additional On-Campus Interview Programs for J.D. students.

Fall OCI (Late August-September) provides 3L students with an opportunity to interview with law firms, corporations, government, and public interest organizations for summer and postgraduate positions. Interviews are held from September to October.

Spring OCI (January-March) provides 1L, 2L and 3L students with an opportunity to interview with law firms, corporations, government, and public interest organizations for summer and postgraduate positions. Interviews are held from January to March.

To learn more about these programs, please contact Jennifer Torres, Assistant Director of Recruiting.

The Overseas-Trained LL.M. Interview Program is an annual program administered by Columbia Law School that is designed to bring together legal employers from around the world to meet with LL.M. students from seven of the top U.S. law schools. 

LL.M. students have the opportunity to interview for permanent and training postgraduate positions with U.S. and foreign law firms. Participating schools include the University of Chicago Law School, Columbia Law School, Harvard Law School, the University of Michigan Law School, Stanford Law School, the University of Virginia School of Law, and Yale Law School. The LL.M. Interview Program will be held virtually in late January.

To learn more about this program, please click here or contact Jennifer Torres, Assistant Director of Recruiting.