Welcome
Welcome to recruiting at Penn State Law in University Park! Whether this is your organization's first time recruiting at Penn State Law, or if your team has welcomed numerous students and alumni into your organization, the Career Services Office (CSO) is here to help you create the recruiting strategy that fits your needs. We invite you to explore our recruitment options below and contact us with any questions, or to discuss additional options. You can learn more about our incredible alumni and their career paths here.
Recruiting Services
The Career Services Office (CSO) welcomes employers to recruit our students and alumni for school year, summer, and post-graduate positions. We offer a variety of services to help create individualized recruiting strategies to best meet the needs of each employer.
There is no fee to participate in any of our programs and employers can preselect all candidates. In lieu of any fees, Penn State Law invites employers participating in our Recruitment Programs to consider making a voluntary $250 contribution to our Public Interest Law Foundation Summer Fellowship Fund. Fully 100% of these donations are used to fund our program which provides stipends to those students who have accepted unpaid summer internships with public interest employers. Each summer, this program helps provide legal services to those most in need of the energy, dedication and talent of Penn State Law students. 100% of the contribution is tax-deductible. No additional privileges or allowances are granted or removed in connection with any donation.
Post a Job Online
Post a Job Online
If seeking to fill summer, part-time, entry-level, or lateral employment needs, the CSO encourages employers to submit a job listing on LAW LION CAREERS. This service is free for employers and you may create your own 12Twenty account which will enable you to post available positions. You may also use our Recruitment Form by clicking this link.
On-Campus and Virtual Interview Programs
On-Campus and Virtual Interview Programs
Summer 2022 OCI
We offer several summer options to choose from:
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June Resume Collect program for Summer Associate or First-year/Entry Level Positions: Application materials will be sent for your review June 8, 2022. Virtual interviews can be accommodated at your request.
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July Virtual program for Summer Associate or First-year/Entry Level Positions: Interviews will take place July 11– 22, 2022. Application materials will be sent for your review and selection July 5, 2022. You may select the date of your choice to interview. If these dates do not align with your firm’s recruitment timetable, we can easily arrange virtual interviews on dates that are more convenient.
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On Campus Interview program (OCI) for Summer Associate and First-year/Entry-Level positions, which will take place in-person (or virtually at your request) August 15 – 19, 2022. Application materials will be sent July 30, 2022. You may select the date of your choice to interview. If these dates do not align with your firm’s recruitment timetable, we can easily arrange virtual interviews on dates that are more convenient.
To register for any of the above, please complete our Recruitment Form by clicking on this link.
Fall 2022 OCI
Additional virtual and in-person interview dates (which we will continue to call OCI) will continue through November. We are excited to connect you with our students and assist you with your hiring needs. For registration and additional details on Fall OCI, please complete our Recruitment Form by clicking on this link.
Resume Collect (Anytime)
We also offer a Resume Collect option at any time. Register for Law Lion Careers or complete our Recruitment Form. If you are unable to interview at our University Park campus, but still wish to recruit at Penn State Law, there are excellent alternatives to engage with our students.
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Resume Collects
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Posting a Resume Collect via Law Lion Careers can be a great way to identify Penn State Law students you may wish to interview outside of the formal on-campus interview process. You may elect to receive applications directly from students, or we can collect materials from interested students and forward them to you.
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To request a Resume Collect, register through the 'Post a Job' tab on LAW LION CAREERS or by using our Recruitment Form.
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Virtual Interviews
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Penn State Law’s high-quality HD video equipment is available to allow first-round video interviews directly from your office. Contact Recruitment Manager, Brenda Porter, (bzp72@psu.edu or (814) 865-5048) to arrange for interviews via Zoom or your platform of choice.
Virtual and In-person Events
We encourage you to continue to engage with our students virtually or in-person this fall. If you would like to host a virtual panel discussion, information session, or other student event, please contact Brenda Smith Porter, Recruitment Manager, bzp72@psu.edu, to make your arrangements.
However you choose to recruit with Penn State Law, our Career Services team is happy to assist you in identifying students who are the best fit for your office and fulfilling your recruitment needs.
Spring OCI
Our Spring 2022 On-Campus Interview Program (OCI) for First-year Associate or Entry-Level Attorney positions will continue through March. We are excited to connect you with our students and assist you with your hiring needs.
Externships Everywhere
Externships Everywhere
The Penn State Law Externships Everywhere program allows second- and third-year law students the opportunity to spend a semester working with a state or federal judge, government agency, public interest/nonprofit organization, business or law firm in practically any location around the world for academic credit. Externs may work during the fall, spring or summer.
Some recent examples of externships in which our students have participated through this program include:
- White & Case LLP - Paris, France
- Department of Justice - Washington, D.C.
- York County Office of the District Attorney - York, PA
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - New Orleans, LA
Contact Recruitment Manager, Brenda Porter (bzp72@psu.edu or (814) 865-5048) for additional details.
Grading Information
Grading Information
Penn State Law Employer Recruiting Provisions
Penn State Law Employer Recruiting Provisions
Penn State Law is a member of NALP and adheres to the NALP Principles for a Fair and Ethical Recruiting Process. We expect employers recruiting Penn State Law students will adhere to these principles, as will Penn State Law students.
- Employers may now set their own reasonable timelines for offers. Penn State Law suggests, in the absence of an internal policy, employers provide students with offers that remain open for at least two weeks (14 Days).
- All offers should be confirmed in writing by an employer, with all relevant details, and the date of the letter will be the effective offer date for deadlines.
- Students are expected to accept or reject offers on or before the offer deadline. Penn State Law requests that employers consider all reasonable requests for deadline extensions. Offers that are not accepted or extended by the offer deadline expire.
- Penn State Law students shall familiarize themselves with employers’ individual recruiting policies.
- Students may not hold more than five (5) offers open at the same time. Once a student has reached five (5) open offers, within one week of receiving any additional offers, the student should decline offers to bring the number of open offers back to five (5).
- Employers should avoid any conduct that places undue pressure on students to accept or decline offers.
- Students are encouraged to talk to the Career Services Office regularly about all offers and the status of outstanding offers and acceptances. Students are also encouraged to communicate with employers in a timely and professional manner.
- Practices inconsistent with the guidelines should be reported to Penn State Law’s Career Services Office.
- 1L Students
- We encourage students in their first semester of law school to focus on classes and acclimating to law school.
- We recommend employers limit their contact with 1Ls in the Fall Semester to informational interviews, networking, and mentoring, rather than recruiting.
- We encourage employers seeking to connect with 1Ls to contact the Career Services Office to allow us to assist you.
- We encourage employers to keep offers open for a reasonable period of time and suggest 14 days from the date of offer.
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Former NALP Guideline |
New NALP Guideline |
Penn State Law Suggestion |
| 1L Recruiting |
Begins December 1 |
No specific date |
November 1 |
| 2L Recruiting |
28 days from the date of the offer |
No specific number of days |
14 days from the date of the offer |
| Early offers (prior to On-Campus Interviews) |
28 days from the first day of OCI |
No specific number of days |
14 days from the date of the offer |
The Penn State Law Career Services Office welcomes employers to contact us about their recruiting and hiring policies.
Non-Discrimination Policy
Non-Discrimination Policy
Penn State Law is committed to a policy of providing its students and graduates with equal opportunity to obtain employment and does not endorse or support any discrimination in hiring on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran or military reservist, even if any such discrimination has not been held to violate the laws of Pennsylvania or the United States. Continued use of or acceptance of any of our services indicates your commitment that in using the School of Law's facilities for recruitment or for employment interviews, you will adhere to this policy unless you are a military employer entitled to the special treatment required by 32 C.F.R. 216.4.
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