Mission

The mission of the University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth Career Services Office is to help students and graduates make informed decisions about career paths and develop personal strategies to obtain career goals by providing guidance, information, and support through a full-service office.

The office is committed to the professional development of all students, both during law school and in their subsequent legal careers, and strives to instill in each student the responsibility to act ethically and honestly throughout the job search process. Toward this end, the Career Services Office provides a wide range of services to students and graduates, under the direction of Leslie Becker Wilson, Esq., the Director of Legal Career Services.

Symplicity

The Career Services Office recently adopted Symplicity Career Services Manager Law Edition software through which it provides online access to current employment opportunities for both students and graduates.

Throughout the year the office conducts outreach to prospective employers to develop school year, summer, and post-graduation employment opportunities in order to enhance the position of the law school’s students and graduates in the job market.

The Career Services Office is continuously expanding its recruiting efforts including building upon its on-campus recruiting program for student summer internships and resume drop program for post-graduation positions.

Pro Bono and other Programs

The law school’s new Pro Bono Program is administered through the Career Services Office. The office maintains a list of pre-approved pro bono placement opportunities available to all students and will organize an annual Pro Bono Program Volunteer Fair for representatives of pro bono placement sites to tell students about current and ongoing pro bono opportunities available at their organizations.

The Career Services Office also coordinates the Public Interest Summer Stipend Program under which students are selected to receive stipends to work in full-time public interest law positions during the summer.

Bar Resources

The Career Services Office also partners with area bar associations to develop additional resources for students and graduates, as well as provides career-related resources from membership organizations including:

• Equal Justice Works
• Northeast Law School Consortium
• PSLawNet

The Director actively represents the law school at professional organizations related to legal placement including the Boston Bar Association Diversity and Inclusion Pipeline Subcommittee and the Boston Lawyers Group.