Build the career only you can create.
Success isn't one path. It's building the career that fits your strengths, values, and ambitions.
The Center for Professional Success, Oregon Law's career services office, helps students explore legal career paths, gain practical experience, connect with employers, and prepare for long-term success in the legal profession. Through career counseling, externships, networking opportunities, professional development programs, and alumni mentorship, students build their knowledge of the field, the skills, skills and relationships needed to thrive throughout their careers.
Take ownership of your future.
We'll help you move it forward.
Whether you're exploring practice areas, preparing for interviews, pursuing externships, seeking judicial clerkships, or planning your next career move, the Center for Professional Success provides personalized career advising, employer connections, professional development, and career resources from your first semester through every stage of your legal career.
Learn. Explore. Build. Connect. Thrive.
Learn Who You Are
Discover your strengths, interests, and professional goals. Work with career advisors, attorneys, alumni, and mentors to understand the legal profession and identify career paths that align with your values and aspirations.
Explore What's Possible
Explore careers in private practice, public interest law, government service, judicial clerkships, business and compliance, nonprofit leadership, and emerging legal fields through networking events, externships, and experiential learning opportunities.
Build Judgment and Skills
Develop the skills employers seek, including legal communication, interviewing, networking, client service, professional judgment, and career management. Resume reviews, mock interviews, application coaching, and hands-on experiences help students turn potential into performance.
Learn how to make sound decisions, communicate effectively, navigate ambiguity, and earn trust—capabilities that matter in every legal career.
Connect with the Profession
Build relationships with attorneys, judges, alumni, employers, and legal professionals. Professional networks create opportunities for mentorship, internships, externships, clerkships, and career advancement throughout law school and beyond.
Thrive Over the Long Term
Build habits, skills, and strategies that help you adapt, lead, and grow throughout your career. Whether you're entering practice, pursuing public service, exploring business opportunities, or creating your own path, you'll have support long after graduation.
Professional Development at Every Stage.
From your first semester through alumni status, CPS provides career counseling, professional development, employer engagement and lifelong career support, including:
- First-year Foundations for Success class
- One-on-one career counseling
- Resume and application review
- Interview preparation and mock interviews
- Networking events and attorney panels
- Externship and experiential learning support
- Career fairs and employer recruitment programs
- Alumni mentoring
- Lifelong career coaching
For Employers
Ready to Contribute. Prepared to Lead.
Oregon Law graduates combine strong legal training with practical experience, professional judgment, and adaptability. Through clinics, externships, experiential learning, and individualized career and leadership development, students learn to navigate real-world challenges and contribute from day one.
Recruit Oregon Law students and graduates through recruiting programs, job postings, career fairs, networking events, and employer partnerships.
Connect with the Center for Professional Success
For Alumni and Supporters
Help Shape the Next Generation of Lawyers.
Investing in students’ professional success is investing in the future of the legal community. When alumni and supporters invest their time, expertise, and resources, they help students explore possibilities, develop confidence, and build careers grounded in purpose.
Share your story. Students are eager to learn how Oregon Law alumni navigated law school, launched their careers, and found purpose in the profession. Your experiences can inspire, inform, and guide the next generation of lawyers.
Oregon Law alumni play a vital role in student success. Mentor students, host externships, participate in events, or create career opportunities that help future lawyers thrive.
Frequently Asked Questions
What career services are available to Oregon Law students? ↓
The Center for Professional Success provides career counseling, resume and application review, networking opportunities, interview preparation, employer connections, externship support, and lifelong career coaching.
When should I start working with Oregon Law's career services team? ↓
Students can begin working with career advisors during their first semester and continue accessing career support throughout law school and after graduation.
What legal career paths can I pursue at Oregon Law? ↓
Students pursue careers in private practice, public interest law, government agencies, judicial clerkships, business, compliance, and other legal and professional fields.
Does Oregon Law help students find externships and internships? ↓
Yes. The Center for Professional Success helps students identify externship and experiential learning opportunities that provide practical legal experience and professional connections.
Does Oregon Law help students pursue judicial clerkships? ↓
Yes. Students receive advising, application support, and resources to pursue judicial clerkships and other competitive postgraduate opportunities.
What are Oregon Law's employment outcomes? ↓
Career paths look different for every graduate. Our Outcomes page provides a snapshot of employment outcomes and the types of careers Oregon Law graduates pursue after earning their degrees.
Can employers recruit Oregon Law students? ↓
Yes. Employers can post positions, participate in recruiting programs and career fairs, attend networking events, and work directly with the Center for Professional Success.
Does Oregon Law provide career support after graduation? ↓
Yes. Alumni continue to have access to career resources, professional connections, and career coaching throughout their careers.