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, provides career services by helping 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, and relationships needed to thrive throughout their careers.
Learn. Explore. Build. Connect. Thrive.
Take ownership of your future. We’ll help you move it forward.
Learn who you are. Discover your strengths, values, interests, and goals with guidance from advisors, alumni, mentors, and legal professionals.
Explore what's possible. Explore career paths, practice areas, and opportunities through networking, externships, and experiential learning.
Build judgment and skills. Gain the communication, interviewing, networking, client service, and professional skills employers seek through coaching and practical experience.
Connect with the profession. Expand your network through relationships with alumni, employers, attorneys, judges, and mentors who can help open doors throughout law school and beyond.
Thrive. Navigate opportunities, challenges, and career transitions with confidence, adaptability, and lifelong support.
Professional Development at Every Stage.
From your first semester through alumni status, Oregon Law provides career counseling, professional development, employer engagement and lifelong career support, including:
- First-year Foundations for Success
- 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.
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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.