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Generally, BC students are in a great position to get good jobs. Aside from
Harvard, BC is the highest-ranked school in the area. Employers come from
everywhere to recruit. The past two years have been very difficult because of
the economy, but still nearly every student has a job by Christmas after
graduation.
BC offers a stipend to students after their first year to work in government or
public interest. It is funded by grants, a huge auction, and a program called
work-a-day, where students at high-paying jobs give a day's pay to the stipend
fund.
Campus recruiting is very intense. I had upwards of six interviews every week
on campus. Bidding is done over the internet, so that students simply click on
the employers they want to interview with and then Career Services sends off the
resumes. There is also a lottery process, so at least one or two interview
spots
go to a randomly-chosen student.
Career Services is fantastic for students who want to go to big firms, but they
are lacking somewhat for the rest of us. The most advice I got after I decided
to seek out small firms was "network." Only one woman gave me real resume and
cover letter advice, and she has gone to another school! The bottom line is
that
unless a student wants to work at a big firm, he/she should count on doing a LOT
of legwork alone.
The last few years have seen a lot of controversy about military recruiting.
The school follows the ABA non-discrimination policy, which should exclude the
military since it discriminates in employment, but BC (the entire school, not
just law) could lose funding if it does not allow military recruiters on campus.
Thus, for the moment they are allowed on, but that is subject to change.
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