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Employment Prospects Survey |
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UCLA is a prestigious law school, thus students have little difficulty finding a
legal job after graduation. In recent years, after experiencing an inflation of
law firm salaries in California (and elsewhere) as well as a shrinking economy,
it has been harder for students to find employment in large law firms. Still,
even in these hard times, a substantial portion (roughly 1/3 to 1/2) will enter a
large law firm immediately after graduation. Government, public interest, and
small law firm jobs tend to be rather easy to obtain.
The on-campus interviewing program (OCIP) is by far the most visible way that
law students receive jobs. Employers participating in OCIP tend to be the
larger, national law firms, with a few local mid-size firms also participating.
There are also other job fairs during the year. Government employers come on
campus during the fall, though that tends to be informational in nature rather
than direct recruiting. In the spring, there is a Public Interest fair during
which employers set up information tables and some interview students for summer
and permanent positions. Many students find jobs outside of these on-campus
recruitment fairs and programs, however.
The career services office is fairly mediocre. A couple of the counselors have
a good reputation among the student body, but most are generally ineffecutal and
unhelpful. This especially holds true for students seeking employment in an
organization that is not a large law firm. The office puts on informational
programs and panels from time to time, and provides a fair amount of literature
that can serve to help students in their employment endeavors.
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University of California-Los Angeles School of Law Admission & Application Surveys
