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The Career Services Office (CSO) works with employers interested in hiring students and alumni for full-time, part-time, or project-based work during the academic year, summer months, or post graduation. Duquesne Kline School of Law students and alumni are known for their strong skills, solid work ethic, and professional demeanor, and the CSO enthusiastically invites employers to consider them for your hiring needs. Whether we can help with collecting application materials, scheduling virtual or in-person interviews, or providing information about legal recruitment, please contact us at lawcareersFREEDUQUESNE or (412) 396-6559.

Recruiting Opportunities

The CSO is happy to assist with your recruitment efforts and connect you with the talented students and alumni of the Duquesne Kline School of Law!

Employers are invited to post full-time, part-time, and project-based opportunities for students and alumni.  All postings will appear on our job board, DuqLawConnect, where students and alumni look for opportunities during the school year and summer months.

Employers can provide information in the manner that's most convenient to them:
  1. Complete an online ;
  2. Post details directly to the portal; or
  3. Contact the office at lawcareers@duq.edu or (412) 396-6559.

The Career Services Office invites employers to conduct interviews at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Â鶹ֱ²¥ during the fall and spring semesters. The on-campus recruitment program, known as OCI, allows employers to meet with a large number of candidates during a relatively short period of time. The service is open to all employers - private firms, judges, government agencies, corporations, academic institutions, and public interest organizations.

Interviews may be scheduled on-campus at the law school, at the employer's office, or virtually, according to the employer's preference.

Fall and Spring Recruitment Programs

The 2024 Fall Recruitment/OCI Program will take place from July 29-November 8, 2024. 

The 2025 Spring Recruitment/OCI Program will take place from January 21-April 11, 2025. 

Employers are invited to complete a , where you can identify your preferred interview dates.  Upon receipt, the CSO will confirm your registration via email.

 

The Career Services Office hosts Small Firm Interview Weeks during the Spring Semester each year. This event provides employers with an excellent opportunity to recruit for law clerk, internship, and entry-level attorney positions, with assistance from the CSO which collects application materials and schedules interviews for employers.  

Registration for the 2025 event will begin in January 2025.  If your firm is hiring for summer law clerks, internships, entry-level attorney positions for 2025 graduates, or law-related positions that could be of interest to our Evening students, please consider joining us!  Interviews can be held at your office, at the law school, or virtually.

If you're not hiring at the time of the Small Firm Interview Weeks, the Career Services Office will gladly help with your hiring needs by posting a traditional job posting or collecting resumes for you to review. 

Please contact Maria Comas, Assistant Dean of Career Services, at comas@duq.edu or 412-396-6279 for additional information.

Nondiscrimination Policy and Employer Guidelines

The Career Services Office is committed to ensuring the highest standards of professionalism, fairness, transparency, and nondiscrimination in law student and lawyer recruitment and employment. The services of this office are available only to employers whose standards and practices conform with our Nondiscrimination Policy and Employer Guidelines.