First Year JD Career Curriculum

The Office of Career Services holds events and educational programming throughout the year, and our counselors work with students to help them navigate the job search process and achieve their professional goals.

(For details and registration information for OCS events and recruiting programs, current students may go to their Career Services Manager (CSM) account.)

September-October

• 1Ls begin to meet with the OCS counselors, gain access to the Career Resources Handbook, and attend a small group 1L Job Search Workshop.
• The Practice Area Educational Fair and Panel introduces first-year students to various practice areas and provides a forum for interaction with attorneys from over 70 law firms, as well as lawyers working in alternative careers such as banking, consulting, and compliance.
• The Fall On-Campus Interview program takes place for 2L candidates, featuring employers in the public, private, and government sectors. 

November-December

• 1L job search group sessions and detailed resume reviews.
• Interview Skills Mini Clinics
• 1L Diversity Career Fair.
• Students prepare applications to 1L summer employers.

January

• Law firms host "Home for the Holidays" receptions over winter break.
• Orientation session for Spring On-Campus interviews and events.
• Informal law firm and corporate sponsored events, receptions, lunches and dinners take place throughout the spring. 

February-March

• Speed Networking Lunch for 1Ls connects students with attorneys from 25+ New York law firms in an informal setting.
• On-campus interviews allow students to submit their interview preferences for a variety of public interest, government and law firm employers.
• NYU Confidential provides information and data on previous 2L recruiting seasons.
• NYU Global Networking Event features attorneys from law firms in major legal markets outside of New York, both national and international.
• Students may schedule "mini mock" interview sessions with an OCS counselor in order to assess their skills for upcoming interviews.

April-May

• Attorney Interview Match practice interview program for one-on-one practice interviews with lawyers nationwide. Students engage in a "mock interview" followed by candid feedback and suggestions on their interview skills.
• Orientation session for Early Interview Week (EIW), the largest on-campus interview program of the year.
• Students may schedule a PEP/EIW list review with an OCS counselor in order to assess their upcoming recruitment strategy before they are entered into the lottery process. Students have historically received an average of 22 interviews as a result of the EIW lottery.

June 

• EIW takes place from June 16-18, 2025. Historically, the majority of students have secured their 2L summer positions through this program.

July-August

• Incoming students set up their Career Services Manager (CSM) profile.