Counseling Policy:

• Students may schedule appointments with a counselor for one-on-one counseling anytime, with one (NALP) exception:  In accordance with National Association for Law Placement guidelines, first-year students may not receive one-on-one counseling until November 1st of their first year.
• Counseling may occur on a drop-in basis or students may schedule an appointment. (Link to contact page) While walk-ins are always welcome, our counselors cannot guarantee their availability.

Working While in School

• ABA Restrictions: Students engaged in full-time legal study are cautioned that the American Bar Association (ABA) prohibits employment from exceeding twenty hours weekly during the academic year. A full-time student is defined as one who devotes substantially all of his or her working hours to the study of law. While part-time students are not bound by these same restrictions, students should allow ample time for studies because the study of law is demanding.
• First-Year Students: Due to the ABA limitations on student employment, the Chapman Law faculty discourage full-time students from taking any employment during their first year of legal study. Academic standards are not altered to take account of demands imposed by employment.

• Students and graduates may use any materials in the Career Services Resource Center.  Some materials are available to check out.
• A computer, printer, copier, and fax machine are available to students to assist in their job seeking efforts.

Interview Cancellation Policy

Chapman University School of Law Career Services Office expects that students participating in Chapman Law’s on-campus interview program will demonstrate the highest levels of professional behavior.   In order to enhance and preserve the professional reputation of all Chapman Law students, the Career Services Office has adopted the following policy which is binding upon all Chapman Law students. 

Arriving late for an interview or failing to cancel a scheduled interview reflects poorly upon the individual candidate and upon Chapman Law students in the aggregate.  If you need to withdraw from an on-campus interview, please contact the Career Services Office no later than 48 hours prior to your interview.  In the case of unanticipated illness or emergency, please contact the Career Services Office at (714) 628-2517 as soon as possible. 

If you fail to attend a scheduled on-campus interview without any prior notice, you will need to meet with one of the career counselors and draft an apology letter to the employer.  Future on-campus interviewing privileges may be suspended at the discretion of the Director of Career Services, subject to compliance with this policy.

Career Services Support for Student Organizations Policy:
The Career Services Office welcomes partnering with student organizations to provide career services-related panels and events.  Student leaders interested in co-sponsoring an event should submit a written request to the Director of Career Services (link to contact page) including: (1) a brief description of the event, (2) how the student organization would like the CSO to support them, and (3) if any funding is being requested, the student leader should provide how much is remaining in the student organization’s budget. The CSO can provide up to $75 per event, but funding is provided on a first-come-first-serve basis and also takes into consideration the ability of the organization to pay and the activity level of the organization.

Reciprocity Policy:

The Career Services Office is available to assist Chapman Law students and graduates in seeking reciprocity with other ABA accredited schools. Additionally, we are happy to work with graduates and students of other ABA accredited law schools located outside of the Southern California area through the reciprocity process. In order to provide effective service to both our students and to visitors, please note the following:

1. Requests for reciprocity must be made in writing (e-mail preferred) by the Career Services Office of the student's/graduate's law school. Please include the requestee's address so that acceptance letters may be sent to both the student/graduate and the requesting law school.
2. The requesting ABA school must be located outside of the Southern California area (i.e., Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, Ventura, San Bernardino, or San Diego counties).
3. When the student/graduate comes to our office after receiving an acceptance letter, he or she should check in with a member of the Career Services staff.
4. Services available to the student/graduate include using our Jobs Board, office review of library resources, and NALP publications. Services do not include access to On-Campus Interviewing, job fairs, or counseling. Online job listings are accessible on the same terms and conditions as the requesting institution. Reciprocal services are offered on the same terms they are granted to our students and graduates.
5. Reciprocity is granted for a period of three months, after which time the student/graduate will need to reapply for reciprocity.
6. No services will be granted between August 15 and October 31 or during the week between December 25 and New Year’s Day.
7. The Career Services Office may restrict or revoke reciprocity privileges to any individual who misuses the facilities or services, or to any law school surpassing a reasonable number of requests within any academic year.
8. Chapman students are limited to ten (10) school requests during one academic year. 
9. Please send your requests to the Recruitment Coordinator.

Non-Discrimination Policy:

Chapman University School of Law is committed to a policy that opposes discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap or disability, or sexual orientation. The services and facilities of the Career Office are available only to those employers who observe the principle of equal opportunity and whose practices are in accord with this policy. 

Military On-Campus Recruiting Policy:

Chapman University School of Law provides career services to all Chapman University School of Law students and graduates on an equal opportunity basis. We do not knowingly furnish assistance and facilities for interviewing and other career functions to persons, firms, agencies, or organizations that discriminate in their selection of candidates or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, or veteran status.

Chapman University School of Law notifies employers of our non-discrimination policy and informs them that a request to use any of our career services in any manner is, by that request, their acknowledgement that they are willing to adhere to our non-discrimination policy. Chapman University School of Law expects that all employers will consider, in good faith, each applicant on the basis of his or her individual merits.

The United States Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Marines) discriminates against persons based on age, handicap, and sexual orientation in a manner inconsistent with the School of Law's non-discrimination policy. However, under the Solomon Amendment, universities that do not allow the United States Armed Forces access to students for recruitment purposes lose certain federal funding. For this reason, the School of Law feels compelled to permit the United States Armed Forces to use the School of Law facilities for recruitment purposes despite its discrimination. In no way does the School of Law condone the United States Armed Force's continuing discrimination against such persons.

If you feel that you have been a victim of discrimination by any on-campus interviewer, please contact the Director of the Career Services Office.