»Career Services Office
Be Prepared to Make an Impact
From their first day on campus our Career Services Office team partners with students, helping them make an impact with their careers. By understanding your professional goals and aligning you with career opportunities while you study, helping prepare for interviews, draft a resume and meet with prospective employers, our CSO team provides an exceptional foundation from which students can launch successful careers.
From assisting you with the basic tools for your career path to networking with employers in the field, the CSO is your committed partner from the start of your studies until after you graduate, supporting your career every step of the way.
What to Expect from Career Services
Individual Support
Our students benefit from the individualized support of our CSO team from the start of their 1L year. We'll assign you a dedicated Career Services advisor who will provide personalized career counseling both during school and even after you have graduated to help nuture your passion into a professsional career pathway.
Professional Development
All our first-year students participate in our Professional Development program, designed to build confidence and strengthen application materials like cover letters and resumés, while developing professional skills. This program features guest speakers from District Attorney's offices, prestigious law firms and the Orange County Bar Association, connecting students with a broad cross-section of the legal profession, while teaching essential professional skills like professionalism, diversity and civility.
Job Search
Gain real-world, career-relevant experience through internships, externships or paid positions while you study. We’ll help you prepare for professional life with in-person and online mock interview programs, then put your skills to the test with on-campus interviews. Key to this process are the deep connections the CSO has across the Southern California legal marketplace and all five branches of the US Military JAG Corps. Each fall and spring approximately 150 employers participate in our recruiting efforts, offering students opportunities to interview for summer, academic year and post-graduate positions.
Networking
Our CSO team will help you make valuable connections with alumni and provide a complimentary membership to the Orange County Bar Association, connecting you directly with fellow students and experienced attorneys at bar association events or school-sponsored mixers.
A Track Record of Excellence
Our graduates are known for being well-prepared for professional life, reflecting both the caliber of Fowler School of Law students as well as the hard work and support of our Career Services team. Our graduates secure positions with district attorney and public defender officers, state and federal judicial clerkships, corporations such as the Walt Disney Company, leading accounting firms and law firms of every size and practice area speciality.
