EMPLOYERS
YOUR STRATEGIC PARTNER IN HIRING
Like any law school career office, CDO hosts job fairs, posts job postings, and arranges for on-campus interviews. However, the CDO is here to help beyond traditional career services offerings. We can help you draft postings to attract the best talent possible, understand market trends, and sort through the applicant pool in a way that goes beyond simple measurements like rank or GPA. We can also help you develop strategies to attract and assess a wider pool of highly qualified applicants, increasing diversity and retention.
Our focus on individual student engagement allows us to actively identify and drive students to apply for positions, ensuring you receive the strongest possible pool of applicants. From big firms to solo practitioners, from urban to rural geographic locations, and throughout Utah and the nation, we are here to help you identify the best individual for your organization’s needs. In short:
We are here to be your partner.
"HOW TO" QUICK GUIDE
- Details: Include pay, hours, location and the kind of work students will be doing. Many candidates have no exposure to legal work environments, so the more you can tell them, the more likely they are to apply.
- Culture: Tell applicants about your organization's culture. Explaining the way you view your firm helps a student choose between employers.
- Practice areas: Specifically listing your major practice areas, or those you are planning to grow, can be a huge asset. Students don't know that 90% of your practice is litigation or that you want to grow in real estate. This information helps them self-select and offers you a stronger and more focused applicant pool.
- Point of contact: List one person as a contact so students know who to address their cover letter to and where to send it.
- Short deadlines drive applicants: Most students will apply just before the deadline, so it's generally best to give them just two weeks to apply. We can always reopen the posting if needed.
- Rolling deadlines: If you are accepting applications throughout the year, emphasize that you are reviewing and hiring as applications come in and will hire as soon as you find the right person. This will help a busy student prioritize submitting their application.
- Arturo Thompson: 30 min or 60 min meeting | Phone: 785-218-8944
- James Holbrook: 30 min or 60 min meeting | Phone: 801-585-9693
- Amanda Barr: 30 min or 60 min meeting | Phone: 206-618-0177
MY SJQ STORY
“On reflection, I’m surprised to admit that what I remember most about law school is the students I studied with, struggled with, laughed with, and learned with. There are many classroom moments, of course, and hallway discussions with professors, but it is my fellow students who made the biggest mark on me. They were from everywhere and were of all shapes, sizes, colors, and backgrounds. I remember the hours we spent studying torts, the rule against perpetuities, the law of offer and acceptance and contracts; the late nights editing law journal articles; and so forth. We studied hard, but we helped each other learn. For the last several decades I have employed the same approach to working with colleagues. I work best in a group, when I can collaborate, share ideas, debate issues, and eventually come up with the right approach to a client problem. I am convinced that I would not have approached the law that way during my career if I had not been exposed to that collaborative, explorative method while in law school.
The S.J. Quinney College of Law is the author of my life’s work. I’ve had an amazing series of experiences, acquaintances, privileges, and resulting opportunities to make a positive impact in the lives of many people. I would not have any of that without the College of Law.”
— Lowell Brown, Class of 1982
Brown is a health care operations lawyer, with nearly 40 years’ experience in the world of hospitals and medical providers. During that time he has helped his provider clients achieve success in a wide range of business, regulatory, and medico-legal matters.
CONTACT THE CDO TEAM
You can contact anyone on the CDO team by phone or email, or book a meeting through the Calendly meeting scheduler links below.