Seeking Reciprocity

Law schools who are members of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) frequently have reciprocity policies allowing students who graduate from one law school to utilize the services of another law school's career services office. If you would like to utilize the career planning services of another law school, please do the following:

1. Give notice in writing at least two weeks in advance of your visit to another city to the Career Services secretary requesting that a letter of reciprocity be sent to the law school where you are seeking services.

2. Request the use of only one school in a metropolitan area. Schools have policies that prohibit use of more than one school in a metropolitan area.

3. Understand that policies vary from one school to another. Many schools prohibit use of their offices between August and November due to the increased use of service during the beginning of the school year. Some schools will only provide services on a one-to-one exchange basis.

4. Contact the office that you are visiting in advance, particularly if you are interested in talking with a career services professional in that office. You may have access only to job listings. Some schools may offer you an appointment with a career counselor.

5. Bring a copy of the reciprocity letter with you when you visit the career services office, in case the office cannot locate their copy.

6. Report back to the Career Services Office here about the services you received. We are always interested in learning about ways that other law schools may assist their students. We also would like to be able to offer positive feedback to our colleagues if they have been helpful.