Employers

Welcome to the University of Washington School of Law. We look forward to assisting you with your recruiting efforts and providing you with effective access to our exceptional students and alumni. Various ways to recruit UW Law Students are through job announcements, participating in Fall Recruiting and offering externships. Please browse our site to learn more about UW Law students, and contact our office via email at or by phone at (206) 543-9097 to help you meet your hiring needs.

Recent Graduate Placement

99.4% of the Class of 2006 has been employed, mainly in private practice (53.4%), and over 35% in public service and government jobs.

View our recent graduate employment statistics.

About Current UW Law Students

Currently 704 students are enrolled in UWLS, 569 JDs and 135 LLM/PhDs. The incoming 2007-8 student body consists of 183 students, with a median GPA of 3.63. 66% are women, 25% are students of color and 54% are Washington residents. 16% of our incoming students hold other graduate degrees.

The majority of our students are JD students. JD concentration tracks at UW School of Law include: Asian Law, Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property and International and Comparitive law. LLM programs include: Asian and Comparative Law, Intellectual Property Law, Law of Sustainable International Development and Taxation.

More information about: UWLS grading and admissions policies, incoming class profile.

Post a Job Announcement

Career Services uses a web-based job posting service called Symplicity. Symplicity benefits employers by allowing Career Services to integrate online job listings, resume collections and other information into one interface. It allows students to upload job search documents, apply for positions online and review employer profiles.

Symplicity Employer Log-In
To use Symplicity you will need to register online. Register by clicking the register tab. Once you have registered, you will receive an email with your password. Then login with your email and password and click on Jobs. If you have any difficulty please contact our office.

Meet the Employers Networking Event

Twice a year, the Center for Career Planning and Public Service is pleased to invite employers to participate in Meet the Employers.  This provides an informal table talk venue to meet with and convey information to UW School of Law students regarding your organization or career path.

Fall Recruiting (OCI)

We are pleased to invite employers to participate in the University of Washington School of Law 2008 Fall Recruiting Program for J.D. and LL.M. students.

2008 Fall Recruiting Program (OCI) - instructions, forms and deadlines for employers.

Externships

The Center for Career Planning and Public Services encourages employers to hire students who are seeking to fulfill their public service requirement through an externship. "Public Service Legal Work" must be law related, professional in nature and non-clerical. In addition, and in order to comply with the regulations imposed by the ABA, public service work is uncompensated. Law related work includes, but is not limited to: interviewing witnesses and clients; investigation of factual or legal data; legal research and writing; lobbying; legislative analysis; participating in hearings, oral arguments, arbitrations, mediations, negotiations, or trials; public speaking on law related matters; providing law related training or education; counseling on law related matters; participating in the development of case or project strategy.

As an externship employer and mentor, you can provide a student with valuable experience that can encourage them to make a lifetime commitment to public service.

Public Service at the University of Washington Law School

Public service externship field supervisor information page

Employer Information Files

Career Services maintains employer information on file for thousands of employers for use by students and graduates. Employers are encouraged to submit materials periodically to ensure that we have up to date and accurate information. Please contact us at to update your information.

"This summer, the AGO Social and Health Services Division in Olympia was lucky enough to employ two Rule 9 Law Clerks who are both UW Law students. They demonstrated an incredible work ethic, tackled difficult projects, and were a great fit for the office. They eagerly took advantage of the many opportunities to participate in hearings and trials, and impressed both their colleagues and judges with their courtroom skills."

- Rachel Burnside, Assistant Attorney General
Social and Health Services Division, Olympia

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I have supervised a number of externs through the University of Washington School of Law public service externship program over the past 10 years. The students I have had the privilege to supervise are consistently well-versed in the fundamentals of the law, are bright and hard-working, and committed to public service. The contributions UW externs have made to the Attorney General’s Office in Everett over the years are immeasurable, both in terms of their work product as well as their enthusiasm for the law and service to others. They bring a fresh perspective to our practice, one that invigorates and reminds us why we chose this profession to begin with.

-Scott Majors, Senior Counsel
Regional Services Division, Everett