Job Postings
Symplicity
Job announcements for students are available online on Symplicity. Students may request passwords from the Career Planning Center by visiting the office or sending a request to .
If you are NOT a UW Law student or graduate, to purchase a subscription to our on-line job listings posted on Symplicity, you will need to become a subscriber. A Subscriber will be able to view jobs on the Symplicity. Applications to employers will have to be completed outside the system. The application features of simplicity are only available to University of Washington School of Law students and alumni.
To purchase a subscription mail a check for $120.00 for a one year subscription or $60 for a six month subscription, made out to UW School of Law, to the following address:
William H. Gates Hall
Career Planning Office - UW School of Law
Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98195-3020.
Along with your check, please include:
- your name
- your law school
- your year of graduation
- your home phone number and
- the email address where you would like to receive the password.
Payments must be received by the Career Planning before accounts are activated.
BYU Intercollegiate Job Bank
Jobs from other law schools are available through the Intercollegiate Job Bank maintained by BYU Law School. Contact careerps@u.washington.edu for the username and password.
Government Employment
Looking just at the numbers, the federal government is the largest single
employer of lawyers in the country. Most entry level hires are done through
agency Honors Programs.
See the Government Honors and Internship Handbook for a complete listing (you will need to get the password from Career Planning)
Or visit these specific sites:
At the state level the Washington
State Attorney General’s Office, other state agencies, and many local
and county jurisdictions routinely hire recent law graduates. Indeed, state and
local jobs can often be the fastest track to hands-on litigation
experience—with high volume caseloads and frequent court appearances.