Employers

With a solid foundation in legal principles and writing skills, a commitment to experiential learning through clinics, fellowships, trial teams, and public service, as well as access to renowned degree programs in specialty areas, Maryland Carey Law students and graduates make exceptional candidates. 

Year-Round Recruiting Opportunities

Join the ranks of employers that have experienced great success hiring talented candidates for part-time employment, summer and postgraduate jobs through fall and spring interview programs and an array of other recruiting options offered by the Career Development Office (CDO).

• On-Campus Interviews (OCI) & Regional Interview Programs
• Washington, DC Interview Program
• National Law School Consortium (NLSC)
• National Public Law School Alliance Interview Program (NPLSA)
• Equal Justice Works Career Fair
• Baltimore-Washington, DC Public Service Recruitment Fair
• Practice Specific and Diversity Job Fairs
• Résumé Collections
• Job Postings

On-Campus Interviews (OCI)

The Career Development Office (CDO) hosts fall and spring OCI programs on designated dates each semester that feature virtual or in-person interviews organized by its recruiting team.  Employers may choose to participate in fall OCI, the CDO’s largest and most comprehensive student interview program, or enjoy, front and center access to recruit 1Ls and other targeted student groups through spring OCI.  Both programs offer employers 100% prescreening and enable private practice and public service employers alike to recruit for summer and postgraduate positions.  Contact the CDO’s recruiting team to participate in OCI at careerdv@law.umaryland.edu.

Résumé Collections

As an alternative to fall and spring OCI, employers may request a Résumé Collection where applications are collected on their behalf, then forwarded as a group so that employers may arrange interviews in their own offices after reviewing applications. Contact the CDO’s recruiting team to participate in a Résumé Collection at careerdv@law.umaryland.edu.

Practice-Based Learning
Maryland Carey Law students and graduates are well prepared to enter the workforce because key to our educational efforts is providing abundant opportunities to participate in practice-based learning. All full-time J.D. students are required to provide access to justice for real-world clients through our Clinical Law Program, experiencing advocacy, litigation, public policy development, and many practical aspects of the law. Additionally, due to our metropolitan location, students and graduates often obtain highly sought experience working with all levels of government, research and nonprofit organizations, as well as a wide variety of private sector corporations. When hiring a Maryland Carey Law student or graduate, rest assured you are hiring an individual who understands the responsibility and dedication associated with the legal profession.

Public Service
Maryland Carey Law believes in bettering our communities by improving the quality of justice and access to the legal system. Developing future generations of lawyers that believe the same, means potential candidates bring those values to your law firm, organization, or business. Our students and graduates often get involved in public service through student organizations, clinics, our specialty programs, grant funded research opportunities, and community outreach in our surrounding West Baltimore neighborhoods.

Degrees & Programs
Maryland Carey Law’s degrees – J.D., dual J.D. programs, LL.M., and Master’s programs for non-lawyers – are each rigorous educational options that prepare students and graduates to be knowledgeable candidates in their chosen areas of the law. Our academic specialty programs and centers, many of which are nationally ranked, allow students to further focus their aptitude, working alongside the country’s foremost experts in topics such as health law, environmental law, dispute resolution, cybersecurity, patent law, business law, and more.

Writing Curriculum
Writing and analysis are critical components of any legal career. Through Maryland Carey Law’s substantial writing curriculum, as well as five student-run journals and opportunities to compete in writing competitions, students and graduates have a solid foundation in research and writing techniques. Many have also completed publishable legal pieces.

Advocacy Opportunities
Advocacy skills are important for more than trial lawyers. Whether you are looking for new hires in private practice, the judiciary, government, or business sector, Maryland Carey Law students and graduates offer confident presentation of ideas, effective writing, and strategic negotiation. These abilities are learned through our intensive curriculum in tactical advocacy skills combined with local, regional, and even national outlets to practice those skills on competitive trial teams, where they also learn practical skills such as working with a team and financial management. And through a tradition of support from the legal community, many of our graduates also continue to hone their advocacy skills by serving as mentors to Maryland Carey Law advocacy teams.