Career Services

Name: 2025 Capital Area Legal Writing Conference
Start: 2025-05-30T13:30:00-04:00
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Location: Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law

The Department of Career Services assists students with career planning and preparation, and works closely with prospective employers to maximize employment opportunities.

Programs

Throughout the academic year, Career Services conducts many career-related presentations and panel discussions for students. Topics include writing resumes and cover letters, job search nuts and bolts, interviewing, the judicial clerkship process, and overviews of substantive legal practice areas. We welcome employers to participate in our programs.

Career Counseling

Career Services’ mission is to help students engage in a meaningful job search, to compete as professionals, and to help them make well-informed choices leading to long-term career satisfaction. Career Services staff members are available for individual counseling with students.

On-Campus Interviews

The department coordinates on-campus student interviews with employers in the public and private sectors in South Carolina and beyond. These on-campus interview programs are concentrated in the fall for second- and third-year students and in the spring for first-year students.

Mock Interviews

The Charleston School of Law assists students and alumni in developing and refining their job interview skills through programming and mock interviews.

Law Links

The Charleston Law Links Mentorship Program matches law students with local attorney mentors. Through the program, practicing attorneys talk with students about career decisions, professionalism, and life after law school.

For Students

The Department of Career Services assists students with career planning and preparation, and works closely with prospective employers to maximize employment opportunities.

For Employers

If you’re an employer and you need additional assistance, we’d love to help you in any way we can. Here are some additional resources and tools that may help you connect.

For Alumni

Our mission is to help students engage in a meaningful job search, to compete as professionals, and to help them alumni make well-informed choices leading to long-term career satisfaction.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY AND PLAN

The Charleston School of Law is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in admissions and employment on grounds of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, gender, sexual orientation, and marital, parental or veteran status. It also is the policy of the Charleston School of Law to assure equal educational and employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender orientation, marital, parental or veteran status.