CSO Policies for Students, Alumni, and Employers

Eligibility

Career Services is available to all enrolled students, transfer students upon matriculation, and alumni. Visiting students may request limited access. Services are not available to non-law students unless part of a joint degree program. View Law Lion Careers portal

Job Search Ethics

Students must present themselves honestly in all job-related documents and interactions. Reneging on offers, dual-applying without permission, or failing to update employers on decisions may lead to loss of services or disciplinary referral.

Interview and Recruiting Rules

All scheduled interviews must be attended or canceled with at least 48 hours’ notice. Students are expected to be on time, professionally dressed, and prepared. OCI interview no-shows or misconduct may result in sanctions.

Offer Deadlines

Pre-OCI Offers: Offers made prior to OCI must remain open for at least 14 days. OCI Offers: Offers made via On-Campus Interviews must remain open for at least 14 days. Offer Cap: Students may hold no more than two offers at any time. Students may petition for an exception to hold additional offers.

Externships and Clerkships

All externships must comply with ABA guidelines and school credit requirements. Paid judicial internships and clerkships must follow confidentiality rules and application protocols approved by the school.

AI Use

Policy under development. Students should not submit AI-generated materials without revision. Do not input confidential information into public AI tools.

Job Posting & OCI Rules

Employers must comply with all deadlines for registration, posting, and interview scheduling. Last-minute cancellations must be avoided and rescheduling must respect the school’s academic calendar. View Law Lion Careers portal

Nondiscrimination Policy

Employers must follow the law school’s EEOC-compliant policy, including nondiscrimination on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Offer Guidelines

Employers may follow NALP deadlines. OCI Offers: Offers made via On-Campus Interviews must remain open for at least 14 days. Pre-OCI Offers: Offers made prior to OCI must remain open for at least 14 days. Exploding offers are strongly discouraged and must be reported to the CSO.

Grading Scale and Class Rank

The school uses a letter grading system with class rankings available by GPA bands. View 1L Class Profile

Career Services Access

Alumni up to five years post-graduation may access advising, job boards, and select CSO programming. Older alumni may request access case-by-case. View Law Lion Careers portal

Reciprocity Policy

Alumni may request reciprocity at other law schools once per year. Requests are subject to blackout periods and reciprocity agreements.

Networking Expectations

Alumni participating in mentorship or networking must act professionally, avoid solicitation, and maintain confidentiality. If a student or alumnus experiences or witnesses inappropriate conduct during a networking interaction, they should report it to the Career Services Office or the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. Our community relies on mutual trust and professionalism

Confidentiality and Data Privacy

Career Services Office adheres to FERPA and ABA Standard 509. Student and employer data are used only in aggregate unless consent is granted.

Professionalism and Social Media

Professionalism is defined by the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Students must maintain a professional in-person and online presence. Disparaging or inappropriate content related to job searches or the school may result in revoked privileges or referral to the Honor Code Administrator.

Employment Reporting

3Ls must complete employment surveys. Data is anonymized and submitted to the ABA for accreditation and compliance; and to NALP for transparency. View Employment Reporting Statistics

For Dickinson Law Students and Graduates

The Career Services Office can assist Dickinson Law students and alumni in their job search by making reciprocity requests on their behalf. Please review the following guidelines:

• Reciprocity requests are made by Career Services staff to other Career Services staff on behalf of their alumni, so you must communicate with the Career Services Office to make a request.
• Each school develops their own reciprocity policy, so please review the reciprocity of the school(s) from which you are considering requesting reciprocity to ensure you are eligible to make the request and will have access to the services you desire. For example, most schools do not grant requests during the late summer — late fall hiring “blackout window;” other schools may not grant online access to their career portal, or charge a fee for doing so.
• The Career Services Office will make one request per student/alumni per geographic market at a time. A market is generally defined as a city or state. For example, the New York City metropolitan area is one market; the rest of New York State is another market. If you have a question about defining a market, contact us. We do not make reciprocity requests to other law schools in Pennsylvania.
• To make a request, email your name as it was at the time of your graduation, graduation year, valid phone number, and email. We will verify your attendance before granting the request. We generally process requests in two to four business days.

For more information or to contact our office, email us or call 717-240-5201 (Carlisle) or 814-867-1255 (University Park).

For Law Students and Graduates of Other Law Schools

Dickinson Law’s Career Services Office provides reasonable access to its resources to students/graduates of law schools outside the state of Pennsylvania according to our Reciprocity Policy. Requests for reciprocity must come from a staff member of the requestor’s law school. Review our full reciprocity policy below.

• Services are available to students and graduates of ABA accredited schools that agree to provide similar services to Dickinson Law students and graduates.
• Dickinson Law will make available access to our online career portal. Other services will not be provided. No fee is required.
• If granted, access will be provided for three months (90 days), renewable at the discretion of the CSO.
• Requests should be made in writing by a representative of the requesting student or graduate’s law school’s career services/development office, and emailed to the Career Services Office. Requests should include the name, contact information, and graduation year of the student/graduate.
• Services may be denied to students or graduates of any school that seem to surpass a reasonable number of reciprocity requests.
• Dickinson Law reserves the right to deny access or to alter this policy without advance notice.