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Message from the Chancellor
The Office of Career
Counseling & Development is dedicated to
increasing employment opportunities for our
students. We are constantly exploring new
resources to assist our students with their
job search efforts. Our goals are to
provide the students with the most
up-to-date information regarding the job
market and assist each student with his or
her individual career development needs.
To those ends, we provide the
following services for our students and
alumni:
CAREER COUNSELING
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Counseling sessions as
requested
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Student orientation with
the office & services provided
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Student registration with
office
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Review & edit of resumes
and cover letters
PROGRAMMING &
OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES
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Professional
Development Workshops
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Peer Pointer Sessions
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Alternative Legal
Careers Seminars
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Mock Interviews
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Judicial
Clerkships-Informational Seminars
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Professionalism
Seminars
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Resume and Cover
Letter Training
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
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Register students and
alumni on Symplicity, our virtual career
counseling office
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Coordinate fall and
spring semester On-Campus Interviews (OCI)
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Coordinate off campus
interviews for students
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Post and notify students
and alumni regarding available positions
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Coordinate student and
alumni participation in regional and
national job fairs
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We are committed to providing
specialized career counseling, collecting
and distributing vital information and
resources, and offering critical skills
training, while leading the efforts of the
law school to establish relationships with
employers. We strive to be a major marketing
and outreach program for the Law Center and
an invaluable resource for both law students
and graduates as they chart their career
paths.
The Office of Career
Counseling and Development is located in
Suite 116 of the Southern University Law
Center and is open for business between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday through
Friday, with evening appointments available
upon request.
Michelle A. Jackson, B.A., J.D.
Director
mjackson@sulc.edu
Phone number: (225) 771-2142
Fax number: (225) 771-5891
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