The CDO is pleased to assist GW Law graduates contemplating a job change or seeking employment. We welcome inquiries from graduates and hope you will contact us if we can assist you. Please feel free to schedule an appointment with our Alumni Counselor; just call 202.994.7340. Alumni services available include:

Alumni Career Advisor Network: The Network connects students and graduates with Alumni Career Advisors who can provide job search advice and information.

Alumni Job Postings (through Symplicity): Updated regularly, the job listings include openings we receive directly from employers and vacancies from selected legal newspapers, periodicals, job newsletters, and other websites.  Please contact the CDO if you need a Symplicity account.

Alumni Resources Guide: The Guide is designed to be a useful reference to alumni with career-related questions. It contains information and resources on a variety of career-related topics including CDO resources, online postings, networking, resumes, cover letters, and interviews. In addition, the Guide also includes sample documents for your review.

CDO Career Resource Library: CDO's extensive resource library is open to graduates over 50 hours per week, including evenings and weekends. Please see the Annotated Bibliography for a list of all resources available.

Individual Consultations: CDO staff members are available to meet in person or to speak with graduates by phone or by email. We are happy to discuss resume and cover letter preparation, interviewing tips, online and print library career resources, job search strategies, networking and informational interviewing, and any other issues of interest to graduates.

Lexis Career Database: Lexis offers extensive online career databases for job hunters, including Martindale-Hubbell. Please contact the CDO to obtain a Lexis username and password.

Judicial Clerkships: The CDO provides advice and assistance to alumni seeking judicial clerkships.

Online Job Search Resources

Listing of Legal Temporary Agencies: Contact the CDO for the most current list of agencies that place law graduates in short and long-term temporary positions.

Reciprocity: Some law schools, through a process called reciprocity, permit graduates of other law schools to visit their career services offices and/or to subscribe to their graduate job newsletters. Please note reciprocity is only available during certain times of the year and may be difficult to obtain in major metropolitan areas. To request reciprocity, please contact our Resource Library (cdolibrary@law.gwu.edu or 202.994.7340).

Westlaw: GW Law student passwords are valid for one year after graduation. Only the career services pages are still available.