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FORDHAM UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL - New York, New York

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OCI registration opens 3/1/23

OCI requests accepted by

OCI requests accepted by Online, URL: https://www.fordham.edu/info/22571/the_fall_on-campus_interview_program
Online beginning date 3/1/22

Please specify any changes in OCI procedures or policies that will be in effect for the first time during 2023

OCI date assignment procedure

OCI date assignment procedure Early/Late Rotation

Comments
EIW (M. 7/31 - Th. 8/03). Interview date based on our Date Rotation System. New employers provide 3 alternative dates for assignment and they will be incorporated into the Date Rotation System. Fall Weeks (TBD) and Spring Weeks (TBD) are assigned on a first-come basis.

OCI Fee? No fee for OCI Schedules
OCI date confirmation will be sent to employers

If requested our school will coordinate with

Required Employer Forms
1) Fordham's Registration Form, 2) Fordham's Non-Discrimination Statement of Agreement (available through Symplicity), and 3) NALP Questionnaire (required only if not published in NALP's Directory of Legal Employers).

OCI Date Details

OCI Interview Periods

Callback period for 2L summer positions

Is video conferencing available? Yes

Comments
OCI screening interviews will be remote using FloRecruit.

Are employers permitted to prescreen

Are employers permitted to prescreen? No

If no, explain
Fall OCI AND EIW: employers select 60% of students to be interviewed; the remaining 40% are scheduled through the Student Preference System. Visit our website and/or contact Mitchell Weitz at [email protected].

Dates

OCI Drop date 06/30/2023
Date student materials sent to employer 06/30/2023
Date interview schedule sent to employer 07/20/2023

Mail

Postage/express mail fee Resumes through Symplicity

Comments

Do you provide resume collection or direct mail option for employers not participating in OCI? Yes

Building

Are all OCI conducted in campus buildings? No

If no, describe alternatives and reservation procedure
OCI Screening interviews will be conducted using FloRecruit.

If you organize or participate in either cooperative or off-campus interview programs, please list applicable information about participating schools, dates, interview locations, program coordinator/telephone, pre-screening or other selection process, and registration fees.
International Student Interview Program (LLM) Loyola Patent Law Interview Program Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair Equal Justice Works Public Interest Job Fair and Conference NYU Public Interest Legal Career

DIVERSITY INTERVIEW PROGRAMS
New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship New York City Metro Area LGBT Career Fair for First Year Students Impact Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys With Disabilities Lavender Law: National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Bar Association Annual Career Fair Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair Hispanic National Bar Association Job Fair Heartland Diversity Job Fair Northwest Minority Job Fair St. Louis Diversity Legal Job Fair National Black Prosecutors Association Job Fair

For Employers who do not interview students on-campus, will you:

send, upon request, one package containing resumes/transcripts? No
post a notice directing students to apply directly to employer? Yes

If you provide job listings for graduates, describe how to send notice, when employers can expect responses, length of time notice is posted (whether in print or online), etc.
All job listings for graduates are posted on the Career Planning Center's Job Bank (Symplicity) accessed via the CPC web site: http://www.fordham.edu/info/22537/jd. Click on "Employers" and then "Post an Online Job Listing" to record a student or alumni job listing online, or e-mail the announcement to the attention of the CPC Resource Associate, at [email protected].

FIRST-YEAR STUDENT Describe any special regulations pertaining to the recruitment of first year students. For example, are first year students eligible for spring OCI? When are job notices posted during second semester?
Job notices for first-years are posted in the Fall of and thereafter, as received, so students may interview between semesters. Employers who wish to interview first-year students are encouraged to do so on campus from February to March. E-mail Mitchell Weitz ([email protected]) to arrange a Spring OCI date. Job notices are posted continuously on the Career Planning's website throughout the year The CPC hosts a variety of Employer Receptions each Spring Semester, please visit our website, employer section for information about how to participate in these receptions and other avenues for employers to participate at the Law School.

Recruiting Policy Information

Does your law school have a recruiting policy? Yes
If yes, does this policy apply to All employers
Link to policy https://www.fordham.edu/info/23641/policies_governing_recruitment_at_fordham_law_school
Do you provide guidelines or a specific requirement regarding the number of days a student should have to respond to an offer? Guidelines
Minimum number of days a student should have to respond
Is there a maximum number of employment offers a student may hold open at any one time? Yes
Maximum number of offers that can be held open
Is there a specific date before which employers should not initiate formal one-on-one recruiting contact with first-year students? Yes
What is the date before which employers should not initiate contact with first-year students?
Recruiting policy comments/explanation