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BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL - Newton, Massachusetts

OCI / Job Posting

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OCI registration opens March 2023

OCI requests accepted by

OCI requests accepted by Online, URL: https://law-bc.12twenty.com/Hire
Online beginning date 03/20/2023

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

OCI date assignment procedure

OCI date assignment procedure First come first served
Early/Late Rotation

Comments
If there are more requests for a certain date than can be accommodated, we take last year's interview date into account.

OCI Fee? Fees vary based on employer size and number of schedules. OCI fees will be announced when registration opens.
OCI date confirmation will be sent to employers

If requested our school will coordinate with
Harvard Law School, Boston University School of Law and other Massachusetts law schools, where possible

Required Employer Forms
Employers must agree to non-discrimination policy and complete the previous year's OCI results feedback form.

OCI Date Details

OCI Interview Periods July 24-26, 2023

Callback period for 2L summer positions
TBD

Is video conferencing available? Yes

Comments
All OCI interviews will be virtual during summer 2023.

Are employers permitted to prescreen? Yes

Dates

OCI Drop date
Date student materials sent to employer 07/07/2023
Date interview schedule sent to employer 07/19/2023

Mail

Postage/express mail fee N/A

Comments
N/A

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
All OCI interviews will be virtual during summer 2023.

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.
The Law Consortium Off-Campus Interview Programs Participating Schools: Boston College Law School, Boston University School of Law, The George Washington University School of Law, Northwestern University School of Law, Notre Dame Law School, The University of Texas School of Law. Interview Locations: Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Miami, FL; San Francisco, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Los Angeles, CA (resume collection) Website: http://www.thelawconsortium.org/ Government and Public Interest (Gov/PI) Recruitment Programs Participating Schools: All Massachusetts Law Schools Location(s): Rotates among various Boston area law schools Date 1: October 2023 Date 2: January 2024 Website: http://www.maconsortium.org/home.html Loyola Patent Law Interview Program Participating Schools: Nationwide law schools Location: Chicago, IL In-person Interview Dates: Thursday, July 20 & Friday, July 221 2023 Contact: [email protected] Website: https://www.luc.edu/law/currentstudents/careerservices/patentprogram/

DIVERSITY INTERVIEW PROGRAMS
Bay Area Diversity Career Fair (San Francisco, CA); Boston Lawyers Group (BLG) Diversity Job Fair (Boston, MA); Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Job Fair (Chicago, IL); Delaware Minority Job Fair (Wilmington, DE); Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Career Fair (Washington, DC); Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair (Indianapolis, IN); KCMBA Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (Kansas City, MO); Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair (Los Angeles, CA); National Black Prosecutors Association (NBPA) Conference & Job Fair (Houston, TX); Northwest Minority Job Fair; St. Louis Diversity Job Fair (“SLDJF”) (St. Louis, MO)

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

send, upon request, one package containing resumes/transcripts? Yes
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.
Alumni employment opportunities are posted on the Boston College Law School SAGE (12Twenty) site. This is a password protected site available only to BC Law students and alumni. Employers wishing to post a job may register for a SAGE account (https://law-bc.12twenty.com/Hire) to post directly or send the notice by email ([email protected]). This service is free of charge. Please indicate in your email the deadline for the posting. If no deadline date is indicated, then it will be posted to expire in 14 days.

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?
a. During the first semester, prospective employers should minimize contact with first-year students so as to enable them to focus on acclimating to law school and their studies. b. Offers to first-year students for summer employment should remain open for no less than 14 days following the date of the offer letter.

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.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/law/sites/employers.html#policies
Do you provide guidelines or a specific requirement regarding the number of days a student should have to respond to an offer? Specific Requirements
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 5
Is there a specific date before which employers should not initiate formal one-on-one recruiting contact with first-year students? No
Recruiting policy comments/explanation