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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW - Athens, Georgia

OCI / Job Posting

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OCI registration opens March 1, 2023

OCI requests accepted by

OCI requests accepted by Mail
Phone
Email to: [email protected]
Online, URL: https://law-uga.12twenty.com/hire
Email beginning date 03/01/2023
Mail beginning date 03/01/2023
Phone beginning date 03/01/2023
Online beginning date 03/01/2023

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 First come first served

Comments
OCI dates will be confirmed via email on a first come first served basis.

OCI Fee? None
OCI date confirmation will be sent to employers

If requested our school will coordinate with

Required Employer Forms
Signed non-discrimination statement.

OCI Date Details

OCI Interview Periods Early OCI: Aug 1-4

Callback period for 2L summer positions
The week of August 7 is callback week. Classes begin August 15.

Is video conferencing available? Yes

Comments

Are employers permitted to prescreen? Yes

Dates

OCI Drop date
Date student materials sent to employer
Date interview schedule sent to employer

Mail

Postage/express mail fee

Comments
Typically, resumes are emailed to employers two weeks prior to interviews. Interview schedules are emailed to employers two days prior to interviews.

Do you provide resume collection or direct mail option for employers not participating in OCI? Yes
Are all OCI conducted in campus buildings? Yes

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.
National Law School Consortium Interview Programs: Miami Resume Collect New York TBD Washington, TBD National Public Law School Alliance Patent Law Interview Program Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair Equal Justice Works Career Fair Georgia Judicial Clerk Job Fair International Students Interview Program 1/31/2023 Georgia Public Sector Career Fair Spring 2023 For information on any of these programs, please call 706/542-7541 or see our website: www.law.uga.edu/job-fairs

DIVERSITY INTERVIEW PROGRAMS
Southeastern Minority Job Fair Summer 2023 Atlanta Bar Association Minority Clerkship Program Spring 2024 Charlotte Legal Diversity Clerkship Program Nashville Bar Association Minority Clerkship Program Lavender Law Heartland Diversity Job Fair (Kansan City, Mo) National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Job Fair

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.
Employers should call 706/542-9131 or email Laura Roqueta ([email protected]) to list a position. Position announcements are distributed to current students and interested graduates via LawDawgDash (online job bank exclusive to UGA law students/alumni).

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?
First-year students are not permitted to interview on-campus during the fall semester; they do attend career informational programs during fall semester. First-year students are permitted to participate in spring OCI and job fairs. Our office will post job notices for first-year students at any time after October 1.

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.law.uga.edu/recruiting-guidelines
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 14
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 3
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? October 4
Recruiting policy comments/explanation A copy of the employment offers should be forwarded to Laura Roqueta contemporaneously with the student’s receipt of the offer.