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PRESCREENING

Notre Dame Law School does not allow pre-screening of student resumes. Employers may list either required or preferred hiring criteria when registering for an on-campus interview schedule. However, employers are strongly encouraged to acquaint themselves with the Law School’s grading policy prior to setting any hiring criteria. In particular, requirements for a particular class rank or percentage are all but meaningless given our grading system. We are happy to answer any questions an employer may have about this issue.

SUPPORTING PUBLIC INTEREST WORK WHILE RECRUITING AT NOTRE DAME

• On Campus Recruiting Employer Donations

• The Law Student Travel and Accommodations Reimbursement Program (L-STAR).

RECRUITING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS

Per the guidelines set forth by the National Association of Law Placement (NALP), the Law School does not make the facilities of the Career Services Offices available to first-year students prior to November 1. In addition, we require that employers not communicate directly or indirectly with first-year students before December 1.

PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS FOR LAW PLACEMENT AND RECRUITING ACTIVITIES

• NALP

American Bar Association/Association of American Law Schools Principles of Equal Opportunity

The American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools require that all employers to whom we provide assistance and facilities for interviewing and other placement functions observe the principles of equal opportunity set forth in American Bar Association Standard 211 and Bylaw 6-3b of the Association of American Law Schools – i.e., equal opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

Military Recruiting

The Association of American Law Schools believes that the recruiting practices of the military’s Judge Advocate General departments are inconsistent with the Association’s principle of equal opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation, as well as with the Association’s requirements that we obtain written confirmation from any employer to whom we furnish assistance and facilities for interviewing and other placement functions of the employer’s compliance with this principle.

Nonetheless, the Association of American Law Schools permits law schools to allow military recruiters on campus, provided that this notice of conflict between the Association’s policy and military recruitment practices is provided to students who are considering interviewing with military recruiters. Copies of materials related to this issue (including Bylaw Section 6-3b of the Association of American Law Schools) are available in the Career Services Office and on reserve in the Law Library.

Any concerned gay or lesbian student may consult with Associate Dean John Robinson or Peter Horvath, Director of Student Services. In addition, students may wish to consult the University’s Core Council for Gay and Lesbian Students. The Committee’s web site is http://corecouncil.nd.edu/.

For more information about the Notre Dame Law School’s policies, see our Viewbook On-Line.