Employer Recruiting Policy

All employers seeking to recruit law students from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law must adhere to the Principles for a Fair and Ethical Recruitment Process set forth by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP).  Brandeis students must also comply with these principles.

In addition, the Office of Professional Development (OPD) has adopted the following guidelines to facilitate fair and timely hiring practices for both students and employers.  The guidelines govern summer and post-graduation positions, but do not apply to other positions posted with the OPD. 

1L Recruiting:

• Prospective employers should not initiate formal one-on-one recruiting contact with first-year students, including applications, interviews, or offers prior to November 1.
• Offers of employment to first year students for summer employment should remain open for at least 14 days from date of the offer letter.
• Appointments with students for interviews should be established for a mutually convenient time so as not to disrupt students’ studies.
• Students must regularly update the OPD staff on their status in the hiring process with the employers to which they have applied.

2L/3L Recruiting:

• Offers of employment should remain open at least 14 days from date of the offer letter.
• All offers should be confirmed in writing by the employer.  The date of the offer letter shall serve as the effective offer date for determining the date an offer shall close.
• Employers shall grant reasonable requests for extensions by students to whom they have extended an offer.  At least 7 additional days should be granted.
• If an employer makes an “early offer”, which is prior to the law school’s On-Campus Interview Program, the offer should remain open at least 14 days from when the first day of on-campus interviews begin at Brandeis.  Reasonable requests for extensions from students should be granted with a minimum of 7 additional days.
• Students must regularly update the OPD staff on their status in the hiring process with the employers to which they have applied.

Students must immediately cease all interviewing activities and withdraw their outstanding applications once they accept an offer of employment and notify the Office of Professional Development.  Employers are expected to refrain from recruiting or extending offers to students who have already accepted offers from other employers. 

Employers and/or students who do not follow these policies may jeopardize their ability to continue to participate in recruiting at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.

All questions or comments regarding the above recruiting policies may be directed to Donna Lee, Assistant Dean for Professional Development at donna.lee@louisville.edu.