Interviewing Information Spring 2013

Duke University School of Law is pleased to invite your organization to participate in our 2013 Spring Interview Program. Below are several options to suit your organization's recruiting needs. We encourage you to consider 1Ls, 2Ls and 3Ls, and you may choose to interview a combination of class levels based on your specific hiring needs. In addition, this spring, we invite your organization to pre-select the students with whom you wish to interview on campus. There is no fee to participate in any of our spring recruiting initiatives.

Spring 2013 Registration

Registration for Spring 2012 Recruiting

First-Year Recruiting

1. 1L Spring Interview Program (SIP) - Interviews for the spring recruiting season will take place at Duke Law School, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily, from Monday, February 11, 2013, through Friday, February 15, 2013. Interviews are twenty minutes in length. Your organization may sign up for a full day or a half day of interviews. On-line registration will begin on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at 12:00 Noon ET. We encourage you to submit your on-line registration request no later than Friday, January 4, 2013 at Noon ET. Once we have processed your request, the contact listed for your organization will receive an email confirming your interview date within three business days. Click here to register: https://law-duke-csm.symplicity.com/employers

PLEASE NOTE: 1L grades are expected to be available on or about January 15, 2013. Students will upload their transcripts on Symplicity as soon as they are available to complete their applications.

2. Resume Solicitations & Job Listings - You may prefer to receive resumes directly from students interested in your organization. We accept job postings/resume solicitations throughout the year. Instructions: http://www.law.duke.edu/career/employer/resumeinstruct To post your job/resume solicitation, click here: https://law-duke-csm.symplicity.com/employers

Second and Third-Year Recruiting

As your hiring needs for experienced students evolve, Duke Law School can help you meet your goals simply and quickly through our 2013 Upper-Level Spring Hiring Program. Employers are invited to solicit resumes and to select students to meet. You may decide to visit our campus to conduct interviews on the designated days listed above, or on another day. We will work with your organization to schedule a convenient interview date. Click here to register: https://law-duke-csm.symplicity.com/employers

All employers participating in our Spring Recruiting Program must use Symplicity to register.

  • To access Symplicity, enter your User ID (full e-mail address) and Symplicity password.
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  • Forgot Password? If you no longer have your password information, please log onto Symplicity and click the "FORGOT MY PASSWORD" tab at the top of the login page. Enter your User ID and a password will be sent to that e-mail address.
     
  • To regsiter, please use these instructions:
  • 1. Log onto Symplicity at: https://law-duke-csm.symplicity.com/employers.
  • 2. Enter your Duke Law “USER ID” (full e-mail address) and “PASSWORD.”
  • 3. Click on “OCI.” The on-campus interviews homepage should appear.
  • 4. Click on the grey “SCHEDULE REQUESTS” tab.
  • 5. Click on the “REQUEST SCHEDULE” button, located to the bottom left of the page.
  • 6. Complete the registration request form.
    • Interview time slot categories:
    • o Full day II-10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    • o Morning-10:00 AM - 1:10 PM
    • o Afternoon-2:10 PM- 6:00 PM
  • 7. Click on “SUBMIT” to send your registration request to the Duke Law Career & Professional Development Center to complete your request. When completing your registration form, be sure to choose your preferred interview date AND two (2) alternate interview dates.
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  • All correspondence pertaining to Spring Interviews will be sent via email to the contact listed on Symplicity. Please make sure that your recruiting department is able to access Symplicity prior to the above dates. If you have problems registering, please contact our office. Once your registration has been approved and a date assigned, you will receive an e-mail confirmation.
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  • Resume Solicitation - We accept job postings/resume solicitations throughout the year. (Link above)
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  • Video conferencing - If you are unable to travel to campus to conduct interviews, you may wish to collect resumes on-line and set up video conferencing interviews with selected students. For additional information on how to set up a video conference, please contact Joanna Bell at (919) 613-7031 or joanna.bell@law.duke.edu.
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Spring 2013 Important Dates

Invitations emailed to employers and registration begins:  November 28, 2012

Registration ends:  Friday, January 4, 2013 (12:00 Noon ET)

Employer Date confirmation:  Within 1 to 3 business days of Registration

Employers receive application materials:  Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Employer selections due:  Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Employers receive final schedule:  Monday, February 4, 2013

Location

Spring 2013 Interviews will be held at Duke School of Law, 210 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708.

Logistical Information

  • INTERVIEWER NAMES: As soon as you are aware of your interviewer's identity, kindly enter into Symplicity the interviewer's name, title and any Duke Law or Duke University alumni affiliation and year of graduation information.
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  • PARKING/CHECK-IN: Please arrive 30 minutes before your first interview and park in the Visitor's Lot on Science Drive (directly across from Fuqua School of Business). If you would like a complementary parking pass to place in your vehicle, please request one at least four (4) business days prior to your interview date and one will be mailed to the address you designate. In the alternative, you may obtain one when you check in at Employer Registration on the day of your interview.
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  • Spring Marketing Opportunities

    If your organization would like to get to know our Class of 2015 students, we encourage you to take part in our Blueprint for Success Practice Area Networking Fair and Employer Expo on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at the Durham Hilton (3800 Hillsborough Road). Please contact Joanna Bell t the Career Center at joanna.bell@law.duke.edu to learn more about the benefits of the Blueprint for your organization. Most of the JD Class of 2015 will attend in preparation for Fall OCI, and this multi-faceted event will enable you to make meaningful and lasting contacts, connecting with students on a one-to-one basis.

    While 1Ls learn about the day-to-day activities and challenges of 35+ practice areas and the core skills required to succeed in each, representatives of your organization can showcase your expertise and leadership in fields of your choice. No fee is required to send attorneys to participate as Practice Area Table representatives. Sponsorship opportunities are available for any law firm wishing to have a dedicated table. Students are armed with bios of all participating attorneys and recruiting professionals in advance of the program to maximize the efficacy of every encounter. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Joanna Bell at joanna.bell@law.duke.edu.

    Shipping Packages and Marketing Materials

    If you plan to ship marketing materials to the law school to be distributed on your scheduled interview date, please send according to the following instructions:

    1. Plan to mail all packages so that they arrive at Duke Law School at least two business days prior to your scheduled interview date. This should provide ample time to correct errors such as lost or misdirected packages.
    2. Do not address the package to yourself or your interviewers - if our mailroom does not recognize the addressee on the package, this increases the chance that it will not be delivered to the proper place. Please address all packages as follows:
      Joanna Bell, Recruiting Coordinator
      Career and Professional Development Center
      Duke University School of Law
      210 Science Drive, Suite 2015
      Box 90367
      Durham, North Carolina 27708
      919-613-7190
      joanna.bell@law.duke.edu
      FedEx/UPS Shipments: The Law School's physical address is 210 Science Drive (do not include the Box number).
    3. Include the following email addresses: joanna.bell@law.duke.edu in the shipping company’s tracking and notification system. This will help the Career Center staff know when your package has been received in our mailroom so that we can in turn track the package within the Law School.
    4. Please clearly label and package separately all materials that are to be delivered some place other than the interview room suite. The area designated for your hospitality table may not be in close proximity to your interview room. This will help us to deliver all of your materials to their proper destination.
    5. If you are hosting an evening reception in the Durham area, please make arrangements with the venue to ship your materials directly to the event location.

    Conditions of Recruiting On-Campus

    Anti-Discrimination Policy

    "Duke University School of Law is committed to providing students and graduates with equal opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination based on race, color, veteran status, religion, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age or handicap.

    In the Law School's view, the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy of the United States military constitutes or permits discrimination based on grounds of sexual orientation. The School nonetheless permits the military service to use its facilities for recruitment because the failure to do so would subject Duke University to the loss of substantial Federal funding."

    Statement Adopted by the Faculty of Duke Law School

    STATEMENT COMPLIANCE:

    PLEASE CHECK THE SECTION ON YOUR ON-LINE SYMPLICITY REGISTRATION REQUEST FORM LABELED DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY TO AFFIRM YOUR ORGANIZATION'S COMPLIANCE.

    All employers interviewing at Duke Law School are encouraged to be familiar with the School's Anti-discrimination Policy and the National Association for Law Placement publication, Lawful and Effective Interviewing Practices, as an aid to appropriate interviewing practices.

    Spring 2013 Interview Program Cancellation Policy

    *All cancellation requests must be made at least one week prior to your interview date.

    Scholastic Standing and Grading Policy

    The Law School does not release class rank.

    Duke Law School uses a slightly modified form of the familiar 4.0 scale. The modification permits faculty to recognize especially distinguished performances with grades above a 4.0. The highest grade given is 4.3. A grade of 1.5 or lower is failing.

    The median grade for all first- year and upper level courses of 40 or more students is 3.3.

    Again, Duke Law School does not release class rank.

 

Questions about Interviewing?

Email oci@law.duke.edu

Accessing Symplicity

Go to the Symplicity Website and enter your username (full email address) and password, previously emailed to your organization's recruiting contact.

If you did not receive a password from our office or no longer have this information, please click the "FORGOT MY PASSWORD" tab at the top of the Symplicity login page, and your password will be sent to your email