Careers

The interview process at Duke Law School is facilitated by Symplicity, a web-based recruiting system and job bank used for OCI, resume collects and job postings. See below for instructions on how to access Symplicity to post jobs and collect student resumes. If you have questions or need assistance with your Symplicity account, please contact Susan Anderson.

Job Postings

For opportunity postings throughout the academic year (or year-round for alumni and government and public interest opportunities):

1. Log onto https://law-duke-csm.symplicity.com/employers
2. Enter your Duke Law User ID and password Click on “Jobs / Resume Collect” tab
3. Under the “Job Postings” sub-tab, click “Add New”
4. Complete the form and click “Submit”

Please note that jobs for 1L students must be set to open no earlier than October 19, 2022.

Diversity Fellowships

Please send your fellowship information via email to Susan Anderson for circulation. You may also reach out directly to student organization leaders to encourage applications. Employers with 1L Diversity Fellowship programs are invited to meet our diverse 1L students in the fall each year at Sharing our Affinities, a key networking event held each fall. Please contact Ashley Walker for more information on employer registration for Sharing our Affinities.

Pre-OCI Resume Collects

Private sector employers that wish to receive applications from Duke Law rising 2Ls and 3Ls prior to OCI, or that are unable to participate in OCI, are encouraged to post positions via five Pre-OCI Resume Collect sessions over the summer. There are no fees to participate in Pre-OCI Resume Collects. Registration for Summer 2023 Pre-OCI Resume Collects will open via the OCI tab in Symplicity on February 20, 2023. Employer registration will close for each session at 12pm ET, three business days before the session deadline date. Employers may reach out directly to Resume Collect applicants at their convenience to schedule screening interviews during the summer.

The following student application deadlines were available for summer 2023:

• June 16 (student deadline 12pm ET – employer packets available by 1pm ET)
• June 30 (student deadline 12pm ET – employer packets available by 1pm ET)
• June 30 IP ONLY session (student deadline 12pm ET – employer packets available by 1pm ET)
• July 14 (student deadline 12pm ET – employer packets available by 1pm ET)
• July 28 (student deadline 12pm ET – employer packets available by 1pm ET)

Employers may set up postings to receive applications in one packet on the session deadline, or may opt to have students apply directly on a rolling basis via email or the employer website. Pre-OCI Resume Collects postings will be viewable to students in early May. Spring semester grades are typically provided to students in mid-June.

If you are posting a Resume Collect in addition to your OCI schedule, please include the following language in both the Pre-OCI Resume Collect and OCI postings:

“In addition to participation in OCI Segment I, the [location] office of [organization name] will accept 2024 summer associate applications via the [date] deadline Pre-OCI Resume Collect session. Students who do not receive an interview invitation through this early submission process are encouraged to submit a bid for OCI Segment I.”

If you have questions or need assistance with setting up your Resume Collect, please contact Susan Anderson. Government & Public Interest employers and private sector employers preferring later application deadlines for rising 2L and rising 3L may post opportunities via the Job Postings tab in Symplicity starting in August 2023.