What services does the Career Resource Center provide in planning my future?
We help students explore career options, build valuable job search skills, understand their strengths and abilities, and take responsibility for their own career planning in the process. The office provides individual career counseling. We host and present numerous job search and skills programs through the year, ranging from resume and cover letter drafting to interview skills and dining etiquette. We also host networking opportunities, provide law clerk and attorney listings, and participate in various job fairs and recruitment events. Our office also maintains a comprehensive resource library filed with materials important to the job search and to the development of career plans.
What type of legal jobs can I expect to secure while still a student?
Being an urban law school, located in downtown Houston, surrounded by hundreds of law offices and legal service providers, South Texas College of Law offers our students enormous opportunities to gain legal experience while in law school, including volunteer experience, internship and externships (course credit), formalized summer clerkships, and law clerking positions.
What can I be doing now to prepare for jobs in law school and after?
The best thing any student can do before law school is to talk to as many attorneys as possible. Information about the legal profession is an important part of making appropriate career decisions. Most students come to law school with preconceived notions about the legal market and about various areas of practice. Assumptions, which are often brought into law school, must be researched to better understand and appreciate the full range of opportunities made possible by a legal education.
Where are South Texas graduates going to work?
- law firms 62%
- business or industry 20%
- government agencies 9%
- judicial clerkships 2%
- public interest 3%
- academia 1%
- military 1%
* For more detailed employment data click here.
How competitive is the market for South Texas graduates?
There is no doubt that the legal market has gotten tighter over the past few years, but it doesn't affect South Texas students anymore than any other local law schools. We are a regional law school with a national reputation for trial advocacy.
What is the placement percentage for South Texas graduates in their first year after graduating?
The office collects statistics for each graduating class up to nine months after graduation. Our current placement percentage for the Class of 2010 is 91%.
What is the median salary I can expect after graduating?
The median salary for the Class of 2010 was $70,000.
Whom can I contact with employment related questions?
Ginna Galbraith
Director of Career Resources
ggalbraith@stcl.eduMaureen Pecinovsky
Career Counselor
mpecinovsky@stcl.eduNazleen Faizullah
Career Counselor
nfaizullah@stcl.edu
Melissa Reinoza
Career Resources Coordinator
mreinoza@stcl.eduJulie Sams
Career Counselor
jsams@stcl.edu
