Center for Career Strategy

Access Restricted to Northwestern Law Community

Center for Career Strategy
and Advancement
Levy Mayer Hall, Room 124
357 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-3069

Phone: (312) 503-3498

Reciprocity Policy

Northwestern Law Students and Alumni Applying for Reciprocity
Northwestern Law students and alumni can request access to the career office at a law school in another city for a prescribed period of time by submitting this form. Many law schools have black out dates (usually in the fall) during which time reciprocity requests will not be granted. You will be notified by e-mail of the outcome of your reciprocity request as soon as Northwestern Law receives confirmation from the school(s) where you are seeking reciprocity.

Students and Alumni of Other Law Schools Applying for Reciprocity
Reciprocity is available to students and alumni of ABA-accredited law schools that grant reciprocity to students and alumni of Northwestern University School of Law. The breadth of reciprocity privileges granted by Northwestern Law will not exceed (though may be more limited than) the breadth of privileges granted by the reciprocity seeker's law school to Northwestern Law students and alumni.

All requests for reciprocity must be submitted in writing to Northwestern Law’s Center for Career Strategy and Advancement through the career office of the reciprocity seeker's law school. Law students and law alumni should contact the career office of their law school to initiate a request for reciprocity. Walk-in requests for reciprocity cannot be granted.

The career office of a law school requesting reciprocity on behalf of a student or alum should send an e-mail containing the following information to Jennings Davis at the Career Center:

Name of law school
Name of law student/alum
Year of graduation of law student/alum
E-mail address of law student/alum
Mailing address of law student/alum
Phone number of law student/alum
Requested date on which reciprocity would begin

Northwestern Law will notify by e-mail the reciprocity seeker and his/her law school career office that reciprocity has been granted or denied. Students and alumni granted reciprocity by Northwestern Law are required to present a hard copy of that email notification at the front desk of Northwestern Law's Career Center before using the facility.

Terms of Reciprocity at Northwestern Law

Reciprocity is valid for 3 months from the date granted or until August 1, whichever may come first.
Reciprocity includes in-office access to hard copies of job listings, publications and directories, employer files and handout materials.
Reciprocity does not include access to the online job postings database, counseling services or Career Center computers.
Reciprocity does not permit law students or law graduates to participate in any Northwestern Law sponsored recruitment program or to schedule interview appointments with prospective employers on Northwestern Law's campus.
Reciprocity is not available to law students or law graduates of Chicago area law schools.
Requests for reciprocity can be made to only one of the six Chicago area law schools per law student or law graduate.
When responding to a position posted through the Career Center, law students or law alums must state in their cover letter that the listing was obtained through a reciprocity arrangement between the requester's law school and Northwestern Law.
Reciprocity is granted on a case-by-case basis. Northwestern Law reserves the right to deny or terminate reciprocity for any reason, including the violation or misrepresentation of the terms of this policy or the misuse of facilities or services.
Reciprocity is not available at Northwestern Law during the fall recruiting season, August 1 through November 1, regardless of when it is initially requested or granted.

Revised September 17, 2007