Career Services

With an innovative curriculum, extensive opportunities for experiential learning, and a commitment to the highest levels of professional counseling and development, the University of Illinois College of Law prepares its students to succeed in a competitive legal marketplace. Recent graduates of the College have gone on to prestigious federal and state clerkships, positions at the nation's top law firms and corporations, and high-impact public interest fellowships. Alumni of the College include managing partners at leading international law firms; founders of cutting-edge boutiques; CEOs, CFOs, and in-house counsel at Fortune 500 companies; federal and state judges, prosecutors, and public defenders; and lawyers working in the public interest.

The College's Office of Career Planning and Professional Development strives to set the bar in terms of counseling, responsiveness, innovation, teamwork, market analysis, and employer outreach. With professional staff located in both Chicago and Champaign-Urbana, the Office seeks to prepare the College's students to realize their professional ambitions, to help employers find their next great lawyer, and to provide the finest services of their kind in American legal education.