Reciprocity

With a student body from well over 100 colleges and universities, 25 plus states and several countries, it is no wonder that each year Syracuse Law graduates take the bar exam in 20+ jurisdictions and find work in over 40 different markets. With this wide geographic reach, Syracuse Law participates in a nationwide reciprocity network which allows students and alumni to use the career resources at a law school in another market for job searching. While reciprocity is certainly not the only way to find a job in another city, the resources at another school may help you organize your search more efficiently and save you some steps in gathering information about prospective employers in that area.

Policies and services vary from school to school.  It is important to carefully review the policies of schools you are interested in gaining reciprocity from prior to submitting the online request form.  Many schools will post their reciprocity policy directly on their career development website.  In addition, students may refer to the NALP website for an alphabetical list of policies for all participating schools. This can be found on .

Once you have identified your target school, fill out and submit the necessary Reciprocity Request Form. The Office of Career Services at Syracuse Law will send a letter of request. You will receive a copy of this letter and of the other school's response either granting or denying reciprocity.  

Note to Students from Other Law Schools: 

If you are interested in visiting Syracuse University College of Law's Office of Career Services, you must contact your own school's career services office to request reciprocity. We cannot grant requests directly from students.

Reciprocity Agreement

Syracuse University College of Law's policy concerning career services assistance that may be provided to students and graduates of other law schools is as follows:

1. Counseling services, access to resource books, website and job listings will be made available to students and graduates of law schools allowing Syracuse University College of Law students and graduates the same privileges.
   
2. Reciprocity requests are considered individually and are primarily granted on a one-to-one basis. The Office of Career Services reserves the right to suspend access by students or graduates of law schools whose requests for reciprocity become substantially disproportionate to Syracuse University College of Law's requests.
   
3. Job announcements are available, on our website, to students and graduates from law schools that allow in-kind access to Syracuse University College of Law students and graduates.
   
4. Advance written notice must be received from the requesting student or graduate’s law school prior to establishing reciprocity. Please ask your students to wait for confirmation before contacting our office.
   
5. Participation in our on/off-campus interview program is not included in our reciprocal agreement.
   
6. The Office of Career Services’ facilities and services are not available to your students and graduates between July 15 and November 15 of each year.
   
7. Reciprocity will be granted for three months, starting from the date of the request, or until the dates stated above.