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• OCI & Early Recruiting
  Denver Law’s OCI Sessions & Early Recruiting Options

  Online registration is now open for our Fall 2026 On-Campus Interview Session in Symplicity (OCI Module). Upper-level students in our full and part-time programs, as well as LLM, grad tax, and other masters' program students, may participate (depending on the position and employer selection). Registration will open in mid-November for our upcoming Spring 2027 On-Campus Interview Session. Students from all class years, including current 1L students, are able to participate in Spring OCI. There is no fee to participate in our OCI Sessions. Please reach out to Gayle Keahey, Director of External Relations, gayle.keahey@du.edu, with any questions and for more information. 
  
  The Office of Career Development & Opportunities (CDO) at the Sturm College of Law invites you to participate in one or more of our OCI sessions throughout the year for summer, academic year, and post-grad opportunities. We currently offer four OCI sessions: Spring (January-March), Early Summer (mid-June), Late Summer (August to early September), and Fall (October to early November). Both private and public sector employers may participate in any of the OCI Sessions. OCIs may be scheduled virtually or in-person here at the law school. You may also select a "Resume Collect" option through OCI (without an interview date). 
  
  In completing your OCI registration, please be as specific and detailed as possible on your criteria/skills (preferred/required), job description, practice areas for which you are interviewing/hiring, materials requested, class years of students (including LLM or Masters' students) you want to interview, and any other details unique to your program or position. If you are hiring in multiple offices and/or outside of Colorado, please include those as well, as some of our students are often interested in these opportunities and have connections across the country. Your posting information may be updated through us after you register. Per Colorado Law, please include salary information in your posting (monthly, weekly, or hourly rate or range; or link to that information on your website). 
   

  Early Recruiting for Summer 2028:

  In addition, or as an alternative, to participating in one of our OCI sessions, you can post your opportunity with us at any time here: Denver Law Symplicity Job Posting Link. For early recruiting for Summer 2028, we will approve and tag your posting as an early Summer 2028 Recruiting Posting and promote it to our students along with our spring and summer OCI sessions. Your posting may direct students to apply directly on your firm’s website. With direct application postings, interviews will be scheduled by the firm. If you already have an account set up with us, you simply log in at the link above and post. If you need to create a new account, click this link, select the “Sign Up” tab at the upper right, and receive instructions for setting up a Symplicity Account through us; then proceed to post. If you experience any issues in posting, please let us know. There is no fee to post a position with us on our Symplicity job board.
  
  Our office stands ready to assist and connect you with our students and graduates, and they are excited to meet you. Denver Law has long been ahead of the curve in providing students with opportunities to learn outside of the classroom, emphasizing writing and practical training, and providing a dynamic, rigorous curriculum.
  
  For questions about any of our OCI sessions, summer or academic recruiting at the law school, posting a job, or other ways to engage with our students or graduates, please reach out to Gayle Keahey, Director of External Relations, gayle.keahey@du.edu.  

• Employer Recruiting Guidelines

  The Career Development & Opportunities Office at the Sturm College of Law welcomes and encourages employers to connect with our students and alumni for their hiring needs.  We are happy to assist in that process through our job postings, On-Campus Interviews, Career Fairs, and more tailored job matching opportunities.  We look forward to discussing these options with you to best meet your needs, as well as highlight other ways you can become actively involved with the law school.

  EEO/Non-Discrimination Policy

  As part of our process, we want to make you aware of our non-discrimination policy, which reflects the Sturm College of Law’s and the University of Denver’s values.  To post a job or recruit our students on or off campus, employers must agree to this policy.

  Recruiting Timelines & Guidelines

  The Career Development Office at Sturm College of Law has adopted the following recommended guidelines for posting a position and/or recruiting our students for positions.  These guidelines are intended for the mutual benefit of and transparent communication between employers, students, and our office.  We also educate our students and recommend that students demonstrate professionalism and appropriate communication during all phases of the recruiting and hiring process

  • 1L Recruiting Timeline:  November 1

  To facilitate a smooth beginning to law school, we recommend that employers wait until on or after November 1 to begin outreach to 1L students.  Employers with earlier fall application deadlines interested in 1L students may contact our office to discuss.

  • Open Offer Period:  Under most circumstances, we recommend employers allow students/candidates a minimum of 10-14 days from the date of a written offer to consider the offer and accept or decline.
     
  • Offer Extensions:  We recommend extensions be granted by employers for a reasonable time period, under the circumstances, when timely requested by a student/candidate.
     
  • On-Campus Interviews (OCI) are held throughout the year across multiple sessions in May—June, July—August, and both fall and spring semesters. See OCI & Early Recruiting for more information. For questions about our OCI sessions, timing, and registration, please reach out to Gayle Keahey, Director of External Relations, gayle.keahey@du.edu.
     
  • Job Postings (outside of OCI):  Post directly on Symplicity or contact our office. law-careers@du.edu or 303-871-6124

   

  ADA Compliance and Accommodations

  The University of Denver Sturm College of Law is committed to providing facilities that are accessible to persons with and without disabilities.  If you are visiting the law school for recruiting, programs, or meetings, please contact our office with any special accommodation requests. 

• DU/CU Legal Residency Program

  Law graduates, law firms, and legal departments all face a Catch 22: Everyone wants trained, experienced lawyers. Yet few employers —and even fewer clients—are willing to pay to train new lawyers and provide them with the experience they need in order to excel in their legal careers.

  The University of Denver Sturm College of Law has partnered with The University of Colorado Law School to pilot an innovative program to the Colorado legal market: the DU/CU Legal Residency Program. The Legal Residency Program centers on a post-graduate experience that provides new graduates with 12-18 months of valuable legal training and experience, and assists employers with legal staffing at a reasonable cost while helping to train the next generation of lawyers.

  How does the Legal Residency Program work? Participating organizations hire one or more residents from a pool of new JD graduates provided exclusively by the two Colorado law schools. Residents work for a 12 to 18 month term depending on the employer’s needs. Employers are not expected to make permanent offers at the end of a residency, though they may do so at their discretion. The Legal Residency is not envisioned as a substitute for first year attorney positions. Instead, it is a unique program designed to provide new lawyers with employment and training opportunities that do not currently exist in the marketplace.

  Why should my organization consider the Legal Residency Program? Employers have the benefit of cost-effective assistance from residents coupled with the knowledge that they are contributing to the future of the legal profession. They may also end up discovering high-quality legal talent, and can make hiring decisions after seeing their legal resident “in action,” or base hiring decisions on references from others who have worked extensively with a resident. The Legal Residency Program, the first of its kind in the nation, is a testament to the collective efforts of the two law schools and the Colorado legal community to launch the careers of the next generation of lawyers.

  How are legal residents paid? Participating employers determine pay rates for residents. The expectation is that participating employers will pay a reasonable wage, understanding that it will be adjusted downward from traditional entry-level salaries to reflect the different nature of the position (essentially an apprenticeship). For more information regarding how an employer may best determine appropriate salary levels for legal residents, please contact Assistant Dean of Career Development, Eric Bono.

  How are legal residents supervised, mentored and trained? We ask that employers provide substantive legal or policy work, appropriate supervision and meaningful feedback. We also suggest employers create learning plans and consider entering into agreements with residents that are modeled on the requirements of the Denver Law Legal Externship Program. Under that model, employers and residents establish a Learning Agenda which outlines the type of work the resident performs, the types of skills the resident builds and work-related experiences that strengthen the resident’s professional identity. Of course, the Learning Agenda also establishes the employer’s expectations and sets up a mechanism for regular, meaningful feedback. We are happy to assist employers with this piece of the program upon request.

  How do I hire a legal resident?
  Employers interested in hiring a legal resident are encouraged to contact Eric Bono, Assistant Dean for Career Development, by email or at 303-871-6478.

• Recent Grads Available to Work

  Recent Grads Available for Contract/Permanent Work

  Need to hire a new attorney or contract staff for a special project but don’t have time to wade through hundreds of resumes? The CDO is in contact with recent grads who are immediately available to meet your needs. We understand how busy you are, so we make it easy to hire Denver Law grads. Whether you are looking for a permanent or contract attorney or a law clerk, full or part-time, we can help you find qualified graduates who meet your hiring needs and save you time in the process.

  Please contact Assistant Dean for Career Development Eric Bono at 303.871.6478 or by email for questions or assistance.

   

• Additional Employer Services

  Career Development Programming

  Each semester, the Office of Career Development presents innovative programming designed to connect students and employers. Our programming is not only beneficial to our students but helps employers build their name recognition on campus, as well. Examples include:

  • Mock Interviews
    Our office presents an annual Mock Interview Day. This provides students with an opportunity to practice their interviewing skills with attorneys from your organization.
     
  • Law Practice Specialty Series
    This series has become a fixture on the CDO program schedule. Several times during the semester, attorneys practicing in various specialty areas speak to students about the substantive and practical realities of working in these specialties. A different practice area is featured at each session. Past topics have included government, employment law, real estate, intellectual property, family law, environmental law, corporate law and many more.

  
  Career Fairs

  Career fairs are a great opportunity for you to meet with many enthusiastic and talented law students who are eager to learn about career options and to gain experience in a variety of settings. You will be able to discuss, with interested students, your organizational structure and/or opportunities within your organization.

  On-Campus Interviews

  At various times throughout the year (summer, fall, and spring), legal employers may register to conduct interviews with our students either in-person or virtually for summer, academic year, and entry-level positions. OCI registration dates vary, depending on the time of each session. Interested employers may register for an OCI session through our Denver Law Careers Online Symplicity system. Students apply online by a certain deadline, submitting their resumes and other materials requested by the employer. After the employer has reviewed the applications, they select which candidates they wish to interview, and selected students select their interview time. For in-person interviews, our office provides an on-campus interview room; for virtual interviews, employers may use their own virtual link, which we will provide to students. For questions about our OCI sessions, timing, and registration, please contact Gayle Keahey, Director of External Relations, at gayle.keahey@du.edu. 

  Post A Job

  The CDO offers students and alumni access to a web-based system called Denver Law Careers Online (Symplicity), which can be easily accessed by students and alumni for purposes of researching specific job openings.

  Employers interested in posting a job may do so by simply completing our online job posting form or calling us at (303) 871-6124. This service is provided free of charge.

  Online Job Posting Form 

• Resources for Outside Organizations and Events

  Denver Law appreciates the legal community’s willingness to offer a plethora of programs and pathways that support students’ legal careers. Such engagement often offers meaningful opportunities for students to pursue externships and secure jobs, grow their networks, and develop mentorship relationships with practitioners. They can also help students build confidence and expand their knowledge of the profession and legal practice. To help ensure such opportunities are implemented and disseminated in inclusive and supportive ways, Denver Law shares these best practices to assist outside/external organizations in their event planning and advertising to the Denver Law student community. We strongly encourage outside/external organizations to adhere to these practices. If you have any questions, please contact Assoc. Dean Alexi Freeman at Alexi.Freeman@du.edu.