Welcome to the USD School of Law’s Office of Career and Professional Development, your contact for recruiting and hiring USD law students and graduates. Our staff includes an assistant dean for career and professional development and four attorney career advisors, all of whom draw upon their own significant legal practice experience in developing career planning and recruitment strategies.
Why recruit at USD Law? We are the premiere law school in San Diego, recognized nationally for our academic excellence. Our diverse and accomplished student body and our graduates are knowledgeable, practice-ready, leadership trained and committed to service and to the ethical practice of law. We meet your hiring needs with ease and convenience by connecting you with qualified USD School of Law candidates and promoting your organization and opportunities within the law school and to our alumni.
Post a Job or Externship Listing
By posting a job or externship opportunity, employers agree to abide by USD’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment.
- Post a Job
- Post an Externship
- Post a Pro Bono Opportunity
Our centralized online job posting site, #HireUSDLaw, is an easy way to post positions for both students and alumni. Creating a #HireUSDLaw account enables you to receive and manage resumes and other application materials, free of charge. Please note, unless indicated otherwise, the default expiration for the postings is one month.
Law Careers reserves the right to deny any employer posting on #HireUSDLaw in their complete discretion. In addition, an employer posting on #HireUSDLaw may be denied for the following reasons:
- Misrepresented employment opportunities, employer identity or affiliation
- Failure to follow USD School of Law policies and procedures
- Positions that are not the right fit for our law student community
- Violation of all applicable federal and state employment laws
Prospective postings are reviewed and approved/rejected based on the information contained in the postings. An employer seeking to create and/or post a job listing on #HireUSDLaw must agree to abide by the following Job Posting Policies:
Section 1.01 General Policies
All positions posted must be career-related and/or professionally oriented. Moreover, the Law School strives to promote employment positions that provide law-related experiential and legal practical skills training. Positions with titles of “office assistant”, “executive assistant” or “office coordinator” will not be approved.
Please consider posting prospective administrative positions and/or non-legal positions with University of San Diego’s undergraduate career center.
Section 1.02 Contact information
Employers must provide complete, accurate and verifiable information. This includes full name and company email. We must be able to connect the contact person listed in the posting to the company identified in the posting through an internet search.
Section 1.03 Website
Employers must have an active and functioning website. Websites must be professional and written in the English language. The website must include: Contact information, physical location address, an “about” or “overview” of the organization and active links.
Section 1.04 Email Address
Employers must provide an email address that is connected to their business. The email address should have the organization name after the “@” sign or include the company name or abbreviation.
Section 1.05 Location
Employers must provide a physical, verifiable business address that is not a private home or residence. Virtual positions will be allowed on a case-by-case basis but law students may not visit or work in a personal or private home.
Section 1.06 Third-Party Recruiters
Positions submitted by third parties or independent recruiters will not be approved. Only direct requests from employers will be reviewed.
Section 1.07 Compensation
Private employers failing to list an acceptable salary description will be denied. Acceptable options include:
- A salary range (e.g. $25-$40 per hour)
- A specific amount (e.g. $75,000 per year)
An opening for an unpaid internship may only be submitted for posting by non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organizations or government agency employers; internships with a non-profit or a government entity may be eligible for academic credit as part of an established law school course under the supervision of a faculty advisor.
If you have questions regarding a decision to deny your request to post a position on #HireUSDLaw, please contact lawcareers@sandiego.edu.
By clicking below, you agree to abide by USD’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment and Job Posting Policies.
If you need assistance submitting a job posting, please contact our office by email at lawcareers@sandiego.edu or by calling (619) 260-4529.
Summer Recruiting Program
Our recruiting programs connects you with qualified JD candidates.
- Virtual and On Campus Interviews
- Resume Collect
- Direct Applications
Summer 2026
Virtual and On Campus interviews will take place from August 11 - 27, 2026.
For virtual interviews we will be using Flo Recruit to provide virtual interview scheduling and meeting links for participating employers.
Registration
- Log into #HireUSDLaw.
- Click "Register for OCI".
- Next to "OCI Round," select 2026 Summer Recruiting.
- Complete the registration form, providing a minimum of three acceptable virtual or on campus interview dates. We will make every effort to accommodate your first choice, but availability is limited. Click “Register.”
- You will then be prompted to post a Job Listing. Please complete the job listing form and click “Submit for Approval.” Your opportunity will not be visible to students until you complete this step.
Note: If you have forgotten your password, click the "Forgot Password" button. If you do not have an account, click "Sign Up" or contact us at lawcareers@sandiego.edu.
Non-Discrimination, Non-Harassment and Recruiting Process
Employers listing positions with the University of San Diego School of Law must agree to abide by the following:
Non-Discrimination and Non-Harassment Policy
The University of San Diego School of Law prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, physical disability, mental disability or other characteristic protected by federal or state law in the admission or status of students, in the hiring, promotion or supervision of faculty, staff or administrators and in the administration of law school programs and procedures. The facilities and services of Law Careers are only available to employers whose hiring and personnel practices are consistent with this policy.
Candidates who believe employers have violated USD School of Law's non-discrimination policy have been instructed to contact Law Careers.
Recruiting Process
USD Law Careers endorses the new National Association of Legal Placement Professionals (NALP) Principles for a Fair and Ethical Recruitment Process. We ask NALP employers to be aware of and voluntarily abide by the updated NALP Principles. In addition, Law Careers has developed Best Practices for Recruiting, which you can find at the link below.