Office of Student and Career Services, Cleveland State University College of Law

RECIPROCITY POLICY

Limited resources of the Office of Student and Career Services at Cleveland State University College of Law are available to students and graduates of other ABA-accredited law schools who grant CSU College of Law students and graduates the same opportunity.

1. A letter of introduction from the career services office requesting reciprocity should be received by CSU College of Law at least two weeks prior to any initial visit. Requests should include the address of the reciprocity visitor and state the individual’s graduation date.
2. Reciprocity will be granted to Ohio law schools on a one-to-one basis only. Reciprocity is not available to students or graduates of other Cleveland-area law schools.
3. CSU College of Law offers the following reciprocal career services: a) an account in CSU College of Law's online job listing board & resource library for the duration of the reciprocity term; b) in-office use of resource library materials; and c) in-office access to NALP publications.
4. CSU College of Law is unable to provide reciprocity visitors with participation in on-campus interviews, individual counseling services, or resume review or referral.
5. Reciprocity is valid for two months from the date of the grant of reciprocity. One renewal request may be made per calendar year.
6. Reciprocity visitors must abide by office procedures and identify themselves on each office visit by presenting a copy of the letter granting reciprocity. Walk-in requests will NOT be honored.
7. When responding to notices found in the Office of Career Planning jobs board, visitors are required to state in their cover letters to employers that they learned of the position through a reciprocal agreement between the visitor's school and the CSU College of Law.
8. The Office of Student and Career Services is open year round Mon.- Fri. 8:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., with the exception of holidays.
9. In any given year, reciprocity will be limited to a particular number of visitors per law school if the number of requests is excessive. Services may be denied to any individual who misuses the facilities or services.
10. CSU College of Law reserves the right to alter this policy without advance notice.

Please direct all requests for or inquiries about this Reciprocity Policy to the Office of Student and Career Services,

Cleveland State University College of Law, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave., LB 137B, Cleveland, OH 44115.

Email: careernull@law.csuohio.nulledu

(c) 2002-2017 Cleveland State University

Code of Conduct for Law Students

• Give your law school career services staff sufficient notice for them to initiate the reciprocity request.
• Read and honor the reciprocity policy of the host school.
• Call the career services office of the host school in advance of your visit. Walk-in or drop-in requests are not advised.
• Bring your student I.D. card or, if you are a graduate, your bar membership card.
• Don’t ask for services that are not delineated in the host school’s reciprocity policy.
• Don’t speak poorly of your own law school’s career serves staff or facilities.
• Do mention in your cover letter to employers that you obtained their job listing through the career services office of another school.
• Do give feedback/suggestions to your law school’s career services office about resources which you found helpful and which are not available at your law school. Career services professionals always welcome and value feedback from their students and graduates.
• Do remember that the host law school’s students and graduates have first priority for the use of the career services staff and facilities.

Code of Conduct for Law Schools

• Send a copy of your request or letter of introduction to your student or graduate.
• Include the student’s or graduate’s address so that the host can send a copy of its reply to your student or graduate.
• Include a copy of your law school’s reciprocity policy with your reply letter.
• Counsel your students or graduates on how to get the most out of the reciprocity services – this may help them make the most of their visits.
• Don’t distribute copies of another law school’s employment or job bulletins to your students or graduates without the approval of the law school, which published the material.
• Do remember that the host law school’s students and graduates have first priority for the use of the career services staff and facilities.

These Code of Conduct statements were compiled by the National Association of Law Placement.

They are reprinted here by the permission of NALP.