Your law school experience will include professional development, building career skills, and gaining leadership and work experience. Your CSO is here to help.
The Basics
- Register through your online career-development system, McGeorgeCareersOnline (MCO), and be sure to enter your practice area preferences. The CSO will send you notices specifically tailored to these preferences.
- Review the Career Planning Pathway | Your 1D/1E/2E Year to help you understand your career-planning options and priorities during your time at McGeorge.
- Go to pacific.edu/law/cso for career-planning resources, including handouts, a list of job-search websites, and more.
Programs to Attend
- PI/PS Day at UC Law San Francisco.
- McGeorge Public Interest and Government Job Fair.
Opportunities to Consider — Ask Your Career Advisor About These
- SCBA Diversity Fellowship (summer associate opportunities with local law firms).
- Post-Graduate Judicial Clerkships.
- Post-Graduate Fellowships.
- Washington, D.C. Summer Internship Scholarship
- Consider applying for a PLSS grant or other scholarships through McGeorge.
Ways to Get Legal Experience During Law School
- Summer internships.
- On-campus clinics (generally available starting your second year).
- Externships, which are generally available starting your 2D/3E year (contact Externships Office).
Networking Opportunities
- Consider joining the American Bar Association (ABA) and/or the Sacramento County Bar Association (SCBA).
- Consider joining student groups on campus.
- Learn about McGeorge certificate programs and concentrations.
