Introduction and Orientation

“Getting Started Right” – UT's IL Career Integration Program

A hallmark of UT's career services program is our Getting Started Right program for 1Ls. Through this team consultation and coaching plan, programs and services are delivered sequentially to support students' evolving needs for information and support as they engage in the career development process.

An Introduction to Career Services seminar is held on November 1 to familiarize first-year students with the staff, programs and services of the Law Career Center and the University of Tennessee Career Services Office.

In the Job Market session, students learn about the legal job market nationwide using the most recent graduating class as a reference. Patterns in employment and compensation based on job setting and geography are introduced.

During the Job Search Tool Kit workshop, students are introduced to the legal resume, specialized letters of interest, and the nature of the job search strategy.

Each 1L student is encouraged to schedule a Getting To Know You session in November or December. In these individual sessions with the Director and Advisor, the advising relationship begins by discussing the types of job settings the student wants to explore while in law school and their preferences for where they want to live and work. The timetable for recruitment and hiring in the job settings of interest to the student are discussed, and the student leaves the meeting with an understanding of the next steps in developing a job search strategy and putting it in motion.

Finally, students are encouraged to participate in a Using Resources workshop. Students learn about many of the web sites and print resources that law students use in their job searches and begin to identify the techniques they will use in their job search strategy and timetable.

Please note that the National Association for Law Placement, of which Tennessee Law is a member school, asks member schools to refrain from offering placement services to first semester, first-year law students prior to November 1.