Employers
California Western students and alumni are practice-ready professionals who can immediately contribute to your office, organization, or agency. The Career and Professional Development Office (CPDO) is here to help advertise job opportunities and connect you with qualified candidates.
Employer Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in connecting with our students and alumni to share job opportunities with your firm or organization. We are very pleased to assist you. Please register/submit a job listing on 12Twenty to advertise law clerk, post-bar law clerk, or attorney positions. If you have any questions, please contact Noelle Dorman in the CPDO.
Recruiting Programs
Employers can list law clerk and attorney job opportunities throughout the year using
the Advertise a Job Opportunity form. Then, each Spring and Fall, California Western
offers recruiting programs that include both on- and off-campus interviews as options
for employers to hire. Spring Recruiting advertises for summer and fall positions,
while Fall Recruiting advertises spring and summer positions.
Please contact Noelle Dorman in the CPDO to register and participate.
What employers say about CWSL students
The Honorable Anthony Battaglia, ’74
US District Judge for the Southern District of California
“California Western students are well prepared to do the work. Their course work is thorough, and their involvement in the STEPPS Program gives them the extra tools to immerse themselves quickly in the practical problems we face in court. Cal Western’s students also have been instilled with high standards of professionalism and civility. They are impressively trained future lawyers!"
Jacob Spaid, ’14
Associate, Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP
"Giving back to the legal community is rewarding in and of itself. I’ve also found I enjoy the process of teaching and shaping students’ ethics, work quality, and professional habits."
Why Hire Our Students
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Our students work in inclusive environments with diverse populations
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Our students have practice-ready skills
- California Western is well known in San Diego and across the nation for the success of its competition teams. Our trial competition teams, appellate teams, and ADR teams teach students courtroom and professional skills to be profession-ready advocates.
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Our students have hands-on legal experience
- Throughtout their legal education, our students participate in a variety of experiential courses, including clinics, externships, and simulation courses to develop critical professional skills such as interviewing, counseling, negotiation, fact development and analysis, trial advocacy, document drafting, conflict resolution, organization and management of legal work, collaboration, cultural competency, and self-evaluation.
Career and Professional Development Office
More than 75% of our students earn at least 720 hours of supervised, hands-on, practical legal experience before graduation. If you are interested in taking part in a recruiting event or want to post a job opportunity, please contact JavaScript Required, Assistant Director, Projects & Employer Relations.
San Diego, CA 92101