“While our office has engaged externs from many area law schools, our most memorable have hailed from Valparaiso Law,” said John Gountanis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “Your extern program provides the necessary support to enable your students to excel. We are very pleased with the way your program is managed.”

Recruiters looking for skilled and experienced associates are invited to contact Christine Corral, Executive Director of the Career Planning Center, at (219) 465-7814 or christine.corral@valpo.edu. She will actively listen to your needs and introduce employers to students with critical thinking abilities, rigorous researching experience and effective writing skills. The Valparaiso University School of Law fall term on-campus interview program runs through Nov. 13, 2009, and continues Jan. 18-April 16, 2010. Recruiters may also utilize our new online recruiting tool, Strategy; employers may easily create a free account by linking to www.myinterfase.com/valpolaw/employer.  Services for employers include job postings and resume referrals, with an emphasis on internships, externships, pro bono and full-time employment opportunities.

Our graduates from the class of 2008 accepted positions in 25 states across the country, including careers with the U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General’s Honors Program, the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Program, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Exxon Mobil and Time Warner. And our incoming students hold equal promise, with the class of 2012 boasting a record 26 percent diversity rate.

Faculty is critical to the success of our alumni. “Students will often say, ‘I don’t want a bunch of theory; I want the practical stuff.’ What I say in return is, ‘The most practical thing I can give you is a solid foundation in theory,’” said Professor Bruce Berner, Seegers Professor of Law. “The practice of law changes so quickly; you will only be prepared if you know how to think, how to read, how to talk, how to write, how to reason.”

The Valparaiso University School of Law legal research program was recently cited as a “shining star” in American legal education during the 2009 American Association of Law Librarians annual meeting.

“I chose Valpo because of their emphasis on the writing program, and they didn’t let me down. That’s why I was able to secure opportunities with federal judges; they want people who can articulate their opinions for them,” said Jeffery Earl '08, who completed an externship with the Chief Judge of the Northern District of Indiana and now works for Indiana Court of Appeals in Indianapolis.

Christine Corral
Executive Director, Career Planning Center
Valparaiso University
School of Law
656 S. Greenwich St.
Valparaiso, IN 46383
(219) 465-7814 or (888) VALPOLAW
christine.corral@valpo.edu
www.valpo.edu/law