Career Services
Career Services
Phylis Myles
Director of Career Services and Externship
Norma S. Freitas
Assistant Director of Career Services
Mission Statement
Career Services is dedicated to creating employment opportunities and providing education to foster long term career development for students and alumni.
About Career Services
Willamette University College of Law maintains an active office of Career Services, which provides comprehensive career counseling to our students and alumni. The role of Career Services is to teach the skills and provide the tools needed for a lifetime of successful career management. Career Services works one on one with students and graduates to identify their unique attributes and marketable skills and to develop a long-term strategy for achieving their career goals. To set an appointment with a staff member in Career Services, please do so on Symplicity.
Career Services provides extensive opportunities for professional skills development, which are available to students and alumni alike throughout the academic year. The Career Services staff meets regularly with students, beginning in their first year of law school. In addition, they maintain a comprehensive resource library and robust Web site that provide relevant employment and career development information. Numerous workshops, panels and speakers round out the department's career development offerings.
Career Services also oversees a busy on-campus interview program, bringing legal employers directly to the College of Law. In addition, mock interviews with volunteer attorneys and department staff are scheduled each semester to help students hone their interview skills.
Professional Development and Diversity
The school’s office of Professional Development and Diversity is responsible for multicultural planning, programming and student affairs in the College of Law, which has long been committed to building a community that recognizes and celebrates diversity.
The director of Professional Development and Diversity, working in conjunction with Career Services and the Externship Program, helps ensure all law students receive the professional mentoring, job counseling and social networking needed to succeed both in law school and in the broader legal community following graduation. In addition, the Multicultural Law Students Association sponsors relevant speakers, seminars and special cultural events to promote diversity at the College of Law.
For more information, contact Marva Fabien at mfabien@willamette.edu.
Symplicity
Career Services is pleased to welcome you to Symplicity, a Web-based system to manage all phases of the recruiting process. Symplicity provides career services tools to employers, students and alumni.
Employers
Post job listings at no charge using Symplicity. Employers may choose to handle all applications electronically (e-mail or accumulate online) or receive them by fax, postal mail or via the organization's Web site. If you have not already received an account, you may register online. Select the Register tab and enter your information. Note: You must enter an e-mail address as this will be your username. You will receive an e-mail message with Symplicity access information within 24 hours of your registration submission.
Students
Current students are automatically sent a welcome message, Symplicity password and user reference guide via email. First-year students will receive their passwords shortly after the fall semester begins. Once you have received your password, you may login to Symplicity. Note: First-year students may not contact employers directly until November 1.
Alumni
Request a Symplicity account by registering online. Select the Register tab and enter your information. Note: You must enter an e-mail address as this will be your username. You will receive an e-mail message with Symplicity access information within 24 hours of your registration submission.
If you have any questions or difficulties logging on to Symplicity, please contact Deborah Mosman or College of Law Career Services (503-370-6057).