Career Development
A team of 10 professionals, including attorney counselors and recruitment officers, comprise the Center for Career Development at Rutgers Law School’s locations in Camden and Newark. Together we assist students with immediate and longer-term professional goals, provide alumni lifelong access to services, and connect employers with excellent candidates for their recruitment needs.
Led by seasoned career counselors, our Career Development team provides strategy assistance to Rutgers Law students and alumni. Law school Isn't one size fits all. Our mission is to help students and alumni identify, develop, and achieve their career goals. From your first year of law school through graduation and beyond, we're here to provide counseling, online and print resources, and recruiting and professional development programs designed to assist you in cultivating professional skills and obtaining summer, school year, and postgraduation employment.
Rutgers Law graduates find exciting and meaningful work in a variety of practice settings across the region, nationwide, and around the globe. With access to three of the nation’s largest legal markets—New York City, Philadelphia, and New Jersey—you’ll be positioned for success, as our graduates join law firms and businesses of all sizes, government agencies, nonprofits, and judicial clerkships. Learn more about our employment outcomes.
Tailored Advice to Navigate Your Path
Whether you are seeking a position in a small law firm, a multi-national law firm or corporation, a government agency or nonprofit organization, or in a nontraditional legal career, we provide services essential to your job search:
- One-on-one advising
- Skills training programs, panels, and workshops
- Information and assistance for summer employment opportunities
- Assistance arranging employer interviews
- Web-based job bank
- Connections with prospective employers
- Recruitment events and job fairs
- On-campus interview program
Contact Camden
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Located on the first floor of the law school's west building, the Center for Career Development can be reached at:
217 North Fifth Street
Camden, NJ 08102
T: 856-225-6178
F: 856-225-6184
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- Rebekah Verona, Assistant Dean
- Rebecca Baehr, Director
- Christine Dougherty, Associate Director
- Neil Wise, Career Counselor
- Gwen Tolbert, Recruiting Manager
- Marie Peeke, Receptionist
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- Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- *Evening appointments welcome. Please contact the office to schedule.
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First-year students must schedule their initial career counseling appointment through Symplicity. Instructions will be provided in October. For all subsequent appointment requests, students can email their counselor directly.
Alumni can request an appointment by sending an email, including several days and times of availability, to ccdCamden@law.rutgers.edu
Contact Newark
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Located on the second floor of the law school near Admissions and Financial Aid, the Center for Career Development can be reached at:
S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
T: 973-353-5555
F: 973-353-1590
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- Stephanie Gomez, Acting Assistant Dean
- LaTasha Onugha, Associate Director
- Wendi Taylor, Recruiting Manager
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- Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- *Evening appointments welcome. Please contact the office to schedule.
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- Current students can schedule appointments in the Calendar section of Symplicity.
- Alumni can request an appointment by sending an email, including several days and times of availability, to CCDNewark@law.rutgers.edu