Career and Professional Development Center

Interviewing Information

Duke University School of Law does not permit pre-screening of student resumes for on-campus interviews. All interviews are filled through a random lottery. Students "bid" during the summer on employers with whom they wish to interview.

Registration for Fall 2008 Recruiting

All employers participating in Fall OCI 2008 recruiting must use Symplicity. OCI dates are assigned in the order in which they are received based on a computerized time stamp of your on-line registration submission. Once your registration has been approved and a date assigned, you will receive an e-mail confirmation in May, requesting you to log onto Symplicity and review your schedule to ensure its correctness.

Forgot Password?
If you no longer have your password information, please log onto Symplicity and click the "FORGOT MY PASSWORD" tab at the top of the login page. Enter your user id and a password will be sent to that email address.
*For more information, please refer to the 2008 OCI Registration Instructions.

FALL 2008 OCI IMPORTANT DATES:
Registration begins: Monday, February 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM (EST).
Registration ends: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 12:00 PM (EST).
Notification of assigned OCI date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 12:00 PM (EST).
Interview dates: August 20-23, 2008 and August 27-Sepember 12, 2008. (No interviews will be held on
August 25-26, or on September 1-2, 2008.)

Location

Interviews on August 20-23 will take place in the Millennium Hotel, located 1 mile from the Law School. The Millennium Hotel is located at 2800 Campus Walk Drive, right at the Morreene Road exit (exit 108) off the 15-501 Bypass in Durham. The phone number is (919) 383-8575, and more information is available at www.millenniumhotels.com

Interviews on August 27-September 12 will be held in the Fuqua School of Business located adjacent to Duke Law School.

Fall 2008 OCI Season Fees

The fees for employers in the fall 2008 OCI season are the same as last year and are as follows:

1-10 attorney firm, government, public interest No charge
11 to 25 attorney law firm $200 per interview room
26 to 99 attorney law firm $500 per interview room
100 or more attorney law firm $875 per interview room

Please make your check payable to Duke University School of Law and mail it to:
Kelly Briggs
Science Drive and Towerview Road Box 90367
Durham, NC 27708-0367
*Fees are due no later than one week from the confirmation of your registration.

Important OCI Information

Hotel Accommodations:

The following hotels will provide accommodations at a special "Duke rate" of $139.00 per night.

Shipping Packages and Marketing Materials

If you plan to ship marketing materials to the law school to be distributed on your scheduled interview date, please send according to the following instructions:

For Interviews at the Millennium Hotel:

  1. Plan to mail all packages so that they arrive three business days prior to your scheduled interview date. This should provide ample time to correct errors such as lost or misdirected packages.

    Please be judicious in sending packages to the Millennium Hotel for Segment I as the Duke Law Career and Professional Development Center will incur a per package charge. Per package, the charges are $5 if under 30 lbs., $8 if over 30 lbs. and $10 for display cases and exhibits. Packages will not be received at Duke Law School for Segment I, please send directly to the Millennium Hotel.

  2. Please address all packages as follows:

    Duke University School of Law
    Millennium Hotel Durham - Name of Employer
    2800 Campus Walk Avenue
    Durham, North Carolina 27705
  3. Include the following email address: CareerCenter@law.duke.edu in the shipping company’s tracking and notification system. This will help the Career Center staff know when your package has been received in our mailroom so that I can in turn track the package within the law school.
  4. Clearly label and package separately all materials that are to be delivered some place other than the interview room suite. The area designated for your hospitality table may not be in close proximity to your interview room. This will help us to deliver all of your materials to their proper destination.
  5. If you are hosting an evening reception in the Durham area, please make arrangements with the venue to ship your materials directly there.

Due to the volume of packages and marketing materials that we receive during OCI, we are unable to ship unused materials back to you after your visit to Duke Law. All unused or unclaimed materials will be discarded at the end of your interview day.

By following these easy instructions, you will help us to ensure that your time at Duke Law goes as smoothly as possible. Thank you for your cooperation.

For Interviews at the Fuqua School of Business:

  1. Plan to mail all packages so that they arrive at Duke Law School two business days prior to your scheduled interview date. This should provide ample time to correct errors such as lost or misdirected packages.
  2. Please address all packages as follows:

    Tedi Mason
    Duke University School of Law
    Science Drive & Towerview Road
    Box 90367
    Durham, North Carolina 27708
    919-613-7264
    CareerCenter@law.duke.edu

FedEx/UPS Shipments: The Law School's physical address is Science Dr. & Towerview Rd. (Do not include the Box number).

Do not address the package to yourself or your interviewers - if our mailroom does not recognize the addressee on the package, this increases the chance that it will not be delivered to the proper place.

See above for steps 3, 4, & 5.

Conditions of Recruiting On-Campus

Anti-Discrimination Policy

"Duke University School of Law is committed to providing students and graduates with equal opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination based on race, color, veteran status, religion, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age or handicap.

In the Law School's view, the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy of the United States military constitutes or permits discrimination based on grounds of sexual orientation. The School nonetheless permits the military service to use its facilities for recruitment because the failure to do so would subject Duke University to the loss of substantial Federal funding."

Statement Adopted by the Faculty of Duke Law School

STATEMENT COMPLIANCE:

PLEASE CHECK THE SECTION ON YOUR ON-LINE SYMPLICITY REGISTRATION REQUEST FORM LABELED DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY TO AFFIRM YOUR ORGANIZATION'S COMPLIANCE.

All employers interviewing at Duke Law School are encouraged to be familiar with the School's Anti-discrimination Policy and the National Association for Law Placement publication, Lawful and Effective Interviewing Practices, as an aid to appropriate interviewing practices.

2008 Fall OCI Cancellation Policy

One-half of the OCI fee paid is refundable for cancellation of a scheduled interview date on or before June 1, 2008, or fewer than five students sign up to interview with an employer. *All late cancellation requests must be made in at least four days prior to your interview date.

Scholastic Standing and Grading Policy


The Law School does not release class rank.

Duke Law School uses a slightly modified form of the familiar 4.0 scale. The modification permits faculty to recognize especially distinguished performances with grades above a 4.0. The highest grade given is 4.3. A grade of 1.5 or lower is failing.

The median grade for all first- year and upper level courses of 40 or more students is 3.3.

Again, Duke Law School does not release class rank.

Journal Selection Process

Alaska Law Review, Law & Contemporary Problems and Duke Law Journal

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy

Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy and Duke Law & Technology Review

Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum

Employers may contact Kelly Smith, Publication Production Assistant, at (919) 613-7160 for more information.