The Office of Career Services is active in participating in and
promoting various programs designed to increase employment
opportunities for minority students.
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York’s Committee
on Recruitment and Retention of Lawyers conducts the Summer
Fellowship Program, a highly competitive program to place
first-year minority law students in summer jobs with large law
firms and corporate legal departments. The Office of Career
Services publicizes the program, assists first-year students in
submitting their application packages and coordinates the selection
process of candidates representing St. John’s. Each year, St.
John’s produces several fellowship recipients.
The Office of Career Services also encourages and facilitates
student participation in the Northeast BLSA Job Fair, the HNBA, the
Metlife Law Department’s Diversity Committee’s Career Forum, and
the New York City Practicing Attorneys for Law Students (PALS)
Program.