Recruiting Policy
The Career Development Office (CDO) at the University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) is happy to offer employers the use of our facilities and any additional assistance in hopes that you will be able to find students or graduates who will meet your employment needs. We want to make you aware of the nondiscrimination policies followed by the larger university and UHLC, and ask that you provide us with assurance of your willingness as employers to observe the same principles of equal opportunity. We also want to inform you of our standards for the timing of employment offers and decisions.
Nondiscrimination Policy
UHLC is committed to ensuring equal opportunity for all its students and alumni, and is committed to a policy against discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, or disability. CDO facilities and/or services may be denied to employers whose behavior contravenes UHLC’s policy based on the above-listed factors.
The CDO requires all employers (unless otherwise exempt by law) who use its placement services to affirm the following statement to confirm compliance with the nondiscrimination policy detailed above: "Employer gives assurance that it is an equal-opportunity employer, offering employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, or disability.
Standards for the Timing of Offers and Decisions
To promote fair and ethical practices for the interviewing and decision-making process, UHLC has adopted the following standards for the timing of offers and decisions:
General Provisions
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- All offers to UHLC students should remain open for at least 7 days, with a preference for 14 days, from the date of the written offer.
- Employers who are offering part-time or temporary positions for the school term are exempt from Paragraph 1 of this section.
- Students needing additional time to consider an offer should request an extension in writing before the applicable deadline. Employers are encouraged to grant such requests.
- Students are expected to accept, release/decline offers or request an extension before the applicable deadline. Requests for extensions should be submitted in writing. Offers that are not accepted by the offer deadline expire.
- A student should not hold open more than 3 offers of employment at any one time. For each offer received that places a student over the offer limit, the student should release an offer no later than 3 business days after the receipt of the excess offer.
- Employers should make every effort to schedule any off-campus interviews with UHLC candidates at times that do not conflict with students’ courses or exams.
- Practices inconsistent with these standards should be reported to the UHLC CDO at 713-743-2090 or lawcareer@uh.edu.
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Employer Contact with First-Year Students |
- To position law students to be as successful as possible, their efforts during the first semester of law school should focus on their studies rather than on job search activities. Nonetheless, opportunities to learn about professionalism, professional development, and the legal profession are appropriate early in law school, and UHLC welcomes employer participation in student programs focused on professional development and not recruiting.
- Prospective employers and first-year law students should not initiate formal one-on-one recruiting contact with each other, including applications, interviews, or offers before October 1st. An exception for earlier recruitment is granted to public-sector employers with extensive security clearance processes.
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