Interviewing Before and During the Fall Semester (EIW & FIP)
(Updated 05/23)
Berkeley Law has multiple interview programs during the Fall Semester. The first program takes place over the course of a single week before the Fall Semester classes begin (called our Early Interview Week, or EIW), and the second program takes place after classes are underway (known as our Fall Semester Interview Program or FIP).
Based on employer input, we believe the timing of the Early Interview Week –EIW– is better suited to firms with larger summer programs and bigger permanent hiring needs. The Fall Interview Program — FIP — is more tailored to the needs of public interest, government, and smaller firms (i.e., firms with less than 100 lawyers firmwide). Employers in either program can choose to interview 2L, 3L, LL.M., or J.S.D students. See below for additional descriptions of EIW and FIP.
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First-time participants in either of our on-campus interview programs can register free of charge. Public interest employers and government agencies are never charged registration fees.
Employers with positions available, but who are unable to travel to Berkeley during any of the designated interview program periods should contact our Employer Relations and Recruitment Programs Manager, Elizabeth Granlund, at egranlund@law.berkeley.edu to make alternative arrangements. Employers who are unable to travel to Berkeley at all this fall, should consider posting a job announcement on our jobs database, b-Line.
EIW
This year EIW will take place August 1-4, 2023. All interviews are in Pacific Time and held virtually. EIW interviews are assigned entirely by student lottery, therefore participating employers are not able to prescreen candidates.
Berkeley Law does not permit employers in any of our interview programs to review student transcripts in advance (nor do we permit employers to contact students directly for this information in advance of their interviews). Students are instructed to bring copies of their transcripts to their interviews.
EIW RESUME COLLECT
If you are unable to participate in our virtual Early Interview Week, you should consider participating in our EIW Resume Collect program. Participants receive applications on the same timeline as EIW and the program is effective for offices who do not normally recruit from Berkeley Law due to geographic or limited resource constraints.
Please review the program details and registration instructions for EIW or EIW Resume Collect.
FIP
Employers who register for our FIP are able to select the candidates they want to interview based on a prior review of their application materials.
Berkeley Law does not permit employers in any of our interview programs to review student transcripts in advance (nor do we permit employers to contact students directly for this information in advance of their interviews). Students are instructed to bring copies of their transcripts to their interviews.
In order to participate in FIP, an employer must be a public interest organization, a government agency, or small/mid-size law firm. FIP eligible employers are free to participate in EIW instead; however, they will be unable to prescreen candidates.
Please review the program details and registration instructions for FIP.
Interviewing On-Campus During the Spring Semester (SIP)
(Updated 10/22)
Our Spring Interview Program — SIP — is held each year during the early part of the spring semester. Due to staffing shortages this year, the program will only consist of a Resume Collect option.
Similar to our Fall Program (FIP), students apply through the program and employers are then able to pre-screen applicants, inviting those in whom they are interested. In the Spring, employers may interview 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students.
Please click here for program details and instructions on how to submit a schedule request for SIP on b-Line.
For more information on the Spring OCI program, contact Elizabeth Klein at eklein@law.berkeley.edu.