Welcome to the UDC-DCSL Office of Career Services!

Welcome to the UDC-DCLS Office of Career Services

Dena Bauman counseling a student The mission of the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Office of Career Services (OCS) is to provide students and alumni with a solid foundation for professional development, beginning with matriculation at the school and continuing throughout their professional lives, and to provide employers with the services they need to recruit our students and graduates.

The Law School's underlying dual mission to admit, educate and graduate students from communities underrepresented at the bar, and to serve the public interest, has fostered enormous support from judges, directors of public interest organizations, heads of government agencies, and lawyers in private practice. These "friends" of the law school, as well as our hundreds of alumni, work hard with us to help students and alumni find exciting, substantive internships, judicial clerkships, and permanent positions.

OCS strives to provide students and alumni with the services, programs and resources they need to navigate the various stages of establishing and building a career, as well as career changes. The small size of the law school permits individualized counseling by the career services director, Dena R. Bauman, Esq. Ms. Bauman is available to students and alumni by appointment (in-person or by telephone). To schedule an appointment, please email her at dbauman@udc.edu or call 202-274-5722.

Services include general career exploration and planning, strategizing, resume and cover letter preparation, development of networking and interviewing skills, as well as how to consider and negotiate offers of employment. Programs include guest speakers from a wide variety of practice areas in the public and private sectors. Resources include extensive web site materials, online job databases and an email jobs bulletin, as well as a small library. (If you are a student or graduate from another law school, please see our reciprocity policy.

All students are requested to complete the Student Career Development Needs Survey and place a current resumé (preferably an electronic version) on file with the OCS. We urge all students and alumni to take advantage of our email Bulletin by making sure that Ms. Bauman has your current email address.