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Interview Programs

Interview Programs

Yale students seek employment experiences in private practice, from large firms to solo practices; in federal, state and local government; in public interest; and in business. To facilitate hiring, CDO organizes and cosponsors several interview programs. All employers participating in our interview programs are required to comply with Yale's Employer Recruiting Policies, including our Nondiscrimination Policy.

Our June Virtual Interview Program (June VIP), is open to all employers seeking to hire 2Ls or 3Ls for summer or permanent employment. We anticipate that law firms, and any employers who would prefer to interview in June, will attend this program. June VIP interviews are assigned by a lottery algorithm based on student bid rankings and availability. Employers are not permitted to prescreen candidates. Law firms are charged a recruiting fee to participate. Registration opens in the spring.

Our September Virtual Interview Program (Sept VIP), is open to all employers seeking to hire 2Ls or 3Ls for summer or permanent employment. We anticipate that public interest employers, including government, nonprofits, and public interest law firms, along with any employers who would prefer to interview in September, will attend this program. Registration opens in the summer.

Our Winter Interview Program (WIP), held early in the spring semester, is open to all employers seeking to hire 1Ls, 2Ls, or 3Ls for summer or permanent employment. This is traditionally a 1L focused recruiting event. WIP interviews are assigned by a lottery algorithm based on student bid rankings and availability. Employers are not permitted to prescreen candidates. There is no recruiting fee for participating employers. Registration opens in the late fall. 

Cosponsored Interview Programs - Yale Law School participates in the Equal Justice Works Career Fair in Washington, DC, and cosponsors both the NYU Public Interest Legal Career Fair and the Columbia Overseas-Trained LL.M. Student Interview Program both in New York City. If you would like more information regarding these events, please contact CDO at 203-432-1676, or cdo.law@yale.edu.

Our 2024 June Virtual Interview Program (June VIP) will be held June 16-20, 2025 (excluding June 19). Registration begins in early spring.

June VIP serves as the ideal environment for law firms, along with any employers who would prefer to interview in June, to hire rising 2Ls for Summer 2025. Interviews are assigned through a lottery system based solely on students’ ranked preferences with no input from employers. A student’s application materials play no role in the selection process for June VIP screening interviews. 

Our September Virtual Interview Program (Sept VIP) will be held in the fall. Please check back for more information.

We invite you to participate in our Winter Interview Program (WIP), which will take place virtually January 15-17, 2025. Yale students seek employment in private practice, from large firms to solo practices; in federal, state and local government; in public interest and in business. We encourage all employers with paid or volunteer opportunities for 1Ls or 2Ls for the summer, or 3Ls for after graduation, to participate in WIP. 

WIP Interviews are assigned by a lottery algorithm based on student bid rankings and availability. Employers are NOT permitted to prescreen candidates. Interviews will be held virtually using Flo Recruit.  

TIMELINE

Now thru Dec. 15 - Employer Registration Period

Dec. 12- Employers Receive Confirmation of WIP Interview Date 

Jan. 10 - Employers Receive Interview Schedule(s) 

Jan. 15-17 - Virtual Screening Interviews 

To register through Symplicity visit: https://law-yale-csm.symplicity.com/employers. Click on Interview Programs, then Schedule Request and select Winter Interview Program 2025. Additionally, complete the WIP 2025 Registration Survey. We assign interview dates based on a variety of factors, including the spring course schedule and the employer’s preferred date. 

Application Materials and Transcripts: To streamline the interview process in a virtual setting, students will upload all application materials requested by each employer into Symplicity at the time of bidding. Please be sure to indicate in your schedule request any materials you wish to have access to during the screening interview process. You will be able to download a student’s resume and all other requested materials from Symplicity as part of a student’s interview packet after you receive your interview schedule(s) in January. If certain materials are required only for callback interviews, we kindly ask that you request those materials directly from the student at the time a callback invitation is extended. Student materials will NOT be uploaded into Flo Recruit for screening interviews.   

If you can’t participate in one of our interview programs but would like to receive resumes from Yale Law students you may post your position opening through our online job posting system powered by Symplicity.