Student Spotlight

Gavin Black '10
Last summer Gavin Black ’10 earned a coveted research fellowship with the International Maritime Organization in London, studying the dramatic...

Upcoming Events

Commencement 2012

Commencement 2012

C.L.E. - Introduction to Veterans Affairs Benefits
MAY
22
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
RWU Metro Center, 150 Washington Street, Providence, R.I.
Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception
MAY
31
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
One Citizens Plaza Rotunda
Law Alumni Association Annual Breakfast Meeting
JUN
14
7:45 am - 9:15 am
Rhode Island Convention Center - First Floor West Lobby, Providence
Philadelphia Area Alumni Reception
JUN
27
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Maggiano's Little Italy, 1201 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
14th Annual Rhode Island Attorney General Open Government Summit
JUL
27
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
School of Law, Bristol, R.I.


Job Postings & On-Campus Interviews

Job Postings
At any time of the year, we are pleased to immediately post your employment opportunities on our website. Please visit on our online job system, Symplicity to post a position. Once you are registered, click on “Post a Job”.

Please contact the Office of Career Services if you have any questions about posting a job.

Lateral Hiring
Attorneys seeking career changes or lateral hire opportunities turn to the Office of Career Services for referrals, career counseling, and job listings. Employers may list openings for lateral positions on Symplicity, which are available to our alumni. Additionally, the Assistant Dean for the Office of Career Services is available for consultation regarding your specific hiring needs, as well as your marketing, recruiting, and retention efforts.

On-Campus Interview Program
The Office of Career Services is pleased to host on-campus interviews throughout the academic year. Participating employers provide the Office of Career Services with their specific hiring information and select preferred dates for interviewing. The Office of Career Services then collects candidates' application materials and submits packages to employers well in advance of the on-campus interview. Your ability to pre-screen the candidates ensures that you will interview only the students most compatible with your individual hiring needs. The Office of Career Services contacts and schedules students for desired interviews and provides interview facilities in our state-of-the-art law school in beautiful Bristol, Rhode Island.

You may reserve a date for on-campus interviewing immediately by contacting our office.

Employers traveling to Bristol to interview our students who require overnight accommodations will be hosted at our expense at the Bristol Harbor Inn, overlooking the Narragansett Bay.

Off-Campus Interviewing
Employers unable to visit Bristol may recruit through the Office of Career Services' Off-Campus Interview Program. Firms and agencies interested in soliciting resumes from students simply need to complete a form describing the position(s) available, their hiring criteria, applicable deadlines, and application materials to be submitted. Please contact us for more information. 

Message of Compliance for Unpaid Internships
Roger Williams University School of Law is in compliance with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regarding all unpaid internships. The WHD has developed six federal guidelines:

-The training, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to what would be given in a vocational school or academic educational instruction;
-The training is for the benefit of the trainees;
-The trainees do not displace regular employees, but work under their close observation;
-The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the trainees, and on occasion the employer's operations may actually be impeded;
-The trainees are not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the training period; and
-The employer and the trainees understand that the trainees are not entitled to wages of the time spent in training.

For more information go to the WHD's website at: http://www.dol.gov/whd