Requesting Reciprocity
If you are a UT Law student or alumni, the CSO will request reciprocity on your behalf to any ABA-accredited law school. Please note that the South Texas College of Law, University of Houston Law Center and Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law will honor a request to only one of these schools in the Houston area. Also, Arizona law schools generally will not grant reciprocity due to the high volume of requests that they receive. Before making your request, please read the reciprocity policies of the NALP member law schools as each school has its own reciprocity policy.
You may then submit your request online for up to four schools. If reciprocity is granted, students/alumni should be sure to honor the reciprocity policy of the host school(s).
CSO Reciprocity Policy
The University of Texas School of Law Career Services Office grants reciprocal services to students and graduates of ABA-accredited law schools that accord reciprocal services to UT Law students and graduates.
In the case of schools that only permit reciprocity on a one-to-one basis, we will limit the number of referrals in the same manner. If you would like to establish reciprocity with The University of Texas School of Law, contact the career services office of your law school and request a letter be sent by email to
cso@law.utexas.edu requesting reciprocity.
Reciprocity, if granted, will be for a three-month period from the date of approval, excluding blackout periods. Please provide us with the approximate dates you will be visiting our office. You must wait until you have received a copy of our letter granting reciprocity before visiting our office, and must bring the approval letter and a photo ID with you.
Reciprocity includes access to CSO Library Resources (handouts, employer binders, directories, books and periodicals) and on-site viewing of CSO Job Bank. Reciprocity does not include the following: individual career counseling, resume or cover letter review, access to password-protected online resources on the CSO Web site, and use of the fax machine or copier. Visitors may not borrow or remove reference materials from the CSO Resource Library.
Reciprocity will be unavailable during our fall and spring recruiting periods; i.e., July 1-November 30 and January 28-March 5. CSO resources are only available to UT Law students and alumni during this time.
Our regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please arrive no later than 4 p.m. if you will need our resources the same day.
The Career Services Office reserves the right to adjust stated policy with or without notice and may revoke privileges extended to individuals who abuse the facilities, services, or staff.
If you have any questions, please contact James Cardenas, Resource Coordinator, at
jcardenas@law.utexas.edu or 512-232-1150.