Mock interviews provide students with valuable interviewing experience and offer attorneys an opportunity to meet our exceptional students and introduce these students to the legal interviewing process. Student response to this program in the past has been overwhelming. The students find the experience to be rewarding and great practice for the "real thing." You will find that participating in our program is a wonderful way to preview our students as well as increase your recognition on campus.
Each interviewer will represent his/her actual employer, rather than a mock employer. Students will be encouraged to conduct additional independent research prior to their mock interview with you, so please be sure to update your UT Law Symplicity profile.
Students will schedule and submit their resumes online. In addition, employers will be able to view student resumes prior to coming on campus.
The following are important dates you need to know to participate in the 2010 Mock Interview Program:
- Tuesday, December 1, 2009: Employer registration begins at noon (Central Time).
- Wednesday, January 6, 2010: Employer registration ends at noon (Central Time) or when filled.
- Friday, January 15, 2010: Resume packets will be sent to employers.
- January 20-22 and 25-26, 2010: Mock Interview Program
- Log in to the UT Law Symplicity module. Reminder: Your user name is your complete e-mail address.
- Select [Interview Programs] from the toolbar at the top of the screen.
- Select the [Schedule Requests] tab.
- Click the [Request Schedule] button. The system will default to "Spring 2010OCI" - please be sure to select "Mock Interview Program 2010" from the drop-down menu.
- You may skip the "Additional Locations" unless you are registering for several offices.
- Beside "Days Required" let us know how many days you would like to conduct mock interviews.
- Beside "Preferred Dates" please select the day(s) you would like to conduct mock interviews. You may also select "Alternative Dates" if applicable.
- Beside "Class Years to Interview" please select 1Ls if you are a law firm, corporate, government or public interest employer.
- Please note that 2Ls & 3Ls may be able to schedule mock interviews if spaces remain available.
- Beside "Interview Length" please select "30."
Interviews are scheduled at half-hour intervals, with 20 minutes reserved for the actual interview and the remaining 10 minutes for critique and feedback.
- Beside "Rooms" please select the number of rooms needed.
- Beside "Time Slots" please select:
- "Morning 1 (9 a.m.-noon)" if you do not plan to conduct mock interviews the entire day and your interviews start in the morning.
- "Afternoons 1 (1-5 p.m.)" if you do not plan to conduct mock interviews the entire day and your interviews start in the afternoon.
- "Full Day 1 (9 a.m.-5 p.m. with lunch from noon-1 p.m.)" if you plan to interview most or all of the day
- Please do not request additional document types. Students will be submitting resumes only.
- In the [Scheduling Notes] box, please tell us how many mock interviews you would like to conduct and the times you will be conducting them.
- Example: 8 mock interviews starting from 10 a.m.-noon (break for lunch) and then resuming at 1-3 p.m.
- Example: 2 mock interviews from 1-2 p.m. on both Thursday and Friday for a total of 4 mock interviews.
- Click [Submit] when you are finished.
- Schedule requests are processed in the order they are received. You will receive an automatic e-mail message confirming your registration as soon as your request has been processed.
- Log in to the UT Law Symplicity module and select the [Register] tab.
- Complete the requested information and you will receive an e-mail with your password as soon as your registration has been processed.
- Follow the instructions above for submitting your schedule (interview date) request.
Resumes will be available online beginning on Friday, January 15, 2010. Detailed instructions will be sent to you once you have registered for the Mock Interview Program.
Symplicity converts all uploaded Word documents into PDF documents. Please be aware that occasionally the original format of the document may be altered during the conversion. This is not the fault of the student but a limitation of the conversion software. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
If you have any additional questions, please contact:
Drew Carls, On-Campus Interview Coordinator
512-232-7110
dcarls@law.utexas.edu
