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At last, a sane way
to land a job with a law firm
 

JD Match.
Your best chance of getting offers from the firms
you most want to work for

You have your wish list, right? You know, more or less, which law firms you want to work for and which ones you don't.

Law firms have their wish lists, too. They know, more or less, which students they really want to hire.

Finally, there's a way to bring all the wish lists of all the law students and all the law firms together at one time, bringing much-needed sanity to the entire recruiting process.

JD Match pairs the right students to the right firms

During each year's fall and spring recruiting season, JD Match runs an advanced algorithm that melds the wish lists of every member law student with every member law firm.

As a result of this melding, the ranked preferences of both firms and students will be matched up, so that students like you can receive job offers from the firms you’d most like to work for.

JD Match optimizes the preferences of both candidates and firms, giving each their best chance at a strong, lasting relationship.

Matches, not mismatches

Nobody likes the current system.  In the competition for top candidates, offers and acceptances are forever out of synch. Firms look for an edge.  Offers close sooner.  Anxiety reigns.  Chaos ensues.

As a result, too many firms hire the wrong candidates.  Too many students go with the wrong firms.  And too many junior associates end up resigning, disillusioned, and having to rethink their career plans in light of a bad experience.

 

This is your chance to get some control over your own recruitment.
Go to the JD Match Signup Page right now

How JD Match works

  • Sign up at jdmatch.com
  • Do your research, go to your on campus interviews, do whatever you'd normally do to determine which law firms you're most interested in working for (during OCI, firms looking for candidates like you will be using JD Reach to learn about you)
  • Rank those law firms in your order of preference.  Firms will similarly rank their student candidates in their order of preference.  Keep in mind:  Firms will know which students ranked them highly and they may favor such students – another factor you can incorporate into your strategy.
  • On several  successive Match Days – during fall and spring recruiting seasons – the algorithm compares the preferences of each firm to the preferences of each student, to fill each available slot with the best available student.
  • Several Match Days allow you to revise your list of preferred firms in light of matches made or not made.
  • If there are still unfilled positions at the end of the recruiting season, you don't necessarily have to start over. JD Recommends can identify slots at firms you may not know about or have thought of.
  • Law firms will simultaneously rank their student candidates in their strict order of preference

HOW TO JOIN JD MATCH

It's easy to become a JD Match member student. At Signup, here is what you do:

  • Submit a profile of yourself – include any  information you feel can help you: The more comprehensive the better.  Your resume is required.
  • List the law firms you want in order of preference
  • Update your profile and/or your preferences at any time