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Job Seekers
The Law School hires student workers for part-time, temporary on-campus jobs.
Employment Eligibility
To be eligible for student employment at the Law School campus, all candidates must be enrolled in an accredited educational institution, must be at least 16 years of age, have a Social Security Number valid for employment in the U.S.A., and must meet the employment eligibility requirements established by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires the verification of employment eligibility for all employees via the I-9 form. After accepting the tentative offer of a specific on-campus job opportunity, the student will be asked to present documents which verify identity and employment eligibility to the Student Employment Program staff.
Students who are neither citizens of the U.S.A., nor resident aliens complete documentation specific to their status as an international student.
Students enrolled in educational institutions other than the University of Connecticut, must provide verification of their student status and complete documentation specific to their status as a non-UConn student.
Students who are less than 18 years of age are restricted in the type of work they may perform on campus and must present documentation specific to their status as a minor.
Students who have accepted a work study award as part of their student financial aid package are eligible for employment in a wider range of jobs than students who do not have a college work study award. Many jobs on campus are restricted to students with work study awards.
Application Process
All students who wish to be considered for job opportunities at the Law School campus are asked to complete the Law School Student Employment Application. All law students, graduate students and other students who have a résumé or curriculum vita can send us a copy of that document in MS Word or WordPerfect format.
The Student Employment Program staff distribute completed student applications and résumés to faculty and staff who are seeking assistance and whose needs match the student applicant's skills, experience, and availability. Students are contacted for an interview by the potential supervisor.
Job Opportunities
Student workers are important members of the School of Law's workforce, contributing in many departments, in a variety of capacities. Specific job openings are posted on a bulletin board in the Student Employment Program Office. Students seeking on-campus jobs are encouraged to look at the bulletin board in the Student Employment Program Office or speak with the Student Employment Program staff for the most up-to-date listing of job opportunities.
Typical job placements include work in the law library, work in various administrative and program offices, work with Information Systems staff, work in buildings and grounds, and work as foreign language interpreters.
Upperclass law students often work as faculty research assistants, Lawyering Process coordinators, and as assistants in the legal clinics.
Job Placement
All first year work study students who choose to work on campus are considered first, for jobs within the Law Library. The Law School community relies on first year law students to meet the School's need for shelving of library books, providing essential coverage of the Circulation Desk, assisting with coverage of the School's computer labs and Information Systems HelpDesk, and numerous other roles which are critical to the availability of research and instructional resources. These job opportunities are posted on the bulletin board in the Student Employment Program Office.
First year law students who do not have work study awards, will be considered for any on-campus job for which they are qualified, but the lack of work study funding may weaken their candidacy. Students who lack work study funding are sometimes placed in jobs with the Development and External Relations offices, the Dean's Office, Faculty Support Services, the Lawyering Process Program, or the Graduate Programs. These job opportunities are posted on the bulletin board in the Student Employment Program Office.
Second and third year law students, both with and without work study awards, may be hired to assist faculty members with legal or specialized research. The Student Employment Program Office maintains a bulletin board with specific job openings posted by faculty members, as well as a list of faculty members who have not yet hired a research assistant.
To apply and be placed in an on-campus job:
All students seeking employment on the School of Law campus must submit to the Student Employment Program Office an Application for Student Employment, a current résumé, and class schedule. The information from the application and résumé helps the Student Employment Program staff match a potential student worker with a job. The class schedule further assists the Student Employment staff in determining a student worker's availability for employment. The ease and speed of a job placement is increased when an applicant supplies detailed and specific information about their skills, experience, and availability.
Hiring Process
The hiring process has four stages.
First, a supervisor interviews and selects a qualified student for a specific job.
Second, any student who accepts the offer of on-campus employment must report to the Student Employment Program Office to complete employment eligibility documents, employment authorization forms, income tax forms and present documentation required by the University, the State of Connecticut and the federal government. Completion of this paperwork generally takes no more than fifteen minutes.
Third, the student must then wait to receive confirmation via electronic mail from the Student Employment Program staff, of the actual employment authorization start date. During this waiting period, the Student Employment Program staff work with the University Administration at the Storrs campus to get the student approved for employment and to add the student to the University's payroll.
Lastly, Student Employment Program staff will notify both the student and the hiring supervisor as soon as the student has been cleared to begin working. This written approval must be received BEFORE the student may begin to work and the e-mail notification marks the conclusion of the hiring process.
The paperwork required at time of hire varies based on a number of factors specific to the individual's enrollment status, citizenship and prior UConn employment history. Additional information is available online, for typical student circumstances.
- New Hires: Student has not previously worked at the School of Law.
- Re-employment: Student has worked in a prior on-campus job at the School of Law.
- International students: Student is neither a U.S. citizen nor a resident alien of the U.S.A.
- Non-UConn students: Student is not enrolled at UConn, but is enrolled at another accredited educational institution.
- Multiple on-campus jobs: Student is currently working at the School of Law and has accepted an additional offer of on-campus employment.
- Students under 18: Student is a legal minor, less than 18 years of age.
- Work Study: Student has a work study award included in financial aid package.