Student and Alumni Resources

Creighton University School of Law believes in uniting students and educational opportunities for the greater good. That’s what drives our reciprocity agreements with other law schools. Through these agreements, we can help you access other schools' career planning offices and facilities. Details about our reciprocity policies are below.

• If you’re a Creighton law student or graduate, contact our Career Development Coordinator, Mandy Whiddon, to find out which other law schools offer reciprocity.
• If you are NOT a Creighton law student or graduate, we offer reasonable use of our services under these terms:

1. Services are available only to students and alumni whose law schools provide privileges to Creighton School of Law students and alumni. 
2. Requests for reciprocity must be made in writing by a career services official at the requesting law school’s career services office. It should indicate the name, address and year of graduation of the student or alumni requesting services. The written request should also include a statement of services that the requesting school will provide to our students and alumni. 
3. The Creighton School of Law’s CDO will notify the requesting law school’s career services office when reciprocity has been granted, and a copy of the notification will be sent to the student or graduate. 
4. Reasonable access to Symplicity, our online job database, will be granted, and reciprocity privileges will be extended for a three-month period (from the date of granting); it may be extended beyond this period at Creighton’s discretion. Reciprocity students and graduates may not schedule on-campus interviews or participate in job fairs. 
5. The CDO may deny further services to any individual who misuses the facilities or services. The assistant dean for career development may also deny further services to any law school that either surpasses a reasonable number of reciprocity requests within any academic year or limits the number of requests by Creighton School of Law students or alumni. 
6. Reciprocity will be offered throughout the year, except during our blackout periods: August 1 to September 30 and January 1 to February 15.

The CDO has recently helped launch careers at the following law firms and organizations.

Colorado

• Advisor Law
• Colorado Attorney General’s Office
• Davis Graham
• Holland & Hart LLP

Illinois

• Sidley Austin

Iowa

• Brown Winick Law
• Lane & Waterman, LLP

Missouri

• Husch Blackwell, LLP
• Lathrop & Gage, LLP
• Shook, Hardy & Bacon
• Stinson LLP

Nebraska

• Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman, LLP
• Baird Holm, LLP
• Berry Law
• Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP
• Douglas County Public Defender’s Office
• Douglas County Attorney’s Office
• Dvorak Law Group
• Fraser Stryker, PC, LLO
• Gross Welch Marks Clare
• Hightower Reff Law
• Husch Blackwell
• Koley Jessen, PCLLO
• Kutak Rock
• Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP
• McGrath North
• Pansing Hogan Ernst & Buser
• Woods Aiken

• Multistate Bar Examination (MBE): This is a six-hour, 200-question multiple-choice examination. It covers contracts, torts, constitutional law, criminal law, evidence, real property and civil procedure (beginning in February 2015).
• Multistate Essay Examination (MEE): This three-hour, six-question essay examination covers agency and partnership, commercial paper, conflict of laws, corporations, decedents’ estates, family law, federal civil procedure, sales, secured transactions, and trusts and future interests. Some states draft their own essays in addition to (or instead of) the MEE. Students are required to answer based on state-specific laws.
• Multistate Performance Test (MPT): This test includes three 90-minute skills questions covering legal analysis, fact analysis, problem solving, resolution of ethical dilemmas, organization and management of a lawyering task, and communication.
• Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE): This 60-question, two-hour multiple-choice examination is administered three times each year, and it is separate from the Bar Exam administered by the NCBE. The MPRE is required for admission in all but two U.S. jurisdictions (Puerto Rico and Wisconsin); and Connecticut and New Jersey will accept the successful completion of a law school course on professional responsibility in lieu of a passing score on the MPRE. Third-year (3L) students should plan to take the MPRE no later than the November test date; the registration deadline for this test date is typically in mid-September. For more information, visit the NCBE website.
• Uniform Bar Examination (UBE): As of February 2013, this is Nebraska’s accepted test, which is prepared and coordinated by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). It is designed to test knowledge and skills that every lawyer should be able to demonstrate prior to becoming licensed to practice law. The UBE is composed of the MEE, two MPT tasks, and the MBE. It is uniformly administered, graded, and scored by user jurisdictions and results in a portable score. States adopting the UBE will accept score transfers from other UBE states. For a list of all states that have adopted the UBE, visit the NCBE website.

The following states require (or encourage) law students to register for the bar examination at the beginning of their first or second year of law school.

• Alabama: Required within 60 days of starting law school
• California: Required within 90 days of starting law school
• Florida: Encouraged in the first year of law school
• Illinois: Required by March 1 in the year following an applicant’s law school commencement—or July 1 for spring semester matriculants
• Iowa: Required by January 15 of the first year of law school
• Mississippi: Required by October 1 in the second year of law school
• North Dakota: Required by October 1 in the second year of law school (or 14 months after the first day of law school)
• Ohio: Required by November 15 in the second year of law school
• Oklahoma: Required by October 15 in the year following an applicant’s law school commencement

Note that some states provide reduced registration fees for students who register early to take the bar; please check the requirements for your state.

Every U.S. jurisdiction has character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar—in addition to a bar examination. Students are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission. Information about all relevant agencies is available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE).

Information a student provides when applying for law school may be reviewed by the admission agencies for consistency with the student’s record at the time of seeking admission. Therefore, it is essential that every student who applies to law school provides complete, accurate, and truthful information in their application.

For more information, please refer to the following:

• NCBE Bar Admissions Guide 
• NCBE Character and Fitness Issues 
• American Bar Association (AMA) Bar Admission Resources

• The Creighton Financial Aid Office: Dean Obenauer in the Financial Aid Office can provide advice to alumni regarding income-based repayment (IBR) and public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) programs, as well as other repayment options. Although IBR and PSLF are available for only federal student loans, they can help make monthly student loan payments more manageable. Contact Dean via email or call him at 402.280.2731.
• Equal Justice Works (EJW): This organization provides information related to student debt relief, including income-based repayment and public service loan forgiveness. EJW also offers webinars discussing both programs.
• IBRinfo.org: This site contains information about the income-based repayment option, as well as a calculator for determining monthly payments.
• The Pay As You Earn Plan: This plan is designed to keep your monthly student loan payments affordable; it usually has the lowest monthly payment amount of the plans that are based on income.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness: The United States Department of Education offers an Employment Certification Form for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Using this form allows Direct Loan borrowers who work in the public and nonprofit sectors to receive confirmation that their job counts as qualifying employment for PSLF. It can also help track your eligibility, inform you when it’s time to apply for forgiveness, and provide the paperwork you need.
• State-Based LRAP Programs: This website contains information about the state bar associations that offer loan repayment assistance programs.
• Ask Heather Jarvis, Student Loan Expert: This site features guidance and resources from Heather Jarvis, one of the nation’s leading authorities on income-based repayment and public service loan forgiveness. It also offers frequent webinars and blog posts to help you navigate what is sometimes a confusing process. We also recommend reading The Employee and Employer Guide to Public Service Loan Forgiveness, authored by Jarvis and the American Bar Association.