Recruiting Policies

We are happy to offer you the facilities and assistance of the Career Development Office at Baylor Law and hope we can help you find students who will meet your needs. We want to make you aware of the non-discrimination policies followed by the University and the Law School, and ask that you provide us with assurance of your willingness as employers to observe the same principles of equal opportunity.

Notice of Non-Discrimination

Baylor University does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, immigration status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information or the refusal to submit to a genetic test, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed military service, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, Texas, or local law (“Protected Characteristics”). These Protected Characteristics are interpreted consistently with relevant and applicable law.

Baylor University admits students of any Protected Characteristic to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of any Protected Characteristic in employment or in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

The University is controlled by a predominantly Baptist Board of Regents and is operated within the Christian-oriented aims and ideals of Baptists. Baylor is also affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, a cooperative association of autonomous Texas Baptist churches. Baylor’s commitment to equal opportunity and respect of others does not undermine the validity and effect of the constitutional and statutory protections for its religious liberty, including, without limitation, the religious organization exemption under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the religious exemption to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, among others.

As a religiously controlled institution of higher education, the University prescribes standards of personal conduct. While the University does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, per se, it does regulate conduct that is inconsistent with the religious values and beliefs that are integral to its Christian faith mission. See the Baylor Statement on Human Sexuality at https://www.baylor.edu/risk/doc.php/343044.pdf. This policy statement is neither intended to discourage, nor is it in fact applicable to, any analytical discussion of law and policy issues involved, or to discussions of any recommendations for changes in existing law. Discussions of these matters are both practiced and are welcomed within our curriculum.

For additional information, visit the Baylor University Notice of Non-Discrimination webpage.

Equal Opportunity Obligation of Employers Using Law School Facilities

As a condition of the use of Law School facilities, we are required by the Association of American Law Schools, of which the Law School is a member, to ask that you provide us with assurance of your intent to observe the principles of non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, nationality or ethnic origin, gender, age, disability in either employment or the provision of services, and sexual orientation per se. Thank you for your interest in our students and your cooperation in making our program successful.

NALP Principles

Baylor Law is a member of NALP, and follows the NALP Principles for a Fair and Ethical Recruiting Process. Please see this link for the full text.

In addition, Baylor Law has adopted new guidelines in place of the recently modified NALP guidelines. The full text of these guidelines will be added to this page at a later date. Please see the chart below for a summary:

	Old NALP Guideline	New NALP Guideline	New Baylor Law Guideline
1L Recruiting Timing	Begins December 1	No specific dates	First day of the Winter Quarter (November)
Interview Program Offers	28 days from the date of offer	No specific number of days	14 days from the date of offer
Early Offers (i.e. precruiting)	28 days from the first day of On-Campus Interviews	No specific number of days	28 days from the date of the offer