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More than 300 Florida Coastal School of Law first-year students and 40 legal employers attended Florida Coastal School of Law’s second annual “Starting Line” on Nov. 15, making the event more successful than its inaugural year.
Starting Line provides Jacksonville’s legal professionals with an opportunity to meet with and give career advice to Florida Coastal students. However, event organizers stress that Starting Line is not a venue for recruitment. It is an educational event designed to demonstrate to first-year students the versatility of the Juris Doctor degree.
Florida Coastal Career Services Director Ellen Sefton said if students understand the employment requirements of various organizations from the onset of their legal education, they can begin early to plan their future and be proactive about their job search.