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In addition to Career Services/Public Service online job postings, take advantage of numerous resources available to you.  NOTE:  We welcome feedback from students and alumni on the format, which websites are useful/not useful, websites that should be added, additional categories, etc.  Thanks.

 

WEBSITES
  1. Academic
  2. Alternative Careers
  3. Areas of Practice
  4. Bar Information
  5. Corporations/Business
  6. Environmental
  7. Federal Government
  8. Government Honors and Internship Handbook
  9. Grants/Foundations
  10. Intellectual Property
  11. International Law
  12. Job Hunt
  13. Judicial Clerkships
  14. Labor Law
  15. Other Law School Job Listings
  16. Public Interest
  17. Solo Practice
  18. State/Local Government
  19. Legal Directories

1.  Academic 

Chronicle of Higher Education – www.chronicle.com

Fulbright Scholar Program        - www.iie.org/cies/

HigherEdJobs.com – www.higheredjobs.com

2.  Alternative Careers 

National Association for Legal Career Professionals - www.nalp.org – under “Professional Resources”, scroll down to “Law Students/Graduates”, to the left you will see “JD Job Seekers”, click on that and then “Handouts on Career Issues”

http://www.attorneyjobs.com – extensive listing of non-traditional jobs

Non-Traditional Legal Careers Report - $40 for a three month subscription – http://www.nontradlegal.com

http://legalcareers.about.com/od/jobsearch select Alternative Legal Careers

www.jobhuntersbible.com – full of articles, links, tips, tools and even fun lists

 3.  Areas of Practice

American Health Lawyers Association – www.healthlawyers.org

National Center for Adoption Law & Policy – www.adoptionjobsite.org

Sports Law Resources – http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/sports/sports_law/general/index.html

Entertainment Law Resources – http://e.findlaw.com

4.  Bar Information 

www.alllaw.com  - useful links for law students or lawyers

www.barbri.com  - requirements for bar exams in all 50 states

www.barexam.org  - various boards of bar examiners across the U.S.

www.ncbex.org  - National Conference of Bar Examiners

www.patbar.com  - Institute for Patent Studies patent bar review

www.patentbarreview.com  - Practicing Law Institute’s Patent Bar Review website

http://uspto.gov - information on how to become a registered patent attorney or agent

5.  Corporations/Business 

Association of Corporate Counsel - www.acc.com

Wall Street Journal – www.careerjournal.com

Business First (Louisville) – http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville

http://www.megalaw.com – business/financial job postings seeking JD applicants

6.  Environmental 

Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory – www.webdirectory.com

Commission for Environmental Cooperation – www.cec.org

Environmental Careers Organization – www.eco.org

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation – www.rmmlf.org

Sierra Club – www.sierraclub.org/jobs/index.asp

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – www.epa.gov

Environmental Job Postings – www.ejobs.org

7.  Federal Government 

Best Places to Work in the Federal Government – www.bestplacestowork.org

Federal Bureau of Investigation – www.fbijobs.gov

FedWorld Information Network – www.fedworld.gov

Internal Revenue Service – www.irs.treas.gov

Legislative Branch – House – www.house.gov

-  Senate – www.senate.gov

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) – www.occ.treas.gov/jobs/lawjob.htm

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Dept. of Legal Affairs – www.opic.gov

Partnership for Public Service – www.ourpublicservice.org

Presidential Management Fellows Program – www.pmf.opm.gov

Careers in the Federal Judiciary – www.uscourts.gov/careers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection  – www.customs.gov

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture – www.usda.gov

U.S. Dept. of Commerce – www.commerce.gov

U.S. Dept. of Defense – www.defense.gov

U.S. Dept. of Education – www.ed.gov

U.S. Dept. of Energy – www.doc.gov

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services – www.hhs.gov

U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development – www.hud.gov

U.S. Dept. of Interior – www.doj.gov

U.S. Dept. of Justice – www.usdoj.gov

U.S. Dept. of Labor – www.dol.gov

U.S. Dept. of State – www.careers.state.gov

U.S. Dept. of Transportation – www.dot.gov

U.S. Dept. of the Treasury – www.ustreas.gov

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs – www.va.gov

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – www.epa.gov

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – www.eeoc.gov

The Federal Government’s Official Jobs Site - www.usajobs.opm.gov

www.conservativejobs.com – connects politically-minded law students w/quality internships and traditional and nontraditional legal careers along with helpful tips

www.federaltimes.com – under “Advice & Opinion”, great section on careers in Advice & Opinion News

Federal Research Services, Inc. – www.fedjobs.com

Opportunities in Public Affairs – www.opajobs.com

www.usa.gov – A to Z index of agency websites

8.  Government Honors and Internship Handbook 

www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm (User ID is:  cookie and Password is:  dough)

9.  Grants/Foundations 

Council on Foundations – www.cof.org – click on “Programs and Services”, “Jobs”

Foundation Center – http://foundationcenter.org

Nonprofit Sector Yellow Book – www.leadershipdirectories.com

10.  Intellectual Property 

American Intellectual Property Law Association – www.aipla.org

Computer Law Association – http://www.itechlaw.org

U.S. Copyright Office – www.loc.gov/copyright

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office – www.uspto.gov

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en

11.  International Law 

American Society of International Law(ASIL) – www.asil.org

Amnesty International – www.amnesty.org

Association for Women’s Rights in Development – http://awid.org

Center for International Legal Studies – www.cils.net

Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) – www.cejil.org

Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL) – www.eisil.org

Human Rights Internet – www.hri.ca

Human Rights Resource Center – www.hrusa.org

International Conflict Research - www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/themes/humanrights/.html

International Career Employment Weekly – www.internationaljobs.org

Lawyers without Borders – www.lawyerswithoutborders.org

One World; international jobs – www.oneworld.net

Organization of American States – www.oas.org

United National Development Program (UNDP) – www.undp.org/jobs

U.S. Dept. of State - http://travel.state.gov/

12.  Job Hunt 

ABA Career Counsel – www.abanet.org/careercounsel

Contract Lawyer Search – www.contractlawyers.com

Law Match – http://www.lawmatch.com

Legal Employment Search Site – www.legalemploy.com

Lexis-Nexis – www.lexisnexis.com/careers

Martindale-Hubbell – www.martindale.com

www.DeborahArron.com – JD, author, national public speaker and career consultant

www.hg.org – Hieros Gamos Legal Employment site – sponsored by legal recruitment firms, includes a page specifically designed for law students

13.  Judicial Clerkships 

OSCAR (Online System for {Federal}Clerkship Application and Review) – https://oscar.symplicity.com

Guide to State Judicial Clerkships – http://forms.vermontlaw.edu/career/guides

(Username is:  covered   Password is:   bridge)

National Center for State Courts – www.ncsc.org

Judicial Staff Directory – http://library.cqpress.com/jsd

14.  Labor Law  

American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) – www.aflcio.org

U.S. Dept. of Labor – www.dol.gov

15.  Other Law School Job Listings 

Brigham Young University’s Intercollegiate Job Bank – https://www.law2.byu.edu/Career_Services/jobbank User ID is:  jobbank   and Password is:  postings

Select a state and law school.

16.  Public Interest 

Equal Justice Works (formerly NAPIL) – www.equaljusticeworks.org

Office of Defender Services – provides a link to Federal Public and Community Defender Directory – www.fd.org

www.citizens.org - lists job openings and internship opportunities

Partnership for Public Service – http://www.ourpublicservice.org/OPS

Skadden Fellowship Foundation – awards 25 fellowships per year – http://www.skaddenfellowships.org

www.idealist.org – directory of nonprofit and volunteering resources

www.volunteermatch.com – enter zip code and your interests and provides a list of possibilities

17.  Solo Practice

www.solopracticeuniversity.com – Solo Practice University - a web-based educational and professional networking community for lawyers and law students

18.  State/Local Government

Commonwealth of Kentucky job listings – http://personnel.ky.govhttp://www.kentuckyjobs.com – opportunities of all sorts in the Commonwealth plus much more career development adviceKentucky Court of Justice – http://courts.ky.govNational State Attorney General Program through Columbia Law School – http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/aghttp://www.eatoncounty.org/Departments/ProsecutingAttorney/ProsList.htm - lists Prosecuting Attorney websites as well as U.S. Attorney offices nationwideNational Center for State Courts – www.ncsconline.org – listings of court-related job openings throughout the U.S.

 

19.  Legal Directories

www.legaldirectories.com  - search 23 states by name or field of practice 

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