CAREER SERVICES: Links
Please stop by the CSO in Room 405 to pick-up a handout with a more comprehensive list of career and professional association websites.
Bankruptcy
www.nacba.org/ National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
http://corporate.findlaw.com/industry/bankrupt/ Bankruptcy Law Information
www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Bankruptcy Overview of Bankruptcy Law
www.nabt.com/ National Association for Bankruptcy Trustees
www.abiworld.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&WebsiteKey=31cadfd9-b130-44b4-af2e-6603cbcc422b American Bankruptcy Institute
Bar Associations & Organizations
www.acca.com American Corporate Counsel Association
www.abanet.org The American Bar Association
www.aecf.org Annie E. Casey Foundation
www.chicagobar.org The Chicago Bar Association
www.illinoisbar.org The Illinois Bar Association
www.wbaillinois.org Women's Bar Association of Illinois
www.nbdc.com National Business & Disability Council
Bar Preparation
www.barbri.com BAR/BRI Bar Review
www.micromash.net Micromash
www.pmbr.com PMBR Multistate Bar Review
www.thestudygroup.com The Study Group Essay Trainer
www.abanet.org ABA: Voted Best National Bar Site
www.ibaby.org Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar
www.mler.org Minority Legal Education Resources
Business & Industry/Corporate
www.acca.com/ The Association of Corporate Counsel
www.chicagobusiness.com/ Basic Information on Chicago businesses
Career Counseling & Career Planning Resources
www.nalp.org The National Association for Law Placement
www.vault.com Vault.com
www.wetfeet.com WetFeet
www.chicagobar.org/public/careers/careers.asp Chicago Bar Association's Career
Passport
www.abanet.org/careercounsel/students.html American Bar Association's Career Counsel
www.jobhuntersbible.com Job Hunter's Bible
Criminal
www.asc41.com/ The American Society of Criminology
www.usdoj.gov/criminal/ U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division Home
www.criminology.fsu.edu/p/cjl-main.php Florida State's list of web resources for criminal law
Elder Law
www.naela.org/ National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
www.nsclc.org/ National Senior Citizens Law Center
www.seniorlaw.com/ Edler Law Site
Employer Research
http://www.martindale.com/ Martindale Attorney Directory
www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/career/ Lexis-Nexis Career Center for law students
www.lawschool.westlaw.com Westlaw for Law Schools
www.nalpdirectory.com NALP Directory of Legal Employers
www.infirmation.com Infirmation.com
www.lawinfo.com Lawinfo.com
4 or More Attorneys List See www.jmls.edu CSO Job Posting's Main Page
Environmental
www.webdirectory.com/ Different Environmental Organizations
www.lawvianet.com/ Environmental Law Net
www.epa.gov/careers/ The Environmental Protection Agency's career website
www.law.harvard.edu/students/opia/docs/guide-environmental-trail.pdf Guide to Careers in Environmental Law
www.elpc.org/ Environmental Law and Policy Center
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources
www.earthjustice.org Environmental law webpage
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/jobs/careeroe.html Directory of National Environmental Organizations
http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/CDO_Public/cdo-06-Environmental_Guide-PUBLIC.pdf Yale Environmental Law Guide
Family Law
www.abanet.org/family/ ABA Family Law Division
http://cfp.igpa.uiuc.edu/ Guide to Careers in Child and Family Policy
www.childrensrights.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_page Children's Rights
Government - Federal
www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm Government Honors & Internship Handbook (see www.jmls.edu CSO Job Posting's page for password)
www.nalp.org/assets/9_fedempl.pdf NALP 2004 Federal Legal Employment Opportunities Guide
www.irs.gov Internal Revenue Service
www.usdoj.gov/oarm Attorney General's Honor Program - US Department of Justice
www.usajobs.opm.gov/a9dj.htm Department of Justice, Career Opportunities
www.attorneyjobs.com The National and Federal Legal Employment Report
www.cia.gov Central Intelligence Agency
www.cftc.gov Commodity Futures Trading Commission
www.occ.treas.gov Comptroller of the Currency
www.usda.gov Department of Agriculture
www.commerce.gov Department of Commerce
www.energy.gov Department of Energy
www.os.dhhs.gov Department of Health and Human Services
www.hud.gov Department of Housing and Urban Development
www.doi.gov/sol Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor
www.dol.gov Department of Labor
www.state.gov Department of State
www.faa.gov Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
www.ustreas.gov Department of Treasury, Office of the General Counsel
www.epa.gov Environmental Protection Agency
www.fbi.gov Federal Bureau of Investigation
www.fcc.gov/jobs Federal Communications Commission
www.fdic.gov Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
www.fec.gov Federal Election Commission
www.jobsfed.com Federal Jobs Digest
www.ftc.gov Federal Trade Commission
www.infoctr.edu/fwl Federal Web Locator
www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html FedWorld Federal Jobs Search
www.gao.gov General Accounting Office
www.irs.ustreas.gov Internal Revenue Service
www.usitc.gov International Trade Commission
www.loc.gov Library of Congress
www.peacecorps.gov Peace Corps
www.sec.gov Securities and Exchange Commission
www.usajobs.opm.gov US Office of Personnel Management
www.yahoo.com/Government Yahoo's Guide to Government on the Internet
www.careersingovernment.com Careers in Government
www.european-patent-office.org/index.htm European Patent Office
www.uspto.gov U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Government - State & Local
www.statesattorney.org The Cook County State's Attorney's Office
www.state.il.us The State of Illinois Homepage
www.ci.chi.il.us City of Chicago
www.ag.state.il.us Illinois Attorney General's Office
www.ncsl.org National Conference of State Legislatures
www.outfitters.com/illinois Counties
www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm All States & Local Government
www.illinoisskillsmatch.com Illinois Skills Match Workforce Development System
Health Law
www.abanet.org/health/home.html ABA Home for Health Law
www.law.harvard.edu/students/opia/docs/guide-health-law.pdf Harvard Guide to Health Law Careers
Human Rights
www.cja.org/ Center for Justice and Accountability
www.nlg.org/ National Lawyers Guild
www.law.harvard.edu/students/opia/docs/guide-civil-rights.pdf Harvard Guide to Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
www.ijm.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?&pid=178&srcid=-2 International Justice Mission Website
www.hrusa.org/field/default.shtm Human Rights Resource Center
Immigration
www.ilw.com/ The Immigration Portal
Intellectual Property
www.patents.com IP Law Web Server
www.uspto.gov The US Patent & Trademark Office
www.european-patent-office.org/ European Patent Office
www.patentbarreview.com PLI's Patent Bar Review
www.patentbarbri.com Patent BAR/BRI
http://www.copyright.gov/ United States Copyright Office
http://www.intelproplaw.com/JobsAvailable/ IP Job Postings
International
http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/CDO_Public/cdo-06intnlPIguidePUBLIC.pdf International Public Interest Law Guide
Job Postings & Searches
www.internships-usa.com Internships-USA.com (See www.jmls.edu CSO Job Posting's Page for Password)
www.associationjobs.com CEO Update.com - Lists senior level positions in non-profits
www.emplawyernet.com Emplawyernet.com
www.wetfeet.com WetFeet.com
www.monster.com The Monster Board
www.careerbuilder.com Career Builder
www.hotjobs.com Hot Jobs
http://home.sprynet.com/~ear2ground/ Job Links for Lawyers
www.lawjobs.com Law Jobs
www.lawbulletin.com Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Job Search Center
www.careerjournal.com The Wall Street Journal's Career Journal
www.jobweb.com
Judicial Clerkships
2003 Guide to State Judicial Clerkships Website (See www.jmls.edu CSO Job Posting's Page for website and password)
www.fellows.supremecourtus.gov Supreme Court of the United States Fellow's Program
https://lawclerks.ao.uscourts.gov/ Federal Law Clerk Information System
www.cadc.uscourts.gov/lawclerk/ New Plan for Federal Law Clerk Hiring
www.nalp.org/content/index.php?pid=211 NALP Information on Judicial Clerkships
http://www.nalp.org/assets/49_clerkpriv.pdf NALP Open Letter on Federal Judicial Clerkship Hiring
http://www.state.il.us/court/ Supreme Court of Illinois (Provides links to all IL courts)
www.cookcountycourt.org Home Page for the Circuit Court of Cook County
www.uscourts.gov Federal Judiciary
http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/lawclerk.nsf/Home?OpenForm Federal Judges Law Clerk Hiring Plan
http://www.judicialclerkships.com Judicial Clerkship General Information
Labor and Employment
www.abanet.org/labor/home.html The ABA homepage for Labor and Employment Law
www.nela.org/home.cfm National Employment Lawyers Association
www.dol.gov/ The U.S. Department of Labor
Legal Publications
www.lawbulletin.com Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
www.cltmag.com Corporate Legal Times
www.lawyersweekly.com Lawyer's Weekly
www.law.com Daily Legal Newswire
Lesbian/Gay Law
www.nlgla.org/ National Lesbian and Gay Law Association
www.law.harvard.edu/students/opia/docs/guide-lgbt.pdf Harvard Guide to Law Careers in Gay and Lesbian Rights
Lobbying
www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/lobbyist.html Cyber Drive Illinois (Lobbyist Information Searchable Database)
www.alldc.org/career.htm American League of Lobbyists
www.lobbyists.info/ Lobbyists.info
www.lobbysearch.com/ Lobby Search
http://cal-access.ss.ca.gov/ Cal-Access (California Automated Lobbying and Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System)
Prosecutor Links
http://www.eatoncounty.org/prosecutor/pa-mwest.htm Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney
(Links to Prosecutor's Offices across the nation)
http://www.eatoncounty.org/prosecutor/pa-misc.htm Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney
(Links to Prosecutor Associations and Federal Sites)
www.ndaa-apri.org/ National District Attorneys Association
www.naag.org/ National Association of Attorneys General
www.napcsite.org/ National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators
www.blackprosecutors.org/ National Black Prosecutors Association
www.iap.nl.com/ International Association of Prosecutors
Public Interest & Fellowship
www.pslawnet.org Public Service Law Network Worldwide (PSLawNet)
www.idealist.org Action Without Borders
www.equaljusticeworks.org Equal Justice Works
www.iie.org/fulbright Institute of International Education: Fulbright Fellowships
www.npo.net Non-Profit Jobs in Chicago
www.pili-law.org Public Interest Law Initiative of Chicago
www.nalp.org/content/index.php?pid=192 NALP Public Interest Salary Guide
www.law.nyu.edu/depts/publicinterest/fellowships/index.html New York Univ. Public Interest Law Center Fellowship Link
www.echoinggreen.org Echoing Green Foundation
www.law.harvard.edu/students/opia/details.php?id=home Harvard Law School Office of Public Interest Advising
www.unsystem.org United Nations System of Organizations
https://cgi2.www.law.umich.edu/_JobNet/main.asp University of Michigan Law School Office of Public Service
www.nlada.org/jobop.htm National Legal Aid and Defender Association
www.fdncenter.org/pnd/jobs Philanthropy News Digest
www.friendsofvista.org VISTA Web
www.impactfund.org The Impact Fund
www.commoncause.org/about/intern_law.htm Common Cause
www.probonoinst.org Georgetown University Law Center Pro Bono Institute
www.bazelon.org Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
www.afj.org Alliance for Justice
www.essential.org Essential.Org
www.nonprofits.org Internet Non Profit Center
www.globaltown.com/defiance/able.shtml Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.
www.lascinti.org Legal Aid of Greater Cincinnati
www.pirg.org The National Association of State PIRGs
www.firms.findlaw.com/nols/index.htm Northeast Ohio Legal Services
www.peacecorps.gov Peace Corps
www.proseniors.org ProSeniors
www.lsc.gov Legal Services Corporation & Program Directory
http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/CDO_Public/cdo-PIF-public.pdf Yale Public Interest Fellowship Guide
http://www.chci.org/chciyouth/resources/directory.htm 2006-2007 National Directory of Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships for Latino Youth
Salary Information
http://www.nalp.org/content/index.php?pid=147 NALP Salary Guides
www.salary.com Salary.com
www.jobsmart.org Job Smart
Study Abroad Programs
http://ws1.stu.edu/lawschool/fsspain.htm The St. Thomas University School of Law Summer in Spain Program
www.ilrg.com/Isahq/ Legal Study Abroad Headquarters
Tax Law
www.usdoj.gov/tax/ U.S. Department of Justice-Tax Division
Last Updated On: 4/23/08
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