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 ListSee 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.chambers-associate.com Chambers Associate 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: 6/1/09
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