The Internet: a Helpful Tool for Researching Legal Employers

THE INTERNET: A HELPFUL TOOL FOR RESEARCHING LEGAL EMPLOYERS

The Internet has a seemingly infinite amount of information on legal employers and career advice. You should use it in your job search. Two computers in the Center have Internet access for your use. The following websites may be useful to you in your job search:

Public interest

(See “Nonprofit jobs” under “Find” section)

(Equal Justice Works)

(National Legal Aid & Defender Association)

(New York State Public Defenders Association)

(Go to “Search Nonprofit Jobs”)

(Go to “Search Jobs”)

(Go to “CareerCenter”)

(Official website locator for United Nations)

(Government Honors and Internship Handbook; ask CCD for password)

EnVironmental LAW

(Environmental Career Opportunities)

(Environmental Jobs and Careers)

(Findlaw Environmental Law)

(Environmental Law Institute)

(National Association of Environmental Law Societies)

(Cyber-Sierra’s Natural Resources Job Search Index)

(Mostly non-legal directory of environmental organizations)

(Mostly non-legal directory of environmental organizations)

(Environmental Careers Organization)

(EPA Office of General Counsel)

(Environmental Yellow Pages)

(Environmental Careers Organization)

(Green Dream Jobs)

(Land Trust Jobs)

(PSLawNet)

(See “Nonprofit jobs” under “Find” section)

Government

(Official Job Site of the United States Federal Government)

(Lists federal jobs in various government agencies)

(Department of Justice vacancies)

(Department of Interior, click DOI Jobs for employment vacancies)

(Department of Justice internships for law students)

(Employment opportunities with the SEC)

(Link to prosecuting attorney’s websites and employment opportunities)

(National Directory of Prosecuting Attorneys)

(National Associations of Attorneys General)

(NYS Department of Labor)

(NYC Law Department; go to “Careers”)

(Lists political/government jobs and internships in Washington, DC)

(RollCall, an employment site for Capitol Hill jobs)

(Government Honors and Internship Handbook; ask CCD for password)

JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS & Internships

(Professor Debra Strauss’ websites on clerkships)

(Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan)

(Federal Judiciary homepage)

(The Nation’s Court Directory)

(NationalCenter for State Courts)

(Map of Federal Circuits and links to websites of all Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy Courts)

(Vermont Guide to State Judicial Clerkships; ask CCD for password)

(New Jersey Judiciary)

(NYS Unified Court System)

(NYS Commercial Division clerkships)

(Connecticut Judicial Branch)

(Information about Administrative Law Judges and Administrative Judges)

(US Court of International Trade)

(US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims)

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces)

(US Tax Court)

(US Department of Labor Office of Administrative Law Judges)

(US Court of Federal Claims)

(US Social Security Administration)

(US Sentencing Commission)

(US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Administrative Law Judges)

(US Housing and Urban Development Office of Administrative Law Judges)

(US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administrative Law Judges)

(District of Columbia Courts)

(ABA Judicial Division Section)

Law firms

(Go to “Careers”)

(Go to “Martindale” under “References”)

(Martindale Hubbell)

(NALP Directory)

(Chambers & Partners is a law firm database)

(Go to “Find a Job”)

INTERNATIONAL

(International Career Employment Weekly)

(InternationalCenter for Not-for-Profit Law)

(International Labour Organization)

(publication of Law Society of WalesEngland; features online job searches)

(Organization of Women in International Trade)

(American Society of International Law)

Specialty

(Association of Corporate Counsel)

(National Contract Managers Association)

(American Health Lawyers Association)

(American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association)

(Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society)

(Intellectual Property Today magazine)

(Intellectual Property Law Bulletin)

General

(See “Career Counsel” section)

(Click on CareerCenter under “For Attorneys” tab)

(Sign up for New York Lawyer Daily Buzz)

(New York County Lawyers’ Association, includes classifieds)

(Questionable science but worth viewing)

(Includes the Greedy Associates message boards)

(English equivalent of the Greedy Associates page)

(Wall Street Journal’s career page)

(Wall Street Journal executive career guide)

(Click on “Job Market”)

(Legal News and Information)

(Job listings in metro NY area)

(Financial news journal with legal news and directory)

(Click on “Students” section then “LegalCareerCenter”)

RESEARCH RESOURCES

(National Law Journal)

(New York Law Journal)

(New Jersey Law Journal)

(The Connecticut Law Tribune)

(The American Lawyer)

(Business resource)

(Financial news journal with legal news and directories)

(Internet source for business deals)

(lists federal and state elected and appointed officials and more)

Alternative Careers

Nonprofit management & development

(Coalition for Human Needs)

(See “Jobs + Classifieds”)

(Help Me Hilary: Alternative Careers)

Academic institutions

(Academic positions)

(Academic positions)

(National Association of College & University Attorneys)

(Association of AmericanLawSchool)

(Go to “Career Paths” then “Job Listings)

(Academic institutions)

Law Firm Administration

(Go to “Career Paths” them “Job Listings)

(New York City Recruitment Association)

(Professional Development Consortium)

(Eva Wisnik Enterprises, for marketing, recruiting and professional development positions in law firms)

Business development/Marketing

REENTRY INTO LAW PRACTICE/WORK-LIFE BALANCE/WOMEN’S ISSUES

Pace LawSchoolNew Directions: Practical Skills for Returning to Law Practice

NYSBA Special Committee for Lawyers in Transition

ABA Back to Business Law Program

Career Women

Women@WorkNetwork LLC

MS.JD

JD BLISS

Attorney Mentoring

New York City Bar Association: Women in the Profession Committee; Committee for Career Advancement (no specific websites, but the New York City Bar Association website: search under “Committees”)

Axiom Legal (New kind of legal services firm that hires attorneys with extensive experience for temporary “engagements” and places them in Fortune 500 Companies)

Lexolution (Place “highly qualified” attorneys and paralegals in firms and corporations in NY, NY, CT, DC, MD, VA and CA)

Women for Hire

Flextime Lawyers LLC

Momcorps

Second Shift

Mothers Can Do It

Mothers and More

Project for Attorney Retention (HastingsCollege of Law)

Mama Said

Ivy Exec – online job site for “highly qualified professionals”

These websites are current to the best of our knowledge. however, they can change, or cease to exist