Resource Library
Suggested Reading for Law Students
- NALP: Principles and Standards
- Statement of Student Professionalism
- Career Development and Job Search Timeline
Career Guides
Alternative Career Information
- Alternative Career Advice
- Alternative Careers for JDs
- Alternative Careers The Rules and Basics
- Resumes and Cover Letters: Critical Tools for Alternative Career Searches
Cover Letter and Resume Information
Federal and State Opportunities
- 2012-2013 Federal Legal Employment Opportunties
- 2011-2012 Federal Legal Employment Opportunities
- Government Honors and Internship Program Handbook (Contact CPPO for login information)
- The Path to the Federal Bench
- 2011 Dept. of Justice Legal Hiring Program Handout
- PSLawNet's Federal Government Resources Page
- PSLaw Net's State and Local Government Resources - By State
- State and Local Government on the Net
- USA.gov - State Government Organizations
- USA.gov - Local Government Organizations
- USA.gov - Tribal Government Organizations
- Harvard Law's Careers in State and Local Government
- ABA Section on State and Local Government Law
- DOJ Legal Careers - Guide to the Department of Justice for Law Students and Experienced Attorneys
Public Interest Careers
- List of Akron Law Public Interest Summer Funding Sources
- PSJD's Summer Funding Resources
- PSJD's Public Service Career Library
- PSJD Finding and Funding Public Service Opportunities
- PSJD Finding Employment with International Government Organization and the UN
- PSJD Postgraduate International Fellowship Guide
- PSJD Tips for Students Seeking International Internships
- PSJD Job Seeker User Guide
- PSJD Employer User Guide
- PSJD Fact Sheet
- Yale Law School Guide to International Public Interest Careers
- Public Interest Job Search Fundamentals
- Summer Funding Resources
- Financing a Public Interest Career
- Nonprofit Public Interest Careers
- Harvard Guide to Careers in Public Interest Law Firms
- Interviewing Tips for Postgraduate Public Interest Jobs
Student Loan Forgiveness and Repayment Options Information
- www.equaljusticeworks.org
- www.askheatherjarvis.com
- www.nslds.ed.gov
- Equal Justice Works: A Guide to Managing Your Student Debt
Prosecutors and Public Defenders and other Criminal Justice Careers
- Harvard Law School Public Defender Career Guide
- NYU Public Defender Career Handbook
- UVA How to Get a Job in a Public Defender's Office
- Harvard Law Fast Track to a US Attorney's Office
- Harvard Law Sizing Up the Prosecution - a Guide to Local Prosecution
- Yale Guide to Criminal Prosecution Careers
- Criminal Justice Careers
Job Searching
- NALP: 2010-11 NALP Legal Employers
- 1L Job Search: Manage the Marathon, not the Sprint
- ABA Job Board
- List of Career Fairs
Interviewing
- Interviews: Finish Strong
- Student Professionalism During the Interview Season
- Interview "Bootcamp" - everything you need to know for a successful interview
Networking
Judicial Clerkship Information
- OSCAR website - guidelines, information and applications
- 2014-15 Vermont Law School Guide to State Judicial Clerkships (Contact CPPO for login information)
- Insight and Inside Information for Select State Court Clerkships (NALP Judicial Clerkship Section)
- Administrative Law Judge Application and Contact Information (Updated August 2011)
- Obtaining Good Judicial Clerkship Recommendations
- Ethical Obligations of Federal Judicial Law Clerks
- Judicial Clerkship Sample Interview Questions
In House Counsel
Careers in Court Administration
Professionalism Information
- Statement of Student Professionalism
- Dress For Success
- NALP: Student Professionalism During the Interview Season
- NALP: Twitter: An Online Cocktail Party
- NALP:Managing Your Digital Dirt
- NALP: Effective Email Strategies for Law Students and Lawyers
- NALP: Facebook for Law Students
- NALP: LinkedIn: Facebook for Lawyers
- LinkedIn: Building a Great Student Profile
- NALP: Selected Articles Related to Social Networking
New and Summer Associates / Law Clerk Information
- Tips for Summer Associates and Summer Law Clerks
- Top Ten Tips for a Successful Summer Legal Experience
- Attorneys' Perspectives: Ten Tips for Succeeding as a New / Summer Associate
- Tips for Surviving Your Summer Clerkship
Writing Sample Information