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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