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WEB LINKS
DIRECTORY :
Bar Associations
Employment Search
Resources
Government Links
Legal Publications
The Judiciary
Practice Areas :
Alternative
Careers for Lawyers
Animal Rights Legal Advocacy
Aviation Law
Banking & Finance
Careers within Colleges &
Universities
Careers as a Law Librarian
Computer & Technology Law
Criminal Justice
Elder Law
Employment & Labor Law
Entertainment Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
Health Law
Immigration Law
Intellectual Property
International Law
Medical Malpractice
Public Interest Law
Sports Law
Trial Advocacy
Resources on Diversity
Resources for People with
Disabilities
Salary Surveys
Stress Management
BAR ASSOCIATIONS:
In addition to the bar associations listed below, there are
many other local, regional and national bar association that do
not maintain web sites and may be of interest to students or
alum. To obtain information about those bar associations,
please speak with a CPO counselor.
INTERNATIONAL:
NATIONAL:
NEW YORK:
ACROSS THE COUNTRY:
EMPLOYMENT SEARCH RESOURCES:
ABA Career Counsel - http://www.abanet.org/careercounsel/
- This is the ABA's central source for online
information on finding jobs and enhancing lawyers' careers. Visit
the various areas of this site for tips on finding the right job
and maximizing your career, job postings, tools and links to
career related resources.
InternshipsUSA - This site contains detailed information
about internship opportunities in international affairs,
women's rights, environmental law, sports law, education
law, as well as working for law firms and government
agencies.
Go to http://www.internships-usa.com - Go to the section called
"internships for law students" and enter the following
access codes at the password prompt [user
name: widget password:
contract]
Law Periscope - http://www.lawperiscope.com
- Profiles for the 300 largest law firms in the United States.
The National Association of Law Placement (NALP) – http://www.nalp.org is
the professional organization for Legal Career Service Offices
and Recruiters. Members include ABA-accredited law schools, such
as Touro Law Center, as well as law firms, governmental agencies,
corporations and public interest organizations. NALP publishes
many excellent resources, including two directories: The
NALP Directory of Legal Employers
can be accessed online at http://www.nalpdirectory.com/
Westlaw's Law Student and Attorney Jobs Online - http://lawschool.westlaw.com/
- All Touro students can take advantage of this service at no
cost, as the school is a member of this service. To access simply
use your Westlaw password. This site contains an extensive
database of employment opportunities nationwide and abroad for
current law students, as well as special programs for new
graduates such as fellowships, honors programs, and judicial
clerkships.
Below are resources to conduct law firm research, view law
firm profiles, and classified ads in New York and across the
country, as well as obtain information about legal specialties
and job search advice.
THE GOVERNMENT:
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Application Process: Some federal positions
require that an applicant form be submitted along with a resume
and cover letter. The type of form varies
depending on the agency to which you are applying. The
specific job posting should indicate what form is required, if
any. To access all federal forms visit: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/forms.htm
Search Engines: To access the official
web page of all three branches of the federal government, as well
as virtually every federal agency (such as: the EPA, HUD, as well
as the Departments of Education, Energy, Defense, and
Transportation) visit either http://www.firstgov.gov
Loan Forgiveness - The Federal student loan repayment program permits
agencies to repay Federally insured student loans as a recruitment or retention
incentive for candidates or current employees of the federal government. For
more information go to
http://www.opm.gov/oca/pay/studentloan/index.asp
Federal Job Sites:
Special Note: This is one of the BEST resources for accessing detailed
application information about student and
law graduate positions with the federal government.
- Federal Yellow Book - ( Located
at the Reference Desk of the Touro Library) - The
nation's leading directory of the executive branch of the
federal government within the Washington, DC metropolitan
area. The Directory provides contact information for more
than 39,500 federal officials. All information in all
listings in the Federal Yellow Book is verified
directly with each organization listed, making it the
most accurate and reliable source of contact information
for officials in federal departments and agencies.
NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT
Application Process: For employment in New
York State as an Attorney for ANY New York State Agency,
candidates must submit application form OC-APP, which can be
downloaded below. For graduating students, this application
should NOT be submitted until two (2) months prior to graduation.
http://www.cs.state.ny.us/jobseeker
Search Engines:
New York State = http://www.state.ny.us to
search N.Y.S. agencies or visit the Department of Labor to
conduct a job search = http://www.ajb.org/ny/seeker/search/
New York City = http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/
Internships in City and County Government - http://www.internships-usa.com
- Go to the section called "internships for law
students" and enter the following access codes at the
password prompt [ user name: widget
password: contact ]
Then click on the section called "internships" and
you will find a section devoted to internships with city and
county government.
STATE GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
State of New Jersey - http://www.state.nj.us/
State of Connecticut - http://www.state.ct.us/
State Search Engine - http://www.firstgov.gov/
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS:
- LawJobs Career Center - http://www.lawjobs.com
- In addition to conducting a free search of classified
ads nationwide, the Career Center provides news, legal
surveys and many other resources.
- New York Law Journal – http://www.nylj.com – The NYLJ contains numerous resources that are
valuable to both students and alumni, including the classified
ads and law firm profiles.
THE JUDICIARY:
In addition to the resource information set forth below, both
Westlaw and Lexis maintain directories regarding judicial
clerkships and profiles of judges. On Westlaw go to "Recent
Databases" and at Lexis go to the "Career Center."
Federal Court
* To obtain detailed profiles on judges in the federal
judiciary visit either Westlaw’s "Almanac of the
Federal Judiciary" in the "AFJ" database or visit
the Federal Judicial Center, which can be accessed below.
- Vacancies for Federal Law Clerks - https://lawclerks.ao.uscourts.gov
- The Judicial Conference of the United States has created a Federal Law
Clerk Information System that provides information about law clerk
vacancies.
- Federal Judiciary Homepage – http://www.uscourts.gov – This sites lists job openings within the federal
court system. Additional employment opportunities are
posted on each federal court’s individual web site,
which can be located via the "links" section of
the Federal Judiciary Homepage.
State Court
- Judicial Clerkship Guide - http://vermontlaw.edu/career
- Click on "Career Services"
- Click on "Current Students"
- Click on "JD/LLM"
- Click on "Judicial Clerkship Guide"
- Click on "Access the Guide"
- Click on "Complete Guide or a specific state"
- New York State Unified Court System –
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
- When applying for employment within the N.Y.S. court
system, applicants must complete form UCS-5, which can be
downloaded from this site.
PRACTICE AREAS:
ALTERNATIVE CAREERS FOR
LAWYERS: A legal education is very broad and
allows for employment in not only a traditional career, such
as private practice, but also in non-traditional careers.
Some examples of non-traditional legal careers are:
- Working in a Human Resources department
handling employee and labor relations issues
- Working in a hospital, corporation,
insurance company or government entity as a risk manager
- Working in a law firm as a recruiter,
trainer or manager
- Working for a bar association as a
foundation director, administrator or community relations
liaison
- Working for a corporation or other
business as an affirmative action officer, pension officer,
contract specialist or policy analyst
- Working in the political arena as a
lobbyist, political fund-raiser or on staff for a public
official
The following web sites list organizations and relevant
information about such careers, and some also include current
job postings.
ANIMAL RIGHTS LEGAL
ADVOCACY:
AVIATION LAW:
BANKING & FINANCE:
CAREERS WITHIN COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES:
CAREERS AS A LAW LIBRARIAN
COMPUTER &
TECHNOLOGY LAW:
CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
ELDER LAW:
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
LAW:
ENTERTAINMENT LAW:
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW:
FAMILY LAW:
HEALTH LAW:
IMMIGRATION LAW:
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
** The U.S. Patent Office Licensing Exam is
offered in April and October each year, with registration
required four (4) months in advance. Go to the Patent Office's web
site for details.
Note: Each year there are three important career fairs
specifically geared toward careers in intellectual property.
The Loyola Patent
Law Interview Program is held each August in
Chicago. Major intellectual property law firms and corporate
legal departments from across the country interview students
for both summer and permanent positions. CPO will receive
registration materials in the Spring semester.
The American
Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (AIPLA) hosts
a career fair each fall in Washington, D.C. Students
with either technical or non-technical backgrounds are
interviewed for summer and full-time positions with prominent
firms from across the country. Participants must join
AIPLA by the August preceding the fair in order to
participate. For more information visit www.aipla.org
The San Francisco
Intellectual Property Association (SFIPLA) Annual Bay Area
Job Fair is held each August. For more information
visit - http://www.sfipla.org/jobfair.html
Summer Institute in Intellectual Property Law: Franklin
Pierce Law Center's Intellectual Property Summer Institute,
established in 1987, is a very comprehensive academic summer
program in intellectual property law and licensing
(technology transfer). The institute draws intellectual
property professionals from over 24 countries. Up to
twelve (12) credits may be earned in nine weeks in this
concentrated, intensive program. Law students may gain
professional practice skills, enabling them to "hit the
deck running" when they enter intellectual property
practice.
INTERNATIONAL LAW:
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE:
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW:
SPORTS LAW:
TRIAL ADVOCACY:
RESOURCES
ON DIVERSITY:
RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES:
SALARY SURVEYS AND
RESOURCES:
STRESS MANAGEMENT:
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