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Getting the Scoop on Jobs and Careers

Getting the Scoop on Jobs and Careers. 8 th Annual Bridge the Legal Research Gap Program July 19, 2003 Professor Penny A. Hazelton, University of Washington School of Law. Overview. Learn about legal careers Review the job search process Law firms Government agencies

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Getting the Scoop on Jobs and Careers

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  1. Getting the Scoop on Jobs and Careers 8th Annual Bridge the Legal Research Gap Program July 19, 2003 Professor Penny A. Hazelton, University of Washington School of Law

  2. Overview • Learn about legal careers • Review the job search process • Law firms • Government agencies • Public interest groups • Attorneys • Information about cities

  3. How Can I Learn About Legal Careers? • Generally • Practice of Law • Specialties in Law Practice • Periodicals • Websites • Law School Career Services Office

  4. Legal Careers, Generally

  5. The Practice of Law • American Lawyers • Women in Law • Check library catalog • Lawyers – United States • Minority Lawyers – United States

  6. Specialties • The Official Guide to Legal Specialties (NALP, 2000) • The Public Defender Experience (1997) • Family Law Careers (ABA, 1998) • Entertainment Law Careers (ABA, 1998)

  7. Periodicals • Washington State Bar News • Bar Bulletin • Trial News • National Law Journal • American Lawyer • ABA Journal • Student Lawyer

  8. Websites • Legal Sites • Law.com • Findlaw.com • Non-legal Sites • Monster.com • Vault.com

  9. Job Search Process • Objection Overruled: Overcoming Obstacles in the Lawyer Job Search (ABA, 2000) • The Legal Career Guru’s Guide to the Perfect Legal Resume • Changing Jobs: A Handbook for Lawyers for the New Millennium (ABA, 1999)

  10. Information about Law Firms • NALP Directory • Firm resumes – Career Planning • Firm websites • Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory • West’s Legal Directory • Greedy Associates website

  11. Information about Government Agencies • United States Government Manual • Agency websites • Office of Personnel Management Website • Fedworld Website

  12. Information about Public Interest Groups • Public Service Law Network Worldwide website • Encyclopedia of Associations • Action without Borders website • National Public Defender Association

  13. Information about Attorneys • Martindale-Hubbell • West’s Legal Directory • Firm websites & news stories • Case databases, if litigators • Westlaw: at(hugh /2 spitzer) • LexisNexis: counsel(karen w/2 boxx) • People-Finding

  14. Information about Other Cities • City profiles • Best places • Cost of living comparisons • Salary Wizard • Cost of Living Wizard • City websites

  15. Conclusion On Top of the World

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