Transcript Getting the Scoop on Jobs and Careers

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
Overview
Learn about legal careers
 Review the job search process
 Law firms
 Government agencies
 Public interest groups
 Attorneys
 Information about cities
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How Can I Learn About
Legal Careers?
Generally
 Practice of Law
 Specialties in Law Practice
 Periodicals
 Websites
 Law School Career Services Office
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Legal Careers, Generally
The Practice of Law
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American Lawyers
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Women in Law
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Check library catalog
Lawyers – United States
 Minority Lawyers – United States
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Specialties
The Official Guide to Legal
Specialties (NALP, 2000)
 The Public Defender Experience
(1997)
 Family Law Careers (ABA, 1998)
 Entertainment Law Careers (ABA,
1998)
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Periodicals
Washington State Bar News
 Bar Bulletin
 Trial News
 National Law Journal
 American Lawyer
 ABA Journal
 Student Lawyer
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Websites
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Legal Sites
Law.com
 Findlaw.com
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Non-legal Sites
Monster.com
 Vault.com
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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)
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Information about Law
Firms
NALP Directory
 Firm resumes – Career Planning
 Firm websites
 Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
 West’s Legal Directory
 Greedy Associates website
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Information about
Government Agencies
United States Government Manual
 Agency websites
 Office of Personnel Management
Website
 Fedworld Website
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Information about Public
Interest Groups
Public Service Law Network
Worldwide website
 Encyclopedia of Associations
 Action without Borders website
 National Public Defender Association
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Information about
Attorneys
Martindale-Hubbell
 West’s Legal Directory
 Firm websites & news stories
 Case databases, if litigators
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Westlaw: at(hugh /2 spitzer)
 LexisNexis: counsel(karen w/2 boxx)
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People-Finding
Information about Other
Cities
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City profiles
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Best places
Cost of living comparisons
Salary Wizard
 Cost of Living Wizard
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City websites
Conclusion
On Top of the World