LEGAL JOB SITES AND RELATED JOB INFORMATION
ABA Career Counsel The ABA's central source for online information on finding jobs and enhancing lawyer's careers. Provides tips on finding a job and maximizing your career.
Alliance for Justice A national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations. The site has information, internship and job announcements for the Alliance.
Alliance for Justice Judicial Selection Project Includes reports and analysis concerning the federal judiciary and judicial confirmations (new judges means new clerkships), most notably demographic tables based on judges ethnicity and gender.
America's Career Infonet Includes labor market trends, salary information by job and geographic location, required skills, state demographics, and career tools.
America's Job Bank A partnership between the United States Department of Labor and the state operated Public Employment Service. Most of the jobs listed are full time and the majority are in the private sector. the job openings are from all over the nation and represent all types of work. This is NOT a legal specific site.
American Association of Museums Museums develop disaster plans to protect their collections.
American Bar Association Provides an online version of the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admissions Requirements, which includes a directory of state bar admissions offices.
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service provides information on volunteer opportunities, pro bono news, events, awards and a resource library.
American Civil Liberties Union A nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest organization devoted exclusively to protecting the basic civil liberties of all Americans and extending them to groups that have traditionally been denied them. The site has information and job announcements as well as summer programs for the Union.
Antiquities Law Career options are mostly in legislative and policy development, implementation and enforcement.
Attorney Avenue Site is free for jobseekers to search jobs and post their resumes.
AttorneyJobs: National and Federal Legal Employment Report" (1) Click on "Career Services/AttorneyJobsOnline", (2) click on "Find the Latest Attorney & Law-Related Positions", (3) use your WestLaw Password to access the database.
Careers Includes an enormous volume of sites, from government to commercial to university career services.
Career Journal Sponsored by the Wall Street Journal, contains articles on various business fields as well as job hunting advice and an employment section. This is NOT a legal site.
Career Path For job seekers, this site offers many current available job postings collected from newspapers and employers across the country. You can also post a resume online. This site is NOT law specific.
Careers in Business This site contains information about salaries, helpful reading materials, links to Internet resources and has an index of frequently asked questions regarding the Investment Banking Industry. This site is NOT legal specific.
Complaw Attorney Job Listings This site specializes in IP, internet and computer law and also covers general legal issues. Under the Newest Items heading there are current job postings.
Counsel.Net Attorney Job Center This site contains job postings by geographic area, including some international. You can sign up to have job postings emailed to you as they become available online. The site also has chatboards.
Department of the Interior Under the heading Interior Online heading, there are links to the sections within the department and from there links to employment vacancies and related information.
Derechos Under the Human Rights Links heading there is a directory of web sites as well as names and information on international organizations and Non Governmental Organizations.
District of Columbia Bar this site tells you how to become a member of the Washington, DC bar as well as providing a list of events and attorney resources.
Ecomall Under In House Resources Non Profit Groups there are extensive directories of grassroots environmental organizations.
Econet Links for environmental law around the world.
EmplawyerNet A premiere membership to EmplawyerNet provides access to a job database with thousands of listings. Also, job information matching your search criteria is sent via email so you do not have to search the database everyday. The fee for this service is $14.95 per month or $59.95 a year.
Environlink Directory of environmental organizations as well as job and internship postings.
Environmental Career Opportunities Current job listings in environmental organizations, there is a fee required for membership and to see all job postings, the fee range is $19.00 to $129.00.
Environmental Careers Center Environmental and natural resource job information and career news. NOT legal specific.
Environmental Yellow Pages A listing of current job vacancies in environmental organizations, NOT legal specific.
Equal Justice Works Equal Justice Works (formerly NAPIL) is a quintessential public interest site; they provide very useful information for anyone interested in public interest law.
Essential Information links to more than 30 public interest organizations' homepages, including NAPIL, Death Penalty Information Center and Resource Conservation Alliance.
Federal Employment Forms Office of Personnel Management site contains various downloadable forms for employment with the federal government. The site also has links to other federal agency forms.
Federal Judiciary General information about federal courts and links to other court sites. Look for news about judicial vacancies, nominations, resignations and confirmations in the online version of The Third Bench, the federal judiciary's newsletter.
Federal Law Clerk Information System Here you can search a database for law clerk employment information. The site also contains information about the United States court system.
FedWorld Provides databases of law related positions in various government agencies.
FindLaw There is a separate student section with job postings, which includes This Week's Featured Job. There is also information and services to help figure out which type of law may suit you. You can also find information on state bar associations and the bar. This site also provides access to The Insiders Guide to Law Firms.
Findlaw Federal Resources Has links to court websites with brief descriptions of each site.
Government Honors & Internship Handbook - Please e-mail vicki-jordan@utulsa.edu for the username and password.
Hieros Gamos The Comprehensive Legal and Government Portal Contains information for students and practicing lawyers on everything from the bar exam, to information about bar associations, to legal resources to descriptions of over 70 practice areas. It also has a job search section and resume posting capabilities.
HotJobs Lists hundreds of thousands of jobs posted by corporate hiring managers as well as from staffing firms and executive recruiters. This is NOT a legal specific site.
Human Rights Internet The Jobs and Internships heading has links to Human Rights internship programs and job announcements sorted by date.
Idealist (Nonprofit Jobs & Internships) A large directory of nonprofit jobs and volunteering resources on the web, with information provided by 21,000+ organizations in 150 countries. It is NOT focused on opportunities exclusively for lawyers or law students, but there are lots of listings that could use someone with a legal education. There are some legal jobs as well as fellowships listed.
Internet Career Connection Provides general information about career searching and links to other sites. On the Select Department menu choose Government Jobs Central to get articles and a listing of government offices for further information. NOT a legal specific site.
IP Law Practice Center Provides information on law and technology as well as job listings and firm directories.
Job-Hunt A collection of many various Internet sites that contain job listings and career information. The links are broken down by category such as Law and Law Enforcement or Finance, Accounting and Banking. NOT a legal specific site.
Job Hunters Bible Consists of articles critiquing online career sites and annotated links to useful web pages. Topics include finding networking opportunities, posting your resume online, and using search engines to locate prospects and job listings.
JobBank USA This is a predominantly resume bank, you can identify and apply for jobs. Most of the site is free but there is a fee of $79.00 to broadcast your resume. The site is NOT legal specific.
JobStar Both a career guide and job bank, JobStar provides traditional advice on building your resume and research companies.
Just Advocates Students at Harvard Law School initiated Just Advocates seeking to improve the quality and amount of information available to students about private, plaintiff and/or public interest firms. You can find information on summer jobs here. The site provides a searchable listings of firms, news and other information from roughly 500 firms in 30 practice areas.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter Provides an online version of the Kersey Temperament Sorter, a personality test designed to allow job seekers to identify their personality type. The site is free and so is a brief report a detailed report is available for a fee.
Law Crossing Legal employment job board and career resource for lawyers, law students, paralegals, legal secretaries and other legal professionals. You must pay a fee to use this site.
Law Forum Employment Opportunities This is a directory of law related websites, which includes an employment section.
Law Jobs Provides news and features, along with classified listings separated by states in the Career Center. The sections for Texas, California, DC, Pennsylvania and New York provide related information from legal magazines. Provides links to many law firms from the Law Firm Central section. Can use law firm finder to conduct advanced searches.
Law and Policy Institution Free job search, confidential resume posting, "Career Agent" e-mail service, Career Resource Center with resume tips, interviewing techniques, cover letter advice, etc.
Lawyers Weekly Online version of the national newspaper for small law firms contains headlines, forums regarding the legal community and a jobs section. The jobs section includes The Job of the Day. Review articles to familiarize yourself with a legal community.
Lexis Lexis is available to all TU law students. Graduates can also access the Lexis Career Library by contacting Lexis at 800-45-LEXIS for the monthly password.
Law School Library Connects to the Mabee Legal Information Center's webpage, from here you can look up what books the law library has to help you with your job search.
Martindale Hubbell A database of information about attorneys and law firms around the world. Through the Locator, you can search the database for individual attorneys, all law firms in a specific city, firms with a particular practice area and more. There is also a Legal Careers section with advice and job listings.
Missouri State Jobs This site has links to employment opportunities with the state of Missouri including state government, state agencies and universities. NOT a legal specific site.
Monster Comprehensive job search for various types of positions across the nation. NOT a legal specific site.
NALP National Association for Law Placement's website contains information on job searching, placement statistics, starting salaries and career planning resources..
NALP Directory Access the National Association for Law Placement's Directory of Legal Employers. Research background on an employer. use case files and search by employer or by individual attorneys to see what type of cases they have worked on, recently.
National Association of Attorneys General Provides a master link of Attorneys General. Click on About Your Attorney General to access a biography of the Attorney General in each state with a link to the home page for that office.
National Center for Adoption Law & Policy One-stop job matching program that connects law and graduate social work students to adoption and child welfare employers across the country. This program is a free service.
National Conference of Bar Examiners Provides address, telephone and web site information for each state's bar admissions office and bar exam statistics.
National Environmental Directory A directory of more than 13,000 organizations in the United States concerned with environmental issues and environmental education. NOT a legal specific site.
National Lawyers Guild Home for lawyers interested in social justice, this site has job, internships and fellowship postings as well as information on Public Interest, Non Governmental Organizations and Human Rights organizations.
National Legal Aid and Defender Association The NLADA site provides legislative updates, information on defender related legislation and NLADA conferences. Job listings can be found by clicking on Job Opportunities and are organized by region. Jobs are posted by civil legal services, defender organizations, public interest organizations and academic institutions.
NationJob Network A general job search site with a section for a legal job search.
National Center For State Courts Links to numerous state, federal and international court sites. There is a small section on jobs in Washington, California, Arizona and Idaho.
National Urban League Employment Network
Non-Traditional Legal Careers Subscription Service. If you are a University of Tulsa Law School student or graduate and would like to view the available jobs, please email me at vicki-jordan@utulsa.edu and I will provide you with the username and password.
Oklahoma Bar Association Provides information about the Oklahoma Bar Exam and admission to the state bar also has sections on bar business, information for attorneys and the public.
Oklahoma Judicial Sites Can link to the Criminal Appeals, District, 15th Judicial District and Supreme Courts of Oklahoma. Also contains links to the Attorney General's Office, District Attorney's Office and Indigent Defense.
Oklahoma State Agencies Alphabetical list od state agencies with links to each agency's website.
Opportunities in Public Affairs User ID: utulsa Password: utlaw (both user ID and password are case sensitive). Bi-weekly job listings in public relations, government affairs, legislation, print and broadcast journalism on Capitol Hill, in non-profits, corporations and federal agencies in the Washington, DC area. NOT a legal specific site.
Prosecutor Links A great new site for anyone interested in being a DA. It provides links to over 450 prosecutor, US Attorney and Attorney General's offices nationwide. The site is maintained by the Eaton County, MI prosecutor's office. Recently they have added links to many offices of Justice ministries worldwide.
PSLawNet A searchable database of jobs in public interest, including public interest organizations, private firms, fellowships, the judiciary, et al. Contact information for thousands of potential job sources as well as specific openings.
Salary Calculator Enables job seekers to compare the cost of living in hundreds of US and international cities.
Securities and Exchange Commission Lists employment opportunities within the department, includes internship program information and other programs for law students. This site focuses on Washington, DC. Dallas/Fort Worth hires independently
Senate Judiciary Committee Includes a calendar of confirmation hearings and committee actions as well as listings of judicial nominations and confirmations.
Summer Clerkships An online posting of resumes, direct applications to legal employers with confirmed receipt. Also a searchable database and networking with other students.
Texas Board of Law Examiners Everything you want to know about the Texas Bar Exam.
Texas Department of Insurance Job Listings
Texas Governor's Job Bank Provides job postings and state employment applications for state agencies, including colleges and universities. This site is NOT legal specific.
The Chronicle of Higher Education The Chronicle of Higher Education publishes its job listings on the internet. The Career Services Office has a paper subscription which we keep in our library. An online subscription gives access to the latest job postings a 6 month subscription costs $40.50 a full year costs $74.00. Postings from the previous week are free. There is also an entire section of articles called Advice for the Job Seeker. NOT a legal specific site.
The Foundation Center Philanthropy News Digest A weekly publication from The Foundation Center, listing philanthropy related articles and features from various media. Job postings list various positions at public interest organizations nationwide.
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce Site contains a business directory and calendar of events as well as a Tulsa Jobs section, which is updated daily. NOT a legal specific site.
Tulsa World OnLine The newspaper's online site, see headlines and browse the classifieds. NOT a legal specific site.
United Nations International Opportunities Information on the various United Nations organizations, includes a careers section.
United Nations System The official web site locator for searching within the United Nations. Site also contains additional links to other international organizations. the Vacancy Announcement List under Careers at the UN can be searched by type of job or geographic area.
United States Patent and Trademark Office Under the pull down menu there is a section for job announcements at the PTO. Site also provides general information about the PTO. NOT a legal specific site.
University of Minnesota Human Rights Resource Center the Training field opportunities link provides job listings, internships, fellowships and volunteer opportunities.
USAJOBS (OPM) This is the Office of Personnel Management and lisits government jobs in all agencies, according to criteria you select. Click on Current Job Openings to select types of jobs which interest you.
U.S. Department of Justice The employment link leads to job vacancies for law students and vacancies for experienced attorneys in various subdivisions of the Department of Justice. Job listings are updated weekly.
United Nations High Commission for HumanRights Department of Peace-Keeping Operations
Vault Contains information about numerous industries including, consulting, venture capital and investment banking. Click on Law under Industries to access Vault's Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms. In the Insider Research section you can access information about law firms, including a firm snapshot, recent articles written about the firm and message boards with emails about the firm. In the Why Work for Us section law firms tout what is best about their practices. You can look for a job as well as posting a resume.
Virginia Board of Bar Examiners Has sections on Frequently Asked Questions, the Bar Exam and Admission on Motion.
Web Directory Databases An extensive listing as well as links to a wide variety of environmental organizations.
Westlaw Westlaw is available to all TU law students. Search the West Legal Directory for firms of a specific size or location, practice areas, or alumni. Search the LSS Employer Directory for profiles of hundreds of the top law firms. From the main page you can also access attorneyjobs and lawstudentjobs.
WetFeet In the Do Research section you can read career and industry overviews, job requirements, career tracks and compensation for a host of business careers. This section also has company profiles and city profiles. The site also contains an advice and job listing sections. NOT legal specific.
What Color is Your Parachute Supplement to the book, What Color is Your Parachute, a manual for job hunters and career changers. The site provides advice about making contacts, finding job openings, conducting research and creating resumes. The 1987 edition of this book can be found in the law school library. This site is NOT law specific.
DISCLAIMER: This information is provided solely for informational purposes. These websites are neither recommended nor endorsed by the Career Services Office. We cannot guarantee that these websites practice nondiscrimination or are up to date.
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