The UDC-DCSL Office of Career Services (OCS) sends out an electronic Alumni Career Bulletin and Student Career Bulletin on a weekly or bi-weekly basis (depending on volume). The Bulletin lists all of the opportunities that OCS receives, including full-time jobs, internships, fellowships and judicial clerkships. If you are interested in receiving the bulletin, please e-mail dbauman@udc.edu
Below you will find a list of links to websites with postings of available positions and other career resources. OCS also subscribes to on-line resources available only to students and alumni.
List of Job Sites
Note: Clicking on the title of a website will take you directly to that site; use the "Back" button on your browser to return to this list. Alternately, you may click on the [Open in new window] link that appears after each description to cause a site to open in a new browser window while keeping this window open.
- Craiglist: Online community in Washington, DC and several other cities with an employment section that includes legal/government employment. [Open in new window]
- DC Bar Legal Career Center: Over 3,500 job postings, both attorney and legal staff positions. Confidential resumé posting service. Ability to apply online. Powered by Legalstaff.com. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- District of Columbia Courts: Job and internship listings for the DC Court of Appeals and DC Superior Court. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- DC Government: Links to the DC Office of Personnel and a few other local sites. Click on "Work in DC."[Open in new window]
- DC Jobs Online: A small number of legal staff positions; may have the occasional attorney position. Resumé posting service. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- DC Local Openings: Contains some legal staff positions and is user-friendly. Resumé posting. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- DC Public Schools: Occasional attorney and legal staff positions in the DC Public School system. [Open in new window]
- The Hill: Job postings primarily in policy and legislation in the federal government and DC government affairs firms. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- HillZoo: Political, lobbying and policy/legislative jobs separated by categories: Democratic Hill Jobs, Republican Hill Jobs and Off the Hill Jobs. Good number of congressional office positions, some law-related. [Open in new window]
- Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia: Posts a job bulletin on its website and hosts an employment listserv that sends biweekly job announcements. Also posts a small number of internships and clerkships. Free. [Open in new window]
- Opportunities in Public Affairs: Entry-level through senior-level jobs in Public Relations, Government Affairs, Legislation, Print & Broadcast Journalism on Capitol Hill, in nonprofits, corporations, and Federal Agencies in the Washington, DC area. The website provides a free sample of recent jobs; subscribers receive the full edition containing hundreds of jobs every two weeks. 1 issue for $8.95; 4 issues (2 months) for $29. [Open in new window]
- Washington Post Employment Section: Excellent job search site for positions in the DC Area. Nice search features and career resources. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Washington Recruiter: Free resumé posting, job search, discussion forum, and email networking group geared toward the DC area. Also provides links to the company's recruiting websites in other areas of the country. [Open in new window]
- ABA Career Counsel: Legal Postings and Alternative Careers for Lawyers at the ABA. The ABA offers a variety of opportunities for lawyers at their headquarters in Chicago as well as in their Washington D.C. office. [Open in new window]
- AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Hiring Halls: List of legal jobs throughout the country with unions and law firms specializing in employment law. Updated monthly; free to search. [Open in new window]
- American Health Lawyer's Association: Has a national job bank of health-related legal positions. Not a ton of jobs (10 when we checked), but definitely check it out if you are interested in health law. [Open in new window]
- Attorney Jobs Online: Publishers of the National and Federal Legal Employment Report. Every month, they list more 500-600 current positions for attorneys in mainstream and law-related fields in every employment sector, professional level, and geographic area, including abroad. Serves as Westlaw's career site so free for law students (access it through the Westlaw site); $15/month for individual subscribers. [Open in new window]
- Careers in Tax: Tax jobs, careers, resume & interview tips. High paying international, federal, and state income tax careers can be found at this preeminent tax jobs site. [Open in new window]
- Counsel.net: Not a ton of jobs, but worth a look. Openings for attorneys, legal secretaries and paralegals. Searchable by region. [Open in new window]
- The Counsel Network : Canadian legal recruiting firm. Occasional US or international posting. Free to search (with registration). Has links to recruiters and other job sites. [Open in new window]
- Emplawyernet: Mostly lists firms and businesses, but has a decent number of listings. Does some firm recruiting. Basic membership is free and provides access to a sampling of jobs; Premier membership is $14.95/month for lawyers, $7.95/month for students and sends e-mail alerts of jobs based on a profile you enter. [Open in new window]
- Federal Defender of Eastern Washington & Idaho: Positions in the Federal Defender System, primarily Washington and Idaho, but occasionally in other states as well. [Open in new window]
- Findlaw's Information: Decent number of legal jobs and good career research tools. Many jobs use the service's placement service, which means that you don't always know to what organization you are applying. Worth a look. [Open in new window]
- Global Legal: A full-service legal placement company specializing in temporary and permanent placement of attorneys, paralegals and legal support staff; emphasis on providing litigation support. Formerly Clausman Legal Staffing. [Open in new window]
- Hieros Gamos Legal Employment Classifieds: The HG Legal Employment Classified permits all members of the legal profession to search for positions and to list their personalized employment interest so an e-mail notification can automatically be sent to you when a position is posted that matches your interest; done through Emplawyernet- may have same listings. [Open in new window]
- HotJobs Legal: Nicely designed site. Can search for legal jobs by state, company, or keyword. Found 30 in DC when we searched. Free. [Open in new window]
- iHire Legal : After you have registered, completed the profile and submitted your resumé, iHire will send you an e-mail when you have been matched to a position. Return to the website and login, select "view potential job matches" to see the list of matched jobs. If you would like to apply for a position, answer the requirement section and hit the "submit" button. This will allow the employer to view your application and resumé. Free for job seekers. [Open in new window]
- JD Post: This website is run by law students; provides the largest job board exclusively dedicated to law students and attempts to meet the needs of all law students that arise incidental to employment (housing, etc). Doesn't have very many jobs, but worth a look. Free to join (with registration). [Open in new window]
- Jobs in Indian Law: From the College of Law at Arizona State University. Lists jobs in Native American law at nonprofits, firms, agencies and reservations throughout the country. [Open in new window]
- Law Bulletin Publishing Company: Chicago area legal trade paper and lists classifieds for lawyers on a daily basis. A lot of listings for attorneys and other legal jobs. Free for job seekers. [Open in new window]
- LawHelp.org: An on-line service that helps low and moderate income people find free legal aid programs in their communities, and answers to questions about their legal rights. Contains substantive legal resources arranged by topic and a directory of legal aid providers by state. [Open in new window]
- LawInfo: Posts resumés from anyone seeking employment in the legal industry and announces job openings as well. Jobs are mixed with resumés and the search function doesn't separate the two- somewhat confusing. Free to post resumé and search. [Open in new window]
- Law Jobs: From the National Law Journal - includes classified ads from the National Law Journal, the New York Law Journal, the Know Journal Extra, and the Law Technology Product News. Large number of listings, searchable by state and updated daily, for attorneys and legal staff. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- LAW MATCH: Has job postings and resumé posting. Free with registration. [Open in new window]
- Lawyer's Weekly: Lists attorney and legal staff jobs in MA, MI, MO, NC, OH, RI, SC, VA, New England and some national. [Open in new window]
- Lawyers Without Borders: Interesting jobs and internships primarily in international, human rights, and civil rights law; mostly international but some U.S. positions, too. Site has a good list of links to the employment pages of other international social justice organizations. [Open in new window]
- Legal Employment Search Site: provides a great "jumping off point" for finding a law-related job on the Internet. While it does not actually list jobs it provides links to sites and resources that do list jobs. [Open in new window]
- National Immigration Project: A project of the National Lawyers Guild. Positions in immigration law with nonprofits and firms in the United States. [Open in new window]
- National Lawyers Guild: Jobs, internships and fellowships with members of the National Lawyers Guild. Not a ton of positions, but worth a look. [Open in new window]
- National Legal Aid & Defender Association: Positions throughout the country in civil legal services, defender organizations, pro bono and public interest organizations, public interest law firms and academia. Searchable by state. [Open in new window]
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives: Positions throughout the country for lawyers and non-lawyer representatives in the field of Social Security advocacy. [Open in new window]
- Oppedahl & Larson: Firm only has occasional listing, but site provides a lot of information for those interested in Patent Law. [Open in new window]
- Palidan: A legal recruiter that matches legal providers with legal projects. Also provides a legal discussion forum and pro bono discussion forum. Unclear fee structure. [Open in new window]
- Public Interest Advocates' Online Database: Hosted by Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. A free, searchable database that contains thousands of public interest organizations, legal aid services, lawyers' associations, law schools, and legal research tools in dozens of searchable categories, including by issue area and state. Find, for example, organizations working on Civil Rights in DC or Environmental Protection in California, or all the Legal Aid organizations in New York. The database does not contain job postings, but can point you to organizations working in your interest area(s). [Open in new window]
- PS Law Net: Considered the most comprehensive national database of current public interest jobs, internships, fellowships, and pro bono opportunities. PS Law Net, which is available to current students and alumni, also lists other valuable sources of information, such as job fairs. To register, click on students or alumni, as appropriate, and follow the directions. [Open in new window]
- Special Counsel, Inc.: Privately-held legal search firm - one of the largest in the country- specializes exclusively in the placement of permanent, temporary and contract legal personnel. Allows you to post resumé to employers. Appears to be free for job seekers. Formerly Amicus Legal Staffing.[Open in new window]
- Vault: Search jobs, research companies, get career advice, join lists, receive newsletters. A good number of jobs in the DC area, primarily corporate and law firm positions. The site includes areas outside of law, but contains sections dedicated to legal employment, including the Vault Law Job Board and a Law School Career Information section. [Open in new window]
- WetFeet Law: A lot of jobs in business, not necessarily attorney jobs. Explores how lawyers can break away from big-firm practice and looks at career opportunities in fields including the Internet, public service, financial services, consulting, education, and others; decent articles. Search function is not very good. Free. [Open in new window]
- Action Without Borders (Idealist.org): Searchable database of job, internship and volunteer opportunities at over 40,000 nonprofit organizations in over 160 countries; announcements of Idealist Nonprofit Career Fairs throughout the U.S.; and the option for users to sign up for e-mailed job listings. Excellent place to search for positions with social justice nonprofits. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- American Society of Association Executives: Association jobs at a variety of levels. Free for job seekers. [Open in new window]
- CEO Update: Senior level positions at associations and nonprofits. Produces a biweekly print publication, $90 for a 3 month subscription. [Open in new window]
- CivilRights.Org: Legal and non-legal jobs, internships and fellowships with civil rights groups across the country. [Open in new window]
- City Limits: Positions, some legal, with New York City nonprofit, activist and policy-centered organizations and government agencies. [Open in new window]
- CharityChannel: Mostly development jobs with charities across the country, some international postings. Occasional legal position. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Coalition on Human Needs: Jobs at social justice nonprofits. Mostly policy-related, but some attorney and legal assistant positions. Primarily DC and NYC. Free. [Open in new window]
- Community Career Center: Small number of jobs in DC area nonprofits. Not many legal. Nice search feature. [Open in new window]
- Council on Foundations: Postings from grant-making foundations and corporations. Very few legal jobs. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- ExecutiveSearches: Executive and senior management at nonprofits. Not many attorney jobs but the ones they do have are interesting and progressive. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Families USA: Small number of human services and advocacy jobs and internships, mostly policy positions. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Feminist Majority Foundation: Mostly postings from social justice nonprofits. Occasional legal positions. Very user friendly. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Foundation Center Job Corner: Contains a database of job openings in foundations, corporate grantmakers, grantmaking public charities, educational institutions and other nonprofit organizations. Searchable by type of employer and state. [Open in new window]
- Goodworks: Provides ordering information for Goodworks, a directory of over 1,000 social change organizations and information about employment opportunities with them. [Open in new window]
- Moving Ideas Network: Decent number of policy jobs, mostly located at nonprofits in DC. Not many legal. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- OpportunityKnocks: Some legal jobs with legal advocacy groups and all different types of nonprofit jobs. Do a keyword search or use Advanced Search to see job listings by city, state, organization or position type. 487 nonprofit job listings when we checked. Free. [Open in new window]
- National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems: Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agencies have the authority to provide legal representation and other advocacy services to all people with disabilities. This site has a Jobs and Internships section featuring positions in agencies throughout the country. [Open in new window]
- National Fair Housing Advocate: Legal and non-legal positions with organizations and government agencies dealing with fair housing issues. Few listings, but a lot of links to other organizations. [Open in new window]
- Nonprofit Career Network: Nonprofit jobs searchable by city. Not many jobs, but free to search. [Open in new window]
- Nonprofit Oyster: List of nonprofit jobs. Not many legal jobs, but free to search. [Open in new window]
- Nonprofit Times: List of nonprofit jobs. Not many legal jobs, but free to search. [Open in new window]
- NPO.Net: Legal and non-legal jobs in Chicago-area nonprofit organizations. Free for job seekers. [Open in new window]
- OneWorld: Community of 150 organizations that work to protect the environment, foster development projects and assist with relief efforts. Features social justice and sustainable development positions, mostly international. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Public Citizen: Lists a limited number of jobs, fellowships, and internships with Public Citizen, including the Public Citizen Litigation Group in DC. [Open in new window]
- Public Interest Clearinghouse: The Public Interest Clearinghouse, based in California, has a good list of job resources for legal services, non-profits, government listings and specific practice areas such as international human rights, labor unions, environmental and others. [Open in new window]
- Public Interest Research Group: Jobs with PIRG, a lot of advocacy positions and a few attorney jobs. State PIRGs or national office. Some fellowships and internships. [Open in new window]
- Society of American Law Teachers: SALT is a progressive professional group for law school professors that maintains a database of public interest jobs at law schools and other nonprofit organizations. Contains very few listings, but worth a look. [Open in new window]
- Union Jobs Clearinghouse: Jobs with unions across the United States and some international, searchable by state or specific union. [Open in new window]
- Washington Council of Lawyers: WCL is a voluntary bar association in DC with a mission to promote the practice of pro bono and public interest law. It offers various networking opportunities as well as the Public Interest Job Clearinghouse, which provides monthly job listings from public interest organizations around the country. [Open in new window]
- Washington Legal Foundation: Links to conservative nonprofit organizations, many of which have internship and job listings. [Open in new window]
- American League of Lobbyists:
A national professional association dedicated exclusively to lobbying. Provides general information on Lobbying Registration, Hiring a Lobbyist, and Lobbying as a Career. More career resources for members only. [Open in new window]
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation:
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation supports The Congressional Fellows
Program. The Program is "CBCF's premier leadership development program for
graduates." Fellows are placed in various positions and work on public policy
initiatives. [Open in new window]
- District of Columbia Courts: Job and internship listings for the DC Court of Appeals and DC Superior Court. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- DC Government: Links to the DC Office of Personnel and a few other local sites. Click on "Work in DC." [Open in new window]
- Federal Jobs Digest: Over 10,000 federal jobs updated daily. Some private sector jobs. A lot of legal positions. Free to search with registration. [Open in new window]
- FedWorld: Lists over 1500 federal jobs and is updated daily. Typically, it lists about 20 legal positions. Includes Department of the Interior Automated Vacancy Announcement System, Office of Personnel Management Job Announcements, Peace Corps Information, and Department of Labor Statistics. [Open in new window]
- Federal Law Clerk Information System: National database of federal law clerk vacancies. (Both the state and federal clerkship application process are notoriously decentralized; this site is a good start, but your best best is to do some research on courts and judges and pursue the ones you in which are interested). [Open in new window]
- FOIA Post: Created by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Information and Privacy, this page gathers Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act-related positions available in federal agencies, as well as the latest decisions regarding FOIA. [Open in new window]
- GovtJobs: Listings for government at variety of levels, search firms, ad agencies, nonprofits. Some law jobs around the country. Could be worth a look. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- LobbySearch: Directory of lobby firms and lobbyists designed to help clients identify advocates who can represent their interests before the federal government or in state capitals. Use the search tools to find firms and individuals with expertise in certain issue areas, experience on a particular congressional committee or at a state capital, ties to a political party or legislative leader, and so on. A basic listing for a firm or individual is provided free of charge; for an enhanced listing, there is a fee. [Open in new window]
- National Conference of State Legislatures: Career opportunities with state legislative offices, searchable by state. [Open in new window]
- National State Attorney General Program: Columbia Law School has established a website that serves students and the general population as a portal for useful information about state attorneys general; it includes an easy to use interactive map including employment information. [Open in new window]
- New York Department of Civil Service: Job Opportunities in New York State government. [Open in new window]
- New York City Law Department: Attorney positions and internships in New York City. [Open in new window]
- The Partnership for Public Service is a resource for those seeking information about working in the federal government. Look on the site for background information on working for a federal agency, job application tips, and job postings. [Open in new window]
- Prosecutor.info: List of resources and websites for prosecuting attorneys. Provides links to prosecutors' offices and associations nationwide. [Open in new window]
- Public Service Employees Network: If you're willing to dig around in this site, there are good links to jobs with state agencies and some helpful information on finding and applying for federal and state goverment jobs. [Open in new window]
- Roll Call Jobs: Jobs in governmental affairs, lobbying and other positions with organizations that do lobbying and other work with the federal government. Almost all jobs are located in Washington, DC. Searchable by type of position, including legal. Free to search; seekers can also post resumés for free. [Open in new window]
- State Governments on the Web: Provides access to many state government pages, which can be searched for positions. Many, but not all, also contain links to either the employment security office or the state personnel office. [Open in new window]
- Studentjobs.gov: Studentjobs.gov is a joint project between the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the U.S. Department of Education's Student Financial Assistance office. This Web site is designed to be the one stop for information needed to find jobs with the Federal Government. Whether students are in high school, college, or graduate school, they could be eligible for a variety of special opportunities for students in the Federal government. The Studentjobs.gov website allows students to search the Federal government for internships, summer employment, co-ops, volunteer opportunities and other part-time and full-time jobs throughout the United States and the world. [Open in new window]
- University of Arizona's Government Honors Handbook: A comprehensive list, updated throughout the year, of federal agency programs for academic year, summer, and honor programs for law students and recent graduates. The Office of Career Services Library has a hard copy and subscribes to the online service. To obtain a password, please contact dbauman@udc.edu. [Open in new window]
- USA Jobs: The federal government's official job posting site. A lot of legal jobs and summer opportunities. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- US Congressional Budget Office [Open in new window]
- US Department of Justice: Law-related / attorney job openings at the DOJ. [Open in new window]
- US Department
of State [Open in new window]
- US Government Accountability Office [Open in new window]
- US House of Representatives: Legal and non-legal jobs in Congress [Open in new window]
- US International Trade Commission [Open in new window]
- US Patent and Trademark Office [Open in new window]
- US Securities and Exchange Commission [Open in new window]
- Washington Representatives: A resource for lobbyists that lists individual lobbyists & government relations professionals, client listings, PACs and legislative offices in the executive branch of the federal government; the site features downloadable contacts, daily updates, registrations, terminations, biographical information for key executives and more. $430/yr. [Open in new window]
- Business Week: News and information about business. [Open in new window]
- Employment 911: Searches 100 other jobs sites; provides resumé database and career hints. Free with registration. [Open in new window]
- Fortune: Current news and articles, as well as a dedicated Career Center, which includes current job listings in a number of industries. [Open in new window]
- jobsinthemoney: Searchable database of jobs in accounting, banking, finance, insurance, and investment. Free resumé posting. [Open in new window]
- Open Directory Project: Many links to business-related employment sites, separated by industry. [Open in new window]
- Sustainable Business.com: Green Dream Jobs: business and environmental jobs with environmentally responsible employers. Occasional environmental law positions. [Open in new window]
- Wall Street Journal Career Center: Offers everyone (subscriber or not) access to its Careers homepage. The Careers page offers a nice layout of current employers, by name and company logo. Also offers a free 2-week trial subscription. [Open in new window]
- Yahoo: Legal jobs from Yahoo and hotjobs, searchable by company, experience, location, etc. Good number of jobs. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Affirmative Action Register: The National EEO Recruitment Publication directed to females, minorities, veterans, and disabled as well as to all employment candidates; many academic listings, some policy, a few legal. Worth a look. [Open in new window]
- America's Job Bank: The America's Job Bank computerized network links the 1,800 state Employment Service offices. The 'nationwide' listings in America's Job Bank contain information on approximately 100,000 jobs. Decent number of law jobs. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management: Various public policy positions, some academic, none specifically legal. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- BestJobs: decent number of jobs but they appear to be mostly technology and sales; no legal positions. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- CareerBuilder (was Careerpath and CareerMosaic): Decent number of legal positions, most with corporations and some firms. Helpful career resources. Resumé posting. Free search. [Open in new window]
- CareerSite: Some legal positions (maybe 10 nationally). Resumé posting service. Free with registration. [Open in new window]
- DiversityWorking: Sign up for the free DiversityWorking newsletter, home of the Largest Diversity Job Board Online, and a monthly report on employment and workplace issues relevant to specific groups. The site offers separate channels: African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Person with Disability, Gay/Lesbian, Hispanic, Mature Worker, Native American, Veteran and Women, each of which offers relevant news and commentary, discrimination legal info, employment events and job opportunities, free resumé posting, career resources and tools, free industry specific trade publications, and other features. [Open in new window]
- Helpwanted.com: Not many listings. Resumé posting service. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Indeed: A meta search engine of job listings from major job boards, newspapers, associations and company career pages. A lot of jobs! [Open in new window]
- Internet Job Source: Links to state pages (20 states plus DC); quality varies depending on state. Allows you to post resumé free for 90 days. [Open in new window]
- JobBank USA: Searchable job database, resume posting, other resources. Some legal jobs. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Jobs4Women: A jobs mailing list for professional women in northern California [Open in new window]
- JobTrak: Geared mostly towards undergrads; a few law jobs. Must be a member of a participating school (must obtain password from Career Services). [Open in new window]
- Monster: A lot of legal jobs, but most are posted by recruiters and temp agencies. Allows you to apply for jobs online. Detailed profiles on companies. Decent career information. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- Pennsylvania Job Source: Links to job opportunities in PA [Open in new window]
- Traveljobz.com: Resumé distribution and promotion services for those seeking employment in Travel, Tourism, Hospitality, Aviation, Cruiselines, Entertainment, Sports, Etc. [Open in new window]
- TrueCareers: Searchable database of job listings, mostly with large corporations. Resumé posting. Includes a Diversity Center featuring employers searching for diverse candidates.[Open in new window]
- Yahoo: Decent number of jobs and easy to search. Attorney job posts appear to be mostly by recruiters and companies. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- GAYLAW: GAYLAW is an independent, non-partisan bar association serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lawyers, law students, and legal professionals in the national capital area. GAYLAW works to advance the interests of the GLBT community, to be their voice within the legal community, and to improve their professional lives. An affiliate to the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association. [Open in new window]
- NALP Reference Desk: NALP is a national association for law placement recruiters and professionals. The GLBT committee has compiled a list of resources that are available through the NALP website. Those resources include a contact list by topic area, and an annotated bibliography. The bibliography includes links to ACLU projects, GLADD, the Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Servicemembers’ Legal Defense Network, the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, and Gay Work, among others. Regarding military recruitment on campus, the NALP web site also includes a list of web sites on this issue (click on "Solomon Amendment Task Force"). [Open in new window]
- National Lesbian and Gay Law Association: The NLGLA is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender legal organizations. NLGLA promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBT community in all its diversity. NLGLA also sponsors the annual Lavender Law Conference, which includes a career fair. [Open in new window]
- Minority Corporate Counsel Association: The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) published a collection of articles and research reports examining how sexual orientation affects lawyers in law firms and law departments. It is entitled Perspectives from the Invisible Bar: Gays and Lesbians in the Profession. [Open in new window]
- Action Without Borders (Idealist.org): Jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities, both law-related and other, at over 40,000 nonprofit organizations in over 160 countries. It is searchable by subject matter, country, type of position, and other categories. [Open in new window]
- Amnesty International: Descriptions of job openings at Amnesty International. These employment opportunities are with the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, and are mostly based in the UK, but the site contains information on contacting national sections. [Open in new window]
- Amnesty International USA: Descriptions of job openings, internships and volunteer opportunities at Amnesty International USA. Many more internship than job postings. [Open in new window]
- Association for Women's Rights in Development: International positions with AWID and member organizations. Not many positions; very few legal, but worth a look. [Open in new window]
- CARE: Internships and employment opportunities with CARE, one of the world's largest private international humanitarian organizations. [Open in new window]
- Human Rights Internet: Lists positions, both law-related and other, in human rights organizations around the world. Includes a good list of links to other job sites. [Open in new window]
- Human Rights USA Resource Center: Lists jobs, fellowships and internships with human rights organizations, as well as links to other sites with job postings. [Open in new window]
- Human Rights Watch: Lists jobs, fellowships and internships at Human Rights Watch. [Open in new window]
- Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights: Lists jobs, fellowships and internships at the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights. Many more internship than job postings. [Open in new window]
- Lawyers Without Borders: Interesting jobs and internships primarily in international, human rights, and civil rights law; mostly international but some U.S. positions, too. Site has a good list of links to the employment pages of other international social justice organizations. [Open in new window]
- OneWorld: Social justice and sustainable development positions, mostly international. Free to search. [Open in new window]
- PSLawNet: In addition to its listing of domestic public interest law positions, PSLawNet has an excellent database of international positions. The School of Law subscribes to this service, which is available to students and alumni. To register, click on students or alumni, as appropriate, and follow the directions. [Open in new window]
- ReliefWeb: Lists positions, both law-related and other, in humanitarian organizations around the world. [Open in new window]
- United Nations: Contains a section on law-related internships and jobs with the United Nations. [Open in new window]
- United Nations Development Programme: International opportunities; more policy and programmatic than specifically legal positions. [Open in new window]
- United Nations System of Organizations: Provides links to most of the constituent UN organizations, many of which list volunteer and employment opportunities. [Open in new window]
- ABA's Career Counsel: Provides centralized access to ABA career information; daily tips on finding jobs and enhancing careers; a lawyer showcase featuring 100+ attorneys sharing success stories and advice for lawyers and law students interested in their practice area/alternative career; and an online job search question and answer board (Tuesday Job Search Answer Board). [Open in new window]
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Reports and statistics on wages, job trends by industry and geography, and other national employment information. [Open in new window]
- Chamber Biz: Advertised as "The Ultimate Small Business Resource"; could be a helpful jumping-off point for those interested in starting their own business. [Open in new window]
- ICC Web: Collection of employment links [Open in new window]
- Internships.com: Links to guides you can purchase - most for less than $10 - listing internship opportunities by region and field of study. Check with the Office of Career Services before you purchase - we may have the one you need. [Open in new window]
- Job Hunter's Bible: From the author of "What Color is Your Parachute?", covers all areas of the job search and includes links to the author's favorite job-related sites. [Open in new window]
- JobWeb:
No listings, but good job search info. [Open in new window]
- The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet - by Margaret F. Riley. A classic. [Open in new window]
