The Labor Law Job Market
Cautious optimism is a term which can be used to describe the view of the job market for recent graduates who...
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Getting Placed as a Labor Attorney
The development of a resume and cover letter are the next steps to take after goals, practice area, and...
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Breaking into Labor Law
A second- or third year student who has taken recommended labor-related electives and obtained some experience...
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Arbitration in Labor Law
Once a contract is signed and the rights, duties, and responsibilities of each side have been established and...
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What is Labor Law?
Labor law developed as a vital area of legal specialization through ef¬forts to clarify the rights, duties,...
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Recommended Experience for Labor Attorneys
A student should begin acquiring labor-related experience during his or her college years. According to most...
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Certification and Bar Membership for Practicing Labor Law
Bar membership on both the state and federal court levels is strongly recommended by all attorneys responding...
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Recommended Academic Background for Practicing Labor Law
Most labor practitioners, both union and management, agree on one point of advice to students: Take as many...
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Practicing Labor Law
Labor lawyers—who are they? What do they do? How do they obtain their jobs? What advice do they have to...
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Pursuing a Career in Labor Law
Labor law is grounded in the dynamics of the employer-employee relationship. It affects the entire workforce....
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Alternative Legal Careers: Create a Non-Law Resume Worksheet
Exploring Alternative Legal Careers Non-Legal Resume Worksheet
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Alternative Legal Careers: Comparative Skills Worksheet
Exploring Alternative Legal Careers Skills Worksheet
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Alternative Legal Careers: Writing a Non-Legal Career Survey
Exploring Alternative Legal Careers Non-Legal Career Survey
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Alternative Legal Careers: What are your options if you are planning to leave your legal career?
This guide is intended as a reference for career services professionals and as a workbook for law students...
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The Job Offer: Accepting a Non-Legal Position
Any job search is an emotional and exhausting time in your life. Search¬ing for a non-legal position with a...
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Alternative Legal Career Profile Checklist
You should now begin to focus in more tightly on the ideal position for you. Review the list describing your...
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Long-Term Planning For a Successful Non-Legal Career Search
Once you have tested your ideas about your job search through the networking process, you will want to put...
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Alternative Legal Careers: Job Hunting Tools
There are three main methods utilized in the job hunting process:
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Narrowing Down Your Alternative Legal Career Paths
Once you have discussed potential career paths with a number of professionals, you should begin to narrow your...
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Alternative Legal Careers: Chart Your Professional and Social Networks
In order to begin developing a referral list, or a chart of your network, you may wish to complete the...
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Alternative Legal Careers: Identifying the Right Resources
You may find it difficult to discover what resources are appropriate for your non-legal career search. The...
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Setting Priorities: Your Ideal, Alternative Legal Job Setting
The "where" has to do with more than simple geography. It may include the types of knowledge one would expect...
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Self-Assess Your Transferrable Legal Skills
Once you are committed to the idea of a non-traditional career you should remember the importance of beginning...
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Alternative Legal Careers: Defining Your Perfect Career
List the qualifications that your ideal job would possess. These qualific-ations may be tangible or...
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Evaluating Your Abilities Before a Career Shift
There are a variety of elements that need to be taken into consideration in conducting the self-assessment...
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Before You Embark on an Alternative Legal Career, Define Your Goals
There are three essential parts of the career planning process. They are the What, the Where, and the How of...
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Alternative Legal Careers: Planning for a Job Change as a Lawyer
The career planning process will go on throughout your lifetime. Although you have chosen to pursue the study...
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How Viable is Law Practice Still as a Noble Profession
The life of a lawyer is hardly happy-go-lucky. First, you are a human, and then, you are a lawyer. This simple...
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General Counsel Pay Becoming More Performance-Oriented
The recent Law Department Compensation Survey released the Association of Corporate Counsel clearly proves...
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Researching Your New Career in a Non-Legal Field
One of the goals of your research program was the development of your own listing of potential employers....
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