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Legal Trade Papers

For years, legal trade papers have been the primary means for listing available positions in the legal community. With the development of the Internet these papers and similar resources are now coming on line. This on line access offers the user the advantages of being able to search a variety of cities as well as eliminating the need to subscribe to obtain the position listings.

    Counsel Connect: As noted above this page is full of resources to assist in the job search process. It also has links to the legal trade papers in six states (FL, GA, NJ, CT, TX and DC).
    http://www.law.com

    Lawyer's Weekly: This is the premier legal trade paper in New England and also publishes in several other states (OH, NC, MI, VA, RI). The Boston and Ohio editions of the paper's classified are available on line. Hopefully, the other states will be available in the future.
    http://www.lawyersweeklyusa.com

    Fulton County Daily Report: Atlanta''s major legal daily is a great source of listings for Georgia and the Southeast.
    http://www.dailyreportonline.com

Other Resources

Salary Information Resources

    Salary.com: Features news articles on salaries in various fields, offers salary advice, and a salary wizard which calculates the average salaries based on field and geographic area.
    http://www.salary.com

    Pay Check City: Offers several online tools to calculate take home pay, gross pay, 401(k)s, bonuses etc.
    http://www.paycheckcity.com

    Salary Expert: Salary, benefit, cost of living and compensation data.
    http://www.salaryexpert.com

    The Salary Calculator: Relocation and cost of living information.
    http://www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html

    U.S. Office of Personnel Management Compensation Administration Web Page: Includes information about Federal Government Pay Schedules and Leave.
    http://www.opm.gov/oca/INDEX.HTM

    National Association of Law Placement (NALP) Associate & New Graduate Salary Summaries: NALP publishes an annual Associate Salary Survey report detailing associate salaries by years of experience; salary ranges for associates through the eighth year; summer associate salaries; salaries for intellectual property attorneys, staff attorneys and law clerks; information on judicial clerks and bonuses paid to judicial clerks; and comparisons of law firm compensation and bonus structures. NALP also surveys the graduating JD class to learn about the employment experiences of new law graduates. The data from this survey is published annually in Jobs & J.D.'s: Employment and Salaries of New Law Graduates and Starting Salaries: What New Law Graduates Earn.
    http://www.nalp.org/content/index.php?pid=147

Legal Education Resources

Bar Exam Information

Bar Associations

Legal Writing Competitions

    The University of Richmond Law School: They have an excellent list of competitions, listed by area of law.
    http://law.richmond.edu/essaycontests/AREA.htm

    Brooklyn Law School: They have Legal Writing Competitions Catalogue on their web site. Writing competitions provide an excellent opportunity for you to gain recognition for your work and enhance your employment opportunities. Many of the competitions listed offer cash prizes and/or publishing opportunities. Notices for new writing competitions are continually posted.
    http://www.brooklaw.edu/writingcompetitions/

Law School Career Services Offices on the Web

Although most Career Services Office that have unrestricted access to their Job Postings do so only for alumni, a number of students have had success contacting those employers.

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  • Simply use the "Resources For:" links in the above orange bar, and for each you will see a series of links appear in this box that will take you on a streamlined path to the most relevant information possible.

 
 
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