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Lawyers & Other
Legal Services Professionals
July 2008
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General Resources
- Ammons Law Focus
- ...based in Austin, TX, this firms offers attorney, paralegal, legal secretary and legal support staff permanent placement nationwide. "Clients include boutique law firms to AM 100 law firms and mid-size companies to some of the Fortune 500." Qualified legal, paralegal, and legal administrative staff can review a list of some of the many openings they are working to fill on the website, but you are encouraged to contact Ammons to discuss your qualifications and possible opportunities.
- FindLaw Career Center
- ...FindLaw is a marvelous resource for legal info, but if you are someone seeking a position at any level in the legal profession, it is also a marvelous resource for job and career information. Positions include summer clerks, legal secretaries, law librarians, and attorneys in practice or academic positions. You'll also find listings here for accounting, marketing, and any other type of assistance the lawyers need to help run their practices.
- LawCrossing.com
- ...jobs for legal professionals. You can do a sample search and review a few basic listings without registering, but full access requires registration. There is a monthly fee for access, but this does give you access to thousands of job listings, a place to store several versions of your resume without worrying that employers are accessing it without your knowledge, job alerts, and more. Job types include attorney, clerkship, law student, legal staff, post-grad clerkship, and summer associate / intern, and the locations are worldwide. They also offer news and info channels targeted to attorneys, law students, or other legal staff.
- Legal Career Center Network
- ...a shared network of more than 90 career centers from Bar Associations and Paralegal / Legal Secretary Associations across the US (including the US Virgin Islands). You select the state or region you want to target, the select the relevant association to connect to that career center.
- National Association of Legal Search Consultants
- ...the professional association for search consultants specializing in the legal profession. Members adhere to a strict code of ethics which you can review online. You can also search their member directory to find consultants in your area with whom you might connect during your own job search.
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Academic Positions
- Legal Writing Positions posted with the Legal Writing Institute
- Academic positions (some administrative with academic responsibilities) for professors/instructors in legal research and writing.
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Arbitration
- American Arbitration Association
- ...interested in arbitration or in need of an arbitrator? This organization is available to resolve a wide range of disputes through mediation, arbitration, elections and other out-of-court settlement procedures. They also provide training for those interested in this field.
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Lawyers and Legal Directories
- Hieros Gamos, the Comprehensive Law and Government Portal
- ...a wonderful source of legal information on the Internet. The Employment area includes links to legal employment centers online, sources for job listings, related Internet employment resources (including their own list of legal recruiters), publication on searching for jobs, alternatives to corporate practices, and much more.
- Law.com
- ...A free service of American Lawyer Media, this is an Internet-only current awareness resource for legal professionals, journalists, policy makers, or anyone else interested in breaking legal news. Updated daily (weekdays), the site culls stories from American Lawyer Media's own publications (The American Lawyer and The National Law Journal) and eighteen other daily and weekly newspapers and journals. Includes job leads, links to regional law journals, and much more. Some sections require a paid subscription.
- Major, Lindsey & Africa
- ...a premier legal search firm with offices worldwide.
- Martindale.com from Martindale-Hubbell
- ...someone told me that this Lawyer Locator is considered the more authoritative listing of lawyers. They also host a job board with extra resources for law professionals and students.
- West Legal Directory @ FindLaw
- ...online searchable version of the popular directory of law firms plus loads of free legal information for all users.
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Paralegals
- National Federation of Paralegal Associations
- ...gee, what else could you possibly want to know? How to get started, where to study, legal resources, continuing education, and jobs (posted for 6 months unless the employer asks it be removed earlier). Nice links to international associations and information.
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Judiciary
- The Federal Judiciary
- ...information on our Federal Courts, including employment opportunities. These are not limited to legal professionals but cover all areas supporting the U.S. Courts, their services and areas of responsibilities. Review the listings by location, desired salary, or position title. Some announcements are in PDF format and will require the free Adobe Acrobat reader for viewing. Note: Not all of the Judiciary's employment opportunities are found here; other announcements may exist on each court's web site. This site also links to the Federal Law Clerk Information System, which also carries jobs.
- US District Court for the District of New Jersey
- With three courthouses in Camden, NJ; Trenton, NJ and Newark, NJ, the US District Court for NJ is eager to review your application for employment. Select "Human Resources" from the menu to be connected with this department and the jobs and application forms.
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Government Service
- U.S. Department of Justice
- ... recruiting for lawyers and paralegals. You will also find information on internships, the Attorney General's Honor Program, and careers in information technology with DOJ. Recruiting information for all other DOJ agencies can also be found here.
Legal Staffing Services
- Update Legal Staffing
- ...permanent and temporary opportunities for attorneys, paralegal/legal assistants, and litigation-support personnel, with varying levels of experience.
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