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2L/3L Guide: Career Path Resources

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The law school's Career Development Office offers services for students and alums, including workshops on job-searching and career planning, individual and area-specific counseling, and resources for researching law firms. You can get started, or do some deep-dives along the way, with law library resources designed to support you as you navigate your career path.

Library Resources for Career Research

Explore your options

Browse the "Legal Profession" collection in the Popular Reading shelves on LL2 (LawCat has a searchable list of these items)
  • over 140 titles focused on themes such as diversity in legal practice, solo/small-firm business and practice, legal specialty careers (e.g., international law, animal law, real estate), and developing professional and career skills (e.g., financial management, client relations, wellness and mental health)

Prep for interviews

Prep for Your Law Firm Interview (research guide)

Prep for Your Clerkship Interview (research guide)

  • YouTube on clerkship (coming soon)

Prepare to practice

An Associate’s First Year: A Guide to Thriving at a Law Firm (also in print in the Jobs section of Popular Reading)—attorneys from big law and general counsel offices advise on how to thrive in the law firm environment

Building a Better Law Practice: Become a Better Lawyer in Five Minutes a Day—small steps for making big changes

The Best Lawyer You Can Be: A Guide to Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Wellness (also in print in the Jobs section of Popular Reading)—develop emotional intelligence, resilience, and mindfulness practice

The Formation of Professional Identity: The Path from Student to Lawyer (West Academic study aid)

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