By: Natalie Kijurna
Career Services
Believe it or not, there’s a second library in the law school. It’s located in the Career Planning Center! The CPC’s library contains books that answer virtually every question you can think of to ask about your job search…and then some.
The books in the CPC are available for check-out, so come in and take advantage of these great resources! Here are just a few of the available titles:
Guerrilla Tactics for getting the Legal Job of your Dreams – Kimm Alayne Walton, J.D. If you’re not the editor-in-chief of the Harvard Law Review, this book holds all the secrets you need to get the legal job of your dreams. We also have the DVD!
Building Career Connections – Donna Gerson. This book gives step-by-step instructions on how to cultivate and maintain relationships and helps you build the connections you need to succeed.
Networking Made Easy – Patty Marler & Jan Bailey Mattia. The advice in this book will give you the confidence you need to network successfully in any setting.
Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers – Gary A. Munneke, William D. Henslee & Ellen Wayne. Covers the latest opportunities in nonlegal careers. You’ll learn when and how to choose a non-legal career, the specialized skills legal training provides, and how to plan and conduct a job search.
Careers in International Affairs - School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. Prepares students for positions in organizations where they will serve and represent their country or the international community.
What Can You Do With A Law Degree? A Lawyer’s Guide to Career Alternatives Inside, Outside & Around the Law – Deborah Arron. Includes a roster of Internet job resources, a unique job grid system to define your ideal career and work environment, a list of online career assessment tests and hundreds of job options.
The Complete Guide to Contract Lawyering: What Every Lawyer and Law Firm Needs to Know about Temporary Legal Services – Debborah Arron & Deborah Guyol. This book describes how and why lawyering temping has gone mainstream, and how you can take advantage of it.
The Directory of Business Information Resources (2007) – Includes information on 98 industries, including their associations, newsletters, magazines and journals, trade shows, directories and databases, and websites.
2007 Sports Market Place Directory – This 2,300 page reference work includes information on professional, college and youth leagues and teams, sports media, events, facilities, sponsors and professional services.
The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law – Mark Herrmann. The Curmudgeon offers practical and honest, if blunt, advice for surviving and thriving in a law firm.
Women-at-Law: Lessons Learned Along the Pathways to Success– Phyllis Horn Epstein. Discover how women today are meeting the challenges of competing in an often all-consuming profession without sacrificing their desire for a multidimensional life.
Choosing Small, Choosing Smart: Job Search Strategies for Lawyers in the Small Firm Market – Donna Gerson, Esq. Focuses on the small firm market, including how to approach firms effectively, how to negotiate the best salary and benefits package with an employer and how to succeed as a small firm lawyer.
What Law School Doesn’t Teach You…But You Really Need to Know – Kimm Alayne Walton, J.D. Learn simple strategies including how to: create an outstanding first impression, take criticism and make it an opportunity to shine, recover when you make a mistake, etc.
The Official Guide to Legal Specialties: An Insider’s Guide to Every Major Practice Area – Lisa L. Abrams, J.D. An inside look at what it’s like to practice law in 30 major specialty areas.
The Right Moves: Job Search and Career Development Strategies for Lawyers – Valerie A. Fontaine. A search consultant shares advice and detailed information about every step of the job search process and unlocks the mysteries of hiring and promotion.
The 2008 What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers – Richard Nelson Bolles. A job hunting classic covering practical tools for job-hunting, how to deal with unexpected changes and the vision tools for uncovering your ideal work.
Federal Appellate Court Law Clerk Handbook – Joseph L. Lemon, Jr. and Federal District Court Law Clerk Handbook – Calvert G. Chipchase. Both of these books provide an overview of clerkship responsibilities and assist clerks as they perform their jobs.
The Internship Series – Washington Internships in Law and Policy 2007 and The City/County Attorney Internship Book 2007. These manuals list various available internships.
Lessons from a Headhunter with Heart: Spiritual and Practice Keys to Navigating (and Surviving!) Job Change – Patricia A. Comeford, J.D. with Gina Sauer, J.D. Helps you honestly assess what you really want from a job, knock down the barriers that keep you from your true life’s work and chart a realistic course to career satisfaction.
The Trusted Advisor – David H. Maister, Charles H. Green & Robert M. Galford. This book argues that the key to professional success is the ability to earn the trust and confidence of clients.
We also have the Vault series, several books from NALP that analyze salaries for lawyers and much much more! Please stop by and check out our library!
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