Programs, Careers, & Jobs in Law

AmeriCorps– AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs, made up of three primary programs that each take a different approach to improving lives and fostering civic engagement. Members commit their time to address critical community needs like increasing academic achievement, mentoring youth, fighting poverty, sustaining national parks, preparing for disasters, and more.
AmeriCorps Legal Advocates of Massachusetts– Each year AmeriCorps Legal Advocates of Massachusetts places service members in legal services organizations throughout Massachusetts. ALA-Massachusetts advocates serve full-time for a total of 1,700 hours over 46 weeks, from mid-September through the end of July.
Summer Pre-Law Programs– A list of summer pre-law programs from Boston University

National Association for Law Placement (NALP)– NALP is an association of over 2,500 legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices, and law schools in North America and beyond. Provides information on statistics and trends in the law profession
NALP Employment for the Class of 2017- Selected Findings

Law Jobs: By the Numbers- A free, publicly available tool to give prospective students access to meaningful, individualized information about the law school options available to them
Yale Law School- Explore Your Career Options
Yale Law School- Career Guides & Advice for Students
Nebraska College of Law- 101 Things You can do with a Law Degree
U.S. News- 15 Types of Law That J.D. Grads Can Practice
U.S. News- I Am the Law: Where Law School Leads Podcast
Learn How to Become- How to become a Lawyer: Law Schools & Careers
LawyerEdu.org- Types of Law Careers
The Balance Careers- Career Paths in Legal Careers Profiles
Bureau of Labor Statistics- Careers in Law Firms
Harvard Law School- Public Interest Law
Harvard Law School- A Trail Guide to Careers in Environmental Law
UW School of Law- Leaders for the Global Common Good Blog
New York Law School- Preparing Students for 21st Century Legal Careers