Programs
- 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
Legal Work
Where to look: Handshake, Idealist, Indeed, and LinkedIn.
- Washington Paralegal Schools
- University of Washington- Certificate in Paralegal Studies
- University of Washington- Hot Jobs: Paralegal
- Seattle Central College- The Center for Legal Studies Paralegal Certificate Course
- Edmonds Community College– Paralegal
- King County Bar Association- Undergrad, Law school, and paralegal students opportunities
Data on Legal Careers
- 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
Resources & Articles about Legal Careers:
- 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