Legal Job Search Guide

With the current economic and legal employment market, it can seem overwhelming to start a job search. There are many helpful resources in the library, online and through DU's Career Development Center. The Law Library has a newly published legal job search guide with resources both in and out of the library. Use this guide to help narrow your search for a job, build your resume and write your cover letter. The resources featured in the guide will also be helpful in preparing for an interview.

The Career Development Center offers a great deal of resources for the job seeker. You can meet with one of the Career Development Center's dedicated staff to formulate a career plan, work on job search strategies or seek career counseling. The Career Development Center strives to fulfill the following goals:

• Educating students and alumni to develop necessary skills to locate and obtain satisfying and meaningful employment.
• Connecting students and alumni to the world of work.
• Facilitating employers’ connections with students and alumni.

The Career Development Center also runs the on campus interview (OCI) program as well as assisting students with judicial clerkship applications and interviews. Career Development Center consultants are available to help with the entire application process. Most of the resources for OCI and Clerkships are linked to through the Career Development Center homepage. These resources are password protected. If you do not know the username/password, please contact the Career Development Center at 303.871.6124 or email. The Career Development Center is an excellent resource that should be utilized by DU law students when they start the job search process.

The other resources in the Job Search and Career Resources for Law Students guide focus on resources within the library as well as online free access resources to help you in your job search as well as starting your legal career. The keywords/subjects are hyperlinked to the catalog as are books and other resources found within the library. These books help to prepare you to find a job as well as help you apply for, interview for and ultimately start your new legal career. This guide will compliment the resources, skills and personal attention you can get through the Career Development Center.

Although the times are tough for finding legal employment, or any job, with these resources, hard work, and a little bit of luck, you will be able find a job and start your new legal career. Good luck and happy job-hunting!

Written by Brittany Cronin, Law Librarian Fellow