General Career Resources

Public Service Kick-Off (ft. Bryan Stevenson) 71:18 – 09/17/2014 The Public Service Kick-Off featured remarks by Dean Martha Minow, keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson, Judge David Barron,…

Never Losing Your Passion: Having a Fulfilling Career as a Social Justice Lawyer 57:23 – 01/07/2015 Learn and get inspired about social justice law careers from…

In an effort to help guide you in your public sector summer job search and beyond, we’d like to follow up with more details about…

Living on the Low Income Protection Plan Esther Mulder ’14, Zoe Brennan-Kohn ’15 54:35 – 10/10/2018 Worried that working in a public interest job means that…

Life After Law School Series: After BigLaw – Pathways to Public Interest Rachel Pemstein, Assistant Director for Alumni Advising Marie Renee Cita ’15, Michael Adame…

Legal Practice Settings: Small/Medium Firms Panel (2013) 50:15 – 01/29/2013 Whether you begin your career at a small or medium-sized firm or plan to make the…

Legal Practice Settings – Public International (2013) 1:30:55 – 10/09/2013 Abigail Moy ’09: Program Director, Global Operations, Namati, Washington, D.C. Mark Muller: Senior Barrister, Garden Court…

Legal Practice Settings: Private Public Interest Law Firms Panel (2013) 1:36:01 – 10/23/2013 Get a closer look at the work of private public interest and plaintiffs’…

Legal Practice Settings – Nontraditional Careers Panel (2013) 55:15 – 02/13/2013 Rachel Anderson, Director of Faith Outreach, Center for Responsible Lending, advises national and state religious groups…

Legal Practice Settings – Nonprofit/Advocacy Panel (2013) 1:25:35 – 10/17/2013 Kevin Diaz, Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Portland, OR Jennifer Goldberg ’98, Assistant…

Legal Practice Settings – Non-Traditional Careers (2012) 59:55 – 02/29/2012 John Cisternino ’08, Director of Research, The Tobin Project, Boston, MA John joined the Tobin Project…

Legal Practice Settings – In-House Careers (2013) 54:36 – 02/27/2013 This panel discussion featured attorneys from both the private and public sectors as they discuss the…

Legal Practice Settings: Government Panel (2014) 79:16 From drafting legislation to handling affirmative or defensive litigation, government attorneys handle a wide variety of tasks. Working…

Community Lawyering for Systemic Change 53:02 – 09/22/2016 Community lawyering challenges the way we think about traditional legal services models and their ability to meet the…

Fighting the War on Poverty: Systemic Change Through Direct Representation (2017) 58:25 – 09/20/2017 Watch a discussion about creating systemic change through directly representing indigent clients.

Changes to Immigration Practice and Deportation Defense Post-Trump Election 53.34 – 09/12/2017 Watch and listen to this discussion of changes to immigration policy under the Trump administration…

2L Job Search Strategy Session Jillian Tuck, Assistant Director for J.D. and LL.M. Advising 44:30 – 09/14/2021 Watch or listen to an overview of the 2L…

Initial networking contacts, requests for informational interviews, and thank-you notes can be sent as emails. When requesting an informational interview, briefly introduce yourself and your…