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Career Related Publications Available at the Career Services Office

The Career Services Office has information on career fields and employers nationwide that can help students and attorneys in a career search. These include:

General Information:

  1. Bibliography of all career service-related holdings in the Law Library
  2. Guide to Law Specialties (NALP)

Directories:

  1. Martindale-Hubble Law Directories
  2. NALP Directory of Legal Employers
  3. Directory of Litigation Attorneys
  4. National Law Network Directory
  5. Law School Admissions Directory
  6. Memphis Bar Association Directory
  7. Tennessee Attorneys Directory
  8. Tennessee Government Officials Directory
  9. The University of Memphis Law Alumni Directories
  10. Directory of Law Graduate Degree Programs 1 1. NALP Directory of Law Schools
  11. Directory of Law Teachers, 1996-97 (AALS)
  12. Federal and State Judicial Clerkship Directory, 1997 (NALP)
  13. Directory of Firms Hiring 1L Students (NALP and Local)
  14. National Health Lawyers Association Directory
  15. National Lawyers Guild Directory, 1996
  16. Tennessee Legal Directory

Job Prospecting Assistance:

  1. Employment Bulletins (from law school career service offices nationwide)
  2. Finding the Right Job Using WESTLAW
  3. Job Prospecting on LEXIS/NEXIS
  4. Materials on writing resumes, interviewing tips, and conducting career searches
  5. Insider's Guide to Interviewing: Insights From The Employer's Perspective (NALP)
  6. The Lawyers' Guide to Job Surfing on the Internet
  7. Through the Brick Wall: How to Job-Hunt in a Tight Market
  8. Resume Expert Software
  9. Attorney Recruitment and Retention (NALP) (Tips for what attorneys look for in interviews)
  10. What Can You Do With A Law Degree (Alternative careers in law)

Miscellaneous:

  1. Information on Writing Contests
  2. Information on Fellowships
  3. Legal Services Fellowship Guide
  4. Summer Off-Campus Programs
  5. Internship Opportunities
  6. Opportunities in the Military
  7. Resumes of Selected Law Firms
  8. Career-related videos
  9. Law Clerk Handbook
  10. Employment Report and Salary Survey (NALP, 1995)
  11. Ernst & Young's Personal Financial Planning Guide
  12. BAR/BRI Digest--National Bar Exam Information
  13. A Successful Transition From Law Student To Lawyer (pamphlet, NALP)

Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and attorneys needing career assistance are welcome to use our facilities any weekday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. We have a reciprocity agreement with most other law schools that will allow access to our information by students from other law schools. Contact the Career Services Office for further information.

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