Resources and Career Guides

Please see below for topic-based career guides and other career resources. These documents are password-protected; only Pace Law School students can log in. The username and password can be provided to you by the CCPD. If you are having trouble logging in, please contact our office at (914) 422-4217. For resources and program videos specifically related to public interest, please go to the Public Interest Resources page.

General | Resumes, Cover Letters, Writing Samples | Interview Skills
Topical Career Guides and Program Videos | Judicial Clerkships
Recruitment | Internships & Fellowships | Alternative Legal Careers

General

• Evening Students Supplemental Bulletin
• Guide to Networking
• Job Searching 101
• Reciprocity Policy
• Recent Graduate Handbook
• Legal Employment Guidebook for LLM students
• Brief Advice For the Upperclass Student
• Navigating a Tight Job Market
• Self-assessment worksheet
• Students of Diversity
• Timeline for a 1L
• Timeline for a 2L
• Timeline for a 3L
• Annual Career Fairs List
• Government Job Search
• Using NALP Directory.com
• Using Martindale.com
• Using PSLawNet and Idealist.com
• How to Use Symplicity in Your Job Search
• Solo Practice Panel 2012
• 3L Post Graduate Employment Search
• Jumpstart Your Job Search (from the 2012 Career Development Conference, NYSBA: Lawyers in Transition, January 23, 2012)
• Job Searching 101 November 2011
• CCPD 2L Strategy Session Oct 2011
• Job Searching in the Current Economy

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Resumes, Cover Letters, Writing Samples

• Sample public interest resumes
• Sample cover letters and Thank you letters
• Creating a Resume for Job Transition in a Volatile Market
• Sample Resumes
• Brief Advice on Resumes
• Legal Writing Sample Checklist

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Interview Skills

• Brief Advice on the Interview
• How to Ace an Interview

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Topical Career Guides and Program Videos

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• District Attorney Offices
• Environmental Legal Careers
• Intellectual Property
• International Law
• Legal Academic Careers
• Government Legal Careers
• National and Homeland Security
• Public Interest Law
• Real Estate Legal Careers
• Tax and Trust & Estates Law
• Careers in International Environmental Law
• Careers in Private International Law
• Hot Practice Area Series 1 Professional Liability & Insurance
• Hot Practice Areas Series II Matrimonial Law and Trusts & Estates
• Hot Practice Areas III - IP
• Careers in Local Government
• Careers in Environmental Law Panel Program Oct 2011
• What Does Practicing International Law Really Mean?
• Arnold Pronto, UN Legal Advisor Presentation
• Careers and Internships in District Attorney Offices, October 2010
• Government Panel

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Judicial Clerkships

• Judicial Clerkships Guide
• Summary of Clerkships Procedures
• State and Federal Clerkships 2012

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Recruitment

• Fall 2012 Recruitment Letter to students
• How to Participate in Fall Recruitment
• How to Use Symplicity for Fall Recruitment
• Guide to NALP Directory of Legal Employers
• NALP's Principles and Standards for Law Placement and Recruitment Activities

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Internships & Fellowships

• Summer Judicial Internship Opportunities
• Year-round fellowships (includes academic year and summer)
• Post-graduate fellowships

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Alternative Legal Careers

• Working Without Practicing Law
• Attorney Jobs - Alternative Legal Careers
• NALP Bulletin - Articles on Alternative Careers

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