Job Search Strategies Workshop Office of Career and Professional Development Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Source: NALP 2008 Survey Sources of Jobs (National Avg.)

Sources of Jobs (National avg.) Combine referral and self- initiated into SELF-DIRECTED

What students did during their first summer Percent of Maurer Students Worked Only88.1 Worked and studied6.9 Summer school/study abroad 3.5 Did not work or study1.5

Where students worked % of IUB Students Judicial Clerkship22.4% Firm (all sizes)19.9 State (govt & AG’s)13.4 Public Interest12.9 Federal10.4 Local (govt, DA’s & PD’s)10.4 Corporations/Business4.5 Research Asst2.0 Other (Academia, Int’l, Mil)4.0

Source: NALP Suvey 2003 Timing of 1L Summer Job Offers % of Students April27.4% March23.9 May19.7 February10.5 June6.8 January6.1 December2.3 July1.8

Large Law Firms Some accepting applications Dec 1-15; some not until you have semester grades Make decisions based on grades Will take applications and then ask for transcript when it becomes available About one 1L opening for every five to twenty 2L opportunities – based on 2L hiring yield & long-term What does large mean?

Large Law Firms – Resources Martindale Hubbell  Geographic specific  Top 100 Westlaw & Lexis NALP Directory –

Small- to Medium-Sized Firms Depending on market – some medium firms will make early spring offer Most accept apps & make offers Jan- April – many on a first-come, first-serve basis Generally don’t have application process Can contact firm to see if they hire 1L’s and/or have openings

Small- to Medium-Sized Firms – Resources NALP Directory – OCPD website – Online Resources Other law school career services sites Yellow Pages Not posted

Judicial Clerkships Many like to have free help due to budget cuts Often a phone call will answer your questions Applications accepted in the spring Think of different types of courts (i.e. tax, family, juvenile, trial vs. appellate) Federal Courts Clinic – US District Court for the Southern Dist of IN – send resume and cover letter to Prof Seth Lahn

Judicial Clerkships – Resources County and state courts  OCPD Online Resources ndex.shtml ndex.shtml  The Vermont Guide   “Indiana Legal Directory”

Judicial Clerkships – Resources Federal Courts  “The American Bench”  and register as an applicant  they-now/clerkships.asp they-now/clerkships.asp

Public Interest Legal Aid or Public Guardian’s Offices, Nonprofit organizations, Associations Most open for proactive applicants Some with processes Available throughout spring semester many on a first-come, first-serve basis

Public Interest – Resources PSLawNet – OCPD web site – Online resources Everett Public Service Internships - nships.cfm nships.cfm Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conf. or Equal Justice Works

State & Local Government Includes City or County General Counsel’s Office Public Defender or District Attorney Any state government agency Available during spring Contact them to find out about availability

State & Local Government – Resources “National Directory of Prosecuting Attorneys” – DA’s and PD’s Almost any area PD’s or DA’s office Govt Honors & Internship Handbook - dbook.cfm - See OCPD for username & password dbook.cfm

Federal Government Some deadlines are coming up soon – those with a need for a security clearance Others on a first-come, first-serve basis Some help you with FT positions later on while some will not Federal Govt is not only D.C.

Federal Government – Resources Govt Honors & Internship Handbook - dbook.cfm - See OCPD for username & password dbook.cfm Federal Govt site – Internship & Student Info – Agency Information Gateway

Corporations Very limited opportunities to work with a corp. general counsel’s office Cook, Inc. Bloomington: IP/Patent 1L summer Should be industry-specific relationship to your practice area interest Often going back to a previous employer

Corporations – Resources “Directory of Corporate Counsels” – in law school library Corporate Counsel – Fortune 500 Search arch.asp - Need to sign in and create account arch.asp

Other Resources OCPD Outreach & Posting to Symplicity Spring On-Campus Interviews (OCI) and Resume Collections (RC) Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search engines

Things to Keep in Mind Many opportunities are unadvertised Most first-year summer internships are unpaid but are much more valuable (both for your career and your long-term financial well being) than many things you could do Don’t limit yourself to the Bloomington area Try to establish or re-establish yourself in the geographic location of your choice