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Resources

ABA for Law Students: Alternative Legal Careers
Blog, podcasts
ABA for Law Students: Landing a Job
Advice blog and webinars
ABA for Law Students: Legal Career Paths
Blog, webinars
Equal Justice Works
Summer and part-time public interest fellowships
Linked In
Networking, job postings.
Maine Law Career Resources
PSJD - Public Service Legal Career Pathway
Online clearinghouse for law students and lawyers to connect with public interest job listings and career-building resources started at NYU.
Symplicity: Career Services
For Maine Law students and employers
Vault Law Guides
Career services website has law firm and subject guides. Fee based or through educational institution.

Books

100 Days to Your Next Job for Law Students and New JDs by Pamela Davidson
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 1640208518
Publication Date: 2019-07-15
The All-Inclusive Guide to Judicial Clerking by Abigail Perdue
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781634608220
Publication Date: 2017-04-05
Behind the Bench by Debra M. Strauss
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781628103823
Publication Date: 2016-12-09
Guide to Judicial Clerkships
The Bridge by Maxwell D. Rosenthal
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 1632818108
Publication Date: 2015-11-01
Lexis Digital Library
From Lemons to Lemonade in the New Legal Job Market by Richard L. Hermann
Call Number: KF297 .H437 2012
ISBN: 0940675684
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Guerrilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams by Kimm Alayne Walton
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780314176776
Publication Date: 2008-03-17
How to Land a Legal Job Overseas by Sidney Korshak
Call Number: KF297 .K67 2014
ISBN: 9780991047659
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Landing a Federal Legal Job by Richard L. Hermann
Call Number: KF299.G6 H473 2011
ISBN: 9781616328351
Publication Date: 2012-04-16
ebook also available: https://bit.ly/2kkAauV
The Marble and the Sculptor by Keith Robert Lee
Call Number: KF297 .L44 2013
ISBN: 9781614388869
Publication Date: 2013-11-05
Provides readers with a clear path from law student to lawyer, with a fundamental understanding of what is expected of them as a new attorney: the triumphs and tragedies, the ups and downs, and the wins and losses.
The Practice by Brian Tannebaum
Call Number: KF300 .T36 2014
ISBN: 9781627220019
Publication Date: 2015-08-07
The Relevant Lawyer by Paul A. Haskins (Editor)
Call Number: KF297 .R45 2015
ISBN: 9781634251471
Publication Date: 2016-02-07
A Short and Happy Guide to Being Hired by Toni Jaeger-Fine
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781683289821
Publication Date: 2018-04-18
Telling Your Story by Jo Ellen Dardick Lewis
Call Number: KF297 .L49 2017
ISBN: 9781611638899
Publication Date: 2017-06-16
Writing legal resumes and cover letters
Understanding and Overcoming Cognitive Biases for Lawyers and Law Students by E. Fruehwald
Call Number: KF300 .F78 2018
ISBN: 9781985130135
Publication Date: 2018-02-05

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