SJI GUIDES
Social Justice Initiatives at CLS produces a Public Interest Job Search Toolkit, a Guide to Starting a Public Interest Job Search (with supplements designed specifically for 2L and 3L students) and other guides specific to public interest lawyering and careers. Students are welcome to check them out on this page (Note: You will be prompted for your Lawnet login to access this page). You can also find the CLS password for the Arizona Guides on this page.
PRACTICE AREA-SPECIFIC GUIDES
We thank our counterparts at Harvard Law School and Yale Law School for making their resources available to the public.
"Career Guide for Energy Climate and Clean Tech," by the Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (private and public law)
“Careers in Foundations for Lawyers,” Harvard Law School
“Careers in Immigration Law,” Harvard Law School
“Children’s Rights Law: A Career Guide,” Harvard Law School
"Civil Rights/Civil Liberties," Harvard Law School
"Criminal Prosecution," Yale Law School
"Entering the Law Teaching Market," Yale Law School
“Environmental Law Guide,” Yale Law School
"Firm Sponsored Split Public Interest Summers" Yale Law School
“Health Care Law: A Career Guide,” Harvard Law School
"International LL.M. Career Planning," Yale Law School
"International Public Interest Law," Yale Law School
"Legal Services Guide" Harvard Law School
“LGBT Rights Law: A Career Guide,” Harvard Law School
“Guide to Conservative/Libertarian Public Interest Law: Exploring Opportunities with Nonprofits, Research Institutes, and Government Agencies,” Harvard Law School
"Political Campaigns," Harvard Law School
“Private Public Interest and Plaintiff’s Firm Guide,” Columbia Law School and Harvard Law School
"Public Defender Handbook" New York University Law School
"Public Interest Fellowships, Vol. 1," Yale Law School
“Sizing up the Prosecution: A Quick Guide to the Differences Between Federal, State, and Local Prosecuting Offices,” Harvard Law School
"Women's Rights," Harvard Law School
“Working on Capitol Hill,” Yale Law School
POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS GUIDES
Click to view Postgraduate Fellowships: Information and Resources 2012.
Click to view SJI's Guide to International Fellowships.
Click to view the Finding and Funding International Public Service Opportunities available on PSLawNet.