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Career and Networking Resources: Foreign-educated Attorneys (LLM and SJD students)

The Law Library's resources can be powerful tools for your job or internship search. Our resources can help you find employment opportunities, identify firms and businesses that you want to contact, and facilitate your research to prepare for interviews

Job Search Checklist

1.  Know your goals

  • When do you want to start working?
  • Where do you want to work?
  • What kinds of positions interest you?

2.  Know yourself

  • What are your qualifications and/or strengths?
  • Why should someone be interested in hiring you?

3.  Identify your resources

  • How much time do you have to put into a job/internship search?
  • Which resources (people, offices, databases, etc.) at the law school should you consult?
  • Whom do you know outside the law school who might be helpful to you in your search?

4.  Staying in Status & Employment

5.  Work on your job search materials: cover letter, resume, LinkedIn profile

6.  Use the semester break and spring break to work on your search