Alumni Career Files
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Bar Exams
ABA Comprehensive Guide to Bar Requirements 2008
Contains information about every state's bar requirements.
2007 Bar Exam Resource Sheet
Minnesota Board of Law Examiners (link)
MPRE Registration (link for Aug 8 & Nov 8, 2008 registration)
Sample Affidavit for the MN Bar Exam Application
12 Tips for Taking a Bar Exam
Waiving in? 2 exams - 3 days? What if I want to move to another state?
Professional Development Center Blog
Vocare
Career Exploration
Alternative Careers
Careers in Law (A U of MN Law Library Pathfinder)
Careers in International Law (A U of MN Law Library Pathfinder)
Consider Your Options: An Extensive But Not Exhaustive List
Continuing Legal Education: Free for career exploration!
Job Searching in DC: Advice from current students
Lobbying as a profession
Looking Outside of OCI
NALP Federal Legal Opportunities Guide
Private Practice Primer: What IS private practice?
18 Things You Need to Know Before Going to Work Inside the Washington Beltway
It's April. Now What?: Job Search Strategies as the Semester Winds Down
Going to Work
Associate Evaluation Form
Navigating Relationships in the Legal Workplace
Paths to professionalism: A LOT OF advice to make every job work for you
Professional, adult speech will never cost you a job: "I'm like, you know" can torpedo
your professional career
Working with Support Staff
Government Jobs and Internships
University of Arizona Government Honors Handbook 07-08
(userid/password: oreo/cookie)
All of the US Embassies (some have job posting links)
Avue Central (a great federal jobs site!)
Grades, Quartiles and Honors
Final Quartiles for the Classes of 1995-2007
Interviews and Negotiations
Behavioral Interviews (NALP Bulletin 1/2005, w/permission)
Callback & Year-Round In-Office Interviews are the SAME
The Confidential Job Search: How to apply for a job without blowing your cover
How to shoot yourself in the foot during an interview
Interview Questions From Private Employers
Interview Questions From Public Employers
Interview Questions Candidates May Ask of Public & Private Employers
Mock Interviews: Why do them?
Negotiating with small firms
Telephone Interviews for the 21st Century
Second Career Law Student Concerns
International Certification
Qualify as an English Solicitor
International Students' Job Search Tips
Job Search Strategies
Judicial Clerkships and Externships
CPDC Judicial Clerkship Page
Judicial Clerkship Basic Resources
Judicial Externship (Summer, Fall & Spring)
2007-08 Guide to State Court Clerkships (userid/password: guide2008/fightingswans)
List of Judges Who Have Hired Recent Minnesota Grads (1990-2002)
Minnesota Faculty and Staff Who Have Held Judicial Clerkships
Networking Scripts and Information Interviews
Friend of a friend
Grad of the Law School or Your Undergrad Program
Networking and Information Interviewing
Policies
NALP Guidelines for Timing of Offers & Acceptances DO NOT apply to alumni
Overnight Resume, Cover Letter & Fellowship Application Review -- email documents to cpdc@umn.edu
Reciprocity with Other Law Schools Usually closes Aug-Nov
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
Minnesota County Attorneys Assoc. JOB BANK
Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Ramsey County Bar Association
State & Local Bar Associations
Public Interest
CPDC Public Interest Page
Positions Held by Legal Services/Public Interest Alumni
References and Recommendations
What am I asking for? Who should I ask? How will I know if it's a good reference?
How can I improve it?
Reference or referral? What's the difference?
Will your reference be available when the employer wants to talk about you?
What do I provide and when do I provide it?
Signing a release or waiver?
What might be asked about me?
May references call an employer directly?
What can I do about a BAD reference?
What does a reference list look like?
How can I use my recommender's name in my cover letter?
Resumes, Cover Letters & Other Correspondence
COVER LETTERS
What does a business letter look like?
A really bad cover letter
Applying after researching the employer
Applying through a "blind" ad
Criminal & Municipal; added Law Review as a 3L
Cover Letters: A slightly interactive guide to answer FAQs
Improved grades
Leaving Minnesota
New grad, small firm
Relating your experience to the job posting
Transferable Skills Worksheet
RESUMES
2008 Resume Manifesto Part I – The Rules
2008 Resume Manifesto Part II – Annotated Example
Quick Guide to Resumes: A slightly interactive guide to answer FAQs
One Giant Resume Sample!
Transferable Skills Worksheet
Sample: Clerkship and 2L summer offer extended
Sample: Clinic Focus Resume
Sample: First year, limited experience
Sample: For Employers Back "Home"
Sample: References on a resume
TRANSCRIPTS
Unofficial transcripts
OTHER CORRESPONDENCE
E-mail applications
Sample: Thank you for an interview
Write Thank You Notes On The Interview Day (or not at all)
Writing Samples
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