Job Search Links
Washington Job Search
Nationwide Job Search
International Opportunities
Washington Job Search
- WA State Bar Association: The job postings are updated on Fridays. This is the site for Washington's legal community - it is well worth spending a few minutes exploring it. It includes an excellent directory of all active members
- Job listings for the State of WA in general
- WA State and Government Jobs
- WA Office of the Attorney General career page
- Symplicity
- Intercollegiate Job Bank (Contact CPD for a username and password.)
Local Bar Associations
- Clallam County Bar Association
- East King County Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
- Kitsap County Bar Association
- Snohomish County Bar Association
- Spokane County Bar Association
- Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
- Whatcom County Bar Association
Specialty Bar Associations
- Asian Bar Association of Washington
- Loren Miller Bar Association
- Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
- Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys
- Washington State Hispanic Bar Association
- Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
- Washington Women Lawyers
Nationwide Job Search
Alternative Legal Resources
- American Association of Law Librarians
- Bureau of National Affairs: Legal Editing and Reporting Jobs
- Chronicle of Higher Education: Academic Job Openings
- Foundation Center, Philanthropy News Digest
Bankruptcy
- National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
- Findlaw – Bankruptcy
- PennState Law School Bankruptcy Links
- Legal Information Institute
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- U.S. Trustee Program - San Diego
- U.S. Trustee Program – Honolulu
Corporate Law
- Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
- Harvard Law, Private/Public Interest and Plaintiff’s Firm Guide
Criminal
- The American Society of Criminology
- Association Of Legal Aid Attorney's
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- California District Attorneys Association
- Computer Crime and IP Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
- Conneticut Judicial Branch
- Council for Court Excellence
- Harvard Law, Public Defender Program Guide
- Harvard Law, Guide to the Differences Between Federal, State, and Local Prosecuting Offices
- Hieros Gamos Legal Directory
- International Criminal Court
- Law Library of Congress, Criminal Law and Procedure
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National District Attorneys Association
- Public Defender Service for District of Columbia
- Georgetown Univ. Law Center - Criminal Justice Clinic
- The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division Intern
- Society of Counsel, Representing Accused Persons
- United States Department of Justice
- United States Attorney's Office, Western Dist WA
- WA Defender Association
- WA State Office of Public Defense
- How to Get a Job in the Public Defender’s Office
- How to Get a Job in a Prosecutor’s Office
- Preparing for Questions in Public Defense and Prosecution Interviews
Elder Law
Entertainment Law
Environmental Sites
- Environmental Carrers Organization
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. EPA Office of General Counsel
- Harvard Law, Trail Guide to Environmental Legal Careers
- FindLaw, Environmental Link
- Environmental Law & Policy Center
- EcoEmploy.com
- EcoNet
- NetForChange.com
- Environmental Careers
- Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD)
- Environmental Career Opportunities
- International Network for Sustainable Energy
- Envirolink, Online Environmental Community
- The Environment Directory
- National Council for Science and the Environment
- National Environmental Directory
- Web Directory Environmental Links
- Green Dream Jobs
- Center for Environmental Law and Policy
- Sierra Club
- National Wistleblower Center
- United States Department of Justice
- Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
Family Law
- ABA - Family Law Section
- Guide to Careers in Child and Family Policy
- Harvard Law, Children’s Rights Law Career Guide
- Harvard Law, Women’s Rights Guide
- King County Bar - Family Law Section
- WSBA Family Law Section
- MegaLaw.com: Family Law Web Sites
- Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
- Domestic Violence Handbook
- Feminist Majority Foundation
- Safe Horizon
- U.S. Department of Justice – Office on Violence Against Women
- Children’s Rights
Fellowship Information
- Equal Justice Works
- Public Service Fellowships
- PSLawNet
- Equal Justice Works Fellowship
- Human Rights Watch: Fellowships in International Human Rights
- Supreme Court of the U.S. Fellowship
- New York State Unified Court System Legal Fellowship
- Business and Professional People for the Public Interest Fellowship
- Children’s Rights Fellowship
- Harvard Law, PDF on A Day in the Life of Wasserstein Fellows
- Pacific Legal Foundation: Two year litigation fellowships
- Overseas Young Chinese Forum
- LegalMomentum.org
- Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program
- Environmental Law & Policy Center
- Woodrow Wilson International Center Fellowship
- New York University School of Law: Two fellowships offered
- Fulbright Grant
- International Humanity Foundation
- Institute for Humane Studies: Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program
- The American Society of International Law
- Skaddon Fellowships
- The Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation
- Open Society Institute & SOROS Foundation
- Echoing Green
- Georgetown Law, Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship
- Diversity Fellowships
- Fellowships
General Job Search, Including Legal
- WetFeet.com
- Job-Hunt.org
- America’s Job Bank
- Monster.com
- Careerbuilder.com
- HotJobs
- Job Hunt.org
- EmploymentGuide.com
- Careermag.com
- CareerJournal.com: Sponsored by the Wall Street Journal
- TrueCareers.com
- Academic Employment Network
Grant Writing Information
- Foundation Center, Information on Grant Writing
- Grantsmanship Center, Grant Training
- Non-Profit Guides, Grant Writing Tools
Government Employment
- Washington Courts
- Government Honors & Internship Handbook
- Harvard Law, The Fast Track to a U.S. Attorney’s Office
- WA State and Government Jobs
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, W. Dist. of WA
- WA Office of the Attorney General
- Federal Government Summer Intern and Honors Programs
- NALP Federal Legal Employment Opportunities Guide
- National Association of Attorneys General
- Emory School of Law Court Finder
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Rural Empowerment and Enterprise Community
- Department of Health & Human Services
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Interior
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Department of Education
- Department of Labor
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- The State Department
- Federal Communications Commission
- Department of Justice Security Clearance Procedure Explanation
- Federal Government Agency Job Listings
- Federal Government Job Listing
- Federal Jobs Digest
- USAJobs
- Securities and Exchange Commision
- Federal Trade Commission
- U.S. Attorney Listings
- American League of Lobbyists
- The White House Fellows Program
- Fed World
- Attorney General Map & Web Resources
- United States Department of Justice
- WhoHasCourtJobs.com – for California
- Govtjobs.com
- U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
- Opportunities in Public Affairs
- California Courts
- Prosecutor Links
- HillZoo.com, Job Listings for Capital Hill
- The Hill, Newspaper about U.S. Congress
- RC Jobs: Opportunities in the DC area
- Washington DC Job Search
- Political Resources on the Net
- Columbia Law School – How to get a government job
Health Law
- American Bar Association, Health Law Section
- National Institutes for Health
- Medical Legal Strategies Group
- FindLaw, Heath Section
- Harvard Law, Health Care Law Career Guide
- Covenant House New York
- National Whistleblower Center
- Migrant Legal Action Program
- Public Health Jobs Help
Higher Education
- Society of American Law Teachers
- Academic Careers Online
- National Association of College and University Attorneys
- Chronicle of Higher Education: Academic Job Openings
Human Rights
- Center for Justice & Accountability
- National Lawyer’s Guild
- Harvard Law, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Guide
- Harvard Law, Women’s Rights Guide
- International Justice Mission
- Human Rights Campaign
- Southern Center for Human Rights
- International Humanity Foundation
- Center for International Human Rights Law
- Human Rights Jobs
- Human Rights First
- Human Rights Resource Center
- International Human Rights Internship Program
- Human Rights Internet
- Human Rights Watch
- Human Rights First
- AdvancingWomen.com
- CARE
- Derechos.org
- Feminist Majority Foundation
- Human Rights Internet
- GlobalRights.org
Immigration
Indian Law
- Administration for Native Americans
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- American Indian Law Alliance
- Indian Law Resource Center
- National Congress of American Indians
- National Indian Justice Center
- U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Tribal Justice
- Mega Law, Native American Site Listings
- Native American Rights Fund
Intellectual Property (IP)
- IP Law Practice Center
- Computer Crime and IP Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
- Michigan State University
- Intellectual Property Group
- International Entertainment, Multimedia & Intellectual Property Law & Business Network
- Career opportunities in intellectual property law
International Sites
- UN Humanitarian Affairs
- UN Civil Service Commission
- The American Society of International Law
- Chambers & Partners Global/UK Legal Directory
- International Humanity Foundation
- European Union, Job Mobility Portal
- European Union, Delegation of the European Commission to the U.S.
- Euro Pages, European Business Directory
- European Law Student Association (ELSA)
- Institute of International Education
- ReliefWeb
- University of Michigan Law School Office of Public Service: Search by practice area and location
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Jobsite, UK job search
- One World
- International Law Association
- OverseasJobs.com
- Peace Brigades International
- Canada’s Access to Justice Network
- Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD)
- Global Volunteer Network
- Law Careers
- Chambers Global
- Solicitors Online, UK Database
- International Law Help
- Law Research
- Safe Horizon Worldwide Domestic Violence Resource Page
- SMU Law School List of International Law and Organizations Page
- International Network for Sustainable Energy
- American Bar Association
- Center for Justice & Accountability
- American Society of International law
- Center for International Legal Studies
- Federal Govt’s Office of Personnel Management, Policy on Employment of Non-Citizens
- Amnesty International Resources
- QLTT International, Qualifying U.S. Attorneys to Practice Overseas
- Law Society of England and Wales
- UK Job Search
- Becoming a Barrister in the UK
Judicial Clerkships
- NALP and Judicial Clerkships
- NALP Judicial Clerkship Study
- NALP Clerkship Guidelines
- Federal Judges Law Clerk Hiring Plan
- Federal Law Clerk Information System
- Northwest Consortium Judicial Clerkship Database
- Alliance for Justice, Judicial Selection
- Federal Judicial Center: Judge Bios
- Federal Judiciary
- Federal Law Clerk Information System
- WA State Courts
- Online Guide to State Judicial Clerkships (Contact CPD for a username and password.)
- BYU Judicial Clerkship Database
- Aspen Federal Judiciary Library
- FindLaw Federal Judicial Resources
- National Center for State Courts listing of Court Web sites
- U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary
- Emory School of Law Court Finder
Labor and Employment
- American Bar Association - Labor Law Section
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Department of Labor
- Professionals in Human Resources Association
- Society for Human Resources Management
- American Arbitration Association
- Union Voice
Law Recruiters
SU Law does not endorse or have any affiliation with any of the legal recruiting firms listed below.
- The Affiliates
- BCG Attorney Search
- Legal Staff: temporary legal staffing
- Net-temps: Temporary, contract, and direct hire jobs
- Special Counsel: Temporary and direct hire jobs
- Online Directory of Legal Recruiters: Organized by city
Law Specific
- Directory to all Bar Associations
- American Bar Association Student Career Counsel
- The Association for Legal Career Professionals
- Emplawyernet: SU is a member
- eAttorney
- Westlaw
- Lexis-Nexis
- Martindale-Hubble Lawyer Locator
- FindLaw Career Center
- FindLaw Lawyer Lookup
- LawCrossing.com
- LawMatch.com
- Law and Policy Institutions Guide
- Legal Employment Search Site
- Vault Law Job Board
- HomeFair Salary Calculator: Helpful if you are thinking of moving
- USC Law School for links specific to S. California
- Lawjobs job search
- Lawjobs Law Firm & Employer Directory
- Lawjobs Recruiter Directory
- Lawjobs Association Directory
- Internet Legal Research Group
- Lawyers Weekly Jobs: Published in MA, MI, MO, NC, RI, SC and VA
- New York Law Journal Classifieds
- JDPost.com
- Lawyers.com: Search for lawyers by location & area of expertise
- Attorney Jobs
- JungleLaw.com
- NOLO: Search for lawyers by location & area of expertise
- Association of Corporate Counsel
- LawGuru.com
- LawForum.com Directory
- Corporate Counsel.com
- SummerClerk.com
- Washburn University School of Law
- Minority Corporate Counsel Association
- Minority Law Journal
- Courts.net
- National Association for Legal Professionals (NALP): Also Salaries & Compensation comparisons
- National Association of Legal Consultants
- NALP Employer Directory
- LegalStaff.com
Lesbian/Gay Law
Lobbying
- IL Lobbyist Information
- WA Lobbyist Info
- LobbySearch.com
- American League of Lobbyists
- State of California, Secretary of State, Local Lobbying Information
- Monday Lobby Group
Mental Health Law
Miscellaneous (Salaries, Work-Life, etc)
- FindLaw – salaries, billable hours, minority percentages, etc
- Career Journal.com
- NALP
- Salary.com
- SalaryExpert.com
- Pay Check City
- Work Life Balance Calculator
- Law Office Management Assistance Program
- How to Get a Job in Legal Services
- GoAbroad.com
- Market trends
- NAWL Career Center
- Job Hunter’s Bible – What Color is Your Parachute?
- Occupational Information Network
- Harvard Law School Office of Public Interest Advising
- ABA Loan Repayment & Forgiveness
- Harvard Law, Guide on How to Make the Most of your Summer Job
- Building a Better Legal Profession
Poverty & Homelessness
- Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Bread of Life Mission
- Institute for Research on Poverty
- National Center on Homelessness & Poverty
- Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
- National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)
- NLADA links to Equal Justice Partners
- Northwest Justice Project
Public Interest
- Equal Justice Works
- NALP – Finding and Funding International Public Service
- NALP’s Public Service Law Network Worldwide
- OpportunityKnocks.org
- Resource Assistance for Rural Environments
- Columbia Law School Public Interest Guide
- Urban Institute
- Public Interest Career Fairs
- ABA Pro Bono and Public Service Site
- Directory of Law School Public Interest and Pro Bono Programs
- Advocate Resource Center: WA Pro Bono Guide to Public Interest Opportunities
- National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)
- NLADA links to Equal Justice Partners
- Northwest Justice Project
- Alliance for Justice (AFJ)
- WA ACLU
- ACLU
- California Public Defenders Association
- Harvard Law, Public Defender Program Guide
- Volunteer Match
- The State Department: Links to NGOs
- Columbia Law School, Center for Public Interest Law
- USAID: U.S. Agency for International Development
- Columbia Legal Services
- Legal Services Corporation
- Public Interest Research Group
- UN Volunteer Site
- One World
- Global Volunteer Network
- Essential Information, Activism Links
- Foundation Center, Philanthropy News Digest
- Idealist.org
- Philanthropy.com
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- World Vision
- World Concern
- CharitiesUSA.com
- Lawyers without Borders
- JustAdvocates.com
- Safe Horizon Worldwide Domestic Violence Resource Page
- Harvard Law, Conservative/Libertarian Career Guide to Public Interest Law
- Harvard Law Career Guide to Legal (Aid) Services
- Harvard Law Private/Public Interest and Plaintiff’s Firm Guide
- The Foundation Center
- Alliance for Justice
- Harvard Law Careers in Foundations Guide
- Harvard Law Pro Bono Guide
- Non-Profit Career Network
- NPO.net: Chicago area non-profits
- Palidan Legal Exchange
- ProBono.net
- Pro Bono Institute at Georgetown University Law Center
- Public Interest Clearinghouse: Summer Grants & Fellowships
- Equal Justice Network
- HandsNet.org
- Institute for Humane Studies
Tax Law
- U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Division
- U.S. Department of Justive - Criminal Division
- International Monetary Fund
- Principal Financial Group
International Opportunities
General Information
- American Association of International Law
- American Bar Association International Practice Section
- Career Opportunities in International Law
- CDS International
- Foreign Policy Association
- International Bar Association
- Internationaljobs.org
- International Law Association
- International Law Students Association
- Researching Careers in International Law
Public International Law Practice Websites
United Nations
- United Nations - General
- United Nations Internship Programs
- Internship programs with the High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations' Law Site
- NGO Directory from United Nations
- Index of Websites of the United Nations System of Organizations
- Links to International Governmental Organizations, the European Union and UN Organizations
- Jobs at the United Nations
- Office of Human Resources Management for the United Nations
- United Nations Headquarters Internship Program - UN Secretariat
- Career Opportunities with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
NGOs and Pro Bono
- European Union Internship Program
- Freedom House
- Human Rights Internet
- Human Rights Resource Center - University of Minnesota
- Human Rights Watch
- Idealist.org
- InterAction
- International Center for Nonprofit Law Summer Fellowship Program
- International Human Rights Law Group
- International Legal Employment Links - American University Washington College of Law
- Law Works
- Lawyers Without Borders
- Non-governmental Orgazitions Guide - Duke University
- Oneworld.net
- Pine Tree Legal Services
- pslawnet.org
- Relief Web
Tribunals
U.S. Government
Private Practice Directories
Looking down to Court Level