Job Search Tools
Job Search Mechanics
Guidelines and tips on how to create a legal resume and cover letter, including sample resumes, cover letters, and thank you letters. The following files are pdf documents:
Interviewing |
Cover Letters |
Interviewing Guide |
Cover Letter Tips |
Cover Letter Format  Updated 11/02/06 |
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Resumes |
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Resume Tips |
Miscellaneous |
| Action Verbs for Resumes | Writing Samples Updated 08/14/06 |
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Resume Templates |
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| Sample Networking Language |
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Resume Template Instructions |
Mail Merges |
General Resume |
Mail Merge Instructions Updated 11/24/04 |
Two Address Resume |
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Public Interest Resume |
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Networking
Tips on how to effectively create and maintain contacts throughout your job search process.
- Tips on Networking (pdf) Updated 10/24/07
- Practice Tracks (pdf) Updated 11/01/06
This program is held every November and is sponsored by the Chicago Area Law School Consortium. About 60 to 70 attorneys in various practice areas are available for table talk information sessions.
Chicago Firms with Four or More Attorneys(xls) |
NALP Directory of Legal Employers An online, searchable guide of more than 1,700 law offices, public interest organizations, government agencies, and corporations. While this is not at all a complete list of legal employers, it is a good starting place for identifying potential opportunities. |
Chicago CPA Firms (xls) |
Tax Firms in Major U.S. Cities (xls) Updated 8/1/2004 |
| In-House Corporate Counsel (xls) Updated 8/1/2004 |
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| Milwaukee Firms(xls) |
U.S. Firms with International Offices (xls) Updated 7/24/04 |
Madison, WI Firms with 50+ Attorneys(pdf) |
New
England Law Firms with 11+ Attorneys (pdf) Updated 2/1/05 Provided by Suffolk University Law School. |
| Madison, WI Firms by Practice Area(pdf) Updated 10/12/2004 |
Directory
of Atlanta Law Firms(pdf) Updated 4/20/2004 Provided by the Georgia Law School Consortium. |
Firm Names
Since some firms recruiting at Northwestern Law have difficult or confusing names, we have recorded proper pronunciations of the most challenging firm names. If you have a question about how to correctly say an employer’s name, visit this list and click on the firm’s name to hear it stated properly. (Click here for more information)
Market Information
The Career Strategy Center posts materials regarding the job market prepared by third parties as a service to students and alumni. (Click here for more information)
Guides
Career Center Library Catalog (xls)
Updated 11/08/07
List of books, pamphlets, and periodicals available in the Career Center’s resource area.
Leadership Library on the Internet
Electronic access to all 14 of the current Yellow Book directories, including Law Firms Yellow Book and Judicial Yellow Book.
Vault Guides and Career Library
Online Library of employment resources from publishers of the Vault.
Summer Associate Tips (pdf) Updated 4/15/05
Chicago Market Overview(pdf) Updated 04/11/06
Government Honors Handbook
A comprehensive guide to honors and internship opportunities in federal agencies.
CBA's Guide to Government Employment (pdf)
A compilation of hiring information for some of the government agencies in Chicago.
NALP's Federal Legal Employment Opportunities Guide (pdf)
Private Public Interest and Plantiff's Firm Guide (pdf)
Guide to Teaching
Law (pdf)
Northwestern Law Professor Andrew Koppelman's guide to a career teaching
law. Due to scanned attachments, this is a large file (3+ MB).
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