Career Planning/General

• Career Planning for Day Students
• Career Planning for Evening Students
• Skills Developed By Law Students
• Exploring Your Options
• Job Options
• First Year Student Timeline of Important Events and Dates
• Helpful Resources for First Year Students Seeking Summer Employment
• Resources for Transfer Students
• Resources for LL.M. Students
• Alumni Services of the Career Development Office

Job Search

• Networking/Job Postings/Targeted Mailings
• Resume Writing Handout (includes the following)
  • Effective Resumes
  • Action Verbs
  • Basic Resume Format
  • Sample Resumes for Students and Graduates
  • Ten Things on Your Resume and Cover Letter to Check Again!
  • Electronic Resumes
  • References
  • Basic Format for List of References
• Cover Letter Handout (with samples)
• Thank You Notes (with samples)
• Writing Samples
• Creating a Writing Sample (written by Prof. Herbert N. Ramy, Director of the Academic Support Program, SULS)
• Interviewing
• The Second or "Callback" Interview
• Dressing for Success
• Effective Salary Negotiation

Recruiting Programs/Office Policies

• Registration/Recruitment Programs
• Office Interview Policies and Rules
• Student Guide to Symplicity
• Applying Directly to Large Firms
• Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions After Fall On-Campus Recruiting
• NALP Principles and Standards (includes information on the Timing of Offers and Decisions)

Judicial Clerkships

• Judicial Clerkship Guide (includes the following)
  • Clerking - Overview and Responsibilities
  • Research
  • Preparation
  • Application
  • Interview
  • The Offer
  • Appendix - Federal Court Overview; Selected State Judicial Clerkship Deadlines; Judicial Clerkship Resources; Resources for Researching Administrative Law Clerkships; Timeline for Judicial Clerkship Applications; Checklist

Starting Your Career In....

• City Hall or on Beacon Hill
• Copyright, Trademark, Licensing
• Corporate/Business Law
• Criminal Law
• Environmental Law
• Family Law/Child Advocacy
• International Resources in the CDO Library
• Public Interest Resources
• Real Estate Law
• Sports and Entertainment Law
• Torts
• Trusts & Estates and Financial Planning

Other

• Career Development Library Reference Materials
• Making the Most of Your Summer in a Large Law Firm
• Succeeding as a First Year Associate in a Large Law Firm
• Law Firms in New England with 11 or More Attorneys:
  • Massachusetts
  • CT, ME, NH, RI, VT