American Bar Association (ABA) 

http://www.abanet.org/

The American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional association in the world. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.

You may gain insight into the career possibilities and practice habits of lawyers in the courtroom, classroom, boardroom, and beyond with the help of “Attorney by Attorney”. 

http://www.abanet.org/careercounsel/profile/profession.html

Click on “Practice Areas”, and select any one of 57 practice areas.   Click on the “attorney name” for a profile of each one.  Each attorney addresses: 1) “Why” he/she does the work; the challenges of the practice area, core skills required, and offers advice to students interested in the practice area, 2) “How” he/she got to their current position; suggest readings and job search techniques.

You may search for law internships and part-time legal jobs using CareerBuilder.com
http://www.abanet.org/careercounsel/students.html

The National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
http://www.nalp.org/

NALP is a non-profit educational association whose membership includes every ABA-accredited law school and more than 700 legal employers across the country.  NALP was created to support informed decision-making in the legal career planning process and it offers a variety of resources.  Click on the pre-law folder to learn more about choosing a law school in relation to your interests and values, exploring your career options, and lawyer salaries.

University of Michigan Career Center, Career Exploration
http://www.careercenter.umich.edu/students/majors_careers/index.html

You may have many dreams and aspirations but the LSA Advising Center encourages you to take the time to assess yourself in relation to a variety of career paths.  Your paths WILL change as you move through life.  However, each direction may be planned by you!  Click on one of the four question to direct your next steps.

Equal Justice Works

The E-Guide to Public Service at America’s Law Schools  is a free online database of information for more than 150 law schools. The product of a unique collaboration between Equal Justice Works and participating law schools, The E-Guide fills the void in existing commercial law school rankings by supplying extensive data on the availability of clinical and externship programs, public interest curricula, scholarships and loan repayment assistance, and public service programs. Eschewing a ranking format in order to promote a more informed and sophisticated consumer, The E-Guide allows users to explore individual schools in-depth or easily compare schools based on the criteria most relevant to them.

http://ejwguide.newsweek.com/guide/about.htm