America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree: And How to Make the Most of Any Job, No Matter Where It Is

by WALTON KIMM ALAYNE

• ISBN13: 9780159001806
• ISBN10: 0159001803
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: WEST

Summary

Discover hundreds of extraordinary places to work--law firms, corporations, government agencies, advocacy groups, and much more. To track down America's greatest places to work with a law degree, author Kimm Alayne Walton talked to hundreds of law school administrators and lawyer employees all over the country. Even if you aren't sure what your dream job really is, reading about what makes other people happy might help you decide what you'd enjoy doing.

Table of Contents

Dedication	iv	(1)
Acknowledgments	v	(4)
Disclaimer	ix	(10)
Fast-Find Index--All Employers Listed Alphabetically	xix
CHAPTER 1 How Employers Made It Into America's Greatest Places--And Why There Are Great Employers Who Aren't In It!	1	(10)
CHAPTER 2 The Sometimes Surprising Traits That Great Employers Share... And Insider Tips for Smoking Out Whether the Employer You're Considering Will Make You Happy.	11	(26)
The Nineteen Qualities That Count	13	(11)
Danger, Will Robinson! Factors to Watch Out For	24	(4)
Doing Your Own Sleuthing: How Do You Smoke Out Employers Who Will Make You Happy?	28	(9)
CHAPTER 3 Ultimate Dream Jobs: The Glamorous Sports, Entertainment, International, and Headline-Making Employers That Most Law Students Only Dream About.	37	(78)
SPORTS	40	(27)
What's Out There? Traditional and Non-Traditional Careers in Sports	41	(3)
Breaking Into the Sports Industry	44	(1)
Sports Guru Jack Swarbrick's "Do's" and "Don'ts"	45	(3)
Great Internships That Get Your Foot in the Door	48	(1)
The U.S. Olympic Committee	49	(1)
Names, Addresses and Phone Numbers of Professional Sports Teams in Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey	49	(10)
Exceptionally Useful Associations, Conferences, Web Sites and Books	59	(2)
What It's Like to Work in Sports: A Profile of Peter J. Carton, Jr., Director of Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Operations for Major League Baseball International	61	(2)
Sports Employers Receiving Rave Reviews	63	(1)
Profile of a Great Sports Employer: The National Football League	64	(3)
ENTERTAINMENT	67	(19)
What You Need to Know to Break In	67	(2)
Profile of a Great Entertainment Employer: The Walt Disney Company	69	(6)
What It's Like to be a Talent Agent: A Profile of Glenn Gulino, an Agent With The William Morris Agency	75	(2)
Glenn Gulino's Advice for Lawyers Interested in the Entertainment Industry	77	(1)
What It's Like To Be A Television Personality: A Profile of Former Litigator Jack Ford, NBC News Chief Legal Correspondent and Co-Anchor of Today, Weekend Edition	77	(3)
What It's Like to Work at MTV: A Profile of Sean A. Joell Johnson, Counsel for Law and Business Affairs at MTV	80	(2)
Great Internships That Get Your Foot in the Door in the Entertainment Industry	82	(1)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	83	(1)
MCA/Universal	83	(1)
National Public Radio	84	(1)
Entertainment Employers Who Received Rave Reviews	85	(1)
INTERNATIONAL	86	(8)
What You Need to Know to Break In	86	(1)
The U.S. Foreign Service	87	(3)
The Central East European Law Initiative	90	(4)
BEER! TOYS! GREAT IN-HOUSE COUNSEL JOBS AT COMPANIES IN SEXY INDUSTRIES	94	(6)
Mattel	95	(3)
Anheuser Busch	98	(2)
JOBS IN PARADISE	100	(6)
Clerking for the Supreme Court of Hawaii	100	(3)
Visiting Professorships in Malibu, at Pepperdine Law School	103	(3)
TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO LAWYER HAS GONE BEFORE	106	(3)
Intellectual Property at NASA	106	(3)
THE PLUMMIEST OF PLUM JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS	109	(6)
Clerking for the United States Supreme Court	109	(6)
CHAPTER 4 The #1 All-Around Best Legal Employer in America--The United States Department of Justice.	115	(28)
CHAPTER 5 The Law Firms.	143	(534)
How to Read Profiles	145	(2)
Profiles for Firms With 15 to 1200+ attorneys	147	(530)
CHAPTER 6 How to Find Great Firms Too Small to Be Included in This Book.	677	(20)
What Kinds of Small Firms Are There?	680	(1)
What It's Like to Work at a Small Firm	681	(2)
How Small Firms Do Their Hiring	683	(1)
What Small Firms Look for in People They Hire	684	(2)
How to Find Small Firms--More Importantly, How to Find Good Small Firms!	686	(4)
How to Get Around the "One to Three Years of Experience" That Many Small Firms Ask for in Job Ads	690	(1)
A Snapshot of Small-Firm Life: Brett & Daugert, Bellingham, Washington	691	(6)
CHAPTER 7 Where the Bucks Are: Where to Work When What You're After is Money, Money, Money. (Pssst: You Might Even Enjoy It.)	697	(12)
CHAPTER 8 The Corporations.	709	(56)
Dear Job Goddess: I'd Like to Be In-House Counsel	711	(3)
What You Ought to Know About Being in a Corporation's Legal Department, Including Things People Like About Working for Companies	714	(1)
The Experience Corporations Seek for In-House Counsel Jobs--It May Not Be What You Think!	715	(2)
Corporate Jobs Your Law Degree Can Help You Get, Outside of the Legal Department--And Get a Grip on What You Bring to the Table!	717	(4)
Doing Your Own Research on Companies: Useful Resources at Your Fingertips	721	(1)
The Corporations Receiving Rave Reviews: Profiles	722	(43)
CHAPTER 9 The Crusaders! Great Public Interest Jobs.	765	(52)
Introduction	767	(2)
Helpful Web Sites	769	(1)
Fourteen Ways to Break Into Public Interest Law	770	(2)
Public Interest Employers Receiving Rave Reviews:	772	(45)
Nationwide Organizations--Public Defenders, Legal Services, Legal Aid	772	(13)
Trade Unions	785	(6)
Public Interest Organizations in One (or Just a Few) Cities	791	(26)
CHAPTER 10 Great Government Jobs--Federal, State, and Local.	817	(82)
FEDERAL AGENCIES	819	(55)
Twelve Things You Need to Know About Working for the Federal Government (Including Web Sites, Starting Salaries, and Application Information)	819	(3)
A Salacious Little Tidbit About Government Web Pages	822	(1)
The Agencies Receiving Rave Reviews	822	(52)
STATE GOVERNMENT	874	(15)
State Attorney Generals' Offices (Including Contact Information and Web Sites for All Fifty States)	874	(11)
Writing Legislation for States	885	(4)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT	889	(10)
City Attorney's Offices, Featuring the San Diego City Attorney's Office	889	(10)
CHAPTER 11 Prosecutors (Federal and Local).	899	(14)
Federal Prosecutors--The U.S. Attorneys Office	901	(3)
District Attorney's and State's Attorney's Offices	904	(9)
CHAPTER 12 Satisfying Jobs by Category.	913	(62)
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS AND RELATED COURT JOBS	915	(31)
The Spinal Tap `But This List Goes to Eleven' Set of Great Reasons to Consider a Judicial Clerkship	916	(3)
Common Misconceptions About Judicial Clerkships... Like `My Grades Aren't Good enough'	919	(1)
Early Preparation--How to Use Law School to Set Yourself Up for a Judicial Clerkship (Including Summer Internships and Externships)	920	(3)
What's Out There? The Tons & Tons of Courts that Employ Judicial Clerks	923	(1)
The Clerkship Experience: The Nuts and Bolts of What You Do as a Clerk in Various Different Kinds of Courts	924	(2)
Other Court-Related Jobs (Including Staff Attorneys)	926	(1)
A Gold Mine of Frequently-Overlooked Clerkship Opportunities	926	(1)
Court and Federal Agencies	927	(1)
Categories of Judges	928	(2)
How to Get Judicial Clerkships	930	(1)
Judicial Clerkship Checklist	930	(1)
Choosing a Court and a Judge (Including Courts and Judges Who Are Known as United States Supreme Court Feeders)	931	(11)
Cover Letters, Resumes, Transcripts, Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, Interviewing, Following Up, Handling Offers and Acceptances, and How to Try Again if at First You Don't Succeed!	942	(1)
Research Sources	943	(1)
Hard Copy Sources	943	(1)
Lexis/Nexis & Westlaw	944	(1)
Web Sites	945	(1)
THE INTERNET	946	(2)
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS (IN BOTH LAWYER AND NON-TRADITIONAL ROLES)	948	(23)
Law School & College Administration Jobs	953	(1)
College and University Attorneys	954	(2)
Director of Career Services	956	(2)
Dean of Students	958	(1)
Director of International Programs	959	(1)
Director of Judicial Affairs	960	(1)
Director of Public Interest Programs In (or Near) a Law School	961	(1)
Public Interest Counselor	962	(2)
Athletic Department Compliance Offices	964	(2)
Director of Admissions	966	(2)
Alumni Relations	968	(1)
Director of Student Legal Services	969	(2)
LAW LIBRARIANSHIPS	971	(4)
Dear Job Goddess: How Do I turn a Little Computer Knowledge and law Degree into Big Bucks?...	971	(4)
CHAPTER 13 Handling Debt: How to Take on Your Dream Job When Your Student Loans Make You Think That You Can't Afford It.	975	(16)
Do's and Don'ts When It Comes to Law School Debt	978	(1)
Three Common Programs for Lowering (or Temporarily Eliminating Your Student Loan Payments)	979	(1)
Helpful Web Sites	980	(1)
"Idealism and Dreams of Saving the World Will Get You so Far, but Realistically, You Must Also Eat While Saving the World!"--Repayment Options: The Experiences of Chris Raistrick, Who Took a $25,000 Public Interest Job With $90,000 in Law School Debt--And Made it Work!	980	(6)
Ways to Avoid Student Loan Debt in the First Place--Including My Phenomenal `Mystery Ingredient' Barbecued Chicken	986	(3)
How to Save Money Once You're Out of School	989	(2)
CHAPTER 14 "Hair on Fire" Days--How to Make the Most of Any Job, No Matter Where It Is.	991	(90)
The 1,640-Hour Interview: The 26 Secrets Every Summer Clerk Should Know After You Graduate: The 130 "Do's" and "Don'ts" That Distinguish New Lawyers Headed for the Top	994	(82)
Sticks & Stones May Break Your Bones & Words at Work Can Kill You	1076	(1)
Upping the Ante: How to Make Thousands More Than You Thought You Would	1077	(4)
CHAPTER 15 Other Books to Read.	1081	(4)
CHAPTER 16 How to Get Your Two Cents Into the Next Edition of This Book.	1085	(4)
APPENDIX 1 All of the Web Sites Mentioned in This Book.	1089	(20)
APPENDIX 2 Geographic Index of Law Firms, Public Interest Employers, and Corporations, by State.	1109	(30)
Index--Listing of All Employers by Type (e.g., Law Firms, Government, etc.)	1139