Resources for the Job Hunt
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LEGAL JOBS DATA
What America’s Lawyers Earn
Data collected through May 2009.
Salaries at Law Firms (Glass Door)
http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/lawyer-salary-SRCH_KO0,6.htm
Labor Force Data- legal profession only
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes230000.htm
AmLaw Daily (American Lawyer)
http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2012/04/legal-sector-loses-1300-jobs-in-march.html
EMPLOYMENT DATA
DOL Current Employment Data http://www.bls.gov/ces/
Employment Projections http://www.bls.gov/emp/
Employment Trends Index http://www.conference-board.org/data/eti.cfm
Jobs Growth Forecast
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/Jobs-Forecast-2011/34083932/1
The Hiring of 2012 Grads
http://www.shrm.org/Research/SurveyFindings/Articles/Pages/TheHiringof2012UniversityCollegeUndergraduatesandPostgraduates.aspx
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Labor Force Data- according to geographic area
http://www.bls.gov/eag/
Best Cities for Jobs 2012
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47296175/ns/business-forbes_com/t/best-cities-jobs/#.T7Jb4VKD-So
----data http://www.newgeography.com/best-cities-job-growth-2012
City Data (to predict expenses and lifestyle)
http://www.city-data.com/
Personal Income data according to state and city
http://www.bea.gov/regional/index.htm#state
Income and employment in regional areas- search by industry
http://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=70&step=1&isuri=1&acrdn=4
BUSINESS CONTEXT INFORMATION
Planetizin, the urban news analysis organization, has good coverage of the Top Job Markets
http://www.planetizen.com/node/55621
Bloomberg Law- subscription
http://www.bloomberglaw.com
(Click on link to "companies & markets.")
SOURCES TO HELP WITH COVER LETTERS AND WRITING SAMPLES
Basic References
Proper forms of Address (what to call people)
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001618.html
U.S. Government Acronyms and Abbreviations
http://libguides.ucsd.edu/govspeak
Directories
Look through directories to identify who works where.
- Pennsylvania Manual
- U.S. Government Manual
- The Plum Book -Policy & Supporting Positions
- Almanac of the Federal Judiciary KF8700.A19 A462 also available in Westlaw
- Judiciary chapter of the Congressional Directory
- Congressional Yellow Book: Who’s Who in Congress Including Committees and Staff KF8700.A19 A462.
- Directory of Corporate Counsel available on Westlaw
- Martindale Hubbell
News publications
Keep up with professional trends and expectations by way of newsletters from the state, local, and national professional organizations. Find legal organizations at http://www.fedbar.org/Resources/Related-Links/Legal-Associations-Links.aspx
Newsletter examples in the library and online:
- Allegheny County Bar Association Lawyers Journal
http://www.acba.org/ACBA/Publications/Lawyers-Journal.asp - Pennsylvania Bar Association
media center - http://www.pabar.org/media_center_public.asp
journals in library – Pennsylvania Lawyer & PBA Quarterly - Legal Intelligencer – in Lexis
- Law Practice http://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_practice_management.html
- Gavel to Gavel http://www.ncsc.org/gaveltogavel
- GP Solo http://www.americanbar.org/newsletter/publications/law_trends_news_practice_area_e_newsletter_home/younglawyers_post.html
- Corporate Counsel http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/index.jsp?cmp=ps-cc-CCAdwordsBiz&gclid=CPPnrKaXh6wCFUZ-5QodAmLSAw also in Lexis
- New York Law Journal http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/
Clever Writing
These are essays, document excerpts, and funny thoughts that will help loosen you up as you try to compose something that will catch an employer’s eye and show that you have a personality. You don’t want to come across as goofy, but you do need to write something that is more engaging than the other submissions in the pile.
- Green Bag Almanac of Useful and Entertaining Tidbits for Lawyers & Reader of Good Legal Writing from the Past Year Selected by the Luminaries and Sages on Our Board of Advisors K184 .G73
Also, browse through issues of The Green Bag in the 5th floor periodicals collection. - Hereof, Thereof, and Everywhereof: A Contrarian Guide to Legal Drafting KF 250 .D37 2008
- True Tales of Trying Times: Legal Fables for Today K 184 .R35 2007
- Amicus Humoriae: An Anthology of Legal Humor PN 6231 .L4 A64 2003
- Legal facetiae : satirical and humorous K184.2 W54 1982
