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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ATTORNEY ETHICS
BAR EXAM INFORMATION
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
CAREER COUNSELORS
CHICAGO LAW FIRM WEB PAGES
FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIPS
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEREST LINKS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERNATIONAL
COURTS & JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS
LL.M. PROGRAMS
LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS
LEGAL JOBS WEB SITES
LEGAL RELATED PUBLICATIONS
LOBBYING
NALP DIRECTORY OF LEGAL EMPLOYERS
OUT OF STATE RESOURCES
PRACTICE AREA RESOURCES
PROJECT FOR ATTORNEY RETENTION
PUBLIC INTEREST AND GOVERNMENT LINKS
SALARY INFORMATION
SEARCH TOOLS & COMPREHENSIVE SITES
SUMMER ABROAD
STUDENT SUMMER CLERKING EXPERIENCE SURVEYS
SUMMER HOUSING
WOMEN & MINORITIES

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• American Arbitration Association
• Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Association for Conflict Resolution
• Court ADR Resource Center
• CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
• Mediate.com
• Online Journal of Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation and Complementary Dispute Resolution Techniques
• Resolutions System Institute

ATTORNEY ETHICS

• ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
• American Legal Ethics Library
• Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
• American Judicature Society
• Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission for the Supreme Court of IL - Rules of conduct for IL
• Legal Ethics
• National Organization of Bar Counsel

BAR EXAM INFORMATION

• BarBri
  
• Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements
• ibaby - IL Bar Admissions Board
• Micromash
• National Council of Bar Examiners
• PLI's Patent Bar Review
• Supreme Bar Review
  
  

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

• Association of Corporate Counsel
• Bloomberg
• Business Culture - Business etiquette, customs, communication etc. around the world
• Careers in Business
• Chicago Business - Lists of Illinois lobbyists, who's who in any industry, Chicago's largest law firms etc.
• Corporate Information
• Corporate Legal Times
• Hoover's On-Line
• Company Web Pages

CAREER COUNSELORS

• Irene Leonard King
• William H. (Bill) Lindberg
• Kathy Morris
• Susan Roane
• www.DecisionBooks.com

FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIPS

• Access Group
• Chicago-Kent Financial Aid Office
• Fast Web - Free scholarship searches & financial aid tools
• The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
• Scholarships.com - Free scholarship searches

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• Intellectual Property Job Postings
• IP Today
• Juris Notes
• Patent Attorney Resource - Worldwide Listing of Patent, Trademark & IP Attorneys and Patent & Trademark Agents
• United States Patent & Trademark Office
• Washington Biotechnology and Medical Association

IP Professional Associations

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Association of Patent Law Firms
• International Trademark Association
• National Council of Intellectual Property Law Association

Patent Bar Information & Review Courses

• Patent Bar Exam Information
• Patent BAR/BRI
• Patent Bar on-a-budget
• PatentEducationSeries
• Patent Resources Group
• PLI's Patent Bar Review
  

INTERNATIONAL

• American Bar Association: Section of International Law
• 4International Careers & Jobs - Overseas Jobs & Work Abroad
• Center for International Legal Studies
  
• Foreign Counsel
• International Jobs
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation
• Overseas Jobs
• World Bank

Organizations & Associations

• ABA Career Counseling
• ABA Central & East European Law Initiative (CEELI)
• ABA Section of International Law & Practice
• American Society of International Law
• European Union - Delegation of the European Commission to the U.S.
• International City/County Management Association
• International Crisis Group
• International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
• International Rescue Committee
• Lawyers without Borders
• National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
• United Nations Organizations

COURTS & JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS

• American Judicature Society
• Circuit Court of Cook County Informational Guide - Requires Adobe Acrobat
• National Center for State Courts
• U.S. Federal Judiciary
• Illinois State Courts
  
• Federal Law Clerk Information System
• The Law Clerk Hiring Plan
• 2005 Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures - See CSO for Username & Password
• U.S. Courts
• U.S. Federal Judiciary - Staff Attorney Openings
• Who Has Court Jobs
• World of Judicial Clerkships
  

LL.M. PROGRAMS

• American Bar Association
• The National Jurist
• Post Graduate and Dual Degree Programs

LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS

National

• American Bar Association
• ABA Career Resource Center
• American Corporate Counsel Association
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Appellate Lawyers Association
• Association of Federal Defense Attorneys
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Commercial Law League of America
• Federal Bar Association
• Federal Communications Bar Association
• International Municipal Lawyers Association
• LPIG Legal Career Center
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
• National Association of Criminal Lawyers
• National Association of Law Placement (NALP)
• National Bar Association
• National District Attorneys Association
• National Employment Lawyer's Association
• National Lawyers Association
  
• National Lawyers Guild
  
• National Legal Aid & Defender Association

State & Local

• Champaign Area Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• Chicago Council of Lawyers
• Cook County Bar Association
• Decatur Bar Association
• DuPage County Bar Association
• Illinois Association Defense Trial Counsel
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• LaSalle County Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association

Women & Minorities

• Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association
• Dominican Bar Association
• Minority Corporate Counsel Association
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
• National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations
• National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA)
• Dupage Association of Women Lawyers
• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Women's Bar Association of Illinois

LEGAL RELATED PUBLICATIONS

• American Lawyer
• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
• Government Executive Magazine
• JD Jungle
• Lawyers Weekly
• www.DecisionBooks.com

LOBBYING

• ALL American League of Lobbyists
• Illinois Lobbyist List
• Lobbyists.info

PRACTICE AREA RESOURCES

Animal Law

• Animal Law

Art/Antiquities Law

• American Association of Museums
• Oaklahoma Archeological Survey

Bankruptcy

• American Bankruptcy Institute

Computer Law

• Computer Law
• The Computer Law Resource
• Computer Crime and IP Section of the Criminal Division of the DOJ

Criminal

• Criminal Justice Resources on the Web

Elder Law

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Entertainment

• Entertainment Careers
• Entertainment Law Resources
• Show Biz Jobs
• Starving Artists Law

Environmental

• Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory
• Center for International Environmental Law
• E Jobs - Environmental Jobs & Career
• Environmental Career Opportunities - Contact CSO for password

Housing

• Fair Housing

Personal Injury

• Personal Injury Resources

Poverty

• Poverty Law

Sports

• Sports Law Resources
• Sports Careers

SALARY INFORMATION

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Job Star
• Salary Comparisons for Attorneys in Private Sector vs. Government
• Salary.com
• Salary Expert

SEARCH TOOLS & COMPREHENSIVE SITES

• 4International Careers & Jobs
• All Law
• Eagle Link Legal Forum
• Find Law
• Hieros Gamos
• Internet Legal Resource Guide
• Law.Com
• Law Forum
• Law Guru
• Law Host
• Law Periscope - Search the 300 largest US law firms
• Law Links
• Law School.com
• Law & Politics Internet Guide
• Lawyers.com
• Legal Employ
• Legal Ethics
• Martindale Hubbell
• Palidan
• The Mining Company - Current events - Law
• Rominger Legal
• URLaw Legal Research Center
• Wet Feet
• www.DecisionBooks.com

SUMMER ABROAD

• Abanet.org
• The National Jurist
• Studyabroad.com

SUMMER HOUSING

• Summerexchange.com 
• JDpost.com
• Studenthousing.org-NY Area

WOMEN & MINORITIES

• Advancing Women
• Black Collegian
• Black E.O.E. Journal
• Disabled Lawyering Alliance
• Diverse Counsel
• IMdiversity.com
• Minority Law Journal
• Women in the Legal Profession
• Survey of Associate Parental Leave Benefits

MORE INFORMATION

Student Information

Students main page Chicago area law firm list (contact office for password) Fall Interviewing Program International LLMs Job fairs Job postings Judicial clerkships Programs Program videos Public Interest Law Reciprocity request form Reciprocity policy Resources Summer experience survey

Alumni Information

Alumni main page Alumni Advisor Network Alumni Office Chicago area law firm list (contact office for password) Contract attorney database Job postings Public Interest Law Reciprocity request form Reciprocity policy Resources

Employer Information

Employment statistics How to post a job Employer login to post a job Job posting form NALP Directory law school information On-Campus Interviewing registration form

Prospective student information

Employment statistics General information