Pre-Law and Paralegal

Major, Career & Job Hunting Information

General

• Contacts

• Dr. Char Miller, Pre-Law Advisor, Public and International Affairs Dept.,

A 201 Robinson Hall, (703) 993-1407, http://www.gmu.edu/departments/pia/prelaw/

• Academic Advising Center, SUB I, 304, (703) 993-2470
• University Career Services, Jennifer Antonini, Career Counselor,

SUB I, 348, (703) 993-2370, http://careers.gmu.edu

Additional Career/Occupation Information

• Career Library Resources – Law (blue section) located in SUB1, Room 348
• What can I do with this degree?
• National Federation of Paralegal Associations
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Lawyers
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Paralegals & Legal Assistants
• Career Network - Network of alumni and other professionals share information on career fields, employers and job hunting - available only to GMU students and alumni.

Getting Experience

• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services
• Career (Job & Internship) Fairs – each fall and spring semester at Mason
• Career Library Resources - Law - (yellow section) located in SUB1, Room 348
• Career Library Resources -Internships in Wash DC area - (yellow section)

located in SUB1, room 348

• Types of Career Related Experience, including internships
• Getting the Most from Your Internship Experience
• Prepare to Job Hunt - information for getting experience, writing resumes, interviewing, etc.

Graduate and Professional School

• Career Library Resources - Graduate & Professional Schools - (red section)

located in SUB1, room 348

Job Hunting & Preparation

• Job Hunting Strategies
• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services
• Career Library Resources - Metro area job hunting resources - (yellow section)

located in SUB1, Room 348

• Prepare to Job Hunt
• Job Links for Lawyers - over 700 unique links to sites that post current job openings for attorneys, including sites with job listings in more than one state or jurisdiction, with agencies of the United States government, and sites that focus on particular states or jurisdictions
• Riley Guide, Lawyers and other Legal Services Professionals

Legal Career Planning Resources

• Legal Employment Search Site
• Law Resources—temporary agency for placement in legal settings
• Legal e-Staffing, Inc.—temporary agency with placements in legal settings
• American Bar Association
• American Civil Liberties Union
• DC Public Defenders Service
• Department of Justice
• National Institute of Justice
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• American Lawyer Media’s Law
• Vault.com’s Law School Channel
• Decision Books
• Equal Justice Works
• PSLawNet