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Resources and Career Guides
Please see below for topic-based career guides and other career resources. These documents are password-protected; only Pace Law School students can log in. The username and password can be provided to you by the CCPD. If you are having trouble logging in, please contact our office at (914) 422-4217. For resources and program videos specifically related to public interest, please go to the Public Interest Resources page.
General | For Graduating Students & Recent Alumni | Job Searching
Resumes, Cover Letters, Writing Samples | Interview Skills
Topical Career Guides and Program Videos | Judicial Clerkships
Recruitment | Internships & Fellowships | Alternative Legal Careers
- Evening Students Supplemental Bulletin
- Guide to Networking
- Guide for Students of Diversity
- Legal Employment Guidebook for LLM students
- Reciprocity Policy
- Self-assessment worksheet
- Timeline for a 1L
- Timeline for a 2L
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CCPD 2L Strategy Session Oct 2011
For Graduating Students & Recent Alumni
- Timeline for a 3L
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3L Post Graduate Employment Search
- Brief Advice For the Upperclass Student
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Jumpstart Your Job Search(from the 2012 Career Development Conference, NYSBA: Lawyers in Transition, January 23, 2012)
- Navigating a Tight Job Market
- Recent Graduate Handbook
- Annual Career Fairs List
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Government Job Search
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How to Use Symplicity in Your Job Search
- Job Searching 101
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Job Searching 101 November 2011
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Job Searching in the Current Economy
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Using Martindale.com
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Using NALP Directory.com
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Using PSLawNet and Idealist.com
Resumes, Cover Letters, Writing Samples
- Brief Advice on Resumes
- Creating a Resume for Job Transition in a Volatile Market
- Legal Writing Sample Checklist
- Sample cover letters and thank you letters
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How to Write a Cover Letter
- Sample public interest resumes
- Sample resumes
Topical Career Guides and Program Videos
Environmental
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Careers in Environmental Law Panel Program Oct 2011
- Environmental Legal Careers
- How to Become a LEED General Associate
Government
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Careers in Local Government
- District Attorney Offices
- Government Legal Careers
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Government Panel
- National and Homeland Security
Intellectual Property
International
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International Environmental Law Careers Program
- International Law
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International Law Careers in Private Practice
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International Law in the Public Sector (U.N.)
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What Does Practicing International Law Really Mean?
Public Interest
- Public Interest Career Guide
- Summer Public Interest Placements
- Sample Public Interest Resumes
- PILC Internship List for students
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PILC 3L Post Graduate Information Session
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Pace Community Law Practice Fellowship Info Session
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2L Public Interest Strategy Session: Summer Internships and Beyond
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3L Public Interest Strategy Session: Building Your Future
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Finding and Funding Your Summer Public Interest and Government Internship
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PILC Career Panel
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JLAW Pro Bono Training
Other
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Hot Practice Area Series I Professional Liability & Insurance
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Hot Practice Areas Series II Matrimonial Law and Trusts & Estates
- Legal Academic Careers
- Public Interest Law
- Real Estate Legal Careers
- Tax and Trust & Estates Law
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Solo Practice Panel 2012
- Fall 2012 Recruitment Letter to students
- Guide to NALP Directory of Legal Employers
- How to Participate in Fall Recruitment
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How to Use Symplicity for Fall Recruitment
- NALP's Principles and Standards for Law Placement and Recruitment Activities
- Post-graduate fellowships
- Summer Judicial Internship Opportunities
- Year-round fellowships (includes academic year and summer)