The University of Texas at Austin
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Job Search Resources
  • American Bar Association: Lists student resources including:
  • American Lawyer Surveys/Rankings: Features a variety of top 100 and top 200 lists, which may be useful in your job search.
  • Chambers Associate: The site presents information in a way that allows you to search for firms based on the criteria that are important to you. So, you can search by firm name, practice area, state or region, or simply see a full list arranged by size or revenue. You can combine these criteria to tailor a highly specific search and compare up to three firms side-by-side on the basis of their rankings in Chambers USA.
  • Job Bank on Symplicity: The CSO Job Bank lists clerkships and postgraduate positions throughout the year for students, recent graduates and alumni.
  • Law Firm Directory from Martindale: This directory features more than one million lawyers and law firms in 160 countries.
  • Law Jobs: Features an online job bank, salary information, career advice, and more.
  • LawGuru: LawGuru's Legal Career Center includes a job bank, tips and articles on career assistance, networking, salary wizard, and more.
  • Leadership Library on the Internet: Updated daily, this unique personnel contact database enables you to reach individuals through its Corporate, Financial, and News Media Yellow Books.
  • Legal Associations Directory: Includes local and state bar associations as well as a myriad of specialty legal associations.
  • LexisNexis: LexisNexis® is a leading provider of information and services solutions, including its flagship Web-based Lexis and Nexis research services, to a wide range of professionals in the legal market. Students may find this online source useful when conducting research on target employers.
  • NALP Directory of Legal Employers: The NALP Directory of Legal Employers is the most widely used directory in legal recruiting. It includes information on more than 1,600 employers nationwide and is an invaluable tool for job searchers, career counselors, and legal recruiters alike. Law firm profiles contain useful information about the firms' hiring statistics, billable hour requirements, salaries, training programs, diversity programs, and work/life issues.
  • NALP First-Year Hiring Index: This popular resource is available on the online NALP Directory of Legal Employers.
  • State Bar of Texas Resources for small and midsize firms and solo practitioners.
  • Vault Career Library: The Vault Career Library is Vault's best-selling collection of more than 80 career guides and employer profiles, including well-known titles such as the Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, Vault Guide to Law Resumes, Quality of Life Rankings and much more.
  • Westlaw: Westlaw is an online legal research service for legal and law-related materials and services. Students may find this online source useful when conducting research on target employers.

Suggested Reading

  • America's Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree by Kimm Alayne Walton, J.D. (Harcourt Brace & Co.)
  • Choosing Small, Choosing Smart: Job Search Strategies for Lawyers in the Small Firm Market by Donna Gerson, Esq. (NALP(
  • Guerilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams by Kimm Alayne Walton, J.D. (Thomson/West)
  • The Insider’s Guide to Law Firms (Mobius Press)
  • JD Jungle (see CSO Resource Library)
  • The Official Guide to Legal Specialties by Lisa L. Abrams (NALP)
  • Opportunities in Law Careers by Gary Munneke (VGM Career Books)
  • UT Law Student Summer Employment Evaluations on UT Law Symplicity

CSO Programs