LibGuides: Career Success Resources Guide: Alternative Careers

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This page collects library resources (books) and some articles and websites that focus on alternative careers for lawyers. These resources complement the resources that are available through The Office of Career Resources.

Websites Devoted to Alternative Legal Careers

LUC Law Career Services Alumni Resources-Alternative Careers
This page provides a nice list of online resources for those considering an alternative career.
FindLaw--Alternatives to Practicing Law
ABA Career Center-Alternative Legal Careers
NALP Alternative Careers for Lawyers: Websites of Interest (last updated 2010)

Articles about Alternative Careers

Alternative Careers for Lawyers: Where to Start, Michigan Bar Journal, August 2017
Alternative Careers Issue, Law Practice Today , September 2017
Career Shift: Alternatives to Practicing Law, Practical Lawyer, April 2019 (available online via Westlaw or HeinOnline)
Top Job Search Websites for Legal Jobs and Alternative Legal Careers, The National Jurist, March 7, 2016
The Ultimate Alternative Legal Careers, The National Jurist, May 2, 2018
What Alternative Legal Career is Right for You?, Findlaw, July 12, 2019

Library Resources

50 Unique Legal Paths by Ursula Furi-Perry
Call Number: KF 297 .F87 2008
ISBN: 9781590319970
Publication Date: 2009-02-16
Growing practice areas for new JDs -- Nonprofit and public interest careers -- Growing government careers -- Careers in academia and education -- Positions in law office management and administration -- Growing business and corporate careers -- Self-employment options -- Tips for career services professionals -- Figuring out what you WANT to do.
Career Opportunities in Law and the Legal Industry by Susan Echaore-McDavid
Call Number: KF 297 .E245 2007 Law Main Stacks
ISBN: 0816067163
Publication Date: 2007-03-01
Fifty Legal Careers for Non-Lawyers by Ursula Furi-Perry
Call Number: KF 320 .L4 F87 2008 Law Main Stacks
ISBN: 1590319273
Publication Date: 2008-02-05
Ten growing practice areas for paralegals -- Ten great positions in law office management and administration -- Ten completely unique positions for skilled nonlawyers -- Five great positions for self-starters -- Five great positions if you're just getting started -- Ten great nonlawyer positions outside of law firms.
How to Be a Law Professor Guide by Ronald W. Eades
Call Number: KF 297 .E23 2008 Law Main Stacks
ISBN: 9781600420511
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Does everyone want to teach in law school? -- Finding that first job -- Getting to tenure -- Life after tenure -- Lifetime research and writing -- Lifetime teaching -- Lifetime service -- Visiting -- Looking at retirement.
Life after Law: Finding Work You Love with the JD You Have by Liz Brown; Gloria Larson (Foreword by)
Call Number: KF 297 .B725 2013 Law Main Stacks
ISBN: 1937134644
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
Part I. The depression profession -- Why are so many lawyers unhappy? -- The bonds of money, status, and purpose -- Challenges and alternatives for women lawyers -- Part II. Repurposing your law career -- Reframing your preferred skills -- Where to start when you have no idea where to start -- How to stop worrying and love the informational interview -- Advocating for your next career -- Part III. The role models : eight basic paths to career happiness for former lawyers -- The writers -- The entrepreneurs -- The artisans -- The analysts -- The professors -- The consultants -- The advocates -- The healers -- The independent.

Also available online via Library catalog
The New What Can You Do with a Law Degree by Larry Richard; Tanya Hanson; Deborah L. Arron
Call Number: KF 297 .A875 2012 Law Main Stacks
ISBN: 0940675714
Publication Date: 2012-09-01
What's your career identity? -- Why this book was written (and for whom) -- The nature of transition -- The case for self-assessment -- Introducing the Lawyer Career Satisfaction Model (sm) -- Does your job fit your values? -- Does your job fit your psychological needs? -- Does your job fit your communication style? -- Does your job fit your motivated skills? -- Does your job fit your career interests? -- Identifying your ideal job -- The case for solo practice -- Finding work inside, outside & around the law -- Putting your best foot forward -- The personal obstacles to career satisfaction -- Should I leave the law? -- The disengagement process -- Your support network.
Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers by Gary A. Munneke; William D. Henslee; Ellen Wayne
Call Number: KF 297 .M862 2006
ISBN: 9781590316757
Publication Date: 2006-07-21
What's your career identity? -- Why this book was written (and for whom) -- The nature of transition -- The case for self-assessment -- Introducing the Lawyer Career Satisfaction Model (sm) -- Does your job fit your values? -- Does your job fit your psychological needs? -- Does your job fit your communication style? -- Does your job fit your motivated skills? -- Does your job fit your career interests? -- Identifying your ideal job -- The case for solo practice -- Finding work inside, outside & around the law -- Putting your best foot forward -- The personal obstacles to career satisfaction -- Should I leave the law? -- The disengagement process -- Your support network.
Turning Points: New Paths to Second Careers for Lawyers by George H. Cain
Call Number: KF 297 .C24 2009 Law Main Stacks
ISBN: 9781604427134
Publication Date: 2010-08-16
The world of entertainment and sports -- Alternative dispute resolution -- Public service -- The next career steps : paperwork and legal details.

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Career Success Resources Guide: Alternative Careers