Career Planning

Bar Admission 
Choosing the Right Employer For You
LLMs and the NY Bar
To Split or Not to Split, That is the Question
What Yale Law Students Do:  A Summary of CDO's 5th Year Survey, Classes 1996-2000

Career Specialties
Law Teaching

Government
Before You Apply: Understanding the DOJ Security Clearance Procedure
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Grants / Fellowships
Searching for Fellowships on PSLawNet Public Version | YLS Version
Yale Academic Fellowship Opportunities
Yale Public Interest Fellowship Opportunities
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Job Search Skills
Accepting and Declining Employment Offers
Basics of Writing Samples, Transcripts and References
Common FIP Questions 
Frequently Asked Resume Questions
Interviewing Tips
Sample Alumni Resume
Sample Interview Questions
Sample Student Cover Letters and Resumes
Turning a Callback into an Offer
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Judicial
Applying for a Judicial Clerkship?  Navigating Your 3L Job Search 
Federal Clerkships - Applying after Fall of Third Year
Hiring Plan Dates 2009
How to Use the Online Judicial Yellow Book
Resources for Researching Judges Public Version | YLS Version
Self-Assessment - Judicial Clerkships
Spring/Summer Planning for 2009 Clerkship Applications YLS Version 
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Law Firm Practice/Pro Bono
Assessing Law Firms: Culture, Clients, Compensation and Beyond 
Critically Evaluating Pro Bono Policies and Programs
Firms Sponsoring Split Public Interest Summers
Going to NYC? Students and New Associate Pro Bono Information
The Law Firm Summer Associate Dance
Public Interest Law Firms
The Truth about the Billable Hour 
What are Firm Sponsored Split Public Interest Summers
What To Do When You Don't Get An Offer From Your Summer Employer
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Public Interest / Nonprofit
Fact vs. Fiction: Public Interest Careers
Public Interest Programs and Resources
TRI PI (Travel Reimbursement for Interviews
in the Public Interest)
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