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 Public Interest Fellowship Opportunities
Yale Academic Fellowship Opportunities
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Job Search Skills
Accepting and Declining Employment Offers
Basics of Writing Samples, Transcripts and References
Common FIP Questions 
Interviewing Tips
Sample Alumni Resume
Sample Student Cover Letters and Resumes
Sample Interview Questions
Frequently Asked Resume Questions
Turning a Callback into an Offer
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Judicial
Applying for a Judicial Clerkship?  Navigating Your 3L Job Search 
Spring/Summer Planning for 2008 Clerkship Applications YLS Version 
Hiring Plan Dates 2008
How to Use the Online Judicial Yellow Book
Resources for Researching Judges  Public Version | YLS Version
Self-Assessment - Judicial Clerkships
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Law Firm Practice/Pro Bono
Critically Evaluating Pro Bono Policies and Programs
Assessing Law Firms: Culture, Clients, Compensation and Beyond
Firms Sponsoring Split Public Interest Summers
Going to NYC? Students and New Associate Pro Bono Information
Public Interest Law Firms
The Law Firm Summer Associate Dance
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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