Career Resources

• 12 Months of Diversity & Inclusion Opportunities (ABA Office of Diversity & Inclusion: Resources for Minority Law Students)
• ABA Internship Resources
• ABA Section of International Law – International Law Firm Internships
• Animal Law: The ALDF Opportunities in Animal Law booklet contains information about clerkships, scholarships, job and pro bono opportunities, law journals, research tools, Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) chapters and more.
• Calendar and Timelines
• Career Planning Development Plan
• Careers in Law
• Chambers Associate
• Equal Justice Works (EJW) – “Take Control of Your Future” (Free Student Loan Debt e-Book)
• FireScience.org: Guide to Public Service Careers
• Guide to Alternative Careers
• Guide to Judicial Internships
• Intellectual Property: Careers in IP-Entertainment-Technology Law (select employers with whom FIU Law alumni have found employment)
  • A sample of IP law firms in the Greater Miami Area
• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
• OSCAR Program Office Resources for Clerkship and Staff Attorney Applicants:
  • Application Prep Kit
  • Application Process Overview
• Juvenile Defense Policy and Practice Career Resource Guide (by NJDC)
• Peggy Browning Fund
• Podcasts
  • AIPLA Podcast Network – hub for IP news, analysis, and debate
  • ‘I Am the Law‘ – Law School Transparency offers podcasts focusing on different legal jobs
  • ‘The Gen Why Lawyer‘ – explores unconventional career paths for young attorneys
  • Additional podcast examples available here
• The Florida Bar – Master Calendar of Events
• Vault Campus
• Vermont Law: Judicial Clerkship Guide (please contact the CP&P Office for username/password).
• Voluntary Bar Association Networking Events
  • The Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar - Find an Affiliate

• ABA Career Center
• Arizona Government Honors & Internships + Public Policy Handbooks: Federal, state and local government programs. Please contact the CP&P Office for the password.
• BARBRI Job Network
• CareerBliss
• Copyright Alliance: Jobs in copyright
• CORA (Court Opportunity Recruitment for All)
• Florida Bar Career Center
• GIPA IP Careers Portal
• Patent Law: Patently-O
• Post Graduate Fellowships
• PSJD: Public sector opportunities, including jobs in government and within law schools, around the globe.
  • PSJD Post-Graduate Public Interest Fellowships Calendar

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COUNSEL ANNUAL STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2024]

Topic: Papers may be on any legal topic in the employee benefits field

Complete details: Available @ acebc.com/employee-benefits-writing-competition

AIPLA: ROBERT C. WATSON AWARD [DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2024]

Topic: Students are encouraged to submit articles on a subject relating to the protection of intellectual property

Complete details: Available @ aipla.org/resources/programs-awards/robert-c.-watson-award

ABA FORUM ON CONSTRUCTION LAW – LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2024]

Topic: Papers should address a topical issue of interest to the construction industry

Complete details: Available @ americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/construction_industry/2024/2024-fcl-writing-competition-rules.pdf

ENTERTAINMENT LAW INITIATIVE WRITING CONTEST [DEADLINE: NOV. 8, 2024]

Topic: Entrants must identify research and write an essay with a proposed solution on a compelling legal issue confronting the music industry

Submission guidelines: https://naras.a.bigcontent.io/v1/static/ELI_Rules_25_FINAL

Additional information: Available @ https://www.recordingacademy.com/entertainment-law-initiative

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW RELATED WRITING COMPETITIONS: Select writing competitions in the fields of IP, Entertainment and Technology Law available here

ADDITIONAL WRITING COMPETITIONS: Available at iCompete Writing

• Résumé & Cover Letter Workshop
• Résumé Template
  • Résumé – Action Verbs
  • Résumé – Checklist
  • Résumé – Dos and Don’ts
  • Sample Legal Résumés
• Cover Letter Template
  • A sample of cover letter tips
• Guide to Writing Samples

• CP&P Office LinkedIn Guide for Law Students Brochure
• LinkedIn Profile Checklist
• LinkedIn Help Center
• LinkedIn Jobs
  • Search for law jobs @ linkedin.com/jobs/legal-jobs/
  • Search for legal internship opportunities @ linkedin.com/jobs/internship-legal-jobs
• FIU Alumni Association social media accounts
• LinkedIn for Job Seekers: How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile
• 5 Simple Ways to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for Job Searching Success
• What Job Seekers, Employees and Employers Need to Know About Social Media

• Recruiting Dinners
  • “How To Wow The Crowd At Recruiting Dinners”
  • Place Setting
• Texting Etiquette
• Additional etiquette resources from Foley & Lardner LLP available here