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
• OSCAR: Online System for Clerkship Application and Review
• 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

HOGAN/SMOGER ACCESS TO JUSTICE ESSAY COMPETITION [DEADLINE: APR. 30, 2025]

Topic: Any “Access to Justice” topic

Submission guidelines: Available @ citizen.org/2024-2025-law-essay-writing-competition/

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
  • "How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Impress an Employer"
    • also available at americanbar.org/groups/young_lawyers/resources/after-the-bar/career-resources/how-to-write-a-cover-letter-that-will-impress-employer/
  • 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