GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST CAREER RESOURCES
PSLAWNET
www.pslawnet.org
NALP’s PSLawNet site is an online public service job clearinghouse and career center
for public-service minded law students and attorneys. The site includes an extensive
database of job opportunity listings - including internships, fellowships, and
postgraduate listings – and public service employer profiles.
This database is made freely available to alumni of PSLawNet’s 200+ subscribing
laws schools. The website also includes a host of freely accessible content, including
a public interest fellowship application deadline calendar, a list of summer funding
resources, and numerous career-building materials for students/attorneys interested
in public service opportunities.
CAREERLINK
http://www.wcl.american.edu/career/, or
https://law-american-csm.symplicity.com/students/
Positions on American University’s CareerLink are updated daily. The listings
include student positions, alumni positions, volunteer opportunities, judicial
clerkships, and fellowships. New users must first register with CareerLink to access
these postings.
IDEALIST (ACTION WITHOUT BORDERS)
http://www.idealist.org
Comprehensive listing of public service positions, both legal and non-legal, in over
140 countries. This is an especially good site for post-graduate job listings.
Searchable by subject matter, country, type of position, and other categories.
NATIONAL LEGAL AID & DEFENDER ASSOCIATION
http://www.nlada.org/jobop.htm
This is the best site for post-graduate jobs in civil legal services organizations and
defender organizations. Other public interest organizations are also listed.
Searchable by state.
FOUNDATION CENTER
http://www.foundationcenter.org
Provides information about every foundation in the country. Much of this
information is free, but some of it is for paying subscribers only. Job corner contains
a database of job openings in foundations, corporate grant makers, and other
nonprofit organizations. Searchable by type of employer and region.
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION RULE OF LAW PROGRAMS
http://www.abanet.org/ceeli/program/staffpositions.html