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Career Guides & Advice

Career Guides

Bar Admission1
Criminal Defense 
Criminal Prosecution
DOJ Program Information
Law Teaching2 
Environmental Law
Finding a Job in the Federal Government, on Capitol Hill and in the White House
International Public Interest Law
Judicial Clerkships in the U.S. YLS Version
Jobs in Labor and Employment Law
Law Firm Practice3 
Lawyers in Business4 
Non-U.S. Citizen JD Students and the Job Search Process5
Opportunities with International Tribunals and Foreign Courts Public Version | YLS Version
Public Interest Fellowships6
Public Interest Fellowships: Sample Applications YLS Version
Public Interest Careers7
Understanding Government Background Checks8
U.S. Supreme Court Clerkships YLS Version
Working on Capitol Hill Public Version  | YLS Version
Yale Law & Tech Society Summer Internship Guide
Youth Justice Project Summer Internship Guide 

ACCESSING YLS GUIDE VERSIONS
To access the YLS versions of CDO’s Guides, alumni will use their Yale NetID and password.

Please contact the YLS IT Help Desk at law.help@yale.edu (recommended) or 203-432-0821 to activate your access to these password-protected materials.
 

Links

  1. https://law.yale.edu/student-life/career-development/students/career-guides-advice/bar-admission
  2. https://law.yale.edu/student-life/career-development/students/career-pathways/law-teaching
  3. https://law.yale.edu/student-life/career-development/students/career-pathways/law-firms
  4. https://law.yale.edu/student-life/career-development/students/career-pathways/business
  5. https://law.yale.edu/student-life/career-development/students/career-guides-advice/non-us-citizen-jd-students-and-job-search-process
  6. https://law.yale.edu/student-life/career-development/students/career-pathways/public-interest/public-interest-fellowships
  7. https://law.yale.edu/student-life/career-development/students/career-pathways/public-interest
  8. https://law.yale.edu/student-life/career-development/students/career-pathways/public-interest/you-apply-understanding-government-background-checks