Job Listings and Resources
Job Listings
NYLS Career Court Access
The Office of Career Services post job listings for graduate and student positions. All listings are placed on NYLS Career Court, accessible to all alumni. To sign-up for free access, please contact us at 212.431.2345 or email career@nyls.edu, please include your name and graduation year in the email and your login information will be sent to you.
LawCrossing
Law Crossing is available to NYLS Alumni. This web service offers the largest listing of legal employers, including corporations, government agencies, law firms, and public interest organizations. There is a fee to access this service.
The Non-Traditional Legal Careers Report
Twice a month, The Non-Traditional Legal Careers Report provides over 100 pages of non-traditional legal positions for graduates and students. These include positions in business, education, government, policy research, the judiciary and international affairs. For free access to this report, please email career@nyls.edu for the NYLS username and password.
Public Service Law Network (PSLawNet)
The Public Service Law Network (PSLaw Net), now housed in the NALP office, contains numerous public interest job listings, including fellowship type, title, and location, and organization type. You will be able to access PSLawNet for free as part of the NYLS membership level. Simply indicate NYLS as your law school, and create a username and password.
Westlaw - AttorneyJobs Online
Westlaw has partnered with Attorney Jobs to offer graduates a 10% discount on any subscription to Attorneyjobs.com. For the special discount code please call the Career Services Office (212.431.2345). Graduates can choose the one month Basic subscription ($19.95) or the Deluxe subscription ($29.95), can cancel at anytime. For more information about AttorneyJobs.com and other subscription rates, please visit their website: www.attorneyjobs.com.
Public Interest Jobs
ABANET Find-a-Job (Legal Employment Information)
Job Search Research Sources
Alumni Mentor Database Access
Bar Associations Alumni Can Join
Job Search Tips from a Recent Graduate
Legal Recruiters (Connecticut, New Jersey and New York)
Source: 2008 The American Lawyer Legal Recruiter Directory
Martindale-Hubbell Online
National Association for Law Placement Directory
NYLS Reciprocity Program
National Association for Law Placement (NALP) member law schools support a policy of providing job search resources to students and graduates of other law schools through a system called reciprocity. Reciprocity allows law schools to provide reasonable access to their career resources for graduates and students from other law schools that agree to provide similar services.
New York State Unified Court System (CLE, FAQ's and Requirements)
Temporary Agencies in NY, NJ, & CT
Services Provided from Other Departments
Office of Development and Alumni Relations (Alumni Events, their Alumni Connections newsletter, etc.)
Registrar's Office (Transcripts, etc.)
