Law> Interest Areas and Types of Employers

Private Practice includes all positions with a law firm, including solo practitioner, associate, law clerk, paralegal and administrative or support staff. Detailed information on the paralegal profession can be located through the Spotlight on Careers resource on the UCS website.

Public Interest includes positions funded by legal services, corporations and other civil legal and indigent services, as well as, positions with non-profit advocacy or cause-related organizations.

Government includes all levels and branches of government. This encompasses public defender and prosecutor positions. Also includes positions with the military and all other agencies such as the Small Business Administration, state or local transit authorities, congressional committees, law enforcement and divisions of social service.

Judicial Clerkships are one or two year appointments clerking for a judge on the federal, state or local level.

Business & Industry includes positions in accounting firms, insurance companies, banking and finance institutions, Fortune 500 corporations and other companies and organizations such as private hospitals, retail establishments, consulting and public realty firms, political campaigns, trade associations and labor unions.

Academia includes work as a law professor, law librarian, administrator or faculty member in higher education or other academic settings.