The Career Services Resource Library is located in Room 210C within the Career Services Suite. Our office maintains a library of resource materials and directories to assist students in their job searches. As new materials are added, they are included in the Opening Statement newsletter. Please note:

• File cabinets house employer files. On the right wall next to the door are files for law firms (yellow files alphabetized by state) and local government offices and agencies (green files alphabetized by federal, state, country, and city).
• Along the windows are files for corporations (red), public interest organizations (orange), legal temporary agencies (gray), and the armed forces (green).
• Martindale-Hubbell Directories are located on the bookshelf along with other legal directories such as NALP, the American Bench, Yellow Books, and Directory of Corporate Counsel.
• Other books are organized by topic such as job search, interviewing, environmental law, public interest, and intellectual property. Most books can be checked out for a 24-hour period.

General Directories

• 1997 Ohio Legal Directory
• 2001 Martindale-Hubbell Directory - listings of law firms in every state
• 2004 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Member Handbook
• 2005-2006 NALP Directory of Legal Employers
• ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools
• Americas Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree
• Chambers Global The World’s Leading Lawyers 2003
• Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2005
• Directory of Corporate Counsel for New York 2003
• List of Ohio County Prosecutors and Public Defenders
• Of Counsel 700, 1996 Annual Survey of the Nation's Largest Law Firms
• PIC's National Law Network of Recommended Law Firms, Winter 1994
• Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Directory
• State, Federal, Judicial, Federal/Regional and Associations Yellow Books
• The American Bar Directory

Bar Directories

• 2000 Florida State Bar Association Directory
• 2000 Ohio State Bar Association Directory
• 2000 The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Pictorial Directory
• 2000-2001 Toledo Bar  Association Directory
• 2001 Indiana Legal Directory
• 2001-2002 Butler County Bar Association Directory
• 2001-2002 Sullivan's Illinois Attorney Directory
• 2002 Columbus Bar Association Directory
• 2002 The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Membership Directory
• 2002-2003 Atlanta Bar Association Membership Directory ($20.00)
• 2002-2003 Cleveland Bar Association Pictorial Legal Directory
• 2003 Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia area)
• 2003 Fayette County KY Bar Association Directory (Lexington)
• 2003 Lake County Bar Association (Fort Wayne/South Bend, Indiana)
• 2003 Louisville Bar Association Directory
• 2003 Monroe County Bar Association, Attorney and Courts Directory, Rochester, NY
• 2003 Nashville Bar Association Attorney Directory
• 2003-2004 Indianapolis Bar Association Directory
• 2003-2004 The Legal Pages
• 2004 Legal Times Directory of Metro D.C. Law Offices
• 2004-2005  Cincinnati Bar Association Directory
• 2005 Dayton Bar Association Pictorial Legal Directory
• 2005 Directory of the Greater Kansas City Legal Community
• Corporate Counsel Guide Indiana Lawyer May, 2003
• Kansas City Bar Directory
• Michigan Bar Journal April 2003
• Wisconsin Lawyer 2003

Job Search Materials

Interviewing

• All Things Being Considered
• An Insider's Guide to Interviewing (PAMPHLET)
• Etiquette for Dummies
• Everyday Etiquette: A Guide to Modern Manners
• Information Interviewing
• Sweaty Palms, The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed
• The Essential Book of Interviewing
• The First Five Minutes

Resumes/Cover Letters

• 175 High-Impact Cover Letters
• Best Resumes for Attorneys
• Reinvention: Federal Resumes
• Resumes for Law Careers
• The New Perfect Resume Guide
• The Resume Catalog: 200 Damn Good Examples

General Job Search

• Ask the Headhunter
• Best of the Job Goddess
• Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty, The Only Networking Book You'll Ever Need
• Guerrilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams
• It’s Who You Know
• Knock 'em Dead:  The Ultimate Job Seeker's Handbook
• Law Students:  How to Get a Job When There Aren’t Any
• National & Federal Employment Report
• The 110 Biggest Mistakes Job Hunters Make
• The Internet Guide for the Legal Researcher
• UDSL CSO Job Search Manual
• Using the Internet in Your Job Search
• West Group:  Career Services

Career Planning Materials

• From Law School to Law Practice
• Full Disclosure:  The New Lawyer's Must-read Career Guide
• Full Disclosure: Do you really want to be a lawyer?
• Jobs for Lawyers
• Lawyers in Transition
• Learning the Law, Success in Law School and Beyond
• Opportunities in Law Careers
• Proceed With Caution, A Diary of the First Year at One of America's Most Prestigious Law Firms
• The Complete Law School Companion
• The Lawyer’s Career Change Handbook
• The Legal Career Guide: From Law Student to Lawyer
• The NEW Relocating Spouse's Guide to Employment
• The Official Guide to Legal Specialties
• Time Management
• Training for Life, A Practical Guide to Career and Life Planning
• What Color is your Parachute?
• What Law School Doesn't Teach You…But You Really Need to Know
• Your Career, Choices and Changes

Alternative Careers

• Alternative Careers for Lawyers
• Beyond LA Law: Break the Traditional Lawyer Mold
• Breaking Traditions: Work Alternatives for Lawyers
• Changing Jobs: A Handbook for Lawyers
• Judgment Revised: Alternative Careers for Lawyers
• Legal Careers in Higher Education
• Life After Law: Second Careers for Lawyers
• Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers
• Outside the Ivory Tower
• The Road Not Taken: Non-legal Career Opportunities
• There’s More to Law than Law (video)
• Turning Points
• What You Can Do with a Law Degree

Specialty Area Materials

Sole Practice Contract Lawyering

• How to Go Directly into Solo Law Practice and Succeed
• How to Manage Your Law Office
• How to Start and Build a Law Practice
• Managing Generation “X”
• Recruiting Lawyers: How to Find the Best Talent
• The Complete Guide to Contract Lawyering
• Win-Win Billing Strategies

Small Practice

• Choosing Small, Choosing Smart

Environmental

• 1996 Conservation Directory
• 1996-97 & 1997-98 Environmental Law Careers Directory
• 2000 National Wildlife Conservation Directory
• Careers in Natural Resources and Environmental Law
• Environmental Careers Directory 2000: Ecology Law Quarterly
• Environmental Law Careers Directory 2002
• Green at Work
• Law and Business 1994 Directory of Environmental Attorneys
• Ohio People in Environmental Field
• Resource Careers
• The Big Green Internship Book 2000
• The Directory of National Environmental Organizations
• The NEW Complete Guide to Environmental Careers
• The Trail Guide to Environmental Legal Careers- Harvard Law School
• Vermont Law School and its Environmental Program
• Yale Law School Environmental Law Guide 2002-03
• Yale Law School Environmental Public Interest Law

Sports/Entertainment

• Careers in Entertainment Law
• Careers in Sports Law
• Law and Business Directory of Entertainment & Sports Attys 1995
• The First Edition Sports Resource Directory

Family Law

• Family Law Careers

Intellectual Property

• 2001 Computer Law Association Membership Directory
• 2003 Licensing Executives Society International Membership Directory
• ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law Membership Directory
• AIPLA 2000 Spring and Mid-Winter Meeting Bulletins 1999-2001
• Annual Patent Law Interview Program Employer Lists
• ASIL Membership Directory 1995-96
• Directory of Intellectual Property Lawyers and Patent Agents
• Intellectual Property Handbook Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
• Law & Business Directory of Intellectual Property Attorneys, 1995

International Law

• 1999 International Opportunities Resource Guide (NALP)
• Careers in International Law
• ILSA Guide to Education and Career Development In International Law
• Internships and Careers in International Law

Corporate

• American Lawyers Corporate Counsel Magazine
• Business Lawyer's Handbook
• Corporate Guide to United States Law Firms
• Directory of Corporate Counsel 2003-2004, Volumes I & II

Labor/Employment

• Careers in Labor Law

Litigation

• Careers in Civil Litigation
• Federal-State Court Directory
• Law & Business Directory of Litigation Attorneys, Volumes I and II
• The Litigator's Guide to State and Federal Courts

Bankruptcy

• American Bankruptcy Board of Certification - Directory of Board Certified Attorneys
• Law & Business Directory of Bankruptcy Attorneys, 1994

Minorities

• Breaking Down Barriers (VIDEO)
• Career Opportunities for Minority College Graduates
• Dear Sisters, Dear Daughters
• Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms
• National Directory of Black Law Firms
• National Directory of Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships for Latino Students
• Profiles of Minority Attorneys in Specialty Practices
• The Directory of Minority Judges of the United States, Third Edition

Military

• Army JAG (video)

Public Interest

• AALS Equal Justice Project Report
• Careers in Foundations for Lawyers- Harvard Law School
• Community Lawyering:  Theory & Practice
• Harvard Law School’s Public Interest Job Search Guide 2000-2001
• Harvard Law School’s Public Interest Job Search Guide 2002-2003
• Harvard Law School’s Public Interest Job Search Guide 2003-2004
• Harvard Law School’s Public Interest Job Search Guide 2004-2005
• Harvard Law School's Public Interest Job Search Guide 2001-2002
• Harvard Public Interest Publications Collection (together in a binder)
  • Public Defender Programs
  • Sizing up the Prosecution -- Guide to Federal, State, Local Offices
  • The Fast Track to a U.S. Attorney’s Office
  • Children’s Rights – A Career Guide
  • Careers in Foundations for Lawyers
  • Private Public Interest Law Firms
  • Guide to Conservative Public Interest Law
  • Legal Services Guide
  • Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Guide
  • Pro Bono Guide
• International Public Interest Law: A Guide to Opportunities in the United States and Abroad
• Law School Guide to Public Interest Careers (NALP)
• Lawful Pursuit:  Careers in Public Interest Law
• Legal Services Guide- Harvard Law School
• Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference Employer Info.
• NAPIL/VISTA Summer Fellowship Guide 1999
• NAPIL’s Post-Graduate National Service Programs
• Opia’s Guide to Conservative/Libertarian Public Interest Law- Harvard Law School
• Opia’s Overview of Summer Public Interest Funding for Harvard Law Students- Harvard Law School
• Outstanding Public Interest Lawyers in Action- Harvard Law School
• Private Public Interest Law Firms-Harvard Law School
• Public Defenders Programs- Harvard Law School
• Public Service Placement Handbook
• So Goes a Nation:  Lawyers & Communities (video)
• Spotlight on Pro Bono & Public Interest Activities in the Philadelphia Area
• Summary of Major Case Activities & Litigation:  Appalachian Research & Defense Fund of Kentucky
• The Human Rights Internship Guide, 2001
• Yale Law School Public Service Careers Resource Manual 1999-2000

Judicial Clerkships

• Behind the Bench The Guide to Judicial Clerkships
• Chambers 2000 Handbook
• Courting The Clerkship: Perspectives on the Opportunities and Obstacles for Judicial Clerkships 2000
• Federal Courts- What They Do (pamphlet)
• Federal-State Court Directory 2003 Edition
• Judging: A Book For Student Clerks
• Judicial Externships (by Professor Cochran)
• The American Bench:  Judges of the Nation 1999-2000
• The Law Clerk Handbook
• The Ohio Judges Directory 2003
• Vermont Law School:  The 2003 Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures
• Vermont Law School:  The 2004 Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures
• Want’s Federal-State Court Directory 2004 Edition
• Want’s Federal-State Court Directory 2005 Edition

Government Jobs

• 2002 Federal Employment from A to Z
• Congressional Staff Directory, 2003
• Facing Unique Challenges; Careers with the FBA (VIDEO)
• Government Honors and Internship Book (University of Arizona)
• Job Opportunities with the Department of Justice (NALP)
• NALP Federal Legal Employment Guide
• New Hiring Government Jobs for Lawyers
• Paralegals Guide to Government Jobs
• The Government Attorney:  Practicing at the Local, State & Federal Levels (video)
• U.S. Department of Justice Volunteer Summer Legal intern Positions 2004
• West’s Federal Administrative Practice

Students with Disabilities

• Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities
• Report & Model Guidelines for Integrating into the Legal Profession of Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities

Women's Issues

• Directory of Women Owned Law Firms & Women Lawyers

Bar Exam Materials

• BarBri textbooks and videos
• MPT’s (Feb & July 1999)
• Multistate Audio Tape Course
• Ohio Bar Information Binder
• Practicing Law Institute: Patent Bar Resource Guide
• UDSL Bar Information Saturday (VIDEO)
• You Can Pass Any Bar Exam

Miscellaneous Videos

• 10/22/01 Ohio Bar Application Workshop
• Criminal Law Practice
• Establish Yourself in Law Practice
• Florida Public Defenders Office 18th Judicial Circuit
• How to Find A Job As A Technology Lawyer (CD)
• Large Firm Practice
• Professor Lori Shaw’s Six Steps to Writing a Better Exam
• Small Town/Small Firm
• Washington State Attorney General