OCS Library Bibliography

The following books and periodicals can be found in the OCS Library in our office, Room 328.   Many of the government and public interest resources are located in the Office of Public Interest & Community Service (OPICS).  You can stop by during business hours to browse the books in our collection. We also have recorded programs on DVD in our Video Library that can be checked out overnight.

Academic Careers

  • Cracking the Academia Nut:  A guide to Preparing for Your Academic Career, Margaret L. Newhouse (1997)
  • Breaking into the Academy:  The 1998-2000 Michigan Journal of Race & Law Guide for Aspiring Law Professors (Spring 1998)
  • The Academic Job Search Handbook, Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick (2nd edition, 1996)
  • Law Teachers by School (AALS 2005-06)
  • The AALS Directory of Law Teachers (2007-2008)
  • AALS Placement Bulletin (periodical)

Alternative Careers

  • The Lawyer’s Career Change Handbook:  More Than 300 Things You Can Do With a Law Degree, Hindi Greenberg (1998)
  • Running from the Law:  Why Good Lawyers are Getting out of the Legal Profession, Deborah L. Arron (3rd edition, 2004)
  • What Can You do With a Law Degree?  A Lawyer’s Guide to Career Alternatives Inside, Outside & Around the Law, Deborah Arron (2004)
  • Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers, Gary A. Munneke, et. al. (ABA Career Series, 5th edition, 2003)
  • Beyond L.A. Law:  Break the Traditional “Lawyer” Mold – Inspiring Stories of People who’ve done fascinating things with a law degree, Janet Smith (1998)
  • Judgment Reversed:  Alternative Careers For Lawyers – An Attorney’s Advice on how to use your legal skills successful in another field, Jeffrey Strausser (Barron’s 1997)
  • Alternative Careers for Lawyers, Hillary Mantis (The Princeton Review, 1997)
  • Life After Law:  Second Careers for Lawyers, Mary Ann Altman (1991)
  • Lawyer to Administrator – Career Paths Survey (AALS 2004)
  • Landing a Non-Traditional Legal Job (JD Preferred! 1995)
  • The Non-Traditional Legal Careers Report (periodical)
  • JD Preferred!  Legal Career Alternatives, Volume 4:  Career Opportunities in Ethics and Professional Responsibility (1997)
  • Breaking Traditions:  Work Alternatives for Lawyers (ABA 1993)
  • The Encyclopedia of Second Careers, Gene R. Hawes (1984)
  • Turning Points:  New Paths and Second Careers for Lawyers, George H. Cain (ABA 1994)
  • Perspectives on Career Services (NALP 1991)
  • JD Preferred!  400+ Things You can do with a Law Degree (Federal Reports 1994)
  • The Road Not Taken:  A Practical Guide to Exploring Non-Legal Career Options (NALP 1991)
  • Careers for Travel Buffs & Other Restless Types, Paul Plawin (1992)
  • How'd You Score That Gig? A Guide to the Coolest Jobs and How to Get Them, Alexandra Levit (2008)

Banking and Consulting

  • Vault Guide to Finance Interviews (2005)
  • The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Finance (2001 Edition)
  • The Harvard College Guide to Consulting Case Questions, Marc P. Cosentino (1996)
  • Vault Career Guide to Consulting (2002)
  • Ace Your Case!  WetFeet Insider Guide to Consulting Interviews (2nd edition, 2003)
  • The Companies You Need to Know About: The Definitive MBA Recruiting Guide, (Jungle 7th edition, 2007) 
  • Lehman Brothers, WetFeet Insider Guide (2000)
  • Careers in Brand Management, WetFeet Insider Guide (2000)
  • Jobs in the Insurance Industry, WetFeet Insider Guide (1999)
  • Mercer Management Consulting, WetFeet Insider Guide (2000)
  • Zero to Sixty:  First-Person Entrepreneurship, WetFeet Insider Guide (2000)
  • Consulting for PhDs, Lawyers and Doctors, WetFeet Insider Guide (2008)
  • Opportunities in Financial Careers, Michael Sumichrast and Dean Crist (1991)

Bar Exam

  • Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements 2006 (NCBE and ABA)
  • The Bar Examiner, Other Lawyer Licensing Processes and Alternatives to the Bar Examination (November 2005)

Capitol Hill

  • Congressional Directory (2003-2004)
  • The Almanac of the Unelected:  Staff of the U.S. Congress (17th edition, 2004)

Career Exploration

  • The Official Guide to Legal Specialties: An Insider’s Guide to Every Major Practice Area, Lisa L. Abrams (2000)
  • Lives of Lawyers:  Journeys in the Organizations of Practice, Michael J. Kelly (1996)
  • Wishcraft:  How to get what you really want, Barbara Sher (1979)
  • Choosing a Career in the Law, Dena O. Rakoff (1991)
  • America’s Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree, Kimm Alayne Walton (1999)
  • Guide to Law Specialties (NALP 1996)
  • Career Planning Today, C. Randall Powell (3rd edition, 1995)
  • Job Bank Guide to Employment Services (2nd edition 1989)
  • The Whole Career Sourcebook, Robbie Miller Kaplan (1991)
  • How to Change your Career, Kent Banning and Ardelle Friday (1991)
  • Lawyers in Transition:  Planning a Life in the Law, Mark Byers, et. al. (1988)
  • The Career Decisions Planner:  When to Move, When to Stay, and When to Go out on your own, Joan Lloyd (1992)
  • Jobs for Lawyers, Hillary Jane Mantis and Kathleen Brady (1996)
  • Careers in Law, Gary Munneke (1997)
  • From Here to Attorney:  The Ultimate Guide to Excelling in Law School and Launching your Legal Career, J. Robert Arnett, et. al. (1993)
  • The Legal Career Guide:  From Law Student to Lawyer, Gary A. Munneke (ABA 1992)

Contract Attorneys / Temp Work

  • The Complete Guide to Contract Lawyering:  What every lawyer and law firm needs to know about temporary legal services, Deborah Arron and Deborah Guyol (2nd edition)
  • Professional Temping:  A Guide to Bridging Career Gaps, Eve Broudy (1989)

Directories

  • ALM Experts: Mid-Atlantic Directory (2006) – Guide to Expert Witnesses and Consultants
  • The Northern Virginia Legal Directory (22nd edition, 2004-2005)
  • The Food and Drug Law Institute’s Directory of Lawyers and Consultants (1997)
  • The Legal Pages, New Jersey Edition (2001)
  • AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Directory of Members (1997)
  • The Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (1998)
  • International Yearbook Who’s Where:  The Directory of Newspaper Industry Professionals (82nd edition, 2002)
  • District of Columbia Directory of Legal Assistance Programs (1995)
  • The 1998/99 Directory of Legal Aid and Defender Offices in the United States and Territories
  • National Directory of Prosecuting Attorneys (NDAA 1998)
  • The District of Columbia Bar 2001 Membership Directory
  • Washington Job Source (5th Edition, 2002)
  • The 2004-2005 Green Book:  Official Directory of the City of New York
  • Directory of Corporate Counsel 2003-2004
  • The Corporate Directory of U.S. Public Companies (2004)
  • Emerson’s Directory of Leading U.S. Accounting firms (2001)
  • Maryland State Bar Association’s Maryland Lawyers’ Manual (2005)
  • Directory of Law School Joint Degree Programs (2nd edition 1991)
  • Who’s Who Chicano Officeholders (1992-94)
  • Bay Area Employer Directory (1990-1991)
  • Pic’s National Law List, Altman & Weil, Inc. (1991)
  • State and Regional Associations (2006)
  • Standard & Poor’s Register (2006)
  • The Oil & Gas Directory (2001)
  • News Media Yellow Book (Winter 2007)
  • National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States (1998)
  • Job Seekers Guide to Private and Public Companies (1994)
  • The Insider’s Guide to Private/Nonprofit Legal Employers in the Washington, DC Metro Area, Richard L. Hermann and Linda P. Sutherland (1997)
  • The Directory of Executive Recruiters (2004)
  • Who Knows:  A Guide to Washington Experts (1992-1993 edition)
  • Yellowbooks – Corporate, Associations, News Media, Non-profit sector, Financial, Judicial, Congressional, Federal Regional, Government Affairs, Municipal, State, Federal, Law Firms 

Diversity

  • Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities, Dr. Daniel J. Ryan (2000)
  • Vault Guide to Law Firm Diversity Programs
  • Job Search:  Marketing Your Military Experience, David Henderson (2nd edition 1995)
  • Over 40 and Looking for Work?  A Guide for the Unemployed, Underemployed, and Unhappily Employed, Rebecca Jespersen Anthony and Gerald Roe (1991)
  • The Directory of Minority Judges of the United States (ABA 3rd edition 2001)
  • Profiles of Minority Attorneys in Specialty Practices (NALP 1995)
  • Career Success for People with Physical Disabilities, Sharon F. Kissane (1997)
  • Job Strategies for People with Disabilities, Melanie Astaire Witt (1992)
  • Resources for People with Disabilities:  A National Directory (1998)
  • Black Americans Information Directory, Wendy S. Van de Sande (3rd edition 1994-1995)
  • National Minority and Women-Owned Business Directory (2003)
  • Hispanic Americans Information Directory, Charles B. Montney (3rd edition 1994-1995)
  • National Minority and Women-Owned Business Directory, Diversity Information Resources (2007)
  • Native Americans Information Directory, Julia C. Furtaw (1993)
  • Minority Organizations:  A National Directory, Elizabeth H. Oakes (5th edition 1997)
  • The African-American Federal Judges Directory, Excellence in Diversity (September 2000)
  • Asian Americans Information Directory, Charles B. Montney (2nd edition 1994-1995)
  • To Be Out or Not to Be Out:  Information for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Applicants in the Legal Market (NALP pamphlet 1997)
  • Interviewing Tips for Law Students with Disabilities and Employers who Recruit them (NALP pamphlet 1999)
  • The Courts:  An Excellent Place for Attorneys of Color to Launch Their Careers (NALP pamphlet 2007)

General Legal Interest

  • The Lawyer’s Almanac 2006:  The Leading Reference to Vital Facts and Figures about the Legal Profession
  • The Lawyer’s Guide to the Internet, G. Burgess Allison (ABA 1995)
  • Trials & Tribulations:  Appealing Legal Humor, Daniel R. White (1989)
  • The Divorce Lawyers:  The People and Stories Behind Ten Dramatic Cases, Emily Couric (1992)
  • Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue:  The First Century, Albert Borowitz (1993)

Geographic Locations

  • Seattle Survival Guide, Theresa Morrow (3rd edition, 1996)
  • Pacific Northwest Job Seekers Sourcebook, Donald D. Walker and Valerie A. Shipe (1992)
  • Job Bank books for Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Florida, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. 
  • Jobs in Washington:  1001 Great Opportunities for College Graduates, Greg Diefenbach & Philip Giordano (1992)

Government / Public Interest

  • The United States Government Manual (2007-2008)
  • The Directory of Legal Aid and Defender Offices in the United States and Territories (OPICS)
  • National Directory of Prosecuting Attorneys (OPICS)
  • Yale Law School Public Service Careers Resource Manual (OPICS)
  • The Federal Resume Guidebook, Kathryn K. Troutman (1995)
  • Federal Law-Related Careers Directory (3rd edition 1994)
  • Now Hiring:  Government Jobs for Lawyers (ABA 1997-1998)
  • Insider’s Guide to Finding a Job in Washington:  Contacts and Strategies to Build Your Career in Public Policy, Bruce Maxwell (2000)
  • Jobs and Careers with Nonprofit Organizations, Ronald and Caryl Kranich (1996)
  • The 171 Reference Book:  Everything you need to know to write a job-winning Application for federal employment – Standard Form 171, Patricia B. Wood (1991)
  • Federal Jobs in Law Enforcement, John W. Warner, Jr. (1992)
  • Federal Applications that Get Results:  From SF 171s to Federal-style Resumes, Russ Smith (1996)

In-House / Business

  • The Student’s Guide to Top Companies – Mid-Atlantic Edition (Symplicity, 2000-01)
  • Profiles of Maryland’s Top Companies, Corporate Maryland (1998)
  • The Clorox Company, WetFeet Insider Guide (2000)
  • Celebrating Advancements, Breaking Barriers!  A Law Student’s Guide to Corporate Counsel Opportunities (MCCA 2003)
  • Directory of Corporate Counsel for New York (2004)
  • In-House Counsel Yearbook (ALM 2000)
  • The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America, Robert Levering and Milton Moskowitz (1993)
  • Quantum Companies:  100 Companies That Will Change the Face of Tomorrow’s Business, A. David Silver (1995)
  • Entrepreneurs are Made not Born, Lloyd E. Shefsky (1994)
  • America’s Fastest Growing Employers, Carter Smith (2nd edition 1994)
  • A Big Splash in a Small Pond:  Finding a Great Job in a Small Company, R. Linda Resnick (1994)
  • Corporate Law (OCS Binder 2001)
  • Directory of Corporate Counsel

International

  • Guide to Foreign Law Firms (ABA, 4th Edition, 2004)
  • Careers in International Law (ABA, 2nd edition 2001)
  • Your Window to the World (ABA binder 1997)
  • International Public Interest Law:  A Guide to Opportunities in the United States and Abroad (Harvard and Yale Law Schools)
  • Careers in International Business, Edward J. Halloran (1996)
  • Basic Facts about the United Nations (1998)
  • World Trade Organization Annual Report (2000)
  • Directory of Opportunities in International Law (9th edition, 1992)
  • The International Lawyer (ABA quarterly publication, Summer 1996)
  • Careers in International Affairs (School of Foreign Service 6th edition, 1997)
  • International Legal Materials (ASIL, 2003)
  • The Roster of International Arbitrators (1997)
  • Many Roads to Justice:  The Law Related Work of Ford Foundation Grantees around the World (2000)
  • Congressional Quarterly’s International Information Directory (1998-99)
  • Study Abroad 2000-2001 (UNESCO, 1999)
  • Who’s Who in International Affairs (1998)
  • Careers in International Law (ASIL 2005-2006 edition)
  • Asia Practice Career Guide 2005 (Harvard Asia Law Society)
  • ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law (April 2003)
  • Directory of Pro Bono Opportunities in International Law (D.C. Bar 1998)
  • Careers in International Law, Mark W. Janis (ABA 1993)
  • International Jobs Directory:  1001 Employers and Great Tips for Success!, Ron and Caryl Krannich  (3rd edition 1999)
  • Directory of International Internships:  A World of Opportunities, Charles A. Gliozzo and Vernicka K. Tyson (4th edition, 1998)
  • Be the Face of America to the World:  United States Department of State (2002)
  • How to Get a Job in Europe:  The Insider’s Guide, Robert Sanborn (1991)
  • Opportunities in International Business Careers, Jeffrey S. Arpan (1995)
  • Jobs in Russia and the Newly Independent States, Moira Forbes (1994)
  • International Internships and Volunteer Programs:  International Options for Students and Professionals, Will Cantrell and Francine Modderno (1992)
  • Guide to Education and Career Development in International Law, Jonathan Clark Green, et. al. (1991)

Job Search Strategy

  • The Etiquette Edge: The Unspoken Rules for Business Success, Beverly Langford (2005)
  • The Lawyer’s Guide to Job Surfing on the Internet (Career Education Institutes, 2003)
  • Changing Jobs:  A Handbook for Lawyers in the New Millennium (ABA, 3rd edition, 1999)
  • The Job Hunting Handbook, Dahlstrom & Company (2005)
  • Who’s Hiring Who, Richard Lathrop (1977)
  • OCS Career Planning Manual 2001
  • The Directory of Outplacement & Career Management Firms (2001-2002)
  • Job Hunters Sourcebook: Where to find employment leads and other job search resources (5th edition, 2002)
  • West Group Career Services binder (2000)
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Legal Headhunters and Headhunting, Federal Reports pamphlet (1998)
  • Long-Distance Job-Hunting Tips for Lawyers, Federal Reports pamphlet (1998)
  • Managing your References, Federal Reports pamphlet (1998)
  • No One is Unemployable:  Creative Solutions for Overcoming Barriers to Employment, Debra L. Angel & Elisabeth E. Harney (1997)
  • Where to Make Money:  A Rating Guide to Opportunities in America’s Metro Areas, G. Scott Thomas (1993)
  • Free and Inexpensive Career Materials:  A Resource Directory, Cheryl S. Hecht (1998) Using the Internet in Your Job Search, Fred Jandt & Mary Nemnich (1995)
  • Windows Point & Click Jobfinder, Seth Godin (1996)
  • The Winning Image:  Present Yourself with Confidence and Style for Career Success, James Gray, Jr. (1993)
  • Selling Yourself into the Right Job, Stuart Herst (1980)
  • Knock ‘Em Dead:  The Ultimate Job-Seeker’s Handbook, Martin Yate (1995)
  • Rites of Passage at $100,000+…the insider’s guide to absolutely everything about executive job changing, John Lucht (1988)
  • The Perfect Follow-up Method to Get the Job, Jeffrey G. Allen (1992)
  • The Complete Job Book:  How to Get and Make the Most of out the Job You’ve Always Wanted, Arnold R. Deutsch (1980)
  • 101 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career, Wendy S. Enelow (2002)
  • Jobs for Lawyers:  Effective Techniques for Getting Hired in Today’s Legal Marketplace, Hillary Jane Mantis & Kathleen Brady (1996)
  • How to get the Job You Really Want, Deborah J. Veatch (1982)
  • How to Turn Your Everyday Experiences into…Zingers!  A New Approach to Getting a Job, Changing Careers, Getting Ahead, Joanna Henderson and Betty Lou Marple (1988)

Interviewing

  • Interviewing: Principles and Practices – Applications and Exercises (8th edition, 1997)
  • Interviewing:  Effective Techniques to Help You Answer Tough Questions and Make a Great Impression (The Wall Street Journal, 1994)
  • Fair and Effective Interviewing (NALP pamphlet 1994)

Resumes and Cover Letters

  • High Impact Resumes & Letters:  How to communicate your qualifications to employers, Ronald L. Krannich & William J. Banis (6th edition, 1995)
  • Resumes:  Real Sample Resumes and Proven Advice from Successful Job Hunters and Career Counselors (The Wall Street Journal, 1994)
  • Resumes that will get you the job you want, Andrea Kay (1997)
  • Electronic Resumes for the New Job Market, Peter D. Weddle (1995)
  • Developing a Professional Vita or Resume, Carl McDaniels (1997)
  • The Legal Career Guru’s Guide to the Perfect Legal Resume, J. Murray Elwood (2000)
  • Resumes and Cover Letters:  Everything you ever wanted to Know (NALP 1994)
  • Presenting Your Credentials Effectively:  Suggestions for Lawyers Competing for Legal Positions (1992)
  • Resumes for Law Careers, VGM Career Horizons (1995)

Judicial Clerkships

  • Behind the Bench:  The Guide to Judicial Clerkships, Debra M. Strauss (2002)
  • Sorcerers’ Apprentices:  100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court, Artemus Ward and David L. Weiden (2006)
  • “The Supremes:”  Essays on the Current Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Barbara A. Perry (2001)
  • Courtiers of the Marble Palace:  The Rise and Influence of the Supreme Court Law Clerk, Todd C. Peppers (2006)
  • Chambers Handbook for Judges’ Law Clerks and Secretaries (Federal Judicial Center 1994)
  • The ALJ Handbook:  An Insider’s Guide to Becoming a Federal Administrative Law Judge (3rd edition, 1997)
  • Georgetown University Law Center Judicial Internship Manual (Spring 2002)
  • The 2002 Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures (Vermont Law School)
  • Almanac of the Federal Judiciary
  • Federal-State Court Directory (2006)
  • BNA’s Directory of State and Federal Courts, Judges, and Clerks (2006)
  • Courting the Clerkship:  Perspectives on the Opportunities and Obstacles for Judicial Clerkships (NALP 2000)
  • Judicial Internship Manual (OCS 2002)
  • Judicial Clerkship Application Guide (OCS 2001-02)
  • United States Court Directory (binder, 1999)
  • Judicial Yellow Book:  Who’s Who in Federal and State Courts (2004)
  • 2004 Litigator’s Pocket Guide:  U.S. State and Federal Trial Courts
  • District of Columbia Courts:  Internship Program (pamphlet)
  • The New Jersey Courts:  A guide to the Judicial Process (September 2004)

Law Firms

  • Vault Guide to the top 100 Law Firms (and other various Vault guides)
  • Patterns & Practices:  Measures of Law Firm Hiring, Leverage, & Billable Hours (NALP 1999 and 2004)
  • Employing Associates in 1997:  Patterns & Practices (NALP)
  • Of Counsel 700 Annual Survey of the Nation’s Largest Law Firms (2000-01)
  • The National Jurist’s Employment Insider (binder, 1997)
  • Martindale Hubbell directories
  • U.S. Firms with Foreign Offices and Foreign firms with U.S. Offices
  • How to Get the Job you want in a Law Firm, Ann D. Turnicky (1997)
  • NALP Directory of Legal Employers (2007-2008)

Miscellaneous

  • Opportunities in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Careers, James Stinchcomb (1994)
  • Jobs in the Computer Hardware Industry, WetFeet Insider Guide (1999)
  • How to Find Information about Companies:  The Corporate Intelligence Source book (1987)
  • Surviving Unemployment:  A Family Handbook for Weathering Hard Times, Cathy Beyer, et. al. (1993)
  • You’re the Boss, K.K. Wallace (1992)

Networking

  • How to Work a Room:  The Ultimate Guide to Savvy Socializing in Person and Online, Susan Roane (2000)
  • Vault Guide to Schmoozing:  Insider Advice on making contacts and building rapport to boost your career, Marcy Lerner, Ed Shen, et. al.  (2002)
  • Networking Without Fear or Embarrassment, Federal Reports pamphlet (1998)
  • Network Your Way to your Next Job…Fast, Clyde C. Lowstuter and David P. Robertson (1995)
  • Information Interviewing:  What it is and How to use it in your Career, Martha Stoodley (1990)
  • Networking:  Insiders’ Strategies for Tapping the Hidden Market Where Most Jobs are Found (The Wall Street Journal, 1994)
  • The New NetWork: Your Way to Job and Career Success, Ronald and Caryl Krannich (2nd edition, 1993)
  • Effective Networking: Proven Techniques for Career Success, Venda Raye-Johnson (1990)
  • Building Career Connections — Networking Tools for Law Students and New Lawyers, Donna Gerson (2007)

Periodicals

  • Wall Street Journal
  • Business Journal
  • The Hill
  • Legal Times
  • National Law Journal
  • Of Counsel: The Legal Practice and Management Report (monthly)
  • American Lawyer
  • Am Law 100
  • Black Enterprise
  • Black Issues in Higher Education
  • Black EOE Journal
  • Hispanic Network Magazine
  • The Federal Lawyer
  • ABA Journal
  • Lawyers Weekly USA
  • International Career Employment Weekly
  • Opportunities in Public Affairs
  • Environmental Career Opportunities
  • Roll Call
  • New York Law Journal
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education

Practice Areas 

Admiralty/Maritime Law

  • Careers in Admiralty and Maritime Law, Robert M. Jarvis (ABA 1993)

Alternative Dispute Resolution

  • Dispute Resolution Program Directory (ABA 1990)

Employment/Labor

  • Careers in Labor Law, Ellen Wayne (ABA 1985)

Engineering

  • Peterson’s Engineering, Science & Computer Jobs 1990

Entertainment and Sports

  • WetFeet Insider Guide to Careers in Entertainment (2001)
  • Coalition for the Future of Music Policy Conference, co-sponsored by Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (2001)
  • The Music & Entertainment Industry Internship Guide (Fall 1998)
  • Pleading the First:  Threats to Free Expression Posed by Arts Funding and Copyright Law (2nd Annual Arts and Entertainment Law Symposium 2000)
  • Plunkett’s Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac (2000-2001)
  • The 2001 Sports Market Place Directory (Franklin Covey)
  • Broadcasting Cable Yearbook 2001 (Bowker Publication)
  • Careers in Sports Law, Kenneth L. Shropshire (ABA 1990)

Environmental

  • Environmental Law Institute Associates Directory (1996)
  • Environmental Law Careers Directory (Ecology Law Quarterly 1997-98)
  • Guide to Public Interest Environmental Law Opportunities (Yale Law School 2000-01)
  • Conservation Directory:  A Guide to Worldwide Environmental Organizations, National Wildlife Foundation (2006) 
  • Environmental Law Institute Associates Directory (Spring 1993) – also have Fall 1993
  • A Guide to Environmental Law in Washington, D.C., Charles Openchowski (Environmental Law Institute 1991)
  • Environmental Careers:  A Practical Guide to Opportunities in the 90s, David J. Warner (1992)
  • Opportunities in Environmental Careers, Odom Fanning (1991)
  • The Environmental Career Guide:  Job Opportunities with the Earth in Mind, Nicholas Basta (1991)
  • Environmental Defense Fund 1990-91 Annual Report
  • Environmental Law Careers Directory 1998-99 (Ecology Law Quarterly)
  • The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers (The CEIP Fund 1989)
  • Law & Business Directory of Environmental Attorneys (1995)
  • Careers in Natural Resources and Environmental Law, Percy R. Luney, Jr. (ABA 1987)
  • Environmental Law (OCS binder 2000)

Healthcare

  • Healthcare Related Opportunities (OCS binder 1998)
  • Healthcare Law (OCS binder 2000)

Intellectual Property

  •  Intellectual Property Law (OCS binder 2000)
  • Overview of Intellectual Property for Business Lawyers, Kinney & Lange (7th edition, 1994)
  • Patent Agent’s Exam (Patbar.com 3rd edition)

Litigation

  • Careers in Civil Litigation, Monica Bay (ABA 1990)

Tax

  • The Tax Directory:  Private Sector Professionals Worldwide (Tax Analysts 2001)
  • The Tax Directory: Government Officials Worldwide (Tax Analysts 2003)

Pre-Law

  • How to Get into the Top Law Schools, Richard Montauk (2001)
  • ABA – LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools (2008)
  • Degrees of Difference:  A How-to Guide to Choosing a Law School, Amy Thompson Briggs (NALP 1998)
  • NALP Directory of Law Schools (2007-08)
  • Official ABA Guide to  Approved Law Schools (1999)

Professional Development for Attorneys

  • Full Disclosure:  The New Lawyer’s Must-Read Career Guide, Christen Civiletto Carey (2nd Edition, 2001)
  • What Law School Doesn’t Teach You…But You Really Need to Know, Kimm Alayne Walton (2000)
  • The Lawyer’s Guide to Mentoring, Ida O. Abbott (NALP, 2000)
  • The Creative Lawyer:  A Practical guide to authentic professional satisfaction, Michael F. Melcher (ABA, 2007)
  • New Roles, No Rules?  Redefining Lawyers’ Work, Temple University Symposium (1999)
  • Employing Associations:  Patterns & Practices at Mid-Decade (NALP 1996)
  • Beyond the Bidding Wars:  A Survey of Associate Attrition, Departure Destinations & Workplace Incentives (NALP 2000)
  • Keeping the Keepers:  Strategies for Associate Retention in Times of Attrition (NALP 1998)
  • My first Year as a Lawyer:  Real-World Stories from America’s Lawyers, Mark Simenhoff (1994)
  • Full Disclosure:  Do you Really want to be a lawyer?  (ABA 2nd edition 1992)
  • Legal Education and Professional Development – An Educational Continuum, Student Edition, Robert MacCrate (1992)
  • Making Partner:  A Guide for Law Firm Associates, Robert Michael Greene (ABA 1992)
  • Managing Partner 101: A Primer on Firm Leadership, Robert Michael Greene (ABA 1990)
  • Managing Generation X:  How to Bring out the Best in Young Talent, Bruce Tulgan (1995)

Quality of Life Issues

  • Solving the Part-Time Puzzle:  The Law Firm’s Guide to Balanced Hours, Joan C. Williams and Cynthia Thomas Calvert (NALP, 2004)
  • In Pursuit of Attorney Work-Life Balance:  Best Practices in Management, Susan Saab Fortney (NALP, 2005)
  • Life, Law and the Pursuit of Balance:  A Lawyer’s Guide to Quality of Life, Jeffrey R. Simmons (1997)
  • Balanced Hours:  Effective Part-Time Policies for Washington Law Firms (American University 2001)
  • Expectations, Reality and Recommendations for Change (Boston Bar Association, 1997)
  • Flexible Work Arrangements for Attorneys, Federal Reports pamphlet (1998)
  • Working it Out:  Sanity and Success in the Workplace, Stephen Strasser (1988)
  • Work-Life Balance:  Issues and Resources (Georgetown University Law Center pamphlet)

Salaries

  • 1999-2004 Associate Salary Surveys (NALP)
  • Jobs & JD’s:  Employment and Salaries of New Law Graduates, Classes of 1999-2005 (NALP)
  • Starting Salaries:  What New Law Graduates Earn, Class of 1996 (NALP)
  • Negotiating Compensation and Other Terms of Employment, Federal Reports pamphlet (1998)
  • Dynamite Salary Negotiations: Know what you’re Worth and Get it!  Ronald and Caryl Krannich (2nd edition 1994)

Small Firms / Solo Practice

  • Choosing Small, Choosing Smart:  Job Search Strategies for Lawyers in the Small Firm Market, Donna Gerson (NALP, 2001)
  • OCS Small Firm Job Search Handbook (2001)
  • How to Start and Build a Law Practice, Jay Foonberg (ABA 3rd edition 1991)
  • Negotiating with Small Firms (NALP pamphlet 2004)
  • Guide to Small Firm Employment (NALP pamphlet 2004)

Study Abroad / Graduate Study

  • Study Abroad 2004-2005 (UNESCO Publishing) – also have earlier version ’98-99
  • Directory of Law School Summer Programs in the United States and Abroad (2005)
  • Law School Summer Programs At Home and Abroad (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • National Jurist’s Guide to Study Abroad Programs for Law Students (1998)
  • The Official Guide to Financing your MBA, Bart Astor (2nd edition 1994)
  • Directory of Postsecondary Institutions (Nat’l Center for Education Statistics 1997)

Women's Issues

  • Presumed Equal:  What America’s Top Women Lawyers Really Think about their firms, Suzanne Nossel and Elizabeth Westfall (2006)  -
  • Advancing Women in Business:  Best Practices from the Corporate Leaders, Catalyst Guide (1998)
  • Dear Sisters, Dear Daughters:  Words of Wisdom from Multicultural Women Attorneys Who’ve Been There and Done That, Karen Clanton (2000)
  • Counselors:  Conversations with 18 courageous Women who have changed the World, Elizabeth Vrato (2002)
  • Directory of Women-Owned Law Firms and Women Lawyers (2nd edition, 2000-01)
  • More Than Part-Time:  The Effect of Reduced-Hours Arrangements on the Retention, Recruitment and Success of Women Attorneys in Law Firms (Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, 2000)
  • The Unfinished Agenda:  Women and the Legal Profession, Deborah L. Rhode (ABA 2001)
  • Advanced Career Strategies for Women, Marilyn Machlowitz (1984)
  • Women Lawyers:  Perspectives on Success, Emily Couric (1984)
  • The Smart Woman’s Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation, Julie Adair King (1993)
  • The National Directory of Women-Owned Law Firms and Women Lawyers (3rd edition 2002-2003)
  • Big Book of Opportunities for Women:  The Directory of Women’s Organizations, Elizabeth A. Olson (1997)
  • National Directory of Women Corporate Counsel (1998)