Law/Legal/Judicial/Intelligence/Security/Mediation/Dispute Resolution
Also see Social Work/Sociology, Psychology, Major Handouts and the Job/Internship Search Sites page.
American Bar Association (ABA) - Law Student Dision: resources for students.
ABA Section, Division, or Forum: The numerous subject areas offer a great deal of information online. For example, there is an International Law section with links to people, firms, magazines and resources on the topic.
American Civil Liberties Union: chapters in most large cities with some volunteer opportunities.
American Probation and Parole Association
Association of Legal Administrators: managers of law firms, corporate legal departments and government legal agencies. There is a Denver chapter.
Best Law Schools: ranked by U.S. News Online.
Colorado Bar Association: offers a variety of career-related resources.
Colorado Women's Bar Association: division of the Colorado Bar Association. Students are welcomed as members (even students not yet enrolled in law school) at a reduced rate of $25/year. Membership includes a monthly newsletter, annual membership directory and networking events.
Corrections: resources for employment in the field of corrections.
District Attorney - Denver: volunteer and internship positions.
District Attorneys: listed by state
Federal Legal Internships: listed by state
Law Careers: from WetFeet.
Lawyer Locator: use 'Advanced Search' to search by practice area and location.
Lawyers: from the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Legal Careers: from LexisNexis.
Legal Service Resources: lists legal service offices in every state.
Lobbying Resources for Colorado: includes a directory of registered lobbyists.
Martindale: legal jobs for attorneys, paralegals, in-house counsel and Legal Professionals
Preparing for Law School: excellent advice from the ABA.
Socio-Legal Studies at DU: The major or minor provides students with critical thinking and writing skills that are essential inside and outside of the legal field.
University of Denver College of Law
U.S. Attorneys: offices listed by state.
U.S. Department of Justice: student employment in various agencies of the DOJ.
Intelligence/Security
American Society for Industrial Security: largest international organization for security professionals. Offers inexpensive membership for students (has a Colorado chapter) along with in-depth career information.
Federal Government Intelligence Community: great overview with descriptions of each agency.
Homeland Security: links to all of the departments. Student opportunities.
FAS Intelligence Resources: links to US intelligence and security agencies.
Secret Service: jobs, internships, stay-in-school and co-op ed programs.
Women in International Security: women working in foreign and defense affairs.
Mediation/Dispute Resolution
American Bar Assn. Dispute Resolution Section: plus more ADR links.
Assn. of Family and Family and Concilliation Courts: dedicated to the resolution of family conflict.
Association for Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution Information Source
MediationNow.com: find a mediator by location.
Mediation Program: the Office of Administrative Courts of the Colorado Dept. of Personnel & Administration
National Association for Community Mediation
National Mediation Board: facilitates labor-management relations within the railroad and airline industries.
Peacebuilding Jobs: lists jobs and internships in the conflict resolution field.
