Resource Library

Most of the following resources may be checked out for overnight or weekend reading by current students and alumni/ae; some are designated for in-office use only.

Resumes & Cover Letters
• Designing & Developing a Professional Vita or Resume
• Does Your Resume Wear Blue Jeans?
• Dynamite Cover Letters
• Electronic Resumes & Online Networking
• Federal Resume Guidebook
• How to Write Successful Cover Letters
• Lifetime Encyclopedia of Letters
• Managing Your References
• The Perfect Legal Resume
• Professional Resumes for Accounting, Tax, Finance & Law
• Resumes for Law Careers

Interviewing & Networking
• Effective Networking: Proven Techniques for Career Success
• The Essential Book of Interviewing
• The First Five Minutes: How to Make a Great Impression in Any Business Situation
• How to Work A Room
• Information Interviewing
• Information Interviewing: What It Is and How To Use It in Your Career
• Insiders Guide to Interviewing
• Interview for Success and Satisfaction
• It's Who you know: The Magic of Networking in Person and on the Internet
• The Legal Job Interview
• Networking Without Fear or Embarrassment
• 101 Dynamite Questions to Ask at Your Interview
• 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions
• Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing & Salary Negotiation

General Job Search Guides
• American Directory of Job and Labor Market Information
• America's Greatest Places to Work with A Law Degree
• The Best of the Job Goddess
• The Complete Job Search Handbook
• Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
• Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet
• Finding A Job in Washington
• First-Year Hiring Index (NALP)
• Follow Your True Colors to the Work You Love
• Full Disclosure: Do You Really Want to Be a Lawyer?
• Georgia Legal Directory
• Guerrilla Tactics For Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams
• Headhunters and Headhunting
• How to Get Interviews from Classified Job Ads
• Insider's Guide to Private/Non-Profit Legal Employers in the DC Area
• International Jobs Directory
• Jobs for Lawyers
• Job Search Secrets
• Job Strategies for People with Disabilities
• Lawful Pursuit: Careers in Public Interest Law
• Law Law Law on the Internet
• Lawyers Almanac
• Lawyers Guide to JobSurfing the Net
• Legal Career Guide: From Law Student to Lawyer
• The Legal List: Internet Desk Reference
• NALP's National Directory of Legal Employers
• Objection Overruled: Overcoming Obstacles in the Lawyer Job Search
• The 110 Biggest Mistakes Job Hunters Make
• The Perfect Follow-Up Method to Get the Job
• The Perfect Legal Job Search
• The Reasonable Lawyer's Career Guide
• Tennessee Attorneys Directory
• Using WordPerfect in Your Job Search
• Virginia Job Search Guide
• Washington, Dc Job Search Guide
• What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers

Fields of Law
• The Administrative Law Judge's Handbook
• Business Lawyers Handbook
• Careers in Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Careers in Bankruptcy Law
• Careers in Civil Litigation
• Careers in Entertainment Law
• Careers in Health Care Law
• Careers in Intellectual Property Law
• Careers in International Law
• Careers in Labor Law
• Careers in Natural Resources and Environmental Law
• Careers in Public Interest Law
• Careers in Sports Law
• Career Opportunities in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Career Opportunities in Security
• Cyber-Torts: Articles on Computer Law
• Directory of National Environmental Organizations
• Dispute Resolution Directory
• The Divorce Lawyers
• Environmental Law Careers Directory
• Family Law Careers
• Guide to Education and Career Development in International Law
• Guide to Environmental Law in Washington, DC
• Guide to Law Specialties (NALP)
• International Opportunities Resource Guide
• Internships and Careers in International Law
• Krupin's Toll-Free Environmental Directory
• Music & Entertainment Industry Internship Guide
• Patent Law Firms & Corporations
• Profiles of Minority Attorneys in Specialty Practices
• Social Security Disability
• The Sports Internship Book
• Sports Market Place Register
• Sports Resource Directory
• The Trial Lawyers

Private Practice
• 2001 Associate Salary Survey
• Choosing Small, Choosing Smart
• The Complete Guide to Contract Lawyering
• Explaining the Inexplicable
• Flying Solo
• From Law School to Law Practice
• Guide to Leading U.S. Law Firms
• Guide to Small Firm Employment
• How to Start and Build a Law Practice
• Insider's Guide to Law Firms
• Keeping the Keepers
• The Last Frontier: Women Lawyers As Rainmakers
• Making Partner: A Guide for Law Firm Associates
• NLJ Guide to Legal Search Professionals
• National Law Network
• Negotiating Salaries
• Nuts and Bolts of Small-Town Law Practice
• Opening a Law Office
• Practicing Law Without Clients
• Presumed Equal: What America's Top Women Lawyers Really Think About Their Firms
• Proceed With Caution
• The Woman Advocate
• Women Rainmakers' 101+ Best Marketing Tips

Judiciary
• American Bench: Judges of the Nation
• Directory of Chief Judges of Courts of Appeal
• Directory of Minority Judges in the United States
• Directory of State Court Clerks and County Courthouses
• Federal State Court Directory
• Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures
• Judicial Yellow Book
• NALP Federal & State Judicial Clerkship Directory

Government
• America's Federal Jobs
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Directory of the Federal Government
• Directory of Prosecuting Attorneys
• Do Your Legal Career Justice: US Dept. of Justice Careers
• Federal Careers for Attorneys and Federal Law-Related Careers
• Federal Job Application Kit
• FedLaw: Internships with Federal Agencies
• Guide to America's Federal Jobs
• Government Affairs Yellow Book
• Government Honors & Internship Handbook
• Lawyer's Guide to State Government Hiring Procedures
• National Directory of Prosecuting Attorneys
• Now Hiring: Government Jobs for Lawyers
• Tennessee Blue Book

Public Interest
• AmeriCorps Legal Programs
• AFL-CIO Lawyers Directory
• Community Lawyering
• The Complete Guide to Public Employment
• Directory of Legal Aid and Defender Offices in the U.S.
• Directory of Public Interest Law Centers
• District of Columbia Public Service Directory
• Fellowships and Funding Sources in Public Service
• Fellowship Opportunities Guide
• Finding a Public Interest Job in Today's Market
• From Private Sector to Public Interest
• Giant Killers
• Goodworks: A Guide to Careers in Social Change
• Grants to Combat Violence Against Women on Campuses
• A Grantseekers Guide to Funders in Central Appalachia and the Tennessee Valley
• The Great Firm Escape
• Green Law: Public Interest Environmental Internships
• Guide to Public Interest Careers (NALP)
• Handbook on Public International Work
• How to Get a Public Interest or Public Service Job
• Immigration Defense Detainee Directory
• Law Firms and Pro Bono
• Legal Services Corp. Directory
• Liberty and Justice for All: Public Interest Law in the 1980s and Beyond
• Minority Organizations
• NAPIL's Post-Graduate Fellowships Guide
• National Directory of Internships
• National Lawyers Guild Directory
• Non-Profits' Job Finder
• 100 Greatest Non-Profits to Work For
• Opportunities for Research & Study: Women's Programs
• Pro Bono Children's Law Programs
• Pro Bono Guide for Law Students (NALP)
• The Public Defender Experience
• Public Interest Handbook
• Public Interest Job Search Guide
• Public Interest Profiles
• Washington, DC, Internships in Law & Policy
• The Women's Rights Internship Book
• Why Not Work for a Change?

Business & Industry
• Corporate Yellow Book
• Directory of Corporate Counsel
• Going In-House: A Guide for Law Students & Recent Graduates
• Internships with America's Top Companies

Academic
• Breaking Into the Academy
• Directory of Graduate Law Degree Programs
• Graduate Programs in International Business
• Legal Studies in Europe
• Post J.D. Programs
• Study/Internship Programs in Europe
• Uncloaking Law School Hiring

Non-Traditional Careers
• JD Preferred: 400+ Things You Can Do With a Law Degree
• The Lawyers Career Change Handbook
• Landing a Non-Traditional Legal Job
• Lawyers in Transition: Planning A Life in the Law
• Life After Law: Second Careers for Lawyers
• Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers in the Private Sector
• The Road Not Taken
• Running from the Law
• Turning Points: New Paths and Second Careers for Lawyers
• What Can You Do With A Law Degree?

Miscellaneous
• At the Breaking Point: The Emerging Crisis in the Quality of Lawyers' Health & Lives
• Attorney's Guide to State Bar Admission Requirements
• Breaking Traditions: Work Alternatives for Lawyers
• Business Etiquette and Professionalism
• Changing Jobs: A Handbook for Lawyers
• Dynamite Salary Negotiations
• Everyday Business Etiquette
• The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense for Business Success
• International Information Directory
• The Lawyer as Supervisor, Manager and Motivator
• The Lawyers Guide to Mentoring
• Lawyers and Layoffs
• Lawyers' Lives Out of Control: A Quality of Life Handbook
• My First Year as A Lawyer: Real-World Stories from America's Lawyers
• Stress Management for Lawyers
• Telecommuting for Lawyers
• Women in Career & Life Transitions

Videos
• A Career of Distinction: AG's Honor Program
• All Things Being Equal: NALP's Guide to Fair Practices in Legal Recruiting & Hiring
• Army Judge Advocate General's Office
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Building a Practice: Nuts and Bolts for Doing It Yourself
• The Deadly Dozen
• Entertainment Law: Seminar with Art Stolnitz
• Environmental Law Professions in East Tennessee
• Estate Planning: It's More Than Wills and Trusts
• Face Unique Challenges As an FBI Special Agent
• Guerrilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams
• Inside Politics
• Interviewing Techniques: An Employer's Perspective
• Interviewing Techniques: From the Student's Perspective
• Judicial Clerkships, 1999 (former Clerks)
• Judicial Clerkships Panel Discussion with Federal & State Judges, 1999
• Judicial Clerkship Seminar
• Managing Your Student Loan
• MenStyle: Fashion Advice for the Professional Male
• Non-Traditional Law Careers
• The Perfect Cover Letter
• Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
• Solo Practice
• Ten Tough Times: Advice to Associates on Handling Some Hairy Situations
• What Environmental Law Attorneys Really Do
• What to Expect from A Summer Clerkship
• Women Rainmakers: Strategies for Effective Networking