Career Center

Resource Center

Career Planning & Career Exploration

  1. Class of 2014 Career Planning Manual
  2. Class of 2014 First-Year Professional Development Timeline
  3. "Best" law-related blogs
  4. Self-Assessment Exercise: Skill Sets
  5. Practice Area Summary – Major, Lindsey & Africa  
  6. 2011 National Law Journal Midsize Hot List

Employer Research Resources

  1. Duke Law Passwords & Selected Access Instructions
  2. Arizona Government Honors & Internship Handbook - Table 2: 1L Applications by Deadline
  3. Arizona Public Policy Handbook - Table 2: 1L Applications by Deadline
  4. 1L Summer Employers – Class of 2012
  5. 1L Summer Employers - Class of 2013
  6. Duke Law Public Interest & Government Employers – Summers 2010 & 2011
  7. Employment Overseas – Summer 2012
  8. Applying for Judicial Internships
  9. Judicial Internships - Judges List - 2011
  10. Preparing for Clerkship as 1L-2L
  11. Finding and Funding a Summer Public Interest Job
  12. Firm Pronunciations

Networking

  1. Six Steps To Connecting With Prospective Employers
  2. Duke Law Alumni Directory
  3. Drafting Initial Outreach Emails/Letters That Work: Advice & Examples
  4. Personal Networking Record (Excel template)

Resumes, Cover Letters & Other Correspondence

  1. Writing Successfully: Crafting 1L Resumes & Cover Letters That Work PowerPoint
  2. Creating & Sending Effective Cover Letters
  3. Crafting Effective Cover Letters: Get Ready To Write

Professionalism

  1. Professional Development Curriculum for Class of 2014: Required Meetings
  2. 2011 Duke Law Professionalism Packet
  3. Smart Phone & Telephone Etiquette

Interviewing

  1. List of Behavioral Interview Questions
  2. Answers to Behavioral Interview Questions
  3. STAR Interviewing Technique (for answering Behavioral Interview Questions)
  4. Five Key Tips for a Successful Interview
  5. Focused Interviewing: Common Interview Questions & Their Underlying Goals
  6. Mock Interview Performance Evaluation