Law Resources
Career Information
- American Bar Association: http://www.abanet.org
- Internet Legal Research Group: http://www.ilrg.com/
- Martindale Lawyer Locator: http://www.martindale.com
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: http://www.lawyersweeklyjobs.com
- Ms. JD blog: http://ms-jd.org
- National Association for Law Placement: http://www.nalp.org
- Public Interest Law: http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/opia/
(the Specialty Guides section is most useful) - West's Legal Directory: http://www.lawoffice.com
Diversity
- Boston Lawyers Group: http://www.thebostonlawyersgroup.com/
- Council on Legal Education Opportunity: http://www.cleoscholars.com/
- forpeopleofcolor.org: http://forpeopleofcolor.org
- National Bar Association: http://www.nationalbar.org
Internships
- Boston Lawyers Group: http://www.thebostonlawyersgroup.com/
- Internship Opportunities in Law with the American Bar Association: http://www.abanet.org/hr/interns/home.html
- Search the LACN Internship Database for keywords "law" and "legal"
Financial Aid for Law School
- Access Group: http://www.accessgroup.org/
- Fellowships/Scholarships/Financial Aid for Law School - CWS Web page: http://www.wellesley.edu/CWS/lawfa.html
- Writing Competitions & Scholarships:
http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/writing-contests/home.html
Law School
- American Bar Association: http://www.abanet.org
- Canadian Law Schools: http://lawstudents.ca
- Internet Legal Research Group: http://www.ilrg.com/
- Law School Admission Council Services: http://www.LSAC.org (Information on legal education, links to law school home pages, registering for the LSAT and LSDAS, and links to Web sites of member law schools)
- National Association for Law Placement: http://www.nalp.org
- The NAPLA/SAPLA Book of Law School Lists: http://www.bu.edu/cas/advising/LSAT.pdf
(hard copy available in the CWS Library)
Public Interest Law
- Equal Justice Works: http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/eguide/
(public interest programs & curriculum at law schools) - Public Interest Law:http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/opia
(the Specialty Guides section is most useful)
Mediation Programs
- Harvard Mediation Program: http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/hmp/app.php
Networking
- Wellesley Lawyers in Boston: http://www.sunmir.com/wln/
- Wellesley Pre-Law Society: http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/pls/
Selected Resources
- Pre-Law Internship Handbook: Electronic access via CLOE. Hard copy available in the CWS Library.
- CWS Bibliography: Financial Aid
- CWS Bibliography: Law
- Learning from Lawyers, March 8, 2008 and March 4, 2006.
Half-day conference with Wellesley Alumnae lawyers, held at Wellesley College. DVDs available in the CWS Library. - Wellesley College Library catalog