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Career Resources – Alternatives Careers for Law Graduates

Career Alternatives Below is a list of non-traditional jobs for law graduates (not exhaustive): Administrator Mediator Ethics Officer Law Librarian Court commissioners

Lobbyist Legal Technology consultant Consumer advocate Financial aid administrator Commercial loan administrator

Paralegal instructor Policy analyst LSAT tutor Policy and planning attorney Business valuation expert

To explore more non-traditional jobs: Career Alternatives for Lawyers (Canadian Bar Association)

Alternative career fields for lawyers: Case studies, a list of non-traditional jobs and transferable legal skills. Non-Lawyer Jobs for Lawyers (Santa Clara Law)

Discusses transferable skills and jobs for graduates pursuing non-law careers. Options for Unhappy Lawyers (Marty Nemko)

An article about alternative non-legal careers by a career coach, Dr. Marty Nemko. Advice on tackling search for alternative careers (American Bar Association)

Advice and useful links for graduates searching for alternative careers. Alternative options (Canadian Lawyer 4Students)

Career stories. Graduates with law degrees working in non-traditional fields. Beggs and Kaufman on alternative legal career paths (Slaw)

An article on exploring legal career paths in Canada. Legal Career Opportunities (the balance)

A list of career choices for lawyers.

Recommended Books The books listed below are available in the CaPS Resource Centre.

Career opportunities in law and the legal industry Career diplomacy: Life and work in the US foreign service Job that matter: Find a stable, fulfilling career in public service Life after law: Finding work you love with the J.D. you have Nonlegal careers for lawyers The New What Can You Do with a Law Degree? For more books (available in the McGill Library): CaPS – Law Careers

Job Search Websites The following sites provide a list of job boards – from policy to non-profit sector.

Government of Canada Jobs - Links to GC job site and public service recruitment programs. Policy and Legal Job Boards Non-Profit Job Boards General Job Search Boards

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