Claremont McKenna College Career Services Center
Resources for Careers in Law
Vault Career Insider (access from CMConnect)
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Career Topic Guides: View from the Top: Q&A with Legal Women Leaders, View from the
Top: Q & A with Law Firm Leaders
Look also in Industry Overviews, Company Profiles, Occupational Profiles and Vault Occupation
Surveys
CMConnect
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http://claremontmckenna-csm.symplicity.com/students
Search “Law and Government”
Alumni Database
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https://webapps.cmc.edu/alumni-career/login.php
Search Law and Legal in Industry, Profession
If you are unsure whether a law career is for you, you can try a law internship. Most large law firms and
state and federal courts offer internships, but are generally geared for current law school students. Check
with your county or state courts for internship availability.
A law career requires a law degree. If you are planning to attend law school or are just considering it,
make an appointment with Young Kwak (ykwak@cmc.edu), CMC’s pre-law advisor.
Books from CSC Library
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Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers: Law – 04
Women-at-Law: Law – 03
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Law and the Legal Industry 2 edition: Law – 02
Fifty Legal Career for Non-Lawyers: Law – 01
Kaplan’s Get Into Law School: LS – 11
Princeton Review’s Best 174 Law Schools: LS – 15
Princeton Review’s Law School Essays: LS – 14
Vault The Law School Buzz Book: LS – 10
10 Actual, Official LSAT PretpTests: LS – 07
10 More Actual, Ofiicial LSAT PrepTests: LS – 06
The Next 10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests: LS – 09
LSAT In-Class Casebook: LS – 01
LSAT Reading Comprehension & Arguments Workbook: LS – 02
LSAT Diagnostic Exams: LS – 03
LSAT Reader: LS – 04
LSAT Games & Practice Tests Workbook: LS – 05
On the CSC website, http://csc.claremontmckenna.edu/, there is a link to our “Pre-Law Guide” for
answers to general questions about applying to law school and what to expect throughout the process.
Getting into law school involves mastering the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). You can visit
www.lsac.org, the official law school material/test/information website.