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Alternative Legal Careers

Suggestions for Changing Careers
This section discusses the reasons why attorneys move from mainstream to alternative legal careers, the upsides and downsides of this kind of career move, the many non-traditional career opportunities open to attorneys, where to find legal career alternatives, and whether your educational credentials need enhancement in order to make such a move.



Profile of Legal Career Changers
Pros & Cons of Switching to an Alternative Career
What New Careers Can Lawyers Choose?
Where Are the Jobs?
A Few Words About Further Education

How To Make The Switch
 The resume and cover letter advice that follows is not intended to be an exhaustive treatment on how to prepare these documents. Rather, it focuses on how to refine presentation materials when changing careers, specifically from law into a law-related career.
The Law-Related Career Resume
The Law-Related Career Cover Letter


600+ Things You Can Do With a Law Degree
(Other Than Practice Law)
 Alternative legal careers are rapidly growing in popularity. We have been monitoring non-traditional, law-related employment opportunities since the inception of our National and Federal Legal Employment Report in 1979.
Academic Administration
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Banking and Finance
Civil Rights
Contracts, Procurement & Grants
Court Administration
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
Energy & Natural Resources
Environmental Careers
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Healthcare
Human Resources
Human Services
Insurance & Risk Management
Intellectual Property
Intelligence/Security
International Affairs, Trade & Investment
Labor Relations
Legal Administration
Legal Documents/Information/Research
Legislative & Regulatory Affairs
Litigation Management/Support
Management & Administration
Marketing & Development
Media & Entertainment
Real Estate/Housing
Taxation
Teaching - Law School
Teaching - Undergraduate/Graduate
Transportation

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