Useful Links to Public Service Jobs

Here we highlight a few Web sites that are frequently used by Law School students in their search for a public service oriented internship, fellowship, or career.

• Jobnet - A searchable database sponsored by OPS containing summer and permanent public interest and government job postings as well as information on fellowships.
  
• Idealist - Lists over 45,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 165 countries, which users can search or browse by name, location or mission.
  
• PSLawNet - Provides a comprehensive clearinghouse of public interest organizations and opportunities for lawyers and law students.

Links to UMLS' Student Summer Jobs

Below are links to information about the summer internships recently held by Michigan Law students:

• OCS' Summer Employment List
  
• Student Funded Fellowships' Job Resource Guide
  
• Dean's Public Service Fellow's List of Summer Jobs

We have also compiled the following list of public service useful links.  For links to internships and job boards with an international focus go to the International Practice Area page.  We recommend that you check out the Office of Career Services Useful Links Web page as well.

• ABA Division for Law Students - Job hints.
  
• The Academic Employment Network - This Web site lists hundreds of positions in the academic community nationwide.


• Advancing Women - Links to women's rights organizations and general job banks worldwide.


• Alliance Defense Fund - Links to conservative legal organizations that defend religious liberties.


• Alliance for Justice - Links to environmental, civil rights and consumer advocacy groups.


• Chronicle of Philanthropy - Timely articles on fundraising and the nonprofit sector.  Includes national job opportunities.


• Columbia Law School - The Career Development Office has some useful public interest guides.


• Essential Information - This Web site includes extensive information on a variety of public interest organizations.


• Fair Housing - Links to a list of positions for lawyers, advocates, and nonprofit managers with organizations worldwide.


• Federal Jobs Search Page - This Web site is similar to Fedworld and has local and regional listings not found elsewhere. 


• Foundation Center Job Corner - Listings for attorneys and many non-litigation listings in development, policy, programming, communications and non-legal advocacy within the nonprofit world.
  
• Illinois Legal Advocate Job Board - This is a training support site for legal aid advocates in Illinois.  The job page contains job openings in Illinois.


• Institute for Global Communication - Links to a progressive job/volunteer database.


• Mountain States Legal Foundation - This Web site has links to over 50 national conservative legal organizations.


• The National Center for State Courts - Links to court Web sites across the country, many of which also list local positions available.


• National Council of Nonprofit Associations - State-by-state alliance of nonprofits in the United States providing a network of 40 state and regional associations with a collective membership of more than 20,000 community nonprofits.


• Nonprofit Career Network - Lists national and international jobs that can be searched by type and location.  Also has information on nonprofit job fairs, conferences, and conventions. 


• NPO-NET - Listing of nonprofit internet resources.  Volunteer and paid intern opportunities in Chicago area nonprofits are listed. 


• Opportunity Knocks - Resource for nonprofit jobs in many fields.


• Public Interest Research Group - Lists jobs nationwide for advocates, organizers, and litigators in environmental, consumer and health law.
  
• ReliefWeb - Is the world’s leading on-line gateway to information on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. This site offers international employment opportunities.
  
• Society of American Law Teachers - SALT is a society of law teachers dedicated to making a difference through the power of law.  A variety of public interest and  academic permanent positions from all over the country are posted.


• Society for Nonprofit Organizations - Publisher of Nonprofit World, a resource guide for nonprofit professionals.  Serves as a resource for Board members, paid staff, and volunteers who lead or help nonprofit organizations all around the world.


• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice - Links to over 2,000 lawyers' associations, law schools, online legal resources, and public interest groups throughout the United States.


• Volunteer Match - This Web site has information on internships and volunteer opportunities nationwide.
  
• Washington DC Council of Lawyers - Job posting board for civil legal services positions in the Washington DC area.


• Yale Law School - The Career Development Office has numerous useful public interest guides.