Brandee Ketchum

Class of 2008

"I chose LSU Law Center because I was looking for an affordable school with a good academic reputation and an international perspective. I was also surprised to find students from such broad academic backgrounds." read more...

Law Center graduates typically achieve the Louisiana Bar's highest passage rates and enjoy a consensus reputation as Louisiana's finest lawyers.

Electronic Resources

GENERAL CAREER PLANNING

• Career Builder
  http://www.careerbuilder.com
• Careers in Law - Overview
  http://www.wetfeet.com/Careers-and-industries/Industries/Law.aspx
• Internet Legal Resources Guide
  http://www.ilrg.com/gov.html
• Law.com
  http://www.law.com/jsp/law/index.jsp
• LSU Main Campus Career Services Office
  http://appl003.lsu.edu/slas/career/careerweb.nsf/index
• Monster
  http://www.monster.com/home.aspx
• The Riley Guide
  http://www.rileyguide.com/
• Yahoo Careers
  http://careers.yahoo.com/

PASSWORD PROTECTED RESOURCES

*Please contact the Career Services Office to obtain username and passwords

Legal

• Intercollegiate Job Bank
  http://www.law2.byu.edu/career_services/visitors.php
• Internships-USA
  http://internships-usa.com/LawService/Default.htm

Government

• Federal Government Honors & Internship Handbook
  http://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm

International

• Ethical Jobs
  http://www.ethicaljobs.net
• Human Rights Jobs
  http://www.humanrightsjobs.com
• Policy Jobs
  http://www.policyjobs.net
• Political Jobs
  http://www.politicaljobs.net
• Journalist Jobs
  http://www.journalistjobs.net

LEGAL

• ABA - Career Counsel
  http://www.abanet.org/careercounsel/students.html?ptc=global_legaled_legalcareers
• ABA - Law Student Division Career Resources
  http://www.abanet.org/lsd/resources/
• American Association for Justice
  http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/default.htm
• Environmental Career Opportunities
  http://www.ecojobs.com/
• Federal Judicial Clerkships
  http://www.judicialclerkships.com/
• The Fund for American Studies
  http://www.tfas.org/Page.aspx?pid=847
• Legal Information Institute - Area of Law Descriptions
  http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/category/overview
• LexisNexis
  http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/
• Martindale-Hubbell
  http://www.martindale.com/
• National Association of Law Placement (NALP)
  http://nalp.org
• NALP Directory of Legal Employers
  http://nalp.org/nalpdirectoryoflegalemployers
• Texas Lawyer
  http://www.law.com/jsp/tx/index.jsp

Public Interest

• LSU Law Center Public Interest Guide (PDF)
• Equal Justice Works
  http://equaljusticeworks.org/
• Louisiana Bar Foundation Volunteer Opportunities
  http://www.lawhelp.org/Program/4599/index.cfm?pagename=homepage
• Opportunity Knocks
  http://www.opportunityknocks.org/
• ProBono.net
  http://www.probono.net/
• PSLawNet
  http://pslawnet.org/
• Public Service Careers
  http://www.publicservicecareers.org/index.asp?pageid=503

International

• ABA - Approved Study Abroad Programs
  http://www.abanet.org/legaled/studyabroad/foreign.html
• Going Global
  http://online.goinglobal.com/default.aspx
• International Internships
  http://www.state.gov/p/io/empl/
• International Law Students Association
  http://www.ilsa.org/listings/studyabroad.php
• Study Abroad from the National Jurist
  http://www.nationaljurist.com/content/study-abroad

GOVERNMENT

Federal

• Making the Difference
  http://makingthedifference.org/
• USA Jobs
  http://www.usajobs.com
• Department of Agriculture
  http://www.usda.gov/
• Department of Defense
  http://www.defenselink.mil/
• Department of Education
  http://www.ed.gov/
• Department of Energy
  http://www.energy.gov/
• Department of Health and Human Services
  http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
  http://www.hud.gov/
• Department of Interior
  http://www.doi.gov/
• Department of Justice
  http://www.usdoj.gov/
• Department of Labor
  http://www.dol.gov/
• Department of Transportation
  http://www.dot.gov/
• Department of Treasury
  http://www.ustreas.gov/
• Environmental Protection Agency
  http://www.epa.gov/
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  http://www.eeoc.gov/
• Federal Bureau of Investigations
  http://www.fbi.gov/
• Federal Communications Commission
  http://www.fcc.gov/
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  http://www.fema.gov/
• Federal Judicial Center
  http://www.fjc.gov/
• Federal Trade Commission
  http://www.ftc.gov/
• FedWorld
  http://www.fedworld.gov/
• Internal Revenue Service
  http://www.irs.gov/
• Library of Congress
  http://www.loc.gov/
• National Labor Relations Board
  http://www.nlrb.gov/
• Social Security Administration
  http://www.ssa.gov/
• United States House of Representative
  http://www.house.gov/
• United States Senate
  http://www.senate.gov/
• US Food and Drug Administration
  http://www.fda.gov/
• US State Department
  http://www.state.gov/
• US Patent and Trademark Office
  http://www.uspto.gov/
• US Securities and Exchange Commission
  http://www.sec.gov/
• Veteran Affairs
  http://www.sec.gov/

State

• Info Louisiana
  http://www.state.la.us/
• Supreme Court of Louisiana
  http://www.lasc.org/
• Division of Administration
  http://www.doa.state.la.us/doa/doa.htm
• Department of Agriculture & Forestry
  http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/portal/
• Department of Civil Service
  http://www.civilservice.la.gov/index.asp
• Department of Public Safety & Corrections
  http://www.corrections.state.la.us/
• Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism
  http://www.crt.state.la.us/
• Department of Economic Development
  http://www.ledlouisiana.com/
• Department of Education
  http://www.doe.state.la.us/
• Department of Environmental Quality
  http://www.deq.state.la.us/
• Louisiana Department of the Treasury
  http://www.treasury.state.la.us/
• Ethics Commission
  http://www.ethics.state.la.us/
• Department of Health & Hospitals
  http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/
• LSU Health Sciences Center
  http://www.lsuhsc.edu/
• Department of Insurance
  http://www.ldi.state.la.us/
• Department of Labor - Legal Division
  http://www.ldol.state.la.us/
• Department of Natural Resources
  http://dnr.louisiana.gov/
• Department of Public Safety
  http://www.dps.louisiana.gov/
• Department of Revenue & Taxation
  http://www.rev.state.la.us/
• Department of Social Services
  http://www.dss.state.la.us/
• Department of Transportation & Development
  http://www.dotd.state.la.us/
• Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
  http://www.wlf.state.la.us/
• LA Public Service Commission
  http://www.lpsc.org/
• LA Real Estate Commission
  http://www.lrec.state.la.us/
• Secretary of State's Office
  http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/
• State Employees Group Benefits
  https://www.groupbenefits.org/portal/page/portal30/SHARED/O/OGBWEB/EXPLORE_OGB
• State Employees Retirement System
  http://www.lasers.state.la.us/
• State of Louisiana Attorney General
  http://www.ag.state.la.us/

ALTERNATIVE CAREERS

• Careers2Geaux
  http://www.lsu.com/slas/career/careerweb.nsf/$Content/Careers2Geaux+Login?OpenDocument
• Careers in Business
  http://www.careers-in-business.com/
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
  http://chronicle.com/section/Jobs/61/
• Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
  http://www.civilservice.la.gov/index.asp
• Louisiana Workforce Commission
  http://laworks.net/
• NALP Alternative Careers Guide (PDF)