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ABA Career Resources for Law Students
Above the Law - Career Center
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Bloomberg Law - Career Resources
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The Florida Bar Practice Resource Institute Career Center
NALP - We Advance Law Careers
Public Service Legal Careers
Westlaw Career Prep
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Other Free Resources

NALP Directory of Legal Employers The NALP Directory of Legal Employers provides a comprehensive and free solution for researching legal employers throughout the US.
Martindale-Hubbell Database for finding and researching attorneys.
Private Public Interest Firms A small but growing number of private firms practice public interest law. Such firms work for under-represented groups or specialize in issue-oriented work, such as civil rights litigation, tenant advocacy or representing whistleblowers.
Chambers Associate Gives law students an view into the working lives of associates at the nation’s leading law firms. Conducts in-depth telephone interviews with thousands of junior associates on the topics that matter to juniors, like the work they do day to day, the social life, pro bono, diversity, how hard they work you, how much money you make, personal development, and much more.
Firescience Online Guide to Public Service FireScience.org created the following guide on public service careers to help prospective employees explore the different types of career paths available; learn about employment opportunities, internships, and volunteer work; get insight from public service experts; and find a list of additional resources for navigating the public service sector.

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FSU Career Center Resources

The Career Center Library and FSU Libraries subscribe to a number of databases that can assist users in their career search. See the link for popular databases to get you started on your search. For assistance with any of the databases, contact a Career Center staff member at 850-644-6431.

CEI Internships provides full, up to date information on over 2,800 organizations offering internships and summer jobs for students. Users can search by interests such as Social Problems, International Affairs, Women's Rights, Advertising Agencies, America's Top Companies, Media, Sports, Law and Policy and more. Password-Protected Site: FSU students, staff, and alumni may contact a Career Center staff member at 850-644-6431 for guidelines on obtaining access. Use this database to search internships by specific area of interest or by industry.

Use this database to search for a job or internship, to learn about an industry or profession or to get help with resumes, cover letters, interviewing and more. access.vault.com

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Academic Articles on Myers-Briggs

Leading students to distinguish between career and vocation: reflections from a Lutheran Law School Bahls, S. C. (2003). Leading students to distinguish between career and vocation reflections from Lutheran law school. University of Toledo Law Review, 35(1), 11-18.
Introverts in an Extroverts World Gordon, L.A. (2016). Introverts in an extroverts world. ABA Journal, 102, 36-41. https://www.proquest.com/magazines/introverts-extroverts-world/docview/1759173610/se-2

Maybe That's Why I Do That: Psychological Type Theory, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and Learning Legal Interviewing Legal interviews are complex social interactions composed of many separate behaviors that can be difficult to master. Simultaneously building and maintaining rapport while obtaining complete and accurate information, the two primary objectives proposed by contemporary interviewing theory,' requires substantial skill. Published studies of actual client interviews suggest that lawyers often fail to meet these challenges effectively. These studies describe legal interviews as dominated by lawyers and routines. Rapport is ignored as clients are typically given little chance to respond to anything other than standard, often pointed questions. Lawyers control the topics discussed and the depth with which they are covered. Interruptions are frequent.

Using Insights About Perception and Judgment from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Instrument as an Aid to Mediation The influential work Getting to Yes argues that "you need to separate the people from the problem" to resolve disputes. But what if the people are part of the problem to be solved? This article argues that mediators can be more effective if they understand how people differ in how they perceive information and judge what to do about it. These differences are illuminated by examining the responses of samples of mediators and others involved in dispute resolution to questions posed by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument (MBTI or "Indicator"), a widely used psychological questionnaire designed to help individuals learn more about their cognitive preferences.
Forever Jung: Psychological Type Theory, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Learning Negotiation In four rooms, groups of six law students are engaged in teams of two, negotiating a dispute involving three parties. In one room, all six student lawyers are talking at once. Each is arguing a specific point of law or a factual detail that pertains to the dispute. They are talking quickly and loudly. In another room, a student makes an offer slowly, using a normal voice tone.After nearly a minute of no verbal activity, another remarks "the silence is deafening." Then there is more silence. In a third room, the student lawyers are arguing general principles of legal responsibility and broad factual themes. Occasionally, they ignore or make mistakes about the facts, and two or more students frequently speak at the same time. Interruptions are numerous. There are frequent breaks in the fourth room as partners confer and plan their remarks carefully before presenting them. The conversation here has fewer interruptions and primarily emphasizes broad, future perspectives.