Faulkner University, Jones School of Law

LOOKING FOR A JOB?  START YOUR HUNT IN THE LAW LIBRARY

    Whether you are looking for a summer job, a clerkship, or a full-time job upon graduation, start your hunt for information and leads in our law library.  We have a growing collection of career materials, both in print and online.  Current editions of our print materials are found in our Reference Section, located in Range 109 on the first floor of the library.  (Older editions are in the general collection on the second floor.)  A recent addition to our print collection is Nonlegal Careers For Lawyers, 5^th Edition, by Gary A. Munneke, William D. Henslee and Ellen S. Wayne (2006).  This popular ABA publication highlights alternative career options (like law librarianship!) for law grads who don’t intend to practice.  We also have several online career services resources for JSL students.  (Some sites require additional passwords for access.)  Links to these helpful databases, along with password information where needed, are found on the Electronic Database page of the library’s website (/jsl/library/databases.asp):

v     Internship Series Online.  Provides law students access to thousands of potential legal employers nationwide, offering over 500 specific internship descriptions, over 1000 law firm contacts, over 3000 contacts with prosecutors and government agencies, and over 2000 contacts with judges of the federal and state judiciary.

v     2007 Guide to State Judicial Clerkships.  Produced by Vermont Law School, this online resource highlights judicial clerkship hiring procedures for all state courts.

v     Law Student Jobs Online (West Group Career Services).  An extensive database of summer and other positions for current law students, plus special programs for new grads such as fellowships, honors programs, and judicial clerkships.  Programs are available nationwide and abroad.  Law students can sign-up to receive career alerts.

v     Non-Traditional Legal Careers Report.  Updated every two weeks, the report contains information on positions for J.D. degree holders in non-law firm settings, including Business, Education, Government, the Judiciary, Legal Publishing, Policy, Law Libraries, Public Interest, and International Positions.

ETHICS, ANYONE?  MPRE REVIEW SET FOR MARCH 6

Expanding the scope of our usual Databasics legal research refreshers, the library will offer a review session for students taking the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam.  Associate Dean for Information Resources Tim Chinaris, former Ethics Director of the Florida Bar, will meet with interested students at 5:00 pm on Tuesday March 6 in Room 122.  He will highlight some key areas and answer your last-minute questions.  Come join us, and bring your questions!

Are your research skills a little shaky?  Do you have questions in LRW, but don’t feel comfortable raising them in class?  If so, then the library’s series of “Databasics” workshops is for you.  These short informal sessions are held in our Computer Training Lab on the first floor of the library.  Topics offered during the remainder of February and March 2007 are:

• Legal Briefs, Briefly– Legal briefs are not just things to dread writing for LRW.  Learn how they can be used as powerful research tools.  (Wed. 2/28 at 6:30p; Fri. 3/2 at 3:30p)

• Researching Employers– Employers will research you before making a hiring decision, so it’s only fair that you do the same thing.   Let us show you tools to find the inside scoop on potential summer and/or permanent employers.  (Tues. 2/27 at 4:00p; Fri. 3/2 at 12:00p)

• Old is the New New:  Legal History Databases– Some of our library’s newest additions have some of the most seasoned information.  Come check out new databases like “The Making of Modern Law” and “Early American Imprints.” (Mon. 3/5 at 4:00p; Fri. 3/9 at 3:30p; Thur. 3/15 at 2:00p; Fri. 3/16 at 9:00a)

• All About BNA All– One of our most comprehensive databases, BNA ALL features substantive, late-breaking information on legal topics galore.  This is a resource you’ll want to use all the time when you’re in practice – so why not master it now? (Thur. 3/8 at 10:30a; Wed. 3/14 at 6:30p; Fri. 3/16 at 3:30p)

• Study Aids in a [Trademarked by Thomson West]– With exams just around the corner, join us as we highlight some key study aids available at our friendly Reserve Desk.  (Wed. 3/28 at 6:30p; Fri. 3/30 at 3:30p)

• An RC in a Coke & Pepsi World:  LOISLaw Research– Here, “RC” stands for “research choice.”  LOISLaw may not have all the bells and whistles of the big two, but it is a helpful online legal research tool with its own refreshing benefits.  Come drink in some information on the subject.  (Thur. 3/29 at 2:00p; Fri. 3/30 at 9:00a)

LIBRARY ANNOUNCES HOURS FOR SPRING BREAK WEEK

            The library will operate on a reduced schedule during spring break week (although most of our library staff members will be here, hard at work!).  Our spring break hours will be:  Fri. 3/16, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm; Sat. 3/17 and Sun. 3/18, closed; Mon. 3/19 to Thur. 3/22, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm; Fri 3/23, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm; Sat. 3/24, closed; and Sun. 3/25, resume regular hours (1:00 pm to 11:00 pm).