Associations and Societies for Lawyers and Attorneys

Professional and industry associations and societies are great places to make connections to your next job! Check out "Tapping the Hidden Job Market" for ideas on some of the ways you can leverage associations for your job search. Also see Job-Hunt's Law and Law Enforcement Career Resources category.

Also see Job-Hunt's Law and Law Enforcement Career Resources category and the other pages of professional associations in the "Legal Associations" section of this directory.

Associations for Lawyers & Attorneys

• American Bar Association
  JOBS, ABA Career Counsel section with articles and information, public resources, and much more! Some features are "members only."
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
  Resources, student writing competition, and member directory, and Twitter
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
  JOBS, news, events, conferences, publications, advocacy, and other information
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
  JOBS, student center, online training, meetings, and an excellent collection of information, also a members-only section
• American Law Institute
  JOBS (at ALI), conference, news, and a newsletter for updates up to date on all/any of 24 legal topics (e.g., litigation, IP, etc.)
• Association of Corporate Counsel
  JOBS, news, chapters, member directory, chapters and communities, and many resources, and Twitter
• American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  JOBS, press room, conventions, member directory, discussion forums, and more resources
• Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association
  JOBS, internships, student scholarships, annual conference, and sponsorship
  
• Minority Bar Association State Links
  JOBS, and many links to other resources for minorities
• National Association of Attorneys General
  JOBS, news and information
• National Association of College and University Attorneys
  News and information, including a significant amount of resources for "members only"
• National Association of Women Lawyers
  JOBS, events, committees, publications, education, news, and more
• National Conference of Women's Bar Associations
  Affiliated local organizations (also see Job-Hunt's Women's State Bar Associations), news, events, and Facebook
• National Employment Lawyers Association
  JOBS, convention, webinars, meetings and information, and a Members-Only directory of Members
• National GLBT Bar Association
  JOBS, events, committees, training, and more

For more related employment and career links, go to the Law and Law Enforcement Employment Resources category.