JDCOT 32: Law Degree Jobs - Refugee Status Determination As A UN Volunteer
Release Date: 05/15/2014
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Commercial real estate careers make a great fit for lawyers who don't want to be lawyers. Today's guest has thrived since becoming a corporate real estate advisor right out of law school. Come hear all about it - unless you're risk averse!
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Many lawyers dream of writing for TV and film, including today's guest, who began pursuing writing for TV while in law school. She shares her journey with us, which has taken her to becoming a writer and producer for NCIS: Los Angeles.
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Appellate law is the best law career for Supreme Court junkies. If you like thinking creatively and combining your research and writing skills, you'll want to hear from today's guest, a partner in a Los Angeles appellate boutique.
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Regulatory affairs jobs make great jobs for lawyers who want to be lobbyists. Come hear from today's guest, who got a job doing regulatory affairs at a national trade association right after graduating from law school.
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Interested in working in law without practicing law? Legal support services like making litigation graphics might be for you. Come hear from a former trial lawyer who built his own legal support business after leaving law.
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"I really want to be a writer," said countless lawyers. Sound like you? Wanting to write on the side or hope to leave law to be a full-time writer? Come hear from critically acclaimed writer Peter Orner, JD, on what it's like to be a writer.
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Compliance work is a popular alternative career for lawyers due to the mix of work and the skills required. Come learn all about it from our guest who today is an ethics & compliance officer after leaving law in 2000 to work in compliance.
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Interested in helping old people? According to today's guest, being an elder care lawyer is focused on helping seniors with their quality of life while they're still here. Come explore this growing field of law.
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PR careers make good alternative careers for lawyers due to the mix of skills required - especially in the sub-specialty of litigation and crisis communications. Come hear from today's guest, who left law before joining this law-adjacent path.
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Interested in immigration law? In this interview, an immigration lawyer tells us about what it's like to focus on the family and removal side of immigration law.
info_outlineInterested in immigration law? A UN Volunteer talks about doing refugee status determination work in South Africa for the UNHCR.