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Introduction
The legal profession is demographically diverse—but people from underrepresented groups continue to face challenges getting jobs and advancing in their careers. And the organizations that want to foster diversity face their own challenges. This guide provides links to sources offering advice (to law students and to employers). It also has a section on studies of the profession.
For people who enjoy biographies, the final section links to books profiling some pioneering women lawyers and lawyers of color. Note the box with links to online video interviews.
Resources About Careers & the Legal Profession
- Diversity in the Legal Profession [Gallagher Law Library]Includes advice (for both employers and individuals), academic studies, and profiles.
- Leadership & Other Soft SkillsHow can you learn leadership, teamwork, cultural competence, and other "soft skills"?
This guide presents a variety of books. Most are aimed at the general reader (i.e., they are not aimed at Ph.D. researchers in organizational behavior). - Legal Specialties & Practice SettingsIncludes books and other resources about specialties (e.g., personal injury), practice settings (e.g., firm vs. government), and alternatives to law practice.
- Professional ResponsibilityIncludes Rules of Professional Conduct, ethics opinions, treatises.
- Where will your Legal Education Take You?Explore over 30 different legal career paths.
UW Guides About Careers
These UW Libraries guides are not tailored to law, but could be useful, especially if you're thinking outside law yourself.