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Welcome to the Law Career Community! Find resources and opportunities to launch your career in Law and learn about the many different areas students can pursue in the field. Browse this Community for career advice blogs, available career opportunities, and explore the resources to help you build your career and beyond.

Critical steps for students seeking legal careers in social justice

It’s no secret that the law impacts every facet of our lives, whether it be education, housing, or the economy, from the municipal to the state to the federal level. We have been taught that everyone is equal before the …

By Ryan Zajic - College Recruiter
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Announcing Vault’s 2023 Best Law Firms for Diversity

Continuing our rolling rankings release, we are proud to announce the 2023 Best Law Firms for Diversity! Coming in at the top of the rankings is McDermott, Will, & Emery. The remaining top 10 are listed below, and all can …

By Travis Whitsitt - Firsthand
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What Is Entertainment Law?

Companies, creative artists, and others who work in the entertainment industry — such as film, television, music, and publishing — use entertainment law services to protect their interests.

Entertainment law is a dynamic field with a broad scope of work incorporating negotiating, …

By Robin Madell - Forage
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What Is Corporate Law?

When Facebook bought WhatsApp for $22 billion, corporate law helped facilitate the transaction. With so much money and thousands of employees and users involved, the companies needed corporate lawyers to help with the legality of the process — including research on …

By Zoe Kaplan - Forage
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What Is Civil Rights Law?

Civil rights law is about fighting for people’s constitutional rights and against injustice for those who have faced discrimination. If you’re passionate about the law and working to protect the rights of your community, civil rights might be the right …

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Vault Guide to Criminal Justice Jobs

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Practice Perspectives: Vault’s Guide to Legal Practice Areas

Practice Perspectives: Vault’s Guide to Legal Practice Areas is the insider’s guide to what it’s really like to practice at …

Practice Perspectives: Vault’s Guide to Legal Practice Areas

Practice Perspectives: Vault’s Guide to Legal Practice Areas is the insider’s guide to what it’s really like to practice law at …

Vault Guide to Park and Public Land Jobs

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Law Jobs

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Criminal Justice Jobs

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Featured Courses

AFAM 350 – The Law, the Citizen, and the Literary and Cinematic Imaginations

In this course, we will study several major legal events that highlight the contradictions and injustices in the history of…

GOVT 159 – Moral Basis of Politics

An introduction to upper-level courses in political theory, this course offers an introductory survey of political theory from ancient Athens…

GOVT 382 – Erosion of Democracy

This seminar will explore the characteristics, causes, and consequences of “democratic backsliding” — deterioration in the quality of democracy that…

CCIV 221 – Law, Politics & Order in the Ancient World

Legal texts–law codes, decrees, and edicts, juristic discussions, law court cases–help us understand the history of legal thinking and strategy,…

ENVS 284 – Animal Law & Policy

This course will provide an overview of law and public policy as they apply to non-human animals. The course will…

ENVS 285 – Environmental Law & Policy

If you listen to, watch, or read environmental news and would like some history or perspective…If you would like some…

ENVS 276 – The Law and Policy of Water, Wind, and Wildlife: Protecting Natural Resources and the Environment

HOW do we protect our environmental and natural resources and WHY have we chosen this path? WHEN/HOW do the public,…

ENVS 277 – The Law and Policy of Chemicals, Contamination, Cleanup and Calamities

HOW do we protect our environment and ourselves from wastes and chemicals? WHY have we chosen this path? WHEN/HOW do…

ENVS 350 – Environmental Justice & Sustainability

The US Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of…

EDST 315 – Education Law in an Age of Change

This course is an introduction to the legal processes that shape public education in the United States. This course examines…

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