Alternative Legal Careers

Resources

Professional Development

Pouring Over Your Next Career

Presented by Cheryl Rich Heisler

Video | Explore alternative career paths with an attorney who became a mixologist and career coach, how to identify your transferable skills, and how to make that transition.

Professional Development

Alternative Careers: One Degree, Plenty of Latitude

Presented by Cheryl Heisler and Marc Luber

Video | Tune in to learn the four steps in an alternative career search; do’s and don’ts in looking for a new role; overcoming stereotypes about lawyers/avoiding assumptions; and articulating and advocating about your transferable skills.

Professional Development

Choosing and Pursuing Alternative Careers

Presented by Carroll Welch, Casey Berman, and Kathy Morris

Video | Contemplate non-traditional roles, overcome job search obstacles, and shift the way you describe yourself and your skills to land an alternative career.

Nine Non-Legal Jobs You Can (Really, Truly) Do With a Law Degree

By Casey Berman, Founder, Leave Law Behind

Article | Explore nine jobs that align with lawyer's skills.

Seven Skills Attorneys Have That the Rest of the World Would Die For

By Casey Berman

Article | Lawyers have marketable skills. We possess a skill set and an array of talents that are actually in high demand by many businesses. Let’s see how.

3 Big Concerns in Hiring JDs for Nontraditional Roles

By: Anusia Gillespie

Hiring managers (“HMs”) are often at loss as to how to treat JDs seeking employment in a non-traditional capacity. There may be no blueprint or set of rules because the interviewing attorney is transitioning out of her standard, tried and true, expected career path.