JD Careers Out There
Marc Luber: Career Help for Lawyers and Law Students
JD Careers Out There (JDCOT.com) explores what to do with a law degree by featuring day-in-the-life interviews with accomplished law grads working in different law practice areas as well as alternative careers for lawyers. Our mission is to help lawyers, law students and those considering law school to find fulfilling careers. Host Marc Luber, a law grad with years of legal recruiting experience, brings you career advice from many types of lawyers (like a criminal defense lawyer, real estate lawyer, etc.) as well as those working in other jobs for law grads (like a sports agent, a non-profit president, etc.) by asking what each path is really like and how to break in. Whether you want to practice law or you're leaving law and wondering what to do with your life, subscribe to this podcast and visit JDCOT for access to full-length video interviews plus more. Enjoy!
- 6 minutes 22 secondsJDCOT 52: Law Degree Careers - Corporate Real Estate Advisor
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!
30 January 2015, 5:30 pm - 4 minutes 16 secondsJDCOT 51: Law Degree Careers - Writing For TV
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.
10 October 2014, 4:15 pm - 4 minutes 29 secondsJDCOT 50: Law Careers - Working in Appellate Law
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.
3 October 2014, 4:10 pm - 4 minutes 54 secondsJDCOT 49: Law Degree Careers - Regulatory Affairs Jobs
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.
26 September 2014, 8:27 pm - 5 minutes 17 secondsJDCOT 48: Law Degree Careers - Legal Support Services
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.
19 September 2014, 9:06 pm - 5 minutes 39 secondsJDCOT 47: Law Degree Careers - Being A Writer
"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.
12 September 2014, 10:03 pm - 5 minutes 2 secondsJDCOT 46: Law Degree Careers - Compliance Officer
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.
5 September 2014, 9:07 pm - 4 minutes 32 secondsJDCOT 45: Law Careers - Elder Care Lawyer
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.
22 August 2014, 2:42 pm - 4 minutes 46 secondsJDCOT 44: Law Degree Careers - Public Relations Executive
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.
15 August 2014, 3:41 pm - 4 minutes 4 secondsJDCOT 43: Law Careers - Immigration Lawyer
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.
8 August 2014, 4:56 pm - 4 minutes 24 secondsJDCOT 42: Law Degree Careers - Being A Legal Journalist
Becoming a journalist after leaving law is not uncommon. In this interview, Jill Schachner Chanen, an assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal, tells us about these alternative careers for lawye
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