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Career Corner—Advice and Resources for Alumni

The Career Corner is a repository of helpful information for Boalt alumni who are looking for work – or pondering their next career move. Please also see the main CDO website for more information, and feel free to contact Director of Alumni Career Services Robert White for one-on-one counseling or more information by email to rwhite@law.berkeley.edu or by scheduling an appointment online on the Alumni Resources page.

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Resources

5 Painless Ways to Grow Your Network (3/23/2012)
1. Hit refresh . . . , 2. network in small ways . . . .
Volunteer Opportunities (1/17/2012)
Salary negotiations - updated 12/19/11 (12/19/2011)
Information, Salary Calculators and Articles on Negotiating Salaries and Responding to Salary Requirements
Panel on In-House Careers - audio recording (4/28/2011)
Four Boalt Alums Speak About In-house Legal Careers
Freelance Attorney Seminar - Video (10/10/2011)
Presentation by Marina Modlin, author of The Independence Track: How To Succeed As A Freelance Attorney, on September 1, 2011
Updated FAQs on Temporary Legal Work and Staffing Agencies (4/4/2011)
Some tips on doing temp work while you wait for bar results, job-hunt, et cetera
Alumni Job Search Workshop - 2010 (2/11/2011)
View the video for this program (7/21/10) primarily for more recent alums entering the job market.
An Unexpected Switch in Practice Area Brings Growth and Satisfaction: Tomomi Glover ('06) (1/5/2011)
When Plan A Didn't Work, Staying In Touch With Friends Resulted in a Better Plan B
A Bold Move That Actually Worked: Steve Koyanagi ('09) (1/5/2011)
Opting out of a second year of his clerkship without another job opportunity in a tough market wasn't an easy decision, but for this alum it all worked out
Successfully Navigating the Course From Private Practice to Nonprofit: Jora Trang ('01) (1/5/2011)
After the recession made continuing her private practice of seven years impossible, this alum engineered a career transition culminating in getting her dream job at a nonprofit.
5 Big Steps From BigLaw to the SEC: Maggie Spillane ('01) (1/5/2011)
Video Interview with Paul Melodia ('64)
Video Interview with Rebecca DeKalb ('81)
Video Interview with John Burris ('73)
FAQs for Contract Lawyering (5/14/2010)
For attorneys who are between jobs or contemplating alternatives to a full-time position, working on a contract basis may be a good short or long-term option.
Switching from Private Sector to Public Interest (4/16/2010)
Alums Neil McCabe '65 and Harry Jackson '56 have agreed to share their stories about making the switch from the private sector to the public sector.

Career Corner—Advice and Resources for Alumni

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