You have an interview scheduled in a few days. Have you investigated your potential employer? What do you know about the people who will be interviewing you? Are you prepared to answer the questions that may be asked of you? Don’t just “Google” the organization and feel like you know all there is to know. Sure, the web is a good place to start, but the Georgetown Law Library has a number of invaluable resources to consider as you strive to stand out in the competitive legal job market. The Job Searching Research Guide identifies a number of these resources, including:
· ALM Legal Intelligence
ALM Legal Intelligence offers detailed business information and competitive intelligence about the legal industry. Featuring rankings and surveys, such as attorney counts, billing, branch offices, corporate representation and capital markets work, hiring practices, diversity and pro bono -- ALM Legal Intelligence is designed so that legal industry professionals can assess competitors, identify client opportunities, and benchmark performance of law firms throughout the world. Detailed law firm reports provide excellent competitive intelligence for the interviewee.
· BNA Directory of State and Federal Courts, Judges and Clerks
A compilation of information about the courts of record in the federal court system, the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. Also covers the U.S. attorneys and state Attorney Generals. The resource allows one to find directory information by court names or by the names of individuals.
· CQ Press Political Contact Suite
The CQ Press Political Contact Suite is an integrated, cross-searchable database of directories from CQ Press: Almanac of Federal PACs, Congressional Staff Directory, Federal Staff Directory, Judicial Staff Directory, Washington Info Directory, and World Powerbase. Daily updates ensure that the information is current and accurate making it an excellent resource for job searchers as well as those preparing for an interview.
· Judicial Staff Directory
Database provides directory listings of U.S. Federal Court judges, clerks, deputy clerks, administrators, probation officers, pretrial services officers, public defenders, U.S. marshals and U.S. attorneys; all State Appellate Courts, including judges and their personal staffs, court staffs and administrative offices, with addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e mail address where available; listing of 14,000 cities and counties with population, circuit, judicial district, and with the Circuit Justice noted; more than 2,800 detailed biographies of judges and court staff which include notable decision, education and career records, memberships, publications, awards and personal interests. There are daily updates to executive and staff listings
· Leadership Library on the Internet (Yellow Books)
Leadership Library on the Internet, which is updated daily, is a unique personnel contact database of the institutional leadership of the United States. It covers over 400,000 individuals at 40,000 leading U.S. government, business, professional, and nonprofit organizations. Users can browse and search in this integrated database which contains the contents of 14 Yellow Book directories: Congressional, Federal, State, Municipal, Federal Regional, Judicial, Corporate, Financial, News Media, Associations, Law Firms, Government Affairs, Foreign Representatives and Nonprofit Sector.
· Leadership Networks
Leadership Networks is an interactive networking database of "who knows whom" in the leadership of the United States. Shows the type and strength of key links and connections among leaders in the public and private sectors, including board relationships, education, career history, and family ties. Part of the Leadership Library.
· NALP Directory
The National Association for Law Placement profiles law firms, government agencies, public interest entities and corporate legal departments in this resource. Profiles include detailed information on practice areas, demographics, salaries & benefits.
· Uniworld Online
Uniworld Online provides contact information for headquarters, branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates of multinational firms. Georgetown Law Library's premium global subscription includes access to American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries and Foreign Firms Operating in the United States.
· Your Nation's Courts Online
Includes names, addresses and phone numbers of all U.S. appellate and district judges and clerks of court, U.S. magistrate judges, and bankruptcy judges. There are also listings for court web sites and U.S. Attorneys' information. Biographies of federal judges and judicial nominees are provided. The State Court section features contact info for court clerks and county courthouses.
Feel free to ask a reference librarian if you have any questions using these resources or any other material featured in our research guide and good luck with your interviews.
