SCBA Diversity Section

Finding a Legal Job in Law School

• On-Campus Interviewing [OCI]: Getting a job with medium to large private firms often requires securing a summer associate position after your second year of law school.  Interviews for the summer associate positions occur during the fall of the second year of law school.
• University of Washington Law School  – Career Services
• Seattle University School of Law – Career Services
• Gonzaga Law School – Career Services
• Northwest Minority Job Fair

LATERAL AND ENTRY LEVEL JOB SEARCH

General Job Listings

• Washington State Bar Association of Washington
  Many law firms advertise on the Washington State Bar Association's website and county bar association newsletters. 
• eattorney
  (requires registration and password)
• Law Crossing
  (requires registration and password)
• Law Jobs 
• Vault

Government Positions

• Job Site of the United States federal government
• Job site for Washington Attorney General's Office

Judicial Clerkships

• National Association of Law Placement information related to judicial clerkships

Law Firms

• Martindale: Provides profiles of law firms. Information supplied by law firms.
• NALP: Provides a searchable database of legal employers
• NALP: contains NALP's diversity resources
• NALP: contains GLBT resources
• Information on the Washington DC legal market
• Information about law firms
• NALP for public interest jobs, fellowships, etc.
• National Legal Aid and Defender Association

In House Counsel

• Minority Corporate Counsel Association

BOOKS, STUDIES AND LANDMARK LEGAL DECISIONS

• Landmark Decisions: A Century of Change (1856-1955). The Century of Change witnessed a dramatic transformation in American society and in the nation's high court. Track the Supreme Court decisions that reflected American's changing attitudes towards race in Landmark Decisions.
• Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1856)
• Strauder v. West Virginia
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• The Civil Rights Cases
• Shelley v. Kraemer
• Brown v. Board of Education I
• Brown v. Board of Education II
• Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)
• Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
• Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S.558 (2003)
• Same Sex-Marriage: A History of the Law
  A look at the legal landscape of same-sex marriages
• Korematsu v. United States, 584 F.Supp. 1406 (N.D. Ca. 1984)
• Hirabayashi v. United States, 828 F.2d 591 (9th Cir. 1987)

BOOKS RELATED TO DIVERSITY AND LAW SCHOOL

• Books Listed by Debora Harron

REPORTS/ STUDIES RELATED TO DIVERSITY

• Diversity in Law Firms 2003
  United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Glass Ceiling Task Force study -- Final Report of the 2001 Self-Audit for Gender and Racial Equity (a survey of Washington State law firms), conducted by the Washington Supreme Court Gender and Justice Commission: Glass Ceiling Task Force.

ARTICLES RELATING TO DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION

WSBA Bar News

• Proud to be a Lawyer: Hispanic-American Lawyers: Benito Juarez and the Legal Tradition in Latin America by Zulema Hinojos-Fall, December 2002 (pdf link)
• Overcoming Obstacles --- and Involvement in the Community: The Story of Latino Lawyers in Washington State by Maria Chavez, Ph.D., August 2003 (pdf link)
• Unfaltering Resolve—the great trial lawyer, Abraham Lincoln by Dick Manning, January 2003 (pdf link)
• Why Diversity Matters—Reflecting the Public We Serve by David Savage, January 2004  (pdf link)
• Listening to Diversity Concerns by David Savage, April 2004  (pdf link)
• History in the Making: Ron Ward: 114th President of the Washington State Bar Association, First President of Color, by Kathy Henning, October 2004 (pdf link)
• WSBA Leadership Institute: Growing Lawyer Leadership for the Future, by Ron Ward, December 2004 (pdf link)
• Leadership with Style: The WSBA Leadership Institute by Joslyn K. Donlin, April 2005 (pdf link)
• Why Diversity? Rendering the Service of Reflecting the Persons we Serve, Leveling the Profession's Economic Playing Field, and Achieving True American Community by Ron Ward, April 2005 (pdf link)

WSTLA's Trial News

• Reflections on Diversity and the Law for Black History Month by Thaddeus Martin.  March 2004  (pdf link)
• Secrets of Successful Cross-Cultural Client Interviews by Elizabeth Miu-Lan Young. March 2004 (pdf link)
• Diversity and Outreach Committee Takes Affirmative Steps by Moni Law. March 2004 (pdf link)
• Carl Maxey, a Fitting Role Model for WSLTA's Trailblazer by Moni Law, April 2005 (pdf link)

KCBA Bar Bulletin

• Profile: Dean W.H. (Joe) Knight Jr., African-American Dean of University of Washington law school by Joan Leah Middleton, January 2004 (pdf link)

Washington's Law and Politics

• Gaining and Retaining Diversity: How well do law firms keep their promise of a diverse environment? By Paul Freeman, June/July 2003. (pdf link)
• Angels of the Bar: In spite of intense pressure to succeed, the attorneys in this diverse young group give lavishly of their time to worthy causes by Irene Svete, June/ July 2004 (pdf link)
• Power Surge: In law firms and courtrooms across Washington State, women are making their presence known.  June/July 2005 (pdf link)