Legal careers
About Legal Careers
Corporate
Description: Corporate attorneys negotiate, draft and review contracts,
counsel clients, and prepare legal documents for business mergers and
acquisitions. Often these attorneys are involved with issues in
the areas of labor and employment, insurance and occasionally
intellectual property.
Examples of where alums work: Corporations, private law firms,
government
Immigration
Description: Immigration attorneys focus on providing services to
people seeking assistance with refugee, asylum, deportation and
legalization issues.
Examples of where alums work: Private law firms
International
Description: Some of the main areas that comprise an
international practice include mergers and acquisitions, securities and
commercial lending transactions, joint ventures, trade, tax,
representation of foreign governments, litigation and international
real estate matters.
Examples of where alums work: Private law firms
Patent
Description: A career in the patent field typically involves
prosecuting or litigating patents, licensing, infringement litigation
and drafting validity opinions. This type of practice requires a degree
in science or engineering. A patent attorney must pass both a
state bar exam and the Patent Bar as tested by the United States Patent
& Trademark Office.
Examples of where alums work: Law firms, corporations, universities,
government
Public Interest
Description: Public interest attorneys help indigent or
underrepresented groups in areas such as criminal and civil matters.
Examples of where alums work: Public defender offices, legal aid,
non–profits, disability rights organizations.
Securities
Description: This area focuses on the federal and state regulation of
the purchase and sale of securities, including stocks, notes, bonds and
investment contracts.
Examples of where alums work: SEC, local securities bureaus
Trademark/Copyright
Description: The trademark/copyright area involves trademark/copyright
protection with includes challenges to unfair competitive practices,
trademark infringement and trade secrets.
Examples of where alums work: Private law firms, government agencies,
corporations
Wills, Trusts & Estates
Description: The main goal for these attorneys is to ensure that the
client's intentions with respect to the distribution of his or her
assets will be carried out as the client wishes. Most of this
work involves drafting a will and can include trusts, powers of
attorney and guardianship.
Examples of where alums work: Private law firms
