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JD Careers Out There

Marc Luber: Career Help for Lawyers and Law Studentsjdcareersoutthere.com
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!
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Episodes

JDCOT 21: Law Degree Jobs - Advocacy Careers

Social justice advocate Abby Leibman explains advocacy careers and shares advice for lawyers and law students considering these alternative careers for lawyers.

Apr 01, 20146 min

JDCOT 20: Law Career Advice from Doug Kmiec

Doug Kmiec shares advice on law degree careers that you can pursue beyond law firm life in this interview on his journey to the USDOJ Office of Legal Counsel and beyond.

Mar 30, 20145 min

JDCOT 19: Law Careers - Tax Lawyers

Tax lawyers are one of the types of lawyers that get to take an active role in a wide variety of transactions ? especially those who are focused on tax planning. Today we learn about tax law careers from a transactional tax lawyer.

Mar 27, 20146 min

JDCOT 18: Law Degree Jobs - Investment Advisor

Being an investment advisor is a popular path to take when leaving law. In this JDCOT interview, a high net-worth advisor tells us what investment advisors do and explains why investment advisors make good alternative careers for lawyers.

Mar 22, 20144 min

JDCOT 17: Law Degree Jobs - Real Estate Redevelopment

Commercial real estate jobs doing shopping center redevelopment are explored in this JDCOT interview with a redevelopment director who says this is great work to do with a law degree if you don't want to be a lawyer.

Mar 20, 20144 min

JDCOT 16: Law Careers - Land Use Attorneys

In this episode of JD Careers Out There (JDCOT), I interview one of the top land use attorneys in Los Angeles to learn about these law careers. These types of lawyers blend real estate and environmental law with public policy, politics and more.

Mar 15, 20145 min

JDCOT 14: Law Degree Jobs - Planned Giving Careers

Planned giving jobs make great alternative careers for lawyers interested in nonprofit careers, fundraising, estate planning and tax law, a lawyer explains in this JDCOT interview.

Mar 02, 20143 min

JDCOT 13: Law Degree Jobs - Lobbyist Careers

Government relations jobs are explored in this JDCOT interview with a public sector lobbyist who calls lobbying careers one of the good alternative careers for lawyers.

Feb 25, 20147 min

JDCOT 12: Legislative Careers On Capitol Hill

What jobs for lawyers can you find working on the Hill? A former Congressional staffer describes what to do with a law degree on Capitol Hill in this JDCOT interview.

Feb 19, 20144 min

JDCOT 10: Law Careers - Become an IP Lawyer

Is an intellectual property law career right for you? A law firm partner talks about being an IP lawyer and the variety of careers for lawyers in IP law in this JDCOT interview.

Feb 12, 20143 min

JDCOT 09: Law Degree Jobs - Careers in Business Development

This JDCOT episode explores business development jobs. I interview a business development executive who explains what legal skills make biz dev one of the good alternative careers for lawyers. She also talks about leaving law to explore this path.

Feb 09, 20143 min

JDCOT 08: Law Careers - Business Litigation

This episode of JD Careers Out There (JDCOT) explores litigation careers in my interview with a business litigation lawyer based in Los Angeles. He tells us all about these types of lawyers.

Feb 04, 20146 min

JDCOT 07: Law Degree Jobs - Careers In Wireless

Wireless site acquisition careers make good alternative jobs for lawyers due to the legal skills used. In this JDCOT episode, I interview a wireless expert to learn more about this career path.

Jan 17, 20144 min

JDCOT 06: Law Degree Jobs - Sports Agent Careers

Wondering what sports agents do? Check out this JDCOT interview with a sports agent who became an agent after leaving law. This is one of the exciting alternative careers for lawyers.

Jan 15, 20146 min

JDCOT 05: Law Degree Jobs - Human Resources Careers

Explore human resources jobs as alternative careers for lawyers in my JDCOT interview with an HR executive and EEO officer. If leaving law or employment law interests you, you?ll want to check this out.

Jan 13, 20146 min

JDCOT 04: Law Careers - Medical Malpractice Defense

This episode of JD Careers Out There (JDCOT) looks at insurance defense law jobs. We explore these litigation careers in my interview with a medical malpractice attorney from New York.

Jan 10, 20144 min

JDCOT 02: Law Careers - Personal Injury Lawyers

In this episode of JD Careers Out There (JDCOT), I interview a personal injury attorney about what it's like being a PI lawyer. We explore these litigation careers as one of the jobs to do with a law degree.

Jan 04, 201447 min
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