JD Careers Out There
Career
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!
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Description:
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!
Twitter:
@jd_cot
Language:
English
Website:
http://jdcareersoutthere.com
Email:
marc@jdcot.com
Episodes
JDCOT 52: Law Degree Careers - Corporate Real Estate Advisor
1/30/2015
Commercial real estate careers make a great fit for lawyers who don't want to be lawyers. Today's guest has thrived since becoming a corporate real estate advisor right out of law school. Come hear all about it - unless you're risk averse!
Duration:00:06:21
JDCOT 51: Law Degree Careers - Writing For TV
10/10/2014
Many lawyers dream of writing for TV and film, including today's guest, who began pursuing writing for TV while in law school. She shares her journey with us, which has taken her to becoming a writer and producer for NCIS: Los Angeles.
Duration:00:04:14
JDCOT 50: Law Careers - Working in Appellate Law
10/3/2014
Appellate law is the best law career for Supreme Court junkies. If you like thinking creatively and combining your research and writing skills, you'll want to hear from today's guest, a partner in a Los Angeles appellate boutique.
Duration:00:04:28
JDCOT 49: Law Degree Careers - Regulatory Affairs Jobs
9/26/2014
Regulatory affairs jobs make great jobs for lawyers who want to be lobbyists. Come hear from today's guest, who got a job doing regulatory affairs at a national trade association right after graduating from law school.
Duration:00:04:53
JDCOT 48: Law Degree Careers - Legal Support Services
9/19/2014
Interested in working in law without practicing law? Legal support services like making litigation graphics might be for you. Come hear from a former trial lawyer who built his own legal support business after leaving law.
Duration:00:05:16
JDCOT 47: Law Degree Careers - Being A Writer
9/12/2014
"I really want to be a writer," said countless lawyers. Sound like you? Wanting to write on the side or hope to leave law to be a full-time writer? Come hear from critically acclaimed writer Peter Orner, JD, on what it's like to be a writer.
Duration:00:05:38
JDCOT 46: Law Degree Careers - Compliance Officer
9/5/2014
Compliance work is a popular alternative career for lawyers due to the mix of work and the skills required. Come learn all about it from our guest who today is an ethics & compliance officer after leaving law in 2000 to work in compliance.
Duration:00:05:01
JDCOT 45: Law Careers - Elder Care Lawyer
8/22/2014
Interested in helping old people? According to today's guest, being an elder care lawyer is focused on helping seniors with their quality of life while they're still here. Come explore this growing field of law.
Duration:00:04:31
JDCOT 44: Law Degree Careers - Public Relations Executive
8/15/2014
PR careers make good alternative careers for lawyers due to the mix of skills required - especially in the sub-specialty of litigation and crisis communications. Come hear from today's guest, who left law before joining this law-adjacent path.
Duration:00:04:45
JDCOT 43: Law Careers - Immigration Lawyer
8/8/2014
Interested in immigration law? In this interview, an immigration lawyer tells us about what it's like to focus on the family and removal side of immigration law.
Duration:00:04:03
JDCOT 42: Law Degree Careers - Being A Legal Journalist
8/1/2014
Becoming a journalist after leaving law is not uncommon. In this interview, Jill Schachner Chanen, an assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal, tells us about these alternative careers for lawye
Duration:00:04:22
JDCOT 41: Law Degree Careers - Strategic Communications Director
7/24/2014
The role of strategic communications director is a good alternative career for lawyers due to the mix of skills required. In this interview, someone who left law for this path tells us what
Duration:00:04:52
JDCOT 40: Law Careers - Being a Freelance Attorney
7/18/2014
Becoming a freelance attorney is a growing trend in the legal field. Check out this interview with a freelance attorney provider who explains that this role is a contract or temporary attorney who does l
Duration:00:03:22
JDCOT 39: Law Degree Careers - eDiscovery Consultant
7/11/2014
Leaving law for law-related jobs in the litigation support field is a popular thing to do with a law degree. An eDiscovery consultant tells us about his law-related role in the world of litigation.
Duration:00:04:21
JDCOT 38: Law Careers - Corporate Bankruptcy Lawyers
7/3/2014
Interested in bankruptcy law? Check out this interview with a corporate bankruptcy lawyer who talks about the role of climbing in to someone?s business that?s in distress to help them out.
Duration:00:05:37
JDCOT 37: Law Careers - Workers' Rights Lawyers
6/29/2014
Interested in employment law but don't want to represent companies? In this interview, an employment lawyer who represents employees tells us about her work - from negotiating employment, severance, non-compete agreements & more.
Duration:00:03:54
JDCOT 36: Law Degree Careers - Union Collective Bargaining Director
6/21/2014
Leaving law for a law-related job is a popular way to use a law degree. A collective bargaining director for a union tells us what her law-related job is like in this interview.
Duration:00:04:55
JDCOT: 36: Law Degree Careers - Union Collective Bargaining Director
6/21/2014
Leaving law for a law-related job is a popular way to use a law degree. A collective bargaining director for a union tells us what her law-related job is like in this interview.
Duration:00:02:27
JDCOT 35: Law Degree Careers - Being A Civic Leader
6/16/2014
Jobs in city government are explained by a lawyer who rose to the top of these alternative careers for lawyers by using the skills of a lawyer. Listen to this interview to learn about being a civic leader.
Duration:00:03:41
JDCOT 34: Law Careers - Employment Lawyers
6/7/2014
Employment law careers representing companies provide interesting work with a human touch, says an employment lawyer in this interview.
Duration:00:04:36