Three Alternative Careers for Law Grads
Recent law grads encountering a tough job market may want to consider some alternatives with a connection to law practice.
A law grad in her own alternative career—legal placement—writes about the three possibilities in the New York Law Journal.
Katherine Frink-Hamlett says she had little information about the realities of law practice when she entered law school and didn’t know much about alternative careers. She says there are several alternatives, including:
• Procurement. Purchasing goods and services for corporations has a legal tie because it often involves drafting, negotiating and reviewing contracts.
• Compliance. Making sure that company employees comply with state and federal regulations is a career choice that makes it possible to go back into traditional legal practice, according to Carol Baldwin Moody, chief compliance officer for a major insurance company. “I could easily become general counsel of a company,” she tells the New York Law Journal.
• Law firm administration. Law firms are hiring professionals in areas such as professional development and diversity.
