{"id":72,"date":"2010-04-14T14:24:17","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T19:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.law.cornell.edu\/library\/2010\/04\/14\/summer-jobs-are-on-the-horizon\/"},"modified":"2010-04-14T14:24:17","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T19:24:17","slug":"summer-jobs-are-on-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.law.cornell.edu\/library\/2010\/04\/14\/summer-jobs-are-on-the-horizon\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer jobs are on the horizon&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now is the time to set up a <a href=\"http:\/\/library2.lawschool.cornell.edu\/forms\/resappointmentform.asp\" title=\"research consult form\">research consultation<\/a> to prepare for your summer job. An appointment with a <a href=\"http:\/\/library.lawschool.cornell.edu\/WhatWeDo\/Teach\/Library-Faculty.cfm\" title=\"research attorney bios\">Research Attorney<\/a> is the perfect way to get ready for your summer employment, whether you are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawschool.cornell.edu\/publicservice\/judicial_clerkships.cfm\" title=\"Cornell law judicial clerkships page\">clerking for a judge<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawschool.cornell.edu\/careers\/students\/explore_options\/legal_careers\/private_law_firms\/index.cfm\" title=\"Cornell Law career services private firms page\">working in a law firm<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawschool.cornell.edu\/careers\/students\/explore_options\/legal_careers\/pub_interest.cfm\" title=\"Cornell Law public interest and pro bono page\">volunteering for a nonprofit<\/a>, or researching for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawschool.cornell.edu\/faculty\/index.cfm\" title=\"Cornell Law School faculty\">professor<\/a>. You can set up a mutually convenient time with the Research Attorney of your choice (or indicate no preference) using the <a href=\"http:\/\/library2.lawschool.cornell.edu\/forms\/resappointmentform.asp\" title=\"Form\">online form<\/a>. Let us know where you will be working and how we can help you. Maybe you want to know how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>research the law in a specific <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ll.georgetown.edu\/research\/browse_jurisdictions.cfm\" title=\"Georgetown state research guides\">state<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>research the law in a particular area of practice like <a href=\"http:\/\/library2.lawschool.cornell.edu\/esources\/default.aspx?id=202\" title=\"Online Legal Resources-Corporate &amp; Securities page\">securities law<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>improve your Westlaw or Lexis skills;<\/li>\n<li>research non-legal topics such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.cornell.edu\/johnson\/library\/faq\/comp_faq.html\" title=\"Management Library\">company research<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>hone your existing skills in a particular area;<\/li>\n<li>get a quick <a href=\"http:\/\/library.lawschool.cornell.edu\/WhatWeDo\/ResearchGuides\/Basics.cfm\" title=\"Cornell Law Library basics of legal research page\">refresher in the basics<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Appointments last about 15 minutes to an hour depending on your needs, and you leave with a handout listing materials to help you over the summer. 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