Private sector (for-profit) employers account for most legal employers that are neither government employers nor nonprofit law and advocacy organizations. The largest pool of private sector employers consists of law firms, covering dozens of different practice areas. Law firms range in size from solo attorneys to thousands of attorneys. In addition to law firms, corporations and companies of all sizes often hire attorneys as in-house counsel or to conduct regulatory compliance in a wide range of practice areas.
The Office of Professional & Career Development provides resources for students of every class year to identify and connect with private sector organizations, including:
- Vincent Jobs Board: A class-year specific job board for all employers recruiting at DePaul Law
- Vincent Resource Library
- Informational and mock interviews with alumni connected to DePaul, by request
In addition to the resources available at DePaul Law, there are a number of places that students may look for open private sector positions, particularly post-graduate positions, including:
- Association Career Network Legal Jobs
- CareerBuilder
- CBA Career Center
- Chicago Legal Search, Ltd.
- FindLaw
- iHireLegal
- ISBA Career Center
- Law Bulletin Legal Career Center
- Law Crossing
- LawJobs
- LinkedIn Jobs
- NALP Job Center
- National Association of Women Lawyers Career Center
- The Posse List
- Vault
- Westlaw Career Center
- ZipRecruiter