State Bar of Wisconsin

Career Transitions

What do you do when you’ve lost your job or are trying to find your first job in a recession?

Below you’ll find links to major career resources, from our own Career Center, placement agencies, and the state’s law school sites.

Additionally, we’ve captured networking opportunities to help you explore more options and make critical connections with possible employers.

Finally, important resources for the unemployed are in one convenient location.

• Back to Lawyer Resources for a Down Economy

Career Resources

• State Bar of Wisconsin Career Center
  • Search current postings
  • Submit job openings
• Job Search and Networking Resources from the ABA
• Listing of Gov. Jobs
  • Federal Jobs
• Law School Career Center websites
  • UW Madison Alumni Career Center
  • UW Madison Law School Career Center
  • Marquette Law School Career Services Office
• Placement Agencies and online job search resources
  • Martindale.com
  • AttorneyJobs.com
  • Robert Half Legal
  • All Law.com
  • Wisconsin Law Jobs on Career Builder
• Wisconsin Lawyer articles on Career Development
  

Networking Opportunities and Volunteer Opportunities

• Pro Bono Volunteer Opportunities
• Lawyer to Lawyer Directory
• Dane County United Way Volunteers
• Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee
• Wisconsin Non Profits Association: Includes a job board for Wisconsin based non-profits
• Wisconsin Lawyer Articles on Volunteer Opportunities
• State Bar of Wisconsin Sections

Resources for Unemployed Attorneys

• First things first
  • Info about Unemployment Compensation
• Finances
  • Free annual credit report
  • Student loan repayment
  • Consumer credit information
  • Equal Justice Works (Student debt relief)
• Insurance Issues
  • COBRA insurance continuation
• Office Resources Issues
  • Job Search and Networking Resources from the ABA

Seminars and Events

• Wisconsin Solo and Small Firm Conference
• How to Strive and Thrive in a Down Economy by Dustin Cole
• Down-sizing Right: Laying Off Employees While Limiting Liability
• Buying and Selling Family Businesses - Part One
• Buying and Selling Family Businesses - Part Two
• Raising Private Capital: Practical Techniques for Community Banks to Increase Capital in a Down Market
• Seminars/CLE
• Hanging Out a Shingle? - Webcast Replay
• Hanging Out a Shingle? - On Demand
• BYP: Bankruptcy - The Basics of Filing Chapter 7 and 13
• BYP: An Introduction to Elder Law
• BYP: Handling a Basic Divorce
• BYP: An Introduction to Traffic Law
• BYP: An Introduction to Worker's Compensation
• BYP: Basic Residential Real Estate Transactions
• BYP: Choosing the Appropriate Business Entity
• BYP: Handing a Basic Probate
• BYP: Handling a Personal Injury Case From Start to Finish
• BYP: Step-by-Step Estate Planning I
• BYP: Step-by-Step Estate Planning II
• BYP: The Nuts and Bolts of Collections and Creditors' Rights
• Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation