Other alternative careers

Our graduates are pursuing various careers with the law degree obtained from the University of Houston Law Center.  They are working in areas ranging from sports agents, to fundraising, to lobbying.  Students should keep an open mind to alternative career options and explore the resources and links below.

• The Lawyer’s Career Change Handbook: More Than 300 Things You Can Do With a Law Degree
  Hindi Greenberg, 2002
• Should You Really Be a Lawyer?— The Guide to Smart Career Choices Before, During & After Law School
  Deborah Schneider, Gary Belsky, 2004
• Alternative Careers for Lawyers (Princeton Review) by Hillary Mantis
• What Can You Do With A Law Degree? (Niche Press) by Deborah Arron
• JD Preferred: 500+ Things You Can Do With a Law Degree (Other Than Practice Law), published by Federal Reports, Inc.
• Judgment Reversed: Alternative Careers for Lawyers, Jeffrey Strausser, Barron's Educations Series, Inc., 1997

Websites

Houston Business Journal

Global legal Resources

Alternative Careers for Lawyers

Alternative Careers for JDs

Career Management Consulting for Attorneys

Law Crossing