What Can I Do With This Major?
Some ideas for what you can do with a major in law.

Monster Major to Career Converter
Listing of career opportunities related to your academic major.

Careers in the Law
Information on legal careers from the ABA.

Collaborative Research Networks
CRNs exist to help interdisciplinary law & society scholars find and maintain contact with those who have similar interests at other institutions.

The Fascinating World of Forensic Science
A guide to the many possibilities for satisfying life choices of careers combining science and service in the interests of society, justice and public safety.

Law and Society Association
Founded in 1964, LSA is a group of scholars from many fields and countries, interested in the place of law in social, political, economic and cultural life. Members bring training in law, sociology, political science, psychology, anthropology, economics, and history as well as in other related areas to the study of sociolegal phenomena.

Psychology and Law Resources for Students
Overview of Psychology and Law careers, subspecialities, training info, professional bios, and more from the American Psychology-Law Society.

Networking

One way to learn about the multitude of options for particular majors is to see what Skidmore graduates are doing professionally and to interview them about how they're "Living the Liberal Arts." While you will find alumni working in fields that seem obviously connected to their Skidmore major, you will soon find many more who are in professions that might not seem related on the surface, but definitely utilize skills developed within their discipline and co-curricular Skidmore experiences.

The Skidmore College Career Services Office maintains a dynamic Career Network of about 2000 alumni and parents (alumni are searchable by Skidmore major) who have volunteered to answer career development and internship or job search questions from Skidmore students and grads. The Career Network is password protected (Need a Password?). Please carefully review the User Guidelines for the protocols before utilizing this amazing resource. See also our link to sites for making additional Skidmore Connections.

"Major in whatever you love to study, and work with Career Services to figure out how what you love to study might translate into career options. Then work with Career Services to put a 3- or 4-year plan together to experiment, tweak, and make it happen!" - DBM '83

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