Career Exploration: What Do Lawyers Do?

The Fundamentals
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Lawyers and Paralegals
LawCareersNow.com - Check the left sidebar information pertaining to careers in law.
LSAC/Law School Admissions Council - Go to Prospective Students > Doing Your Research and Applying to Law School
NALP, National Association for the Legal Profession - Employment information, reports, and statistics.
NALP, Law School Class of 2009 Employment and Salary  Reports
ONET - Search "Occupations" for descriptions of work in the legal field.
WesVAULT - Log into MyCRC to access WesVault
University of Notre Dame, Pre-Law Advising, The Legal Profession – Discusses your fit with the work of an attorney. Will you pass the legal career quiz?

Public Interest Careers
PSLawNet - Useful information on options in public interest law (targeted to attorneys and law school students but useful to pre-law students).  * See especially "Career Central."

Blogs focused on the legal profession
The Belly of the Beast, Steven J. Harper, Adj. Professor, Northwestern University - About the legal profession.
The Careerist, interesting information about all things law.

International Students
US Dept. of State - Information for non-citizens who are interested in attending American law schools.