National Security Law Career Guide
Updated March 2024
Books
Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising, Harvard Law School, National Security Law: A Career Guide (PDF) (2014)
Careers in National Security Law (Laura Bean ed., 2008).
KF4850.C37 2008 (on Reserve)
R.L. Hermann, Landing a Federal Legal Job: Finding Success in the U.S. Government Job Market (2011).
KF299 .G6 H473 2011 (Office of Career Services)
Articles
William J. Dunn, Going Forward: Improving the Legal Advice of National Security Lawyers, 32 B.C. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 241 (2009).
Ryan A. Little, The Big Lebowski: The Dude's Lessons in Law and Leadership for Military and National Security Attorneys, 37 Pace L. Rev. 191 (2016).
Michael B. Mukasey, The Role of Lawyers in the Global War on Terrorism, 32 B.C. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 179 (2009).
National Security Law in Private Practice Is Fulfilling, Important Work, Panelists Say, YourABA, Dec. 2017.
Karen Taylor, Careers in National Security Law, Student Lawyer, March 2006, at 29.
Lisa L. Turner, Developing Client-Ready Practitioners: Learning How to Practice National Security Law at Military Law Schools, 7 J. Nat'l Sec. L. & Pol'y 1 (2014).
Eric Williamson, Top National Security Lawyers Say Jobs Await Grads Who Are Patient, Flexible, UVA School of Law News, Feb. 26, 2014.
Government Agencies
Central Intelligence Agency (Careers and Internships)
Department of Homeland Security (Careers)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (Careers)
Intelligence Community (Careers)
National Security Agency (Careers)
Organizations
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security
This Committee conducts studies, sponsors programs and conferences, and administers working groups on law and national security-related issues.
Center on Law Ethics and National Security
Duke Law School's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security sponsors teaching, research and publications concerning national security law topics, as well as conducting conferences and seminars in the national security field.
Center on National Security and the Law
Georgetown University Law Center's Center on National Security and the Law provides research, training, outreach, and discussion on issues of national security law.
- Supplemental Guide on National Security Law and Preparation for Practice (supplemental guide for students taking courses in preparation for careers in national security law)
Institute for Security Policy and Law
Syracuse University's Institute for Security Policy and Law is a multidisciplinary, university-based center for the study of national and international security and geopolitics.
National Security Law Center
University of Virginia Law School's National Security Law Center has an active publication program and sponsors scholarly conferences and national security law courses.
Reiss Center on Law and Security
NYU School of Law's Reiss Center on Law and Security is a non-partisan multidisciplinary research institute that promotes dialogue and research on questions of security law and policy.
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