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September 12, 2006
Health Law Opportunities
Do you have an interest in Health Law Careers? The practice of health care law can take many different and interesting forms. The Official Guide to Legal Specialties published by the National Association for Law Placement contains an excellent chapter on the practice of Health Care law that you are strongly encouraged to review. (There are copies of the book in the general career section in the Career Services Office Resource Room). According to the book, the majority of health care lawyers practice in law firms. Many large to midsized firms have a department specializing in health care law. In addition to law firms, Health Law attorneys work for a variety of other employers including government agencies, health systems, and non-profit organizations.
Another way to explore Health Law careers is through a series of Health Law career events hosted by the CSO throughout the week of September 25. Events will include a panel discussion, networking reception, and resource table. The CSO also maintains a series of Health Law binders to help you locate health law employers, alumni practicing health law, health law graduate programs, and other resources.
If you find your ideal Health Law employer but determine that they don't have funding to pay summer interns, don't despair! Keep in mind that Case's Law-Medicine Center provides summer stipends for unpaid or underpaid Health Law work. Past stipend recipients have worked at a variety of organizations including advocacy groups in Washington, DC and New York City, the Vermont Medical Society, UNAIDS, the World Health Organzation, and the Office of Legal Counsel of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities.
Come in to the CSO to explore this exciting area of the law. And don't forget one of our greatest resources here at Case, our Professors. We are lucky to have an outstanding Health Law faculty that can advise you in this area.
Posted by asa13 at September 12, 2006 11:51 AM