Want to search for Moritz alums who practice in
Cleveland? Local lawyers who specialize in health law? Prepare for networking and interviews by
brushing up on your people searching skills. The library’s Career Resources guide includes some
resources and strategies for finding out about people. Since many of our
students practice in Ohio, we’d like to highlight a few local bar associations
with online directories: the Columbus Bar Association, the Cincinnati
Bar Association, and the Toledo Bar Association. These freely
available tools offer limited search options, so for a more nuanced search,
you’ll need to use other tools.
For example, this link illustrates a search for Moritz or “Ohio State” J.D. alums who practice health law in Cleveland, as listed by Westlaw’s Profiler. The result list provides brief bios as well as links to the Litigation Analytics profile for each attorney. You can also search for attorneys and judges in Lexis’s Litigation Profile Suite. The Lexis profiles include a number of charts, as in this example for Chelsey Vascura, a Moritz alum and federal magistrate judge. Note that in Litigation Profile Suite, you can search for attorneys by name or by location, but not by keyword or area of law.
Keep in mind that often the best way to learn about people is through networking itself. The library’s Career Resources guide includes some strategies for identifying people to connect with on LinkedIn, Martindale.com, West’s Legal Directory on Westlaw, and other online directories. Find out about other networking opportunities by joining a bar association, many of which offer student memberships. The Columbus Bar Association, for example, offers membership for free to law students. If you are planning to practice in another city, many metropolitan bar associations offer special memberships for young lawyers and law students, including Chicago and New York. And be sure to visit the Moritz Career Services office for networking tips!