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Summer Resources Guide: Researching Employers

Law librarians are available all summer long, 9 AM - 5 PM. Contact us at reference@law.villanova.edu for assistance. Please note that most other law school departments will be closed on Fridays throughout the summer.

General Resources and Tips

Attorneys and Firms

Check out additional resources on the Fact Finding: Research People page.

Companies

See additional profile resources on the Fact Finding: Research Companies and Organizations page.

Judges

For anyone considering applying for a summer externship with a federal judge (which all 1Ls and 2Ls should consider!), it can really help to do some research before you write that cover letter.  Knowing more about a judge’s career path, history, and even articles he or she has written can give you invaluable information to customize your cover letter and make your application stand out above the rest.

Below are resources that will help you discover more information:

  • Insiders Guide to the Pennsylvania Judiciary and the Courts - 2015 editionInsider’s Guide to the Pennsylvania Judiciary and Courts. Pages 16-32 cover the judges of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  The latest edition is available in the Library reference Collection (near the First Floor Study Aids) at call number: KFP508 .A19 .P4 2022.
  • Westlaw and Lexis both provide tools with contact information, career history, and in some instances, articles authored by the judges - see the links for Westlaw's Profiler and Lexis's Litigation Analytics below. 

Government Agencies and Legislatures