by Chris Byrne
October 2007

DATABASES

LEXIS: Career Library

WESTLAW: Career Services
 

BOOKS

Careers with Government Security and Intelligence Agencies, by the Institute for Career Research, Chicago: Institute for Career Research, 2005. 
ISBN: 1417592745

Guide to Homeland Security Careers, by Donald B. Hutton and Anna Mydlarz, Hauppage, NY: Barron's, 2003. 
ISBN: 0764123750 

Homeland Security and Federal Law Enforcement Career Guide, Charlottesville, VA: LexisNexis Gould Publications, 2005.
ISBN: 1422403548
 

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Taylor, Karen. "Careers in National Security Law", 34 Student Lawyer 29 (March 2006).

Beaudette, Marie. "Tom Ridge's Top Lawyer", 11(3) Corporate Counsel (March 2004). Interview with U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Joe Whitley.

Stansky, Lisa. "National Security is a Growing Field for Legal Activities in Many Settings", 30 Student Lawyer 8 (March 2002).

Mercurio, Diane M. "The Nexis of Politics and Law; a Young NSA Attorney Recounts Her Short but Exceptional Career in Washington. 23 Legal Times 25 (Sept. 18, 2000).
 

ONLINE SOURCES 

To locate attorneys and firms practicing in area of national security law: 

LEXIS
Martindale-Hubbell: MARHUB;USPROF
sample search: practice(national security) 
A free version is Martindale-Hubbell is available on the web at 
http://www.martindale.com

WESTLAW
West's Legal Directory WLD
sample search: pra("national security")
 

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Central Intelligence Agency

Department of Homeland Security

National Security Agency
 

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 for National Security Law
University of Virginia Law School's Center for National Security Law has an active publication program and sponsors scholarly conferences and national security law courses.

Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
Syracuse University's Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism is a multidisciplinary, university-based center for the study of national and international security and terrorism.

National Security & Law Society
Washington College of Law's National Security & Law Society (American University) sponsers speakers and programs to promote the legal aspects and ramifications of national security.

Other organizations may be found using:
Associations Unlimited
Comprehensive listing of national organizations and associations. Includes name, address, website, telephone number as well as other appropriate information concerning the organization.
Also on Westlaw: EOA