Running A Non-Profit Organization With A Law Degree

Non-profit jobs make good careers for lawyers as the legal skill set regularly gets put to use. Tiger Woods Foundation President & CEO Greg McLaughlin is a lawyer who chose to apply his background to do good with his law degree. So he entered the world of non-profit careers and today runs Tiger's non-profit organization.

In this JD Careers Out There interview, Greg tells JDCOT host Marc Luber about the mission of the Tiger Woods Foundation and its focus on education. He explains his role as president and the activities he oversees to generate funding for the education non-profit. Greg is in the unique position to be able to help people in the education space and work in the sports business at the same time.

Whether you're in law school or wondering what to do with a law degree, you may want to check out non-profit paths. In the full interview at JDCOT, Greg tells us how to break in to non-profit jobs and explains a typical day, what skills and personality types best fit this path, and how to succeed.