Promoting Yourself and Preparing for the Law Firm Interview
Successful job hunting requires a set of skills which, once learned, can be used repeatedly throughout your...
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Tips on Making a Decision
How will you receive an offer? Will the offer be made through a phone call or letter? How much time will you...
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What a Law Degree Will and Won't Do for You
An important question is whether you should go to law school at all. Do not go to law school unless you are...
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Acquiring Recommendations for Law School Applications
Recommendations are examined first for the extent to which they confirm and support your claims and your...
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Thursday Thoughts
Good morning and Happy Thursday! It's aaaaalmost the weekend! Almost! Today I have one class at 4pm. I feel...
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Enrolling in Law School for the Wrong Reasons
3) You are afraid to enter the workforce. Get a grip. Starting a first job is not nearly as difficult as...
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How to Respond to Denial, Wait-Listing and Other Disappointments
If you have followed our suggested approach, you have applied to six to ten schools. Only one or two of them...
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Marketing Yourself To a Law School
Start your analysis of the competition you face by getting the summary data schools provide about their...
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What Your Credentials Tell Law School Admissions Committees
Although even candidates with less than stellar credentials can market themselves effectively—by tweaking...
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The Evolution of Law School Courses and Curriculums
Law school has been a prerequisite for admission to the bar for approximately a century now. The initial...
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Guidelines By Which Law Firms Interview at Law Schools
Many students are curious about why certain firms recruit from certain law schools and not others. It may be...
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Preparing for a Successful Post-Law School Interview
More and more schools are interviewing a significant number of the applicants they seriously consider...
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Law Firm Interview Horror Stories
When interviewing, use your common sense. During interviewing season many smart and talented people get very...
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Utilizing Law School Rankings
The ranking of law schools is a very uncertain science. Organizations and individuals undertaking these...
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What Not To Do At The Callback Interview
You must prepare for your Callback. Going on an interview unprepared is like going to class after skipping a...
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Strategies for the Callback Interview with a Law Firm
The callback interview provides an opportunity for you to put your best face forward to the firm. It is a...
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Strategies for Getting the Most from an On-Campus Law Firm Interview
On-campus interviews run for short periods of time and are usually rushed. They can get a little awkward, too:...
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Determining Which Law School Will Meet Your Needs
Your selection of a school should be driven by two actions: (1) analyzing yourself and your needs well enough...
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Preparation for an On-Campus Interview with a Law Firm
The first step you have to take for attending interviews on campus is to know how to write a cover letter and...
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Calculating and Defraying the Financial Costs of Law School
Going to law school is a very expensive proposition. Those attending the leading private schools without grant...
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Standards for Assessing Law Schools
Few people will consider all of the following criteria to be important, but they are listed here to spur your...
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Choosing a Bar Review Course
Law schools do not prepare students to take bar exams. At best, students are offered law courses, such as...
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Tackling Anxiety During Bar Exams
The discipline you have been developing in shifting your mindset about the bar exam, organizing your life,...
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Some Great Tips for Your Bar Exam Day
Get there on time: In most jurisdictions, you have pre-assigned seats. But if possible, request a seat by the...
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Reasons Not to Combine Two Bar Exams
When I am asked whether a student should take two (or more) bar exams, I answer, "NO." My answer is contrary...
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The Different Types of Bar Exams
Almost every jurisdiction has a bar exam, which must be passed as part of its admission criteria. Wisconsin is...
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Maintaining A Positive Perception of the Bar Exam
When we sit alone to study for the bar exam, many of us hear negative voices: "No, you can't." "It's...
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Popular Bar Review Courses and Resources
Below is a partial listing of the courses offered nationally and a sampling of these in New York and...
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Stopping the Cycle of Failure in Bar Exams
You may have taken the bar exam so often that you've given up hope of ever passing it. You may have tried...
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Overcoming Perceived and Real Bias in the Bar Exam
The challenge of staying in a "Yes I Can" mode is especially daunting for minority candidates. Throughout law...
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