The Changing Interview Landscape
While there is a general degree of consistency in the entry-level hiring process for law firms, which you...
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To How Many Firms Should I Apply?
Summary: When deciding to apply to a firm, there are a number of factors to consider. How many should you...
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Checklist to Follow before Starting a Legal Job Search
Summary: Here is a checklist that you should follow before you start your legal job search.
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Transferring Law Schools after the First Year
Summary: Many students consider transferring law schools upon completion of their first year. There are many...
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Top 5 Tips for Creating Your Attorney Resume
Summary: Do you want to create a résumé that will wow any legal employer? Here are the top 5 tips that will...
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12 Resume Mistakes that Might Cost You an Attorney Job
The winning résumé is a marketing document, not an obituary that simply recites your life's chronology. From...
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A Guide for Attorney Salary Negotiation: How to Negotiate Your Salary Like a Pro
Summary: When you can answer the following three questions, you are ready to negotiate your salary.
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The Importance of Networking and Your Legal Career
Summary: Your success as an attorney depends on how well you network with others. Learn why networking is so...
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The #1 Characteristic of the Best Legal Interviewers and Attorneys Who Get Clients
My early career was in the asphalt business—resurfacing and repairing driveways, parking lots and streets...
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What Everybody Ought to Know about LawCrossing
Some plain talk about a simple business that is frequently misunderstood
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Top 10 Ways to Get Your First Job after Law School
One of the more interesting things to me is when people come out of law school and have a difficult time...
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Top Ten Reasons Why Older Attorneys Have a More Difficult Time Getting Law Firm Jobs
When I first started practicing as a legal recruiter, I was amazed at how difficult it was for older attorneys...
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Top 10 Characteristics of the Best Attorneys
Some of the things that have interested me are: • What makes a good attorney? • Why law schools...
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What Every Attorney Should Consider Before Accepting That First Offer
The interviewing process can certainly be overwhelming and exhausting.While you are anxious to receive that...
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Should a Law Student Know What Type of Law They Will Be Practicing During Their First Year?
We asked attorneys throughout the country if a law student should know what type of law they will be...
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The Benefits of Contacting Law Firms and Companies Without Openings
One of the questions we often receive at Legal Authority is why would you possibly want to send your...
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Law School for Mature Students
Do any of the following scenarios sound familiar? You have been working for years in a high-level career that...
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How soon should I start my lateral job search?
Answer: Thank you for your question. The short answer is "No! You can start looking right away!" As you may...
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5 Tips for Targeting Your Job Search as the Economy Recovers
Many new college graduates take a similar, passive approach to attempting to gain employment: Post a resume on...
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Navigating your Job Search through the Holidays
Answer: I know that it's tempting to take the holidays off from your job search, but in reality this can be...
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The Legal Job Postings That Always Work!
Every day, a large number of legal job seekers enter hundreds of keywords into different job search engines....
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Advice for Law Students Given by UChicago J.D. and Law School Admissions Blogger Evan Jones
We asked law school career counselors from across the county about what advice should be given to law students...
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What I Ate Wednesday-Still Job Hunting
Good morning and happy Wednesday! For this week's WIAW post, I chose my food from Monday, a typical day of job...
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Success in Law School
Your success in law school is the first and most important factor in your success as a lawyer. There are...
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Classes You Should Not Sleep Through in Law School
It’s a common complaint amongst newly graduated law professionals that nothing in school prepared them for...
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Attorneys and Their Practice Areas
‘Attorneys’ and ‘Lawyers’ - these two terms are very often used as synonyms and seem interchangeable....
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Legal Job Postings: How to Make Legal Hiring Easier
Hiring the right talent requires tremendous efforts. What is the right talent? That depends entirely on the...
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Hiring Made Easy with Legal Job Postings
Hiring is a task that many recruiters feel like omitting or rushing through. This is why many people in legal...
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What I Ate Wednesday-Job Search
Hey all! I hope you're all having a good week - halfway through! Although, personally, I wish time would just...
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Specialized Programs in Law Schools
A specialized program, sometimes called a concentration or emphasis, is a group of related courses, sometimes...
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