What to Do When You Lose Your First Legal Job
It is common for young lawyers to change jobs after one to three years. In urban areas, especially on the East...
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Strategies for Navigating a Tough Legal Job Market
ONGOING OR COMPLETE INVESTIGATION SETS THE STAGE FOR THE approach and contact of employers. It is too...
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Cold-Calling a Legal Firm to Get a Job Interview
TELEPHONING IS ART AT BEST AND AT WORST CLUMSY HINDRANCE. Telephoning can be effective at various times in the...
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Avoid Misrepresentation During Law Firm Interviews
Fairly Represent Your Status. Emphasis On Favorable Aspects Of Your Record, And The Creative Use Of Your...
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Handling Rejection After an Interview with a Law Firm
The Hunt Often Drags Indefinitely, Sometimes Beyond Graduation. Results Are Often Thin And Not Sustaining.
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Getting Job Interviews with Walk-Ins and Drop-Ins at Legal Firms
DOOR-KNOCKING INVOLVES VISITING OFFICES UNANNOUNCED, depositing your resume and, rarely, speaking to a lawyer...
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Getting Job Interviews for Legal Jobs at Government Organizations
THE APPROACH TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LEGISLATIVE OFFICES, and public organizations varies slightly from the...
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Getting Job Interviews at Law Firms in Different Cities
ON MANY INTERVIEWING TRIPS, YOU EXIST IN A CITY FOR THREE days with no focus but the interviews and not much...
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Now That You Are Employed, Analyzing Your Legal Job Hunt
You hunted the law Job, pinned employers to the mat, and came away victorious. Neatly done. Every element of...
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Female Law Students and the Legal Job Search
WOMEN MAY HAVE LOST SOMEWHAT THE COMPETITIVE ADVAN-tage gained during the last ten years from the "reverse...
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Secretaries as a Resource During Your Legal Job Search
THESE PEOPLE ARE VERY USEFUL DURING THE LAW JOB HUNT. THEY can also serve as enormous obstacles. Luck and some...
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WIAW-Speedy Style + Pretty Muddy
Hey everyone! Happy WIAW! I hope you're all having a good week! Before we get started, I wanted to let you...
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The Correct Approach to On-Campus Interviews as a Law Student
Study groups are forming. Moot court is gearing up. And all the while, in a quiet, behind-the-scenes manner,...
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The Correct Approach to Call-Back Interviews as a Law Student
Assuming the initial interview goes well and the firm has room in its summer program, you may get called for a...
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100 Dreams + WINNER!
Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a good start to your week! My day yesterday was pretty lazy. Haha, after a...
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It Starts With Food Book Review
I hope you all had a great weekend! I know I shouldn't complain since I get 4 weeks off school, but I feel...
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Guide to Making a Lateral Move as a Legal Associate
In the turbulent job market of the 1990s, lateral hiring had become a common phenomenon in law firm circles....
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What to Expect in an On-Campus Law Firm Interview
At best, the on-campus interview process is a frenzied time period that former law students recall with about...
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Legal Secretaries and Clerical Positions at Law Firms
Despite what many attorneys think, law firms probably couldn't function without legal secretaries. They're the...
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What Small Firms Look for in a 2L Student
I've talked a lot about how large and medium-sized firms hire students for their summer programs. But your...
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What to Expect in an In-House Law Firm Interview
The in-house interview is the "meat" of the recruiting process. This stage of the recruiting cycle requires a...
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Preparing for the Search for an Associate Position as a 3L
It's not unusual in the current job market to be a third-year student without law firm job prospects by the...
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Steps to Prepare for an On-Campus Law Firm Interview
The on-campus interview is a critical component of the fall recruiting season. Your chances of securing...
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Paralegal Positions at Law Firms
Law firms offer a variety of career options for nonlawyers as well as for practicing attorneys. These...
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Other staff job openings in law firms
There are a variety of administrative and supervisory positions available in law firms, especially the large...
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Tips for Being a Successful Summer Associate
Now that you have been through the grueling recruiting process and have found a home for the summer, you are...
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First-Year Interview Tactics That Will Land You a Job
First-year interviewing can be a terrifying experience. You always hear the folktales about the student who...
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What the future holds for law firm recruiting
what does the future look like for law firm recruiting? What will the job picture look like for recent law...
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The Economics of Lateral Hiring at Law Firms
Law firm economics are no longer reserved only for managing partners and members of the management committee....
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How firms handle lateral recruiting
The lateral recruiting process in law firms is more complex and takes more time than the law student...
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