Ann Israel & Associates, Inc.
Ann Israel is president of Ann Israel & Associates, Inc., based in New York, NY. For over thirty years she has...
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Creating an Exceptional Paralegal Resume
When a potential employer first meets you, chances are he or she is not looking you in the eye. ...
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Acquiring References and Endorsements for Paralegal Jobs
You have created a cover letter describing a candidate any future employer would covet. You've put the...
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How To Quit Your Paralegal Job Gracefully
Now that you have a job offer, you're going to have to give notice to your present employer. Don't get your...
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Samples Of Paralegal Resumes
If you are just starting out in the field and have no paralegal experience, an internship may be just what you...
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Following Up With a Legal Employer After Sending a Resume
The final envelope is licked, and the last stamp is put on. You hear a loud thud as the pile of resumes hits...
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Investigating the Legal Job Market
THE LAW-JOB SEARCH BEGINS WITH INFORMATION-GATHERING. Assemble as much information about your areas of...
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Getting a Legal Job Interview as a 1L or 2L
IF FIRST- AND SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS ("Fs" AND "Ss") HAVE A more trying fight than third-year students in the...
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Preparing for Firm Interviews as a Law Student
THE INTERVIEW IS THE CULMINATION OF THE INITIAL PHASES OF the search - investigation and application - and is...
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Cover Letters And Resumes For Law Students
Cover Letter THE COVER LETTER, LIKE ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITINGS sent to employers, should be typed on...
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Strategies for Starting Your First Law Firm Job
Having turned The last corner, you may coast a while. Be vigilant in appearance, however, throughout the...
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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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Social Skills And Appearance For Law Students
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH APPEARANCE ONLY. No substance is pertinent here, but the cumulative effect of these...
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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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Acquiring a Summer Legal Internship as a Law Student
A Major Tool A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE AT A SUMMER ORGANIZATION CAN BE-come a major weapon in the later...
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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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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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Your First-Year Law Student Job Search Time Table
The banker Walter Wristen once said that good judgment comes from experience and that experience comes from...
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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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How to find out where the associate job openings are
The key to finding a position as a third-year student is to determine which firms are hiring. Some firms hire...
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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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