LegalJob recently advised a fourth year associate at an AmLaw 100 firm about developing his brand. Below is some of that advice. Speak and write as much as possible. Go to prolific partner and ask that partner where you should write or speak and what you should write or speak about. Consider speaking and writing [...]
LegalJob was recently asked the career questions below by a young government lawyer. The two questions and answers that follow can apply to government service as well as any first or second legal job out of law school. What is the ideal length of service in the government (or any first or second legal job [...]
LegalJob meets with many candidates that try to hide or sugarcoat their biggest weakness (in a job interview). This approach is not generally effective because potential employers can usually see through the lines.
Here is a link from the site JDSupra to a very useful article providing thirteen suggestions that can help you thrive in private practice. This article is a part two of an earlier article by the same author entitled “What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School, ” referenced on this site in an earlier post. [...]
The following was posted in response to a question submitted for Mailbag Monday. Q: I thought I had a great interview with a firm and had the experience the firm was looking for and my grades were strong (although I did not go through the Fall interviewing program). I did not get much feedback with [...]
For today’s Monday Mailbag, LegalJob addresses the following question from a big firm junior associate: ”I was given a research assignment by a partner who I am told is difficult to work for and is known to be very demanding. Can LegalJob suggest best practices to help ensure smooth sailing?” LegalJob has provided several posts [...]
This post continues the advice about asking for a raise in a law firm setting. The remaining steps to consider are: Follow chain of command. This step is important. You do not want to shoot yourself in the foot by sending to the wrong people or not including someone that should have been included. If [...]
For this week’s Monday Mailbag, LegalJob was asked to focus on the subject of raises. This post will come in two parts. The common question is how do I go about asking for a raise in a law firm setting? Consider the following steps:
This post is the last of three that marks LegalJob’s one-year anniversary and covers the third of the three most frequently asked topics/questions. Another of the most frequently asked questions is in the area of best practices for associates, particularly junior for associates. In general, the question is how to I become (or keep my [...]
