February 25, 2011
LegalJob gave this advice last night as part of career panel speaking to GW law students. If working at a firm is something you are interested in, it will be helpful for you to demonstrate focus and commitment as early as possible.
February 28, 2011
LegalJob was asked about how to maximize the five minute networking interview.
March 5, 2011
LegalJob has been assisting folks with refining their so-called elevator speech for talking with firms. The speech should be short, 30 seconds to one minute — probably not too much longer than that.
March 7, 2011
LegalJob was asked the question below (personal facts deleted) and the answer reiterates and ties together the past couple of posts. Many seem to have similar questions so LegalJob posts below the response provided in the Monday Mailbag series.
March 9, 2011
This post is about separating yourself from the pack. Many people looking for a firm job follow the traditional pattern and then are surprised to find out how difficult it is to land a good job.
March 15, 2011
LegalJob received the following timely (given recent posts) question (and provided the answer below) in the Mailbag Monday series. How to successfully cast a broad net.
March 17, 2011
This basic but important question is unfortunately not one of the questions LegalJob is asked. In many cases, associates have no clue what to do but do not know to ask this question (and even who to ask) until late in their first year or even later.
March 20, 2011
I keep hearing people talk about how, in our increasingly specialized world, it’s necessary for students to specialize in law school.
March 21, 2011
I am not sure if LegalJob can help but my question has to do with getting into law school. I am on the waitlist at [a top twenty law school]. Does LegalJob have any advice for how I can increase my chances of getting in?
March 24, 2011
LegalJob was talking with an AmLaw 100 partner about the much to be desired “process” of filling out associate evaluation forms.
March 28, 2011
LegalJob responded to the following post on Monday’s Mailbag series:No job lined up two months from graduation.
March 31, 2011
If possible before interviewing try to find information about the personality type/mannerisms of the interviewer. Is he or she quiet and soft spoken, loud and constantly talking, some mixture, etc?