June 27, 2012

Pick a law major — part two

This post provides advice on how to use your major to help secure employment. In particular (and mostly), the post provides information about how to effectively articulate your work experience (or academic background), which relate to your major.
July 2, 2012

Factors that influence lawyer effectiveness

The last post talked about characteristics that may be attractive to a legal employer.  LegalJob recently came across a report from UC Berkeley professors Marjorie Shultz […]
July 7, 2012

Associate class sizes growing among several major firms

Good news for folks looking for big firm jobs! The WSJ blog put together a chart based on new data from Chambers Associate,
July 23, 2012

Chronicles of a capitol hill intern

Law students are constantly asking LegalJob for advice on summer jobs, and in particular, how to break into the Hill world where jobs are seemingly difficult to secure.
July 28, 2012

Chronicles of a law student intern — tips about informational interviews

Chronicles of a law student intern will be a series of posts that track a rising 3L through the process of securing his dream job.
August 6, 2012

Chronicles of a law student intern — picking a “major”

This post continues the series tracking a rising 3L through the process of securing his dream job.  Below are his insights about picking a major.
August 14, 2012

Chronicles of a capitol hill intern (now full-time hill staffer) — part two

This post continues the series highlighting the helpful steps law students can take to go from intern to full-time position on the Hill.
August 16, 2012

Chronicles of a capitol hill intern (now full-time hill staffer) — part three

This post continues the series highlighting the helpful steps law students can take to go from intern to full-time position on the Hill.
August 21, 2012

Chronicles of a law student intern — how to incorporate a research paper into your job search

This post continues the series tracking a rising 3L through the process of securing his dream job. Below are his insights about how to incorporate a research paper into one’s job search.
August 24, 2012

Fall interviewing program — items to think about

Rising 2Ls are going through Fall interviewing and many have asked for a refresher of the key things to think about:
August 27, 2012

Vote for LegalJob as one of the 100 best legal blogs

Please vote for legaljob.com as one of the blogs to be included in the ABA journal’s 2012 list of the 100 best legal blogs.
August 28, 2012

1Ls — fill up your tray before focusing on outside networking

Currently, law schools are stressing the importance of networking early and often, which is important. However, aggressive (outside) networking as a first year...