LegalJob was asked about how to maximize the five minute networking interview.

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.

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.

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.

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.

LegalJob responded to the following post on Monday’s Mailbag series:No job lined up two months from graduation.

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?

Below is LegalJob’s response to another question about best practices for follow-up. Q: I had an informational type interview today with a partner at ______ [an AmLaw 100 firm].

From today’s Monday Mailbag. Q: After my successful lunch meeting, I haven’t heard anything else….

Lately, lots of folks have been asking about for additional tips on second round interviews. Here are some thoughts:

This post is written by Joseph M. Flanders, a licensed attorney in the State of Indiana who has a started his own firm in Indiana and is in the process starting his own law firm in Minneapolis, MN.