Job search advice is not just for new attorneys. Experienced attorneys often find themselves in circumstances where they have to find a new job, whether it is because they were let go, or because they are looking for a new opportunity. FindLaw’s section on The Legal Job Search: Experienced Attorneys provides many resources for dealing with challenges that can occur mid-career such as: interviewing after being let go, finding the right practice area for you, how to use a legal recruiter and maximize the benefits of working with one, the dangers of getting jobs through friends, finding a job when you have “too much” experience, and searching for a satisfying law position. For even more information, please take a look at the articles linked below.
The Legal Job Search: Experienced Attorneys
The Legal Job Search: Experienced Attorneys Articles
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Interviewing after Being Let Go
After being let go, subsequent interviewers will likely ask your reasons for leaving your previous job. What is the best way to approach this question?
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Self-Marketing 101 for Career-Minded Lawyers
In an information-rich economy, the law school graduates who thrive are the ones who market their services to the right people in the right way.
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Firm Culture: Find Your Niche
When deciding whether or not to accept a job offer from a law firm, there are many elements to take into account. Salary, benefits and location top the list of factors to weigh in the balance. But there is one other thing that should be given serious consideration -- the culture, or the "feel," of a firm.
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The Problem With Contract Work
We often hear from attorneys with whom we are working that they are contemplating doing contract work while they look for permanent employment.
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Overcoming Unfocused Resumes
Have you jumped from one area of practice to another? Does your resume seem scattered? Learn more about how to overcome an unfocused resume and find the right job for you.
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Getting Insurance Companies To Hire Me
I have been an insurance defense personal injury lawyer in a small community for nine years. I have recently gone out to open a solo practice.
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How Can a Lawyer with Experience Find a Job?
Sometimes too much experience can make it difficult to find a job. How do you overcome this hurdle?
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Can Pregnancy Hinder a Job Search?
Should I wait until after I have given birth to pursue employment? How likely is it that employers would hire a currently pregnant woman?
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Suggestions for a Long-Distance Job Search
Job searching long distance certainly presents its own interesting set of challenges to a process that many believe is challenging enough.
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How To Market Yourself For Non-Legal Jobs
After law school, I decided that a traditional law career was not for me. To this end, I did not take the bar examination for any jurisdiction.