The Legal Job Search: Young Attorneys

For new attorneys searching for a legal internship or their first legal job, it is often difficult to know where to begin. FindLaw’s The Legal Job Search: Young Attorneys addresses this issue and the many other questions that can arise when undertaking your first job search like: landing a summer internship, how to overcome mediocre grades, where to start searching, what personnel directors are looking for, getting companies to hire you, and finding non-legal jobs, to list just a few. Read further to find the right strategies to jump-start your legal career.

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Picking a Direction After Law School

There's a lot of pressure these days to land "the legal job of your dreams" when you graduate. The truth is, almost no job right out of law school is anybody's definition of a good dream.

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How To Excel in Law Firm Interviews

We have seen the same scenario repeat itself over and over again. We send a highly qualified candidate out on an interview, only to later learn that a job offer was never extended.

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How valuable is a LL.M. in a particular field?

How valuable is earning an LL.M. in a particular field (such as international business and trade law, or intellectual property law just to cite two examples) in improving an entry level lawyers marketability? There is no question that an LL.M.
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How to Land a 1L Summer Internship

Where and how do you land a summer 1L intern position?

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How Employers See You

You need to remember that the largest most prestigious and highest-paying law firms (with some exceptions), generally look for graduates from the "Top 15" or "Top 25" law schools.

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The BCG Attorney Search Guide to Class Ranking Distinctions and Law Review Membership

This is an introduction to the The 2004 BCG Attorney Search Guide to Class Ranking Distinctions and Law Review Admission at America's Top 50 Law.
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How to Land a Job as a Recent Law Grad with Little Experience

I am a recent law school graduate who is admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts. Despite my high grades in law school, I do not seem to be able to find a position as an attorney. All firms require one or more years of experience.
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Setting Realistic Career Goals

My fear is that I have incredible advocacy, litigation, speaking, and interpersonal skills that I will never be allowed to use in the legal profession because there are so many doors closed to someone with my grades. Can you give me the straight story on what my options are?

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How Can a Tier-3 Law School Grad Break in to the Big Show?

What is the best way to move from a mid-sized boutique firm into a large national law firm, if I graduated from a tier III school?

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Interviews: Strategies for Overcoming Barriers

Some of the major obstacles in the interview process include: Anxiety, nervousness, lack of confidence, lack of practice in interviewing, intimidation, untrained or unskilled recruiters, lack of information and inadequate preparation. Here are som strategies for overcoming them.

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The Long Distance Job Hunt

Job hunting from afar can be a tricky proposition. Since most hiring occurs through relationships, you are at a distinct disadvantage as an out-of-towner. These tips will improve your chances of finding success.

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How will an extra semester in school affect my ability to get a summer job?

I'm a rising 2L who is also pursuing a master's degree in labor and industrial relations. The LIR degree will take an extra semester to complete, making my expected graduation date 12/03 instead of 5/03 like the rest of my class.
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How can I overcome regional bias against certain law schools?

I am a 2nd year student at Univ. of Maryland School of Law (Top Tier ranking), and I will be relocating to New Jersey after I graduate (family reasons).
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How to Begin and Succeed in Your Job Search

Beginning a new job search? How can set yourself up for success?

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Storytelling in Interviews

Storytelling can also be a powerful tool during a self-marketing meeting or when interviewing with prospective employers.

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Networking: Developing Mutually Beneficial Relationships

There's nothing complicated about networking, although many are confused by it, misuse it, or fear it. Networking is simply the development of mutually beneficial relationships. The key word here is mutually.

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How To Increase The Odds In Finding A Job

What can a recent jobless graduate do to increase his odds in finding a job? Does using a temp agency help at all? Any other suggestions? There is a lot you can do to increase your odds of finding a job.
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Where Can I Start Searching for My Law Career?

No luck in your legal job search? Learn more about where to begin your search.

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The Job Search: The Basics

The job market, which is conservative and myopic by nature, requires a great deal of understanding and hard work by the job seeker in order to land a job.

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What can a applicant do to increase her chances interviewing against more experienced applicants?

What can a young applicant do to increase her chances interviewing gainst older, more experienced applicants.
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What To Do With Bad Grades

Are you feeling like bad grades are holding you back? How do you deal with them?

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Do recent law school grads lack real world skills?

Is there a concern among firms that recent law school graduates lack the real world skills necessary to function in their jobs right away? Are there any studies which outline this issue and can shed some light on proposed remedies.
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Will a Clerkship at a State Court of Appeals Enhance My Marketability?

I have been offered a clerkship with a state court of appeals. Will taking that position enhance my marketability?

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How to Find Success in Your First Law Firm Job

JD Jungle Magazine presents tips from two round table discussions on how to step it up at your first law firm job.

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Five Impediments (to Overcome) to Working a Room

In order to successfully work a room you will have to overcome 5 major obstacles and be prepared to challenge some deeply ingrained societal beliefs you always considered to be non-negotiable.

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Making Contract Work Part of Your Job-Finding Strategy

In today's cost-conscious professional environment, legal employers are reluctant to add another salary to their operating expense until they see a clear financial benefit. That's why contract work is fast becoming an inside track to long-term employment.

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Interviewing 101

The interview is your chance to make an impression above and beyond your glowing resumé. Here's how to make the most of this golden opportunity in both rounds of the process.

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The Best Job Search Process For A Third Year Student

What is the best job search process for a third year student to employ at this time? The good news for third years is that there is still a lot of time left, and plenty of job opportunities.
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Handling Objections to Your Background and Experience

You finally got The Big Interview and youre doing your best to make a good impression. Youre also worried that the interviewer is going to ask about that one embarrassing item or gap on your resume.
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Fresh Out of Law School and In Need of a Job

Recent law school grads face many challenges when looking for their first jobs. Learn more about steps to take to overcome them.

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For Law Career Satisfaction Ignore Ads and On-Campus Interviews

Find out why this author believes that would-be lawyers should avoid ads and on-campus interviews.

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Does Having an MBA along with a JD Help in Landing a Job?

Is there a benefit to having an MBA along with a JD?

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Is a 5 month job search a sign that grades are a limiting factor?

For the past 4+ years, I have been employed as a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division, Western Criminal Enforcement Section.
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How Should a Student Act at a Cocktail Party?

How should a student act at a cocktail party after an interview? What should a student speak to the lawyers about? Post-interview cocktail parties can be a tricky business.

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How can I market myself with a poor GPA?

Ever since my last year of undergraduate study, I've been overwhelmed with health and family problems. I went through my first two years of law school just barely getting by because of these problems.
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