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Expert Tips for Effective Legal Job Hunting

published November 17, 2009

By CEO and Founder - BCG Attorney Search left

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Legal jobs have been the most popular and conventional career choices. Getting into a law school may not be very easy, given the fact that the job market is extremely competitive. In order to be successful in your legal job search, make sure that you take care of the important points stated below.
 
  • In the first step make sure that you have a professional cover letter and CV prepared as it increases your potential in the job market. The CV must contain all details about your educational qualification and previous experiences. You can gain first hand knowledge about the legal profession as an intern. This helps you to brush up your interpersonal, analytical and communicative skills and also helps you get used to the legal work environment. You can also expand your business contact by getting in touch with the legal professionals both in the domestic market as well as in the international market scenario.
  • Make sure that the resume is tailor made and is professionally written. The resume must be tailored specifically to the opening. The job seeker must see to it that he is highlighting all skills and abilities that match the requirement of the job in the CV. The networking skills are very important for most of the recruiters, for they like to hire those candidates who have been recommended by a trusted source. These expansions of contacts expose you to the latest job openings in the legal field.
  • In order to exhibit your intellectual curiosity and ability, you can get in touch with the attorneys and elite legal professionals, who will help you to make the right career moves. This is one of the most important steps which must be kept in mind while you are engaged in legal job searches.
  • While you appear for a scheduled interview, make sure that you are carrying all the essential credentials with you. Prepare yourself with the expected questions that might be asked in the interview. Take time to dress up properly. Dress up in formals for a more professional look. After the interview is over go for faithful follow-ups. Since the recruiters are receiving resumes from thousands of applicants it is important that you faithfully follow up. A simple phone or email will do, this will help the recruiter to distinguish you from the countless number of resumes he receives every day.
  • Most of the law schools provide free employment related services to the law students. This is one of the options that can be obtained for making the job search more effective. To obtain this option you need to attend the law school career center programs regularly. The career counselors in those program centers can strategize several measures that will make your job search effective all the more. The counselor may assist you in preparing the resumes, expanding your business network, socialize with important personalities from the legal field, and support you through out the process of legal job search. This helps you to deal with the entire job search process more effectively and in a stress free manner.
  • You can also go for online job searches to make the task less cumbersome. Lawcrossing.com is one of the best job sites that have updates about the latest job openings posted on their sites. Lawcrossing.com posts even the unadvertised legal jobs as a result of which the job seekers are exposed to the maximum number of companies that are currently hiring.

Careers in Legal Expert on LawCrossing.

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Harrison is the founder of BCG Attorney Search and several companies in the legal employment space that collectively gets thousands of attorneys jobs each year. Harrison’s writings about attorney careers and placement attract millions of reads each year. Harrison is widely considered the most successful recruiter in the United States and personally places multiple attorneys most weeks. His articles on legal search and placement are read by attorneys, law students and others millions of times per year.

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About LawCrossing

LawCrossing has received tens of thousands of attorneys jobs and has been the leading legal job board in the United States for almost two decades. LawCrossing helps attorneys dramatically improve their careers by locating every legal job opening in the market. Unlike other job sites, LawCrossing consolidates every job in the legal market and posts jobs regardless of whether or not an employer is paying. LawCrossing takes your legal career seriously and understands the legal profession. For more information, please visit www.LawCrossing.com.
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