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Career Services – Ellen Wayne, Career Dean Columbia Law School

published October 05, 2010

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Ellen Dean has the answers to the tough questions:

I failed the bar. Now what?

I blew the first interview, is there any chance the employer will see me again?
Why can't I find a job?

She's honest, to the point and is one reason the school's Career Services has such an incredible reputation. Recently named by the National Law Journal for having the highest number of students in the top 50 law firms in the U.S., Wayne is humble and credits this to the ''amazing student body'' and says it is ''extremely diverse, both internationally and domestically''.

Her nine member staff offers ''continuous'' support. This is not surprising since Dean Wayne believes the job doesn't end when the work day does. She gives interviews, organizes workshops, conducts career assessment sessions, and provides assistance in everything from writing a powerful resume to providing interview tips to counseling alumni. Past graduates often turn to the Dean Wayne and her sterling staff for guidance on everything from career changes to information on the latest legal trends.

She and her staff ensure that an impressive number of law firms visit the campus throughout the semester so that they can market their firms to soon to be graduates as well as introduce seniors to those firms that she believes would make a match. She's good like that, her staff and students say. She encourages the student body to incorporate the many resources available for job seekers and teaches them to consider all the aspects instead of ''the first job offer''. She knows from experience that being the first offer doesn't always equate to having the best offer. As she said, ''Students are taking advantage of the web to investigate potential employers, and they are swayed by how businesses and corporations present themselves and the personal attention they offer''.

She has co-authored several books, including Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers in 2006. It has become an important publication, especially in these difficult economic times when it seems that fewer and fewer law firms are hiring. She provides succinct answers to those tough questions and in many ways, shows a more maternal side; advising those who are discouraged to ''keep on keeping on'' while also never hesitating to suggest a higher GPA could result in stronger job offers following graduation. In a position such as this, it stands to reason that a firm approach can only benefit the student body as a whole. Dean Wayne makes that happen, time and again. Her upfront and honest editorials are both refreshing and honest. With quotes in ''Pricy Grad Schools Don't Always Pay'', she discussed salaries and how they don't always correlate with the school an applicant attended. Her remarks hit the bull's eye and provided insight law students might not have been privy to otherwise.

For more information on Dean Wayne, visit the Columbia Law School Career Services page at Law.Columbia.edu/careers/career_services/staff.

See Top Law Schools Analyzed and Ranked By America's Top Legal Recruiter Harrison Barnes for more information.

published October 05, 2010

( 21 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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