The Thank You Note: How Legal Professional Should Follow Up You've just returned from a wonderful meeting, and achieved everything you hoped you would, and then some. You asked thought-provoking questions, and the employer provided a ton of useful answers, ideas, and recommendations. He also offered to introduce you to other people. You took careful notes during and after the meeting, so you remember the details of what he said... (26 views)
How Networking Helps You Get a Legal Job Your chances of getting a legal job will almost certainly increase if you network. As the term is commonly understood, networking means to make contacts with individuals who can in some way help you advance your business or professional career. Sometimes, if you are lucky, such individuals can provide you with direct help; they can offer you a job or purchase your... (24 views)
Trade Shows Are Big Business And A Great Place To Network Trade shows are big business and simply great for networking. Reports that trade shows are the fastest growing segment of today's marketing mix. (24 views)
Networking With Successful Lawyers Networking is a critical topic. Unfortunately, most attorneys do not realize this. It is a shame because the most how successful lawyers are always those with the highest networking efforts. They are always the ones with the most business relationships because they have access to much important information through these business contacts. They are also known to an immense... (23 views)
Alternative Legal Careers: Chart Your Professional and Social Networks In order to begin developing a referral list, or a chart of your network, you may wish to complete the following worksheet. This should help you get organized. Consider this form as something that will continually be expanded as you consider referral sources— (21 views)
Success and Failure of Holiday Office Parties Holiday office parties are a tradition for most companies. Along with celebrating the holidays, they can provide a relaxed atmosphere in which employees can find out more about coworkers and their families. However, if parties are poorly managed, they can create irritation and strife. (19 views)
Identifying Contacts for Attorney Job Search The primary goal in conducting library research is to identify people to contact and develop thoughtful questions to ask them. Library research alone is not sufficient so do not spend an excessive amount of time simply reading and taking notes. Your time can be better spent gathering information by talking to people. Unlike books, people will have more current, detailed... (19 views)
Advice to New Attorneys - Networking Of all the advice I could give a new attorney, the one thing above all they should know is that their ethics is the calling card, and to never put them in doubt. (18 views)
Role models of Women entrepreneurship One of the earliest forms of networking was the "good old boys" network, characterized by a well-to-do gentleman sitting in a leather covered chair in the library of his private club, smoking a cigar and reading the Wall Street Journal. (17 views)
Categorizing the Knots In Your Network Net What is the literal meaning of network? It is the intersecting of horizontal and vertical lines to form a net – so as is apparent by the name, your network is like a net. Imagine it being woven and held together by a series of interconnecting knots. Each knot represents a person you can call on and use to help gain success. Most of the people (knots) will play minor... (16 views)
Social Media for Attorneys: Friending or Foeing? Social media platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, present many strategic marketing and networking opportunities for professionals, including lawyers. (15 views)
Friends Helping Friends Find Jobs and Advance Careers The usual method: out of work but self-reliant Most job seekers avoid using friends, feeling prodded by the Merit Principle to obtain jobs solely based on ability, not personal factors. Indeed, job seekers often feel embarrassed at the mere thought of asking friends to help. At most, they may mention their need for a job only casually, or only if they happen to run into... (15 views)
Do’s And Don’ts Of Having Your Own Newsletter Having your own network newsletter is a concept that matured in the late 80’s, but today is now an accepted and established format that pays rich dividends and reduces dependency on other media for getting your messages and information across. Creating a newsletter is akin to having your own personal media, through which you can convey your own personal news. (15 views)
Making the Most of a Speaking Campaign: A Few Simple Steps Will Help Boost the Marketing Potential of Speaking Engagements Creating visibility and building credibility are fundamental to the success of all legal marketing campaigns. A well-thought-out, proactive speaking program directed at appropriately targeted audiences helps achieve this by giving attorneys the opportunity to showcase their expertise. Attorneys will get up close and personal with a room full of prospects, build referral... (14 views)
A lot goes into researching and networking until you find that right Job Perhaps your firm is downsizing; perhaps you have some ethical concerns regarding company activity; perhaps you are moving to a new city for personal reasons, such as your spouse accepting a new position or your child enrolling in a private school. Are you prepared to make a change in your career? (13 views)
Long-lasting Networking Techniques In the beginning, a young child, Kim Hill, was diagnosed with leukemia. Her father, Fred, a former All-American at Southern Cal and a professional football player with the Philadelphia Eagles, was devastated but found great consolation with immediate help from his neighbors and teammates. (13 views)
Understanding The Eleventh Commandment Of Networking Success Networking is really not all that difficult. It is only knowing the art of communication and knowing when to get in touch and with whom to get in touch. Time is of a great essence and once call will lead to another and eventually you will be guided to the right person. (12 views)
The Right Way To Use Your Social Network Purposefully Your determination to have a network has worked. You have got a network in place. What are you going to do with it? Do you know how to use it purposefully and that you can milk it to its utmost potential and advantage. It is seen that whilst people, with the initial drive and passion to develop networks manage to do so they are not very tactical when it comes to the best... (12 views)
Beyond Resumes: What Law Firms Truly Seek in Candidates In the realm of competitive legal recruitment, aspiring attorneys frequently invest significant effort in tailoring impeccable resumes to distinguish themselves. While a polished resume undeniably holds importance, contemporary law firms are signaling a departure from placing sole emphasis on an impressive list of achievements. In this dynamic environment, the legal... (12 views)
The Role of Networking in Your Legal Career The term networking is sometimes overused and often misunderstood. Some people think that networking merely means using contacts to find jobs. Others dismiss it as psychobabble, a campy way to mystify something that is very simple. Both these perceptions contain grains of truth, but miss the big picture. Certainly, networking means using personal contacts in the job search... (11 views)
‘Working A Room’ Techniques for Legal Job Prospecting Consider using professional associations like the American Bar Association and local bar organizations as a source of networking. And, be creative. For example, if you have identified a firm or organization in which you have an interest, find out what social events they host and get yourself invited. Or find out what pro bono activities they are involved in and volunteer... (11 views)
Trade Shows: Networking Amongst Equals The primary function of those who participate in trade shows is to show off the products in an enticing manner to attract customers and to eventually affect a sale. However, for astute networkers, a trade show can become even more meaningful. In addition to offering the opportunity of meeting and selling customers and prospects, the trade show offers the people "working"... (10 views)
Using Networking Tools To Find A New Job The jobless rate in America continues to be a serious cause for concern amongst the youth and others who are desperately seeking jobs. Each day's newspapers announce new layoffs at major corporations and small companies alike. There seem to be more people looking for jobs than at any time in our memory. (10 views)
High Tech Networking Don Crescimanno started as a salesperson in the computer business in 1966 when, in Don's words, "computers were doing only very boring stuff - payrolls, taxes, massive inventories and scientific projects." (9 views)
Networking For Lawyers: Connect, Engage and Expand Your Legal Career Success While the term "networking" may be trite or overused, the reality is that the process is a critically important one to your job hunting success. The process allows you to obtain information, advice & potentially job leads from individuals who are currently employed in your field or in a field or practice setting in which you have an interest. Those who have practiced for... (9 views)
Postcards from Kathmandu Ray Jutkins is an unusual and exciting speaker, seminar leader writer and ad man. But most important of all, he is a great networker. (8 views)
Networking At Your Workplace Is Walking A Fine Edge Networking at the workplace calls for a lot of caution and treading carefully. If it is so fraught with possible problems, why network in the work place? Reasons include striving for increased compensation, aspiring for a personal promotion, contributing to the overall success of the business or seeking better working conditions. (8 views)
Listening Is A Great Source For Learning: Utilize It There is another form of networking listening - listening for learning. We're talking about listening to audio tapes on subjects pertinent to networking and listening to speakers whose topics address some aspects of the networking process. Some of the time you can use to listen to audio tapes is really free time. It's the time you spend driving - to work, for pleasure or... (6 views)
Networking Databank: Remember It’s Your Most Valuable Asset In today's marketing jargon, you'll frequently hear about data base marketing. Direct marketers invented the concept specifically for direct mail purposes. Lately telemarketing has also benefited from database marketing. Your database is basically your mailing list. The list could (and should) be expanded to include more than just the names and addresses of customers and... (6 views)
Law Students and Associates Need to Get Out More In late June LegalTech will be moving west to Los Angeles. When I was at a firm, I loved running over to the nation's largest legal technology conference during its New York run for half an hour or so over lunch. I had a chance to preview new tools designed to make my life easier, talk to people excited about their work, and learn about salesmanship. I struck up random... (5 views)