Ace Your Legal Interviews: Common Questions & Strategies In the fiercely competitive realm of legal employment, mastering the art of interviewing is indispensable for realizing your career aspirations. Excelling in interviews not only opens doors to coveted positions but also distinguishes you as a top contender in the eyes of potential employers. By gaining a thorough understanding of common interview questions and employing... (11 views)
Legal Writing Skills: The Key to Getting Recruited in Top Law Firms Michael Charlson understands the challenge of finding a law firm that's a good fit. He recalls his own job search as a 1985 graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. (82 views)
How to Manage Working with Difficult Colleagues Around Valentine's Day In a week awash with the sentiments of St. Valentine, it may seem unseemly to comment upon a recent opinion in the Supreme Court of Virginia. The case, alas, had nothing to do with sentiment. As M. Chirac is wont to say, au contraire. (19 views)
Securing a Summer Job: How to Take Advantage of Tips and Opportunities The first year of law school is a time when students acclimate to the law school community. Excelling both socially and academically are obvious first-year goals, but securing that first summer job is often near the top of the list of priorities for students. And while some students start the job hunt early on, others may wait until their second semester to begin their... (193 views)
Gain An Insider's Perspective On Attending A Paralegal Conference | LawCrossing Attend or not attend? This is the question that many legal professionals ask themselves about the numerous conferences and symposia they are invited to attend. A great number of them make decisions on the fly, based on the mood of the moment and a super-quick analysis of pros and cons. But what happens if after rejecting conferences by the dozen, you, in your moment of... (330 views)
Unlock Your Legal Marketing Potential: How To Turn New Perspectives Into Powerful Opportunities Henry Dahut is a facilitator--a management and marketing strategist who works with lawyers to help them envision and achieve new business objectives. An attorney himself, he has 20 years of experience in the field. What was not clear from the book is how much of this experience includes actually practicing law in a firm setting. This detail would be helpful in gauging his... (83 views)
How to Find a Satisfying Legal Career: Tips from Proven Career Counselor Nicholas Lore It isn't ''Law and Order'' or a John Grisham yarn, but choose wisely and a law career can be even better than those TV, movie, or paperback versions. The trick is discovering your niche and avoiding the disenchantment that sideswipes some lawyers, said career counseling expert Nicholas Lore. (1916 views)
Harold Hongju Koh: From Professor to Yale Law School Dean Designate He is at the top of his game and the head of the class. This week, Yale's unstoppable Professor Koh picks up his Law Star and talks with LawCrossing about world affairs and legal academia as he unpacks his bags in his new office as Dean of the planet's greatest law school. (3612 views)
The Pros & Cons of Using Thank You Letters After an Interview: What You Should Know This week, our recruiters weigh in on the potential benefits and risks of sending thank you cards to firms after interviews and come out decidedly against it. Find out why. (1943 views)
William Mitchell College of Law: A Comprehensive Overview of Programs and Resources Available This Minnesota law school was founded as an alternative to the legal education offered at the time, and by adhering to that idea, it has allowed students of diverse backgrounds to flourish as productive members of the legal profession. (88 views)
Avoid Common Mistakes During Your Job Search: Legal Job Hunting Pitfalls You Need to Know Watch your step when looking for your next position by reviewing these five job search ''don'ts.'' (61 views)
How to Apply and Succeed in Law School: An Insider's Guide First year, they scare you to death. Second year, they work you to death. Third year, they bore you to death. There's more than a grain of truth to this bit of legal lore: Here's how to stay afloat as you dive into law school, year by year. (476 views)