The Myths and Realities of the Legal Career

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The Myths and Realities of the Legal
Career
March 18, 2015

• The structure of a law firm. The role of a young lawyer within a law
firm
• Work management in a law firm. The processes, interaction and
evaluation of results
• Corporative environment. The key differences of legal business and
main particularities of the legal profession
• Lawyer's salary. An estimation for a student beginning practice: what to
expect. Compensation package components in a law firm. Lawyer's
bonus.
• Legal internship as an important tool in legal career. The choice of the
right internship program.
Plan

The door is there
and the Key is
In YOUR hand….

When is the right time to start Your
career?

 The principal difference of building a career
in consulting is that the specialist is possible
to position the head of the practice grow
to partner with business.
 Consultants will provide more specialized
and in-depth experience.
 The final point of a career in both cases,
the individual can become legal practice
or own consulting business.
Career is always about the choice:
Legal firm & Inhouse lawyer

What are the levels?
Partner
Head of practice
Senior Lawyer (grade)
Lawyer (grade)
Junior associate (grade)
Office assistant
Intern

6 W for successful internship

In order not to be behind the "board" of the labor market after graduation, is
already worth thinking about getting work experience.
For 1-2 years students the best opportunity to gain experience - is to work on
temporary projects (consulting or within the company), which may last from 1 to
3 months.
Project work as a paralegal will help:
 to see the business processes and the role of the lawyer from the inside
 include the theoretical knowledge into real business practice
 will provide an opportunity to improve the language
6 W for successful internship.
When?

3-5 th year students may already qualify for a trainee position with a part-time
(typically 4 working hours per day).
The internship program will provide an opportunity:
 to be engaged in initial training and coordination of documents
 work with state authorities (for example, different courts
responsibility for the oversight and registration authorities, etc.).
 try to work in various practices
 work on real projects
 learn legal business from inside
 decide on the further professional career
When?

 Priority over money should always be in the direction of future potential
 Go to the job that will make you successful not today - tomorrow but the day
after
What? Why?

What firm is better to choose for
the right internship program?
 And this is not the case when any experience is already best
experience
 To start with Define WHAT YOU WANT
What?

What firm is better to choose for
the right internship program?
 Ranking (Chambers Europe/ Global, The Legal 500, EMEA. IFLR, Best Lawyers1000,
Who is Who, Legal WTR 1000)
 Site of the company
 Number of practices
 Number and expertise of Lawyers
 Publications
 Clear information about the Internship program
……and don’t forget to consult with the “whatever best
expert” – MR.GOOGLE

Where to look for the right
internship program?
 Site of the company
 LinkedIn
 Facebook
 Publications
 Friends
……and don’t forget to consult with the “whatever best
recruitment expert” – MR.GOOGLE

Whom should I write to apply?
 Check carefully if there is contact information on the
announcement
 Check company site for people responsible for recruitment
 Write directly to the Lawyer
 Write directly to the partner
 Writing to the right person with right name is the key to
YOUR success

If you are right with the firm to apply for the
internship……..
Be ready for control
Time to show who you are

LinkedIn
• LinkedIn is now responsible
for 64% (!) of all visits from
social media channels to
corporate websites. There
are 3 million LinkedIn
Company Pages.
• There are 148 different
industries represented on
company pages.

Facebook
Facebook has an
elegant, easy way to
add your work
credentials. If you want
to make yourself
known to the 65% of
recruiters who troll for
job candidates on
Facebook, take a few
minutes to fill out this
information.

Critical things to be avoided in social network

Tell me your email and I will tell you who
you are
• neprositedeneg@net
• massjanja@gmail.com
• tanyshechka@rambler.ru
……..

Your questions?

 How to write Motivation letter that works
 What is real meaning of words “Interview”
 Why do employers ask for CV
 What is the right CV about
 Interview procedure
 Dress is a lot…when is about interview
25 March we will talk

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