This document summarizes some untapped ways for attorneys and law students to find legal jobs, including networking, public job boards, and private legal job boards. It discusses common prejudices against these job search methods and explains their benefits. Networking is highlighted as one of the most effective ways to find positions due to the high likelihood of getting hired through a personal referral or recommendation. While public job boards provide access to many postings, it is important to apply early for the best chances of consideration. Private legal job boards consolidate postings from various sources but require a paid subscription.
You need to take care of the connection and the quality of the relationships you have with others. Not being able to connect will give you a difficult time at the work place and outside.
The Best Way To Find A Job: Use Social Media and Get Hired FastTerri Levine
Out of a job? Want a new career? Social media networking is the answer. Most people get employed by using social media and if you want to get hired fast or find your next employer it's most likely you will do this through the Internet, social media and or through networking. This presentation will show you what to do and what to say to land a job or change your career quickly and easily to get into a career or a job and make money and become employed or get re-hired even in a down economy or if you've been laid off or have gaps in your resume.
How attorneys-and-law-students-can-craft-the-perfect-cover-letterBCG Attorney Search
Cover letters should not be complicated. They should be as focused as possible on an employer and give employers reasons to be interested in you and think you will be a good fit for the position.
You need to take care of the connection and the quality of the relationships you have with others. Not being able to connect will give you a difficult time at the work place and outside.
The Best Way To Find A Job: Use Social Media and Get Hired FastTerri Levine
Out of a job? Want a new career? Social media networking is the answer. Most people get employed by using social media and if you want to get hired fast or find your next employer it's most likely you will do this through the Internet, social media and or through networking. This presentation will show you what to do and what to say to land a job or change your career quickly and easily to get into a career or a job and make money and become employed or get re-hired even in a down economy or if you've been laid off or have gaps in your resume.
How attorneys-and-law-students-can-craft-the-perfect-cover-letterBCG Attorney Search
Cover letters should not be complicated. They should be as focused as possible on an employer and give employers reasons to be interested in you and think you will be a good fit for the position.
Getting the job of your dreams, not just one that pays the bills.
Market yourself in the internet age
what differentiates you in the marketplace?
establish your personal brand
compete in the new talent marketplace.
have your own website/blog
established social network profiles,
leverage your relationships and talents
Non-profit careers are particularly dependent on networking and Information Interviews are the best way to expand your network. I wrote this guide to Information Interviews for a colleague who was looking to change careers in 2007. Thanks to my friend Anik Muhkeja for teaching me the concept in the first place.
Job Search Survival Kit -- The Linked”In” Crowd. Ways To Get Your Profile Not...Anthony Hines
This presentation gives some tips as to how to quickly improve your LinkedIn profile so that it will be noticed by professionals and job placement industry contacts.
Who Am I….I am a hardworking guy who, like many others, found himself out of work during the economic downturn in 2010. After a long battle of wrong turns, job search strategies that led to no where, and dead end leads, I decided to take a more strategic approach to my job search. Like anything else in life, I needed to treat my search like a full-time job and create a plan that would allow me to stand out above the competition. This came in especially handy as I was in transition again in 2017. Basically, I just used the tips that I have shared with others and was out of work a total of ZERO days. Yes, I got a job offer the day after my last day at my previous job. Let me show you how I did it so you too can have a quicker landing than you would have had without my tips.
Why Am I Sharing What Helped Me…because I quickly realized that to handle an event like that is to focus on what you can control and share the experience to help others. I believe that an experience not shared is a lost opportunity in life, and that smart people learn from their mistakes and smarter people learn from other people’s experiences. Plus, I told myself that once I figured this out I would share it with others so that they too could navigate the world of unemployment. In these chapters, I show you how I did it so that you will have the confidence to make it through the process. I hope that this presentation helps you to get your next great job.
#career #job_search #job_opportunity_tips #unemployment #motivation #attitude #depression #Job_search_survival #confidence #interviewing #networking #resume #recruiting #hiring_manager #work #transition
This document will serve as an how-to guide when trying to understand what LinkedIn is, why it is important to use, and how you can use your profile as a digital resume when searching for a new position.
This is a quick presentation on how to get the most out of social networking. A discussion of the concept of networks and networking, why to increase your search-ability (search engine optimization), and some ways to do that. Presented at the Mentorship Campaign event on 18 Oct 2017 for the US Army Human Resource Command. The notes pages of the slides have the discussion points. Slides are also available.
After 20 years of successfully moving from one job to another without much effort, I suddenly had to find a job. The process of finding job was completing foreign to me. This is my story and lessons from my 7 month job search journey.
20 Questions for Date2Relate.Com's Steven SpectorSteve Spector
An interview with Date2Relate.Com's Steven Spector. Here he talk about the origins of the company, how he perceives the challenge of helping singles in the world of online dating, and his team's methods for bringing people together in a fresh and new way.
Mortgage Originator Jimmy Vercellino, specializing in VA loans, helps veterans use their VA loan benefit to their greatest advantage. For more details call us at 480-351-5904 or visit our site http://www.valoansforvets.com/
The views expressed here are those of the individual author and do not necessarily represent those of First Choice Bank (NMLS #: 177877) and First Choice Loan Services Inc. (NMLS #: 210764), 7600 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale AZ 85258. Equal Housing Lender. www.fcloans.com/disclaimer/
www.fcbhomeloans.com/privacy
7600 E. Doubletree Ranch Road #200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: (480) 351-5904
Email: jimmyv@fcbmtg.com
http://www.valoansforvets.com
http://google.com/+valoansforvets
http://facebook.com/valoansforvets
Job Search Survival Kit -- How Job Searchable Are You Today? --Anthony Hines
This presentation will help you get in the right frame of mind to conduct your job search today. I say today because every day is different when you are searching with some days better than others. Hopefully this will help you to be at the top of your game when that recruiter or hiring manager calls out of the blue which absolutely can happen anytime.
Who Am I….I am a hardworking guy who, like many others, found himself out of work during the economic downturn in 2010. After a long battle of wrong turns, job search strategies that led to no where, and dead end leads, I decided to take a more strategic approach to my job search. Like anything else in life, I needed to treat my search like a full-time job and create a plan that would allow me to stand out above the competition. This came in especially handy as I was in transition again in 2017. Basically, I just used the tips that I have shared with others and was out of work a total of ZERO days. Yes, I got a job offer the day after my last day at my previous job. Let me show you how I did it so you too can have a quicker landing than you would have had without my tips.
Why Am I Sharing What Helped Me…because I quickly realized that to handle an event like that is to focus on what you can control and share the experience to help others. I believe that an experience not shared is a lost opportunity in life, and that smart people learn from their mistakes and smarter people learn from other people’s experiences. Plus, I told myself that once I figured this out I would share it with others so that they too could navigate the world of unemployment. In these chapters, I show you how I did it so that you will have the confidence to make it through the process. I hope that this presentation helps you to get your next great job.
#career #jobsearch #unemployment #depression #confidence #interviewing #networking #resume #recruiting #hiringmanager #work #transition
Winter Wyman Job Search Series - Networking is essentially relationship building. It’s something most of us do in our personal lives — we ask for and give referrals to dentists, hair stylists, and electricians with ease. When it comes to our professional lives, however, we often let our networking skills, and our networks, lapse. Why? Because networking is a lot like exercise — we know it’s good for us, we just have so many excuses not to do it.
How Attorneys Can Network Why Networking is Essential to Attorney Success.pptxBCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- Why networking is important to attorneys.
- Helpful tips on how attorneys should network.
- How networking can help you have a successful career as an attorney.
https://www.bcgsearch.com/candidate_login.php
Getting the job of your dreams, not just one that pays the bills.
Market yourself in the internet age
what differentiates you in the marketplace?
establish your personal brand
compete in the new talent marketplace.
have your own website/blog
established social network profiles,
leverage your relationships and talents
Non-profit careers are particularly dependent on networking and Information Interviews are the best way to expand your network. I wrote this guide to Information Interviews for a colleague who was looking to change careers in 2007. Thanks to my friend Anik Muhkeja for teaching me the concept in the first place.
Job Search Survival Kit -- The Linked”In” Crowd. Ways To Get Your Profile Not...Anthony Hines
This presentation gives some tips as to how to quickly improve your LinkedIn profile so that it will be noticed by professionals and job placement industry contacts.
Who Am I….I am a hardworking guy who, like many others, found himself out of work during the economic downturn in 2010. After a long battle of wrong turns, job search strategies that led to no where, and dead end leads, I decided to take a more strategic approach to my job search. Like anything else in life, I needed to treat my search like a full-time job and create a plan that would allow me to stand out above the competition. This came in especially handy as I was in transition again in 2017. Basically, I just used the tips that I have shared with others and was out of work a total of ZERO days. Yes, I got a job offer the day after my last day at my previous job. Let me show you how I did it so you too can have a quicker landing than you would have had without my tips.
Why Am I Sharing What Helped Me…because I quickly realized that to handle an event like that is to focus on what you can control and share the experience to help others. I believe that an experience not shared is a lost opportunity in life, and that smart people learn from their mistakes and smarter people learn from other people’s experiences. Plus, I told myself that once I figured this out I would share it with others so that they too could navigate the world of unemployment. In these chapters, I show you how I did it so that you will have the confidence to make it through the process. I hope that this presentation helps you to get your next great job.
#career #job_search #job_opportunity_tips #unemployment #motivation #attitude #depression #Job_search_survival #confidence #interviewing #networking #resume #recruiting #hiring_manager #work #transition
This document will serve as an how-to guide when trying to understand what LinkedIn is, why it is important to use, and how you can use your profile as a digital resume when searching for a new position.
This is a quick presentation on how to get the most out of social networking. A discussion of the concept of networks and networking, why to increase your search-ability (search engine optimization), and some ways to do that. Presented at the Mentorship Campaign event on 18 Oct 2017 for the US Army Human Resource Command. The notes pages of the slides have the discussion points. Slides are also available.
After 20 years of successfully moving from one job to another without much effort, I suddenly had to find a job. The process of finding job was completing foreign to me. This is my story and lessons from my 7 month job search journey.
20 Questions for Date2Relate.Com's Steven SpectorSteve Spector
An interview with Date2Relate.Com's Steven Spector. Here he talk about the origins of the company, how he perceives the challenge of helping singles in the world of online dating, and his team's methods for bringing people together in a fresh and new way.
Mortgage Originator Jimmy Vercellino, specializing in VA loans, helps veterans use their VA loan benefit to their greatest advantage. For more details call us at 480-351-5904 or visit our site http://www.valoansforvets.com/
The views expressed here are those of the individual author and do not necessarily represent those of First Choice Bank (NMLS #: 177877) and First Choice Loan Services Inc. (NMLS #: 210764), 7600 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale AZ 85258. Equal Housing Lender. www.fcloans.com/disclaimer/
www.fcbhomeloans.com/privacy
7600 E. Doubletree Ranch Road #200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: (480) 351-5904
Email: jimmyv@fcbmtg.com
http://www.valoansforvets.com
http://google.com/+valoansforvets
http://facebook.com/valoansforvets
Job Search Survival Kit -- How Job Searchable Are You Today? --Anthony Hines
This presentation will help you get in the right frame of mind to conduct your job search today. I say today because every day is different when you are searching with some days better than others. Hopefully this will help you to be at the top of your game when that recruiter or hiring manager calls out of the blue which absolutely can happen anytime.
Who Am I….I am a hardworking guy who, like many others, found himself out of work during the economic downturn in 2010. After a long battle of wrong turns, job search strategies that led to no where, and dead end leads, I decided to take a more strategic approach to my job search. Like anything else in life, I needed to treat my search like a full-time job and create a plan that would allow me to stand out above the competition. This came in especially handy as I was in transition again in 2017. Basically, I just used the tips that I have shared with others and was out of work a total of ZERO days. Yes, I got a job offer the day after my last day at my previous job. Let me show you how I did it so you too can have a quicker landing than you would have had without my tips.
Why Am I Sharing What Helped Me…because I quickly realized that to handle an event like that is to focus on what you can control and share the experience to help others. I believe that an experience not shared is a lost opportunity in life, and that smart people learn from their mistakes and smarter people learn from other people’s experiences. Plus, I told myself that once I figured this out I would share it with others so that they too could navigate the world of unemployment. In these chapters, I show you how I did it so that you will have the confidence to make it through the process. I hope that this presentation helps you to get your next great job.
#career #jobsearch #unemployment #depression #confidence #interviewing #networking #resume #recruiting #hiringmanager #work #transition
Winter Wyman Job Search Series - Networking is essentially relationship building. It’s something most of us do in our personal lives — we ask for and give referrals to dentists, hair stylists, and electricians with ease. When it comes to our professional lives, however, we often let our networking skills, and our networks, lapse. Why? Because networking is a lot like exercise — we know it’s good for us, we just have so many excuses not to do it.
How Attorneys Can Network Why Networking is Essential to Attorney Success.pptxBCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- Why networking is important to attorneys.
- Helpful tips on how attorneys should network.
- How networking can help you have a successful career as an attorney.
https://www.bcgsearch.com/candidate_login.php
Convince your Prospective Employer that they are your First ChoiceEmployment Crossing
Convince your employers that they are your first choice. one of the most important questions that you may face in an interview is regarding interviewing with other companies.
The time to prepare for interviews and a job search is before you even think of getting into the job search mode. Being a good employee and a job searcher is something that takes the same amount of time and effort to achieve.
The top do's and don'ts in a job search. Times have changed in a job search....Greg David
The Top Things to Do and Not Do in a Job Search by Greg David of Laka & Company. How to achieve the best results, while avoiding the typical mistakes in a job search. Times have changed in a job search. Are your job search skills still relevant and current? More than 95% of professionals fail to be relevant and current. They may not have directly caused their unemployment, yet they virtually create it’s lengthy and painful timeline due to poor and outdated mindset, philosophy, strategy, activities, and lack of clarity as to what essential things to do, and stop doing that create job search failure in this new labor market models and cycles.
Ever wonder about how people search for lawyers? A recent Google Consumer Survey sheds some light on how many people begin their attorney search, what's important to them and what they're likely to do first. We've added a few thoughts of our own too.
Don’t Be Persuaded by Others Who Tell You How to do Your Job SearchEmployment Crossing
EmploymentCrossing CEO, A. Harrison Barnes, discusses the importance of not being persuaded by others regarding the way you carry out your job search:
When you are looking for a job, as with most things in life, you know better than anyone else what works for you. You should not let other people tell you not to try some method just because they don’t personally like it, or because they think another method is better for some reason or another. While someone else’s method may be great, you should not follow it and ignore other options. Instead, the most prudent and most productive path to take is to heed others' advice and try other methods, but don’t stop doing something or never try something just because another method works better for someone else.
What it boils down to is that you need to be inclusive, rather than exclusive. You need to work every angle and try every method you can think of in order to carry out a successful job search. Do not foreclose on potential opportunities by letting other people convince you not to try everything possible to get the job you want.
How the Norm of Inadequate Job Matching Finally Begs the Need for JANZZ.jobs janzzcom
I am not a church officer. I am not a travel agent. Nor am I a social media guru, a butcher, an IT specialist, a corporate finance intern, or a boutique manager. But according to the numerous job sites I’ve signed up for, this is who I am. Well I’ve got something to say job sites, YOU DON’T KNOW ME!
A presentation of top networking techniques for job seekers.
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Why You Should Never Use a Legal Recruiter_ Do Not Use a Legal Recruiter Unti...BCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
-How legal recruiters have harmed so many attorneys and why you should never use one in this article.
- Why there is a big difference between legal recruiters and legal placement professionals.
-Why a recruiter understands how to target individual attorneys for positions and not much else.
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The Four Types of Attorneys Inside of Law Firms_ Are You a Finder, Minder, Bi...BCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
-Which one of the four types of attorneys you are matters a great deal to the future of your legal career.
- What will happen to you in your legal career is generally going to be related to what specific type of role you are cut out for.
-Why one of the biggest mistakes that attorneys make is failing to understand the exact role they play inside of law firms.
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12 Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Writing Samples.pptxBCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
-What is typically given the least amount of attention by candidates, but has the highest likelihood of undermining their chances for getting the job?
- Why writing samples are often scrutinized after the interviews.
-Why most of what you’ve written was likely done under duress and against looming deadlines.
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Top 20 Reasons Why There Is No Better Profession Than Practicing Law.pdfBCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
-Why the practice of law is a wonderful profession to be a part of.
- Why lawyers are extremely respected and looked up to compared to other professions
-How do you will gain profound insight into human behavior and possibly even come to better understand yourself through understanding your clients.
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What is Bar Reciprocity and Which States Allow You to Waive Into the Bar.pdfBCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
-What to consider when you are conducting a job search in multiple markets.
- How additional markets give you additional options in all kinds of ways including lifestyle, financial benefits, prestige, happiness and other considerations.
-Why a bar admission also gives you the opportunity to be your own employer.
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Seven Sample Attorney Business Plans_ Why Attorneys Must Have Business Plans.pdfBCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- Why should you worry about developing personal business plans as an attorney.
- How your personal business planning is about taking inventory of where you are.
- How can you stay focused, even when you're bombarded with new ideas and opportunities.
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Top 32 Reasons Attorneys Lose Their Jobs Inside of Law Firms.pdfBCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- How can you be aware of certain instances that can lead to your termination.
- How to navigate the hidden dangers inside law firms that cause so many attorneys to lose their jobs in this article.
-How important is it to note that most attorneys who choose to go through the law firm route will lose their positions inside of the law firms at some point in time.
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25 Reasons Why Boutique Firms Are the Best Choice for Many Attorneys and Can ...BCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
-Why it is often a much better choice for your legal career to go to a boutique law firm rather than a large law firm?
-Why many attorneys who work in large law firms are living lives they simply do not want?
-How you compare to others that you will act superior to (and feel superior to) other attorneys you believe are better than you?
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In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
-How to tell your present employer that you are leaving.
-Why you should not forget that your past employers will act as your future references.
-How to make sure to carefully think through all the issues involved before giving notice.
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Why an LL.M. Degree is Almost Always a Bad Idea for Attorneys_ In Most Instan...BCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
-Why getting an LL.M. degree will help or hurt the future of your legal career?
-Why you should get an LL.M. from a prestigious school?
-Why an LL.M. Degrees Offer Very Little Substance of Use to Actual Lawyers?
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In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
-How Much Does an In-House Lawyer Make?
-What Do Comparable Positions Pay?
-What credentials does the employer require?
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21 Reasons You Will Never Get a Job with a Major Law Firm Now (or Ever Again)...BCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
-Which major career mistakes you must avoid if you want to work in a major law firm.
-What qualifies you to work in a major law firm.
-How to build a resume that grabs the attention of major law firms.
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Seven Reasons Why Practicing Law Might Be More Stressful Than Spending 18 Mon...BCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- Why Practicing law can take a lot out of you.
- Why do many talented attorneys in big firms end up being miserable and looking for a way out.
- How can you also learn what it takes to be a special kind of person to thrive in such environments.
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Seven Sample Attorney Business Plans_ Why Attorneys Must Have Business Plans....BCG Attorney Search
In the upcoming webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- Why should you worry about developing personal business plans as an attorney.
- How your personal business planning is about taking inventory of where you are.
- How can you stay focused, even when you're bombarded with new ideas and opportunities.
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The One Simple Rule You Must Understand for Succeeding in a Law Firm Ignore t...BCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- Why do some attorneys succeed in large, prestigious law firms and others fail.
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- How you must never think or act negatively towards the powers that feed you.
- How a negative way of thinking never lasts inside of law firms.
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In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- What attorneys should consider before making the leap from private practice to in-house counsel.
- How attorneys can make the transition to in-house counsel smooth and successful.
- Why many attorneys leave a corporate law department after a short period.
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In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- Why a law student or attorney should consider leaving law and entering another field.
- What it takes to be successful as an attorney vs in one of these other fields.
- How to overcome the obstacles that cause attorneys to change their career path.
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CHOOSING BETWEEN CORPORATE AND LITIGATION PRACTICE AREAS_ WHICH IS THE BETTER...BCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- What to consider before choosing between corporate and litigation practice areas.
- What type of law firm is right for your personality type.
- How to discuss why you want to be in one area over another and achieve your desired goals.
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SEVEN THINGS THE BEST LEGAL RECRUITERS DO THAT YOU CANNOT DO YOURSELF.pptxBCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- Why you need a legal recruiter to get an interview with major law firms.
- How to choose the right recruiter for your needs.
- How a legal recruiting firm is paid and why it does not hurt your chances of getting interviews.
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Why Every Big Firm Practice Area Eventually Self-Destructs at Least Once Ever...BCG Attorney Search
In this webinar with Harrison Barnes, you will learn:
- Why practice areas self-destruct and how to avoid career problems in your practice area.
- When a practice area is most likely to experience implosion.
- What new lawyers should do when their practice area self-destructs.
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ALL EYES ON RAFAH BUT WHY Explain more.pdf46adnanshahzad
All eyes on Rafah: But why?. The Rafah border crossing, a crucial point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, often finds itself at the center of global attention. As we explore the significance of Rafah, we’ll uncover why all eyes are on Rafah and the complexities surrounding this pivotal region.
INTRODUCTION
What makes Rafah so significant that it captures global attention? The phrase ‘All eyes are on Rafah’ resonates not just with those in the region but with people worldwide who recognize its strategic, humanitarian, and political importance. In this guide, we will delve into the factors that make Rafah a focal point for international interest, examining its historical context, humanitarian challenges, and political dimensions.
Car Accident Injury Do I Have a Case....Knowyourright
Every year, thousands of Minnesotans are injured in car accidents. These injuries can be severe – even life-changing. Under Minnesota law, you can pursue compensation through a personal injury lawsuit.
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You can rely on our assistance if you are ready to apply for permanent residency. Find out more at: https://immigration-netherlands.com/obtain-a-permanent-residence-permit-in-the-netherlands/.
A "File Trademark" is a legal term referring to the registration of a unique symbol, logo, or name used to identify and distinguish products or services. This process provides legal protection, granting exclusive rights to the trademark owner, and helps prevent unauthorized use by competitors.
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WINDING UP of COMPANY, Modes of DissolutionKHURRAMWALI
Winding up, also known as liquidation, refers to the legal and financial process of dissolving a company. It involves ceasing operations, selling assets, settling debts, and ultimately removing the company from the official business registry.
Here's a breakdown of the key aspects of winding up:
Reasons for Winding Up:
Insolvency: This is the most common reason, where the company cannot pay its debts. Creditors may initiate a compulsory winding up to recover their dues.
Voluntary Closure: The owners may decide to close the company due to reasons like reaching business goals, facing losses, or merging with another company.
Deadlock: If shareholders or directors cannot agree on how to run the company, a court may order a winding up.
Types of Winding Up:
Voluntary Winding Up: This is initiated by the company's shareholders through a resolution passed by a majority vote. There are two main types:
Members' Voluntary Winding Up: The company is solvent (has enough assets to pay off its debts) and shareholders will receive any remaining assets after debts are settled.
Creditors' Voluntary Winding Up: The company is insolvent and creditors will be prioritized in receiving payment from the sale of assets.
Compulsory Winding Up: This is initiated by a court order, typically at the request of creditors, government agencies, or even by the company itself if it's insolvent.
Process of Winding Up:
Appointment of Liquidator: A qualified professional is appointed to oversee the winding-up process. They are responsible for selling assets, paying off debts, and distributing any remaining funds.
Cease Trading: The company stops its regular business operations.
Notification of Creditors: Creditors are informed about the winding up and invited to submit their claims.
Sale of Assets: The company's assets are sold to generate cash to pay off creditors.
Payment of Debts: Creditors are paid according to a set order of priority, with secured creditors receiving payment before unsecured creditors.
Distribution to Shareholders: If there are any remaining funds after all debts are settled, they are distributed to shareholders according to their ownership stake.
Dissolution: Once all claims are settled and distributions made, the company is officially dissolved and removed from the business register.
Impact of Winding Up:
Employees: Employees will likely lose their jobs during the winding-up process.
Creditors: Creditors may not recover their debts in full, especially if the company is insolvent.
Shareholders: Shareholders may not receive any payout if the company's debts exceed its assets.
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The Seven Untapped Ways for Attorneys and Law Students to Find a
Legal Job
By Harrison Barnes from Los Angeles Office Managing Director
Listen to The Seven Untapped Ways for Attorneys and Law Students to Find a Legal Job Podcast
One big misconception that attorneys, law students, and others have about the legal job market is that they
know how to find the jobs that are out there--or that they already have all the information about the legal jobs
out there.
This belief is 100%, not the case.
When I was a law student, the primary method of getting a job was (1) on-campus interviews, (2) sending
applications to law firms in the NALP Guide, and (3) to a lesser extent, networking. Today, there are job boards,
online lists of employers, more recruiters, and many more methods of looking for and finding positions. Still,
however, most attorneys and law students are not exploring the market and finding enough jobs.
You do not know about all the legal jobs out there--nor will you ever. If you are like 99% of attorneys and law
students, you are devoted to one legal job site and believe you have a unique insight into the legal job market.
The best thing you can do is to question this belief that you are doing everything right in your job search.
Far too many legal careers have been ruined due to an inability to find enough legal job openings.
Legal careers have stalled, and attorneys are often unhappy or underemployed because they do not know the
right way to look for a position.
I have seen this from countless top law graduates who worked in the very best firms, law students of all stripes,
and every type of attorney out there. I know of hundreds of attorneys not working because they are unwilling to
use all of the methods they should use to find legal jobs.
The more job search methods you employ when searching for a legal position, the more jobs you are likely to
find. Because you are not doing a comprehensive job search, you are missing far too many positions in your
search. You may not see the right people and opportunities, and your potential is being limited. You may be
prejudiced about one form of a job search or another. I will explain some of the everyday prejudices and why
you need to overcome them. Each additional job search method you employ will create another opportunity to
find a position.
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Here are some methods of looking for a job:
1. Networking is One of the Most Effective Ways to Find Legal Positions
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2. Prejudices People Have Against Networking
When I was a law student and attorney, I never was that interested in networking to find legal positions. While I
had some very positive experiences getting leads and interviews with networking, I had some severe
prejudices against it.
I did not want to owe anyone anything.
I did not want to telegraph any sort of weakness to my peers and others.
I did not trust other people to help me all the time.
I was aware of my weaknesses and thought that others were too, and networking would hurt me.
I had a few bad experiences with networking early in my life.
When I was in college, one of my best friends got a summer position with General Motors paying $40 an hour.
At the time, this was a ridiculous amount of money. My friend and I also happened to be friends with the son of
one of the top five executives at GM. I was not as close to the executive's son as my friend was, and when I tried
to get a position with the company, they rebuffed me quite rudely. Being rejected hurt my feelings and left a bad
taste for networking in my mouth.
I was also interested in a summer job with a major law firm in Detroit when I was in law school. I grew up in
Detroit, and my mother happened to know a partner in this law firm quite well. She offered to help me get an
interview and was unsuccessful. I ended up getting interviews with every other major law firm in Detroit, but not
this one.
The best friend of one of my girlfriends was also a partner at a major law firm in Detroit. In my first semester of
the year of law school, I wrote him a letter telling him I was interested in a summer job. I had met him a few
times previously and thought he might help me. When I called him on the phone, he hung up on me and was
quite rude. This experience also left a bad taste in my mouth about networking.
There may have been a few similar experiences I had along the way that left a sour taste of networking in my
mouth, and that is extremely unfortunate. In contrast to most job search methods, networking is beneficial. Had I
not been turned off by these experiences and convinced that networking would not work for me, the course of
my life and career might be quite different. Because I did not have any faith in networking, I stopped using it
early in my legal career and believed that other job search methods were more likely to be effective for me.
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Later in my career, when I started using job sites, job boards, legal newspapers, and other methods to look for
positions, I began to see networking as time-consuming and tedious. I did not get instant rewards from
networking like I was getting from other job search methods. Applying for jobs from job sites and recruiters
would rapidly result in interviews, in contrast to the effort required to network in the legal community.
Also, when you network, you tell others in your circle that you are not happy in your current position, or open to
something else. When you share information like this, your friends and others will talk about it when you're not
around. Your employer could find out you're not happy if your friends and others know you are looking for a job.
In truth, networking could have worked wonders for me in my job search had I learned the right way to network
and not given up on it. My ego was so fragile as a young student that I reached conclusions about networking
to find a job that simply made no sense. I should have learned this skill and continued networking. Networking
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3. is one of the most effective ways to find a position.
Benefits of Networking to Find Legal Jobs
When you have social connections, the people you meet and fraternize with are often quite interested in
helping you because it makes them feel good about themselves. Employers like to hire candidates who are
recommended by people in their network. When others support you, this gives the person interviewing and
hiring you a connection that is likely to result in a job offer.
In my career, I have hired countless people who were recommended to me by someone. A recommendation
carries massive weight. I have hired numerous attorneys recommended to me by other people. I have hired
receptionists, law clerks, accountants, and others. Once someone comes recommended to us, we are very
likely to hire them because they have a powerful endorsement.
The reason networking is so effective is that the person who interviews and considers you for a position wants
to demonstrate their social status to the person who recommended you. Also, they may owe this person a favor,
like them, or wish to create an additional connection to them. When someone supports you, you are far more
likely to be hired. Your odds of getting hired based on a recommendation are many times higher than if you are
not. While it may be harder to network than it is to apply for a position through a job site, when you get an
interview through networking, you are much more likely to get hired than any other method.
Another benefit is when you network to find jobs, you are often the only person the employer is speaking with.
When you interview, you stand a profoundly better chance of getting a job than you would through many other
job search methods. Networking needs to be part of your job search arsenal.
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How to Network to Find Legal Jobs
For some people, networking is so effective it is all they do in their job search. At one time, before newspapers
and job sites, networking was the only way people found positions.
You can contact people you have worked with in the past, people you know from LinkedIn, social media
groups, law school classmates, and colleagues. You can also meet people through bar associations and let
your family, friends, and others know you are looking for a legal position.
There are many ways to network; by far, the most effective way is to simply take out a piece of paper and write
down 100 people you know. Then, all you need to do is contact them. Try to call them and chat. You do not
need to say anything about looking for a position. Just ask these people how they are doing and say you
wanted to check-in. If these people ask how you are doing, you should talk about things other than your career
before you mention looking for a position, that you are not happy, and so forth. You should give people
something to think about and not go into much detail.
You want to have a conversation about something other than you looking for a position. Make the person you
are networking with feel good about themselves. You simply want to network with the person and let them know
you are there. You should try not to talk about yourself too much; simply make it about them.
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4. If you do an excellent job with this, the person will remember you and think about the fact that you may be
looking for something. In many cases, they may refer you to an opportunity right there, or have one themselves.
In other cases, the person will simply remember you and may refer a position to you in the future - you simply
never know.
Ongoing networking should be part of your career toolkit, regardless of whether you are currently seeking a
position. If you are searching for a job, you should make a concerted effort to connect with 20 people a week for
the next five weeks and then go back and contact them again. You need to develop a list of the people you
know. Once you have this list, you need to reach out and make contact with these people regularly.
Speaking with others can also give you insight into where the jobs are and what is in demand. When you talk
with others, they are likely also to tell you where others are finding success, things they have heard about that
are working, and more. This sort of insight into the market will be invaluable.
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2. Public Job Boards are an Effective Way to Find Legal Positions
A public job site is a free job site that is available to anyone interested in using it. Public job sites typically
charge employers to post jobs on them. Most attorneys, law students, and others are familiar with the massive
number of public job sites out there.
Prejudices People Have Against Public Job Boards
Many people do not like public job boards because they apply to a position on them and then never hear
anything. People also often do not like public job boards because they do not have success with them many
times and believe that they are not useful.
When I have positions in our company for people to do various tasks--writers, programmers, and others--I
always post positions on public job boards. What tends to happen is during the first few days the job goes live, I
receive a ton of applicants. These positions pour in so rapidly that it is impossible to view them all. While I hate
to admit it, what I usually do is review resumes the first day or so and then schedule interviews based on these
resumes. While a job posting may be live for a month, it is always too burdensome for me to go back and
review all of the subsequent resumes that come in because I am so busy and have already scheduled
interviews for a few people I hope will work out. Therefore, if you apply to a position the first few days it is live,
you are most likely to be interviewed and hired for the job.
There are many public job sites out there, and some are better than others. What I will usually do is cancel the
position after a few weeks--but not always. I keep the job open because I want to make sure that if I do not like
the initial people that apply, I have more resume to review later on. Most job sites charge several hundred
dollars for a job posting for 30 days, so I want to be sure that I leave the position open for the full 30 days to get
my money's worth.
I have noticed that even in cases where I close job postings, they stay active. I think many public job sites leave
these jobs active because they want job seekers to believe the site has more jobs than it does. Job sites
typically will advertise and market themselves based on having the most positions.
The big problem with public job sites, then, is that there are often "ghost jobs" on these sites that you can apply
for but never may hear back. For an employer, it is usually too difficult to keep up with the volume of resumes
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5. coming in and review them all.
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An additional issue with public job sites is that the employer's needs can often change. I would frequently post
jobs online and then, at some point, decide I no longer need or want to hire someone for the job. Despite this
fact, the ad for the position may continue to run. This disconnect is another reason you often do not hear
anything from public job sites.
A further issue with public job sites that makes them frustrating for many applicants is that when you apply to a
position on them, the odds are pretty good you will not always be the best applicant. If you are applying for an
attorney position, you may be competing with 100+ people for the same job if the listing is on a public site.
Under these conditions, unless you have excellent qualifications, your odds of getting the position are slim.
There are also likely to be far more applicants for positions in major markets compared to smaller ones.
Public job sites generally only post positions that employers pay to list. As a consequence, they only show a
tiny slice of the legal market. Most employers, for example, post positions on their career sites but not public job
boards.
The Benefits of Public Job Sites for Finding Positions
Free job sites are great ways to track down positions despite their drawbacks.
First of all, most employers do not post jobs unless they have them.
Secondly, employers do not invest in the expense of posting a job unless they are eager to hire.
Third, in most cases, employers will interview and hire people reasonably quickly if they post positions online.
If you want to find a position, public job sites must be part of your job search. You should be applying to job
openings as soon as they come up.
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How to Use Public Job Sites to Find a Position
It is vital that when you use a public job site to look for a position, you are among the first applicants. You,
therefore, should set up alerts on every public job site you can find and apply to the posts within a few hours of
them coming out if possible. Most employers will interview and hire from the first applicants they receive.
Employers are less likely to hire people from the later applicants they receive. This tip is the first and most
important piece of advice.
The second thing you should do with public job sites is to review all of the smaller under-marketed job sites you
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6. can find. You want to take advantage of the fact that many job sites are not that good and under-market
positions out there. For example, there are hundreds of association sites, small legal online publications, small
local publications in various markets, and more. There are many local bar association websites, for example,
that post jobs. The smaller and less known the site, the better. You should sign up for alerts from these as well.
The benefit of using smaller sites is that when the jobs are not known to many people, they receive fewer
applications. It's easier to get hired for job openings that receive fewer responses.
Under-marketed jobs are one of the best ways for attorneys to get positions. If you steer away from the most
significant job sites, you are going to be far better off than if you do the majority of your searches on major job
sites.
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3. Private Legal Job Boards
A private job board is a job site that has a paywall, and only people who pay to access it can join. LawCrossing
is the best-known private job board.
Prejudices Against Private Job Boards
People have issues with private job boards because they cost money, and most people believe they should not
have to pay to find a job. People are also suspicious of anyone, or anything, that tells them they need to spend
money to look for a job and that any form of spending money must be a "scam" or there must be something
wrong with it.
The further prejudice against private job boards is that they are just "reselling" information that is already
available in the market for free. There are over 100,000 employer sites with legal jobs from time to time, 1,000
job sites with legal jobs, thousands of state, local and government sites with legal responsibilities, hundreds of
public interest sites with legal employment, and more. Yes, all of the information out there is publicly available.
However, it takes significant effort to find all this information.
Benefits of Private Job Boards
LawCrossing, for example, monitors every law firm, corporation, government, and public interest site, legal and
non-legal job sites, and every other source of legal jobs it can find. Monitoring all of these sites is a lot of work
and something that no single person could do on their own. Finding every opening out there means you will
know about positions no matter where they are listed--on major job sites, smaller sites, employer job sites, or
other sites. Having all of this information in one place will make your job search much more manageable and
will create more certainty that your job search is as thorough as possible. There is absolutely nothing wrong
with having access to all of the open positions.
Attorneys are taught in law school (and when they get out) the importance of doing good, comprehensive
research when searching for the answer to legal issues. They use services such as Lexis and Westlaw to make
sure their searches are as thorough as possible. Attorneys, law students, and others must apply this same logic
to how they look for positions.
How to Use Private Job Sites to Find a Position
The best way to use private job sites is to sign up for job alerts and check them every day. You should also
apply to as many openings as possible as soon as the listings come out. The reason you should apply to as
many positions as possible is that the faster you apply to jobs, the more likely the employer will be to interview
you since they tend to hire the first people who apply.
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7. You should also apply to lots of positions when you use a private job site--often more than you think you
should. The reason for this is that getting out and interviewing provides a networking opportunity that can lead
to other types of jobs you may not have expected. Someone who interviews you may know someone else with
a position you are a better fit for, or you may simply make contacts in the legal community that can be useful to
you later on.
LawCrossing also offers something called "LawCrossing Archives" that allows you to go in and search for older
positions that no longer exist. Searching for previous openings is an excellent way to see employers that
needed someone like you in the past. Employers that hired someone like you in the past may need someone
like you in the future.
Regardless of whether or not you are searching for a legal position, you must always be aware of the
opportunities out there because you may learn that you are already in a good job, or that you have better
opportunities available. You are a product, and knowing your worth is an essential component of self-
knowledge that you should have at all times.
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4. Mass (Targeted) Mailing to Legal and Other Employers for Positions
Mass (targeted) mailing to legal employers simply means building lists of employers and sending them letters
and emails with your resume and a cover letter expressing interest in working for them.
Prejudices Against Mass Mailing to Legal Employers
There are many prejudices against mass mailing employers for legal positions.
First, most people believe employers will only hire if they have an advertised position somewhere.
Second, many people believe most unsolicited mailings are a waste of time and effort.
Third, other people think the majority of businesses out there charge fees for the service, and these services
are scams.
Benefits of Mass Mailing to Legal Employers
In my experience, mass mailing legal employers is among the most effective ways for anyone to get a position
and has always been. I have seen thousands of attorneys who tried this get more jobs than they have ever
believed possible.
The reason this is so effective is that you are approaching the universe of employers you could work for, or that
would possibly have a position for you, all at one time. You are likely to find all the openings (or even potential
openings) that are out there at one time. Being able to approach the universe of potential opportunities all at
once is a huge benefit that can pay massive dividends.
There are 100,000+ law firms in the United States, thousands of federal, state and local government offices,
thousands of judges, over 100,000+ companies that hire attorneys, and more. Each of these employers often
has jobs they could hire for that they are unaware they have needs for. These employers will often hire people
that appear at the right time. An employer does not always go out and proactively indicate their interest in hiring
people in the legal market by posting a position somewhere. Frequently employers have unarticulated needs
that only become apparent when someone approaches them who looks like they could do a good job.
How to Do a Mass [Targeted] Mailing
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8. A targeted mailing would typically look like this. Let's say you are an attorney that does corporate mergers and
acquisitions and wants to work in Chicago. You are interested in working for a small to large law firm. You
could build a list of all of the firms of 10 to 500+ attorneys that do mergers and acquisitions. This list might
include as many as 300 law firms (or more) in a market like Chicago. You would then research the proper
person in human resources at each employer to send your resume to - and contact the most senior M&A
partner in each firm--and submit your resume with a cover letter indicating your interest in working for and
interviewing with that employer. The more personalized your messages, the better.
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5. Legal Recruiters
Legal recruiters typically work with legal employers to help them find legal talent. A legal recruiter will have
relationships with firms in given markets and will go out into the market, and whether through advertising, cold
calling, or drawing on its network of existing candidates, will find people for various positions legal employers
are advertising.
Prejudices Against Legal Recruiters
One of the things that people do not like about using legal recruiters is the sense of control they often give up in
their job search. A legal recruiter will typically do the initial interactions with legal employers, and many people
believe that this is something they would be better off doing themselves.
Many legal recruiters also operate independently and do not have access to the entire job market, which
means they may only work with a few legal employers at one time. This restriction can limit your success when
you do your job search through a recruiter.
Legal recruiters also charge employers fees when they hire candidates through them. Many job seekers
believe that if they come with a cost associated with interviewing and hiring them, they are less likely to get
hired.
Finally, the quality of legal recruiters (like any middleman) can vary tremendously. Some are very good at their
work, and others are quite weak. The bad actors in the profession have given the good actors a taint they may
need to overcome. For example, the bad actors have a reputation for gamesmanship and sometimes even
dishonesty.
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This
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9. The Benefits of Using Legal Recruiters
Legal recruiters may know about jobs that employers have not advertised or jobs that would be difficult for you
to find on your own.
Legal recruiters also know how to frame your candidacy for various positions and make you look attractive to
employers.
The best legal recruiters can prepare you for interviews.
The very best legal recruiters also often represent very few people, and their involvement in your job search is
something that can get the attention of legal employers.
While legal recruiters charge employers fees, these fees are often a tiny percentage of the amount of money
that a legal employer stands to earn from you and, in that regard, is insignificant compared to the return you
represent for the legal employer. Moreover, most legal recruiters will only receive their fee six months to a year
after you start working at a legal employer. This waiting period means there is little risk for most legal employers
hiring you because they owe nothing if you do not work out.
Legal recruiters are typically strong advocates for their candidates and can get the eyes and ears of hiring
personnel more quickly and easily than you might on your own. They ensure your materials get looked at and
do not slip through the cracks. They will position you like you are the one best suited for the position. Moreover,
most legal recruiters say positive things about you to hiring personnel that you would not be able to report on
your own. If you did, you might look like you were tooting your own horn too much.
For example, the best legal recruiters will interview you before they start working with you. They will learn about
how you grew up, the struggles you might have, and other factors that can make you stand out from other
applicants.
How to Use Legal Recruiters
There are many kinds of legal recruiters out there--there are recruiters who specialize in permanent placement,
law firm placement, temporary placement, in-house jobs, and various geographic territories. There are large
recruiting firms and small recruiting firms. Some legal recruiters will represent anyone who contacts them, and
other legal recruiters will only represent a few of the people who contact them. Others will only represent
people the legal recruiter contacts for a specific job.
The best type of legal recruiter to use is one who specializes in whatever it is you might be seeking. Having
contacts in the legal recruiting community is extremely intelligent for attorneys. I have represented people in the
past who tried other job search methods for months or, in some cases, years. Within a few weeks of finding me,
these candidates got five or more interviews and received offers. A good legal recruiter can make a massive
difference in the success or failure of your job search. They will know about positions and how to get you
looked at by employers you would not usually find on your own.
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6. Done-for-You Legal Job Search Services
There a few done-for-you job search services that help attorneys and law students. One example would be
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10. LawCrossing Concierge. LawCrossing Concierge researches all of the existing and past jobs in its database,
then suggests which ones to apply to. It will then do the time-consuming work of applying to these positions for
you. All you need to do is respond to applications and show up for interviews. Unlike a legal recruiter, however,
a done for you job search service will not prepare you for interviews or negotiate with legal employers on your
behalf. You will typically need to do all of that on your own.
Prejudices Against Done-for-You Legal Job Search Services
The main prejudice against these sorts of job search services is that they cost money. Also, most of these
services will only expose you to existing openings in the market--or past opportunities if you so choose. In most
cases, these will not network for you, or help you track down the "hidden job market" like targeted mailing or a
legal recruiter might.
Benefits of Done-for-You Legal Job Search Services
Done-for-you legal job search services can save you a great deal of time by researching and applying for legal
jobs. These services also act as your "private recruiter" and will send you every legal position in the market, not
just ones where they think you would be a good fit. Finally, they run your legal job search like a business and
are on top of it at all times.
A typical person searching for legal jobs might spend an hour or two during the weekend applying to new
positions. A done-for-you job search service will apply to legal openings on your behalf daily (if you so choose)
so you apply to new positions when they first come out and stand a better chance of getting them.
An additional benefit of done for you job search services is that they typically will monitor and help you apply to
all types of openings--law firms, in-house, government, public interest, academic, nonprofit, and more. Having
access to the entire market at one time means you are much more likely to know your best practice setting and
be able to get a job more quickly than most other methods of searching for positions.
How to Use a Done-for-You Legal Job Search Service
The best way to use a done-for-you legal job search service is to make sure that you have a good idea of what
you want. Typically, it is a good idea to give specific parameters of what it is you are seeking and leave no
uncertainty in your instructions, so you get satisfactory results from them.
For maximum effect, you can also use a done-for-you job search service in tandem with other job search
methods such as using a recruiter, target mailing, and networking.
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7. Law School Career Services Offices
Most law schools have a career services office with excellent resources to assist you in your job search. You
can use your law school's career services office to find a position at any stage of your legal career.
Drawbacks of Using Your Law School Career Services Office to Find a Legal Position
Many law students and attorneys often did not have a pleasant experience with their law school's career
services office the first time they tried to use them and, for that reason, have discounted using them. Many
career services offices are bustling, and you may have caught them at the wrong time when you needed
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11. something, and this may have left a bad taste in your mouth. Or you may not have known the right questions to
get the information you needed. It is essential to understand the virtually no job search method is perfect--you
need to accept that each may have its limitations and its strengths.
The main drawback of using a career services office is that it may require some work on your part. You will
need to make appointments, follow up, and often be persistent because the people who work there can get
extremely busy.
Benefits of Using Your Law School Career Services Office to Find a Legal Position
Most career services offices at law schools have a massive number of contacts they can connect you with for
your job search. Many offices receive exclusive openings given to them by alumni and local employers.
Moreover, they know which employers are most likely to hire their graduates. Most people who work in career
services offices are former practicing attorneys with connections to the legal industry. They can often help you
with your resume, cover letter, and interviewing skills and will do so for no charge. A career services office is
one of the best deals in town and something that can help you long after you have graduated from law school.
While many attorneys and even law students feel too proud to draw on the resources of their career services
office, not utilizing their help can be a huge mistake. The people inside career services offices have no
incentive to do anything other than tell you their honest opinions and help you. It is always a good idea to
speak with and use your career services office when searching for a position. Being on their radar is extremely
useful.
In my career, I have hired graduates from local law schools in the Los Angeles area after directly calling the
local career services office and asking if they had any ideas of people I should interview. While most career
services offices will send the resume of everyone they know who is looking to employers, they often will tell the
employer something to the effect of "you should speak to this person, you will like them." If you impress the
career services office, they will go to bat for you. While I have never heard any career services office say
something terrible about an attorney or law student, I've listened to them go to bat for people numerous times.
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The most important thing you can do is get on their radar. Once you are, you should stay in touch and review
listings and other announcements that come out from them. If possible, you should meet with your career
services office and check in with them periodically. The more familiar you become to them, the more likely they
are going to be to remember you when they have positions or speak with employers and others. You should
sign up for job alerts if your school has a private job site and take advantage of cover letter, resume, and other
online and in-person workshops and resources they might have.
Conclusions
These are the most common job search methods. Ideally, you should employ all of these in your legal job
search, if possible. Your objective is to track down every opportunity, then speak and interview with everyone
you possibly can.
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