Interviews
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Biglaw
Biglaw Partners Need To Remember Their Humanity When Conducting Interviews
Maybe a mom with cancer shouldn't be a deal breaker... just spitballing here. -
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
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Biglaw
Interview Horror Stories: Eating And Talking At The Same Time Can Be A Challenge
It's like walking and chewing gum. -
Biglaw, Sponsored Content
Top Tips For A Successful Video Interview
Virtual interviews have become the new normal during the pandemic -- and they come with their share of unique issues. -
Sponsored Content
How To Prepare For A Lateral Interview As An Associate
These are some effective preparation methods to ensure a successful interview. -
Biglaw
Beware The Biglaw Lunch Interview: There Be Dragons
There are a ton of pitfalls before you actually receive an offer from a Biglaw firm. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.19.17
* President Obama commuted the sentences of an additional 330 federal prisoners held on drug convictions today. [Huffington Post]
* The Democrats who are not going to attend the inauguration. [Politico]
* More dustup over undisclosed celebrity endorsements. [The Fashion Law]
* Need a new job? Do you know how to crack the phone interview? [Law and More]
* Noam Chomsky has some thoughts on the ACA repeal. [Salon]
* This has become particularly poignant. [Slate]
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Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
Please help us benchmark your firm against your peers through this (always) brief and anonymous survey and enter for a chance to win a $250… -
Old People
Old Lady Lawyer: The Value of Presence
Interviewing skills are critical and many millennials are very uncomfortable about conversations, preferring to text and/or email, but that's an essential skill to avoid being a commodity. -
Boutique Law Firms, Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: Small-Firm Interview Tips (Part 2)
How can you land a job at the boutique law firm of your dreams? -
Boutique Law Firms, Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: Small-Firm Interview Tips (Part 1)
How can small firms recruit successfully and attract top talent? -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Job Searches, Layoffs, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: You Lost Your Job In A Law Firm – What Do You Do Now? (Part 3)
Managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld concludes his series of columns about how to bounce back from being laid off. -
Biglaw, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Interview Horror Stories: Interviewing With An Emperor
Admit it -- you always kind of knew that Commodus would work in Biglaw.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
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Biglaw, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Interview Horror Stories: The Bluetooth Tool
Have you ever encountered an interviewer as rude as this one? -
Biglaw, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Interview Horror Stories: How To Respond To A Raging Racist?
How should candidates respond when subjected to offensive behavior during the recruiting process? -
Biglaw, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Interview Horror Stories: What Was She Thinking -- Er, Drinking?
Protip for OCI: know the name of the law firm you're interviewing with. -
Biglaw, Interview Stories, Summer Associates
7 Epic Examples Of On-Campus-Interviewing Fails
These stories are funny, but they're also educational. -
Biglaw, Interview Stories, Summer Associates
OCI Is Around The Corner; How Can Law Students Ace The 20-Minute Interview?
Biglaw hiring partners offer their tips for the interview process. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.30.15
* Did two little kids get slapped with a lifetime gag order barring them from talking about fracking. But how will they explain their third eye? [The Guardian]
* Private equity firm TPG is suing its former PR man — former Bush spokesperson Adam Levine — for allegedly stealing confidential documents and threatening to leak them to the press. They probably showed where the Iraq WMDs were. [O’Dwyer’s]
* So maybe the blizzard of 2015 fizzled for New Yorkers. But winter’s not over yet — how do you interview in a snowstorm? [Corporette]
* Simpson Thacher could have some malpractice issues with that $1.5 billion SNAFU. [Law360]
* “The Supreme Court’s Billion-Dollar Mistake”? Well, they’re still half a billion ahead of Simpson Thacher. [New York Review of Books]
* Suge Knight accused of murder. Not an archival story. [Los Angeles Times]
* As Juggalo Law likes to say, “‘Sup With Aaron?” A recap of day 2 of the Aaron Hernandez murder trial, the Patriots scandal that isn’t about deflated balls. [ESPN]
* Lagarrette Blount marijuana charges dropped like a Boise State linebacker. Huh. I guess this was yet another Patriots scandal. [ESPN]
* 30 bats flew into an Arkansas courtroom disrupting a trial. That’ll teach them to let Joe Chill go free. [MyFoxNY]
* An online CLE on the ethical issues of laterals and collapsing firms. Dewey know any firms who could have used this information? [Bloomberg BNA]
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Biglaw, Headhunters / Recruiters, Job Searches, Law Schools
Anonymous Recruitment Director Answers Your Email Questions (Part 1)
Have a question about getting a job in Biglaw? Anonymous Recruitment Director answers many of them here.