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Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches, Law Schools
Reminder: DOJ Honors Program Applications Are Due Soon
Just a friendly reminder to our 3L and law clerk readers: if you're interested in the Honors Program of the U.S. Department of Justice, you need to submit your application materials very soon -- about a week from now. (And note that the Labor Day holiday falls during this period, which could affect your ability to obtain transcripts or contact references.) We wish you good luck -- because you'll definitely need it.... -
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Career Center: Questions You May Be Asked In Your Interview
As part of your interview preparation, you should familiarize yourself with the kinds of questions you may be asked and prepare responses to those questions. Nothing turns off an interviewer more than “ummms” and “uhhhs.” You don’t have to memorize your responses verbatim (and you shouldn’t), but being prepared will help you avoid any Miss […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Interview Stories, Job Searches, Law Schools
On-Campus Interviewing: Open Thread
At law schools and law firms around the country, on-campus interviewing and callback interviews are in full swing. We've been covering the fall (or summer?) recruiting process quite closely, offering you a mix of interview advice, humorous anecdotes, and soul-crushing reality checks. Now it's your turn to talk back to us....
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Career Center: The Callback Interview - Why the Relaxed, Well Prepared Student Will Prevail
Congratulations! After enduring several hours of OCI “speed dating,” you scored a callback interview. You have done your research, gotten “in the zone,” and it’s off to the firm reception area for a day of interviews. You’re tense — which is proof that you’re alive and that you care. You’re worried that you don’t know […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools
At Brigham Young, OCI Is A Laughing Matter
On-campus interview season has started at law schools all across the land, and it appears that the wild and crazy kids from BYU Law are taking the stress of OCI in stride. Given the economy, there aren't really enough OCI slots to go around. Some BYU Law students decided to have a little fun with that fact.... -
Bar Exams, Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Student Loans
The 'Best Value' Law Schools of 2011
The National Jurist has released the fifth annual list of the 60 Best Value law schools. But this year, the National Jurist made some adjustments to its rankings methodology to account for "fairness." Everyone gets a trophy in this year's Best Value rankings. You may be surprised at some of the law schools that made this year's Best Value honor roll. Check and see if your school made the list.... -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools
Quinn OCI Irks Fordham Law Kids, But Maybe They Should Blame Fordham
It's time for on-campus interviewing. It's a stressful time, but law students know they can make it better if they are successful during OCI. If only they can wow the law-firm interviewers who show up on campus. The problem is that for many law students, especially those at schools ranked outside the top national institutions, their OCI fate was decided long before they shook the hand of any interviewer. One tipster is just now realizing that, and he is understandably pissed.... -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Exit Strategy
Small law firm columnist Valerie Katz contemplates whether it is possible for a small-firm associate to go in-house, or if the small-firm associate will be required to follow her path and find a new exit strategy.... - Sponsored
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Bar Exams, Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Pets, Texas, Trusts and Estates, Twittering
Morning Docket: 08.16.11
* Led by Cleary and Wachtell, five Biglaw firms were involved in the $12.5B Google/Motorola deal. Talk about a total prestige orgy. [Am Law Daily] * Casey Anthony will be appealing her check fraud probation order in Florida. WHERE’S THE JUSTICE FOR THAT GIRL’S CHECKING ACCOUNT!!?!? [CNN] * Those pushing for a law school at […]
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Associate Advice, Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: The Best Advice for Networking Events
How can you go about "marketing" and "networking" as an associate? There were no courses on these arcane arts in law school. Should you make a beeline to the nearest networking event? Small firm columnist Jay Shepherd makes the case for why you shouldn't.... -
Biglaw, Clerkships, Federal Judges, In-House Counsel, John Roberts, Law Professors, Law Schools
Inside Straight: How The Legal System Brands The Beef
Many prominent people have raised their voices about the increasing irrelevance of academic writing to practicing lawyers and judges. Yet, despite railing at the academy, those judges -- and law firms, and sophisticated purchasers of legal services -- all rely on the academics to identify talented lawyers. Law schools brand the beef, and purchasers buy based on the brand. Why is that process natural and appropriate? -
Animal Law, Job Searches, Law Schools, Pets, Ridiculousness, Texas
The Legal Profession Is Literally Going to the Dogs
We mentioned it briefly in Morning Docket a few days ago, but now we know for sure that dogs are marking their territory in the legal profession. Dogs are appearing everywhere from law school libraries to courtroom witness boxes. Naturally, when we heard that the doggie-at-law phenomenon had made it all the way down to […] -
Biglaw, Deaths, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.12.11
* Law schools want to make firms interview students in August, and this is news because… wait, is this even news? Aren’t most OCI programs already in August? [WSJ Law Blog] * Just when I thought we could stop caring about Casey Anthony, the Florida DCF has to go and declare her responsible for Caylee’s […]
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Career Center: Ready, Set, Interview -- Researching Your Way Into a Job Offer
In this week’s Career Center Tips Series, Lateral Link’s Frank Kimball, an expert recruiter and former Biglaw hiring partner, discusses the importance of research prior to on-campus interviewing. View the interview as an athletic contest that requires energy, preparation, and constant flexibility. You will turn the tables and impress the employer with your knowledge of […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, UVA Law
UVA Law's Employment Numbers Are Less Than Impressive
The University of Virginia School of Law hasn't been doing so hot this year in terms of finding jobs for its graduates. Almost three months after graduation, we have some more bad news from Charlottesville, thanks to the Virginia Law Weekly. Just how many Class of 2011 graduates are unemployed? Read on to find out.... -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Martha Minow
Quote of the Day: HARVARD LAW SECURE
While no one was immune from the economic downturn, over the past two years, graduate employment figures for Harvard law students have matched those over the prior twenty years. — Martha Minow, dean of Harvard Law School, in an email sent to the HLS class of 2012 (reprinted in full after the jump). -
Associate Advice, Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Thinking of Quitting? Read This First
When a small employer loses a member of the team, it's a big deal. People will remember how you leave a place almost as much as they'll remember how you worked there. Jay Shepherd has some advice on how to quit your small firm job carefully.... -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches
The Incredible Shrinking DOJ Honors Program
When it comes to job opportunities at the Justice Department, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that the DOJ Honors Program is still hiring. The bad news (because there's always bad news), is it seems that the Honors Program might be extra-small this time around.... -
Blind Item, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money
Top-Tier Law School Blind Item: An Associate Position, At No Cost to You!
Could the legal economy be returning to normal? Could the dark days of indentured servitude for recent law school graduates be coming to an end? Not so fast.... -
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Career Center: Preparing for On-Campus Interviews -- Know Your Strengths & Limitations
Now that the summer is almost over, the Career Center will be switching gears and posting tips and advice on the most magical time of the year for law students — On-Campus Interviews (OCI). In the next few weeks, law firms will be dropping down the chimneys of law schools across the country, giving summer […]