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Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad
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 […] -
Bar Exams, Immigration, Job Searches, Libraries / Librarians, Travel / Vacation, Unemployment
Bar Review Diaries: The End Is The Beginning
If you took the bar exam last month, you might be trying hard to forget the experience, or you might be flying far, far away on an exotic vacation. Maybe you are counting the days until results come out in November, or maybe you’re frantically searching for employment before those organ bill collectors start knocking. […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw, Cold Offers, Job Searches, No Offers, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Offer Rates: An Update
Since our initial call for information about summer associate offer rates at major law firms, a number of people have contacted us with reports. As it turns out, there's a lot of good news floating around out there for summer associates. 100% offer rates abound. Let's round them up....
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Reader Polls
Friday Reader Poll: Should You Go Greek on Your Résumé?
A future law student was wondering whether she should list her Greek affiliation and leadership roles on her résumé when applying to law school. We wanted to know what our readers thought about this proposition. Should she go Greek on her résumé? -
Biglaw, Cold Offers, Job Searches, No Offers, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Offer Rates: Open Thread
Last week, summer associate programs began to draw to a close, and law students are eager to find out if they'll be getting offers of full-time employment. Above the Law has received various reports from summer associates at Biglaw firms, crowing about 100 percent offer rates.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Schools
ABA Will Collect More Detailed Information From Law Schools
The American Bar Association is resistant to change and slow to act. But it appears that the ABA will finally start collecting enhanced employment information on law school graduates. Starting with the class of 2011, the ABA will try to turn the tide on the inflated and misleading employment data put out by American law […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools
On-Campus Interviewing: Is Anybody Coming To See 3Ls?
Ladies and gentlemen, on-campus interviewing season is upon us. Rising 2Ls are already making their way back to campus, eager to start on a process that will hopefully land them jobs. OCI isn’t how all law students get their post-graduate jobs, especially if they want to work for small law firms, but it is what […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Student Loans
The Broken Law School Model: What Is To Be Done?
Does legal education need to be reformed? If so, how? The New York Times solicited views from a panel of experts (including Above the Law's own David Lat). - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
California, Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans
Thomas Jefferson Law: Is The Answer Worse Than The Allegations?
In defending itself against a lawsuit brought by a disgruntled graduate, Thomas Jefferson School of Law makes some arguably embarrassing admissions -- and reveals information that perhaps prospective TJSL students might want to know. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches
Inside Straight: In-House Career Paths
Career progression at a law firm is fairly straightforward. What about career paths in the in-house world? And what can corporations do for their lawyers when there's no natural spot to promote them into? -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, New York Times, Student Loans
The Times 'Unearths' The Law School Scam, But Still Can't Explain It
The New York Times does another exposé on law schools, finding fault with some schools and their administrators. But what about the students who choose to go to these places? -
Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, New York Times, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Are You Listening, NYLS Applicants?
In these materials and in our conversations with students and applicants, we explicitly tell them that most graduates find work in small to medium firms at salaries between $35,000 and $75,000. — Richard Matasar, outgoing dean of New York Law School, quoted in a lengthy New York Times article entitled Law School Economics: Ka-Ching! (We’ll […] -
Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Rudeness, Technology
Dear Firms: A Rejection Letter Is Not A Marketing Opportunity
Should a law firm try to market itself to job applicants it has just rejected? Maybe not -- some rejected job-seekers can be pretty sensitive.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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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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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Drinking, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Parties, Weirdness
If It Was Supposed To Be Fun, They Wouldn't Call It Work
Are you looking for an in-house counsel job? Working for this freewheeling company sounds like it could be fun - but maybe not if you're the lawyer who has to put the kibosh on all the high-jinks. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.11.11
* Reason No. 564,857,495,736 Why Law Graduates Are Unemployable: They don’t have good skills. You know, like social skills, networking skills, bow hunting skills. Just the usual. [Wall Street Journal] * At 91, Justice Stevens has got a virile mind, but he may have suffered a premature evacuation from the bench of the Supreme Court. […]
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Career Alternatives, Job Searches, Law Schools
Indy Law Offers Its Alumni the Most Nontraditional In-House Position Ever
Are you a recent law school graduate searching for a job in a down economy? Do you hope to find a nontraditional position in the Great Midwest? Do you have an unconditional love for breakfast foods? If so, you need look no further, because Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis may be able to assist you with all of your employment needs, but only if you like waffles. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Summer Associates
A Tale Of Two Law Students: One Summering At Cravath, The Other Still Searching For A Job
Law school isn't a bad choice or financially ruinous choice for everybody -- just for many people. Law schools tend to trumpet the few stories of success while ignoring the many stories of distress. And now we can look at the thoughts of a have-not -- and see just how bitter he's become. -
Caption Contests, Contests, Job Searches, Law Schools, Pictures, Reader Polls
Caption Contest Winners: Living in a Van, Down by the River
Remember this picture? Last month, we asked for possible captions, and after narrowing the field to our top ten finalists, we have declared the winners…. -
Career Alternatives, Food, Job Searches, Law Schools
Career Alternatives for Attorneys: Peddling Popsicles
When faced with a job that isn’t making you happy, sometimes creativity is necessary in order to escape. Because hey, not everyone can enjoy courtroom glory like that of Jose Baez, knight in shining armor for Casey Anthony. And so, for these people, there are many career alternatives to choose from. We’ve written previously about […] -
Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Desperately Seeking Susan
Last week, I received an email from a recent graduate who is in the midst of a small firm job search. She is having trouble focusing her search because there are so many small law firms and so few resources (or so she thought) about how to find all the various firms. She wrote: Every […]