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American Bar Association / ABA, Biglaw, Cardozo Law School, Disasters / Emergencies, Fat People, Holy Crap, Law Schools, UVA Law
The Aftermath of the East Coast Earthquake of 2011
In the wake of the east coast earthquake of 2011, the legal world seems to be back to its regularly scheduled programming. Courts are back in session, law firms have reopened, and government agencies are fully functioning. We received a lot of tips from our readers about their earthquake experiences, but more importantly, we have the final results from our reader poll. We now know who we can blame for moving the earth and disrupting our day. And no, it wasn't Obama's Fault.... -
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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 […] - Sponsored
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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....
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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, 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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Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad
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). - Sponsored
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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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 […] -
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 […] -
Admin, Announcements, Biglaw, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: How I Became a Small-Firm Lawyer
I've been working in small law firms my whole career — nearly 17 years. I'd like to tell you that I chose this path for carefully considered and noble reasons, but I can't. In truth, I ended up on the small-firm path for one simple reason: A blonde. Let me explain. Now it's not what you think. I didn't turn my back on a BigLaw career to pursue a flaxen-haired beauty. That would almost be romantic, and this is a serious law blog. Ish. No, the story is a bit more prosaic. -
Education / Schools, Job Searches, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Is Educational Pedigree Overrated?
When you read the accounts of recruiters at these firms, you get a sense of why they might choose these metrics. They have multiple stacks of resumes. They meet hundreds of applicants at career fairs. Rather than scrutinizing anyone’s resume it’s easier just to limit the pool to the top three or four universities. Do […] -
Job Searches
Interview Season Will Start Even Earlier at Harvard Law School
If we all try really hard, maybe we can get 2L interviewing season to start immediately after 1L finals. For the second time in three years, Harvard Law School has decided to start it’s early interviewing program (EIP) earlier in the year. But this time they’ve also decided to push back the start of fall […]
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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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Job Searches, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
A New Approach to Fall Recruiting
Back in February of this year, the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) announced a minor change to its recruiting guidelines. I was underwhelmed. New associates are graduating law school in a terrible job market, firms are sick of being forced to hire people two years before they know their staffing needs, and NALP is […] -
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Career Center: A Useful Resource for On-Campus Interviewing
With OCI in full swing, you should check out the firms below to see if it is one of the firms you have a callback interview with. Wondering how summer associates rated their summer experience at the firms you may be interviewing with? Check out the Career Center for valuable insight on summer programs, as […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
Fall Recruiting Glitters in the Golden State
Greetings, loved ones. Hello there, California girls (and boys). We hope that you’re doing well. Gay marriage might be on hold for now, but there are other unions to celebrate on the West Coast. Like unions between law firms and job-seeking law students. As we’ve discussed in these pages before, on-campus interviewing at law schools […] -
Biglaw, Summer Associates
Which Firms Aren't Having 2011 Summer Associate Programs?
On-campus interviewing for 2011 summer associate positions is getting underway, or about to get underway, at many law schools. And this OCI process will give us some insight into what different firms are up to and how they are doing. The OCI schedules can shed light on several questions. Which firms are ramping up hiring […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Unemployment
Michigan Law Tells Its 3Ls They're Screwed; Offers Counseling
While there are students enjoying the good life as summer associates, many rising 3Ls are staring into the abyss of entering 3L recruiting without a post-graduate job lined up. At the University of Michigan Law School, the office of career services is preparing students for just how abysmal the abyss is going to be: As […] -
Job Searches, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
NALP 2010: New Litigators be Warned
As you may have heard, I’m in Puerto Rico covering the 2010 NALP Annual Education Conference. There are so many panels and talks scheduled at precisely the same time that I’ve had to prioritize what will matter most to ATL readers. I’m tweeting about the conference, so if you want me to check something out, […] -
Biglaw, Cardozo Law School, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Cardozo OCI Preview Bedeviled by Hot Weather
The weather is seasonal in New York City today, but for most of this week we’ve experienced a little heat wave. Near record high temperatures were recorded throughout the tri-state area. Apparently, Cardozo Law School was completely unprepared for this spate of summer weather, and it nearly ruined the school’s “OCI Preview” event for 1Ls […]