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You’re Hired! Job Hunting Advice For Law Students and Young Lawyers
Create A Contact List
Create a contact list of all the lawyers you know well. You will be surprised how long your list is. Include attorneys who were classmates in college and law school and attorneys with whom you have worked, become friends (through voluntary bar associations, charities, non profits, social media or elsewhere) and with whom you have had cases. These are potential contacts you can reach out to and inquire about jobs at their firms or jobs at firms they know. Look at that list you created. Long, isn’t it? Yes, it is.
Use Your Contact List
Study your list. Which attorneys on that list do you feel comfortable e-mailing, texting or messaging and asking whether their firm is hiring or they know of a firm that is? These are folks who won’t cringe when they see your message. These are folks that are kind and nice enough to respond to your message. These are folks who owe you a favor. These are folks who are in the know and know who’s hiring and for what. Folks who fit into these categories are the ones you reach out to. You let them know you’re looking for a job, the type of firm and work you want, and ask them if their firm or a firm they know fits that criteria and is hiring. It’s that simple.
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