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You’re Hired! Job Hunting Advice For Law Students and Young Lawyers
The Most Common Question I Get Asked
The most common question law students and young lawyers ask me is:
“How do I get the job I want?”
Permutations of that question are:
“How do I land the job of my dreams?”
“I’ve always wanted to be a (fill in the blank) lawyer. How do I get a job in that
field?”
“What do I need to do to land an interview and nail it?”
What these questions indicate is that candidates appreciate that there are
right and wrong ways of pursuing a job, and they’re looking for insight on the best tactics, ideas, concepts and approaches
to job hunting. And they’re right to believe that if they secure good advice and follow it, they’re more likely to get a job. The fact is that candidates who didn’t attend the best law school and didn’t get the best grades
can land great jobs. Good jobs aren’t reserved only for those who attended the
Ivy League, secured top grades and were on law review. Some of the best lawyers I know attended average law schools and received average grades. That didn’t stop them from becoming forces of nature in their legal communities. You can do the same and achieve the same results. You control your destiny. You can achieve great things despite modest beginnings. You can pursue your dreams even if your law school, your grades, your family, your friends and your recruiter say otherwise. You owe it to yourself to work hard to land a good job where you will grow, develop, mature and become a force. We’ll discuss how best to do so in the coming pages and chapters.
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