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The difference between trade schools and law schools seems to be kind of blurred on this platform. There isn’t a difference in paying exorbitant sums of tuition that goes either to shareholders or tenured professors. The last line of the article says that “law school professors live in the most fragile of glass houses. They should probably refrain from throwing stones at trade schools.” This is most definitely a good idea. Read More »
The difference between trade schools and law schools seems to be kind of blurred on this platform. There isn’t a difference in paying exorbitant sums of tuition that goes either to shareholders or tenured professors. The last line of the article says that “law school professors live in the most fragile of glass houses. They should probably refrain from throwing stones at trade schools.” This is most definitely a good idea.
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When starting a law firm it’s always a good idea to think about how technology can improve business efficiency and quality now and down the road. Read More »
When starting a law firm it’s always a good idea to think about how technology can improve business efficiency and quality now and down the road.
Social media is really all about relationships and, in a sense, isn’t different from face to face networking at an industry event or conference. Recent law graduates can point out the dos and don’ts of social networking that senior management might not be as familiar with, but the effort should be a collaboration so client relationships don’t suffer. Read More »
Social media is really all about relationships and, in a sense, isn’t different from face to face networking at an industry event or conference. Recent law graduates can point out the dos and don’ts of social networking that senior management might not be as familiar with, but the effort should be a collaboration so client relationships don’t suffer.
Roxanne Ravenel has a very good reminder on her blog The Savvy Jobseeker Blog & Podcast of three ways we can kill our chances at successfully obtaining a job. These tips certainly apply to clerking positions with lawfirms – maybe even more than most other types of jobs. First, use a professional sounding email. As Roxanne points out, no email address should include: “References to body parts. Religious or political affiliations. Obscenities. Slang. Street or nicknames. Anything that will generally creep out potential employers.” Read More »
Roxanne Ravenel has a very good reminder on her blog The Savvy Jobseeker Blog & Podcast of three ways we can kill our chances at successfully obtaining a job. These tips certainly apply to clerking positions with lawfirms – maybe even more than most other types of jobs. First, use a professional sounding email. As Roxanne points out, no email address should include: “References to body parts. Religious or political affiliations. Obscenities. Slang. Street or nicknames. Anything that will generally creep out potential employers.”
First, use a professional sounding email. As Roxanne points out, no email address should include:
“References to body parts. Religious or political affiliations. Obscenities. Slang. Street or nicknames. Anything that will generally creep out potential employers.”
The Wall Street Journal Law Blog’s Jamie Heller has some excellent advice for summer law clerks from Drew Berry ofMcCarter & English. While this advice is from a big firm lawyer, it applies to any clerking position at any size firm or any type of judicial clerkship. First, read the book Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legal writer Bryan Garner. This book is designed for litigators who are persuading judges, but the principles will be helpful for any clerking experience. Read More »
The Wall Street Journal Law Blog’s Jamie Heller has some excellent advice for summer law clerks from Drew Berry ofMcCarter & English. While this advice is from a big firm lawyer, it applies to any clerking position at any size firm or any type of judicial clerkship. First, read the book Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legal writer Bryan Garner. This book is designed for litigators who are persuading judges, but the principles will be helpful for any clerking experience.
First, read the book Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legal writer Bryan Garner. This book is designed for litigators who are persuading judges, but the principles will be helpful for any clerking experience.
We have been reading the book “Twitter Power” by Joel Comm and he has some good advice on how to properly take and use a picture for your twitter profile which is also true for your summerclerk.com profile. If you pick up his book (excellent by the way!) this is at pages 45-47. First, “don’t hold the camera yourself” – this seems so obvious but sometimes, as they say, common sense is uncommon. Get a friend to take the picture so your arm doesn’t appear in the picture at an odd angle. Or use the self-timer on the camera. But don’t hold it yourself. Read More »
We have been reading the book “Twitter Power” by Joel Comm and he has some good advice on how to properly take and use a picture for your twitter profile which is also true for your summerclerk.com profile. If you pick up his book (excellent by the way!) this is at pages 45-47. First, “don’t hold the camera yourself” – this seems so obvious but sometimes, as they say, common sense is uncommon. Get a friend to take the picture so your arm doesn’t appear in the picture at an odd angle. Or use the self-timer on the camera. But don’t hold it yourself.
First, “don’t hold the camera yourself” – this seems so obvious but sometimes, as they say, common sense is uncommon. Get a friend to take the picture so your arm doesn’t appear in the picture at an odd angle. Or use the self-timer on the camera. But don’t hold it yourself.
Kevin O’Keefe of Lexblog is someone who has fully embraced the Internet and social media. I finally met Kevin in person recently at a marketing seminar on using social media, which was excellent. He raved about LinkedIn. His recent post on his blog is a must read for law students – Law School Students Using LinkedIn – It’s a No Brainer. Read the entire post – but here is a short paragraph that gives you the reason why you must use LinkedIn: Read More »
Kevin O’Keefe of Lexblog is someone who has fully embraced the Internet and social media. I finally met Kevin in person recently at a marketing seminar on using social media, which was excellent. He raved about LinkedIn. His recent post on his blog is a must read for law students – Law School Students Using LinkedIn – It’s a No Brainer. Read the entire post – but here is a short paragraph that gives you the reason why you must use LinkedIn:
His recent post on his blog is a must read for law students – Law School Students Using LinkedIn – It’s a No Brainer. Read the entire post – but here is a short paragraph that gives you the reason why you must use LinkedIn:
Brittany Talarico, a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter wrote a story on April 18, 2009, about how the job market is affecting law students. By the way, there are some interesting comments at the bottom of the article. Even third year students who had job offers are facing rescissions or deferrals: Last year, according to career planning advisers at local law schools, deferrals were rare or nonexistent. This year, deferrals are routine. Law schools have no firm numbers on graduating third-year students who have obtained jobs. Those figures will not be available until next year. Read More »
Brittany Talarico, a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter wrote a story on April 18, 2009, about how the job market is affecting law students. By the way, there are some interesting comments at the bottom of the article.
Even third year students who had job offers are facing rescissions or deferrals:
Last year, according to career planning advisers at local law schools, deferrals were rare or nonexistent. This year, deferrals are routine. Law schools have no firm numbers on graduating third-year students who have obtained jobs. Those figures will not be available until next year.