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March 28, 2007
The 1L Job Search
Law.com and New York Lawyer (www.nylawyer.com) have great articles on job searching, legal employment news, and more. New York Lawyer includes a wonderful section called Crossroads in which students and lawyers ask for career advice from Career Consultant Linda E. Laufer. Yesterday's Crossroads advice is in response to a first-year student who is panicked because she doesn't have a job yet. You've heard similar advice from us, but here it is from Ms. Laufer!
1. Network! Seek advice from professors and alumni, and even fellow students. Some employers ask their former interns to recommend successors.
2. Stay positive. You have every reason to be positive, as there is still plenty of time to find a job.
3. Keep in touch with the CSO and keep checking postings. Many employers do hire late in the year.
4. Follow up with employers from which you have not heard - them know you remain interested!
5. Types of jobs to think about: small and medium sized firms, public interest organizations, government agencies at all levels, research assistants for professors, in-house legal departments. You can even do a part-time internship and then do something non-legal such as waiting tables or working in a book store. The point is to get some legal experience!
Posted by smp20 at March 28, 2007 01:59 PM