The Role of Networking in Your Legal Career
The term networking is sometimes overused and often misunderstood. Some people think that networking merely...
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Research Your Legal Employer Thoroughly
As you may have gathered by now, finding a job involves a lot more effort than merely showing up for an...
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Acquiring Work as a Paralegal: Finding Your First Job
Securing your first job as a paralegal will be fairly easy if you have graduated from a reputable paralegal...
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The Basics of a Full-Time Job Search
The very idea of job hunting may elicit a variety of negative reactions, ranging from fatigue to grim...
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Preparing for a Full-scale Job Search
Before you start looking offline for a job, there are several things you can do that can get you off to a good...
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Create a Job Leads Form to Simplify Your Search
A problem that frequently arises during a job search is having to keep track of the incidental pieces of...
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Bypassing HR and Personnel Departments in a Job Search
It isn't hard to apply for a job at a small company. Simply ask to speak to the manager or owner. This person...
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Overcomng Inhibitions Preventing Friends From Helping in Our Job Search
One reason why job seekers may be reluctant to ask friends or acquaintances for assistance is the feeling that...
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Preparing Yourself for a Future Job Search
No job is guaranteed to be permanent. In fact, very few people remain in the same job for the same employer...
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Using the Job Club Approach to Find a New Job
The Job-Club approach to finding a job works for a broad range of jobs, including unskilled, semiskilled,...
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Contacting Previous Employers for Jobs and Job Leads
From the Job-Club point of view, a previous employer can offer especially valuable assistance in your job...
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Preparing for a Paralegal Job Search
A paralegal job search is a little like a baseball game. You're the batter; the prospective law firm is the ...
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How To Get Paralegal Work Online
We never thought we'd see the day when we welcomed a mouse into the house. Yet, mouse, modem, monitor-the...
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Seven Tips For Paralegals In A Job Search
Congratulations! You've passed the Gatekeeper! Now you're presented with the opportunity to get in and sell...
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Investigating the Legal Job Market
THE LAW-JOB SEARCH BEGINS WITH INFORMATION-GATHERING. Assemble as much information about your areas of...
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Female Law Students and the Legal Job Search
WOMEN MAY HAVE LOST SOMEWHAT THE COMPETITIVE ADVAN-tage gained during the last ten years from the "reverse...
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Secretaries as a Resource During Your Legal Job Search
THESE PEOPLE ARE VERY USEFUL DURING THE LAW JOB HUNT. THEY can also serve as enormous obstacles. Luck and some...
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Your First-Year Law Student Job Search Time Table
The banker Walter Wristen once said that good judgment comes from experience and that experience comes from...
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Your Second-Year Job Search Time Table
The second-year summer internship is probably the most vital stage of the law firm recruiting process. It is...
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How to carry out a successful job search in bankruptcy law
So your transcript teems with A's and your resume shines with law review and clinical experience. How do you...
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The Job Offer: Accepting a Non-Legal Position
Any job search is an emotional and exhausting time in your life. Search¬ing for a non-legal position with a...
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Long-Term Planning For a Successful Non-Legal Career Search
Once you have tested your ideas about your job search through the networking process, you will want to put...
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Preparing for a Job Interview In a Non-Legal Field
Procrastination is the arch-enemy of every job search program. As early as you possibly can in your final year...
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Researching Your New Career in a Non-Legal Field
One of the goals of your research program was the development of your own listing of potential employers....
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What does it mean if I haven't heard anything back from an application/interview in a couple weeks?
What does it mean if I haven’t heard anything back from an application/interview in a couple weeks?
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The Adventurous Valerie A. Fontaine
Valerie A. Fontaine is a legal recruiter with Seltzer Fontaine Beckwith. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and...
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Getting More Out of Your Job Posting
When you start posting jobs on various online and offline media, it becomes important for you to measure the...
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Capturing the Mind of Job Seekers
The main purpose of a job posting is to capture the interest of the job searchers. Hence, it is important to...
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Is asking firm partner for help in a job hunt a wise move?
Question: I am planning to look for a job here in Dallas. My partner is somewhat aware that I've been unhappy...
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