Advice
- Professionalism Primer
- Dressing for Interviews, Receptions, and Work
- From Student to Associate: Navigating the Transition
- Law Firm Economics
- Understand Your Law Firm’s Business Model
- Understand Performance Evaluations
Resources
- Hotshot Legal uses short videos to teach a range of legal and business topics. The videos provide simple explanations of complex concepts. Topics include Accounting & Finance, M&A Basics, Excel & Data Analysis, and Venture Financing, and new content is continually added.
- Prepare to Practice program by LexisNexis. This tutorial is design to help students master some of the practical skills you need to arrive practice ready on day one.
- Developing the Professional Lawyer – Student Tip Videos. Created by the National Association for Law Placement, these interactive e-learning modules are a simple way to help you focus on some of the core elements of professionalism.
Podcasts and Videos
| TITLE | FORMAT |
|---|---|
| Managing the First Years of Your Career | Video |
| Summer Success in a Remote Setting | Video |
| How a Law Firm is Run and Why it Matters to You Julie Jones, Chair of Ropes and Gray | Video |
| How a Law Firm is Run and Why it Matters to you Kevyn Orr, Partner-in-Charge Washington, Jones Day | Video |
Updates from Hire Ground
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Track Your Client Matters This Summer
Conflicts checks are a necessary part of legal practice which will one day become second nature. You can simplify your life down the road by beginning to track the client matters on which you work this summer. While most firms have complex case management systems to track and check for conflicts, you can simplify things
July 3, 2025
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Cancelling Callbacks
If you have received an offer that you know you want to accept, or if you are otherwise no longer interested in a particular firm, the firm would prefer you cancel your callback than spend their time and resources on a callback interview. If you wish to cancel, do so as soon as possible. Call
July 1, 2025
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Reminder: Close the Loop With Employers
If you were fortunate enough to receive multiple offers, take stock of whether you have tied up all loose ends from the process. If a firm you declined asked where you decided to go, send them an email letting them know. Do your references know how recruiting turned out? Make sure to thank them for
June 26, 2025
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Extensions on Offers
If an employer has extended you an offer with a deadline that does not allow you enough time to interview with and decide between other employers, you may ask the first employer to extend their decision deadline. However, you should think about whether you need the extension or if you can make the decision sooner.
June 26, 2025
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Canceling Callbacks
If you have received an offer and are no longer interested in a particular firm, the firm would prefer you cancel your callback rather than spend their time and resources on a callback interview. If you wish to cancel, do so as soon as possible. Call or email the recruiting department as soon as you
June 26, 2025