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. See Self-Directed Learning with Hotshot for information about signing up.
- Hotshot’s 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.
- The Professionalism & Communication series will build essential professional skills that will help you succeed in summer positions, clinics, and your career as a lawyer.
- 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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Sample Emails for Communicating with Employers
The recruitment process often means needing to communicate with employers, and sometimes those communications can be tricky. Our Sample Emails for Communicating with Employers page includes sample language to get you started for a variety of situations, including checking in on applications, requesting extensions, requesting additional interview times or a virtual interview, and alerting an
January 15, 2026
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Notifying Firms of Competing Offers
If you have received an offer from a direct application, and are hoping to hear back from other firms, you can and should let those other firms know about your offer. You can use the receipt of an offer as a reason to check in with an employer you have not yet heard from or
January 15, 2026
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Set Up and Check Your Voicemail
If you have not done so already, ensure you have a professional voicemail greeting set up and ready, and get in the habit of checking it. In the coming weeks you should also continue to check your HLS email regularly to ensure you don’t miss important communications from employers.
January 8, 2026
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Email Etiquette for the Job Hunter
As you begin sending out applications for summer job opportunities or for networking inquiries, review these tips on professional email etiquette. Keep email short and on-point. Most lawyers get hundreds of emails each day. Your email should be direct and short enough that the recipient reads it. Double-check your grammar, spelling, and attachments, and before
November 11, 2025
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Strategic Networking Podcast Series- Developing a Networking Plan
Networking is one of your best tools for learning about legal practice, differentiating law firms, and creating lasting relationships in the profession. Our Strategic Networking Podcast series demystifies networking using short, easy-to-digest podcasts. In this final episode, Developing a Networking Plan, learn how to identify the right people to contact, craft effective outreach messages, conduct
October 16, 2025