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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Interview Scheduling
Reminder: employers have been asked to schedule interviews around your work schedules. If you are asked to interview during times you have work commitments, you are encouraged to let the firm know that and seek alternate interview times. While you want to be as flexible as possible in scheduling, your 1L summer job should be
June 3, 2025
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Notifying Firms of Offers
If you have received an offer from a direct application, but 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
May 29, 2025
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A Draft is Never “Just” a Draft
Every piece of work you turn in should be the highest quality that you are capable of. Even if you are asked for a “draft,” you should take the time and effort to turn in a polished piece of work. Check your citations and proofread carefully. Do not rely on spell-check. Make sure you follow
May 29, 2025
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Make Written Work Product One of Your Summer Goals
To the extent you have any choices among projects in your summer job, try to seek out writing projects. These projects will help develop your writing skills and be a helpful source of writing samples for future job searches, including for judicial clerkships. Before you leave the job, ask for permission to use writing from
May 29, 2025
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Use Technology Wisely This Summer
This summer when completing assignments, make sure you are using firm technology wisely. Do not use firm technology for personal use, always use reputable legal research resources, do not rely on ChatGPT/AI as a research or writing resource, and be efficient with your time on Lexis and Westlaw (which are not free at firms like
May 29, 2025