Advice
- Professionalism Primer
- Dressing for Interviews, Receptions, and Work
- From Student to Associate: Navigating the Transition
- 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 HotShot’s Professionalism & Communication series will build essential professional skills that will help you succeed in summer positions, clinics, and your career as a lawyer.
- Watch Starting Strong: Core Skills for Summer Associates and enter your summer associate role with confidence and professionalism by focusing on the skills that firms expect from day one.
- Watch Foundations for New Associates: Communication & Professional Skills as you transition from full-time student to full-time attorney and leverage the skills you need to succeed in the professional world.
- Prepare to Practice program by LexisNexis. This tutorial is designed 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.
- Bloomberg Law produces short videos that shed light on the economic models and structures of major law firms.
Podcasts and Videos
| TITLE | FORMAT |
|---|---|
| Managing the First Years of Your Law Firm 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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Learn How to Succeed This Summer
With exams behind you and a bit of time before your summer job, make sure you’re ready for the summer with our new Hotshot Legal learning track, Starting Strong: Core Skills for Summer Associates. In a few short lessons, you’ll learn how to write professional emails, clarify assignments, and manage your time and deadlines—skills that matter in any legal workplace. You can see the learning
May 14, 2026
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Learn How to Start Strong
Before graduating and turning your attention to bar prep, make sure you are practice-ready by using our new Hotshot Legal learning track, Foundations for New Associates: Communication & Professional Skills. This short video series will help you start your role with confidence by building the habits and judgment employers expect from day one. You’ll learn how to write clear, professional
May 14, 2026
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Summer Job Attire
If you haven’t thought about what you’ll need to wear for your summer position, now is a good time to start. You’ll want to make sure your clothing aligns with the organization’s expectations and culture. If you’re unsure about the dress code, you can email the employer’s recruitment coordinator to ask about the dress code.
April 16, 2026
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Learn How to Succeed This Summer
Before you begin your summer job, take some time to prepare with our new Hotshot Legal learning track, Starting Strong: Core Skills for Summer Associates. In a few short lessons, you’ll learn how to write professional emails, clarify assignments, and manage your time and deadlines—skills that matter in any legal workplace. You can see the
April 9, 2026
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Learn How to Excel This Summer
Securing a 1L summer job is just the first step. Before starting your summer job, make sure you are ready by using our new Hotshot Legal learning track, Starting Strong: Core Skills for Summer Associates. This short video series will help you step into your role with confidence by building the habits and judgment employers
April 2, 2026