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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Reminder: Close the Loop With EIP Employers
If you participated in Preview or EIP and 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 asks where you decided to go, send them an email letting them know. Do your references know how recruiting turned out?
August 22, 2024
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Following Up After Callbacks
If you have not heard back from a firm where you did a callback interview, you can and should follow up, particularly if waiting is holding up a decision on another offer. If it has been over a week since your interviews, or if the firm said you should hear by a certain date and
August 20, 2024
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Expiring Preview Offers
If you requested an extension on an offer received prior to EIP until this Thursday, August 15, be sure to notify the firm of your decision no later than close of business (5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the office) on Thursday, but ideally earlier in the day. If at all possible, do not
August 13, 2024
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Declining Offers
If you choose to decline an offer of summer employment, let the firm know as soon as you decide. Simply email the recruiting contact and tell them you were excited to receive the offer, that you really enjoyed meeting them, but that you had to make some difficult decisions and that you are unable to
August 13, 2024
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Reminder on Cancelling Callbacks Properly
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
August 13, 2024