Advice
- Professionalism Primer
- Dressing for Interviews, Receptions, and Work
- From Student to Associate: Navigating the Transition
- 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.
- 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.
- Review Foundations for New Associates: Communication & Professional Skills as you transition from full-time student to full-time attorney.
- 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 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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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 Start Strong
Before graduating and starting your first legal job next fall, make sure you are 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
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
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Learn How to Excel This Summer
Securing a 2L summer associate position 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
April 2, 2026