By: Kandice Thorn
Last week, we discussed the pros and cons of contract attorney positions. This week, we will look at how to go about getting a contract attorney position if you decide to pursue this type of work.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Should You Consider a Contract Attorney Position? Part I
By: Kandice Thorn
You have multiple law degrees. Good grades. Some relevant work experience back home. Yet, like so many others, you graduate and find that employment opportunities in the U.S. are very hard to come by, particularly for attorneys who do not hold J.D. degrees from U.S. law schools.
But then you hear of an opportunity: a large law firm is looking for contract attorneys with language skills in your native language. The pay is decent and you'll be working in the office of a prestigious firm. Sound too good to be true? Maybe.
You have multiple law degrees. Good grades. Some relevant work experience back home. Yet, like so many others, you graduate and find that employment opportunities in the U.S. are very hard to come by, particularly for attorneys who do not hold J.D. degrees from U.S. law schools.
But then you hear of an opportunity: a large law firm is looking for contract attorneys with language skills in your native language. The pay is decent and you'll be working in the office of a prestigious firm. Sound too good to be true? Maybe.
Monday, January 14, 2013
New Year's Resolutions
By: Kandice Thorn
It's never too late to make a New Year's resolution, is it? With the new semester starting, it may be a good time to consider some career-related New Year's resolutions.
The best way make your New Year's resolutions stick is to make your resolutions doable--small steps that will lead you to your ultimate goal, rather than lofty objectives that leave you wondering where to begin. Below we have taken some New Year's resolutions that don't work and reformulated them into achievable resolutions you can start doing today.
Hopefully the resolutions below will inspire you to create your own achievable resolutions.
It's never too late to make a New Year's resolution, is it? With the new semester starting, it may be a good time to consider some career-related New Year's resolutions.
The best way make your New Year's resolutions stick is to make your resolutions doable--small steps that will lead you to your ultimate goal, rather than lofty objectives that leave you wondering where to begin. Below we have taken some New Year's resolutions that don't work and reformulated them into achievable resolutions you can start doing today.
Hopefully the resolutions below will inspire you to create your own achievable resolutions.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Make the Most of Your Winter Break
By: Kandice Thorn
For students who are
returning in the spring, here are some ideas for steps you can take during your
break to get a jump on the spring semester job search:
Monday, November 26, 2012
It's the Little Things...
By: Kandice Thorn
When students come to me for career counseling, they are often surprised by the amount of time I spend on seemingly insignificant minutiae in their resumes and cover letters. I take their formatting and eliminate indentations and bullet points; I turn an en-dash into an em-dash or vice versa for consistency; I remove stray commas or other punctuation. It sometimes takes several drafts to get to a point where we can really focus on the substance of the document. This might seem trivial, but this morning as I was reviewing resumes for an undergraduate student worker position in our office, I was reminded just how important these "little things" are.
When students come to me for career counseling, they are often surprised by the amount of time I spend on seemingly insignificant minutiae in their resumes and cover letters. I take their formatting and eliminate indentations and bullet points; I turn an en-dash into an em-dash or vice versa for consistency; I remove stray commas or other punctuation. It sometimes takes several drafts to get to a point where we can really focus on the substance of the document. This might seem trivial, but this morning as I was reviewing resumes for an undergraduate student worker position in our office, I was reminded just how important these "little things" are.
Monday, November 19, 2012
I Passed the Bar Exam! Now What?
By: Kandice Thorn
Last week and this week I am writing a pair of posts addressed to those who just received their bar exam results. If you did not receive happy news, you may wish to revisit last week's post about what to do if you did not pass the bar exam. This week, I will address those who passed the bar exam.
Last week and this week I am writing a pair of posts addressed to those who just received their bar exam results. If you did not receive happy news, you may wish to revisit last week's post about what to do if you did not pass the bar exam. This week, I will address those who passed the bar exam.
Monday, November 12, 2012
I Failed the Bar--Now What?
By: Kandice Thorn
It is great to be back on the blog after a short hiatus resulting from Hurricane Sandy, among other things. Current LL.M. students have submitted their ISIP bids, and are busy preparing for finals, as they should be, so I thought I'd take a moment to address our alumni who have just received their bar exam results.
It is great to be back on the blog after a short hiatus resulting from Hurricane Sandy, among other things. Current LL.M. students have submitted their ISIP bids, and are busy preparing for finals, as they should be, so I thought I'd take a moment to address our alumni who have just received their bar exam results.
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