by richmondlawcdo | Dec 5, 2016 | Advice for Students, Networking
The upcoming winter break provides tons of opportunities for you to reconnect with contacts you’ve made throughout the previous year. Think strategically and use the next several weeks to build and expand your networks. 1. If you don’t already possess a stack of...
by richmondlawcdo | Nov 9, 2016 | Advice for Students, Employment Search Resources, Interview Skills, Networking
Originally published by Business Insider. Within seconds of meeting you, people are already making judgments about your personality. Are you hireable? Or dateable? How about friendable? And while it’s technically possible to reverse a bad first impression,...
by richmondlawcdo | Nov 9, 2016 | Advice for Students
By: Wes Cochrane (L’18) Can you just be Jack for a moment and allow me to peddle you some magic beans? At this point in the fall semester, with exams approaching and the flickering feelings of burnout rearing their unwelcome heads, you may be looking for some...
by richmondlawcdo | Oct 17, 2016 | Advice for Students, Networking
The Leadership Counsel on Legal Diversity sponsors the Success in Law School Mentoring Program, a comprehensive initiative for first-year law students from diverse backgrounds. Its goal is to ensure that talented law students receive the mentoring they need to...
by richmondlawcdo | Oct 11, 2016 | Advice for Students
By: Jim Giudice (L’17) Over my seven years in the military and two years in law school, I have done a lot of thinking about what it takes to be successful. When I became a second-year student advisor, my advisees wanted to know what it takes to thrive in law...
by richmondlawcdo | Oct 11, 2016 | Advice for Students
Originally published by Culture and Manners Institute True story: once there were two employees. They had the same position, the same skill set and nearly identical backgrounds. They were both twenty-something, still green out of college. There was one difference. One...
