Tales from the Trenches: Starting Over in a Major City
by Rebecca Pinsky (L'22) 1L Summer Employment: One, San Francisco, CA I worked for 4 years between undergrad and law school and made a point during that period to get to know the people I worked with. When it came time to look for a summer internship, I reached out to...
New Employer Outreach Efforts (No Shaking Hands)
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away… Okay, so the last time we conducted “normal” outreach to employers was only 7 months ago, but it feels like a different world now. Back then, the CDO regularly connected with employers and potential employers by phone and in...
Resume Writing Guide
Your resume serves as a marketing tool to prospective employers. You have approximately 30 seconds to catch an employer’s eye, so your resume must be concise, organized, and targeted to the employer receiving it. Thus, you may have different versions of your resume...
Common Resume Mistakes and Their Fixes
Originally Published by Idealist Careers. Below, you'll find a list of common resume mistakes, where they tend to rear their ugly, proverbial heads, and of course, how to correct them. Inconsistent punctuation and capitalization Date range: Dashes, hyphens,...
Responding to Rejection
Pictured l-r: The Honorable W. Allan Sharrett (L'77) of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Gaby Brill (L'22), and law clerk David Hart (L'19). by Gaby Brill (L'22) The path to my 1L judicial internship began with a rejection email after an interview with another court....
Summer Success: Seven Steps to Maximize Your Remote Summer Internship
COVID-19 has changed all of our lives in ways large and small. But what has not changed is the potential value of a summer legal internship. Your internship is an opportunity to: Perform at your consistent best for several weeks, while helping to solve problems Learn...
Summer Success: Best Practices for Emails
Best Communication Practices for 2020’s Summer Hires: Best Practices for Emails by Mary Crane A law firm partner recently told me that he’s been fascinated by the impact social distancing has had on email usage—virtually all communications with internal and external...
Summer Success: Best Practices for Phone Calls
Best Communication Practices for 2020’s Summer Hires: Best Practices for Phone Calls by Mary Crane In the past two months, professionals and nonprofessionals alike have increasingly turned to old-fashioned phone calls to connect with a human voice. According to...
Summer Success: Best Practices for Zoom Meetings
Best Communication Practices for 2020's Summer Hires: Best practices for Zoom meetings by Mary Crane This summer you will have fewer opportunities than your predecessors had to interact in person with employers and recruiters. Because of social distancing...
Tips for Remote Interviews and Business Meetings
Arrange Background Appearance. “When you set up for your interview, look around at what the interviewer will be seeing in the background. Keep your background businesslike, clean and preferably neutral. If your desk will be showing, organize the top neatly and get...
2020 Summer Public Service Fellowship Program FAQs
2020 Summer Public Service Fellowship Program - Frequently Asked Questions Updated April 3, 2020 Q: Will the Summer Public Service Fellowship Program (SPSFP) be offered in summer 2020? A: Yes! The SPSFP will be offered with some modifications. Q: ...
Thank You Notes After an Interview
Should I send a hand-written or email thank you note after an interview? A well-written, sincere thank you note makes a good impression immediately after an interview. Send a separate note to each interviewer after a screening interview and personalize the message...